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If you could only have one system between PS1, N64 and Saturn...
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Paul_Str337
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If I had my time over again I would still pick the Saturn. The only thing I would do differently would be to get into the import scene.
BluePigGanon
Member
Saturn, assuming I can play imports on it. No hesitation.
N64 is probably my least favorite Nintendo console (I know I know, blasphemy to some but whatever), so that's easily excluded. The PS1 is a classic but for the types of games I really love - 90s era 2D, especially Capcom fighters - the Saturn is the way to go.
N64 is probably my least favorite Nintendo console (I know I know, blasphemy to some but whatever), so that's easily excluded. The PS1 is a classic but for the types of games I really love - 90s era 2D, especially Capcom fighters - the Saturn is the way to go.
ElRenoRaven
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God I don't know if I could pick. Both N64 and PS1 had some of my favorite games of all time.
You have:
Mario 64
Conker's Bad Fury Day
Monster Truck Madness 64
Destruction Derby 64 (yes I know this was on PS also but loved the N64 version the best)
South Park (same as DD)
Battletanx
Twisted Metal 1,2,3, Small Brawl
AKI wrestling games
AKklaim wrestling games
Jet Moto 1&2
Fur Fighters
Re-volt
Spyro the dragon games
Crash Bandicoot games
Smash Brothers
MTV Snowboarding
Tony Hawk games
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Donkey Kong
I could go on and on listing games Between the two. I just can't pick.
You have:
Mario 64
Conker's Bad Fury Day
Monster Truck Madness 64
Destruction Derby 64 (yes I know this was on PS also but loved the N64 version the best)
South Park (same as DD)
Battletanx
Twisted Metal 1,2,3, Small Brawl
AKI wrestling games
AKklaim wrestling games
Jet Moto 1&2
Fur Fighters
Re-volt
Spyro the dragon games
Crash Bandicoot games
Smash Brothers
MTV Snowboarding
Tony Hawk games
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Donkey Kong
I could go on and on listing games Between the two. I just can't pick.
I think this is a pretty easy PSX choice for me, despite my love of the Saturn. There's just so much depth to that library, lots of mid-tier games I could spend a lot of time with despite them not being A-tier classics. N64 doesn't even come into the picture for me, despite having a decent library itself.
To Far Away Times
Member
Mario 64 and Zelda OoT are the two games that defined that gen so I'd have to go with the N64.
ienjoyrawfish
Member
Yes it is. The Saturn should be light-years ahead.
The N64 is a distant third place. "Embarrassing" is probably the word I'd use to describe the N64's library and controller, certainly compared to the Saturn's.
Add Resident Evil 2, Ridge Racer 64 and Micro Machines 64 Turbo to your N64 "love games" then ;-)
shawnbuddy
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I had this choice in the 90s and picked PS1. Right choice then, right choice now that I've went back and bought the other systems and played their libraries extensively.
Mama Robotnik
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I'd have to say the Playstation, as it was the system I played the least first time around. I adored the Sega Saturn - its lineup is incredible, there will never be a console library like it ever again - but I have completed the very best that the system had to offer. The Nintendo 64 had less titles but of nonetheless magnificent quality - but again, I've played them all.
The Playstation has a ton of games I'd still love to play one day, absolutely loads of JRPGs and others that I've never experienced.
Despite that, the Sega Saturn will always be my true love of that generation. Such a tragedy that so much if its incredible library has never again seen the light of day. Seriously!
The Playstation has a ton of games I'd still love to play one day, absolutely loads of JRPGs and others that I've never experienced.
Despite that, the Sega Saturn will always be my true love of that generation. Such a tragedy that so much if its incredible library has never again seen the light of day. Seriously!
Mass Effect
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N64 all day. It's where many of my favorite games were; Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Smash Bros., Rare games, etc blah blah. It may not have had a big library, but it had the quality.
PS1 is definitely a close second though. I have no doubt I would have found a lot more games on PS1 if I had more exposure to it.
PS1 is definitely a close second though. I have no doubt I would have found a lot more games on PS1 if I had more exposure to it.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Smash 64 obliterates anything on PS1 and Saturn, and it's why I still play it today.
SpecialAgentDaleCooper
Banned
I'd go with whichever one would fetch me the best price to put towards a SNES
Lionel Richie
Member
N64 and it's not even close.
StarPlatinumTheWorld
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PS1 without a doubt, the Xmas morning I opened mine up with Tekken 3... Damnnnnnn. I still have some PS1 games in a wallet case including all 3 discs for FF7, not got my console anymore though.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
Easily PS1. Love the library so much. N64 is second
RareFantasy64
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N64
PandaShake
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PS1. I mean, Incredible Crisis man!
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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I love Nintendo games but the ps1 had a way better library. So ps1 it is.
The Maverick
Member
PS1. The library of games is untouchable for the generation.
thepenguin55
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I've kind of turned on the PS1. I really liked it back in the day but as far as 100% console exclusive games go the only PS1 exclusive games I like to revisit now are MGS1 and the RE games. I had both a PS1 and N64 back in the day and while a I spent a lot of time with both I was definitely more into the N64 partially thanks in large part to the slew of great games with great split screen multiplayer modes. Weirdly, I would probably go with the Saturn now because I think very arcade-y games tend to be the kinds of games that will always hold up the best and Sega is behind some of the best arcade games ever made and the N64 would be my runner up.
Voysa Reezun
Banned
I had/have all three.
I think my answer is N64, maybe. Saturn has one of my favorite games of all time in NiGHTS Into Dreams... though.
It's definitely N64 or Saturn in any case. There are games that I like on PS1, but not nearly as much as my favorite games on either of the other two consoles.
Now, if we bring emulation into the mix, the answer is clearly Saturn since I can buy old N64 and PS1 games on my WiiU, Wii, or Vita easily, but Saturn games are a whole 'nother story.
I think my answer is N64, maybe. Saturn has one of my favorite games of all time in NiGHTS Into Dreams... though.
It's definitely N64 or Saturn in any case. There are games that I like on PS1, but not nearly as much as my favorite games on either of the other two consoles.
Now, if we bring emulation into the mix, the answer is clearly Saturn since I can buy old N64 and PS1 games on my WiiU, Wii, or Vita easily, but Saturn games are a whole 'nother story.
BrianRoyale
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PS1. Pretty much for Square, MGS, Psygnosis games, Tekken, RE and Tomb Rider.
How could I forget my favorite game on that system: Castlevaina SOTN.
How could I forget my favorite game on that system: Castlevaina SOTN.
littlebigman
Member
PS1 is like a buffet, there's no many games that it's basically the best choice regardless of what your favorite genres are.
MatthewTrujillo
Banned
PS1 hands down!!
Saying that one console is somehow the clear winner and there's no debate to be had is ridiculous. If you like RPGs, playstation franchises like silent hill, mgs, crash, spyro, etc, whatever else the ps1 had, then you'll probably prefer ps1. If you love mario, banjo, any of rare's stuff, then maybe you think the n64 unbeatable.
But, I have no idea how anyone can come to the conclusion that the saturn is automatically outclassed by either. Especially the people who don't even know the library. The system has literally some of the best 2D and 3D fighting games ever made, some of the best 2d shooters ever made, some of the best "beat em ups" ever, some of the best rail shooters, etc, etc.
But, I have no idea how anyone can come to the conclusion that the saturn is automatically outclassed by either. Especially the people who don't even know the library. The system has literally some of the best 2D and 3D fighting games ever made, some of the best 2d shooters ever made, some of the best "beat em ups" ever, some of the best rail shooters, etc, etc.
PapaEmeritus
Member
late to the party, but this was a reality for me and it was a saturn
Loving Rage Racer most certainly does not mean that same person will love Ridge Racer 64. That was the worst Ridge Racer in existence until the Vita came along.
Ridge Racer 64 is good albeit based on the first few more arcade-ish Ridge Racer instead of Rage Racer or Type-4.
brickarts295
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I'll go with PS1, I can't see myself living without Crash and MGS.
I know what it's based on. I've been playing the series since the start. It's still the weakest link. Hell, I remember there being a 99 lap challenge in RR64, where my brothers simply put the car in a left drift and let it navigate the entire course for them.
It's good in relation to the average N64 racer (worse than its better ones though), but it's very low on the pecking order of Ridge Racer titles, whereas Rage, Type 4 and RRV are the probably the three best.
DarkConfidant
Member
Too easy. PS1.
Final Fantasy 1,2,4-9, FF Tactics, Ape Escape, MGS, Crash, Spyro, Legacy of Kain, Syphon Filter games, Symphony of the Night, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, WipEout games, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo 2, Colony Wars Trilogy, Tomb Raider games, and the Suikoden games is enough to last me a lifetime, on repeat.
No One Can Stop Mr.Domino, too.
Final Fantasy 1,2,4-9, FF Tactics, Ape Escape, MGS, Crash, Spyro, Legacy of Kain, Syphon Filter games, Symphony of the Night, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, WipEout games, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo 2, Colony Wars Trilogy, Tomb Raider games, and the Suikoden games is enough to last me a lifetime, on repeat.
No One Can Stop Mr.Domino, too.
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