Does anyone buy games or consoles based on sales??

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akuma587 said:

Did you live in a bizarro universe where the Saturn actually got more good games than the Playstation? Seriously, that generation I owned an N64, and I sincerely regretted not having a Playstation. I liked the N64 and all, it just wasn't diverse enough for me (lack of third party support...). Going with the PS2 if only for the backward compatibility was the best gaming decision I ever made.

Heh, you know actually most of the games I wanted were better on the Saturn. 

I was a huge arcade buff, and I remember when Marvel Vs. Street Fighter and Marvel Superheros Vs. Capcom came around on the consoles: The Playstation couldn't hold a candle to them, and had to butcher the entire mechanics of the game for lack of power. There was no tag options for those games! Just assistants!

That would be like playing Tekken Tag, with no tag partner!

The Saturn ran them smoothly and created full arcade ports. Also games like Castlevania Symphony of the Night, still to this very day (including the new Live and PSN releases), had bonus content not available on the Playstation.

It also proves rather interesting when you look at lists such as EGM's top 100 games of all time, as Saturn has lots of games.

Most people, wouldn't have been happy with the likes of the decision I wish I had made. But for myself, Saturn catered to certain tastes that fit my own.