The industry of video game it has evolved in biblical proportions. From handheld consoles, state-of-the-art equipment, hybrid gadgets, to cloud services, mobile games and endless other possibilities to explore incredible fictional worlds.
However, not everything is honey on flakes. Innovations are not always the most attractive. In the history of video gameThere are consoles that did not necessarily stand out for their design. We show you a list of the ugliest to date.
Xbox
This console, launched in 2001, was truly innovative and brought with it some great titles. There’s no doubt.
However, despite the fact that it was a true revolution in video games, we must recognize that its design was not particularly attractive. It was just a black box with a huge X in the center. A not very nice control and to some extent uncomfortable.
Even so, it was the console that received the saga of Halo, one that is currently one of the most iconic in the world gamer. We can’t deny all the amazing moments he gave us.
NEC Turbografx
In the first instance, this console arrived in Japan around 1987 as a new team that sought to be the evolution in video games of that time. In Japanese territory, it was named PC Engine and its graphics system was 16 bits.
He stood out because the games did not work in cartridge format, or CD, but were stored on cards similar to credit cards.
It arrived in the United States and its design changed to that of a very large dark gray box. For some strange reason, the US version was compatible with Japanese games, while the Asian version was not.
Limited edition Pikachu Nintendo 64
The 1990s were particularly special for the innovation of Nintendo and the proof of this is in the launch of the SNES, but also of Nintendo 64, two of its most important consoles in all history.
As such, Nintendo 64 It did not present improved versions, but it did launch different designs. One of those versions was focused on fans of the franchise of Pokémon, since it was a console with a Pikachu huge on one of its banks.
Apart from having the picture of the yellow creature, the color and shape of the buttons changed. The Power and Reset buttons had the pokeball figures. It may look beautiful to you, but being objective, the company didn’t put too much effort into its design.
Philips CDs
Philips CDs, also known as Compact Disc Interactive, was a multimedia player developed by Philips, obviously.
The company had plans with Nintendo to develop a team with a disc player, but the latter repented and Philips he got some franchise rights, he even took out a title of Zelda, but really horrible.
The console also served as Karaoke, but its design is the least attractive that we could have known up to now. On the other hand, it did not have the expected success, since the competition was quite strong with other companies such as Sony and his PlayStation.
Hanimex 7771
There is not much to say about this console. One has only to look at the design to interpret that it was not necessarily an attractive device. It was a classic European pong made in Hong Kong.
Do you know any other console that could be part of the list?
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