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Nintendo 64.

Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Zelda: OoT, Zelda: MM, Conkers, Pokemon Snap, GoldenEye - I can go on. It simply has a superb library of top of the line games. Only console to come close is the SNES, mostly because of it's fantastic JRPGs.

And the best controller of the lot! I could have easily gone with the N64 too but still have far fonder memories of the SNES but all those games you mentioned were great. For me the Wii's main problem in holding my attention is in fact its controller but otherwise with the backlog of games appearing from older systems especially ones that I never owned (Genesis and such) in addition to new titles could have made it a stronger contender. Still a solid #3

If gamecube is the oldest console u played ur young.

if MS had brains they would get Rare to remake it again but put all the multiplayer games back in, or build the game around another story.

for that matter any third party (except activision) should buy this ip from MS.

The Nintendo Gamecube

im 19, i just wasnt much of a gamer when i was young and with good reason. (i was poor =[)

I think a lot of this depends on what age you were at the time. Of course, the correct answer is the SNES. At the time, it had:
-Top notch technology
-Amazing third party support
-Innovations on top of innovations (Mouse support, Super Scope, SFX Chip)
-The absolute best games in every genre (except sports but they did have most of what Sega had)

It was Nintendo console at its best and we've never seen that since. N64 suffered software droughts from day one to the day it died (not to mention the outdated cartridge format that pretty much assured Sony would win the gen). Gamecube suffered from lack of third party support and a kiddie image (as well as atrocious design. A purple cube. Seriously?). Wii lacked the processing power to impress when compared to the competition. With the SNES, Nintendo did everything right and those that owned one at the time knew beyond a doubt that they owned the best system on the market, bar none.

N64 had some classics but there were holes in its library that were never filled. It never got a good fighter like Street Fighter or Tekken. We had to settle for Killer Instinct Gold (which was a choppy, stripped down Killer Instinct 2) and Mortal Kombat 4/Trilogy. We were also given the decent Mace: The Dark Ages and the abysmal War Gods. It never got a great traditional RPG. "The Fun Machine" had the best platformers, pro wrestling, Jet Ski, Star Fox, and FPS's on the market. Everything else was done better on the competition. Even the genres that the N64 did best, the competition did almost as well. I pity the gamer that didn't have access to a PS1 between 1997-2000. Even the Gamecube had better support.

The n64 I guess since Ocarina was on it.