Personally, I didn't like the NES era all that much. It was wall-to-wall platforming, mostly. Yeah, there were some awesome games, but most of them were pretty easy or used cheap tricks to achieve difficulty. Gaming became focused on memorizing patterns. I think I could beat every game I owned with my hands behind my back. I mean that literally, that's how I used to play. I actually liked the Atari style better, where a lot of games focused on reflexes and increasing levels of speed. That's why I loved games like Defenders, Yars Revenge, or Super Breakout. The NES, in all honesty, burnt me out on the platforming genre.
I voted for the PS2 because of variety. That's what I like in gaming. I like all different kinds of games spread out over all different kinds of genres, which is what the PS2 brought in spades. Great RPGs, great Action games, and the crowning jewel for me, Gran Turismo 3.
