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JackHandy said:

If I had to pick one console now, which would it be? And surprisingly, I just pick the N64. Yes, we're talking maybe twenty games vs fifty. Yes, they're mostly Nintendo and Rare titles, which means they are going to feel a bit samey. But damnit... the experience somehow feels more modern and fully realized to me. For instance, when I play Diddy Kong Racing, I don't feel like I'm playing a rough draft of Mario Kart 8. I feel like I'm playing modern game with older graphics. The controls are spot on, there's no load times, the design is all there. It's truly astounding how complete those games where.

Anyway, I'd like to know what you guys think. If you could only take one console to an island in 2025 for one year, which console would you choose and why? I'm interested in seeing what the community has to say about this.

Maybe like 20 games for the N64 (of which maybe only 1-2 would be replay worthy imo)
Meanwhile I think you could easily do like a top100 or 150 for the PS1.

Yes, the library had easily like 10 times the amount of "good" games the n64 had.
(if I where to say it in terms of games I would replay today (from both systems)... PS1 beats the N64 by more than a factory of 10)

The library and quality of games, is ultimately why we choose systems.
Not for 4 player co-op (something I never do today anyways (or value))

Im big on story telling, and rpgs..... and the PS1 just spanks the N64.


A year stuck on a island, only gaming?
Easiest win of all time.... the PS1 without a doubt.
N64 doesn't enough nearly enough "good" games to last that long.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 04 January 2025