Seriously, I think it was the NES, at its later stage precisely. If you look at Super Mario Bros. and then Super Mario Bros. 3, it's impressive how they've managed to create so many good looking stages with such a limited color palette.
Random game thought :
Why is Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 getting so much hate? We finally get a real game and they're not even satisfied... I'm starting to hate the gaming community so f****** much...







