= image availableFAQ about the console colors & limited editions list
Are any of these consoles for sale?
No. I don't own almost any of these consoles, and this is not a store. Try eBay for older consoles, or sites like ToysnJoys for newer ones. Please do not e-mail me asking where you can buy a certain console - you can search Google or eBay just as easily as I can. I also do not have values for consoles - check the eBay completed listings for a price estimate.
Will you buy my rare limited edition console?
No. I am not a console collector and I am not wealthy. The only limited edition console I own is the NES GBA SP, and if there is a limited edition I really want, I'll already have bought it at retail.
Can you tell me more about [insert console edition] here?
What I know is listed. I do not have additional information, so you are better off using Google for research. Please do not contact me on the premise that you want more information, only to send me a link to your console on eBay a few days later. I am not interested in buying - see the above question. I also do not have values for consoles - check the eBay completed listings for a price estimate.
Where can I find out more about [insert console edition]?
You can try any video gaming site or game collecting site you come across. Digital Press has a forum dedicated to older consoles and games.
How do you define "limited edition?"
For the purpose of this site, a limited edition must either (1) only have a certain number made, whether that is a defined number (e.g. 200) or not (e.g. "all Xbox employees"), or (2) not be available for sale to the general public (even at inflated cost). Sony likes to call their colored Playstation 2 systems "limited editions," but as far as I know, there is no cap on the number of people who buy them; therefore on this site they are not classified as limited editions (even though the colored systems cost more). I have made many exceptions where a fairly well-known source (such as Gamespot) calls a console "Limited Edition." If you can confirm or correct a limited edition, please e-mail me.
What's not listed on the site?
1. One-time redesigns, such as those of the NES and SNES.
2. Some console bundles - specifically, if the console has been released in that color before, it will not be relisted with a new game bundle (unless it has special hardware accessories unique to the bundle).
3. Hardware revisions - often, the hardware or firmware in a console is revised several times, without the appearance of the system changing at all. I've not made an attempt to list those here.
4. Region coding - usually if I've noted that a system is a country exclusive, it's formatted appropriately for that region. However, I have not confirmed the region coding on any of these systems.
5. Clones by third parties designed to play original game cartridges or with whole games onboard.
Why don't you have Console X listed?
Are you sure I don't have it? Use ctrl+F to find it - it might be listed under an alternate name (such as how the Noble Pink DS Lite is also called Candy Pink). See the above question for items I do not list. If it doesn't meet those criteria, then I probably don't know it exists! Send me an e-mail and tell me about it!
Why don't you list the redesigned PS2 Slims?
They are listed; for example, the PS2 Slim Red has the newer internals. As mentioned in previous questions, I don't keep track of hardware revisions. The 2007-2008 redesign of the PS2 Slim involved internal changes only, resulting in a lighter-weight system. However, the consoles are still cosmetically identical to the regular PS2 Slims, and therefore undifferentiated in the list.
What does "first color" mean?
When "first color" appears in the description of the console, it means that that color was the first color the console was available in at its launch. First colors can often vary from region to region, and more than one color can be the first color available - for instance, the Nintendo DS Lite. In Japan on the launch date, it was simultaneously available in ice, navy, and white (or was intended to be, although production issues slowed the arrival of the two blues); while in the US, it was originally white only.
Why did you start this site?
Long after the GBA SP's launch, I wanted to buy one. I researched them online, but I would find a limited edition I liked, only to find one I wanted more a day or two later! I figured that a lot of people must have this problem, so I started the list!
What consoles do you own?
I own: a Magnavox Odyssey 2, an NES (original style), a black original (not slim) Playstation 2, a limited edition NES GBA SP, a black PSP, and a white DS Lite. In the past I have owned, but traded in: An Electric Blue DS, an indigo GBA, a Grape Game Boy Color with the GBC camera and printer, and an original Playstation. My next purchase plans include a Wii and a PS3 sometime in the far distant future when it costs under $300. I don't tend to buy consoles until they've been out at least a year or two - by then there's a decent game catalog, some of the bugs have been worked out, and often there's a price cut.
What are your gaming credentials, or what games do you like?
Check out my Gamespot profile, where I'm listed as Hella Old School (been gaming forever) and Serious Collector (I own over 200 video games.) To summarize, my collection is more than 50% PC games, and my favorite genres are Adventure and Simulation. I also run Sierra Planet, a site about Roberta Williams' games, such as King's Quest and Laura Bow.