Make your console tier list

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I only included systems which I've played to some degree.  For systems on the same tier, the system on the left is slightly better.  I'd probably put Atari 2600 on C tier, but I didn't see it listed.

S Rank - NES was the greatest system ever made.  The best time to be a gamer was when the NES was a current system.  Game developers were really trying to push the envelope of gaming in the NES days.  Every system since has been very conservative by comparison, simply trying to improve what came before instead of making something revolutionary.  (I suppose the Wii was also revolutionary, but third parties didn't join the revolution.)  While every system has plenty of duds, the gems on the NES shine brighter than the gems on other systems.  Developers in those days realized that the gaming business was a fragile thing, so a lot more developers were trying to make great games.  The graphics were terrible, which meant the gameplay had to be good.  In those days gamers were worshipped and third parties were kept under control.  (Today third parties are worshiped and they try to control gamers as much as possible.)  No business guy in this era was arguing for making the same game 50 times in a row.  Even the average games were somewhat fun, because they were often innovative.  An innovative average quality game is more fun than a slightly above average game that retreads old ground.  Also the games were challenging.  It was everything I wanted in gaming, and I hope we get a system like this again someday.

A Rank - Switch and PS2.  Both great systems.  Both have me buying tons of games.  Both are dominant in the sales charts which is why they get so many games.  Switch still has a chance to move up to S tier depending on how the next few years go.

B Rank - PS3, Wii, PS1.  These are all very solid systems.  I have very fond memories of all three.  I don't own as many PS1 games as I do Wii or PS3, but the PS1 has some of my absolute favorite games of all time.

C Rank - SNES and Genesis.  Both systems have a good share of quality games.  SNES is probably just a bit better, but both are solid, fun systems.

D Rank - These systems are all disappointing.  Wii U and PS4 were both disappointing for me.  There are some fun games on both systems, but not a lot of them.  Gamecube...I did have some fun here, but I could have totally skipped this system and been ok.  The presence of Wind Waker almost makes this an F tier console.  That may have been the worst experience I've ever had playing a game.

F Rank - Dreamcast.  I bought 2 different used Dreamcasts.  Both broke down shortly after I bought them.  One of them also scratched the disks I put in it and most Dreamcast games are not cheap.  Yay!