Red Dolphin
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Note: Feel free to skip to the "Summary" if you don't feel like reading all of this. This is just to explain my reasoning for why I have never really owned the most commercially successful or No 1 console of a particular time period.
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I've always had an interest in videogames since the Apple II days but was never allowed to purchase a console until about 1996 when the SNES was in it's final year or so. The game that I had to own was DKC. The graphics just amazed me at the time (and still do) and the gameplay was incredibly additctive and fun, even if the gameplay isn't too complex. Also picked up the SNES with Mario All-Stars.
This pretty much turned me into a huge Nintendo fan and when the N64 was unveiled with Mario 64 I just had to have it.
The N64 turned out to be a reasonably popular console and I had a LOT of fun with it. It was never as highly regarded or as popular as the Playstation though. It did have a few stand out games that were very popular with a lot of casuals like Goldeneye and Mario Kart.
I swore I would never buy a non-Nintendo console from this point on because of the many amazing games I experienced on the n64 like Mario 64, Zelda: OoT, Wave Race, Goldeneye etc etc.
But after only 3 or 4 years the N64's software releases were just few and far between. I just couldn't wait what would have been about 2 years for the next Nintendo console. I never liked Playstation and I couldn't deal with the crappy graphics so I bought a Dreamcast with Soul Calbiur and Rush 2049 and had some great times with it. Once again, it turned out not to be the most popular console on the market.
I bought a Gamecube on launch in Australia and was pretty dissapointed with the software after I had gotten used to the amazing graphics. Plus the GCN began to really struggle in Australia (equivalent of Xbox in Japan now) so I looked
to import one from the US on the recommendation from a friend. Turned out to be one of the best gaming decisions. I received games far far cheaper and months in advance with a much bigger selection of titles to choose from.
I have been pretty happy with the quanity of software for the GCN though as it's a huge step up from the N64's lack of software. But I received an Xbox for free as part of a deal in doing a course. Got it modded and love Xbox Media Centre and all the wonderful things you can do on it. Plus it's great for 3rd party games because you usually get the best version.
Summary:
Basically, to sum it up, I've never really had the No 1 console ever. I suspose you could count the SNES but I only had it very late in it's life.
I've own(/ed):
SNES (very short amount of time)
Nintendo 64
Dreamcast
GameCube
Xbox
Is there anyone else here that's never had the No 1 console of the time? I'd imagine it would be hard for most ppl not to have had the most popular console at some stage, particually those ppl who have been playing consoles since the NES days or sooner. How could you NOT own a NES during that time?
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I've always had an interest in videogames since the Apple II days but was never allowed to purchase a console until about 1996 when the SNES was in it's final year or so. The game that I had to own was DKC. The graphics just amazed me at the time (and still do) and the gameplay was incredibly additctive and fun, even if the gameplay isn't too complex. Also picked up the SNES with Mario All-Stars.
This pretty much turned me into a huge Nintendo fan and when the N64 was unveiled with Mario 64 I just had to have it.
The N64 turned out to be a reasonably popular console and I had a LOT of fun with it. It was never as highly regarded or as popular as the Playstation though. It did have a few stand out games that were very popular with a lot of casuals like Goldeneye and Mario Kart.
I swore I would never buy a non-Nintendo console from this point on because of the many amazing games I experienced on the n64 like Mario 64, Zelda: OoT, Wave Race, Goldeneye etc etc.
But after only 3 or 4 years the N64's software releases were just few and far between. I just couldn't wait what would have been about 2 years for the next Nintendo console. I never liked Playstation and I couldn't deal with the crappy graphics so I bought a Dreamcast with Soul Calbiur and Rush 2049 and had some great times with it. Once again, it turned out not to be the most popular console on the market.
I bought a Gamecube on launch in Australia and was pretty dissapointed with the software after I had gotten used to the amazing graphics. Plus the GCN began to really struggle in Australia (equivalent of Xbox in Japan now) so I looked
to import one from the US on the recommendation from a friend. Turned out to be one of the best gaming decisions. I received games far far cheaper and months in advance with a much bigger selection of titles to choose from.
I have been pretty happy with the quanity of software for the GCN though as it's a huge step up from the N64's lack of software. But I received an Xbox for free as part of a deal in doing a course. Got it modded and love Xbox Media Centre and all the wonderful things you can do on it. Plus it's great for 3rd party games because you usually get the best version.
Summary:
Basically, to sum it up, I've never really had the No 1 console ever. I suspose you could count the SNES but I only had it very late in it's life.
I've own(/ed):
SNES (very short amount of time)
Nintendo 64
Dreamcast
GameCube
Xbox
Is there anyone else here that's never had the No 1 console of the time? I'd imagine it would be hard for most ppl not to have had the most popular console at some stage, particually those ppl who have been playing consoles since the NES days or sooner. How could you NOT own a NES during that time?
