The 10 Best Systems (New & Old)

[Muddawg]

I was think what the 10 best Systems were. I can't think of an answer for this question but here are my 10 favorites (no order)

 

Atari VCS

Nes

Super Nes

N 64

Amiga 500

Commodore 64

VIC-20

Atari 7800

Atari 5200

Nintendo GameCube (YAY!)

[Lemmi]

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Originally posted by Muddawg:

Atari 5200

(YAY!)

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Are you serious?

 

Mine are (this was hard to get down to 10)

 

Atari C-380 Video Pinball (pong)

Atari 2600

Atari 7800

Colecovision

NES

Panasonic 3DO

Genesis (Sega CD-32X)

Saturn

Dreamcast

Turbo Grafx - 16

[Rhindle The Red]

No order:

 

Atari 2600

Atari 8-Bit line

Atari Lynx

Nintendo 64

Nintendo GamCube

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Sega CDX

Sega Dreamcast

SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color

Texas Instruments TI-99/4A

 

And a special tip o' the hat and a saaaalute to the greatest name for a system:

 

The Interchangeable Game Child

[+-^CrossBow^-]

No order here either:

 

Atari 2600

Atari 5200 (These rock with good sticks)

Atari 7800

Genesis & 32x

Saturn

SNES

Colecovision

Sega Game Gear

Atari Lynx

Nes

 

I would like to add that as soon as I actually get myself a Jaguar...I am sure it would be in there..

[Lemmi]

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Originally posted by -^Cro§Bow^-:

Atari 5200 (These rock with good sticks)

 

I would like to add that as soon as I actually get myself a Jaguar...I am sure it would be in there..

 

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Speaking of the 5200 and the jaguar has anyone tried to make a cable for the 5200 so you could use a jaguar controller?

 

Sorry a bit off topic but the 5200 controllers just bug me to no end

[Noble Kale]

hmmm.

Atari vcs/2600

Atari Lynx

Sega Mega Drive

Sega Master System

Intellivision

Colecovision

 

NES doesn't come near my top 10, even though I don't have 7,8,9 & 10, simply cause its a bastard to get working. (and yes, I have cleaned the f**king contacts!)

[liveinabin]

Top ten, Okay:-

 

1:Atari VCS (dah!)

2:ZX Spectrum 48k (the world should have known its glory)

3:Gamecube (best controller ever)

4 reamcast (just think what kind of performance they'd be getting out of it now)

5:Saturn (..hyper Burning Rangers WOW..)

6:Playstation 1 (I know its not cool but, well..)(its 'successor' is the worst console I have ever used by the way, borrowed one yesterday - a hateful and cynical marketing device - tried so hard to like it but can't)

7:Gameboy Advance (WITH light attached)

8:Commodore 64 (SID chip)

9:Vectrex (one day....)

10:Sega Master System

[liveinabin]

HAHA. reamcast should have been the logo on the box

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Here goes my list (no order):

 

Atari VCS

NES

PC-Engine

Sega Genesis

SNES

Game Boy Advance

Lynx

Atari XL/XE 8 Bitters

C64

Amiga

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[+RangerG]

Just wondering why only one person mentioned the Intellivision. I thought the Atari 2600, Colecovision, and the Intellivision would automatically be on everyone's list because they are so classic. I don't have an Intellivision and I have thought about getting one. However, I like to collect for systems I want to play. Having second thoughts about wanting to play the INTV!

[+-^CrossBow^-]

RnagerG:

 

I do actually have an Intellivision. However, I very rarely ever play it. I find games for it all the time and they are usually very cheap ($1). But the fact is that I prefer most of the games for the other consoles. I actually prefer Colecovision Burgertime to the Intv version. I prefer 5200 Dreadnaught to Intv version. I guess I just find that while the Intv is a nice thing to have as part of my collection, it basically just sits there and I look at it wondering if I should even hold onto it.

 

Don't get me wrong there are a few really good games for the system like Beauty and the Beast, Demon Attack on the Intv may have no equal etc...

 

For me, it simply seems to be the ugly duckling in my collection that hardly gets any attention paid to it.

[liveinabin]

Theres something missing in Intellivision games, that indefinable spark that Atari stuff has simply isnt there. The hideous control system only helps to further alienate the player. Its a pity, the speech unit is great, and I really want to love it, but its just a bit of an empty experience.

[Lost Monkey]

No Order is real, just implied:

 

1. Atari 2600 VCS

2. TurboDuo

3. Saturn

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Atari 7800

7. Neo Geo Pocket

8. Master System

9. NES

10. SNES

[pitfallaimee]

My personal favorites, in no particular order:

 

Dreamcast

Gamecube

SNES

NES

Atari 2600

Colecovision

N64

SMS

Gameboy

TI-99/4a

 

Not really a game system, but holds a special place: Tandy 1000 HX

[liveinabin]

Hmm, theres a computer I never had- the TI-99/4a (snappy name), heard good things about them - must get one.

 

Oh yeah, Aimee - another game winging its way to you for your favourite console

 

[ 01-25-2002: Message edited by: liveinabin ]

[Lost Monkey]

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Originally posted by liveinabin:

Theres something missing in Intellivision games, that indefinable spark that Atari stuff has simply isnt there. The hideous control system only helps to further alienate the player. Its a pity, the speech unit is great, and I really want to love it, but its just a bit of an empty experience.

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I think the "Spark" lies in the Inty's processor. On a pure visceral level, the output of the VCS to the television screen is more "attractive" than the output of the Intellivision. Why? I don't know..

 

Most Intellivision games REQUIRE a sizeable time investment AND 2 players. Add that to the (seemingly) sluggish gameplay and the oddball controller and the next thing you know you are selling your Intellvision collection....

 

There are a few good one player 'arcade' style games, (Astrosmash comes to mind) but there are many arcade style games (and arcade ports) that 'look' good but don't play so good (Carnival, Pac-Man).

[liveinabin]

I agree. I foolishly thought I could solve the Intys problems, redesigning the controller etc. but the horrible 16-way with keyboard and 3 fire key matrix is an absolute SWINE to transfer into anything else. Dont buy one anybody, just leave it on ebay

You're much better off visiting the Blue Sky rangers site and playing the games on PC - this is one instance where the emulator is WAY better than the original

[Lost Monkey]

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Originally posted by liveinabin:

I foolishly thought I could solve the Intys problems, redesigning the controller etc. but the horrible 16-way with keyboard and 3 fire key matrix is an absolute SWINE to transfer into anything else

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I was lucky to get the controllers back together in the same order. It is like a Mille Feuilles inside... with little tiny screws to hold it together. What a vicious bastard!

 

[geogray]

Boy, what an interesting topic. Let's see...

10. Atari 2600

9. Intellivision

8. NES

7. Vectrex

6. Sega Genesis

5. NeoGeo

4. Sega Master System

3. Nintendo GameCube

2. Nintendo GameBoy Advance

1. Any modern PC emulating any of the above

 

I know my #1 may be a cop out, but hey...name a console that can play virtually any of the classic consoles PLUS the latest greatest PC games.

 

My honorable mentions:

Emerson Arcadia-I had one of these breifly. I don't recall how much I like the thing when I had it, I do remember being hooked on Cat Trax. The emulator is fantastic.

 

Odyssey 2-yeah, graphics sucked but the gameplay was decent. It was my first real programmable game console

 

How about the lamest consoles?

I would include...

Game.com handheld

Microvision (even though I loved it at the time)

Apf Imagination Machine

Mattell Aquarius 'computer'

Atari XGE

Virtual Boy

RCA Studio II-Lame as a console, interesting as a small hobby computer. Amazing what can be done in 512 bytes of ram

 

and the most lame? The Fairchild Channel F.

It may have been the first programmable, but boy was it horrible.

[liveinabin]

Thats not a cop out at all

Really good choice.

Oh and monkey (got the receipts by the way - thanks) - just as we were all getting despondent about the evils of Intellivision, you cheer us all up with a fabulous Strawberry dessert. Nice

[King Asmo]

Here's my top-10 alltime systems, in order:

 

10. Sega Master System

9. Sega Genesis

8. Neo Geo Pocket

7. Atari 2600

6. Sega Dreamcast

5. Turbo Grafx-16

4. NES

3. Intellivision

2. Commodore 64

1. Colecovision

 

1 and 2 are pretty much tied... and I really happen to like the Intellivision.

 

I'll probably be cast out as a heretic, but three of my least favorite systems of all time are the 5200, 7800 and Jaguar.. tho the 7800 is saved coz it plays 2600 games too. I never liked the Jag at all, and I really dislike the 5200s controller, tho it does have some good games.

 

I also don't really care for the Emerson Arcadia.. that thing is a piece of crap. The Tandy CoCo is pretty lousy too. I haven't played enough Odyssey^2, Astrocade, Channel F or RCA Studio II to base an opinion but I can't imagine I'd be too overwhelmed by them.

 

I'm also not a fan of the Vectrex. I like playing 2 player games and the system is too small to do that reasonably. The Vectrex feels really anti-social to me.

 

KA

[VidGameKing]

C-380 Video Pinball

2600 VCS

7800

SNES

Sega Genisis

Jaguar

Playstation

N64

Game Cube

X-Box

 

Theses are what I would consider to be my 10 best systems I currently own all of them And each one is great in it's own respect.

[Adrian M]

My current top 10 game systems (they change constantly...). I currently OWN or have owned these systems:

 

1.) XBox

2.) NES

3.) Atari 2600

4.) Sega Genesis

5.) Sega Saturn

6.) Atari 5200

7.) PC Engine/TG16

8.) Sega Dreamcast

9.) C64

10) Super NES

[liveinabin]

ladies and gentlemen, may I divert you attention to the lack of Playstation 2 in these lists.

I applaud your judgement.

[Gunstar]

Well guys I didn't see to many Jaguars in your lists and this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE system! Period.

...and these are in the proper order...

 

1)Jaguar (JAGCD)

2)Atari 8-bit (800/XL/XE-I put the 5200 in here too)

3)7800 (2600 in there too)

4)Panasonic 3DO

5)Dreamcast

6)Saturn

7)Lynx

8)Genesis/Segacd/32x (owne once, want again)

9)Vectrex (owned once, want again)

10)Colecovision (owned once, want again)

 

I of course have other systems, so this isn't biased without knowledge: C64,C-380,Apple IIc, Xbox, PSX, PONG-that's it for now...I've never cared for or owned anything nintendo(I've tried them all out at friend's houses though).