Best Gaming System
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Topic: Best Gaming System
Posted By: Drew
Subject: Best Gaming System
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:49
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:51
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Classic - Probably Super Nintendo, but I loved my 64 too! Now - Playstation 2 by far. The only system I plan on getting of the new generation is the PS3 (I sort of lost interest in video games since I got into music). I will be waiting for a price drop since I'm poor  ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:53
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You really can't compare sytems in different generations. In terms of performance, there's no doubt the 360 wins, but for overall games/nostalgia/everything else, I can't choose between the N64 and PS1. The 64 had more really fun games, but it's controller royally blew. The PS1 had both a lot of bad games, but an equal amount of good games. I just can't choose. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:54
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The 64 was awsome
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Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:55
Where is gamecube? 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:55
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Im going to have to say Playstation 2- the games- my lord, THE GAMES!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 21:20
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Nintendo 64.
Awesome in every sense of the word. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Arnold Layne
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 21:22
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i have a playstaion 2 and alot of games but i still like to play my N64 more ------------- HELP! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:02
PS2  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:27
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Of course it has to be PS2.... There's no more love for lil' Nintendo  ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:41
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Playstation 2. I have every game system I have ever owned since the Atari days,but everyone voting for the Nintendo,SNES and N64 must have forgot how frustrating cart games were to just try to get them to play.The 8 bit Nintendo was so bad that after awhile you had to wedge a matchbook or something in to get the cartridge to play properly. -------------  |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:46
For a company that was an innovator in the gaming industry they should be ashamed of themselves.They were the last company to use cartridge games,all their add ons and peripherals are BS to just milk the consumer for more money.The games available to the Nintendo gamer are a joke compared to other systems. Their portables are even worse.The Gameboy was B&W while the Sega Game Gear was full color AND the screen on the GG was backlit.And even until recently if you wanted to play a game on their portable you had to go buy a light for it. Can you tell I despise Nintendo? ------------- |
chamberry wrote:Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:56
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I'll vote for Playstation 2 as the best system, it was the first to feature backwards compatability.
The best overall system based on game catalogue is without a doubt playstation. The Final Fantasy series is the single strongest reason for me to buy a system, and I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and Tactics are all games issued by playstation as original releases or rereleases.
Wow what great games those were, Playstation also had some other great RPGs like Breath of Fire, Xenogears, Star Ocean, and of course Koudelka
Playstation 2 has had a strong RPG catalogue too, Final Fantasy X, Star Ocean III, Shadow Hearts I, II, and III, Grandia II and III, and some other game I can't remember at the moment were all excellent. -------------   "Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:02
I share your disposition Jody. Nintendo has gained a reputation out of screwing consumers. The memory cards and rumble packs for Nintendo 64 was a joke. Why are memory cards (small ones at that) needed for cartridge games. They didn't think to put memory cards on Super Nintendo games now did they? (must be because they didn't think of it yet) The rumble pack was a joke too, I wasted money on that.
Sony on the other hand has done a great job. They practically started putting games on disc, started the dual analog controller, made higher capacity memory cards, put the damn rumble pack inside of the analog controller so gamers wouldn't waste money, and invented backwards compatability.
And when it comes to Nintendo's catalogue, the only reason to buy their system in my opinion is Mario and Zelda. They've made a killing off of those games, and maybe Star Fox and Donkey Kong as well, but the majority of their quality catalogue is multi platform now. ------------- "Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:09
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The Gamecube was half the price of the PS2 or Xbox. But I suppose it didn't matter since there were ony 10 necessary games at most for the Gamecube. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Pneubauer
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:43
 HAH! HA HAHAHAHAH! Anyway, I voted Xbox (and if I had a 360 im 100% positive I would have voted for that) Xbox is just cool. Plus my damn PS2 died on me, and I didnt even get to play Katamari Damacy :( |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 00:15
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Super Nintendo, that system powns everybody during his period, The Best Games Ever, The Best Graphics Ever, The Best system Ever, that was the golden era for nintendo, but the second gold era is coming Nintendo Wii will beat all of the others consoles. The problem with nintendo is that everybody think that they are only for kids, maybe for the idea of a familly system, but there's very adult games for nintendo, some made by them, just check some new games listen to appear in Wii. (and Game Cube is good IMO, but not has good to compite against the rest of the consoles) I love all Mario (well, not a big fan of Mario Party), Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox games, excelent games and unique. I hate the Play Station (only the console, not the games) because they broken only with an airflow or if it falls 5 inches over the floor. And XBox only because I HATE MICROSOFT and is Monopoly, and Bill Gates. Sega was one of the best systems too, and Atari. ------------- 
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 01:49
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nintendo(the first two) own all but modern PS2 and soon PS3 |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 09:29
| Playstation 2. Sega Megadrive was also very nice. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 11:39
Yeah, I see. They where always a pain and all to keep up with them, but I would've voted for them for emotional reasons and such since NES was my first video game system and I bought all of their gaming system up to the Gamecube. I'm pretty sure I won't be buying another nintendo console in the near future. PS3 here I come -------------
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 11:43
None of the above ... the PC smokes them all!
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 11:48
| Commodore 64 pwns every other computer. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 15:06
I was being sarcastic ya know.
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Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 16:53
| snes |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:00
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PS2, because that's where my favourite games are!
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Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:36
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Super Nintendo, man, Super Nintendo. Then it all went backwards with Nintendo actually. They had some decent gameboy releases (Pokemon, Link's Awakening...) and the N64 wasn't bad either (Zelda, Mario, SSB) but Gamecube...? Meeeeeh. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 20:50
1. Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
2. Resident Evil 4 (had a monopoly on that for a good year)
3. MGS: The Twin Snakes
4. Super Smash Bros.
All are very good...at least 8/10, but that's all I have and that's all I want. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 12:56
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I am a huge Zelda fan and even though I now detest Nintendo I love The Ocarina of Time. The Wind Waker was a HUGE step backward for that series. I am looking forward to the Twilight Princess though.I saw some gameplay movies and it looks awesome. ------------- |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 13:01
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I thought Wind Waker was great, but it's just a few variationas on the same theme of travel through dungeons all the while finding new weapons/tools to help you in dungeons later on. There's a big boss at the end of the level and you have to use your new weapon/tool to defeate it. It was fun for a little more than 10 hours, but it's really not that different from Ocarina. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 13:29
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 13:44
As am I, and as I do, I still love Ocarina of Time as well.
I hated Wind Waker too. I was so disappointed in it, I sold my Gamecube, and picked up and XBox. that was a long time ago. ------------- "Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: Dalkaen
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 14:34
| Super Nintendo, without a doubt. For nostalgia factor yes, but also because it just has an excellent variety of games, including some of my favorite RPGs like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario RPG, and of course, Earthbound. |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 22:39
| Super Nintendo! I love "Super Mario World", "Mario Alstars", "Soccer" and "Yoshi's Island"!!! |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 11:10
correct
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:33
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SUPER NINTENDO!!! no other TV game consol comes even close IMO.
But now days its PC that rule's.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:36
A PC is only good if you have a Voodoo or something. you gotta have a good rig. But PCs are the best. 
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Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 13:19
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Super Nintendo and Playstation 2
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Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 10:48
Yeah!  ------------- 
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 10:54
X-box 360! -------------  
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 11:24
Maybe...but as you know Mike I cannot stand PC games. ------------- |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 27 2006 at 12:07
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Gamecube rules for the simple fact that Mario Kart: Double Dash is the greatest racing game ever invented. end of story, the rest of you are wrong.  ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Articuno1
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 22:03
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I can't believe you.. you forgot Gamecube! ------------- Many Bothans died to bring you this information. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 22:07
Hell no!
Mario Kart 64 was soooo much better. Better maps and less confusing, not to mention a lot of the excellent original weapon options were left out of the Gamecube version. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 22:08
| Dude, the Nintendo 64 was so awesome. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 22:11
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It was pretty great. It was pretty piss-poor for shooters, though. Terrible controller setup by default, but still had some great games. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 22:14
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Oh yeah! I never bought any shooters on it. I played them all at friend's houses and they blew. Playstation 2 is excellent for those. I actually liked the controller set up, but it was hard to use the digital pad on the left, but it's not like it was used anyway... |
Posted By: xtopher
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 03:01
Yeah, it was. Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, ah... the good old days. But man Smash Bros. Melee's gotta be the most incredible game ever in terms of replay value. So I'd almost pick Gamecube for that game alone. ------------- 
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Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 06:37
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Gamecube because of :- http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=447244&term= - Metroid Prime http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=589573&term= - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=535840&term= - Resident Evil 4 http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=469050&term= - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=533287&term= - Super Mario Sunshine http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=516492&term= - Super Smash Bros. Melee http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=560617&term= - F-Zero GX http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=589374&term= - Pikmin 2 http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=920182&term= - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=516710&term= - Mario Kart: Double Dash!! http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=516502&term= - Animal Crossing http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=914976&term= - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=516497&term= - Star Fox Adventures http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/searchresult.asp?itemid=561316&term= - Tales of Symphonia All original exclusives and all good fun. No generic FPS, driving or sport sims there (which the PC does better anyway) And the NDS rocks as well  PS. You will all come crawling back to Nintendo when the Wii come out!  ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 07:50
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I agree i have agamecube and i have hade great fun with it and i have played most of the games on your list and some other and its a great system not in the same class as the Snes but its very undearated. I get so tierd of poeple saying the Cube is yust for children and PS2 is for real men i dont agree at all there is hardly any games that intrests me for the PS2 and allmost all on the cube are fun, the cube is the "progrock" console and ps2 is the "sellout britney spears" consol.  -------------
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 12:49
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Of those its the PS2, in a few months it'll be the PS3. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: Angeldust
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:40
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Well ok,i'll have to say playstation 2 since it supports ps 1 games too...But for the total gaming experience i will never abandon my PC!!!!!!!Because let's face it...Rps/adventures/strategies can't be played on a console! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:46
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SNES SNES SNES SNES SNES. ...SNES. |
Posted By: Angeldust
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:50
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Do you remember Jaguar from Atari?The first 64 bit console?Does anybody know what happened with this one? -------------
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Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: August 19 2006 at 16:34
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PS2 ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: the icon of sin
Date Posted: October 24 2006 at 13:59
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I can't believe the Genesis is doing so badly...much prefer it to the NES/SNES. And as a PS2 owner, I understand its popularity but also a limit to its quality; there's no way it's the greatest games console to walk this earth. |
Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: October 26 2006 at 21:32
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What!? No virtual boy???? I picked sega genesis. -------------  
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Posted By: CaptainQuark
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 17:32
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The Mac is the best of the lot, IMHO, but short-sighted software mfrs usually overlook it as a gaming platform. ------------- Erithacus Ordinary morals are for ordinary people ~ Aleister Crowley |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 19:20
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if i was still 8, id say sega genesis
but since im not, im goin with PS2!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 21:09
WHY???? never understood why many liked that button masher ------------- |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 23:08
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I know that the latest gaming devices are far more advanced but I've had the most fun on the Nintendo 64. -------------
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: October 28 2006 at 07:49
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I can't vote. My PC easily beats any console as a gaming platform  |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: October 28 2006 at 16:03
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One of the reasons why I like a lot the N64 is the shooters. The control is great for them IMHO.
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Posted By: Legoman
Date Posted: October 29 2006 at 01:04
| Super Nintendo, for ever and ever. |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: October 29 2006 at 03:17
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Chrono Trigger is the best RPG of all
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