BassGuitari Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) There's so much negative energy going around about the worst systems and worst games around here lately. Time for a positive "10" list. (Consoles only, please!) EDIT: AussieAtari mentioned a cool idea; to tabulate the results. Here they are, as of 18 posts. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake or two, so feel free to make corrections if you'd like. Atari 2600: 11 Atari 5200: 5 Atari 7800: 7 Odyssey2/Videopac: 4 Astrocade: 2 Intellivision: 3 Colecovision: 6 Vectrex: 8 Turbo-Grafx 16: 3 SNK Neo-Geo AES: 1 3DO: 1 PC Engine: 1 NES: 7 SNES: 12 N64: 6 Nintendo Virtual Boy: 2 Game Boy Advance: 4 Nintendo DS: 5 Nintendo GameCube: 4 Atari Lynx: 2 Atari Jaguar: 1 Atari Flashback2: 1 Sega Master System: 3 Sega Genesis: 8 Sega Saturn: 5 Sega Dreamcast: 5 Playstation: 6 Playstation 2: 3 XBox: 3 N-Gage: 1 My Top 10 consoles (in no particular order), and why: -Atari 2600...sooo many games, sooo many controllers, sooo many add-ons and accessories. The definative video game console IYAM -Atari 5200...the games (esp. Space Dungeon); no stinkers in the whole bunch, and the look of the system itself. I like the controllers too -Odyssey 2...part gameplay, part vanity, and part nostalgia; it looks awesome, and has some awesome games, which were the first classic games I'd been exposed to, discounting the NES I grew up with (which wasn't "classic" yet) -Intellivision...the second retro console I acquired after the Odyssey 2, holds some nostalgic value, but mostly it's about the games. Atarisoft titles in particular are stellar IMO -NES...I wasted my youth on this thing, with a variety of games only the 2600 can rival. And there's still nothing quite like the original Super Mario Bros. -SNES...TMNT IV, Contra III, Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat II, F-Zero, Alien 3, somebody stop me... -Vectrex...nothing else like it. This thing still blows me away -Bally Astrocade...kind of a diamond in a rough, this thing is just plain fun. Great games (esp. for late '70s!), innovative controllers -Nintendo 64...Goldeneye, Turok 2, Mario Kart 64... -Playstation...Twisted Metal 2, Tenchu, Jet Moto... Edited November 16, 2006 by BassGuitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Good idea! I pretty much agree with your list, but there are a few differences. I'd replace the N64 with the Genesis, as there are so many games I loved on that system. I'd replace the playstation with the Turbographx, which is on of my all time favorite platforms. Other than that, I'm right there with ya, though I'm starting to believe some of the current gen consoles are going to be favorites, the DS for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) Also in no particular order: 1. Atari 2600 2. ColecoVision 3. Vectrex 4. Atari 7800 5. NES 6. Super NES 7. Genesis 8. Nintendo 64 9. Playstation 2 10. Atari Flashback 2 Edited November 16, 2006 by Vic George 2K3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 What is a N64 worth? I have been seeing them lately for around twenty five to thirty bucks. I didnt know if they were worth it or not especially since the games are still relatively expensive. WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 N64 not much, they are fairly common. Working N64 OTOH are hard to find because the analog stick gets abused and often fails. My top 10 list: 2600 5200 Lynx NES SNES TG-16 Playstation SMS N64 aaaaand..... Virtualboy *ducks and runs from VB hating club* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 What is a N64 worth? I have been seeing them lately for around twenty five to thirty bucks. I didnt know if they were worth it or not especially since the games are still relatively expensive. WP The N64 is a good system and worth collecting for. For me it has around 60 games that are worth owning, but I'm sure that number is different for everybody. It was the first Nintendo system I owned, after I upgraded (I'm talking technology-wise) from the Genesis/32X/CD. And while the games are still a little pricey, you can get great deals if you look hard enough. Garage sales and craigslist work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flack Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 What is a N64 worth? I have been seeing them lately for around twenty five to thirty bucks. If you want one that's a decent price, but I've been seeing them for $15-$20 around here. Like others have said, the price of games haven't completely dropped yet. Thrift stores and pawn shops tend to have tons of cheap sports games (Madden and WCW are a dime a dozen) while Tony Hawk and anything with Mario on it may end up costing you what you paid for the used system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfluxor Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 In a loose order: 1. Sega Saturn 2. Super Nintendo 3. Nintendo DS 4. Sega Genesis 5. Nintendo64 6. Playstation 7. Atari 7200 8. Playstation 2 9. SNK Neo-Geo AES 10. Dreamcast I rank the AES so low simply due to cost of the system and I've really only been able to play it emulated, yet quite pleased with what I have seen. I'm also not too much of a retro gamer obviously and my uncle owns a 7200, it's what I played when visiting growing up. Some great memories with it. My absoulte favorite system is the Saturn, just something about it that screams at me like: "Hey, over here! Play me!". Then the reasoning for ranking the DS so high is because I haven't played a handheld as much as I have this system and have only owned it for a few months. The wireless multiplayer and great games make it an instant plus in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 In no order: 2600 nes snes ps1 ps2 genny dreamcast n64 5200 CV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) 5200 2600/7800 w/CC2 Atari 8 bit (800xl) Colecovision Xbox Intellivision NES Genesis SNES Vectrex Edited November 16, 2006 by Paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) these are the ones that i like and have played the most thats it Genesis/CD 3DO Atari 2600 Atari 7800 Saturn Dreamcast Colecovision Vectrex TG-16 and the final one i guess i will just pick the SNES for mario games Edited November 16, 2006 by Lemmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 1 - 7800 2 - Lynx 3- 2600 4 - Gameboy Advance SP 5 - NES 6 - Genesis 7 - SMS 8 - SNES 9 - Gamecube 10 - PS1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Coolest consoles, okay (in no particular order):- Atari 2600 Sega Saturn Gamecube Videopac/Odyssey2 (might not be great but it is cool) Nintendo DS Original Playstation SNES (but only the beautiful Japanese/Euro model) Virtual Boy (again, might give you migraines but it's a cool as hell machine) Vectrex (obviously) Xbox (but only when you've chipped the hell out of it and put LEDs in ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) In order, from coolest to slightly less cool 1)Genesis 2) Gamecube 3) 7800 4) SMS 5) 2600 6) DS 7) N-Gage 8.) GBA 9) Xbox 10) Odyssey 2 By the way, the 7800 is getting a lot of love on these lists. Edited November 16, 2006 by Atarifever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've always maintained, the 7800 isn't good for what it WAS, it is good for what it IS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieAtari Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 My two-bob's worth, in no particular order: 2600 7800 Colecovision Vectrex SNES N64 Dreamcast Saturn DS GBA-SP A tabulation of the results after a couple of weeks would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajoe Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 no order: - Atari 2600 - Pc Engine - GBA micro - SNES - Vectrex - Gamecube - Atari Jaguar - Dreamcast - Nintendo DS lite - Colecovision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've always maintained, the 7800 isn't good for what it WAS, it is good for what it IS. The 7800 is a great system. I play mine all the time, but it does have 2 flaws... 1) Sound. Duh 2) Is it just me or does it not produce natural greens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've always maintained, the 7800 isn't good for what it WAS, it is good for what it IS. If by "what it is", you mean, an affordable system that plays the 2600's library, with an additional set of great arcade ports, including, now, some nice homebrew developments, then I agree wholeheartedly. I think every 2600 fan should have a 7800 as their primary console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) Neo Geo MVS (Arcade) Colecovision Atari 7800 (plays both games) genesis nes snes Ps2 NDS N64 Intellivision Edited November 16, 2006 by Dusk2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've always maintained, the 7800 isn't good for what it WAS, it is good for what it IS. If by "what it is", you mean, an affordable system that plays the 2600's library, with an additional set of great arcade ports, including, now, some nice homebrew developments, then I agree wholeheartedly. I think every 2600 fan should have a 7800 as their primary console. Absolutely. At the time, it didn't compete well with the NES, because the gaming community was caught up in the rapid progress of gaming technologies, so that didn't really help sell it... Added to that, the small library of native games were dominated by arcade ports that were also seeming a bit long in the tooth at the time. The remainder were quirky odd titles that didn't necessarily have a lot of high profile interest, regardless of if they were good or bad games. It made the 7800 a loser for what it WAS. But, today, with the things you point out, and the advantage that it is the sole platform that the CC2 works on, it makes it the LOGICAL choice for anyone interested in 2600 collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Here it comes! NES Playstation Dreamcast Playstation 2 Sega Saturn Game Boy Advance Super NES Genesis Atari 2600 Nintendo DS JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacbthPSW Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Atari 2600 Vectrex Genesis NES N64 Gamecube GBA NDS Original GB Dreamcast If I was being a bit more nostalgic at the moment, I'd pull the Dreamcast and put in the ColecoVision or the Intellivision, but I'm not, so I won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 (edited) Magnavox Odyssey (1972 version) Commodore 64GS (it's a console, quite a lot of good carts for this system) Atari XEGS (it's a console, most excellent cartridge games range available) N-Gage (marvelous software range, just started to collect for this platform) 2600 VCS (of course) DC (good Japanese stuff) PSX (of course) Lynx (very good software library) MegaDrive (of course) Game Boy (best of Nintendo) On the other hand there are a lot of consoles I haven't even played yet: Vectrex, CV, Intellivision, PC Engine, and none of the new batch (X-Box onwards) Edited November 17, 2006 by thomasholzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpfalcon2003 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 7800 NES SNES Gamecube 5200 n64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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