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Best Console Ever?

NES 34 4.41%
 
SNES 134 17.38%
 
N64 80 10.38%
 
GC 52 6.74%
 
Wii 45 5.84%
 
PS1 63 8.17%
 
PS2 259 33.59%
 
PS3/360 72 9.34%
 
Xbox 17 2.20%
 
Genesis 15 1.95%
 
Total:771
chocoloco on 24 May 2015
RubberWhistleHistle said:
chocoloco said:


i really dont see what those lists have to do with what i said.

if youre trying to show that ps3 and 360 have completely different libraries, then your argument still fails, because the simple fact is that a lot of those games on that list are irrelevant to whether or not somebody is going to place one of those consoles in their top five. nobody is looking at xbl arcade games, ddr games, or whatever sports games ended up being exclusive. 

Thanks for speaking for everyone.  You clearly do not know what a lot of games are on the list. 



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RubberWhistleHistle on 24 May 2015
chocoloco said:
RubberWhistleHistle said:


i really dont see what those lists have to do with what i said.

if youre trying to show that ps3 and 360 have completely different libraries, then your argument still fails, because the simple fact is that a lot of those games on that list are irrelevant to whether or not somebody is going to place one of those consoles in their top five. nobody is looking at xbl arcade games, ddr games, or whatever sports games ended up being exclusive. 

Thanks for speaking for everyone.  You clearly do not know what a lot of games are on the list. 

is anybody citing chromohounds as to why 360 is in their top 5?



Angelv577 on 24 May 2015
RubberWhistleHistle said:
Angelv577 said:

I judged Wii based on how much third party it has because in my case, I'm a multiplatform gamer.  I ended up last gen with 75%-80% on multiplatform games.  Heck my reason to buy a console is for multiplatform games so any console that have third parties support are going to be a better console in my view.  Now if you combine a good third party support with good first party games, you have the recipe for one of the best library, in other words, there is a high chance you will find something new to play because if the first party offering failed, just moved your view to a third party game and vice versa.  When you don't have good third party support, you are limited to first party, add to that that if you don't like every first party offered, there is a chance you will find yourself replaying older games because you don't have something to play yet based on your preferences.

This is obviously my personal feeling and my personal experience only and how I felt during the 7th gen era.

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if you have other consoles, then what good is it if the wii has the same games that your other systems do? i still dont get it.

if during the sixth gen i had all three systems, why would i care if my gamecube had call of duty or medal of honor if i liked playing those games on my xbox? it doesnt make any difference.

I only used one console most of the gen.  I started with 360 because it was cheaper than ps3 and had multiplatform games.  4 months later it died on me.  Dissapointed  and mad with MS, moved to ps3 and stayed there most of the gen even when I got a 360 later on.  Also got a wii late in the gen very cheap ($50).  point is I stick with a console most of the gen unless something drastic happen. when choosing that console, multiplatform games are my top priorities.  I played the other consoles in friends house but that's it.



BHR-3 on 24 May 2015

my top 5 in no order

nes
snes
ps1
ps2
xbox360



                                                             

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sales2099 on 25 May 2015
Angelv577 said:
sales2099 said:

7th gen, either PS3/360.

Not only for the modern games, but XBLA gave me many classics from my childhood that bridged generations (Doom 1/2, Duke Nukem, Gunstar heroes, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie 1/2), etc. No console has ever given me so much classics alongside modern hits.

And those who say PS2, plenty of its greatest hits were ported over to PS3/360 as well. The 7th gen really had all gens rolled into one like no other before it.

You should treat each gen for what it was.  Based on that logic, 7th gen won't be that special if we consider that every major game are being remastered for current gen.  Halo master chief collection, gear of war, god of war, possible uncharted collection, TLOU, you get my point.

I am treating the gens for what they were. By my logic, sure the 8th gen could have more classics and remasters, but tis ongoing and thus doesn't apply here.

The 7th gen gave me the most modern games at the time coupled with the most classics from all gens previous. Best variety of any generation that came before it, because it is the first generation that went digital.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

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Angelv577 on 25 May 2015
sales2099 said:
Angelv577 said:
sales2099 said:

7th gen, either PS3/360.

Not only for the modern games, but XBLA gave me many classics from my childhood that bridged generations (Doom 1/2, Duke Nukem, Gunstar heroes, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie 1/2), etc. No console has ever given me so much classics alongside modern hits.

And those who say PS2, plenty of its greatest hits were ported over to PS3/360 as well. The 7th gen really had all gens rolled into one like no other before it.

You should treat each gen for what it was.  Based on that logic, 7th gen won't be that special if we consider that every major game are being remastered for current gen.  Halo master chief collection, gear of war, god of war, possible uncharted collection, TLOU, you get my point.

I am treating the gens for what they were. By my logic, sure the 8th gen could have more classics and remasters, but tis ongoing and thus doesn't apply here.

The 7th gen gave me the most modern games at the time coupled with the most classics from all gens previous. Best variety of any generation that came before it, because it is the first generation that went digital.


I tought you meant only port, didnt get the all gen rolled into one part.  My bad.



Landale_Star on 25 May 2015

I always find it hard organising things I like into an order, so in no partiular order here are my 5 favourite systems. Probably.

1. SNES - The king of 2D, just such a fantastic console with some of the best games in several prominent franchises.

2. PS2 - Great on its own, but it can play all PS1 games to save a space on here for a different machine.

3. Sega Saturn - Honestly some of my favourite games of all time, I am tempted to call this one my favorite.

4. N64 - Mario 64, Goldeneye, Zelda, Rareware, the quality is more important than quantity.

5. Megadrive - An excellent console and the game library is a superb companion to the SNES since they excell in different genres.

 

An honerable mention goes to the PS3/360 and the NES, Gamecube was pretty nice too.



WoodenPints on 25 May 2015

1 Megadrive
2 360
3 PS2
4 Sega Saturn
5 Gamecube

Fairly variabe list but was hard to choose but megadrive have so many great memories from em.



Azuren on 25 May 2015

1. PS2
2. SNES
3. PS1
4. NES
5. N64



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bouzane on 25 May 2015
Shadow1980 said:
bouzane said:

I'm 30 and I'd take the PS2 over the SNES and Genesis combined. I can not even fathom how any other system can objectively be placed higher and I grew up on the Atari 2600 and NES. No nostalgia whatsoever, it's purely the quality of the PS2's library.

I'd take an SNES any day of the week over the PS2. It has so many good games, including many of my all-time favorites. It had, in chronological order:

Super Mario World
F-Zero
Gradius III
Pilotwings
Sim City
Final Fight
Super R-Type
UN Squadron
Actraiser
Final Fantasy IV
Super Ghouls & Ghosts
Super Castlevania IV
Super Adventure Island
Contra III
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Star Wars
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Street Fighter II
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time
Super Mario Kart
Star Fox
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Super Mario All-Stars
Mega Man X
Super Metroid
R-Type III
Mortal Kombat II
Super Punch-Out!!
Final Fantasy VI
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man X2
Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
Killer Instinct
Mega Man 7
Mortal Kombat 3
DKC2
Mega Man X3
Super Mario RPG
DKC3

And those are just games I actually got to play. Meanwhile, as I said before, I had a hard really getting into most of those older 3D games. I had fewer N64 games than I did SNES games, I had only a few PS1 games, and I had very few sixth-gen games overall.


I'm already well aware of the SNES's library of games (hence why I listed it as my #2 console of all time) and I stand by my statement. I can not understand how anybody can dismiss the PS2 like you did. I enjoyed my PS2 above every other because of the quality of its library, not because I'm some child who never experienced what proceeded it. What PS2 games have you actually played?