I'd have to go with the wood grain Atari 2600, I'm a sucker for 70's designed electronics.
while not necessarily the prettiest console by any means but i always thought the Og xbox home menu went way harder than it needed to, now that's presentation!
They said retro, the Xbox can't be retro, its only been around for- oh. Oh no.
The 2600 depicted in the article thumbnail, was absolutely a beauty in its native environment of the late 1970's:
It just looks so sleek. For me, it was the future of gaming.
Vectrex, hands-down.
Nintendo's GameCube. It's cubical. Cubical!
Is PS Vita a retro console? If so that.
To me, no. PS2 is a retro console, but PS3 (Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., Crysis 2) is not. I mean, look at those games' graphics, they look FENOMENAL.
I'd say PSP is, but Vita isn't. DS is, but 3DS isn't.
The Sega Saturn, especially the Japan version: 
Although I never owned this model myself, I recently picked up an 8bitdo replica (M30 bluetooth) of the Japan controller and it looks and feels great, although not strictly a direct copy of the original.
The Dreamcast is up there too imo!
One more vote with OP. That Atari is a nice looking machine.
Intelligang represent!
Intellevision may not have the best controller design out there, but the versatility with the different card inserts made playing games easier when I was a kid. Basically a guide in the palm of your hands for each game you owned. Losing them did blow however.
BAM THERE IT IS !!!
We had both this one and the 2nd gen gray one! Plus the voice synthesizer addon. My dad would replace the touch pad inserts so we didn't have to buy new controllers.
Amazing console way ahead of it's time.
PC Engine. Not only does it look like a prop from the set of TNG, but it is delightfully tiny. The cartridges are little cards that you slot in the front. There is literally nothing bad about a PC Engine. (Except for maybe that it's only got one controller port)
+1.
Also it can be turned into a coolest spaceship, with its CDRom attachment, a very first in 1988!
Also the HuCard format for its games is unbeatable!
Speaking of spaceships...
Not the most practical PC engine model, because it lacked the extra oomph of the SuperGrafx and you couldn't attach a CD-ROM² - but just look at it
The Atari Portfolio (the one John Connors uses in Terminator 2) or the ST Book.
Something about the Power Macintosh 6100, and the chin that does it for me. Plus the name, POWER Macintosh does it for me.
Also that prowler on the screen. I wonder if they had some sort of deal with Chrysler.
Humm, for PCs I’d have to say iMac
For game consoles it’s a hard debate between the GameBoy Pocket or the GameBoy Micro. One is the essence of a GameBoy shrunken down to a power efficent and usable design. While the other is the smallest you can make a console while still having it usable.
I still have that GBA micro laying around somewhere. An ex GF stole my reloadable cartridge though. :(
Mine has a black face plate.
the atari 2600 looks like it could take you back to the future with enough jigawatts
The Mega Drive is the best looking retro console, I mean look at it
This one looks a little naked. Needs more "High Definition Graphics" or whatever it says
I've got to go with the 2600 as well. Mostly because of the wood grain!
I'm very partial to the IMSAI 8080!
(I'm sad no one uses faux-marble anymore.)
How many consoles look like toilets?
I'm a fan of how ENIAC really used the space
If we're also talking old computers then it's hard to beat the Cray-1
Game Boy Advance. Actually all 3 variants (GBA, SP & Micro) are beautiful consoles.
Why does there have to be just one? So many consoles are awesomely designed and reflect their eras well. I’m partial to colecovision and the Intellivision II. The redesign of the intellivision had an entire suite of peripherals to match the new design, including a musical keyboard.
Might be biased, but the Commodore 64 is just iconic and good looking (what is not to love about a breadbox?)
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