Your 10 Favorite Consoles: Across the Board

[Ascending Wordsmith]

I've recently found joy in the XBox but it's not my favorite console. There are other systems out there that each have something going for them that other consoles just don't have. Of all the consoles you've played, what are your top ten most favored? Go across the board and take into account game library, graphics, sound, console aesthetics, controllers, price, etc.

My 10 Favorite: (descending from top)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
My second 16 bit heart-throb. Look at all the pretty colors! Excellent library too!

Dreamcast
It's just not fair. It had the games, the visuals, the sound, and the support... cruel world.

Saturn
Like the Dreamcast, it had everything going for it. It still ranks high to me. Great games and visuals.

Playstation (PSOne)
Sony's tool of vengeance, but the little version is so cute! With the right stuff, it can go anywhere I do.

Playstation 2
Not the greatest design, but it's ability to play it's older brother's library is a plus. It's got good games too.

Turbo Grafx-16/Duo
My first 16 bit heart-throb. Be it hucard or CD, there are plenty of great games to go around.

Nintendo Entertainment System
I can't stop playing this machine. I've tried and failed... miserably. It just seems to get better as years pass.

XBox
Most powerful (and heaviest) console ever made, to date. Unfathomable memory space, and soundtrack rip ability. Fluent and graceful.

Genesis
My third 16 bit heart-throb. I like sports, but there are many other cool titles too.

Sega Master System
Overshadowed by others, but I like this one anyway. Some of my favorite titles are on this one!

What are yours?

[nesman85]

nes, snes, genesis, n64, gamecube, dreamcast, psx, tg16, virtual boy, ps2

[Atariguy]

In no order:
Vectrex
Neo Geo
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Saturn
Genesis
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
NES
SNES

[Arrrhalomynn]

Playstation
Dreamcast
Master System
Playstation 2
Saturn
Genesis/megadrive
Game boy color
32X
NES
Neo Geo Pocket Color

[wberdan]

no particular order:

colecovision
vectrex
nes
2600
sms
atari 8-bit comp
ps2
genesis
commodore64
xbox

[jaydubnb]

SNES, Genny, TG16/PCE, NES, NEO GEO...all of the sprite based systems, actually :)

[ManekiNeko]

I'm gonna make this brief.

Super NES (I resented it at first, but it won me over later after the console wars ended)
Genesis (my favorite 16-bit console. I had to have one the moment I saw Forgotten Worlds in action... ooh, shiny!)
Neo-Geo (great arcade hardware, but too expensive for home users. Still actively supported today)
Game Boy Advance (the best handheld on the market by a mile... only the Neo-Geo Pocket could hope to compete)
Dreamcast (people would have loved it if they'd just given it a chance. My stepdad's grandkids always want to play it when they're over)
Playstation 2 (enhances all your favorite PSOne games... and plays some other crap too)
NES (I actually play this MORE than the above two systems!)
Saturn (I started out hating it, but then Capcom released that port of NightWarriors and the hatred quickly disappeared. Yes, I'm fickle)
Playstation (the original is still, well, pretty good. I didn't want to buy one, but broke down after seeing the hundreds of great games released for it)
2600 (it's primitive, but it served me well during my formative years, and I still play the games on emulators every now and then)

[scooterb23]

In order:

Sega Genesis
Atari 2600
NES
Sega Dreamcast
SMS
TG16
PS2
Odyssey 2
Virtual Boy (don't laugh!!)
GameCube

[Revolt]

psx
ps2
snes
well....thats all i have in my collection :cry: :wink:

[kainemaxwell]

PSX, SNES, N64, Genesis, Atari 2600 for me.

[metal_head]

Dreamcast
Saturn
Snes
3DO
Gamecube
Amiga
Jaguar
Turbo Grafx
Gameboy Advance
Playstation

[buttasuperb]

snes
saturn
dc
neo geo
genesis
nes
psx
ps2
n64

[Dire 51]

In order:

NES
Genesis
SNES
TG16
Saturn
Dreamcast
SMS
PSX
PS2
Atari 2600

[cheesystick]

Snes is just the best!
-crispy

[theaveng]

10?!? I haven't even owned that many! Well, here goes:

Atari 2600: You always remember your first.

Commodore 64: Most versatile 8-bit ever made: arcade, military simulation, role-playing, test/graphic adventures... it could do it all!

Playstation 2: WOW! These aren't games... they're interactive movies!

[Arcade Antics]

In no particular order:

7800 (that backwards compatibility thing)
Vectrex
Dreamcast
SNES
PS2 (backwards compatibility rules)
ColecoVision
Genesis
NES
Intellivision
TG-16

[DDCecil]

(In order)

NES
SNES
Turbo Duo
Saturn
Atari 2600
Dreamcast
Sega CD
PSX
PS2
Genesis

[MankeyMan]

N64
NES
Cube
SMS
Gameboy (s)
PS2
SNES
Dreamcast
Saturn
MegaDrive

[Kid Fenris]

Since I'm on vacation, I'll dispense with any descriptions for my ten favorite consoles. I'm excluding handhelds, by the way.

1. PlayStation
2. SNES
3. Sega Saturn
4. Sega Genesis
5. Sega Dreamcast
6. PlayStation2
7. NES
8. TurboGrafx-16
9. Neo-Geo
10. Sega CD

[Dr. Morbis]

10-2600
9-Coleco
8-7800
7-DC
6-GC
5-Genesis
4-N64
3-SMS
2-SNES
1-NES-the best system ever, bar-none.

[Keir]

1. Commodore 64
2. Commodore 64
3. Comm... just kidding!

Seriously though, here are my top 10 based solely on the systems I currently own:
1. Commodore 64
2. Atari 2600
3. Colecovision
4. Amiga CD32
5. Genesis
6. Intellivision
7. Atari 5200
8. VIC-20
9. PSX
10. Odyssey 2

[sphereman]

Here is my favorite top 10:
10 - Emerson Arcadia - 2001
9 - Vectrex
8 - Sega Genesis
7 - APF MP - 1000
6 - Atari Jaguar
5 - Nintendo Entertainment System
4 - Intellivision
3 - Atari 2600
2 - Colecovision
1 - Creativision and Dick Smith Wizzard
Thanks For Looking,
Tim 8)

[chazbeenhad]

1 - Atari 5200
2 - Atari 2600 (Coleco Gemini really, but I guess it's the same system)
3 - SNK Neo Geo
4 - NEC TurboGrafx CD
5 - Microsoft XBOX
6 - Atari Jaguar CD
7 - Sega Dreamcast
8 - Atari Lynx
9 - Atari 7800
10 - SNK Neo Geo Pocket

[ROBOTRON]

1. SNK Neo-Geo...Still making games for it since 1990
2. Sega Genesis
3. Sega Dreamcast
4. Super Nintendo
5. TG-16/Duo
6. NES
7. 2600
8. N64
9. SMS
10. PS1

[ianoid]

Atari 8-bit
Atari 2600
Vectrex
Lynx
NES
Channel F
Dreamcast (who DIDN'T put this on their list?)
PS2 today, Xbox tomorrow, PS2 the next day, Xbox the next, etc.

There just isn't much else I have to put up there with them systems there. Yeehaw. I like collecting systems not worth playing, but if I had to get rid of all the collecting systems, as in collecting dust, I would be left with those up there.

[Master_System]

In no order (except for the master system, the best of all for me)

SEGA Master System

and then...

Atari 2600
N.E.S.
Game Gear
Genesis
Game boy
Game boy color
Saturn
Super Nintendo
Coleco Vision

There´s not any modern system here

[digitalpress]

Rise from your grave, ancient topic!

Let's hear what some of the newer members (or those who missed this in 2002) think.

[IntvGene]

In no particular order, after the Intellivison, which is #1 :)

Intellivision
Atari 2600
Colecovision
Dreamcast
Atari Lynx
Sega SG-1000
Vectrex
NES
Atari 5200
Saturn

[RetroYoungen]

Before I found DP, I'd have trouble naming 10 systems to begin with. Here's my top 10, no particular order:
NES
NGPC
PS-X
GBA
Genesis
SNES
DC
Lynx
Sega CD
Gamecube

[dreamcaster]

1. Sega Dreamcast - My favourite system ever. It impressed me on release date and has lost none of it's brilliance, charm and innovation. Best library of games, excellent controller, sexy design, it's Sega - need I go on?

2. Super NES - Second to the Dreamcast, and Nintendo's BEST console ever. My first console too is home to my favourite video game ever (Stunt Race FX), an excellent controller, marvellous sprite based graphics (only bettered by the Neo Geo) and just an excellent and diverse game library.

3. Microsoft Xbox - Microsoft showed us how a modern gaming console SHOULD be done. I think I'll be playing this for a good long time to come (largely due to the Sega goodness).

4. Nintendo 64 - I had a five year love affair with this vastly underrated and unfairly criticised console. Home to some of my favourite games and also my most used multiplayer console.

5. Sony PlayStation 2 - It's just amazing what it can do. Games (PSX AND PS2), music, DVD movies, online gaming. It's the embodiment for what many manufacturers tried to achieve in the early 90's with the multimedia revolution (CD-i, Amiga CD-32, 3DO etc).

6. Sega Saturn - Like the Dreamcast did in 1999, the Saturn blew me away in 1995 and I would've bought one 'back in the day' if it weren't for the high price tag. I mean, Sega Rally, Daytona, Virtua Fighter! In my own home! Brilliant!

7. Sega Game Gear - My first handheld gaming experience that would make my interest in handhelds greater than that of console gaming.

8. Atari Lynx - The first handheld I owned. It's still an impressive unit to this day.

9. Sega Master System - A technological marvel compared to it's competition, which still impresses me to this day with what developers were able to do graphically and audially.

10. Nintendo Entertainment System - Home to games which were/are just damned good fun, and despite my semi-apathetic attitude towards it, I get a real kick out of some of those games (e.g. Tennis!).

[sabre2922]

IN order of preference:
DREAMCAST: What else can be said about this great system, great all-around system, good, clean 3-D and 2-D perfection that equals if not exceeding the mighty Neo-Geo, a 2-D fighter fans wet dream!
SNES: Streetfighter 2 , the REAL final fantasy games part3 anyone? actraiser,super mario world, Super Metroid..the list goes on and on.
Turbographix-16: Ninja Spirits and Splatterhouse, oh yeah! and hey, so I liked keith courage in alpha zones, so what :P
Playstation: Metal Gear Solid,Castlevania and my RE games all make for a tasty treat indeed.
Saturn: another great 2-D machine, I even had my favorite RPG of all time panzer dragoon saga! I miss my Saturn.
Atari2600: my first gaming system, i was an asteroids addict.
Gamecube: I plan on buying the Zelda bundle and I will be in gamer heaven!
N.E.S. : Zelda and the original Metroid (still my fav metroid)
XBox: IM getting another one, my first one was stolen.
Playstation2: some great games, in all reallity a poorly designed system.
Genesis: Shadow dancer was my fav, Sonic, Phantasy Star 2, those were the days.

[classicb]

In order from first to last

Sega Genesis:
The first console I bought with my own money. Spent a summer saving enough money to get it. Sega does what Nintendon't.

NES:
Home to many of my all-time favorite games such as Tecmo Super Bowl and River City Ransom.

Dreamcast:
This system really got me back into gaming. NFL2K sold me. Not very many crappy games either.

Atari 2600:
Never owned one but grandma had one at her house for us kids to play with and it made some painful family reunions tolerable.

Neo Geo Pocket Color:
I bought this little pint sized giant on a whim and was very captivated by its fun charming graphics and games.

Virtual Boy:
Didn't get one of these until a few years ago and while I don't enjoy that many of its games I'm very intrigued by this system and what might have been.

SNES:
Home of my favorite Zelda game.

Gameboy Advance SP:
The handheld system I always wanted as a kid too bad I don't have kid hands anymore. Still take this system everywhere.

Sega Saturn :
Nights what a great game

TG-16:
Didn't get one untill earlier this year and I'm sorry I missed out on this gem all these years.

[DigitalSpace]

1. Playstation 2
2. Super NES
3. Gamecube
4. Nintendo 64
5. Sega Genesis
6. NES
7. Game Boy Advance
8. Playstation
9. Xbox
10. Atari 2600

[Nez]

Dreamcast
Playstation
Playstation2
Sega Saturn
Genesis/Sega CD
Snes
Nes
GBA
N64
TG-16

[chuckwalla]

Classic Goodness EVERY SINGLE DAY! (in random order)...

Atari 2600 - Pitfall, River Raid, Starmaster, H.E.R.O., Adventure, Indy 500, Demon Attack, Cosmic Ark, Super Breakout.

Atari 7800 - Robotron w/ homemade CX-40 joystick coupler, Galaga w/ Genesis controller, Food Fight, Joust (better than arcade), Donkey Kong Jr.

Atari 5200 - Space Dungeon w/joystick coupler, Star Raiders, Rescue on Fractalus, Miner 2049er.

Atari 8-bit (XEGS) - Mr. Robot, Berzerk, Donkey Kong, Rescue on Fractalus, Pengo, Star Raiders, Choplifter, River Raid, Qbert, Popeye.

Colecovision - STILL brings home the arcade experience with Ladybug, Mouse Trap, Venture, Burgertime, Turbo/Pitstop/Bump N Jump w/ Steering controller, Centipede w/ Roller Controller, Frenzy, and 2600 Adapter!

C64 - Impossible Mission, Telengard, Loderunner, Raid Over Moscow, Wasteland, Ultima Series, The Pawn, Space Rogue, Leaderboard Golf, Mr. Robot, Dino Eggs, HUGE # of RPG's and Adventure games.

Sega Genesis - Best controllers of any system; Sonic Series, Phantasy Star Series, Madden and NHL Series, Ghouls N Ghosts, Truxton

SNES - Axelay, Mario All-Stars, Mario World, Contra III, Super Castevania IV.

[ig88vsbobafett]

In order

#1 Dreamcast
#2 Xbox
#3 Nintendo DS
#4 SNES
#5 NES
#6 Gamecube
#7 Sega Nomad (handheld genesis)
#8 Saturn
#9 GBA SP
#10 NEO GEO (even though i have never owned one)

[Ernster]

1. NES
2. N64
3. SNES

The only consoles I consider great.

[greedostick]

my favorite is a tie between a modded supergrafx with the cd attachment and a nice supergun to play neo geo games, and other various jamma\pcb boards.

the rest in no particular order

nes
snes
model 1 genesis with cd attachment and 32X
ps2 since it plays 1 and 2
sega saturn
xbox (just for the live CHAOS)
blah blah blah

[retroman]

Nes....for childhood mems
genesis...see above
dreamcast...i had a lot of faith..
x-box...go microsoft
intellivision...its what got me started playing games
original gameboy...it was my first handheld
lynx...my fist color handheld
tg16...my second 16bitter
snes...nuf said
n64...goldeneye forever...

[TurboGenesis]

NOT in order:

Sega Saturn
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Master System
Turbo Duo/PC Engine/Super Grafx
and good old fashoned NES


I like pretty much any post crash console but the above ones are the ones that I seem to play the most more than anything else.

[nesmaster102]

not in any order

NES- i have a lot of good games for it
DC- it has a lot of good games for it that i dont have
PC- there is every game ever on it
N64- i have some of good games for it
PS2- it has gta and can play dvd's
PS- i have good games for it
SNES- it has a lot of very good games like sm rpg

[Cirrus]

1.NES
2.SNES
3.Saturn
4.Genesis
5.Gamecube
6.Dreamcast
7.GBA
8.Original Gameboy
9.XBOX
10.PS2

That's hard to arrange! I love the PS2. Then again, I love the NeoGeo, and it isn't on there. The only reason that XBOX ranks higher is because it has such a great emulation scene... it's really fantastic.

[dreamcaster]

Hmm, looking back on my opinion of over 12 months ago, it's changed, but only a little.

1. Sega Dreamcast
2. Super NES
3. Nintendo 64
4. Sega Saturn
5. Sony PlayStation 2
6. Sony PlayStation
7. Microsoft Xbox
8. Sega Game Gear
9. Sega Mega CD
10. Sega Mega Drive

[NoahsMyBro]

Atari 5200
Atari 2600
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Nintendo Gamecube
Super Nintendo
Mattel Intellivision, in spite of it's sadistic and rotten controllers
GameBoy + Tetris

RCA Studio II (kidding, kidding!)

[whoisKeel]

I only have 7 systems, but i'll comment on them:

1 - NES my first console and one of the best. so many great games i'm still finding out about today.

2 - SNES the first console i bought with my own money, great games, although the slowdown brings it down a notch from pure heaven.

3- DREAMCAST i got into the race a bit late with this one, but every game i own on this beast is pure heaven. it perfects 2d AND 3d games. the hardware's great and the software is phenomenal. i'm just addicted to the cast...my favorite sega system.

4- GENESIS meh, i don't have a good library for it, i just haven't given it the time it deserves...i need that 'i'm hooked' game for it...i though rocket knight was it...but alas.

5 - DUO ahhhh, yes i own like 5 games for it, and they're all golden. why this didn't pick up is beyond me. every game i've seen on this bad boy is like 'this is how it should be done'

6 - PS(one) - meh,OK games, but sorry ass hardware. didn't age well if you don't like rpg's. i only break it out for super puzzle fighter, and maybe metal slug x. does tho, host one of my favorite games ever, final fantasy tactics...and also street fighter alpha.

7 - GAMECUBE - meh, decent games...but if you've played the last 57 incarnations of zelda, mario, metriod, you aren't missing anything if your not buying into this system....ikaruga is the exception (available for DC)

[XxMe2NiKxX]

10. Nintendo DS
Though there's currently only two games worth playing on the console, it features many prospecting features like wi-fi gameplay, potentially online capabilites, and many great titles planned for the console ensure a long life.

9. NES
A general lack of good games plagued the system, but the limited great games were gems, featuring amazing playability and lastability.

8. Sega CD
Limited selection and flimsiness keep this from scoring higher, but what's there is great. Gems like Shining Force CD and Sonic CD kept me coming back eternally.

7. Sega Master System
Again, limited titles did not help the system, but gems like Wonder boy III and Phantasy Star not only lasted a long time, but kept people playing this great but overlooked console.

6. SNES
A nice console with a lot less wasteware then its predecessor, was the hub of the RPG in the 16-bit era, though featured little else worth noting.

5. Nintendo Gamecube
Though not much in the way of variety, the modern versions of many amazing classics can be relived on this little, extremely underrated console.

4. Saturn
While one of the most limited mainstream consoles, it had variety and replayability in spades. Though the confusion caused by RAM carts and such certianly left much to be desired, great games like Shining the Holy Ark, Virtua Cop, and most certianly NiGHTS into dreams kept me coming back.

3. Sega GameGear
The Gameboy's greatest competitor, it featured astounding 8-bit graphics and some of the most replayable portable games of all time. The only flaw in the system's otherwise perfect track record is the ridiculous battery life.

2. Sega Dreamcast
The console with possibly the most successful launch of all time, it features so many underrated games, it's ridiculous how it ever faltered. This console features one of the best excellent:crap ratio of any console, adding to its already great track record.

1. Sega Genesis
Oh, come on? Who didn't see this coming? Look at my avatar, look at my posts... The Genesis features two(!) other almost completely independent consoles, and spawned hundreds of great games for anyone. It also changed the way we played games forever, bringing the first badass to gaming, as well as showing us how action games should be done with Gunstar Heroes. In my opinion, this game has the least crap, featuring many great titles for every category.

[Cleatis]

I dont really have 10 favorites but here I go...

NES - This is the best of everything...in my opinion.

Intellivision - For sports and RPGs, it couldnt be beat.

Neo Geo - With few exceptions, Neo Geo has set the
standard for fighters for about 15 years.

Playstation - The last generations NES.

Genesis - RPGs, fighters, driving, 32X, CD drive, Sega channel, Menacer...the Genesis was a real quality system with lots of originality to keep our imaginations stimulated.

2600 - I believe the 2600 is the most addictive system in history. "Once more...I can do better this time"

Turbo Express - Imagine where we could be if Nintendo didnt stunt the growth of the handheld industry for 15 years. Thank Sony for putting a flame up Nintendos ass or you would still be playing your GBA SP. (Not that I think the DS is any PRIZE)

Turbo Duo - I enjoyed TG-16 and the TG-CD so I chose the Duo just to sum it up.

[sabre2922]

1. DREAMCAST - like Ali THE GREATEST
2.PS2 - just so many great games and with the backwards compatibility its tough to beat.
3. Neo-Geo- my own personal Holy Grail -Someday I will posses thee :evil:
4.TurboGraphix-16- How I miss thee :(
5.Snes- Colors all the pretty colors X_x
6.Genesis-what a christimas that was...damn I feel old
7.Nintendo 8-bit-Old Reliable also great library of now classic games Zelda love baby!
8.gameboy advance- 2-D mmm good
9.Atari 2600- a summer full of asteroids waaaay back in the day
10.Saturn- should have been ranked higher but just to few games for the U.S.

[max 330 mega]

in order: neo geo, neo geo cd, sega saturn, sega dreamcast, sega CD, Sega genesis, N64, Gamecube, TurboGrafx-16, and finally NES.

[slip81]

1. Super Nintendo
2. Sega Genesis
3. Sega Master System
4. Dreamcast
5. Playstation
6. NES
7. Sega CD
8. Sega Saturn
9. Atari 2600
10. N64

[le geek]

Here goes!

The top three are what I grew up with. Can't beat nostalgia. But unlike Xanadu, I think they've aged quite well ;) Just for kicks, I'll list a favorite game for each system...

1) Atari 2600 (Seaquest)
2) Commodore 64 (Space Taxi)
3) Commodore Amiga (Lemmings)
4) Playstation (Suikoden II)
5) Dreamcast (Jet Grind Radio)
6) NES (Legend of Zelda)
7) Neo Geo (The Last Blade)
8) Atari 5200 (Miner 2049er)
9) Gameboy Advance (Metroid Fusion)
10) PS2 (ICO)

Honorable Mentions: SNES, Colecovision, Turbografx-16, Vectrex, and Nintendo 64...

Cheers,
Ben

[oesiii]

I'm really big on portables and computer gaming so they're in my list :

Atari 2600
Atari 5200/8bit computers
Dreamcast
Atari Lynx
NES
Gameboy, GBC, + GBA
Vectrex
Sega Saturn
Atari 7800
tie, Atari ST and Amiga :P

[evildead2099]

1) NES
2) Dreamcast
3) Genesis
4) PC Engine
5) SNES
6) Xbox (A unit without a Thompson DVD drive, that is)

[NintendoMan]

Well I guess my list would be different of what my ALL-TIME list would be and my fav. list right now meaning what I play the most currently, but here is my ALL-TIME:

1. NES
2. SNES
3. Gamecube
4. Dreamcast
5. Nintendo 64
6. Sega Genesis

[RCM]

Saturn
Genesis
Dreamcast
Xbox
SNES
NES
Neo Geo
GBA SP
Gamecube
Vectrex

No particular order besides Saturn which is my favorite. I own 20 or 30 systems, all of them are great.

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

[Ed Oscuro]

Following Le Geek's lead, I'll list my current favorite games on these systems. I usually say I don't have favorites, but I know that some systems are not my favorites (despite having some really good stuff on them)...I'll roll with that. So far I have my top five sorted out:

- Gen/Mega Drive (Shinobi III) For me, possibly edges out the SNES...
- SNES/SFC (Not certain) ...and then, I'm not sure. The SNES blows the Gen away in terms of color and the variety of games continues to surprise me. The Genesis has lots of great stuff, but the SNES seems to have a nearly endless catalog of games that are quite good.
- NES/FC + FDS (Castlevania III) The greatest older system around, no question. Huge selection of stuff here as well.
- N64 (Zelda, either domestic title) Definitely not a wimpy system; its special effects aren't the greatest but they darn sure get the job done. While its sound chip is just PCM MIDI there's still some impressive soundtracks here.
- PlayStation (Tenchu) This one's been growing on me. I couldn't imagine gaming without it, and neither can you ;)

A large number of other systems have captured my attention (Neo Geo AES and the Pocket Color to some degree, the Game Boy series, the XBox and GameCube to some extent, the Sega Master System, Saturn, and more...) but not enough to warrant my saying they're my favorites.

[Socheata]

My favorite consoles/handhelds are as follows:

1. Super Nintendo
2. Nintendo
3. Playstation 2
4. Playstation
5. Xbox
6. GameCube
7. Game Boy Advance
8. Nintendo 64
9. Dreamcast
10. Saturn

I've yet to spend quality time with my Saturn and Dreamcast, so that's why they're so low on my list. And the N64 hasn't aged well (with the games' graphics being real blocky and blurry).

[Dr. Morbis]

It's been a couple years and my tastes have changed, I guess. Here's my updated/current console Top 10:

10-7800
9-N64
8-TG16
7-Genesis
6-Intellivision
5-Coleco
4-SNES
3-SMS
2-2600
1-NES (by a mile!)

* I don't believe in listing "current" items in Top 10/50/100 lists.

[vintagegamecrazy]

In no order

Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Jaguar
Nintendo
Super Nintendo
Genesis
Gamecube
Dreamcast
Saturn
Intellivision

[RetroYoungen]

Top ten systems, no order.

Dreamcast
NES
NGPC
Genesis
PS-X
PS2
SNES
Game Boy Advance
Atari 2600
Atari Lynx

[banski83]

No particular order:

Dreamcast (for all the wierd & wonderful stuff Sega did)

Xbox (think thats heavy? Try lifting a Sega Mega CD console!)

Original Game Boy (my first console!)

Game Boy Advance SP (for making consoles actually portable)

Amiga 1200 (not a console I know, but is still dear to me, along with Amiga 500 as well)

Virtual Boy (great games, even if it does induce headaches...)

Neo Geo Pocket Color (great playability)

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (again, great playability)

Bandai SwanCrystal (quirky Japanese gaming, excellent)

Amiga 500 (machine that gave me Colonization, Civilization, Chaos Engine, SWOS, Flashback, Monkey Island, Beneath a Steel Sky, Stunt Car Racer, Indianapolis 500, Lemmings, Bump n Burn, Railroad Tycoon, Skidmarks, Cannon Fodder, etc, etc, etc. My first serious games machine!)

Ah.....getting all nostalgic now. Think I might dig some of these out over the weekend and give them a try again, good memories!

[jose.yoshitake]

1) NES (Ever on top)
2) Odyssey 2 :D
3) Super NES
4) PSX
5) Intellivision
6) GameCube
7) Dreamcast
8) Atari 2600
9) Nintendo 64
10) Game Boys

[towerofsong]

Dreamcast
GBA
PS2
Gamecube
SNES
PS1
N64
CD32
A1200 (not a console, but well...blah)
Saturn

[drewbrim]

also following le geek

1. SNES (street fighter 2, as long as I have someone else to kick around)
2. NES (north and south, again see above)
3. Turbografx (world court tennis)
4. Dreamcast (skies of arcadia)
5. Genesis (strider)
6. Playstation (final fantasy 7)
7. Intellivison (swords and serpents)
8. PS2 (onimusha)
9. N64 (mario 64)
10. Adams Colecovision (buck rodgers)

[EricRyan34]

1. SNES
2. PS1
3. NES
4. PS2
5. Game Boys

[drummy]

NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1, PS2, Saturn, Dreamcast, XBox, GameCube

I haven't played any other ones.

[josekortez]

(in no particular order)

Dreamcast
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
Genesis
NES
N64
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
Super NES
Xbox

[Keir]

Amazing what can change in 2½ years! My first 2 will never change, but let’s have a look at the others.


1. Commodore 64
2. Atari 2600
3. Colecovision
4. Amiga CD32
5. Genesis
6. Intellivision
7. Atari 5200
8. VIC-20
9. PSX
10. Odyssey 2
Since my Genesis buying spree in 2003, that system has really moved up in my eyes and is now number 3. Similarly, I never liked the Playstation until last year when I discovered all the great 2D games for it. It moves up to number 4. On the other hand, I had only just got a CD32 when I wrote that list so it was still exciting. Since then the system has lost some of its appeal for me so it moves all the way down to number 9.

Completely missing from this list is the Turbografx-16! I’m pretty sure I owned one at the time, but maybe I didn’t put it on the list because I had no way of playing CD games. While there are some good Hucard games, it was the CD games that won me over.

What other systems are missing? Laseractive (too few games), TI-99 (maybe I should have made a seperate list for computers?), Gamecube (the only modern console I own), handhelds (GBA, GP32, etc.), anything at all by Nintendo (I do love my Virtual Boy)... oh yeah, Dreamcast! In at number 7.

Unfortunately, that means 2 systems must be removed from the list (sorry Atari 5200 and Odyssey 2!). Behold, a new list for 2005!

1. Commodore 64
2. Atari 2600
3. Genesis
4. Playstation
5. Colecovision
6. Turbografx-16
7. Dreamcast
8. Intellivision
9. Amiga CD32
10. VIC-20

[adams_ale]

It's too tough to put my favorite systems in order. It's fairly easy to name my favorite ten without rankings.

2600, NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Turbo-Grafx 16, Playstation, Neo Geo, Gameboy Advance, and Gamecube.

I'm more of a classical gamer, but I like all games new and old.

[Kid Ice]

Dang, 10 is a lot. OK here goes.

Atari VCS

Playstation

NES

3DO

Vectrex

Dreamcast

Saturn

N64

Gamecube

Genesis

Wow, that wasn't as hard as I thought, and in just about the right order no less. Throw in the PS2 at 11 and SNES at 12 and you have all the consoles I like.

[tuxedojoe]

Again, like others, my favorite 10 consoles in no particular order:

Saturn
Genesis
N64
Dreamcast
SNES/SFC
Gameboy Series (GB/C/A)
Commodore 64 (I need to get my hands on another one soon)
Gamecube
PSX
TI-83 (for intense classroom-gaming heehee)

[FlufflePuff]

Nothing much unusual here:

1. NES
2. SNES
3 PSX
4 PS2
5. Genesis
6. Gameboy Color
7. Atari 2600
8. Master System
9. Gamecube
10. Turbo Grafx 16 (even though I can't find a working one 8( )

[suznjak]

dreamcast
snes
genesis
nes
xbox(big boy toy YEAH!)
2600
neo geo(cost too damn much even on ebay)
ps2
n shitty 4(oops)n64
saturn

[rxd]

1 - Atari 5200 No doubt my favorite system ever
2 - Atari 2600 Too many classics to put it anywhere else
3 - Intellivision I was totally surprised by how much I like this
4 - Vectrex Great system and nothing else is like it
5 - ColecoVision Lots of early 80's goodness
6 - Xbox Emulation is teriffic on this system plus some great games
7 - PS2 Too many games to leave off any top 10 list
8 - Sega Dreamcast Real nice system
9 - GBA Best handheld I've seen to date
10 -Atari Lynx Best handheld before the GBA

Just my 2 cents....

[xaer0knight]

In no order:
1. N64
2. Turbo-Grapfx 16
3. SNES
4. NES
5. Dreamcast
6. Atari 2600
7. GameCube
8. MSX

[Policenaut]

The SMS is my first pick, the others are in no particular order:

Sega Master
Genesis
Saturn
DC
Turbografx-16/Turboduo
GBA
Nes
SNes
PS1
PS2
NeoGeo

[ozyr]

My turn, in no major order....

Odyssey2 (who would have guessed...)
Nintendo GBA SP (probably my 2nd favorite at the moment)
Intellivision
Atari Lynx
Atari 2600
ColecoVision
Nintendo GameCube
PlayStation 1
Genesis
SNES

[Damaramu]

In no order of importance:

Dreamcast
Saturn
Genesis
NES
NeoGeo
Playstation 2
PSone
Gameboy/GBA
SNES
TG-16/Duo/PC Engine

[legov8]

Mine would be:
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Nintendo DS
Game Boy Advance
SNES
NES

[rick weis]

in order!!

#1= Atari 2600 (that was too easy)
#2= NES (because of super mario bros 3 let aone all the other games for it)
#3= SNES/SF (just too many great games that i spent years playing)
#4= XBOX (mainly because on HALO)
#5= Playstation (reason same as #3)
#6= gamecube (because of the Resident evil series including RE4)
#7= Dreamcast (reason same as #3)
#8= Genesis (reason same as #3)
#9= Colecovision ( first system that had great graphics and many fun games)
#10= PS2 (loved the Maximo and dark cloud games)

Rick

[AlexKidd]

I thought I already posted in this thread but it looks like I didn't so here it is. It's somewhat in order.

1.Snes
2.Nes
3.Gamecube
4.Turbo Grafx
5.Atari 2600
6.Xbox
7.GBA sp
8.Genesis
9.Sms
10.N64

BTW I did not include psp or ds just because there aren't really enough games out to judge them. Otherwise they may have made the list.

[Jumpman Jr.]

1) NES
2) SNES
3) N64
4) Gamecube
5) DS
6) Virtual Boy
7) Dreamcast
8) Intellivision
9) Vectrex
10) 2600

[GamerNerd]

Here's my top 10:

1. NES
2. Super NES
3. Game Boy
4. Sega Genesis
5. Playstation
6. Playstation 2
7. Game Gear
8. Vectrex
9. Atari 5200
10. XBox

[GhostClip]

I can't name my top 10 but I will give you my top 5. There are many systems that were great but were simply out of my reach since they either didn't do that well in the U.S. and didn't produce the best games, or the hardware and games were too expensive. Such systems are: Neo Geo,
Saturn, Turbo Grafx-16/Duo. The Saturn in Japan had some amazing games that would easily have destroyed the Playstation in terms of games, but I am not able to experience such games since I am not a hardcore collector and am not willing to spend that much. Same goes with Turbo Grafx-16/Duo which had great Japanese games but weak U.S. games due to poor sales. The Neo Geo is simply too expensive. However, here are my top 5 that I am able to afford and are common enough in terms of great games:

Genesis
NES
Playstation
Dreamcast
Super Nintendo

[GhostClip]

I can't name my top 10 but I will give you my top 5. There are many systems that were great but were simply out of my reach since they either didn't do that well in the U.S. and didn't produce the best games. Such systems are: Saturn and Turbo Grafx-16/Duo. The Saturn in Japan had some amazing games that would easily have destroyed the Playstation in terms of games, but I am not able to experience such games since I am not a hardcore collector and am not willing to spend that much on import games. Same goes with Turbo Grafx-16/Duo which had great Japanese games but weak U.S. games due to poor sales. However, here are my top 5 systems that I am able to afford or play, and are common enough in terms of great games:

Genesis
NES
Playstation
Dreamcast
Neo Geo (arcade)

[GhostClip]

Oh crap now I have two posts. I changed my mind on the SNES and switched it to Neo Geo. Is there a way to delete posts?

[Rogmeister]

An interesting question...my first choice:

Super Nintendo

My other choices are in alphabetical order...

Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari Lynx
Nintendo 64
Nintendo GameCube
Sega Dreamcast
Sony Playstation
Sony Playstation 2
XBox

I'm only listing systems I still have, thus the noticeably absent NES which I no longer own.

[LeGIt]

In reverse chronological order (and not 10 systems either :P)

# Sega Dreamcast
# Nintendo 64
# SNES
# Master System II
# Commodore 64

[Kaboomer]

Atari 2600 - Memories Galore
Game Boys - Games Galore
Colecovision - Great early Arcade translations
PS1 - 1st Major Next Gen System - Air Combat & Battle Arena Toshinden at launch blew me away.
Game Cube - Top notch franchises taken to the next level
Xbox - Computer game fix - Yea, Sid Meiers Pirates !
Nintendo DS - LOVE IT !
SONY PSP - Nice - but very slow rolling out any good games
Commodre 64 - Does this count? M.U.L.E. rules !
Genesis - I was never a Nintendo fan back then for some reason. I always stuck with SEGA. Good game library covering all genres.

Kaboomer

[atari_wizard]

in order 1 being my fav.

1. Atari 2600
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. N64
5. Nintendo Game Cube
6. Gameboy Advance SP
7. Sega Saturn
8. Sega Master System
9. SNES
10. Sega Dreamcast

[Lothars]

Well my favorite systems are in no particular order

Super Nintendo (o my hidden love) :D
Nintendo
Dreamcast
Sega Saturn
Playstation 2/Playstation 1 (since the ps2 can play ps1 games I wanted to put them together)
Nintendo 64
Sega Genesis
Gameboy Advance SP
Xbox
Gamecube

[Lothars]

one more system that i mean to of added is the turbo graphics 16

[AlexKidd]

I know I posted in this thread before but i've changed my mind about a few things and i'm going to do it in order this time. Here goes...

1.Turbografx/DUO
2.Sega Genesis
3.Super NES
4.NES
5.SMS
6.Commodore Amiga
7.Commodore 64
8.Atari 2600
9.Gamecube
10.Nintendo DS

[VG_Maniac]

In order:

1. Super NES
2. NES
3. Playstation
4. Nintendo 64
5. GameCube
6. Playstation 2
7. Saturn
8. Dreamcast
9. Genesis
10. Atari 2600

[Retsudo]

Well I dont have 10 consoles that I like, but here are the ones I really had a very good time with:

NES
SNES
PS1
PS2

Never really was a fan of any other console.

[Dji]

There are only three systems which I consider godly and essential, and their order varies constantly (mostly depending on the one I'm playing at the moment LOL). Most of the time, however, my mind more or less settles on this order:

1. NES: My first console = nostalgia. Hundreds and hundreds of games, most of which (yes, I said most) are at least good, if not better. Easy to find anywhere at great prices. Incredible variety, including a plethora of platformers, which is by far my favorite genre. To this day, I still frequently discover wonderful new games, and it's the system I've played the most in my life. No matter what else I try, I always come back, because NES games are simply the most fun to play as far as I'm concerned. Too bad about the toaster's unreliability and the top loader's inferior audio-video quality (those lines :()... (Adventures of Lolo, Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon II, Gremlins 2, Mega Man 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Ninja Gaiden, Super C, Super Mario Bros., Zelda 2, *goes on for ten minutes*)

2. Neo Geo MVS: Nothing beats having my own arcade cabinet. But even if it were a regular console with a regular controller, it would still be one of the best simply because of the incredibly high level of quality of its dozens of games. The price can't hurt the quality, plus it makes everything even more collectible. Only downfall, if it's even one, is the lack of meaty, lenghty games. For quick bursts, though, it's pure bliss. Quite a lot to be found here aside from the ubiquitous fighting games, which I also happen to like very much anyway. (Baseball Stars 2, Last Blade 2, Mark of the Wolves, Metal Slug, Puzzle de Pon, Sengoku 3, Shock Troopers, Street Hoop, Strikers 1945 Plus, Super Dodge Ball, *insert almost any MVS game here*)

3. SNES: NES sequels galore bring the overall quality down a little, but most of them are awesome sequels anyway. Plus, it has its own unique library, as well as many well-done arcade ports. (Blackthorne, Cool Spot, Donkey Kong Country 2, Final Fantasy III, Mega Man X, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam T.E., Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Super Punch-Out!!, *goes on for five minutes*)



The following two are also nice companions, although I could easily do without them:

4. Dreamcast: Accomplished more in two years than the three current consoles combined in five years. Innovated so much, proved that 2D and 3D can coexist, remains the only CD-based system that I can stand. Could have been the best ever had it had the five (or more) years it deserved, as well as the support of more publishers. I still can't get over this to this day. Oh yeah, and it rekindled the video game passion in me after the N64 and PS1 killed it. (Grandia 2, Marvel VS. Capcom, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, Power Stone, Rayman 2, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Skies of Arcadia, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Super Magnetic Neo)

5. GBA: It's a portable SNES! Oh, and it has some great games of its own, too. The number of sub-par licensed drivel is annoying, though. (Activision Anthology, Double Dragon Advance, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Metroid: Zero Mission, Ninja Five-O, WarioWare Inc.)

I don't care and/or know enough about the other systems to rank them. Hopefully this will change, but I still have a lot of catching up to do even with my top five, so that's my priority.

[Ulticron]

1) TG16, I feel in love with it the instant I played the demo unit yrs ago, and it took my yrs of waiting and some good dealing to get one. Highly sought after, and deeply loved.

2) Sega Saturn, I've probably spent most of my gaming hrs on this machine. The games are unique and just down right fun to play!

3) NES, my first console and definately loaded with some seriously awesome games.

4) Super NES, it was a wonderful RPG console, and my first 16Bit console as well.

5) Genesis does what Nintendon't LOL Seriously I bought this one back in the late 90's and over the past 10yrs have been gaining more and more affection for the console I didn't like back during the 16Bit wars.

6) DS, while it's still rather new I've been impressed so far.

7) GBA, other than the backwards compatability, I just simply love the GBA library. Plenty of Mario, plent of RPG's.

8) Dreamcast, I bought this one in 9/9/99, and while it hasn't thrilled me for the longest of time, I'm now starting to see just what an amazing lil console it is.

9) Neo Geo Pocket Color, while everyone was bringing their GBC's to college I had the NGPC. My only regret w/this system is I didn't sink more time and money into it back in the day, so that means I have to make up for lost time now.

10) PS2, backwards compatability so no need for two sony consoles taking up space, and quite a few good games for the system.

[Tan]

in no particular order:

1. intellivision
2. sega master system
3. playstation
4. xbox
5. super nintendo
6. dreamcast
7. turbographx 16
8. N64
9. commodore 64
10. Atari 2600

[SEGA-SAMMY]

This is really tough. Anyway here it goes in no particular order........

Playstation - Great times with it. Spcefically all the RPGs and high profile releases from the time, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil etc...

Dreamcast - Lots of quick, easy to play arcade style games. Excelled in real innovative games stuff like Seaman and whole bunch of others. Great system that still gets a lotta love from me.

Super Nintendo - My favourite Nintendo system ever. Third parties perfected 2D gaming on this thing.

DS - Yeah it's still relitivley new, but already theres been some games that have already become all-time favourites of mine, like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Feel the Magic.

Genesis - I loved all of the arcade ports on it, specifcally from launch until aroundf 92. Lots of other genres it did well in as well. Sports, shooters and many, many more.

Saturn - Lots of great 2D gaming to be found here. Underrated when it comes to 3D as well in my opinion.

Playstaion 2 - An extension of the original PlayStation. Got off to a slow start but come mid 2001 I began enjoying it more. It went through another tough time in 02- mid 04 but Metal Gear Solid 3 revived it for me.

PSP - I really LOVED Lumines and Ridge Racers.

NES - My first system I ever owned so very special memories for me here.

Sega CD - Sonic CD and Snatcher made me love it. FMV games aren't as bad as some people make them out to be, imo.

[cyberfluxor]

From what I have played & own:
Saturn -> Super Nintendo -> Nintendo64 -> Genesis -> Playstation -> Gamecube -> Nintendo -> Dreamcast -> Gamegear -> Gameboy Color

Now, before someone thinks my selection is wierd or crap, remember I only own 14 systems and I'm only grading them on what I own and games I own for them and played. I'm sure if I owned complete collections and played most of the titles available I would have a different line-up.

[The Shawn]

I am as much interested in classics as the next guy. After all I'm an 80's child too. But for fun value and graphics, yadda yadda yadda. I'll have to be brutally honest. So in order here goes.(also based on library)

1. X-box
2. Sega dreamcast
3. N64
4. Sega Genesis
5. Sega CD
6. Gamecube
7. NES
8. Atari 2600
9. Sega Saturn
10. Pong

[Captain Qb]

Here is mine, others like them, others don't...

1) Playstation
2) SNES
3) N64
4) Playstation 2
5) WonderSwan
6) Atari 2600
7) NES
8) Gameboy
9) Megadrive
10) Xbox

This poll was hard to me.. -.-

[dj_spryte]

Here's my top three:

1. SNES: All the way! The memories this console has given me since my childhood and still do today. I will never forget Final Fantasy 3 and Chrono Trigger .

2. NES: Was my favaorite until the SNES came out.

3. Playstation: Truly a masterpiece, RPG's kicked ass!

[aaronpetrosky]

No order

NES
SNES
Master System
Genesis
Dreamcast
Ps2
Xbox
Intellivision
Saturn
N64

[BrokenFlight]

I only have 8 consoles, so I'll list them in order of preference.

PS2 - It may not have the best graphics but it's got some great games. I've grown up with Playstation, so I'm a bit of a fanboy but open to other consoles.

Xbox - Good games and good graphics.

3rd is a toss up between the SNES and Megadrive. I've had my Megadrive since 1992 and I've got over 80 games for it. But the SNES generally has better graphics and also has classics like Super Mario World, the controller allows for more functions. I'll say Megadrive because it's easier to collect complete games and I'm a Megadrive fanboy.

SNES - A great console but complete games tend to be expensive.

Master System - Like the Megadrive but more basic. I only collect boxed Megadrive and Master System games because it's easier to store them, and they look nice lined up on the shelf.

Mega CD - It may have lots of crap FMV games but there's something about it that I like.

Gamecube - It's ok but I'm not too enthusiastic about it.

N64 - I don't like early 3D graphics and I find the controller really uncomfortable.

Playstation - I don't collect Playstation games because, like the N64, I can't stand early 3D graphics. I remember thinking they were great back in the day but they haven't aged well.

I don't hate any of my consoles but I dislike the N64 and the Gamecube is far from my favourite console.

[B - Mark]

My Top 10 favorites consoles:

1 - Mega Drive / Genesis
2 - Neo Geo
3 - Super NES
4 - Master System
5 - NES
6 - Playstation 2
7 - Gamecube
8 - Nintendo DS
9 - PC Engine / Turbografix 16
10 - Game Boy Advance

[7th lutz]

7800,nes,sms,dreamcast,ps1, snes,gamecube,ps 2

[ROBOTNIK666]

MY TOP TEN VIDEO GAME CONSOLES
*******************************
10: SNES
9: Vectrex
8: Colecovision
7: Atari 2600
6: Nintendo 64
5: Game Boy
4: Lynx
3: PS1
2: PS2

(drumroll)
...and my NUMBER ONE video game console of all-time is...

1: Genesis

[alec006]

10 : Sega Master
09 : Atari 2600
08 : Playstation 2
07 : SNES
06 : NES
05 : Dreamcast
04 : Gamecube
03 : Xbox
02 : Nintendo 64
01 : Sega Genesis/CD/32X

[steveant1636]

in favorite order

1. super nintendo
2. sega genesis
3. 8 bit nintnedo
4. X-box
5. gamecube
6. Playstation 2
7. Intellivision
8. atari 2600
9. sega master system
10. 3DO

[50TBRD]

SNES is number 1

Then its a tow way tie for second place between the Vectrex and PSX.

4. Game Boy
5. Genesis

I don't collect any other systems but I would love to have another DC first off. Then I'd love to get a PS2, XBOX, N64, and last an NES, all of which I've never owned bu would love to acquire.

[PSerge]

Top ten fav consoles:

1. NES
2. TurboGrafx 16/ TurboDuo
3. SNES
4. Playstation 2
5. Genesis/ Sega CD
6. Game Gear
7. Atari 2600
8. Odyssey2
9. Virtual Boy
10. GameBoy

I wanted to put the Turbo and NES both on number 1 but I really love my NES a little bit more than the Turbo.

[Austin]

It's hard to rate consoles in terms of my favorite, because I have good memories with so many of them... I think I'll just list them in the order of hours logged (estimated) on each one.

Dreamcast
Intellivision
xBox
SNES
NES
Atari 2600
PlayStation / PS2
Genesis
Saturn
Gamecube

[Trevelyan]

1. NES
2. Atari 2600
2. PS2
4. SNES
5. Mega Drive
6. N64
7. Gameboy
8. Dreamcast
9. Xbox
10. Neo Geo

[ShinobiMan]

It seems to change every year, but let me give it a go:

1. Nintendo (NES)
2. Sega Master System
3. Sega Genesis
4. Super Nintendo
5. Sega Dreamcast
6. Nintendo 64
7. Playstation
8. Sega Saturn
9. Turbo Grafx 16
10. Atari 2600

God, if I still owned and maintained segamastersystem.com, those fans would have me burned at the stake for choosing Nintendo over SMS. :2gunfire: Yikes!

But like I said, it changes all the time. I have so many memories with each of these systems. GOOD TIMES!

[ApolloBoy]

In no order:

1: PC Engine/TG-16
2: Atari 2600
3: NES/Famicom
4: SNES
5: Genesis
6: SMS
7: Atari 7800
8: Game Gear
9: Game Boy
10: Commodore 64

[namzep]

No particular order:

NES
Atari 2600
Dreamcast
SNES
DS
GB
PS2
Wii
TG-16
Genesis

[Cloud121]

No order:

Master System
MegaDrive/Mega CD/32X
Saturn
Dreamcast
Game Gear
3DO
Jaguar
Nintendo 64
PlayStation
GameCube
Xbox 360

Notice a trend on the first half? :) The fifth generation is my all-time favorite generation, so all five consoles go on my list. I don't own a Jaguar yet (Should be getting one mid-May), but I know I'm gonna completely love it when I get one.

[Flashback2012]

Saturn
Turbo Duo/Turbografx-16
Game Boy Advance
Gamecube
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Nintendo DS
Genesis/Mega Drive
Playstation
Super Nintendo
Playstation 2

Honorable mentions
Neo Geo
Playstation Portable
Master System

[AllSchoolGamer]

in order

DREAMCAST
snes
360
psx
gamecube
mega drive
n64
xbox
ps2
sms

[The 1 2 P]

1. Playstation
2. Xbox
3. Nintendo
4. Genesis
5. Dreamcast
6. Saturn
7. Gamecube
8. Super Nintendo
9. 3DO
10. N64

[Nebagram]

1. Dreamcast
2. PS1
3. Mega Drive
4. PS2
5. Gamecube
6. SNES
7. GBA (and by extension GB + GBC)
8. Saturn
9. 360
10. Master System

[retro junkie]

Here goes,

1. Turbo Grafx 16 (1. with me from the day I got it off the store shelf)
2. Neo Geo CD
3. Dreamcast
4. PS2
5. Sega Genesis
6. Nintendo DS (with GBA)
7. SNES
8. NES
9. Neo Pocket color
10. Atari Lynx 2

This was very painful to do.:sob:

Likewise with me, Honorable mentions
GameCube, Swan Crystal, Sega Saturn, N64

[Joe West]

my favorite consoles:

neo geo aes
neo geo mvs
playstation 3
playstation 2
3do
xbox 360
xbox
wii
gamecube
nintendo nes

[darkhades]

My favs: (not including handhelds, if I did, there would be a few in this list.)

1. NES
2. SNES
3. Genesis
4. Turbo Graphx 16/ Turbo Duo
5. PS1
6. Wii
7. Dreamcast
8. N64
9. Gamecube
10. Saturn

11. Xbox 360

A couple of current gen systems in my list. Wii moved into my top 10 pretty quick, and the 360 Iam sure will break into the top 10 soon enough.

[Chemdawg]

SNES
NES
Sega gen.
Xbox360
Wii
PS2
DS
GBA
N64
PSX

in that order

[Rob64]

No particular order:

NES
2600
Famicom/Disk System
SNES
N64
GC
Wii
DS
GB
GBA

[sleazeroxx86]

SNES
NES
Genesis
PSX
PS2
Wii
Xbox 360
DS
GBA
N64

[The 1 2 P]

Xbox
PS1
Nes
Xbox 360
Genesis
PS2
Dreamcast
3DO
Saturn
Neo Geo Pocket Color

[Jeff-20]

Top 10 in order of gameplay.

1. Commodore VIC 20
2. Sega Saturn
3. Sega Genesis
4. Atari 2600
5. TurboGrafx-16
6. Sega Dreamcast
7. Nintendo Gamecube
8. PS2
9. Astrocade
10. NES

The VIC 20 has the simple aesthetics of the 2600 with the added bonus of making your own games in, like, 30 minutes. Any of you who know me know I'm the VIC guy.

The Saturn had incredible variety for international releases. By far, the most interesting console from a collector's view point.

The rest of the list is just fun. I can't believe so many of you didn't include the Astrocade. 3DO? Channel F? Seriously? I guess we all have our own tastes. If the list continued:

11. Vectrex
12. Atari 7800
13. SNES
14. GBA

[jms5118]

In order but the order and list changes constantly.

1. NES
2. N64
3. SNES
4. Genesis
5. PS1
6. PS2
7. PS3
8. Dreamcast
9. Sega Master System
10. Gameboy Advance

[Icarus Moonsight]

Don't know how I managed to completely blow by this one in the past...

First, we will start with the essence, or what I consider prime.

All hail the 68k

Genesis and Neo Geo. These two will forever have a home with me. No matter how much I expand or how deep I cut my collection down, they will remain. And for the most part, untouched. Just recently got my very own AES a few weeks ago and I'm really regretting holding out so long before diving into one. Sure, I've had access to MVS emulation for a while, but absolutely nothing compares to actual hardware. AES is the apex of cartridge based consoles. It's unique, scarce, beautiful and imposing in stature. It's a regal and proper lady, where as the slutty Genny is fast, cheap, easy to get into and readily available. Can't live without either, each for different reasons.

The rest is in constant flux, but this is what I feel like ATM:

NES
SNES
Dreamcast
Saturn
Wii (GC BC) Ironclad released for VC helped pull me back in...
PS2 (PS1 BC)
PC Engine/Turbo Duo
DS

[BetaWolf47]

It's hard to tell what my favorites are. Here they are, in no order:

Gamecube
NES
Saturn
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Neo-Geo (I've played a lot of the games, despite never owning one)
Genesis
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Advance
SNES

Yeah, I honestly haven't played much outside of Nintendo systems. I've been expanding my tastes since 2008 though.

[Steve W]

I'm going to put in some controversial choices in here. My list, in order of listing.

• Atari 2600 - My first real console, and my first video game love affair.
• Texas Instruments 99/4A - My first computer. I played a hell of a lot of games on it, and even wrote a few sucky ones myself.
• Atari 7800 - A better continuation of the Atari 2600 legacy than the 5200 was, and some really great games.
• Intellivision - Never had one growing up, but got one in the late '80s along with an INTV catalog that I made use of!
• Dreamcast - enough said.
• Lynx - My first portable, and I used the hell out of it.
• Jaguar - I've always loved this underdog console, plus it introduced me to 3D gaming.
• Commodore Amiga 1000 - A computer, but mainly used as a game machine. And so many good games came out for it.
• Sega CD - I'm skipping over the Genesis and going straight for the CD-ROM peripheral. I had a fascination with the Sega CD after I bought a Laseractive with a Sega module. And I don't have a problem with FMV games like so many people have.
• iPod Touch - Not a game console at all, but I still play a lot of games on it. I almost always have it on me whenever I leave the house.

[TheShireGamer]

Playstation 1
Nintendo 64
SNES
NES
SEGA Genesis
Nintendo DS
GBA
Wonderswan
Nintendo Wii
Dreamcast

[TheShireGamer]

Playstation 1
Nintendo 64
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Dreamcast
Wonderswan
GBA
SEGA Genesis
SNES
NES

[drthielegood]

Atari 2600
ColecoVision
Vectrex
NES
Master System
Genesis
Dreamcast
PS2
Xbox 360
Wii

Not in order of preference...although I sure do love that 2600.

[VertigoProcess]

Im just going to do vintage since I just can't put my head around grouping vintage with modern....

Not in order...

Turbo grafx 16, neo geo pocket, 3do, nes, snes, 2600, n64, gameboy, nomad, saturn