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Mario · 04-19-2003, 05:15 AM

I'm a Nintendo guy, always have been. But as far as breakthrough performance, the Atari 2600 was the greates ever. More games than you could shake a stick at, and difficulty level? Fogetaboutit, some were downright impossible.

Zello · 04-19-2003, 06:11 AM

My first console was the NES so I didn't get to play many games on older consoles. So for me I think the greatest console ever is the SNES. There were all kinds of games that I absolutly loved. Of which I still enjoy replaying them today. Then the N64 came out and I lost all faith in Nintendo. I'm more of a computer gamer now but I still love my SNES.

Mad_Gecko · 04-19-2003, 06:33 AM

Just moved to the Dark Side (Xbox), and I gotta say it rocks for most stuff.Like having HDD and setting up my own soundtracks. Xbox Live kicks as well, can't wait for Return to Castle Wolfenstein..
Drawback for me is the Games seems like Sony have the best ones tied up (Vice City springs to mind, although I prefer it on the PC 'cause u can mod it.)

Mad_Gecko · 04-19-2003, 06:34 AM

can = 'cause
doh!

WhoaitsZ · 04-19-2003, 09:47 AM

this almost like asking which child you love the most!!

I have to say..... i never imagined i'd say this, but the PSX. great, great games, lots of games, and plenty of the snes and nes games i loved so much, too.

crashoverride · 04-19-2003, 11:19 AM

first place pc

(I know it is not a game console)

second place Xbox better specs than ps2

third place: ps2 with the most games (except pc)

diergray · 04-19-2003, 12:32 PM

I would have to go with PS2 due to backward compatability. For old school I would pick Colecovision. It had awesome graphics.

Johnny Rotten · 04-19-2003, 12:43 PM

Super Nintendo, hands down.

kgb · 04-19-2003, 12:56 PM

I really liked the Colecovision. It kicked total ass. Especially Smurf Rescue.

guthmund · 04-19-2003, 01:05 PM

I hope that's not sarcasm.....The Smurf game kicked ass..... First game I can ever remember playing, sad, but true...

For my money, I think that the Gamecube is pretty great. I've yet to see a bad game for it. And even though Super Monkey Ball sucks, it's still very pretty.

If I want adult games I'd pick up my X-Box. If I want Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and the like I have to pick up my Gamecube.

Thus far, it has failed to disappoint

Quadraton · 04-19-2003, 01:25 PM

SNES has definitely been one of the better systems I've played.

NoCure · 04-19-2003, 01:32 PM

My pick is Nintendo. The simplicity of the games will never be recreated.

Crimson · 04-19-2003, 01:46 PM

Super Nintendo:

Final Fantasy AND Super Mario World?

What more could a guy ask for?

juanvaldes · 04-19-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by Mad_Gecko
can = 'cause
doh!

Edit button!!!

on topic: SNES. no contest.

tiger_boy · 04-19-2003, 04:19 PM

probably GBA... never owned a SNES, but downloaded a few roms.... great, even if they are outdated graphics wise

I wish Nintendo never did backstab sony.... they were orginally going to make a CD player add on for the SNES.... but nintendo went to phillips for the stupid CD-I games, and sony decided to make the PSX.... and the rest you know...

kidd · 04-19-2003, 06:37 PM

Overall, I'd say PC. The online play just destroys everything. No other platform comes even close if you like FPS, RTS, and MMO games. I'd take PSX second because of its RPGs. Third either SNES or N64 (party games).

asmodaI · 04-19-2003, 09:53 PM

Nintendo 64 was the first console I bought games for religiously and read magazines and stuff on it. I'd have to say that, and the PC of course =)

merkerguitars · 04-19-2003, 10:00 PM

I loved the classic nes...so many good games..the original ps was great too...was way ahead of it's time......i'm more of a pc guy now.

zizdog69 · 04-20-2003, 05:11 AM

I've seen it mentioned so many times and I will have to agree to the SNES. I loved Super Metroid. I wanted to get the new Nintendo for the new Metriod but I already have a PSX2 that I don't play.

Jack Ruby · 04-20-2003, 05:16 AM

SNES, of course. I just finished Metroid Fusion on the GBA and MAN, I love this game.

Boris37 · 04-20-2003, 05:20 AM

i am a faithful nintendo follower, i have had every system made by nintendo (except virtual boy because it was horrible), if i had to choose one of my systems i would take my SNES because of one reason, super metroid.

kgb · 04-20-2003, 07:58 AM

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Originally posted by guthmund
I hope that's not sarcasm.....The Smurf game kicked ass..... First game I can ever remember playing, sad, but true...

Sarcasm? No way. I must have played the game 1000's of times. Some more of my favorites on the Colecovision were Donkey Kong Jr. and Venture.

mafugga · 04-20-2003, 01:09 PM

The greatest console I ever had the pleasure of owning was my Dreamcast. I don't think I got that kinda milage out of a console since the SNES. Of course back in '99 it was way ahead of it's time, especially with online play about 2 years before PS2 and the rest. Sure it was only 56K, but anyone that played on SegaNet back then wasn't complaining. Most the games were classic too. Too bad Sega dropped the ball on it though. Bastards.

SNES was amazing too, and still is as far as I'm concerned. The Saturn was a hell of a machine too.

Ganguro · 04-20-2003, 04:49 PM

Turbographix 16, or the Neo Geo MVS system..
NEO GEO and SNK go together like bankrupty and obscurity..
and that's how i like it. Keeps the stupid out

KillerYoda · 04-20-2003, 05:01 PM

The toploader NES that came out later on. All the benefit of owning an NES without having to jiggle games in a specific way after owning one for a decade.

elwood · 04-20-2003, 05:28 PM

SNES

Greatest game ever: Super Metroid

a1t3r3g0 · 04-20-2003, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Johnny Rotten
Super Nintendo, hands down.

Ditto.

K-Billy · 04-20-2003, 08:21 PM

NES - tons of games and very simple

Mario · 04-21-2003, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KillerYoda
The toploader NES that came out later on. All the benefit of owning an NES without having to jiggle games in a specific way after owning one for a decade.

Yea, but you still had to blow on the games to get them to work half the time.

ahh the good ole days.

totalfarker · 04-21-2003, 07:16 AM

NES...

That is the system that made Video Games a MULTI-BILLION dollar industry.

As far as Power...XBOX. (Until the next sytem comes out) Then the one after that...then after that...etc.

TehOck · 04-21-2003, 07:47 AM

Not really the greatest gaming console, but the one that I spent hundreds and possibly thousands of hours in front of was the trusty old NES.
I remember playing games like the original Zelda (can't remember if it had a special title) and the original Mario Bros. for hours and hours upon end.
And I also remember blowing into the damn thing whenever it wouldn't work.
But at the moment my console of choice would have to be the Xbox, almost a half year or so since I got HALO and it's still getting a play evey second day.

poppinfresh · 04-21-2003, 08:31 AM

Mario Kart - SNES.!!

Me and a friend have left his snes on for about a month now to leave the scores accumulating

I think its like 140 - 200 or something right now

degrawj · 04-21-2003, 08:57 AM

My fav was/is the SNES. so many good games, aesthetically pleasing, great controllers, and hey, it was Nintendo!

brokenlies · 04-21-2003, 09:44 AM

SNES is the greatest... i still have it in my garage, with lotsa carts (i use an emulator if i wanna play now)

kgb · 04-21-2003, 09:47 AM

I would like to revive my SNES. I just need an RF switch or whatever and I will be good to go.

Junchbailey · 04-21-2003, 09:54 AM

NES was the best system ever. That was back when games were made to be fun instead of look good.

d4in · 04-21-2003, 11:26 AM

NES had by far the greatest number of replayable games for the time I was growing up. SNES came about about the time I was losing interest in consoles and picking up the PC. Emulators for those old games I have are great because my NES finally croaked about 2 years ago.

pazza · 04-21-2003, 09:21 PM

SNES is the greatest. Wide range of games of any type you could want. after snes nintendo just went downhill

Mario · 04-22-2003, 02:00 PM

I have a great Atari emulator with over 500 roms if any one is interested

MexicanOnABike · 04-22-2003, 07:41 PM

THE PC. everyone has A PC! its like a tv... u only buy a better graphics card just like buying a new console. plus all the games u ever owned on pc are still compatible... not like the crap consoles.

04-19-2003, 05:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mario Crazy Location: Gulf Coast	What us the greatest gaming console of all time I'm a Nintendo guy, always have been. But as far as breakthrough performance, the Atari 2600 was the greates ever. More games than you could shake a stick at, and difficulty level? Fogetaboutit, some were downright impossible. __________________ It's a 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it!

04-19-2003, 06:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mad_Gecko Pro Libertate Location: City Gecko	Just moved to the Dark Side (Xbox), and I gotta say it rocks for most stuff.Like having HDD and setting up my own soundtracks. Xbox Live kicks as well, can't wait for Return to Castle Wolfenstein.. Drawback for me is the Games seems like Sony have the best ones tied up (Vice City springs to mind, although I prefer it on the PC 'cause u can mod it.) __________________ [color=bright blue]W[/color]e Stick To Glass "If three of us travel together, I shall find two teachers." Confucious

04-19-2003, 06:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mad_Gecko Pro Libertate Location: City Gecko	can = 'cause doh! __________________ [color=bright blue]W[/color]e Stick To Glass "If three of us travel together, I shall find two teachers." Confucious

04-19-2003, 12:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
diergray Psycho	I would have to go with PS2 due to backward compatability. For old school I would pick Colecovision. It had awesome graphics. __________________ "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” ~ James Bryant Conant

04-19-2003, 12:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Johnny Rotten lost and found Location: Berkeley	Super Nintendo, hands down. __________________ "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine

04-19-2003, 06:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zello Crazy Location: Vincennes, IN	My first console was the NES so I didn't get to play many games on older consoles. So for me I think the greatest console ever is the SNES. There were all kinds of games that I absolutly loved. Of which I still enjoy replaying them today. Then the N64 came out and I lost all faith in Nintendo. I'm more of a computer gamer now but I still love my SNES.

04-19-2003, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	this almost like asking which child you love the most!! I have to say..... i never imagined i'd say this, but the PSX. great, great games, lots of games, and plenty of the snes and nes games i loved so much, too.

04-19-2003, 11:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
crashoverride Crazy	first place pc (I know it is not a game console) second place Xbox better specs than ps2 third place: ps2 with the most games (except pc)

04-19-2003, 12:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
kgb Crazy Location: Minneapolis	I really liked the Colecovision. It kicked total ass. Especially Smurf Rescue.

04-19-2003, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I hope that's not sarcasm.....The Smurf game kicked ass..... First game I can ever remember playing, sad, but true... For my money, I think that the Gamecube is pretty great. I've yet to see a bad game for it. And even though Super Monkey Ball sucks, it's still very pretty. If I want adult games I'd pick up my X-Box. If I want Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and the like I have to pick up my Gamecube. Thus far, it has failed to disappoint __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

04-19-2003, 01:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Quadraton Addict Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	SNES has definitely been one of the better systems I've played. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing" - Voltaire

04-19-2003, 01:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
NoCure Crazy Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	My pick is Nintendo. The simplicity of the games will never be recreated. __________________ ...So I punched her in the cunt

04-19-2003, 01:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
Crimson Crazy Location: Leicestershire UK	Super Nintendo: Final Fantasy AND Super Mario World? What more could a guy ask for? __________________ Crimson If my life is to change - Let it change If my whole world is to be destroyed - So be it If my fate is to die - I must simply laugh

04-19-2003, 04:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
tiger_boy Upright	probably GBA... never owned a SNES, but downloaded a few roms.... great, even if they are outdated graphics wise I wish Nintendo never did backstab sony.... they were orginally going to make a CD player add on for the SNES.... but nintendo went to phillips for the stupid CD-I games, and sony decided to make the PSX.... and the rest you know...

04-19-2003, 06:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
kidd Upright	Overall, I'd say PC. The online play just destroys everything. No other platform comes even close if you like FPS, RTS, and MMO games. I'd take PSX second because of its RPGs. Third either SNES or N64 (party games).

04-19-2003, 09:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
asmodaI Upright Location: Arizona	Nintendo 64 was the first console I bought games for religiously and read magazines and stuff on it. I'd have to say that, and the PC of course =) __________________ Let's go Pens!

04-19-2003, 10:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	I loved the classic nes...so many good games..the original ps was great too...was way ahead of it's time......i'm more of a pc guy now. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

04-20-2003, 05:11 AM	#19 (permalink)
zizdog69 Crazy Location: Arizona	I've seen it mentioned so many times and I will have to agree to the SNES. I loved Super Metroid. I wanted to get the new Nintendo for the new Metriod but I already have a PSX2 that I don't play. __________________ "So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life." -Peter Gibbons, Office Space

04-20-2003, 05:16 AM	#20 (permalink)
Jack Ruby Psycho Location: Belgium	SNES, of course. I just finished Metroid Fusion on the GBA and MAN, I love this game. __________________ You don't know what you don't know.

04-20-2003, 05:20 AM	#21 (permalink)
Boris37 Crazy	i am a faithful nintendo follower, i have had every system made by nintendo (except virtual boy because it was horrible), if i had to choose one of my systems i would take my SNES because of one reason, super metroid. __________________ Fear attracts the fearful....

04-20-2003, 01:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
mafugga Upright	The greatest console I ever had the pleasure of owning was my Dreamcast. I don't think I got that kinda milage out of a console since the SNES. Of course back in '99 it was way ahead of it's time, especially with online play about 2 years before PS2 and the rest. Sure it was only 56K, but anyone that played on SegaNet back then wasn't complaining. Most the games were classic too. Too bad Sega dropped the ball on it though. Bastards. SNES was amazing too, and still is as far as I'm concerned. The Saturn was a hell of a machine too.

04-20-2003, 04:49 PM	#24 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	Turbographix 16, or the Neo Geo MVS system.. NEO GEO and SNK go together like bankrupty and obscurity.. and that's how i like it. Keeps the stupid out

04-20-2003, 05:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
KillerYoda The Original Emo Gangsta Location: Sixth Floor, Texas School Book Depository	The toploader NES that came out later on. All the benefit of owning an NES without having to jiggle games in a specific way after owning one for a decade. __________________ "So you're Chekov, huh? Well, this here's McCoy. Find a Spock, we got us an away team."

04-20-2003, 05:28 PM	#26 (permalink)
elwood Upright Location: Vermont	SNES Greatest game ever: Super Metroid

04-20-2003, 08:21 PM	#28 (permalink)
K-Billy Banned Location: Dayton	NES - tons of games and very simple

04-21-2003, 07:16 AM	#30 (permalink)
totalfarker Upright Location: OverThere	NES... That is the system that made Video Games a MULTI-BILLION dollar industry. As far as Power...XBOX. (Until the next sytem comes out) Then the one after that...then after that...etc. __________________ YUMMMM......

04-21-2003, 07:47 AM	#31 (permalink)
TehOck Upright	Not really the greatest gaming console, but the one that I spent hundreds and possibly thousands of hours in front of was the trusty old NES. I remember playing games like the original Zelda (can't remember if it had a special title) and the original Mario Bros. for hours and hours upon end. And I also remember blowing into the damn thing whenever it wouldn't work. But at the moment my console of choice would have to be the Xbox, almost a half year or so since I got HALO and it's still getting a play evey second day.

04-21-2003, 08:31 AM	#32 (permalink)
poppinfresh Upright	Mario Kart - SNES.!! Me and a friend have left his snes on for about a month now to leave the scores accumulating I think its like 140 - 200 or something right now

04-21-2003, 08:57 AM	#33 (permalink)
degrawj I'm still waiting... Location: West Linn, OR	My fav was/is the SNES. so many good games, aesthetically pleasing, great controllers, and hey, it was Nintendo!

04-21-2003, 09:44 AM	#34 (permalink)
brokenlies Tilted	SNES is the greatest... i still have it in my garage, with lotsa carts (i use an emulator if i wanna play now)

04-21-2003, 09:47 AM	#35 (permalink)
kgb Crazy Location: Minneapolis	I would like to revive my SNES. I just need an RF switch or whatever and I will be good to go.

04-21-2003, 09:54 AM	#36 (permalink)
Junchbailey Psycho Location: Columbia Falls, MT	NES was the best system ever. That was back when games were made to be fun instead of look good. __________________ Hey guys -- I finally got a semen sample after pumping on my wiener for 2 whole days

04-21-2003, 11:26 AM	#37 (permalink)
d4in Computer Nerd Location: Bishop, TX	NES had by far the greatest number of replayable games for the time I was growing up. SNES came about about the time I was losing interest in consoles and picking up the PC. Emulators for those old games I have are great because my NES finally croaked about 2 years ago. __________________ I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. Whitney Brown

04-21-2003, 09:21 PM	#38 (permalink)
pazza Insane Location: Australia	SNES is the greatest. Wide range of games of any type you could want. after snes nintendo just went downhill __________________ The above thoughts are not necessarily the thoughts of this user.

04-22-2003, 02:00 PM	#39 (permalink)
Mario Crazy Location: Gulf Coast	I have a great Atari emulator with over 500 roms if any one is interested __________________ It's a 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it!