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[BigDeadFreak]

Did you actually own a Neo Geo?

I've got an MVS arcade machine. I never had one when they were current though.

 

[TheMule1983]

PS5 and it's not even close. It was the console I have been most hyped for (I'm 42 now, been gaming since pitfall on the Atari 2600).

Just a complete let down. I'm hoping they can correct the course for PS6 but this current leadership is trash (not Phil and friends level of trash but still). I really can't believe how bad this generation has been for Sony. It's easily their worst console.

 

[MicTyson]

It's ironic that the Xbox diehards are voting PS5 when they were overhyping the series X on the outset of the gen, telling everyone how it was going to dominate with it's tech. If this is about exclusive games surely you can only make a judgement at the end of the gen. I don't think I can look at anything on that list as overhyped, except maybe stadia as that was a bit of a wet fart. At the time I played any of the old consoles upon their release I had enjoyed them for what they were. As for the current consoles I think they're all great bits of tech and there are a lot of great games to play. How anyone can say they have nothing to play is beyond me.

To be fair, the other side was hyping their system also.

It's funny listening to the fanboys argue about their consoles power when they are just made with mid tier PC parts not and there isn't any special sauce anymore.

The console fanboys are convinced they are going to do something more than the PC that came out 5 years before it would do.

I remember Sony Ponies here going on at nauseam about how this special SSD was going to completely change the games we play. Guess what? It did the same thing an SSD did to a PC over a decade before it. Some Mark Cerny jizz sauce was going to make this SSD do things never seen before, You couldn't tell them anything though.

 

[Sooner]

Overrated on Internet forums? Easily, the Dreamcast.

I got one on launch day and still own it to this day. It really did not offer much.

 

[MicTyson]

Well I'm just talking what is overrated right now on the internet, and the GC has so many cultist lately it's crazy. Especially all the people going nuts over motherfucking Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker, which are some of the worst pieces of shit ever made. I guess you could also say it was the last time Nintendo actually tried to compete in the traditional console space. I don't know about the N64 being underrated either, it sold quite a bit in the US and it's exactly rated for what it is, a console with 2 o 3 extraordinary games that teached everyone how to design 3d games, and like 10 of other good games. Even though I'm seeing a lot of people calling M64 and OoT badly aged and shit, that's way too far.

If we want to talk about overratedness vs actual commercial success then it must be the Wii and all of its horrifying shovelware, and probably the Switch with so many fucking late ports and Wii U conversions. Yeah I'd say Nintendo consoles in general, maybe they're not necessarily overrated but surely overhyped.
Only Nintendo fans can hype themselves this much for one decent kart game and a bunch of inferior, very late third party ports, GC emulation that runs worse than 2012 laptops, terrible online that works like garbage and favela Discord.

Agreed. Nintendo has sucked ass imo since the N64 era. There are a few good games here snd there and that's about it. You don't even get many good 3rd party games while you wait for few good Nintendo made games because 3rd party support has been horrendous on Nintendo since the N64.

Gamecube FN sucked.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

To be fair, the other side was hyping their system also.

It's funny listening to the fanboys argue about their consoles power when they are just made with mid tier PC parts not and there isn't any special sauce anymore.

The console fanboys are convinced they are going to do something more than the PC that came out 5 years before it would do.

I remember Sony Ponies here going on at nauseam about how this special SSD was going to completely change the games we play. Guess what? It did the same thing an SSD did to a PC over a decade before it. Some Mark Cerny jizz sauce was going to make this SSD do things never seen before, You couldn't tell them anything though.

You of all people talking about fanboyism...

Also : yet another late 2010's account with barely 100 posts, subtlety and self awareness are never the strong points of alt accounts/astroturfers it seems.

 

[dreamstation]

Wait you mean being let down by Sony right? 3rd party isn't the issue at all

Let down by everyone.
First party games look and perform exceptionally for the most part, there just aren't enough games. Third party games are abundant but nearly always suffer from issues. Can't win either way.

 

[TGO]

I can only think of one console that was barely a fart in the wind that some make out to be something of a success.

Spoiler

The N64

But I'm not surprised by the Poll leader.

 

[Plies]

Still no votes for Sega CD ..

Ah, it's been a good day.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

PS5.
And, anyone who puts down Sega CD is no Friend of mine.

 

[bender]

Still no votes for Sega CD ..

Ah, it's been a good day.

 

[SeanyQuest]

Don't knock points off it for how Capcom chose to keep pushing in that direction!

Also Resident Evil 5 is one of my favorite co-op experience.. I replay it with a friend almost on a yearly basis.

No doubt. Still plundering 4-1 as well

 

[Plies]

 

[Dirk Benedict]

 

[Dacvak]

Spend five minutes on GAF and you'll quickly realize it's the PS5.

It's not even a bad console, but so many people here act like it's the second coming. It's fine, and that's all it is. Every single Sony console before it had more of an impact and more character.

The best part about the PS5 is the fact that I can play Astro Bot on it.

 

[Gambit2483]

I can only think of one console that was barely a fart in the wind that some make out to be something of a success.

Spoiler

The N64

But I'm not surprised by the Poll leader.

I feel like people who say N64...never owned an N64. Was it disappointing in some/many respects? Sure. But did it have genre defining/changing bangers (for it's time)? Absolutely. It also introduced Analog control and Force-Feedback

 

[Plies]

It also introduced Force-Feedback

That was never built-into the controller, so most gamers missed out.

 

[Gambit2483]

That was never built-into the controller, so most gamers missed out.

Yea but everyone got to experience analog control/true 3d movement

 

[Sanepar]

Ps2 easy, horrendous graphics, horrendous performance. Most of "exclusives" were third party games that came to other platforms later with better performance.

 

[TGO]

I feel like people who say N64...never owned an N64.

So it's unanimous then...

Sadly every Nintendo console has made its way into my house, which is lucky because I would never had known how shit the N64 controller was..
SNES & GCN are probably my favourites, although the GCN controller is some fisher price level shit.

 

[MicTyson]

Overrated on Internet forums? Easily, the Dreamcast.

I got one on launch day and still own it to this day. It really did not offer much.

Loved the Dreamcast but Genesis was peak SEGA. SE

You of all people talking about fanboyism...

Also : yet another late 2010's account with barely 100 posts, subtlety and self awareness are never the strong points of alt accounts/astroturfers it seems.

what am I a fanboy of? Can you show the posts?

 

[Games Bookstore]

GameCube has the worst Zelda, the worst Mario and one of the worst Mario Kart game, yet has hundreds of obsessive fanboys that idolize this console and these games because they were their first.

Definitely not my first console but was my favourite console that gen. To name a few standout titles:

Metroid Prime 1 and 2
RE 0, Remake and 4
Wind Waker and Twilight Princess
Rogue Squadron 2
Mario Sunshine

I loved ps1, but ps2 I just did not vibe with anywhere near as much. Not that it was bad, just not as great as I was expecting.

 

[FoxMcChief]

GAF poll results still looking accurate as ever.

 

[LordBlodgett]

This feels like old school console wars

 

[Nvzman]

The Wii. Literally a waggle box for a 83y granny to exercise to while watching CNN. I question the sanity of every actual gamer that bought it, and loved it.

Funny because imo the GameCube was my vote for this thread.

Its retroactively beloved but honestly I think Wind Waker (and maybe Melee) are the only two games that didn't have superior Wii counterparts. Also the controller is straight up fucking horribly uncomfortable and is terrible for anything that isn't Smash or Mario Sunshine.

The Wii was actually an awesome console, it has a near PS2-level library of quality shit to play and I loved Nintendo's attempts at online social content with the Mii voting channels and Nintendo app giving DS demos and stuff like that. Was genuinely cool back in the day.

Anyone saying PS5 or Series X/S doesn't understand what overrated means, it's a pretty common complaint that this gen has overall been lacking

 

[kevboard]

Funny because imo the GameCube was my vote for this thread.

Its retroactively beloved but honestly I think Wind Waker (and maybe Melee) are the only two games that didn't have superior Wii counterparts. Also the controller is straight up fucking horribly uncomfortable and is terrible for anything that isn't Smash or Mario Sunshine.

The Wii was actually an awesome console, it has a near PS2-level library of quality shit to play and I loved Nintendo's attempts at online social content with the Mii voting channels and Nintendo app giving DS demos and stuff like that. Was genuinely cool back in the day.

Anyone saying PS5 or Series X/S doesn't understand what overrated means, it's a pretty common complaint that this gen has overall been lacking

the GameCube had ok-ish third party support, the Wii didn't. third party games on Wii were 90% shovelware, 5% crappy ports of better 360 games, and 5% actually decent games.

if you had only a GameCube during gen6, you'd be fine.
if you only had a Wii during gen7... you were fucked... you'd have 1 great game a year tops on average, while the 360 would have banger after banger.
sure the GameCube wasn't the best all-rounder system, and yes the controller is shit for anything that isn't a Nintendo game, but the Wii is worse in both departments.

 

[DeVeAn]

Switch easily. Honestly to the point of annoyance. So many Wii U ports and almost all 3rd party ports run worse then the competition. Then they want you to pay for half assed online services. It has gotten more value but it took YEARS.

Also, you can't run switch docked without battery is lame for end of life use. My launch unit needed a new battery and impossible to find a replacement that is as good as the battery it came with.

 

[Vaquilla]

if you only had a Wii during gen7... you were fucked... you'd have 1 great game a year tops on average, while the 360 would have banger after banger.

I didn't find this remotely true; while I did own all three consoles in Gen 7, my Wii collection is over 50 games, which averages out to over 8 games per year over its 6 year lifespan.