charin #101 Posted January 20, 2005 My favorites, in no particular order: Atari 2600 Colecovision Intellivision MSX and MSX2 Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum PC Engine / TG16 Sega Saturn Mega Drive Nokia N-Gage (my newest gaming system) N-Gage has no much good games, but it has nice features for the price. Missing an Atari emulator for it. MSX is pratically unknown in the US, has a lot great games like the original Metal Gear. Sergio ------ Stuff for sale http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=63238 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sku_u #102 Posted January 20, 2005 Lumping the XBOX in with CD-I, Channel F, and 32X suggests to me that you haven't played any XBOX games in HDTV with a nice sound system. There's really no comparison to any other current system, with the possible exception of the GameCube, except XB's sound is better and has more games-- particularly Sega exclusives. Seeing as you've already made up your mind, I won't proselytize further except to suggest that you're really missing out on some good stuff. I've played all 4 of the modern consoles in HDTV with a dts surround system. I used to own an Xbox. The reason I included it on the list is that the hardware is unreliable (had to replace the system a few times), its too much like a computer and not enough like a console, the game library is small compared to the Gamecube, PS2, and Dreamcast and there are not enough exclusives and too much shovelware. If Microsoft decided to enable backwards compatability with the nextbox and continued to develop quality titles for it, my opinion would likely change. As it stands, it looks like Xbox will be an orphaned system when nextbox comes out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Monkey #103 Posted January 20, 2005 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 Since we are coming up on the 3rd anniversary of the original post, I thought I would look at my original list and see what has changed... I'm not as fond of the GCN or the 7800 as I was but since no other systems have wormed their way in to take their places, I'll keep the list as it is.. Carry on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_8bit_16bit #104 Posted January 20, 2005 I've played all 4 of the modern consoles in HDTV with a dts surround system. I used to own an Xbox. The reason I included it on the list is that the hardware is unreliable (had to replace the system a few times), its too much like a computer and not enough like a console, the game library is small compared to the Gamecube, PS2, and Dreamcast and there are not enough exclusives and too much shovelware. If Microsoft decided to enable backwards compatability with the nextbox and continued to develop quality titles for it, my opinion would likely change. As it stands, it looks like Xbox will be an orphaned system when nextbox comes out. Actually, The X-Box has more proprietary software than GC and there are more multi-platform games that are on the X-Box and not the game cube than vice versa. As far as reliability, I've had no problems with any of the current 3, but my friend's experience with the PS2 has been nothing short of a nightmare. The only one that I've had any trouble with is the Dreamcast. But that's the thing, everybody's gonna have a different experience and tell a different story. As far as the X-Box being like a PC. I like that. It's easier to work with that way, and when it comes to gaming, the X-Box has never felt like a computer to me, it feels like any other console (except that you don't have any reasonable fear of running out of space to save your data.) As far as HD, I think the X-Box is the only one actually capable of 1080i. I think the GC is capable of 720p and I'm not sure if the PS2 is also, or if it's just 480p, but they can all surpass the previously unsurpassed in a console, 480i. Still, that's not a huge consideration for me right now, cause it'll be some time before I get a TV that is capable of more than 480i. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_8bit_16bit #105 Posted January 20, 2005 I forgot to add in my last post: X-Box has more proprietary games, but in my opinion, the Game Cube has better ones. (Fellow Halo 2 fans put your hands down!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracIsBack #106 Posted January 20, 2005 I forgot to add in my last post: X-Box has more proprietary games, but in my opinion, the Game Cube has better ones. (Fellow Halo 2 fans put your hands down!) I agree. I own both. For games that are on both platforms, I typically get the XBox version. But for original games, I play the Cube a lot more. Now if only that Katamari Damnacy game was on either ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_8bit_16bit #107 Posted January 21, 2005 I think the GC has the best propriatary games of all the new systems. The problem is it has the fewest multi-platform games. The GC is overlooked a lot more often than the PS2 or the XB. For those of us who have all three, that's no big deal, but for the guy who can only afford one or two of the systems, that may turn them away from the cube. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atariboy2600 #108 Posted January 24, 2005 I just picked up that EGM mag that talks about there Top 10 consoles and it seem we jump the gun here and this is what they said on there page, "The hit parae toward EGM's 200th issue cintinues this month with another painfully controversial ranking: the top 10 consoles we'ev covered over the past 16 years (based on their game libraries, not stuff like DVD playback, backwards compatibilly, etc.). Fights have already broken out in the office lunchroom over this list---check out EGM's message board to join the fray" Well now we know why the 2600 was not on there "top 10 list" cuase at the time the 2600 was long dead in the market as the mag was out:P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rxd #109 Posted January 24, 2005 1. 5200 2. 2600 3. Intellivision 4. Vectrex 5. ColecoVision 6. Xbox 7. PS2 8. Genesis 9. NES 10. SuperNintendo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rxd #110 Posted January 24, 2005 the Tandy coco? Ah bless.My girlfriend had one of those,.. or rather, she had the original incarnation of it - Yes, the CoCo was originally the Dragon 32 - the most famous (and probably only) computer to hail from Wales!! I used to love Roller Controller for the CoCo3. In fact I had all 3 models of the CoCo and had a blast with them all. But I wish I could get a version of Roller Controller emulated somehow. That was a totally unique game that I really enjoyed.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cybergoth #111 Posted January 24, 2005 Hi there! Wow, seems I already did that three years ago: Atari VCS NES PC-Engine Sega Genesis SNES Game Boy Advance Lynx Atari XL/XE 8 Bitters C64 Amiga Hm... well these days my list would be a little different: Atari 2600 Intellivision Colecovision Atari 7800 NES Sega Genesis SNES Game Boy Advance C64 Amiga Hehe, ask me again in another 3 years... Greetings, Manuel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhindle The Red #112 Posted January 24, 2005 No order: Atari 2600 Atari 8-Bit line Atari Lynx Nintendo 64 Nintendo GameCube 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 Exactly three years after *my* list, I guess I'll update it as well... Atari 2600 Atari 8-Bits Atari Lynx Nintendo 64 Nintendo Game Boy Advance Nintendo GameCube Nintnedo Virtual Boy Sega CDX Sega Dreamcast SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Special mention to the Nintendo Pokemon Mini. (But with only four games in the US, I just *couldn't) list it. (Wow, things haven't changed much for me...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cybergoth #113 Posted August 18, 2007 Wow, seems I already did that three years ago: Atari VCS NES PC-Engine Sega Genesis SNES Game Boy Advance Lynx Atari XL/XE 8 Bitters C64 Amiga Hm... well these days my list would be a little different: Atari 2600 Intellivision Colecovision Atari 7800 NES Sega Genesis SNES Game Boy Advance C64 Amiga Hehe, ask me again in another 3 years... Well, a few months short of three years, but time to update my list anyway: Atari 2600 NES Sega Master System Sega Genesis SNES Sega CD Jaguar Nintendo DS C64 Amiga Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steril707 #114 Posted August 18, 2007 - Vectrex - ATARI 2600 - Laser VZ 200 (my first homecomputer, very obscure) - C 64 - Commodore Amiga - SNES - Wii not even ten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artlover #115 Posted August 18, 2007 I nominate this thread for the "Mosteded number of times a dead thread has been brought back to life" award. Atari 2600 Commodore 64 NES Genesis Xbox Dreamcast Atari 800 Playstation 2 Gamecube PC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtticGamer #116 Posted August 19, 2007 1. Super NES 2. PlayStation 3. PC Engine 4. Zx Spectrum 128 5. Atari VCS/2600 6. Commodore Amiga 7. Game Boy 8. Game Boy Advance 9. N64 10. PlayStation 3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+doctorclu #117 Posted August 19, 2007 I rate my systems by generations First generation (1972-1977) The Sol Terminal Computer (and TREK80!) by Processor Technologies Second generation (1976-1984) The Atari 400/800 Third generation (1983-1992) The Atari 7800 Fourth generation (1987-1996) The Nintendo Gameboy Fifth generation (1993-2002) The Atari Jaguar Sixth generation (1998- The Sega Dreamcast Seventh generation (2004- The Nintendo Wii??? Runners up: Atari 2600 Intellivision Playstation 2 (for guitar hero) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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