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Top 10 - Favourite Gaming Systems
Retro Deckades:
Hey all,
Like most of the members on this site, I'm interested in knowing what others think. I created this thread with the hopes of sparking some fun, interesting, and insightful discussion.
A few simple rules:
1. This list can include home consoles or handhelds.
2. In serious lists, try to only include systems that you have played.
3. If you have less than 10 consoles to list, list the ones that you can. If you have more than 10, list some honourable mentions!
4. The consoles do not have to be ranked (#1 being the best. #10 being the worst). However, this usually makes it more interesting (and requires more critical thinking)! If you are not ranking your list, indicate this by simply adding, "In no particular order".
5. Comment on others' posts! (But don't be an ass).
As the title says, this Top 10 is all about your favourite consoles and handhelds. This is not a debate about the best consoles and handhelds, just your preferences.
Kriegspire:
#1 - Gamecube
#2 - SNES
#3 - GBA
#4 - DS
#5 - 3DS
#6 - Wii
#7 - N64
#8 - Xbox
#9 - GB/GBC
I'm from the SNES Generation (currently 24 years old)
Aton7:
#1 GameCube
#2 Xbox 360
#3 DS
#4 N64
#5 Gameboy Advance
#6 Original Xbox
#7 PS2
#8 SNES
I am only gonna put eight because I haven't played enough games on other consoles to properly judge them. You could probably guess from my list that I'm 15 years old, I grew up with the oXbox, GameCube, and Gameboy Advance.
Megatron:
Runner up: Sega Saturn
I like this system a lot, but unfortunately its lack of great games keeps it from the list
10: N64
This system made the list for 5 reasons: Goldeneye, Star Fox 64, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask and WWF Wrestlemania 2000. While the system had some other good games I think a lot of them are over rated, but any of these five were enough to make me get the system.
9: Nintendo DS/GBA
Game boy advance was going to go in this spot, but honestly since the DS can play GBA games (as well as GB and GBC) I opted for the system that can do it all. But make no mistake, in terms of games, I think the GBA is miles ahead of the DS
8: Dreamcast
A truly underrated system. This console was way ahead of its time, and I remember picking mine up on 9/9/99 and being completely blown away. I still play IllBleed, Carrier and Skies of Arcadia to this day
7: Playstation 2
In its heyday, this was my favorite system. but over the years I've cooled a lot and realized that while for its time it was a masterpiece, a lot of the games weren't as wonderful as they first appeared. Still, with some truly epic games, this system will go down as one of the best.
6: Gamecube
This just barely beat the PS2, but with the Resident Evil Remake, Eternal Darkness, and Twilight Princess I would gladly go back to this system any day of the week.
5: Genesis
It was hard for me to put this at number 5, but it's arch rival is just a microstep above it. That said, Genesis will always be a nostalgic getaway for me. It was my second system as a kid and I don't even remember how many days/nights were lost playing it. And I still prefer some of the Genesis versions of multiplats over the SNES counterpart.
4: SNES
Even though I didn't get this system until the end of its life, this has (arguably) the best library of games ever...IF you like RPGs and Platformers. FF2, FF3, Chrono Trigger, Link to the Past, Mario, DKC, Metroid, Mega Man X...I could go on all day. Square and Nintendo made this system one that is an absolute must have...but it owes pretty much all of its success to...
3: NES
My first system. The PERFECT game library. There was a lot of crap, but a lot of good, and a whole lot of great. How many franchises got their start here? To some of us, we peaked with 3rd generation and it's all been downhill.
2: Playstation One.
This system...changed how I look at life. Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII and Final Doom shaped me into the gamer that I would become to this very day. The graphics have aged terribly, and a lot of the games are "you had to be there in 1997" in terms of quality, but the list of groundbreaking games on this system is legendary. This system is what turned me on to RPGs, horror games and first person shooters.
1: Xbox 360. This was a no brainer for me. I love achievements. Simple as that. And I really enjoy seeing how high I can get my gamerscore. While I understand that I may be looking at this with rose tinted glasses, being able to see a gamerscore is a nice way for me to validate what I do. Also, my favorite game series of all time, Mass Effect, got its start here. While in 10 years I may look back and decide I was nuts, right now the library of games, the graphics, and the gamerscore make this my go to pick up and play system. At least for now.
Arseen:
Only #1 is definite and #2 quite definite, rest are current "mutu" (I feel)
#01 - SNES
#02 - NES
#03 - N64
#04 - Xbox360
#05 - Playstation 2
#06 - Gamecube (especially with the Game Boy Player)
#07 - Dreamcast
#08 - Xbox
#09 - Playstation 1
#10 - Virtual Boy
#11 - Playstation 3
#12 - Mega Drive (+ MCD and 32-X)
#13 - Game Boy Advance
#14 - Game Boy Color
#15 - Game Boy
#16 - Master System
#17 - Game Gear
#18 - Saturn
#19 - Jaguar
#20 - 3DO
#21 - CD32
#22 - Playstation Portable
#23 - DS
#24 - 3DS
#25 - Wii
#26 - WiiU