gaming Your favorite handheld game system of all time

[cmarston1 5,958]

I will have to go with that of the 3DS.

[Shou 100]

I would have to say my favorite would be my DS just because of the memories.

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I think my favorite was the PSP. That system was so far ahead of its time with so many awesome features and functions, with a really good UI too. The redesigns were also great. The lack of games later on and the overly expensive memory sticks definitely were a pain, but I still found it to be a wonderful system.   

 

 

I agree actually! The PSP is definitely close to the top of my list, it just sucks that it came out shortly before smartphones which more or less harmed its sales :c

[Buttonmash1973 1,026]

 

Nintendo Game Boy Color.

[SilyGeny 369]

Definitely the Nintendo DS's

 

The first one was revolutionary to me and the games were really fun to play! 

Mostly the ones that used both the mic and the touch screen 

[GiFTGewEhrSCHutzen-4 8,828]

Mine would have to be the first Gameboy, and second is the PS Vita.

[Radiance64 7,053]

THE NINTENDO DS

Didn't have the greatest graphics tech, but there are SO MANY different games with SO MANY different ways to control them- buttons? obviously. Touch screen? had those too. Both buttons AND touch? Could take some getting used too, but can be quite intuitive. Some games were even SIDEWAYS. As in, you hold the system like a book, it was rad! And don't get me started on dat library doe... which can all be played on a 3DS as well, but DS was the original dual screened handheld, so it wins out for me.

[Detritus 258]

Game Boy Color... It came out when I was in sixth grade, so I have a lot of nostalgia for it. It also helps that it had two new Zelda games and a color remake.

[Magic Note 2,748]

The Nintendo 3DS is my favourite with a close second being the PSP. I enjoyed both systems despite not having as many games for the PSP.

[Grtxkkyz 388]

3DS, GBA and DS are just amazing!

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Nintendo 2DS. NDS library in a durable console. Greatness.

[Leave a Whisper 703]

I'm gonna go with GBA SP. It has so many great titles from Golden Sun, to the Mega Man Zero series to Castlevania, Minish Cap, Konami Crazy Racers. Mine still works. Except the shoulder buttons have become less responsive. Sadness.

Edited January 26, 2016 by Leave a Whisper

[EpicEnergy 23,116]

It's been a very long time since I owned a handheld game system, but I would say the Gameboy. I can't recall what type of Gameboy I played, but I do remember that it was fun.

[ZiggWheelsManning 9,361]

Sega Game Gear was where it's at  

8-bit color screen  

Except frustration that it ate 6 AA batteries like a motor-powered vampire on energy drinks, before energy drinks even existed  

[Splashee 28,559]

Nintendo DSi followed closely by Gameboy Advance SP.

[Brony Number 42 10,054]

I don't play hand held much. But I played Game Boy the most. Metroid II was great. But Playstation Portable was the best. I could load 2 GB memory sticks into it and watch movies and play music. The PS Vita can control the PS4, but from what I could figure, it used the PS4 wifi connection, and I could not have PS4 on wifi at the same time.

Does Virtual Boy count as hand held?

[Silly Druid 6,693]

A phone with Android is a good enough handheld game system for me.

[Cash In 22,097]

I still the champion the 3DS, because it had such an incredible game library. Of course, you could also play any of your original DS games on it, which really gave you so many great options.

[Splashee 28,559]

3 hours ago, Silly Druid said:

A phone with Android is a good enough handheld game system for me.

That is interesting

What do you use to play your game? The touch screen, or something else?

[Silly Druid 6,693]

40 minutes ago, Splashee said:

That is interesting

What do you use to play your game? The touch screen, or something else?

touch screen

[Splashee 28,559]

5 minutes ago, Silly Druid said:

touch screen

Some more conventional games might be more difficult to play with touch screen. I can think of some platform games as well as some puzzle games that when using a touch screen may alter how the game is played. Once a game has become touch screen specific, it is no longer possible to play it in the more regular game-pad/keyboard way without making one or the other easier to play.

I am just interested as a developer to hear your thoughts!

[Silly Druid 6,693]

40 minutes ago, Splashee said:

Some more conventional games might be more difficult to play with touch screen. I can think of some platform games as well as some puzzle games that when using a touch screen may alter how the game is played. Once a game has become touch screen specific, it is no longer possible to play it in the more regular game-pad/keyboard way without making one or the other easier to play.

I am just interested as a developer to hear your thoughts!

Well, the kind of games I play on my phone work well with touch screen, these are puzzle games, card games and turn-based strategy/RPG. I suppose other kinds of games, especially those where maneuvering and fast reaction is required, could be more difficult, or play very differently on the touch screen.

[BritishBrony2012 772]

I used to have PSP and PS Vita, so many them. I used to play Gameboy Advance to play a Spyro game.

[Steve Piranha 29,411]

Either the GBA, or the DS, not sure 

[Splashee 28,559]

Been seeing a lot of good GBA games lately! Can’t ignore how popular and good that system was