Ok, at work today I got into an argument with a guy because he said the N64 was the best system ever. I started listing off numerous reasons why it could not be the best.
So I will ask you all, what is your favorite system? And then what do you think is the best system?
My favorite is probably either the SNES or 360, though I do think the PS3 is the best system (due to versatility).
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To me both the favorite and best has to be the Sega Dreamcast. The system to me is the last great innovative gaming console (I consider the Wii as not a "true" gaming console but more of a peripheral like dance dance revolution since people buy it for the motion detection gaming not the games and no I'm not disrespecting the Wii). First of all the VMU is something that no other console has used or even thought of and the Dreamcast introduced online play to the console world. The Dreamcast was all about the games which I fault the PS3 and 360 for leaving behind (its about an all around system).
The games on the Dreamcast were innovative and fun such as Jet Set/Grind Radio, Shenmue, Power Stone, etc. The Dreamcast wasn't without faults (no reset button) but to me its the greatest gaming console of all time.Clark Kent likes this. -
The first playstation and the gameboy.....
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I mean in the history of gaming the most successful system is the PS2, the "King".
As for the N64, that was slightly before the online movement and bad controllers??? Are you kidding? They had the first mainstream analog stick. -
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Probably the PS2
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I fully believe the Atari 2600 is the best gaming system of all time. Laugh if you want, make jokes if you must, that was the best ****ing piece of hardware I ever owned.
Besides the fact it had approximately 942462311778 titles, that games were so simple you could teach your baby sister to play if you didnt have anyone else to go against.
I guess nowadays PS3 is my fav. But the AT2600 will always be #1 in my heart :cry:Ducken likes this. -
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PS1, PS2, SNES, N64, 360, and to a certain extent the Genesis, are all excellent machines.
N64 was great for multiple people (best system for local player ever in my opinion).
PS2 had one of the best libraries ever (online play too which I never used)
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PS3 has probably been the best console I've ever had just because of how many things it can do. I use it for something every day. I can't make that claim with any of the other consoles I've owned. PS2 and N64 are tied for second. Great systems and the PS2has been incredibly durable as well.
Sega Genesis and Dreamcast get honorable mention. I thought about NES but that flashing screen crap that always happened when you tried to load a game was too much for me to seriously consider it. -
I love the consoles that I've owned: Genesis, PS1, PS2, PS3, X-Box original and 360.
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Most memorable/nostalgic console for me is still the NES, I highly doubt that will ever change either.
Super Nintendo was a more than solid system that allowed us to mostly play the same franchises we already loved from Nintendo with superior graphics. This is probably the first time I can remember the kind frenzy over graphics to the point that still continues on today.
The N64 was amazing when playing with 3 other buddies.
The PS was revolutionary with the whole CD storage, but I wasn't a fan of it's games beyond Resident Evil & Twisted Metal.
I was very happy with my Dreamcast, but equally as saddened by it's eventual demise. I bought mine at launch, so it hurt even worse.
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Man that's a tough question, so hard to compare consoles from different eras.
I think I would go with the gameboy and the original X Box. Gameboy was my fist gaming experience and I loved it. Stayed around for a long time and had a very good game library. The original X Box I pretty much loved everything about. IMO it looked exactly like a gaming console should and I liked the controller (always hated the playstation stuff)
I just loved that thing.
Best console overall would probably be the PS3 though due to its Blue Ray ability to go along with its gaming and other features. Most versatile console ever made...... No if they would just change that chip so it can bistream Dolby True HD and DTS MA I would actually consider getting one. :sad: -
I'd go with SNES simply because of the time I played it.
Although NES wouldn't be far behind.
Genesis was cool for a few years but then I got the SNES and that basically killed the Genesis for me.
The Panasonic 3DO though (which I still own) is still one of my personal favorites. From Star Control 2, Killing Time, Space Hulk, Wing Commander 3...man I have had fun on that system and still there are games IMHO that might have prettier graphics but I dont enjoy them as much as the 3DO games mentioned. -
Sega Dreamcast. They finally get it right, and then they tank and become every other company's *****.
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n64 is my favorite i grew up on it. same as xbox. so those are my fav
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For me it was the ps1, I remember the jump from Mega Drive to ps1 plugging in Madden and just going wow! (probably the only time with Madden!) I love my 360 now though but roll on the next console!
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I figure if I have to pay $400 for a player it had better be able to bitstream. :pointlol: -
Sega Genesis was the system that returned me to video gaming....
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SNES. Despite the censorship, the ridiculously bad translations, and various other issues, it's the best overall gaming machine I've ever owned. Games like Chrono Trigger and Lufia 2 remain at the top of their genre, IMO.
The PS1, however, is a VERY close second. It gives the SNES a run for its money in every category, and can actually be considered SNES2 of sorts. Likewise, the PS2 gives the PS1 a serious run for its money as well.
I'd also like to mention the most overrated systems: the NES, the original Gameboy, the Dreamcast, and the Wii. -
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Even though the NES was a horribly made console that pretty much broke one everyone, it is the system that is why we have systems. Plus it has a lot of classic games. Best 8 bit system there was even with its very painful controller ;).
I don't see how the original Gameboy can be over rated. It had great games such as Metroid 2, Final Fantasy Legend II and of course Tetris. Plus it is the reason there is a hand held market.
The NES and the Original Gameboy are two of the greatest systems known to man at their time. Better than the mastersystem and the horrible game gear -
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Overrated in your book underrated in mine.
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The Final Fantasy Legend games were crappy ports of the SaGa games on the NES (never came to the US.) Metroid 2 is the worst game in the series (and after Fusion, that's saying something.) Tetris is available on everything, it's not a plus for the Gameboy.
And let's not forget that the thing hung around for about four years longer than it should have. There is no reason why we had to wait until 2001 for the GB Advance (and 2003 for one with a backlight.)
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Absolute insanity.
The NES completely turned Atari on it's head and pummeled it into the ground endlessly. The SNES was only successful due to the sheer immense popularity of the NES. It is no coincidence that the best selling games from the SNES were sequels to their respective NES franchises, and those that weren't direct sequels still banked off the big names that only were popular due to the NES(Mario Kart).
I have always been a gameplay> graphics guy(not saying I don't enjoy good graphics...) and the SNES did not offer much in terms of gameplay over the NES beyond a couple extra buttons. The slow CPU of the SNES surely had something to do with the relatively stagnant progression in the game play from NES-SNES.
The Gameboy? You are calling the first successful portable gaming system overrated? Man, thats pretty damn funny since both of it's competitors failed miserably by comparison with the Sega GameGear & Atari Lynx. Do you really think the PSP would have ever been made had the Gameboy not sold over 100 Million units? Let's face reality here, portable gaming was started by Nintendo. Sure there were plenty of other portable games out there, but Nintendo reinvented it all and they deserve credit.
How could the Dreamcast be over-rated when it basically only had a cult following? The thing barely sold more than the Sega Saturn and they probably had about the same shelf life & non imported game selection. If anything, the Dreamcast would be a lock for the most under-rated system of all time.
The Wii has raped this supposed "next generation". I can understand your sentiment of it being "overrated" though, as I do see many flaws that cannot be overlooked such as game library/3rd party support as well as having graphics that aren't too much better than their previous console.
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Super Metroid = See above, Disagree completely about first fun game. The original Metroid was great.
That's your opinion which you are entitled to, but people who actually owned a dreamcast felt otherwise.
Here is the best selling games.
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i would say 360....
though i never owned a nintendo anything other than gameboy and super nes
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