bkev said:

Speaking of NES, my toploader Nesie (or if you want to be lame and not name your consoles, the NES 2) is probably going to retire...

Aww, that is sad. Going to replace her with anything? I personally prefer the original front loader NES, replace the connector (usually -$10 on ebay or wherever you can find them) and they work brilliantly, and they look gorgeous to boot. I have however, always wanted to try out one of those two-in-one generic brand NES/SNES units. Be a nice space saver, would keep me from putting wear and tear on my classic systems, and the biggest downside being no place to plug in a zapper isn't such a big deal anymore now that I no longer have a TV the zapper would work with anyway. Still, I think it would be weird playing the original Zelda or Metroid with a SNES controller... I'd miss the old boxy two buttoned thing.