Which retro gaming system is your favorite?

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The Nintendo 64 was my first gaming system, and still sits proudly on my self.
I preferred the cartridges, because you could save your game, without needing a memory card.

No Sega Dreamcast in the poll?! 'Cause that's the answer, man. That system and the GameCube were the end of an era, when creativity mattered and companies (besides EA) weren't putting out the same game over and over and calling it a series. And when consoles didn't have to be low-end PCs.

The Dreamcast had a more diverse and interesting library in its short life than any other system I've played. RPGs: Skies of Arcadia, Grandia II, Evolution. Adventure: Shenmue, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Sword of the Berserk, Headhunter. Rhythm games: early Dance Dance Revolution titles and Space Channel 5. Party games: Samba de Amigo, Ooga Booga, and Sonic Shuffle. Fighting: Marvel vs. Capcom 1-2, Power Stone 1-2, Soul Calibur, KOF 2000, too many others to mention. Racing: Sega Rally Championship, Demolition Racer, Test Drive Le Mans, Hydro Thunder, too many others to mention. Arcade action: Mr. Driller, Cannon Spike, Expendable. FPS: Soldier of Fortune, House of the Dead 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series. Shmups: Ikaruga, Under Defeat, Bangai-O, Giga Wing. Online: Phantasy Star Online, Quake 3 Arena, Unreal Tournament. Sports: too many to mention. And let's not forget games that didn't really fit an established category: Seaman, Crazy Taxi, Armada...well I could go on like this forever. In fact I need to go play my Dreamcast again now.

I had the most fun with the SNES.

Seriously, Final Fight, Street Fighter 2 -- my favorite arcade games on console (that I could eventually afford)? Yes! Super Mario and A Link to the Past for the classics.

I really haven't had much experience with the systems listed. I do have an original game boy and an atomic purple game boy color, though I acquired those in recent time and never had them as a kid. I did have an original game boy advance in the purple color, which that was the very first game system I ever owned and I still have it. I eventually got a limited edition game boy advance sp with the NES style decals, which I still have that one too. There is something I also like saying to gaming collectors when I talk about those systems that usually makes them green with envy; I have the original boxes for both game boy systems.