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[dunno001]

onikenshi said:

dunno001 said:

onikenshi said:
Neo Geo's failure was due to the super high price point at the time. Didn't it cost about as much as the PS3 did at launch?

Try again. If the only options were Neo-Geo and PS3, the launch PS3 would seem like a bargain in comparison. There were 2 versions of Neo-Geo (silver and gold, unfortunately, I do not know the difference between them), with retail prices of $600 (silver) to $800 (gold). (These prices did not last long, and were lowered to match what Wikipedia says, of $400/$650.) Add to this the price of the Neo-Geo games (which are the largest cartridges for a gaming console ever) running in the realm of $200 (!) each. Compare this to the other systems out at this time- SNES was $200, Genesis was $180, and TG16 with the CD ran $300-400, and games for each averaged $50-60. Not to mention that finding Neo Geo games and systems was another trick in and of itself...

Anyway, for the actual topic. Easily the SNES, as it was the best system ever. It's finally got a challenger (DS) in my eyes, but I have many a fond memory on that system.

YOU just agreed with me so....TRY AGAIN. Look at the price point for that point in time with what is offered. And the price point was fairly close to PS3 launch which I was close, and the expensive cartridges didn't help. Someone else noted that for what it was, Neo Geo was actually successful given it's length and its support (15 yrs) despite the massive piracy. As for SNES being the best system ever......Wii, DS, and PS2 say hello.

Well, I'll give you something to read when you get back from being banned.

First, when did I say I disagree or that you were wrong? I didn't. The "try again" was in reference to the price. I then further extrapolated on the price, mentioning how it really did cost a lot more than the PS3 does today. As for piracy itself, it was an issue, yes, but the worst part of it was on the MVS (arcade) side, not the AES (consumer) side. Before anyone tries to say anything, yes, I do know that they're interchangable. AES carts were the ones with the packaging, labels, etc, and are also the ones typically more sought by collectors today due to their higher scarcity.

Lastly, we disagree on best systems. You'll note that I did acknowledge the DS prior, which, given that the system is not dead yet, is quite an accomplishment in my eyes; when all is said and done, it probably will pass the SNES. I won't make that final call for myself until it's on life support. For the PS2, it's late enough for me to judge, and while it also has some quality games, the sheer volume of top-tier games and those quirky different games is less on the PS2. As for the Wii, again, it's not dead, and again, it has some good games, but again, not in the quantities of the SNES, and even then, some of the good games are throwbacks to older eras anyway. (Most notable: FF4 After Years.) But that's something we'll just have to disagree on.