Consoles/peripherals you've never owned?

o1s1n · 10-07-2018 12:30pm #1

Thought this might be an interesting one. So folks here have owned an absolute **** tonne of gaming stuff over the years, but is there anything standout/common/popular you've never owned or maybe never even played?

I've never used a Snes Super Scope. Never even seen one in person. I've heard they're a pile of crap but they still hold this weird mystical thing to me where my only real connection to them is seeing the ad on TV when I was a kid.

I've also never owned a Master System. Had a Power Base Converter on release and also have a Master System Converter II, but never the actual console!

Los Lobos · 10-07-2018 1:08pm

I've never seen a Spectrum 48k computer in the flesh!!

van_beano · 10-07-2018 1:13pm

Never got a Power Glove (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove) for the NES like they had in The Wizard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(1989_film)

Smyths didn't have them in stock at the time down the West

Inviere · 10-07-2018 2:16pm

I think at one stage or another I've owned pretty much everything I'd wanted, with the exception of an N64DD

The obvious Neo Geo AES goes without saying.

Thibus · 10-07-2018 2:18pm

I have had most of them
Never played a Neo Geo.
Played the Atari Jaguar, always wanted one but never had it
Oh or 3do, again played it but was a non runner to buy

Steve X2 · 10-07-2018 2:31pm

Never had or played the Jaguar CD module. I'm sure there must be other things, but that's all I can think of for now.

I really have to get one of those things

CiDeRmAn · 10-07-2018 4:31pm

There's a blood sugar monitor for the DS that looks cool!

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/promotions/bayer-didget.html

DaveyDave · 10-07-2018 4:51pm

I've never had a 32X or Sega CD. I know they weren't a success and aren't too common either. I kinda want a Sega CD though but at the same time I'm not really arsed.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 10-07-2018 5:33pm

Consoles I never owned at all;
Nintendo Game Boy/GB Colour
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
NES
Super Nintendo
N64
Wii-U
Master System
SEGA 32X*
SEGA Mega CD*
SEGA Nomad**
SEGA Saturn**
SEGA Dreamcast**
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Philips CD-i
3DO
Neo-Geo
TurboGrafx-16**

*= borderline peripheral as they were really just an expansion of the MD
**= would love to get one

Peripherals I never owned;
Multitap for PS1/PS2
HDD for PS2

Consoles I missed out on as a child, but eventually bought myself as an adult;
Xbox
GameCube
Wii
Super Famicom (Japanese SNES)

I also had an Atari 2600 but I didn't like it that much (I was born in 89, forgive me)

Oh, and to give some info on the Super Scope to the O.P.
I have one - I got it bundled with my SFamicom and it is such an eyesore, I had to store it in the cupboard. No intention of using it - no intention of looking at it. Takes about 6 AA batteries. Don't get it. It's horrible :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 10-07-2018 7:21pm

I'll take the Super Scope off your hands, give it a good home!

The Last Bandit · 10-07-2018 9:58pm

Have had most of what I wanted at some stage, including the Jag CD - awful pos.

Actually wouldn't mind a Pippin or a X68000

Stoner · 12-07-2018 12:29am

o1s1n wrote:

I've never used a Snes Super Scope. Never even seen one in person. I've heard they're a pile of crap but they still hold this weird mystical thing to me where my only real connection to them is seeing the ad on TV when I was a kid.

They are not great imo.

Have one boxed somewhere, gave it a go about 12 years ago was disappointed with it.

Never meet your hero's

o1s1n wrote:

I've also never owned a Master System. Had a Power Base Converter on release and also have a Master System Converter II, but never the actual console!

I've a few, maybe three if you really want one, duck hunt was a great shooting game, first one with a bit of sport that I had.

Los Lobos wrote:

I've never seen a Spectrum 48k computer in the flesh!!

Again I've spares if it ticks a box for you.

Poxy unit. The 48K+ on the other hand is deadly, no spares atm.

I went nuts trying to get a boxed Atari jaguar a few years ago, I kept missing out, have an unboxed one. I know a guy with a Savage jaguar collection, gave me the CD unit and converter back in the 1990's it was great fun

I'd like a boxed one just to look at, again i think if I play it I'll kill the nostalgia

CiDeRmAn · 12-07-2018 8:38am

I have had a Speccy 48k and a lousy Specstrad 2+, but I'd love a 48+ or 128+ in my collection.
As Nintendo goes there's an early breakout clone they made that I'd love to have.
A 5200 might be nice, but I really need to get a Nuon back into my life!
I have never owned an AES but I think a consolised MVS would be a better buy for me.

eddhorse · 12-07-2018 11:10am

I see something nice someone else gets on the forum and then i must have it

SO i blame all of you, looking at MSXs now and the thousand different models.

Tom Mann Centuria · 12-07-2018 11:21am

I've never had a Commodore 64 and I'd quite like a breadbin version.

I'd quite like the Amstrad Spectrum +2 and +3 to go with my proper Speccys too.

CiDeRmAn · 12-07-2018 10:43pm

On reflection, I never got to own a Vic20 and there is some great games on there, Llamasoft stuff.

Also, I must pick up the SD card solutions for my C64 and Speccy, those devices just don't get enough use.

Doge · 14-07-2018 8:35pm

Never owned a NES or Gameboy (of any kind) to this day!

The only handheld devices I had was the Tomy Tronic Shark attack and some random LCD game.

The PS VIta is the first proper handheld system I bought, only got it a few weeks back.

Only picked up a Super Famicom a few years ago, and the Super Gameboy, but don't have any NTSC-J games to play for it.
I may have to do that region mod on the Super Gameboy.

You can tell I'm a bit of Sega and Sony fanboy hehe.

Also never owned a Saturn or Dreamcast.

I have a working Vectrex though so that makes up for it! :P

Firefox11 · 14-07-2018 9:51pm

Los Lobos wrote: »

I've never seen a Spectrum 48k computer in the flesh!!

Er...I have 7 48k machines, a +2, a +3, and a 128k Toastrack.

.....I kinda like my spectrums.

Atavan-Halen · 15-07-2018 4:48am

As a kid I always wanted one of the big metal dance pads for the PlayStation for DDR. Something like this

I remember seeing them in Argos at the time for something like £150.

I’ve also never owned a Jaguar despite wanting one even though there’s feck all worth owning one for

5rtytry56 · 15-07-2018 4:08pm

I would love to own a late model 512K SAM Coupe 8-bit computer. The last of these type of 8 bit machines.

Z80B processor.

Like hens teeth to buy, and be prepared to part with a serious wad of cash.

Some games like Prince of Persia, and F16 combat pilot.

5rtytry56 · 15-07-2018 4:10pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

On reflection, I never got to own a Vic20 and there is some great games on there, Llamasoft stuff.

Also, I must pick up the SD card solutions for my C64 and Speccy, those devices just don't get enough use.

The 8-bit Guy, on his YouTube channel restored a Vic20 recently....

Most sane people would have binned it in the condition it came to him in.

CptMackey · 15-07-2018 4:12pm

I have havent owned let alone played a n64. Went to buy one with the confirmation money but smyths were sold out so got a ps1 and that was that

o1s1n · 15-07-2018 5:20pm

CptMackey wrote: »

I have havent owned let alone played a n64. Went to buy one with the confirmation money but smyths were sold out so got a ps1 and that was that

You made the right choice

CiDeRmAn · 15-07-2018 5:59pm

o1s1n wrote: »

You made the right choice

But what games ended up being played on the PS...
I mean, if it was a steady diet of Fifa and Actua Golf it was money ill-spent!

CptMackey · 15-07-2018 6:00pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But what games ended up being played on the PS...
I mean, if it was a steady diet of Fifa and Actua Golf it was money ill-spent!

All I can say is fifa wasn't one of the games and neither was golf.

o1s1n · 16-07-2018 9:25am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But what games ended up being played on the PS...
I mean, if it was a steady diet of Fifa and Actua Golf it was money ill-spent!

Still better than the best the N64 had to offer

Skerries · 16-07-2018 2:06pm

Firefox11 wrote: »

Er...I have 7 48k machines, a +2, a +3, and a 128k Toastrack.

.....I kinda like my spectrums.

have you got a Sam Coupé?

Stoner · 16-07-2018 4:04pm

Firefox11 wrote:

.....I kinda like my spectrums.

Have you a ZX81

I left that out. I want a ZX81

A terrible looking yoke, with terrible games, but I still want one for some reason.

cavemeister · 16-07-2018 4:06pm

I always wanted a Neo Geo when I was younger but they were about 5 times the price of a regular 16 bit console and games were 70 pounds at the time which was crazy money.

Thank god for emulators today

5rtytry56 · 16-07-2018 4:39pm

Stoner wrote: »

Have you a ZX81

I left that out. I want a ZX81

A terrible looking yoke, with terrible games, but I still want one for some reason.

I want a Jupiter Ace.
Think of a white ZX81 with a rubber keyboard. Vacuform shell.
Awful games.

lawred2 · 16-07-2018 4:44pm

only ever owned a SNES that my folks bought me

and we only ever had two games

Kolido · 16-07-2018 4:53pm

Something Ive always wanted to try out but never got around to buying one, the negcon controler.

Anyone here ever use it?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon

The Last Bandit · 16-07-2018 8:53pm

Kolido wrote: »

Something Ive always wanted to try out but never got around to buying one, the negcon controler.

Anyone here ever use it?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon

Ya got one of those along with a few other novelty controllers, its fine once you get used to it but only a few games really support it.

Miles better then the Jogcon !!

CiDeRmAn · 17-07-2018 8:32am

NeGcon are the work of the gods, an amazing answer to the need for analogue steering and buttons but in a very compact form factor.
And it's pretty robust, though I believe the resistance in them can degrade over time.

That Jogcon though, just awful.
Got mine at the same time as Ridge Racer Type 4, I never liked that game and I think it was the thumb killing, cramp inducing Namco controller that did it, killing my enthusiasm, though my devotion towards Rage Racer might have also been a component, that game was fantastic.

alpahaeagle · 17-07-2018 11:07am

Pretty will had nearly every console going at some stage...

Never had a Nintendo Virtual Boy.....
ZX80
Sam Coupe
Atari 800 computer

Tom Mann Centuria · 17-07-2018 11:47pm

Stoner wrote: »

Have you a ZX81

I left that out. I want a ZX81

A terrible looking yoke, with terrible games, but I still want one for some reason.

Dirt cheap to buy, less than twenty quid, around a tenner for 16k rampack, or you could get the Zxpand with all the bells and whistles including sound for around 60 euro. Or the chroma interface for colour games.

There are some very playable games for the zx81 now. Dr. Beep works wonders with 1k, and there's even a very playable zx81 version of jetpac.

Chris_Heilong · 18-07-2018 12:19pm

I had most of the things I ever wanted but I never did get around to getting the Steel Battalion massive joystick.

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o1s1n · 18-07-2018 12:46pm

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I had most of the things I ever wanted but I never did get around to getting the Steel Battalion massive joystick.

Mine lived in the attic until I sold it off as I didnt have the required house extension to keep it in :eek:

Don't think I ever got farther than level 4 or 5. It's a very punishing game. Great fun though.

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2018 2:10pm

I have it, it's awesome, but only gets played every couple of years or so and I suck at it...
Same as O1s I only ever made it a couple of levels in before I was obliterated, and that doesn't include the times I could have survived but had forgotten to press the eject button.
Despite the number of buttons on offer, each seeking your finger to press them, the eject button is easy, as large and friendly letter are telling you to eject and the eject button is actually flashing red at this point.
Despite these not-insignificant indicators I still didn't press it in time and snap, like Thanos' fingers, you are ghosted and your character file wiped as KIA.

Firefox11 · 21-07-2018 1:17am

Skerries wrote: »

have you got a Sam Coupé?

I'd love to get one but there quite expensive on ebay. think they go for around 600...700 euro.

um7y1h83ge06nx · 21-07-2018 3:08pm

Back at the time I would have liked a computer with a cassette like a Commodore or a Spectrum. The opportunity for piracy always interested me!

I have never even seen a Neo Geo AES in the flesh. Bought a few issues of EGM in the 90s and couldn't believe the games on that system, the arcade at home!

brianregan09 · 21-07-2018 3:48pm

I've never had a Saturn , Dreamcast or a Gamecube sadly

Would still love to own all 3

Never owned a Master System or Game Gear either and it's weird because my 1st 16 bit system was a Mega Drive and it gave me some of my favorite gaming moments mad that I've never owned any of the other Sega Machines

CiDeRmAn · 21-07-2018 4:34pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

I've never had a Saturn , Dreamcast or a Gamecube sadly

Would still love to own all 3

Never owned a Master System or Game Gear either and it's weird because my 1st 16 bit system was a Mega Drive and it gave me some of my favorite gaming moments mad that I've never owned any of the other Sega Machines

I have to say, for the price of a couple of current releases you would own all of those consoles, with a couple of controllers and games.
They have maintained affordable prices and can be found on Adverts easily.
Dreamcast
Gamecube

Firefox11 · 21-07-2018 11:27pm

I was never into the nintendo stuff(I was a Sega/PC nut during the 90's early 2000's) so would have liked to have a go at the N64 or the Gamecube.

megaten · 25-07-2018 11:45am

I owned a Caanoo from the same company but I always liked the look of the GP2X Linux handheld. Wouldn't be worth getting one now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X

I also always wanted a Pandora but missed the boat on them and the successor device is more expensive and looks more geared towards linux enthusiasts as opposed to gaming.

geotrig · 25-07-2018 11:49am

cavemeister wrote: »

I always wanted a Neo Geo when I was younger but they were about 5 times the price of a regular 16 bit console and games were 70 pounds at the time which was crazy money.

Thank god for emulators today

70 pounds ! I don't think you have that right multiply that a few times and it makes sense ! snes games seemed where about 60 quid back then.

had to wait till early 2000's to get a ng

geotrig · 25-07-2018 11:54am

o1s1n wrote: »

I've never used a Snes Super Scope. Never even seen one in person. I've heard they're a pile of crap but they still hold this weird mystical thing to me where my only real connection to them is seeing the ad on TV when I was a kid.

I never owned one but when i bought my snes i had placed m despoit on the super scope snes version but changed it to the sf2 version when i saw that was being released. My parents paid it off as i couldnt afford to pay the rest that was owed.:pac: so never bought a superscope then afterwards

CiDeRmAn · 25-07-2018 12:24pm

I missed one on Adverts recently for €30, very annoyed with myself!

super_furry · 25-07-2018 11:33pm

megaten wrote: »

I owned a Caanoo from the same company but I always liked the look of the GP2X Linux handheld. Wouldn't be worth getting one now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X

I also always wanted a Pandora but missed the boat on them and the successor device is more expensive and looks more geared towards linux enthusiasts as opposed to gaming.

Have a GP32 and a GP2X somewhere in a box still. They never quite lived up to the promise and the emulation - SNES in particular - was always about making sacrifices to get the games to be playable.

I remember around the same time I got the GP32 really wanting a Tapwave Zodiac but not being able to afford it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz3nNKQRnNQ

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