Which is lucky, because heres one.
Let the comment section decrying commence.
Still, it deserves its place on the list for two reasons.
Atari Lynx
A big, ugly slab of black plastic that hardly anybody in the world actually bought.
Bored on the bus?
Whip out your phone and try and stop a rapidly growing serpent from crashing into a wall or itself.
We have Nokia to thank for that.
Tamagotchi
Yes, they were annoying.
Yes, if you dropped your sisters in a pint of water, you got in trouble.
Yes, they did tiny digital poops.
Tamagotchis were videogaming by stealth, luring unsuspecting young girls into the murky world of keeping digital things alive.
It plays Neo Geo games, its in colour, and it fits in your pocket.
It even had an eminently playable version ofSNK Vs Capcom,which for a handheld is frankly ridiculous.
Especially when you consider it only had two buttons.
Titles like theBrain Trainingseries andProfessor Laytonreflected the consoles reliance on grey matter rather than brawn.
Plus, it sold by the truckload, and is about to move into its fifth iteration.
If only they hadnt roped Jedward into doing adverts for them, itd be the perfect console.
Dreamcast VMU
Its a memory card!
Its a little screen in your controller giving you extra information about your game!
Its a tiny portable game system that lets you play silly little games and show off to your friends.
Which was entirely ignored.
Shame on you all.iPhone
Everyone who owns an iPhone owns a ridiculously powerful gaming machine.
No cartridges or discs, no fuss and a whole universe of games literally at your fingertips.
Thats how ubiquitous the gadget became, and remains today.
