It's a harsh truth, but console gaming peaked with the SNES and should have ended while it was ahead.

>>713160534 (OP)
is it even worth it to buy an snes and some games nowadays?

>>713160534 (OP)
I always thought mine was only so yellow because of how my grandparents used to chain smoke constantly in the early 2000s.
Are they just made that color by default?

>>713160534 (OP)
If it ended there we never would've gotten the PS2 era, which, while not as high a peak, was still highly worthwhile. Of course, everything that came after that was a detriment.

>>713160581
Why would you?

>>713160586
The plastic they used gets yellow over the years

>>713160586
The gray plastic discolors to gold over time due to the fire-retardant chemicals in its composition. It happens with nearly all plastics involved with electronics back in the day, most keyboards and monitors from the early 90s will be similarly yellowed. The only way to prevent it is by keeping it in a very dark place so UV light can't touch it.

>>713160743
>Why would you?
if console gaming peaked with the SNES, then it's only right to play them on orignal hardware, right?

>>713160534 (OP)
They peaked with PS1.

>>713160775
No

>>713160758
Well, now that I know why it happens, I like it.
Reminds me of how patina or verdigris appears on copper.
If it's good enough for the statue of liberty, it's good enough for me.

>>713160775
Why would it?

>>713160898
Verdigris is intentional, plastic coloring is not. There are ways to fix it, but most don't bother.

>>713160898
you can renew the color with some substance i forgogt the name of and uv light.

The SNES is the second greatest console ever made, the PS1 was better though

>>713160979
It's hydrogen peroxide.

>>713161009
that's probably it. was thinking of not yellowing my dreamcast because only some parts of the case are of material that yellows so it's weird. but i'm too lazy so it shall be what it is

>>713160805
with gen 5th precisely. gen 6th is was the beginning of the end even if people have fond memories of some of the games on ps2.

the SNES was a piece of shit and gaming peaked with the PSX
you can take the 2d pixelshit and shove it up your ass newgen larper faggot

My dumbass loved my friend's snes and then bought a n64 and xbox and ps3... no wonder I hated console gaming.

Xbonex with gamepass was peak ludo too

>>713160994
PSX > PS2 > SNES in my mind. The PS2 has too many good games, even if the relative % of good games is low it's got more worthwhile games than any other system ever. But they're close. It's all good shit anyway, you can't go wrong with any of these. The SNES has some of my favorite games too.
A single isolated year in any of these system's lifespans had more good games than an entire generation's worth these days.

>>713160994
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>>713161391
PSX is reddit. SNESgods mog.

>>713160805
Kys snoy

>>713161897
not my fault i have the best games

>>713160534 (OP)
how old are you unc

>>713160758
>tfw your pristine white starlyte pros are now faded chainsmoker yellow
I'm not too mad about SNES, but I will never stop being mad about that.

>>713160534 (OP)
I’d say peak started with the tail end of the NES and the start of the PC Engine before continuing with the SFC - offering a continuum between technical processes, visual presentation, how to who the games were marketed, and how they were integrated with the wider pop culture.
The PSX is something else entirely. Another world.

>>713160534 (OP)
Peaked? Yes. Ended there? No. Gotta have OoT.