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Which?

Gen 3 2 3.08%
 
Gen 4 0 0%
 
Gen 5 5 7.69%
 
Gen 6 34 52.31%
 
Gen 7 14 21.54%
 
Gen 8 10 15.38%
 
Total:65

Gen 6.



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ktay95 said:

This!

Gen 6 > Gen 8 > Gen 7.

However I have to agree with the OP that there are a lot of good games to play on Gen 8.  Just about any game rated 80+ on Gen 8 is a treat to play.



My 8th gen collection

Gen 6 without a doubt.
Ps2 2001*

Onimusha
Atv: off-road fury
The bouncer
Zone of the enders (with mgs2 demo)
Klonoa 2
Cool boarders 2001
Gran turismo 3: A spec
Silent hill 2
Devil may cry
Grand theft auto 3
Jak and daxter
Metal gear solid 2
Final fantasy 10
Tony hawk PS 3
Ssx tricky
Ico

Gamecube 2001*

Luigi's mansion
Star wars rogue squadron 2
Wave race blue storm
Super smash bros. Melee
Super monkey ball.

Xbox 2001*

Halo
Dead or alive 3
Oddworld: munch's oddessy
Project Gotham racing

2001 had it all. PS2 had an incredible first year followed by three!! new platform launches, Gba, Xbox and GameCube, plus amazing games for each. I don't think there will ever be another year as strong as 2001.



ktay95 said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
I will just put this here in case anyone needs help remembering gamez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_console_launch_games

I guess 6th gen cause you had games from GC, Ps2, Xbox and DC and it was quite a lot of games

Yeah Im going to have to agree here. PS2 had an amazing first year, dont even have to check GCN or XBOX

Just look at this

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/10/soapbox_why_are_we_arguing_over_holiday_exclusives_when_ps2s_first_year_offering_will_forever_rule_the_roost

those were the days.  GTA, FF, DMC, MGS, and Silent Hill all exclusive.  No wonder PS2 dominated.  Hated ICO though




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AeroWings
Blue Stinger
The House of the Dead 2
Hydro Thunder
Monaco Grand Prix
Mortal Kombat Gold
Power Stone
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Sonic Adventure
Soulcalibur
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Sega Bass Fishing
Speed Devils
Virtua Fighter 3tb
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Psychic Force 2012
Sega Rally Championship 2
NBA 2K
WWF Attitude
Shadow Man
Test Drive 6
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Worms Armageddon
Re-Volt
Virtua Tennis
Crazy Taxi
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
NHL 2K
ChuChu Rocket!
Dead or Alive 2
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Virtua Striker 2
MDK2
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
Star Wars Episode I Racer
F1 World Grand Prix
Grand Theft Auto 2
4 Wheel Thunder
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
Space Channel 5
Nightmare Creatures II
Street Fighter III: Double Impact
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Wacky Races
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Silver
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Test Drive V-Rally
Hidden & Dangerous
Fur Fighters
Giga Wing
Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
WWF Royal Rumble
Seaman
Power Stone 2
Sega GT
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sydney 2000
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
San Francisco Rush 2049
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

the Dreamcast year one beats everthing.. so that gen



 

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ktay95 said:

Yeah Im going to have to agree here. PS2 had an amazing first year, dont even have to check GCN or XBOX

Just look at this

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/10/soapbox_why_are_we_arguing_over_holiday_exclusives_when_ps2s_first_year_offering_will_forever_rule_the_roost


That is a sick un rivaled line up but i personally didn't get all those games or even knew they existed at the time. For example MGS2 wass my first ever MG but I played it first in like 2004. GTA 3 I never owned and I didn't play Scary games. 

For me in terms of the games I got the first year it's the PS4. Now that I have GTA 5 and Far Cry 4 in my collection I've a ridiculous number of PS4 games already. The fact some of them are multiplatform is irrelivant. 




Xbox, PS2, Gamecube Wii, Dreamcast all had great first years.

I guess thats gen 6.

Definitely the 6th generation. PS2 had Devil May Cry, Gamecube had Resident Evil, & Xbox had Halo.




Ok, so maybe I'm a fan of Capcom.



the_dengle said:
But the first year of this gen was Nov 2012 - Nov 2013.

I was thinking more about the first year of each console in each gen. So gen 6 would be the first year of DC, PS2, GC and Xbox separetely, etc.

BTW, sorry about my disappearance from the thread, was woking till now.



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ktay95 said:

Yeah Im going to have to agree here. PS2 had an amazing first year, dont even have to check GCN or XBOX

Just look at this

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/10/soapbox_why_are_we_arguing_over_holiday_exclusives_when_ps2s_first_year_offering_will_forever_rule_the_roost

Well, this is only valid if you don't count the Japanese launch and even in the West it's more like the first full calendar year (Jan-Dec). But I'll take it.

I agree that was a very good start. I really enjoyed FFX, GTA3, MGS2, SH2 and DMC.



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