Best Game Consoles ever?

Libertadores FC · Oct 17, 2016

In terms of game libraries

PS1 still wins for me.

Stevencc · Oct 17, 2016

I've got a lot of fond memories of the Mega Drive but for me it is a toss up between the PS1 and the PS2.

Libertadores FC · Oct 17, 2016

I had both the PS1 and PS2, my PS2 broke quickly though so I can't speak for it.

SNES is also a shout. I'm not a huge Nintendo fan but it had some of the best RPG games ever. Also had Link to the Past.

JaseTheVillain · Oct 17, 2016

1. PS2
2. PS1
3. Gameboy Advance
4. PSP
5. Xbox 360
6. N64
7. Mega Drive
8. PS3
9. Gameboy/Gameboy Color
10. Dreamcast

Purely imo of course.

Oaf · Oct 17, 2016

Fuck, that's tough. In terms of quantity of quality titles... I'm undecided between the PS1, PS2 and Xbox 360. Those three consoles in particular had a fuck ton of great games.

Libertadores FC · Oct 17, 2016

PS1 had Pepsiman. That makes it win by default

Cas · Oct 17, 2016

PS1 one for me. FF7-9, MGS, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 1-3, Suikoden, Alundra, Castlevania: SotN and the rest. I'd probably have the PS2 in the second spot followed by, errrrrrr, I dunno.

Relentless · Oct 17, 2016

Going by BC id say launch system PS3.

Whole of PS3, 2 and 1 library on it.

The Mustard Tiger · Oct 17, 2016

Virtual Boy for destroying my eyesight and giving me brain crippling headaches

Stevencc · Oct 17, 2016

Relentless said:
Going by BC id say launch system PS3.

Whole of PS3, 2 and 1 library on it.

Yeah, well, that's cheating.

Relentless · Oct 17, 2016

Stevencc said:
Yeah, well, that's cheating.

Your face is cheating.

MagpieBee · Oct 17, 2016

N64 for me, hands down. Just a complete game changer at the time.

Stevencc · Oct 17, 2016

Technically you could change games with all the consoles, they'd be pretty shit otherwise.

Libertadores FC · Oct 17, 2016

Stevencc said:
Technically you could change games with all the consoles, they'd be pretty shit otherwise.

Objection, some of the Pong Consoles couldn't change games and they were pretty decent

Megaclyde · Oct 17, 2016

That was a missed opportunity for Phoenix Wright imagery if ever I saw one

Pagnell · Oct 18, 2016

I never owned an 8 bit or 16 bit console as I very much preferred computers during those generations (Vic 20, C64 then an Amiga 500 before moving onto the 1200). I've only owned 4 consoles, so out of those it would be:-

1) PS2
2) Xbox 360
3) PSP
4) Nintendo Wii (was actually the wife's but will include it).

mnb089mnb · Oct 18, 2016

JaseTheVillain · Oct 18, 2016

mnb089mnb said:
Barcode Battler IMO.

I had one of those, but with aliens. It wouldn't pick up half of the barcodes I scanned... Scanned the barcode on my Nan's fags however, and I had a creature. :ffs:

Jockney · Oct 18, 2016

MagpieBee said:
N64 for me, hands down. Just a complete game changer at the time.

Think PS1 got there first mate. But N64 had Mario 64 and latterly Ocarina of Time which are arguably the most influential 3D games of all time.

Jockney · Oct 18, 2016

And PS2 holds best claim to any sort of consensus on this topic. Most extensive third-party support of any console before or since.

Pagnell · Oct 18, 2016

Indeed. Plus it was easy to chip and hack the games down to 700mb so they'd fit on a CD in the days when DVD writing cost a fortune. For backup purposes of course.

G.B · Oct 18, 2016

PS2 imo and that, such a huge catalogue of good games. Loved my original Xbox too. Got mine chipped with a larger hard drive, used to rent whatever game I fancied from Blockbuster and copy to the hard drive. Allegedly.

Relentless · Oct 18, 2016

But yeah not cheating and saying launch PS3 for two gen BC I'd say PS2.

Cas · Oct 18, 2016

G.B said:
PS2 imo and that, such a huge catalogue of good games. Loved my original Xbox too. Got mine chipped with a larger hard drive, used to rent whatever game I fancied from Blockbuster and copy to the hard drive. Allegedly.

Never enjoyed the original Xbox that much. Think my favourite game was Ninja Gaiden Black and I also quite enjoyed Fable. P.S Go fuck yourself Peter Molyneux.

G.B · Oct 18, 2016

Ninja Gaiden Black was the shit. I also remember playing a lot of Jet Set radio Future, Need for Speed Underground, Psychonauts, one of the Splinter Cell games and one game I don't remember the name of, nor can I ever find it, but it was awesome. You played as an assassin chick and the game had a really unique for a shooter (at the time) cel shaded art style.

SALTIRE · Oct 18, 2016

Is that where VideoGaiden comes from? Always wondered the origin of the 'Gaiden' part of that name.

G.B · Oct 18, 2016

Gaiden just means story or tale.

MagpieBee · Oct 18, 2016

N64 having Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros and Conker's Bad Fur Day (amazing game) means it wins for me. When you compare them to other games available at the time, OoT and Goldeneye were just so much better than anything else, and it's hard to beat Mario Kart 64 and Smash Bros for multiplayer gaming.

Plus, having everything on cartridge instead of CDs meant you didn't have to faff around with loading times or memory cards, everything for every game loaded instantly and was easy to save.

N64 was massively let down by lack of 3rd party support, while it had most of the top games, it didn't have the biggest of selections. I also think everyone would have a much higher opinion of the console if the Gamecube hadn't been such a large piece of wank, Nintendo have found it hard to recover since then (bar the Wii).

Pagnell · Oct 18, 2016

The lack of 3rd party support on the N64 was thanks to Nintendo's decision to stick with what was already an outdated medium back in the mid 90s - cartridges. They were far more expensive to produce than CDs, something the PS1 and Saturn had already proved was the way forward. It was a massive mistake by Nintendo, not only did it stop game production on a massive scale, but it also resulted in a maximum game size a fraction of what could be fitted on a CD. By the time they realised this with the GameCube they were already lagging well behind Sony.

Don Tonberry · Oct 18, 2016

It's a shame as well, because the GameCube was a cracking console with some absolutely stunning games at the time. Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, Super Smash Melee and Wind Waker could all easily feature at the top end of a "best games of all time" list.

As for best console, it's purely objective but whilst N64 defenders will claim that Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye and Mario 64 were unsurpassed, the Playstation had so many more "game changers" in reality. This is the console that had Final Fantasy 7, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil - all of those games made huge impacts on the industry in one way or another. The PlayStation 2 just expanded on that and arguably has the greatest games library out of the lot.

Still, you could also argue that the X-Box 360 has had the most longevity of any console in history. I got mine in 2006 and played it regularly until last year. How many consoles have constantly been able to hold your attention for almost a decade with new releases? Then of course there's the Wii which changed the whole gaming landscape completely, although arguably not for the better.

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