What Are Your Top Favorite Consoles of all Time?
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Great Hair
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TOP3 will never change
1º PlayStation (JRPG, SquareSoft best years, best in everything, new franchises, the paramount among consoles in every aspect)
2º Dreamcast (great arcade, tokyo xtreme)
3º PlayStation 2 (onimusha, DMC1, Socom, ICO1,2 etc. damn good upgrade)
1º PlayStation (JRPG, SquareSoft best years, best in everything, new franchises, the paramount among consoles in every aspect)
2º Dreamcast (great arcade, tokyo xtreme)
3º PlayStation 2 (onimusha, DMC1, Socom, ICO1,2 etc. damn good upgrade)
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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Orenji Neko
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No order but favor the following:
Super Famicom
Megadrive
Famicom
Game Boy
Playstation 1
Saturn
Dreamcast
Switch
DS
PSP
Super Famicom
Megadrive
Famicom
Game Boy
Playstation 1
Saturn
Dreamcast
Switch
DS
PSP
Frogman_676
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1.) PS2
2.) 3DS
3.) GCN
2.) 3DS
3.) GCN
SpartanN92
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1: Xbox 360 (Halo 3, Reach, Halo 4, Oblivion, Fallout 3/NV, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Modern Warfare)
2: Xbox OG (Halo CE, Halo 2)
3: PS3 (Uncharted, Killzone 2/3, God of War 3, The Last of Us)
4: GameBoy Advance SP (Every Pokémon)
5: N64 (Mario 64, Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Stadium, Bomberman 64
2: Xbox OG (Halo CE, Halo 2)
3: PS3 (Uncharted, Killzone 2/3, God of War 3, The Last of Us)
4: GameBoy Advance SP (Every Pokémon)
5: N64 (Mario 64, Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Stadium, Bomberman 64
Kerotan Frog
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- PlayStation 2
- Sega Dreamcast
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Gamecube
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation Portable
- Xbox One
- Nintendo 64
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
NES
Genesis
N64
Dreamcast
Xbox
Genesis
N64
Dreamcast
Xbox
Comfortgel
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I love my little PC-Engine.
INTV was the one system I thought of as Pro-Level when I was a kid. When I finally got my own in the early 90's (INTV-III) with a ton of games, it was like a nostalgia bomb went off. I still get that feeling whenever I boot it up for a game of Burgertime or Deadly Discs or whatever. Just a lot of really great memories there - and yes, I'm gonna buy an Amiico when it hits.
JohnSpartanLee
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Super NES, GameCube, PS1, Dreamcast
teezzy
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My cousins and I grew up with Colecovision briefly before I acquired an NES, and my cousin got SNES. I have the faintest memories of Smurfs and whatever that cat and mouse game was called.
I had eventually scored an Intellivision at a garage sale. I just remember some weird surgery game and then a Combat clone but boooy was it hard to get into. I'm glad that someone out there has love for the platform.
EDIT: also played a ton of Bonk, Keith Courage,and JJ and Jeff at my dad's friend's house around 1996 or so. Those TG16 cards blew my mind. I'm assuming PC Engine is super similar.
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dan76
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In no order:
ColecoVision - at a time when arcade games ruled it was such a step up from the Atari in terms of graphics and arcade ports.
Snes - I got back into gaming with this after a few lost years in the late 80's.
Saturn - mainly for the imports, Vampire Saviour, Dodonpachi etc.
OG Xbox - for sitting on a sofa and playing mame. I still have one hooked up to the tv with coin-ops installed.
Xbox360 - for the shmups.
PS4 - an obvious one, but this console has been great for me. Loads of good single player games and I first started playing online with this console.
ColecoVision - at a time when arcade games ruled it was such a step up from the Atari in terms of graphics and arcade ports.
Snes - I got back into gaming with this after a few lost years in the late 80's.
Saturn - mainly for the imports, Vampire Saviour, Dodonpachi etc.
OG Xbox - for sitting on a sofa and playing mame. I still have one hooked up to the tv with coin-ops installed.
Xbox360 - for the shmups.
PS4 - an obvious one, but this console has been great for me. Loads of good single player games and I first started playing online with this console.
BlackTron
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SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, Gamecube, N64.
I realize the N64 library is bad but as a teenager it had more must-own titles than I could buy and was a 3D trailblazer. In terms of what I had most fun with, it may be best of all time for all the multiplayer antics in Goldeneye, Starfox, Kart, Smash, Mario Party and Snowboard Kids. It also has some of the most defining 3D experiences ever with Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time. Despite the major flaws in its hardware and library, this to me is the most megaton new game system release ever based on its earth-shattering launch title and overall accomplishments. Gamecube brought me VASTLY improved versions of two of my favorite games ever near launch, Smash and Rogue Squadron. It failed to reach the overall impact of N64 but Melee alone makes it quintessential.
I had a long phase with Genesis as a kid when I was obsessed with Sonic games, and then gave the SNES more attention near the end of the gen when I discovered my first RPG (Super Mario RPG) and Yoshi's Island. These systems are essentially timeless as the zenith of 2D gaming and their libraries seem endless, the SNES stronger in RPGs and conservative classics and Genesis stronger in games that have a helicopter on the box.
Dreamcast brought insane graphics power and a modem with loads of amazing games and arcade ports. I will never forget PSO on this system.
After that gen I began drifting away from new consoles. I brought a PS3 for a few games and as a blu-ray player. I moved towards FPS and RTS games on PC and still had my Nintendo and Sega stuff for a different experience. I've owned many PS and Xbox systems but was never very excited about them nor amassed too many games for them.
I realize the N64 library is bad but as a teenager it had more must-own titles than I could buy and was a 3D trailblazer. In terms of what I had most fun with, it may be best of all time for all the multiplayer antics in Goldeneye, Starfox, Kart, Smash, Mario Party and Snowboard Kids. It also has some of the most defining 3D experiences ever with Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time. Despite the major flaws in its hardware and library, this to me is the most megaton new game system release ever based on its earth-shattering launch title and overall accomplishments. Gamecube brought me VASTLY improved versions of two of my favorite games ever near launch, Smash and Rogue Squadron. It failed to reach the overall impact of N64 but Melee alone makes it quintessential.
I had a long phase with Genesis as a kid when I was obsessed with Sonic games, and then gave the SNES more attention near the end of the gen when I discovered my first RPG (Super Mario RPG) and Yoshi's Island. These systems are essentially timeless as the zenith of 2D gaming and their libraries seem endless, the SNES stronger in RPGs and conservative classics and Genesis stronger in games that have a helicopter on the box.
Dreamcast brought insane graphics power and a modem with loads of amazing games and arcade ports. I will never forget PSO on this system.
After that gen I began drifting away from new consoles. I brought a PS3 for a few games and as a blu-ray player. I moved towards FPS and RTS games on PC and still had my Nintendo and Sega stuff for a different experience. I've owned many PS and Xbox systems but was never very excited about them nor amassed too many games for them.
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Moogle11
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Hard to put in a set order as I'm not a big list guy. So I'll just offer some thoughts on each generation I've been gaming.
-NES. All we had that generation, and got it later on. We had an Atari 5200 prior to that, but I was young and the buttons always broke on the joysticks so we could only play things like Frogger that didn't need the fire button. So NES was what really got me into gaming. Also had a Gameboy and enjoyed a lot of game on that.
-SNES. Also all we had, but we got it earlier on in the generation that time. That was the console that really cemented gaming as a main hobby of mine as it hit during middle school and first year or two of high school for me when gaming was blowing up.
-N64. First console I bought with my own money at 17 when it came out. Got played a ton those last couple years of high school and then MK64 and Goldeneye in the dorms in college freshman year. Got a PS1 later on after being blown away by Resident Evil and Final Fantasy 7 and my tastes started shifting to story-driven games. The two consoles probably ended up pretty equal in play time.
-GC/PS2/Xbox-weird generation for me as it coincided with last couple of years of college and first few years of grad school. I was pretty busy and gamed less, built a backlog due to having some more money than in my younger days, but played less. Got the GC first as I was still a big Nintendo fan, probably played PS2 the most and Xbox definitely the least as I just got it late and mostly for KOTOR. Also had a GBA and played a lot of 2D games on that.
-Wii/360/PS3. Got the Wii first, largely because the 360 and especially PS3 were too expensive for my grad student budget at the time. I soured on waggle and the SD graphics once I got an HDTV. 360 ended up my main by far. Got a PS3 late gen after my Live account got stolen and migrated to Russia and took like 3 months to resolve (wanted to catch up on Sony exclusives anyway). Also had a DS that got a ton of play time.
-Wii U? Don't know what generation to put this, but enjoyed the console for the most part. Nice having Nintendo games in HD finally. Also had a vita and 3DS that got a lot of playtime on the handheld side of things
-PS4/Switch/Xbox 1(PC)- Switched to PS4 as my main after that disaster of an Xbox 1 launch with forced Kinect etc. Haven't regretted it at all as it's ended up as one of my favorite platforms in terms of exclusives. I love cinematic, narrative-driven games and Sony's first party studies have just become the premier place (along with Rockstar, CDPR and a few others) for that type of gaming. I also love the Switch library and hybrid functionality. Xbox 1 I had briefly before Play Anywhere started, after that I sold it and just get the few games MS has put out that interest me this generation on PC. Gamepass is a great service, just too few exclusives were to my taste this generation. Maybe that will change next gen with all their acquisitions.
-NES. All we had that generation, and got it later on. We had an Atari 5200 prior to that, but I was young and the buttons always broke on the joysticks so we could only play things like Frogger that didn't need the fire button. So NES was what really got me into gaming. Also had a Gameboy and enjoyed a lot of game on that.
-SNES. Also all we had, but we got it earlier on in the generation that time. That was the console that really cemented gaming as a main hobby of mine as it hit during middle school and first year or two of high school for me when gaming was blowing up.
-N64. First console I bought with my own money at 17 when it came out. Got played a ton those last couple years of high school and then MK64 and Goldeneye in the dorms in college freshman year. Got a PS1 later on after being blown away by Resident Evil and Final Fantasy 7 and my tastes started shifting to story-driven games. The two consoles probably ended up pretty equal in play time.
-GC/PS2/Xbox-weird generation for me as it coincided with last couple of years of college and first few years of grad school. I was pretty busy and gamed less, built a backlog due to having some more money than in my younger days, but played less. Got the GC first as I was still a big Nintendo fan, probably played PS2 the most and Xbox definitely the least as I just got it late and mostly for KOTOR. Also had a GBA and played a lot of 2D games on that.
-Wii/360/PS3. Got the Wii first, largely because the 360 and especially PS3 were too expensive for my grad student budget at the time. I soured on waggle and the SD graphics once I got an HDTV. 360 ended up my main by far. Got a PS3 late gen after my Live account got stolen and migrated to Russia and took like 3 months to resolve (wanted to catch up on Sony exclusives anyway). Also had a DS that got a ton of play time.
-Wii U? Don't know what generation to put this, but enjoyed the console for the most part. Nice having Nintendo games in HD finally. Also had a vita and 3DS that got a lot of playtime on the handheld side of things
-PS4/Switch/Xbox 1(PC)- Switched to PS4 as my main after that disaster of an Xbox 1 launch with forced Kinect etc. Haven't regretted it at all as it's ended up as one of my favorite platforms in terms of exclusives. I love cinematic, narrative-driven games and Sony's first party studies have just become the premier place (along with Rockstar, CDPR and a few others) for that type of gaming. I also love the Switch library and hybrid functionality. Xbox 1 I had briefly before Play Anywhere started, after that I sold it and just get the few games MS has put out that interest me this generation on PC. Gamepass is a great service, just too few exclusives were to my taste this generation. Maybe that will change next gen with all their acquisitions.
Codes 208
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1. Xbox 360 (frankly what i would consider the epitome of last gen. Despite the teetering of exlusives towards the last half, plenty of my favorite games came from this system and my all time favorite game, halo 3, along with a superb online solidifies this as my number one system.)
2. Nintendo 64 (so many amazing memories from games like smash, zelda, mario 64/kart/party, Banjo kazooie, golden eye, etc.)
3. Gamecube (in hindsight, it had a solid library, some of my favorite nintendo games and easily one of my favorite controllers.)
4. The Game Boy line (while the nintendo ds saw the most from me as a single generation of handhelds, the entire gb line from gameboy pocket to color to advance defined my childhood.)
5. PS2 (absolutely super huge library, decent controller, BC with ps1, plenty of amazing memories.)
and then the following five is in no particular order:
-SNES
-PS4
-Nintendo Switch
-NDS/3DS
-xbox
2. Nintendo 64 (so many amazing memories from games like smash, zelda, mario 64/kart/party, Banjo kazooie, golden eye, etc.)
3. Gamecube (in hindsight, it had a solid library, some of my favorite nintendo games and easily one of my favorite controllers.)
4. The Game Boy line (while the nintendo ds saw the most from me as a single generation of handhelds, the entire gb line from gameboy pocket to color to advance defined my childhood.)
5. PS2 (absolutely super huge library, decent controller, BC with ps1, plenty of amazing memories.)
and then the following five is in no particular order:
-SNES
-PS4
-Nintendo Switch
-NDS/3DS
-xbox
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Manji Uzuki
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In no particular order my top 10 would be:
- PSX: Incredible variety of games and lot of JRPG masterpieces in this system including some of my favourite games of all time like FFVII, FF Tactics and Xenogears
- PS2: Massive library and lots of good games in many many genres.
- PS4: Very nice catalogue with lots of great japanese titles. For me it was a great comeback after a not so. great PS3. Bloodborne alone can make it one of my favourite consoles
- Dreamcast: This console was arcade games paradise. First time I felt we were getting actually good ports of arcade fighting games.
- MegaDrive: My favourite childhood console. Lot of nice memories with this one. Classic Sonic games were unique
- Switch: Really like this system capabilities. It's just so convenient to use.
- GameCube: Great games like Killer 7 and Resident Evil 4 had their best versions here. Technically it was a beast. Also very good Nintendo exclusives as usual. Zelda Twilight Princess was awesome.
- Xbox 360: Amazing system despite the hardware issues. First time I had a good online experience. It was abandoned too early but the first years were incredible.
- Mega CD: Sonic CD the best in the saga IMO. This system has lot of hidden gems.
- Nintendo 64: Super Mario 64 and Zelda Majora's Mask are easily two of my favourite games ever. Have plenty of nice memories playing games like Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye or F-Zero with friends
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etp_1
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SNES > N64 >Gamecube/NES >>> PS 1/PS 2 > PS 3
Growing up in the NES - SNES Era my favourite is obvious. Later i more or less switched to the PS Eco because of Final Fantasy and stayed for the Gran Turismo series. But afterall Nintendo and the SNES in particular is still king for me.
Growing up in the NES - SNES Era my favourite is obvious. Later i more or less switched to the PS Eco because of Final Fantasy and stayed for the Gran Turismo series. But afterall Nintendo and the SNES in particular is still king for me.
Tiamat2san
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1. SNES
2. saturn
3. Dreamcast
4. Xbox 360
5. Neo geo
6. PS1
7.PS2
8. Xbox
9. PC engine
10. Xbox one X
11. PS4 pro
12. GameCube
13. Megadrive
14. Nes
15. PS3
I played on a lot more consoles (PcFX, 3DO , Nintendo 64 etc...) but I don't miss them.
2. saturn
3. Dreamcast
4. Xbox 360
5. Neo geo
6. PS1
7.PS2
8. Xbox
9. PC engine
10. Xbox one X
11. PS4 pro
12. GameCube
13. Megadrive
14. Nes
15. PS3
I played on a lot more consoles (PcFX, 3DO , Nintendo 64 etc...) but I don't miss them.
Patrick S.
Banned
PS1
PS2
Xbox 360
Dreamcast
PS2
Xbox 360
Dreamcast
Comfortgel
Member
My step-brother got a Colecovision back when all I had was an Atari 2600, and I can say I was a little bit legit jelly.
Microsurgeon by Imagic! They had the coolest looking cartridges growing up, all silver-y and whatnot.
PCE is similar, but it's just so JAPAN. The late 80's/early 90's was my gaming peak, and there was just something so magical about all this cool new STUFF from Japan - anime, videogames, music...it was all so different and exciting. The whole era was just lightning in a bottle, and for me, the PCE just completely encapsulates it. So glad I got my mini from Japan this week and I can give the old girl a well-deserved rest.
alabtrosMyster
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I think that the Sega consoles are the top ones for me, my list is a reflection on what I am the most likely to play.
Sega Genesis
TurboGrafx-16
Sony PlayStation
Sega Dreamcast or Nintendo Gamecube.
Super Nintendo
Sega Saturn
Sega Master System (it's mostly for Phantasy Star)
Nintendo Entertainment System (it's on the list for nostalgia)
However, the PS4 is still giving me a great time, the PS3/2 were pretty good as well...
OG Xbox + Game Cube
The rest of the consoles don't deserve my time at all.
Not sure of the order, it would probably change every time I list those machines
I don't like handhelds, but I think that if I had to have one it would be the PSP--or the Switch.
Sega Genesis
TurboGrafx-16
Sony PlayStation
Sega Dreamcast or Nintendo Gamecube.
Super Nintendo
Sega Saturn
Sega Master System (it's mostly for Phantasy Star)
Nintendo Entertainment System (it's on the list for nostalgia)
However, the PS4 is still giving me a great time, the PS3/2 were pretty good as well...
OG Xbox + Game Cube
The rest of the consoles don't deserve my time at all.
Not sure of the order, it would probably change every time I list those machines
I don't like handhelds, but I think that if I had to have one it would be the PSP--or the Switch.
Amory
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3. 360
2. NES
1. PS2
It's gonna be hard for any console to beat PS2 for me going forward. PS2 was the console when I was in 8th grade and high school, which is the perfect time of life for gaming.
GTA 3 / Vice City / San Andreas, Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear 2/3, THPS 3/4, Tony Hawk Underground...too many more to list. Amazing system. And it even had a DVD player which was new tech at the time.
2. NES
1. PS2
It's gonna be hard for any console to beat PS2 for me going forward. PS2 was the console when I was in 8th grade and high school, which is the perfect time of life for gaming.
GTA 3 / Vice City / San Andreas, Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear 2/3, THPS 3/4, Tony Hawk Underground...too many more to list. Amazing system. And it even had a DVD player which was new tech at the time.
Connificent
Al Pachinko, Konami President
1.GameCube
2.N64
3.NES
4.Xbox 360
5.PS3
6.Xbox One
7.PS4
8.Wii U
9.Switch
10.Xbox
11.PS2
12.GBC
13.GBA
14.DS
15.PSP
16.Vita
17.3DS
18.Wii
19.Atari 2600
Didnt own a SNES or PS1 back in the day. And fuck Sega lol.
2.N64
3.NES
4.Xbox 360
5.PS3
6.Xbox One
7.PS4
8.Wii U
9.Switch
10.Xbox
11.PS2
12.GBC
13.GBA
14.DS
15.PSP
16.Vita
17.3DS
18.Wii
19.Atari 2600
Didnt own a SNES or PS1 back in the day. And fuck Sega lol.
GametimeUK
Member
1. PS3
2. GameCube
3. PS2
4. 360
5. SNES
It's actually insane how much I love my PS3.
2. GameCube
3. PS2
4. 360
5. SNES
It's actually insane how much I love my PS3.
kyliethicc
Member
PS4, PS3, PS2, GameCube, GameBoy.
Hudo
Member
Going by the most important metric, the games available I like:
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sony Playstation
Nintendo DS
Sega Saturn
Sony Playstation 2
Going by hardware implementation (robust implementation of features is more important than being cutting edge, imho):
Sega Mega Drive
Gameboy Color
Sega Dreamcast
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo DS
Going by build quality and user experience would be something I'd need to think about more.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sony Playstation
Nintendo DS
Sega Saturn
Sony Playstation 2
Going by hardware implementation (robust implementation of features is more important than being cutting edge, imho):
Sega Mega Drive
Gameboy Color
Sega Dreamcast
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo DS
Going by build quality and user experience would be something I'd need to think about more.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
1 SNES
2 SMS
3 GBC
4 N64
5 NDS
6 Wii
7 PS1
8 PSP
2 SMS
3 GBC
4 N64
5 NDS
6 Wii
7 PS1
8 PSP
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Sega Mega Drive
PS1
PS2
Xbox 360
I've owned a PS3, PS4 and Xbox One X but they didn't stand out to me either because I was on the competition ie the Xbox 360 or later because I got into PC gaming then afterwards I was growing out of gaming at the time and barely used them. Now I've got a PS5 and I'm getting back into this hobby checking out games I missed in the ps collection.
PS1
PS2
Xbox 360
I've owned a PS3, PS4 and Xbox One X but they didn't stand out to me either because I was on the competition ie the Xbox 360 or later because I got into PC gaming then afterwards I was growing out of gaming at the time and barely used them. Now I've got a PS5 and I'm getting back into this hobby checking out games I missed in the ps collection.