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[Ignatz Mouse]

Which system war was best?

Atari 2600 v Intellivision
Atari 5200 v Colecovision
NES v SMS
SNES v Genesis
Gameboy v Lynx
Gameboy v Game Gear
PSX v Saturn
PSX v N64
PS2 v Dreamcast
PS2 v Xbox
PS2 v Gamecube
Gamecube v Xbox
DS v PSP
X360 v PS3

Vote! And give your reasons why your choice was the best system war!

 

[John Harker]

Revolution vs Money

 

[Musashi Wins!]

SNES vs. Genesis, no contest. I didn't even give a shit at the time and you still heard about it.

Dreamcast vs. PS2 for about 10 minutes as the honorable mention.


A lot of it has to do with the fact that the companies and ad agencies even got in on it.

 

[stewy]

Genesis vs. SNES, mostly because that was the only time that one player didn't dominate the market.

Also the best time for games in general, imo.

 

[argon]

N64 vs. PSX, Fall 1998

 

[iapetus]

3DO vs Jaguar, and don't you forget it.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

PSP vs DS.

because its the "Is nintendo really a beast in the handheld arena" test.

plus it's made nintendo go mad invent magic wands and stuff

 

[nubbe]

CD-i Vs. SNES

Zelda vs. Zelda

 

[VALIS]

Yeah, it's gotta be SNES vs. Gen, but I'd like to throw in a "special achievement award" to Atari 2600 vs. Intellivision. Intellivision went right after Atari in all of their ads and commercials, playing up how much more sophisticated the games were and how much better the graphics were, even going as far as to enlist a celebrity (George Plimpton) as their Atari-bashing spokesman. That battle was hardcore.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I think SNES v Genesis, becuase it's oneof the few where I was seriously disinvested in either console. I didn't really care for console games of that period, at least not the popular ones.

Honorable mention: PSX v Saturn has a spot in my heart for all the pain it ultimately cause all the closed-minded, "old-school" gamers who were dead-set against any kind of change in their viedogame world, when I was all for a change to something better. PSX v N64 had a similarly satisfying feel to it.

 

[scissorfight]

SNES vs Genesis, if only for the Commercials.

 

[Tiktaalik]

edit: totally misinterpreted this post.

SNES vs Genesis was great because it was so close, and I was at the age where everyone could only own ONE, so it actually felt like it really mattered.

N64 vs PSX was pretty good too, but I think all N64 owners knew that the PSX actually was better, so it didn't make the battle as good.

 

[GitarooMan]

SNES vs. Genesis, no contest.

I agree, by far the winner, probably mostly because it was relatively even in sales in the US so the intensity ratcheted up even more...

 

[GFord]

PSX vs. Saturn, to me represent's the glory days of sytem wars.

 

[FortNinety]

I agree, by far the winner, probably mostly because it was relatively even in sales in the US so the intensity ratcheted up even more...

Yeah, plus with no message boards around, you could argue without trolling or owl pics getting in the way.

God I miss those days.

 

[Prine]

SNES vs Megadrive

I remember laughing at my Megadrive owning friends, with no Street Fighter....a year later i was pwned

 

[Izzy]

C64 vs. Speccy
ST vs. Amiga

 

[iapetus]

C64 vs. Speccy

Ah, the infamous battle for second place to the BBC Micro. An intriguing choice...

 

[Izzy]

Ah, the infamous battle for second place to the BBC Micro. An intriguing choice...

Ah, too bad Electron had to spoil the party...

 

[TheJollyCorner]

another vote for SNES vs. Genesis. Each company was really trying to 'up' the other one at every corner- secret weapons were thrown into the mix that would tilt the scale (i.e. SFII as a SNES exclusive at first, MK1 having blood and fatalities for Genesis) and because of that a lot of fantastic games came out through the whole generation.

Even though I'm currently not ready for the next gen, I really wasn't ready for the Saturn and PS1 in 1994/1995. I got my first PS1 at the tail end of 1996... wasn't even concerned with getting one before hand because of the SNES games still coming out.

 

[jgkspsx]

First place: SNES v Genesis... yeah, this was the one that actually influenced the formation of social groups in my middle and high schools.

Second place: PSX v N64... just for the nonsensical arguments between normally sane people in rgv*.

Third place: DS v PSP... annoying trolling abounds, but the war is caused by the fact that both systems kick ass in their own unique ways.

The common thread in all the above wars? Truly great software on both sides.

 

[Gahiggidy]

Revolution vs Money

QFT.

 

[bishoptl]

Commodore 64 vs Apple II
Commodore Amiga vs Atari ST

Those were dark and bloody days, they were.

Ah, the infamous battle for second place to the BBC Micro. An intriguing choice...

The wha? :lol

 

[the year 20XX]

Turbografx-16 vs. Genesis

but only for nostalgia reasons-- that was right when I started buying game mags.

 

[Drinky Crow]

Amiga vs Apple IIgs -- it's made me the Apple-hater I am today!

 

[SKOPE]

32X vs. Saturn was my favorite.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

1) SNES v Genesis - Two great libraries, fairly close in specs, SNES had Nintendo first party, but Genesis had EA Sports.
2) Atari 5200 v Colecovision - Two great libraries, fairly close in specs, 5200 had Atari first party (which was good back then), ColecoVision has a larger library with overlooked classics.
3) Gameboy v Game Gear - GG killed on specs, but Nintendo name led the masses to drink their Kool-Aide instead.
4) PS2 v Dreamcast - Sony's hype got everyone to discount great Sega entry.
5) PSX v N64
6) PSX v Saturn - Horrible Sega launch led to disappointment even amoung fans.
7) PS2 v Xbox (tie) PS2 v Gamecube - The PS2 was such the 500 lb gorrilla that fighting over which was best was pointless.
9) Gamecube v Xbox - Two groups of fans couldn't be more different.
10) DS v PSP - Little overlap in target demographics, and the functional differences between the systems seems to be keeping the fanbois at home.
11) Atari 2600 v Intellivision (tie) NES v SMS (tie) Gameboy v Lynx - The other platform was a no-show. Although really, the match-up should be 2600 v Odyssey2 and Intellivision vs ColecoVision/5200, neither of which would crack the top 10.

n/a) X360 v PS3 - So early, it's all based on hype. So basicly, everyone's full of shit.