1. PS2: Hello, welcome to variety heaven! that is, any heaven you want to, it's got enough of every genre. Seriously, this console won't ever be beaten in games. Great controller, reliable (mine runs for 5 years now, no DRE's, not even once), quiet, easy to develop for, sweet looking... and who could forget, awesome BC.
2. PS1: Umm.. well... that's pretty much the same thing as the PS2. Can't say much more.
3. SNES: Never had the console itself, but emulated a lot. The Queen of Nintendo consoles. Fantastic Nintendo first party titles, big, big Squearesoft support, some of the best Konami and Capcom titles reliable, powerful, lots of variety... it's like a younger PS2, minus the Nintendo titles.
4. DS: Where do I start? ergonomic, light, reliable, sturdy.. abundant in games, has GBA backwards compatability, easy to use, sleek looking, long battery life... what's missing? oh, nothing is! the perfect handheld.
5. Gamecube: Small but amazingly powerful. Extremely good library nearly devoid of shovelware. Great controller, great multiplayer, the best Mario Kart, good homebrew (that's what I heard), SMBM, Tales of Symphonia, Metroid Prime... the 2nd best Nintendo home console.
