My post from a recent thread of yours:
"Definitely the NES for me. I was an arcade boy ever since I played Pac-Man in 1980 but no home games - console or computer- interested me beyond maybe an afternoon at a friend's house until I saw the NES. The hardware and the controller were just so much better than any console before it, with scrolling backgrounds and fantastic music that allowed game design to evolve to the point that home gaming became solidified as a permanent form of entertainment. Games like Super Mario Bros, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda had never been done before, anywhere; addictive, arcade-type gameplay mixed with deep worlds and level designs that became staples in the industry and later games like Mike Tyson's Punch Out and Super Mario Bros 3 just looked and played good to the point of disbelief at the time. That's before even mentioning all of the 3rd party games that helped to define the system: The Castlevanias, Mega Mans, Ninja Gaidens, sports titles... the list goes on and on. And so many still play beautifully today, with anyone able to pick up and play these classics so easily.
The NES, SNES and Switch are my 3 favorite systems of all time, and I can make a case for any of them to be number one. But the NES changed the industry more than any home console before or since, in my opinion".
