Your 10 Favorite Consoles: Across the Board

**le geek** · 12-31-2004, 05:34 PM

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** · 12-31-2004, 06:07 PM

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** · 12-31-2004, 09:02 PM

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

**NintendoMan** · 01-01-2005, 09:51 AM

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** · 01-01-2005, 12:26 PM

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** · 01-01-2005, 03:11 PM

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** · 01-05-2005, 04:58 PM

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** · 01-05-2005, 07:32 PM

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** · 01-05-2005, 11:26 PM

In no order

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

**RetroYoungen** · 01-05-2005, 11:41 PM

Top ten systems, no order.

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

**banski83** · 01-06-2005, 08:05 AM

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** · 01-06-2005, 11:58 AM

1) NES (Ever on top)
2) Odyssey 2

3) Super NES
4) PSX
5) Intellivision
6) GameCube
7) Dreamcast
8) Atari 2600
9) Nintendo 64
10) Game Boys

**towerofsong** · 01-06-2005, 12:18 PM

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

**drewbrim** · 01-10-2005, 10:12 PM

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** · 01-10-2005, 10:29 PM

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

**drummy** · 01-10-2005, 10:34 PM

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

I haven't played any other ones.

**josekortez** · 01-12-2005, 02:48 PM

(in no particular order)

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

**Keir** · 01-13-2005, 08:59 AM

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

Originally Posted by 2½ years ago, Keir to the nth power

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** · 01-21-2005, 08:08 PM

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** · 01-21-2005, 08:56 PM

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** · 01-21-2005, 09:41 PM

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** · 01-22-2005, 12:13 PM

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** · 01-22-2005, 06:28 PM

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** · 01-22-2005, 07:51 PM

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....