I was thinking about this lately, but I always loved the look of the PS2. I I think the black and blue color scheme works really well. And I like the two levels like the top and the bottom part of it.
Second to this, I think the Dreamcast looks really great. The angles on it make the console look so compact. The orange light on the console is placed really well too.
What do you like?
Physical console design? Atari 2600. The black slots and wood grain front with the sleek angular design is still peak console styling IMO.
User interface design? Xbox 360 Blades. Hands down. Easy to navigate, easy to understand, and good potential for minimal advertising abuse.
Black Dreamcast is pretty sexy.

The GameCube in a cool color (like Spice Orange). Not just because I like orange. It has great contrast with the grey and black parts of the console. And the whole thing is wrapped up in a tidy, aptly-named package!
My fist general purpose console was the Sega Master System. It had a flowchart displayed on the top telling you how to use it.

It might not have been pretty in the traditional sense but I loved it.
Looking back on it the chart was somewhat misleading, the console had two built in games that were only accessible if you didn’t insert a cartridge or card (Hang On, and Safari Hunt), and a third that also needed a controller connected and a few buttons held down when you turned the system on (snail maze).
I have one of these. I got it at a yard sale as a kid. I don’t think I knew about the built in games.
Amstrad GX4000! Fantastic looking machine, sold mine a few years ago, which is a bit of a regret. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_GX4000

That looks like it would give me at least 25 hp when I pick it up.
Even though I had the model 2 growing up, I really like the model 1 Genesis/Megadrive. Had a kind of futuristic/sci-fi vibe to me.

For actually released consoles, I think the Famicom is just neat looking

I also like the Famicom. I almost put it in the post.
Super Famicom or ‘this is cool’ Saturn
New nintendo 3DS for me. Small compact boxy look. True handheld. Pocketable. Just perfect.
I always loved the design of the DSi but tge 3DS is up there too! The DSi is just a bit sleeker
Oh damn. I forgot all about DSi. Sleek black matte is my go to.
Weirdly the 3DS XL for me, I think.
Japanese Sega Saturn is my all-time favorite design
Dreamcast and Japanese/PAL SNES are also up there.
I appreciate how sleek the Mega Drive model 2 looks. Without any of the life support modules, of course.
I’d choose either the PSP or the dreamcast
I always loved the look of the Super Nintendo, for some reason it looked like a piece of decoration straight out of a Super Mario game.






