As I was writing my next System Overview article, I found myself asking the question "What in the world were they thinking?" when looking at some of the console designs in my Room of Doom. Some are very unique and others are just plain elephant-man ugly. With that image in mind, who will take the home coveted Joseph Merrick Award for worst-looking video game console? The contenders:
Magnavox Odyssey 2
Just what I need - 15 million keys to play a game.
Amstrad GX 4000
Space-age design or just a cheap rip-off of the Land Speeder from Star Wars?
Cast Your Vote!!
Atari 5200
Hmm... make it bigger and they will love it - NOT.
Gakken Compact Vision
What in the heck am I supposed to do with those funky handles?
Nintendo GameCube
Simple design or designed by simpletons?
RCA Studio 2
Brutal, just plain brutal.
Bally Professional Arcade
Bally should have stuck to designing arcade machines.
Pioneer LaserActive
"Customer needs assistance in aisle 3. Fork lift will be required."
