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Which is gen is the oldest you still play on?

I only play current gen 0 0%
 
Last gen 0 0%
 
7th gen 2 9.09%
 
6th gen 3 13.64%
 
5th gen 0 0%
 
4th gen 9 40.91%
 
3rd gen 7 31.82%
 
2nd gen 1 4.55%
 
1st gen 0 0%
 
Total:22
KLXVER 1 day ago

NES and Master System. So 3rd gen.



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curl-6 22 hours ago
firebush03 said:

Does PC count if I'm emulating? I love doing modern QoL enhancements, and will play games as old as on the NES (e.g., Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3, and the Lost Levels).

Sure, that can count. The NES Mario games are bangers; the originals were before my time, I played them on SNES via Mario All Stars.

drbunnig said:

I still play through SNES games every year - it has many all time favourites of mine. It's the console that properly got me into gaming, and one that I have many fond memories of playing. Plus, the games have held up well and are still fun nowadays.

Yeah I'm in the same boat, SNES was my first console so I still revisit it often. IMO still the greatest console of all time.



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OdinHades 15 hours ago

SNES. It never gets old! :)



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HoloDust 12 hours ago

I consider Arcades from Golden age (around '78-'83) to fall into 2nd gen, and given that I play regularly those games, then that would be my answer.



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HoloDust 12 hours ago

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Bofferbrauer2 11 hours ago

I'm currently on an Earthbound and Paper Mario playthrough, plus some DOS games.

Oh, and an enhanced Zelda II The Adventure of Link remake on PC that really shakes up the game and makes it much longer, but as it's not the original game not sure if I can count this one.



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Pajderman 10 hours ago

I play GBA on flights without internet and fairly often GameCube with my siblings during visits.

I play Nes and snes emulated as well. Mostly randomizers and races not possible on original hardware.



The_Liquid_Laser 3 hours ago
HoloDust said:

I consider Arcades from Golden age (around '78-'83) to fall into 2nd gen, and given that I play regularly those games, then that would be my answer.

I voted Gen 3, but I also have a 60-in-1 arcade cabinet that I will sometimes play, so I guess I should have said Generation 2.  So many great games from this era: Donkey Kong, Centipede, Dig Dug, etc....



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CladInShadows 3 hours ago

For consoles, the NES. I generally don't touch anything earlier than that. There was a fundamental shift in console gaming, I think, when the NES arrived.

I also play older PC games, back as far as early 80s. But those don't really fall into generations.