Which console has the best looking cartridges?
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Same! Both small and cool.
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DS ones:
Switch ones:
Switch ones:
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They looked neat.
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Yeah and a ton of Atari carts have SICK paintings for their cover art.
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Japanese Mega Drive cartriges. 'Cos it's got ridges. Ba-dum-tss...
PSVita for me. So tiny and powerful
PSP UMDs; I'm only mentioning these because no one else has. ?
Those aren't cartridges
Neo Geo MVS!!
They're like the VHS of game cartridges.
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Yeah, UMDs look so cool, the PSP is such a cool console in general. I have a PS Vita Slim but I’d like to get an original PSP.
Yeah, but, they're not cartridges.
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Yeah... lol
Favorite cartridge of mine is, hmm... American SNES and Game Boy probably.
Definitely gotta give it to the Famicom!
Sure. We already knew that.
Why? Are you perhaps prejudiced against non-cartridge games? ?
No, it's just this thread is about the best looking cartridges, not the best looking CDs.
Hey pal, here as in life, it is nice to be open-minded and not pedantic, and possibly turn a blind eye when necessary. ?
I think perhaps this raises an interesting point... The UMD sort of rides the line between CD and cartridge anyway. What is a cartridge but a plastic container? The UMD, like the minidisc, is contained inside a cartridge that is slotted into a machine.
I get why OP may be reticent to allow UMDs in their cartridge thread, but I think the similarities justify its inclusion.
I get why OP may be reticent to allow UMDs in their cartridge thread, but I think the similarities justify its inclusion.
Agreed.
I didn’t grow up with them, but I just love the way they look. Especially licensed games.
The Super Famicom cartridges, those labels and the lighter color of the case, just beautiful
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Every day, I remember how I will never own a Neo Geo AES. There will never come a day when I can own one and collect for it. I’m too broke.?
Going from least favorites to favorites:
Commodore 64 (Games System): no swag
Educational consoles because dear god do these all look awful except maybe the Leapster
Leapster: hey didn't say I'd place it high
Astrocade: a little more swag
Dragon32: this is just a block. You use these to throw at windows, not play games
SG-100: see Dragon32
IBM: see Dragon32 and SG-1000
Microvision: RING RING RING RING RING RING PHONE CALL PHONE CALL
TI-99: I see why they went back to making calculators
Fairchild: just a worse looking floppy disk
Atari Lynx: this is a cartridge? Looks more like that thing directors clap down when they want a performance to do, "Lights, camera, action" looking ass
Grandstand Game Player: "what the hell was that?"
Vic 20: Vic 20
Bridge Companion: reminds me of a toll booth, so I hate it
Master System: I HATE THE WAY YOU WALK THE WAY THAT YOU TALK
Aquarius: That ain't a cartridge, that's a vaccuum cleaner
RCA: This existed all right
Turbografx/TurboExpress: Uncommon PC Engine L cause what the fuck is THIS
Supergrafx: holographs are cool, but it results in the cartridges looking bland, all 5 of them
Wonderswan: meh
Wonderswan Color: just a little less meh for the transparency
Vectrex: very odd
Evercade: 3DS cartridges if they were made at the local Dollar Tree
3DS: I can't be the only one to think 3DS cartridges look ugly right? The non-transparent white, the weird bump at the end, ew
Game Boy: same issues as 3DS
ZX Spectrum: EW
5200: It's alright. That's all, alright.
Colecovision: it's also alright
GBC: Far better but still has the ugly bump
Pokemon Mini: this existed? Also it looks bland, unique though.
PV-1000: eh
VC-4000: eh
Jaguar: this shit look goofy as fuck, but I'm giving it points for the uniqueness
Commodore 16: why does it look like it's bending lmaoooo
Loopy: Simple but it looks like the end of a toaster oven
Game Gear: why is it so rounded lmao
Coleco Telestar Arcade: A triangle is so uncanny to look at but the fact that that's the case makes me give points, even if in the middle
HuCard: not bad looking
ProSystem: Looks more like you'd install it upside down but you know what, it's not bad
MVS: I like the transparency
400: very odd
Electron: 50/50
Commodore 64: simple, yet bland
Rowtron: dunno how to feel
2600: The classic. Looks like a tiny DVD
7800: smaller 2600
Switch: lower than the DS because they are TINY. Other than that, has all the pros of DS
DS: Simple, small, kinda cute
Mega Drive: It's unique looking and I like how the game title extends to the top, which would make it a little harder to lose
MSX: it's like a more streamlined MD cartridge
GX4000: They're better looking DS cartridges, and that's neat
N64: It's kinda funny how similar to the 32X this looks
32X: cooler looking Game Gear cartridges that are a little less rounded
Sega Mark III: MIGHT go kinda hard
Magnavox: good kind of weird
Voltmace: looks wooden, like something at the Cracker Barrel
NES: always liked how this looked like the type of skyscrapers from the Mega Man 2 opening
GBA: never owned one but always thought the cartridges looked ?
Virtual Boy: so today I learned this had cartridges and I'm ngl, they go kinda hard
Game Com: damn I kinda like this one too
Arcadia: aaaaaa it's so cute
SNES: a little weird to look at after the NA cartridges but, kinda cool.
SNES (NA): I like the way these look and I can't describe why
Famicom: damn, this is what we missed out on?
Supersystem: This odd looking cartridge has won my heart
Neo Geo AES: this cartridge looks swanky
Super Cassette: looks the most like a toy, I kinda like that
Super Lady Cassette: Ain't never heard about this console in my LIFE, but I love the way this cartridge looks
MPU-1000: ooh, it actually sticks to looking like silver and looks like extra box art with directions too
Tandy: It's unremarkable but you know what, the art at the front rather than just a game name puts it higher up
Neo Geo Pocket: could this be it? Could this be my favourite cartridge?
Commodore 64 (Games System): no swag
Educational consoles because dear god do these all look awful except maybe the Leapster
Leapster: hey didn't say I'd place it high
Astrocade: a little more swag
Dragon32: this is just a block. You use these to throw at windows, not play games
SG-100: see Dragon32
IBM: see Dragon32 and SG-1000
Microvision: RING RING RING RING RING RING PHONE CALL PHONE CALL
TI-99: I see why they went back to making calculators
Fairchild: just a worse looking floppy disk
Atari Lynx: this is a cartridge? Looks more like that thing directors clap down when they want a performance to do, "Lights, camera, action" looking ass
Grandstand Game Player: "what the hell was that?"
Vic 20: Vic 20
Bridge Companion: reminds me of a toll booth, so I hate it
Master System: I HATE THE WAY YOU WALK THE WAY THAT YOU TALK
Aquarius: That ain't a cartridge, that's a vaccuum cleaner
RCA: This existed all right
Turbografx/TurboExpress: Uncommon PC Engine L cause what the fuck is THIS
Supergrafx: holographs are cool, but it results in the cartridges looking bland, all 5 of them
Wonderswan: meh
Wonderswan Color: just a little less meh for the transparency
Vectrex: very odd
Evercade: 3DS cartridges if they were made at the local Dollar Tree
3DS: I can't be the only one to think 3DS cartridges look ugly right? The non-transparent white, the weird bump at the end, ew
Game Boy: same issues as 3DS
ZX Spectrum: EW
5200: It's alright. That's all, alright.
Colecovision: it's also alright
GBC: Far better but still has the ugly bump
Pokemon Mini: this existed? Also it looks bland, unique though.
PV-1000: eh
VC-4000: eh
Jaguar: this shit look goofy as fuck, but I'm giving it points for the uniqueness
Commodore 16: why does it look like it's bending lmaoooo
Loopy: Simple but it looks like the end of a toaster oven
Game Gear: why is it so rounded lmao
Coleco Telestar Arcade: A triangle is so uncanny to look at but the fact that that's the case makes me give points, even if in the middle
HuCard: not bad looking
ProSystem: Looks more like you'd install it upside down but you know what, it's not bad
MVS: I like the transparency
400: very odd
Electron: 50/50
Commodore 64: simple, yet bland
Rowtron: dunno how to feel
2600: The classic. Looks like a tiny DVD
7800: smaller 2600
Switch: lower than the DS because they are TINY. Other than that, has all the pros of DS
DS: Simple, small, kinda cute
Mega Drive: It's unique looking and I like how the game title extends to the top, which would make it a little harder to lose
MSX: it's like a more streamlined MD cartridge
GX4000: They're better looking DS cartridges, and that's neat
N64: It's kinda funny how similar to the 32X this looks
32X: cooler looking Game Gear cartridges that are a little less rounded
Sega Mark III: MIGHT go kinda hard
Magnavox: good kind of weird
Voltmace: looks wooden, like something at the Cracker Barrel
NES: always liked how this looked like the type of skyscrapers from the Mega Man 2 opening
GBA: never owned one but always thought the cartridges looked ?
Virtual Boy: so today I learned this had cartridges and I'm ngl, they go kinda hard
Game Com: damn I kinda like this one too
Arcadia: aaaaaa it's so cute
SNES: a little weird to look at after the NA cartridges but, kinda cool.
SNES (NA): I like the way these look and I can't describe why
Famicom: damn, this is what we missed out on?
Supersystem: This odd looking cartridge has won my heart
Neo Geo AES: this cartridge looks swanky
Super Cassette: looks the most like a toy, I kinda like that
Super Lady Cassette: Ain't never heard about this console in my LIFE, but I love the way this cartridge looks
MPU-1000: ooh, it actually sticks to looking like silver and looks like extra box art with directions too
Tandy: It's unremarkable but you know what, the art at the front rather than just a game name puts it higher up
Neo Geo Pocket: could this be it? Could this be my favourite cartridge?
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Hmmmm ?... Talking just about systems I knew when I was a kid, NES cartridges would be just O.K. to me, they got a straight and hard look, but surely too big in size when thinking about the little internal circuitry... That's why I'd prefer Famicom cartridges, they looked so "cute", colorful and compact that could be part of any vivid setup... But Super Famicom/Super NES ones looked cute, compact and sturdy at the same time... So I'd choose Super Famicom/SNES ones (both japanese, european and american ones)... Besides Game Boy cartridges were so cool for 80s and the 90s, even today, so they'd be second place...
However nowadays thinking about Neo Geo AES cartridges, by knowing that almost half of the machine was inside those huge boxes full of circuits... It's still too amazing to me.... So it's a tie here between Neo Geo AES and Super Famicom/SNES cartidges, third place for the Game Boy ones and a special remind to that kawaii look from those ancient Famicom catridges.
Now take a look at this:
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Don't tell me you dislike this one or I swear I'll blacklist you forever inside my mind... ?
However nowadays thinking about Neo Geo AES cartridges, by knowing that almost half of the machine was inside those huge boxes full of circuits... It's still too amazing to me.... So it's a tie here between Neo Geo AES and Super Famicom/SNES cartidges, third place for the Game Boy ones and a special remind to that kawaii look from those ancient Famicom catridges.
Now take a look at this:
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Don't tell me you dislike this one or I swear I'll blacklist you forever inside my mind... ?
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