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What console is you favourite?
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kurisu_1974
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If microcomputers count, I'd say MSX2
If only consoles, then PC Engine.
If only consoles, then PC Engine.
MadchesterManc
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SEGA consoles have always been my goto systems over the years so I don't necessarily have a favourite console. I do have a soft spot for the Saturn tho
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Switch
lordrand11
Member
My three absolute faves were the SNES, N64, and the PSX
turtlepowa
Banned
Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, PS2
Mabdia
Member
The one that i can play Final Fantasy V, VI, VII. VIII, IX and X, also, the one that I can play Disgaea, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Rivals Schools, Resident Evil 1, 2, 3 and CV. Alongside with Gran Turismo, The King of Fighters and Street Fighter Alpha.
That console can be PS2 or a PS3 that runs PS2 games.
That being Said, Super Nintendo (SNES) was an amazing console.
My top 3 consoles are:
PS2
Super Nintendo (SNES)
PS3
That console can be PS2 or a PS3 that runs PS2 games.
That being Said, Super Nintendo (SNES) was an amazing console.
My top 3 consoles are:
PS2
Super Nintendo (SNES)
PS3
Ellery
Member
1. Playstation 1 (Resident Evil 1,2,3, Final Fantasy VII,VIII,IX, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve, Tomb Raider, Tony Hawks etc. etc. etc.)
2. SNES (Zelda, Metroid, DKC 1,2,3, Mario, Contra etc.)
3. PS2 (Silent Hill 2,3,4, MGS 2,3, FFX etc.)
4. N64 (Ocarina of Time, Majoras Mask, Mario, Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie etc.)
5. PS4 (TLOU2, Bloodborne, God of War, Uncharted 4, FF VII Remake etc.)
Times are changing though. A lot of games that were exclusive to consoles back then are multiplat now (or would be if they were released today). So it is hard to compare and you are always influenced by nostalgia.
2. SNES (Zelda, Metroid, DKC 1,2,3, Mario, Contra etc.)
3. PS2 (Silent Hill 2,3,4, MGS 2,3, FFX etc.)
4. N64 (Ocarina of Time, Majoras Mask, Mario, Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie etc.)
5. PS4 (TLOU2, Bloodborne, God of War, Uncharted 4, FF VII Remake etc.)
Times are changing though. A lot of games that were exclusive to consoles back then are multiplat now (or would be if they were released today). So it is hard to compare and you are always influenced by nostalgia.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Hard to pick just 1 but probably PS3 because of it's capabilities, the PSN library, and that it plays 99% of PSX games.
PS2 is up there too, same with the SNES. Wii U as of late too, that system has a ton of options/features.
PS2 is up there too, same with the SNES. Wii U as of late too, that system has a ton of options/features.
Soodanim
Gold Member
PlayStation
1 and
PlayStation 2
have to be my choices.PS1 was the third console generation for me, but it was the first console release I was aware of. It was new and exciting to get a 3D console, and that generation spawned so much that's still going today (and more that deserve to come back). The official magazine that came with demo discs let you try out a wide variety of games, something you won't ever see revived.
PS2 was everything PS1 did but taken to the next level. MGS, THPS, RE, FF, Tenchu, and a ton more got fantastic sequels, and it brought its own share of long running franchises with it. GTA, GOW, and so on.
A great time to be a kid and teenager.
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John2290
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Never had such a good time with a console than the PS4 and PSVR. The PS4 alone was just perfection with a few hitches of the modern internet era and sometimes not being able to live up to that... okay, not perfection but it was better than anything else since I've been playing around the early 90's, it even surpassed PC for me and went up swinging hard at times against it. Games were cheaper than they ever were, sales were cheaper and sooner, first party was so good it's hard to think about buying a third party game without hours of research. s
Idk, though, a month hasn't passed yet but Cyberpunk really tainted the whole thing, I look back now and am a lot less impressed by the whole thing after having the AAA industry weaved in around it and all the flaws. it doesn't take away all the fun I've had with the console and it the one I've played the most of and all. I suppose this sourness will pass in time and I might return to the console or the PS5 and be impressed again. I just really hope they pull back on the shitty MTX strategies, the multiple releases, the broken games, the patches, knowingly over hyping stuff that doesn't stand a chance, putting pull price games out (raising the prices now) and then setting it up from the get go so it can go free to play if it fails etc.
I have hope put it's not enough for me to invest until I see proof they'll fix these issues going forward, MS and Valve too. Right now, Nintendo has the least of these and fairly decent games. Not the perfection we've seen on PS4 first party but they aim for a goal and they reach it at the very least.
Idk, though, a month hasn't passed yet but Cyberpunk really tainted the whole thing, I look back now and am a lot less impressed by the whole thing after having the AAA industry weaved in around it and all the flaws. it doesn't take away all the fun I've had with the console and it the one I've played the most of and all. I suppose this sourness will pass in time and I might return to the console or the PS5 and be impressed again. I just really hope they pull back on the shitty MTX strategies, the multiple releases, the broken games, the patches, knowingly over hyping stuff that doesn't stand a chance, putting pull price games out (raising the prices now) and then setting it up from the get go so it can go free to play if it fails etc.
I have hope put it's not enough for me to invest until I see proof they'll fix these issues going forward, MS and Valve too. Right now, Nintendo has the least of these and fairly decent games. Not the perfection we've seen on PS4 first party but they aim for a goal and they reach it at the very least.
ethomaz
Banned
PlayStation 5 is the best console I ever had so it is my favorite... all the issues I had with day one consoles in the past are gone with PS5... it is really a wonderful different experience.
Said that I have a special place in my heart for Nintendo 64... not about the console itself but because it had what I believe to be the best controller experience ever created... I miss a lot the way you used to play games with N64 controller.
PS4 is a runner up as my favorite.
Said that I have a special place in my heart for Nintendo 64... not about the console itself but because it had what I believe to be the best controller experience ever created... I miss a lot the way you used to play games with N64 controller.
PS4 is a runner up as my favorite.
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TKOFromTokyo
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Super Nintendo, it has the best library of games as has aged incredibly well.
Sleepwalker
Member
I've owned basically every console except the SEGA ones and I think the PS1. while most of them are great, I think both the gameboy advance and the gamecube are the most dear to me, if I had to pick then the GBA would be the one.
fart town usa
Gold Member
I already posted my favorites but came back because I wanted to say that we should all be able to agree that the PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx-16 is the best console that competed with the big guns and unfortunately failed.
HeisenbergFX4
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TheWanderingOgre
Member
The Dreamcast.
Its magic remains unchallenged much less beaten.
Its magic remains unchallenged much less beaten.
MarlboroRed
Member
Playstation is the king of aesthetics in my opinion.
The Playstation 2 Slim is probably the best looking console they ever produced. And the PS2 lineup is probably unmatched, so many great and unique titles.
And the Vita Slim is, to this day, the best looking handheld. Ever. I bought one just because I love the design so much.
But we all know what happened to the Vita.. It had some strong games, but no real system seller. It desperately needed a proper Monster Hunter. And the decision to limit it to heavily overpriced first party storage killed any potential it had.
Still, it's a great handheld these days. SD2Vita is a thing, and with homebrew it's a fantastic emulation machine.
The Playstation 2 Slim is probably the best looking console they ever produced. And the PS2 lineup is probably unmatched, so many great and unique titles.
And the Vita Slim is, to this day, the best looking handheld. Ever. I bought one just because I love the design so much.
But we all know what happened to the Vita.. It had some strong games, but no real system seller. It desperately needed a proper Monster Hunter. And the decision to limit it to heavily overpriced first party storage killed any potential it had.
Still, it's a great handheld these days. SD2Vita is a thing, and with homebrew it's a fantastic emulation machine.
kyliethicc
Member
KnackStation 4.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
It's interesting because I think they are the ugliest systems. I don't pay much attention to the slims because I am an impatient early adopter, but generally I have not liked the look of any PS except for the first one, but that was only because it was the 90s and CDs were basically a dream update, and well the PSX looked like a great little CDPlayer game thing. PS2/3/4/5 are all ugly. Like really ugly. The PS5 and the OG PS2 are locked in a struggle for the prize of the ugliest PlayStation, which is fun because they were also the most hyped and hard to get at launch.
We should do a thread about which generation of consoles is the ugliest, so we can go on an on about the PS2 / Xbox /GameCube and their terrible aesthetics and then have some randos declaring the Wii part of that gen and breaking the whole discussion because that system actually looked OK, especially out of the stand.
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Probably a tie between PS1 and SNES with the PS2 closely following.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I think the first PS3 slim revision is one of my favorite PlayStation form factors. Dense, dark and easily blended into the entertainment center. Much more subtle than the launch George Foreman grill PS3 and less cheap than the super slim. After that it's a tie between OG PS2 and OG PS4. To me the revisions of those consoles just got progressively worse from an aesthetic perspective. PS4 Pro is a pitiful looking console that plays the greatest games out there. It's pretty ironic. PS5 and its fins just looks like a ridiculous, pretentious toy to me. I hope the first revision is better looking. PS1 was ok but also looked like a toy and got more toylike over time. But they are all toys so I guess it makes sense.
Sony handhelds were aesthetically awesome. I loved them.
I've always been a fan of practical console design. I don't want to have to explain to someone what that thing is in my setup. I just want it to blend and be part of the background.
hououinkyouma00
Member
PlayStation 2
My most memorable games of all time. Everything was simpler back then and I just simply enjoyed games. Plus the library speaks for itself :
Persona 3/4
Silent Hill 2/3
Fatal Frame 1-3
Metal Gear Solid 2/3
Ico/SOTC
RE CV/4
Gran Turismo 3/4
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 0/3
GTA 3/VC/SA
Dark Cloud
DMC 1/3
FF XII
GrimGrimoire
Initial D Special Stage
NFS Underground/II
Oni
Yakuza
ZOE II
I could literally go on and on and on.
My most memorable games of all time. Everything was simpler back then and I just simply enjoyed games. Plus the library speaks for itself :
Persona 3/4
Silent Hill 2/3
Fatal Frame 1-3
Metal Gear Solid 2/3
Ico/SOTC
RE CV/4
Gran Turismo 3/4
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 0/3
GTA 3/VC/SA
Dark Cloud
DMC 1/3
FF XII
GrimGrimoire
Initial D Special Stage
NFS Underground/II
Oni
Yakuza
ZOE II
I could literally go on and on and on.
Deanington
Member
OG Xbox
N64
tie NES, Sega Master System, and Genesis
I did not own every console/handheld but I had my share and played on most. I appreciate/like them all but I would say these are my favorites.
N64
tie NES, Sega Master System, and Genesis
I did not own every console/handheld but I had my share and played on most. I appreciate/like them all but I would say these are my favorites.
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