GamesRadar+ has been running a reader poll asking which retro games console deserves the title of greatest of all time, and early results show the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) trailing rather than leading the field. Despite its reputation as one of the most fondly remembered systems of the 16-bit era, only around a fifth of respondents have backed it as the top choice, suggesting nostalgia for the SNES does not automatically translate into it being crowned the definitive retro machine among the site's readership.

According to the poll, roughly 20% of voters picked the SNES as the greatest retro console, while the remaining 80% distributed their votes across rival systems. The article does not specify which alternative console is currently leading, as voting appears to still be ongoing, with GamesRadar+ framing the piece as an interim update on reader opinion rather than a final verdict.