Best console not from Nintendo/Sony/MS/Sega, and why

[Kyuu]

SvennoJ said:

Kyuu said:

I never owned a console outside these four. Adding "home computers" would make this more fun, not that there are many home computer fans around here.

MSX and Amiga were cool. Sharp X68000 was godly graphics wise, but I've never seen one in person. MSX gets my vote since it's the reason why I'm a gamer. I was born too late (1987) to appreciate the Atari 2600.

I barely have any console experience outside Sega, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. PC Engine is the one I'm most interested in trying out (Recently beat Rondo of Blood on PS5. Cool game).

Same here and MSX was also the reason I got into programming, making my own games and a catalog program to keep track of all my VHS dupes, which also operated my wake up alarm. (My high school had different times in the morning during the week so was very useful, program my whole semester in lol, home made external alarm bell connected to the printer port)

Best of MSX were Lazy Jones, Jet Set Willy 2, King's Valley, Hyper Rally, Rollerball, Boulder Dash, River Raid.

C64 and Amiga 500 were awesome as well. I never owned those but went to a friend's house multiple times a week after school to play on those.

Tons of sweet memories with the MSX. Out of the games you mentioned, I had River Raid and King's Valley. Probably played well over a 100 games on it (had a bunch of floppy fisks, each holding several games + many cartridges. And we game shared with friends and relatives).

Some of my favorites include King's Valley 2, Knightmare, Maze of Galious, Metal Gear 2, Penguin Adventure, the Goonies, Nemesis 2 and 3, and Salamander, Castle Excellent, and Zanac. Yes, I was obsessed about Konami!

Also Thexder! I have an old photo of myself and my brother playing Thexder together as 6 and 8~ year old kids lol.

Couldn't do any programming though! A couple of older relatives were into this side of it, and one of them eventually majored in programming.