Favorite Gaming Console?
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Hm, that's a hard question. I have to admit that I'm a Nintendo fanboy. 
So...
NES was great, SNES was also great. Unfortunately I didn't have a N64 and a Gamecube. Wii was great and Wii U - let's say - could be great (still waiting for Zelda...).
I have a GameBoy Color and a Nintendo DS. The GameBoy Color really sucks because it has no backlight. So it's hard to get the light right in a way you can see something on the screen.
So...NES was great, SNES was also great.
Unfortunately I didn't have a N64 and a Gamecube. Wii was great and Wii U - let's say - could be great (still waiting for Zelda...).I have a GameBoy Color and a Nintendo DS.
The GameBoy Color really sucks because it has no backlight. So it's hard to get the light right in a way you can see something on the screen. Hm, that's a hard question. I have to admit that I'm a Nintendo fanboy.
NES was great, SNES was also great.
I have a GameBoy Color and a Nintendo DS.
I wish I owned an N64. Agreed. I actually found 2 of my Gameboy colors the other day. Only 1 game...Super Mario Land. Still haven't completed it. It's fucking hard, (for me at least) and with no save option...urgh.
Sometimes I'm wondering how we were able to finish all of these games. Nowadays you have a save point every 5 screens. And if you play the old games in the emulator you can save at any point.
BTW: That was one of the aspects what I liked about Prey: You couldn't die in that game. I mean you could, but you were able to get back each time without saving and loading.
BTW: That was one of the aspects what I liked about Prey: You couldn't die in that game. I mean you could, but you were able to get back each time without saving and loading.
If you have a SNES, I highly recommend Zombies Ate My Neighbors. The co-op option is sooo fun.
Okay, Nintendo uses cartridges still for their mobile handhelds. I guess the reasons are obvious: They are shock resistant. But her non-portable consoles - that's a different story. The N64 was the last one using cartridges. And I guess that time won't come back.
And you can put JAV on cartridges if you want. Even now. Use simply a SD card and the SD card reader in your computer.
And you can put JAV on cartridges if you want. Even now. Use simply a SD card and the SD card reader in your computer.
I guess cartridges are a lot more expensive than CDs or DVDs (Nintendo uses a special version of these). So that's why they switched. For their mobile devices it was a better decision to stick to the cartridges because of their advantages for mobile device users.
I don't think that they will switch back. It's more likely that you won't get any data medium in the future at all and get all the games as download-only titles. I personally wouldn't be happy about that development as I prefer a data medium and hate downloads (also have no Steam or whatever on my PC).
I don't think that they will switch back. It's more likely that you won't get any data medium in the future at all and get all the games as download-only titles. I personally wouldn't be happy about that development as I prefer a data medium and hate downloads (also have no Steam or whatever on my PC).
I'm an avid gamer, play pretty much every single day. Play PC almost exclusively, ungodly amount of great games on steam. But I reckon my go to console as of now would be my vita. Play a lot of Dragon's Crown, Murumasa Rebirth, Criminal Girls 2, and plenty others. I own alot of devices, 3ds, ps2, ps4, etc. Just can't be bothered to play them nowadays. Been playing Chaos Rings 3 recently on ios/Android. It's a really good jrpg, if you are looking for a console quality game on your phone. The Dreamcast was aweomse, as HollyWool mentioned.
For me, it would have to be the NES, SNES, and Playstation 1. I played the bulk of my hardcore gaming on those consoles. I have many PS2, PS3, and Wii games, but they mostly sit relatively new, collecting dust on the shelf. Some games, like Final Fantasy Type-0 and Metal Gear Solid V, I haven't even open from the box yet.
The consoles that have brought me the most joy are the PS 2, Xbox 360 and the GBA (if handhelds count).
The GBA was something I enjoyed a lot, great for the multiple family/ formal vacations that I was forced to attend back then. Spent hours playing all the Pokemon games up till Ruby and Sapphire as well as the legacy of Goku series.
The PS2 was great because games were cheap and the library was massive by the time i picked it up, some of my all time favourite games were on this system from, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destroy all humans, Black, every Crash Bandicoot game. The PS2 had some great games that you could play with a bunch of friends, I remember spending the hours afterschool playing WWE, DBZ Tenkaichi, FIFA and Rachet and Clank with a bunch of my friends.
With the Xbox 360 I embraced online multiplayer in a way that even on the PC i hadnt up until that point. Now its all about CoD with most people, but I Remember For a long time It was Halo 3 that was at the forefront of multiplayer gaming on the consoles. Halo 3 was truly special for console gamers, unlike now where the best multi player games last a few months before being replaced by something new, Halo 3 had a long and healthy run. Great community, my first exposure to people from all over the world, met some amazing people while playing this game. CoD 4 modern warfare was also truly amazing when it came out, the Gears series was also a blast. The 360 was a great console IMO.
Now I have an XBOX one, Halo 5 was great, the monthly free games are good as well, but i cant help but feel that Its a bit difficult to get into any multiplayer game these days when the population drops a month after release because most people have moved on to something new. It feels like its been a while since a console shooter has been able to keep the population together for an extended period of time.
The GBA was something I enjoyed a lot, great for the multiple family/ formal vacations that I was forced to attend back then. Spent hours playing all the Pokemon games up till Ruby and Sapphire as well as the legacy of Goku series.
The PS2 was great because games were cheap and the library was massive by the time i picked it up, some of my all time favourite games were on this system from, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destroy all humans, Black, every Crash Bandicoot game. The PS2 had some great games that you could play with a bunch of friends, I remember spending the hours afterschool playing WWE, DBZ Tenkaichi, FIFA and Rachet and Clank with a bunch of my friends.
With the Xbox 360 I embraced online multiplayer in a way that even on the PC i hadnt up until that point. Now its all about CoD with most people, but I Remember For a long time It was Halo 3 that was at the forefront of multiplayer gaming on the consoles. Halo 3 was truly special for console gamers, unlike now where the best multi player games last a few months before being replaced by something new, Halo 3 had a long and healthy run. Great community, my first exposure to people from all over the world, met some amazing people while playing this game. CoD 4 modern warfare was also truly amazing when it came out, the Gears series was also a blast. The 360 was a great console IMO.
Now I have an XBOX one, Halo 5 was great, the monthly free games are good as well, but i cant help but feel that Its a bit difficult to get into any multiplayer game these days when the population drops a month after release because most people have moved on to something new. It feels like its been a while since a console shooter has been able to keep the population together for an extended period of time.
Favorite Console/Handheld By Publisher
Nintendo:
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
Sega:
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
PlayStation:
PSOne
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PSP
PlayStation Vita
Nintendo:
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
Sega:
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
PlayStation:
PSOne
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PSP
PlayStation Vita
To this day, I still play my Sega Dreamcast that I got way back in 1999 (Somehow, despite all the moving I've done over the past 20 years, it remains functional). I've been playing video games since the 80s (co-owned an Intelevision 2, back in the day), and have owned an NES, Super NES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Playstation, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Gamecube, and a PS4. But even so, the Dreamcast still has those games I can't get enough of. So...I'll say that's my favorite system of all time. Good topic.
