Worst System of All Time

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Well, there are a lot of threads about good and bad games, also of good systems, but...what´s in your opinion the worst system of all time and why?

Matías

[hamburgler]

Tiger R-zone

I cna't tell you how angry i got when i played this system.I mean come on.Who's supposed to see games in daylight when the graphics are red and are plain and dull.That's my 2 cents.

[digitalpress]

Tiger R-zone

I cna't tell you how angry i got when i played this system.I mean come on.Who's supposed to see games in daylight when the graphics are red and are plain and dull.That's my 2 cents.

You have a good point but did you know that there are several R-Zone players? One of them looks like a tabletop and displays a backlit black and white game. Still looks like holy hell but at least you can see what's going on.

I have to vote for the RCA Studio II here. A number of problems with this thing. All controls are via a tiny keypad built into the unit (you can't remove them). The graphics are black and white. The graphics look like ASCII characters. The frame rate is awful - even the "pong" style games chug along like a slide show. It's just... nasty.

[wberdan]

Memorex VIS

willie

[josekortez]

From what I've personally owned, I have to say Turbografx-16, but only because the whole time I owned it, I only had Vigilante, Victory Run, and Keith Courage. I sold the lot to a friend in my math class in the 10th grade. BIG MISTAKE!

At the time, I was way more into NES and Genesis, and back then, TG-16 wasn't cool. Eventually, I plan to get another TG-16 because I know that it had way more to offer than those 3 clunkers, but I'm waiting on a good deal...

[Charlie]

Game.com is very, very awful. I wouldn't consider naming any of the first generation systems as worst ever because I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they had no clue what they were doing.

Game.com though, there is no excuse for how poor that piece of shit was. It took two giant steps backwards instead of correcting the blur problems found in the original Gameboy. Truly awful. Even worse, Tiger didn't make games that catered to the system's limitations, and instead made unplayable shit like Jurassic Park and Batman & Robin. Just horrible.

[digitalpress]

I wouldn't consider naming any of the first generation systems as worst ever because I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they had no clue what they were doing.

This, incidentally, is precisely WHY I'd vote a system like RCA Studio II as worst system ever. THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

That is all.

Thank you.

[ubersaurus]

I vote the Vis...at least in the cases of the R-Zone, game.com, and studio II you could derive SOME satisfaction from the games on there...but the Vis had nothing. Everything that came out for it was so trash that any technological boosts it may have had were made moot by the games.

[Raedon]

game.com is the worst thing i've used that played "games"

[ManekiNeko]

Hmm... I desperately want to say 32X, but it wasn't THE worst. Certainly one of the most disappointing, though. I guess I'd have to give my vote to either the RCA Studio (I've seen an emulator and BOY is that thing primitive) or the game.com (competitor to the Game Boy my ass!).

JR

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I think one of the worst is the Watara Supervision, poor graphics, bad sound...a piece of... :/

[Charlie]

In Game.com's defense, Scrabble was a **** title. Of course, the closest game to it is Frogger, at 1/4*.

[lionforce]

I remember trying to play RE2 on that game.crap :( that was a bad day of gaming

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I don't know about the worst, but I'm going to don my fire gear and say that the SNES is my least favorite of the consoles I've played. I just didn't dig the games on it - it always struck me that the SNES marked the paradigm shift into the "everything has to be a fighting game / sports sim / RPG" era that we're still suffering through. Innovation really seemed to end with the SNES. I'm sure that, hardware-wise, the Studio II sucks on toast, but I can't vouch for that because I've never played or emulated it. Of the consoles I've actually played hands-on, the SNES wins my favor the least. So go ahead and take your potshots at me. I just didn't like the SNES' lineup of games. Sorry. In fairness, my gripe probably has more to do with the era and less with the machine itself, but in my mind, the machine embodies that new thinking which forever made sure I would be a retro-gamer, with the emphasis on retro.

Of course, someone'll probably pick the Odyssey 2 soon (bah! >:( ), so when that happens, I suppose then we can call it even. :P

[scooterb23]

I got your back PDF...of the systems I own, I like my SNES the least. And I have a Game.com. For most of the same reasons you stated...I only have 8 or 9 games I really enjoy out of the 80-90 I own...

[Epicenter]

I don't like the SNES much because there weren't many games I found to be worth playing, and, from a hardware standpoint, it's ridiculously comprimised. Compared to the Genesis' relatively powerful 68000, the SNES uses a pathetic CPU. It's 16-bit, but it's running on an 8-BIT BUS! Talk about a recipe for underperformance.

But, the SNES is FAR from the worst system. I'd have to say the worst was Nintendo's Virtual Boy. The games sucked, the head-mounted display was godawful (and RED, what were they THINKING?!) ... I'd give it some credit if it ran NES games instead of lousy Virtual Boy games, and the screen had some reasonable colors (RED??! ARGH!!!) ...

I've never seen a console put onto store shelves and leave so quickly. ;)

[Charlie]

Oddly enough, Virtual Boy came in #1 in the DP Family Feud "underrated system" survey. Wario Land for it is such a classic that I can't in good conscience name it the worst system ever. Most of the other games for it were far from bad, just very medicore (Mario Clash, Teleroboxer, Galactic Pinball).

[Epicenter]

I played Wario .. wasn't too fun. ;P Give me a copy of Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins anyday! :) The Saturns' pretty underrated .. but there's some things that annoy me about it ..

1. The inability to read CD-R's without tremendous difficulty. Once my game discs are scratched beyond belief (this always happens to my discs), any backups I make will be ridiculously difficult to get running without a Mod chip. And the swap trick requires me to have one intact Saturn disc anyway.

2. It's too damn big! They should've made it more low-profile.

But, hardware-wise, it was a nice system. *2* 32-bit RISC CPUs @ 23 MHz, talk about processing power! Plus the VDP! If it wasn't so hard to program for, and there had been more good software, it would've been a real hit. I love NiGHTS, and I plan to try Sonic 3D Blast out. The Genesis/MD version was terrible, but the Saturn version looks decent. Plus, the Saturn's got one of my favorite shooters, Do DonPachi! :)

[Atari7800]

The Saturn IS a great system... and it has TWO Video Display Processors, not just one, plus one hell of a sound chip (that was rarely utilized, sadly enough.)

I don't have a RCA Studio II, so my vote goes to the Fairchild Channel F. I've tried nearly every one of its games, and I have yet to find anything even remotely playable. Drag Racing? Yucko! :hmm:

[chadtower]

At the time, I was way more into NES and Genesis, and back then, TG-16 wasn't cool. Eventually, I plan to get another TG-16 because I know that it had way more to offer than those 3 clunkers, but I'm waiting on a good deal...

Dude TG16 is one of the BEST... my personal favorite.

[tynstar]

I have not played the Studio II but the Virtual Boy I have played. Tennis is fun but after 10 minutes it feels like you have been stabbed in the head with an ice pick. So the Virtual Boy gets my vote.

[digitalpress]

I have not played the Studio II but the Virtual Boy I have played. Tennis is fun but after 10 minutes it feels like you have been stabbed in the head with an ice pick. So the Virtual Boy gets my vote.

10 minutes!? Luxury!

Spend 10 SECONDS on an RCA Studio II and it will not only feel like your head has been stabbed with an ice pick, but also other - more sensitive - areas of your body will feel similarly stabbed. Then cooked and eaten by crazed cannibal women!

It's true, you know.

[WiseSalesman]

Well, several people on here have already trashed what is quite possibly my favorite system (SNES), so I now don't feel so badly saying this.

Least favorite console I own? My Genesis. I....hate...the genesis. From just a system standpoint, I can't find anything to like. The sound is sub-standard, the graphics are usual awful, in comparison to the SNES anyway, and, my biggest gripe; I can't STAND the damn controller. The buttons feel shallow, the thing is shaped all wrong, and the D-Pad rips your thumb the hell up in a short period of time.

Even aside from the system itself, I can only think of about 10 games I really like for the system, and guess how many of those begin with the word "sonic"? I got it before my super nes, and played it for a while, but until I started collecting, I only owned four games for it. That should tell you something about what I think of the Genesis software lineup.

I haven't played too many of the bad systems you guys have been mentioning, but the worst system I've played (but don't own) is the Colecovision. I didn't grow up with it, so the nostalgia's not there for me, and other than that (revisiting games you used to love), I don't find a whole lot to like about the system.

[Aswald]

The Virtual Boy. Who wants to play something that gives you a headache and blurs your vision after only 15 minutes of play?

ColecoVision? What about Fortune Builder, and Spy Hunter, for starters? Granted, the console had its share of duds, but...

[tom]

N-64, Nintendo's worst console. Those fuzzy graphics done my head in.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

N-64, Nintendo's worst console. Those fuzzy graphics done my head in.
Men...i don´t like very much the N64, but it´s not a bad system...

[Charlie]

Damn, with all the truly wretched systems out there, I can't believe some of the names that are getting dropped. SNES... Genesis... N64... are you guys that big of fanboys that you would say the SNES is worse then Game.com or Fairchild? Damn. If the critiria is the system with the highest number of bad games, the PSX has to be the hands down winner, or the Atari 2600.

[zektor]

Ok, I think one of the worst systems ever is the Intellivision. I don't know what it is, but (to me) everything about the system is just plain cheesy. I really think the only game I semi-enjoyed for it was Astrosmash and the Imagic games. And not being able to unplug the controllers really sucked.

[congobongo]

Of course, someone'll probably pick the Odyssey 2 soon (bah! >:( ), so when that happens, I suppose then we can call it even. :P

Call it even PDF, O2 is my least favourite out of the consoles I own. The RCA studio II may very-well suck even more but I don't own it so I can't comment. The O2 is in my closet and 23 other systems are hooked up and ready to go.

[anagrama]

Amstrad GX4000 anyone?
or Commodore CDTV?

[WiseSalesman]

.. are you guys that big of fanboys that you would say the SNES is worse then Game.com or Fairchild?

Um....no, but then I haven't played either of those, now have I? Hell, I've never even SEEN a Channel F. Therefore, as stated before, Genesis gets my vote for worst console I own, Colecovision gets my vote for worst console I've played.

[congobongo]

Genesis gets my vote for worst console I own, Colecovision gets my vote for worst console I've played.

You're on crack man! I guess the Genesis is the ONLY console you own if you consider it the worst. Anyone who puts Genesis and CV in the "worst" category has definitely got some problems.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Genesis gets my vote for worst console I own, Colecovision gets my vote for worst console I've played.

You're on crack man! I guess the Genesis is the ONLY console you own if you consider it the worst. Anyone who puts Genesis and CV in the "worst" category has definitely got some problems.
Genesis the worst????????? :hmm:

[scooterb23]

@ Charlie - now I don't have a Fairchild, but I know one thing...I have played my Game.com 5 out of the last 7 days...it was 7 months ago that I last played my SNES.

Actually, I may change my vote to the N64...I actually forgot I had that one...it has a few games I like, but I don't even like the Mario game on it...at least I enjoyed the SNES Mario games...

[WiseSalesman]

You tell me I "have problems" based on my opinions about game consoles? That would be like me telling you that you "have problems" based on your preference of music. I didn't jump on scooter when he chose my favorite system as the worst, that's his opinion.

Anyway, if you read the whole thread and check my earlier post, you'll find my reasoning there. Oh, and btw congo, I own nine consoles. 12 if you count handhelds.

[mauigamer]

How could anybody hate the SNES. Awesome system. Awesome games. In my opinion the words "Super Nintendo" shouldnt even appear on this thread. How could you not find games you liked for the system. Didnt it have like 700 or something? Zelda, Fzero, starfox, actraiser, super metroid, mega man, street fighter 2. I could go on and on. Makes me want to hook up the SNES now.

[T]

The game.com is easily the worst system ever!!1

Of the 30 plus systems i own it is the only one i never
play. In fact, I will never play it again

complete crap

[IntvGene]

Ok, I think one of the worst systems ever is the Intellivision. I don't know what it is, but (to me) everything about the system is just plain cheesy. I really think the only game I semi-enjoyed for it was Astrosmash and the Imagic games. And not being able to unplug the controllers really sucked.

O_O :o

I knew someone would say it. You've REALLY got to give the Intellivision another chance. Try any of these games and I guarantee that you will like it:

Thunder Castle
AD&D
Tower of Doom
Sea Battle
Diner
Thin Ice
Any Sports title

We're talking the WORST system EVER! How on earth could it be the worst? In my opinion, it is one of the BEST. Any system that lasts 12 years can't be the worst. And, as for the unpluggable controllers, they fixed that with the Intellivision II.

As for the system being cheesy.. it was the 80's. Um...woodgrain? Need I say more?

You're joking right? I know, you meant to write "Supervision" instead of Intellivision. Now I get it. :)

[dreamcaster]

Well this is a real toughie! There's not much out there that I absolutely hate! Virtual Boy probably gets my vote - completely unplayable, neck-straining and eye-bleeding graphics, god damn that was shit! That said, I'd still love to have a VB - it's just so damn rare (it wasn't even sold here in Australia!)

Other systems I don't like are the PSX (just never felt right, and very few games on it really did anything for me) and the Xbox is a real turn off with the dodgy controller and ugly physical design (I'm slowly coming around, but I still can't get past the Micro$oft brand name...)

Out of the systems that I own, the Atari Lynx gets the least play time. Heavy, ugly, uncomfortable, power munching and dodgy buttons are just a few aspects of this behemoth. That said, I still like it as it provided me with more entertainment than the vastly more popular, yet inferior, Game Boy.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Well, the PSX it´s not a bad system and have a lot of great games, but i hate it because this machine "killed" Saturn, Jaguar & 3DO >:(

[WiseSalesman]

Actually, I'm kind of GLAD it killed the Jaguar and 3DO....you're right about the saturn though. :D

[tynstar]

10 minutes!? Luxury!

Spend 10 SECONDS on an RCA Studio II and it will not only feel like your head has been stabbed with an ice pick, but also other - more sensitive - areas of your body will feel similarly stabbed. Then cooked and eaten by crazed cannibal women!

It's true, you know.

Send me your RCA Studio II so I can try it out. :D

[Keir]

A lot of people are naming Virtual Boy the worst system. Well, it just happens to be my favorite Nintendo system. Of all the systems I own, N64 is my least favorite, but by no means am I saying that it is the worst system out there! Just that other systems (like Odyssey 2, VIC-20, 32X, TI-99 or TRS-80 for example) are better. Way better. :P

[Arrrhalomynn]

Out of the systems I have owned, I never liked:
The odessey 2 (Maybe I'm just too young for it...or I had the wrong games, but I thought it was horrible crap)

The Nintendo 64 (not only the graphics were terrible for EVERY game, but I haven't played any game that didn't have a better similair game on the playstation. No decent racing games, no decent fighting games, some platform games I REALLY don't care about. It really doesn't appeal to me in any way.)

The SNES (I only had 3 games for it, so I shouldn't really judge it, but I never felt the need to buy more games)

The Game.com (yuck).

The CD-i (Is this thing actually a console? terrible piece of machinery that never should have been invented).

[icbrkr]

Ok, I think one of the worst systems ever is the Intellivision. I don't know what it is, but (to me) everything about the system is just plain cheesy. I really think the only game I semi-enjoyed for it was Astrosmash and the Imagic games. And not being able to unplug the controllers really sucked.

O_O :o

I knew someone would say it. You've REALLY got to give the Intellivision another chance. Try any of these games and I guarantee that you will like it:

Thunder Castle
AD&D
Tower of Doom
Sea Battle
Diner
Thin Ice
Any Sports title

We're talking the WORST system EVER! How on earth could it be the worst? In my opinion, it is one of the BEST. Any system that lasts 12 years can't be the worst. And, as for the unpluggable controllers, they fixed that with the Intellivision II.

As for the system being cheesy.. it was the 80's. Um...woodgrain? Need I say more?

You're joking right? I know, you meant to write "Supervision" instead of Intellivision. Now I get it. :)

Also add:

Bump n Jump
Burgertime
Utopia

Brian

[zektor]

Ok, I think one of the worst systems ever is the Intellivision. I don't know what it is, but (to me) everything about the system is just plain cheesy. I really think the only game I semi-enjoyed for it was Astrosmash and the Imagic games. And not being able to unplug the controllers really sucked.

O_O :o

I knew someone would say it. You've REALLY got to give the Intellivision another chance. Try any of these games and I guarantee that you will like it:

Thunder Castle
AD&D
Tower of Doom
Sea Battle
Diner
Thin Ice
Any Sports title

We're talking the WORST system EVER! How on earth could it be the worst? In my opinion, it is one of the BEST. Any system that lasts 12 years can't be the worst. And, as for the unpluggable controllers, they fixed that with the Intellivision II.

As for the system being cheesy.. it was the 80's. Um...woodgrain? Need I say more?

You're joking right? I know, you meant to write "Supervision" instead of Intellivision. Now I get it. :)


I bought the Intv 1 when it first came out, and I was just unhappy with it....even then. Maybe it's just me. I never upgraded to the second version with the "luxury" of being able to unplug the joysticks :) Ok, I can't say this is the absolute worst system of all time, but in my eyes it at least hits in the top five....whenever/if ever a top five is agreed upon. Not only have I played the games I owned when I bought the system, but have emulated the others and played just about all of them. I know there are die hard fans out there and the system has respect, but I just don't get it. It still seekms kinda cheesy to me :) No disrespect to the Intv people out there of course.

[TheRedEye]

I'm sorry, I simply can not fathom hating the system that gave the world Shark! Shark!. Do you really think that the game.com, Supervision, Fairchild, CD-i, Jaguar, Studio II, Arcadia, Pico, Odyssey 2, etc. etc. etc. are better than the Intellivision? That's just nuts!

And for you people voting for the Genesis and the SNES...come back when you've played more than three systems. Particularly, play the above. Thanks.

My vote still goes to the game.com. I, quite literally, threw mine away.

[Tempest]

I've played just about every American system out there and I'd have to say the Studio II is the worst in terms of graphics, gameplay, game variety, control, color, etc. It's just plain bad all way around! I can't think of one positive thing to say about it other than I own an extermly rare programming card made for it.

If you want to get more modern I'd say the CD-i blew pretty hard. Sorta like a 3DO without any good games (ok Hotel Mario was good).

Tempest

[WiseSalesman]

And for you people voting for the Genesis and the SNES...come back when you've played more than three systems. Particularly, play the above. Thanks.


I'd rather not. Why would I want to play a bunch of shitty systems? Oh, and as stated before, I own twelve systems, not three. Thanks.

[TheRedEye]

Well then, if you're not willing to try, I don't think you have any place voicing your opinions in a "worst system of all time" discussion.

[WiseSalesman]

That's like saying I can't discuss what I think is the best game of all time if I haven't played every game ever produced.

If money was no concern for me, I'd probably own, or would have at least played, every system in existence by now. However, seeing as how I'm a college student with limited income, I'm stuck with what I have and what I know. And, quite frankly, I'd rather spend what little money I do have on good games, for good systems I already own.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

That's like saying I can't discuss what I think is the best game of all time if I haven't played every game ever produced.

If money was no concern for me, I'd probably own, or would have at least played, every system in existence by now. However, seeing as how I'm a college student with limited income, I'm stuck with what I have and what I know. And, quite frankly, I'd rather spend what little money I do have on good games, for good systems I already own.
Maybe you need to experience bad systems...that´s all

[ARCZero]

Commenting only on the systems I've played or owned...

#1 Intellivision - I just hate this system. I despise the Intellivision art work and graphic style. The games seem slow to me, slower than the 2600. There are a couple of good titles like Beauty & The Beast (not based on Disney btw) but most of them I need to turn off the system after a few minutes.

#2 Odyssey 2 - if this thing came out after the 2600 then it blows chunks. If it came before then I have a lot more respect for it.

#3 Aquarius - well this is a computer I suppose, but man does it suck. Another fine Mattel product.

#4 Nintendo 64 - I didn't like its version of Zelda and never bought Mario 64. It's graphics are generally weak first generation 3d acceleration which do not stand up. SNES games and 2600 games (because of their charm) will stand up better for graphics over time. I've only tried about 10 games for this system but I didn't get into any of them. I'm a Nintendo fanboy and this is their only system I dislike.

ARCZero

[RubbarDucklin]

Of all the systems (about 7) i owned. I would say that my least favorite was the R-Zone. Im pretty sure it gave me cancer.
Happy Gaming,
The Rubbar Ducklin

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Of all the systems (about 7) i owned. I would say that my least favorite was the R-Zone. Im pretty sure it gave me cancer.
Happy Gaming,
The Rubbar Ducklin
Cancer???, ooooh shit

[AB Positive]

Let me just add that the CD-i bites that special kind of ass.

If you play any Zelda game for the CD-i just remember that nintendo had little to nothing to do with this.

My friend has one with eight games and the most fun title is "Berenstein Bears" which looks like it was graphically produced with Microsoft Paint. By someone with epilepsy. Blegh.

[InfernalCheese]

I don't know if it was a rumor or not, but I think I remember hearing that the Virtual Boy was pulled due to it's seizure and headack causing screen. Is that true? Oh, and I would have to say that Gameboy gets my vote. (don't kill me) Sure it had a some good titles, but Nintendo should have gotten off their collective ass and upgraded it sooner. I had to stand that little black and white impossible to see screen for 10 frigin' years!

[Videogamerdaryll]

Tiger R-zone

I cna't tell you how angry i got when i played this system.I mean come on.Who's supposed to see games in daylight when the graphics are red and are plain and dull.That's my 2 cents.

You have a good point but did you know that there are several R-Zone players? One of them looks like a tabletop and displays a backlit black and white game. Still looks like holy hell but at least you can see what's going on.

I have to vote for the RCA Studio II here. A number of problems with this thing. All controls are via a tiny keypad built into the unit (you can't remove them). The graphics are black and white. The graphics look like ASCII characters. The frame rate is awful - even the "pong" style games chug along like a slide show. It's just... nasty.


Tiger R Zone..Super Screen..
The one in the center..
http://www.imagemagician.org/images/cokegirl/Nintendox008.jpg

[Anonymous]

I don't know if it was a rumor or not, but I think I remember hearing that the Virtual Boy was pulled due to it's seizure and headack causing screen. Is that true? Oh, and I would have to say that Gameboy gets my vote. (don't kill me) Sure it had a some good titles, but Nintendo should have gotten off their collective ass and upgraded it sooner. I had to stand that little black and white impossible to see screen for 10 frigin' years!
The VB wasn't pulled (It didn't cause seizures, but people did complain of headaches just because that sort of thing can happen), it just sold like absolute poo. I remember the system price dropping to 29.95 within a year of it's release, and I still couldn't justify buying one. When I started working at Nintendo I asked about the VB, and was told that thousands of the buggers were tossed in the auger, and that the dumpster was full of them heh.

[Saturn Sensei]

Amstrad GX4000 anyone?
or Commodore CDTV?

Hey the CDTV had a few good titles like Pinball Dreams, plus you could play All Amiga games on it.

[miles]

My vote goe to the Philips CDI.
Very expensive system at the time it was released, and most of the "good" games are Point & Click adventures.
And now the worst part of the system:
A lot of the games that costed as much as games for the SNES and such, were simple conversions of games like Pong, Checkers, Four Score and the like.
The system was also really underachieving, since it had a 68000 CPU and a CD-Rom drive. So it should have been possible to create games that outshine SNES and Genesis games, but no, good graphics were only to be seen in FMV-sequences.

[swlovinist]

Honestly, I own thousands of games, but really only 5 or so systems from the time period of the late 70's early 80's(Astrocade,Odyssey2,2600,5200,Atari computer) I have to say that it is hard form me to judge a system playing it now vs other systems not of the same generation. I honestly only remember playing the 2600 as a kid. If I have to vote I would say the game.com. I bought one with 7 games, played 2 of them, put the sorry butt thing back in its box, and I wanted to cry. I would much rather try to move rocks around on pavememt in Death Valley then try to "enjoy" gaming on that turd!!!!!

[hezeuschrist]

Honestly? Xbox. It's not even a console.

And all your VB haters, oh man. I had a blast with that thing... wish i still had all my games for it, I have no idea where they all went.

[Saturn Sensei]

Honestly? Xbox. It's not even a console.



Loser. The computer-esque parts of the Xbox like the hd will be standard in all future consoles. ditto on the ethernet stuff.

[swlovinist]

Athough the Xbox(or Xcrap as I call it) does have many things that will be a standard in the industry(Hard Drive, Broadband connection), the Xbox can keep its very crappy library and weak software support. I am STILL waiting for that turd to start pumping out some games that they promised when it came out. Yeah, I have an Xbox, it sucks!!!!!!

[Mr Mort]

Athough the Xbox(or Xcrap as I call it) does have many things that will be a standard in the industry(Hard Drive, Broadband connection), the Xbox can keep its very crappy library and weak software support. I am STILL waiting for that turd to start pumping out some games that they promised when it came out. Yeah, I have an Xbox, it sucks!!!!!!

I have a hard time with stuff like this.

While I realize that's your opinion, and that you are entitled to it, can you honestly say you believe the Xbox (or for anyone who stated the Snes or Genesis for that matter) is worse than the Game.com, Jaguar, CD-I, and other crapulent systems?

Whether you like the system or not, you can at least credit it with games that are worth playing such as Halo, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Rallisport, and others. The CD-I (for example) cannot claim such a feat.

The question is "What do you think is the worst console of all time", not "which system do you like the least" there is an enormous difference in the 2 questions...

[FrankLee]

The two consoles I hate the most...Nintendo 64 and Virtual Boy...BLAH

[Anthony1]

You guys have brought up alot of good choices for worst system. But I think that you almost need a top ten for worst systems.

Here is my top 10

1. Virtual Boy - The only thing this did was give me a severe migrane.

2. Sega 32X - God, has there ever been a system released (or add on) that promised so much and delivered so little? I don't know if this system really had one redeming game in it's library.

3. Nintendo GameCube - Yeah, I know alot of people might be shocked by this, but I think the GameCube has been a total dissaster for Nintendo. There are maybe 10 games for this system that are solid, but the rest are nothing but left over ports from the PS2 and XBOX. Besides Metroid Prime and Zelda, this system has serious holes. I didn't think Nintendo could screw up a system more, then they did with the N64, but I was wrong. This is the first Nintendo system to ever come out without a Mario game being packed in or available on day one. I think that was a sign. Think about it:

NES - Mario Bros - pack in
Super Nes - Super Mario World - pack in
Nintendo 64 - Super Mario 64 - available day 1
GameCube - Luigi's Mansion? - available day 1

How could Nintendo possibly release a system without an incredible Mario game being availalbe at the same time? And then to add insult to injury to release a game like Mario Sunshine, which isn't anywhere as good as Super Mario 64.

4. Sega CD - This is another of those systems/add-ons that had tons of hype, but little substance. I loved the Batman game and Sonic CD, but other than that, the Sega CD was pretty much a big dissapointment.

5. Atari Jaguar - Here is a system that had potential, but was doomed before it even began. Atari just didn't have the money to back the thing for more than a year or so. Aliens vs. Predator, Doom and Cybermorph were all great games, but this system could have been a contenda.

6. 3DO - First off, one of the reasons that this one ranks as one of the worst ever, is the price. I mean you pratically had to sell you little brother into slavery to buy this thing! It had some decent games and was actually way ahead of it's time, but just bad management on the part of 3DO.

7. Playstation 2 - OK, I know alot of people are going to hate me for this as well, but I think the PS2 is a complete and utter technological dissaster. I'm not talking about the games on the system, or the great selection of games. I'm just talking about it's technology. To me, my Super Nintendo puts more colors on the screen then the PS2. Also, I would have to say that my Super Nintendo has much more clarity too. For whatever reason, the PS2 just seems to have very drab and dark and washed out colors. Plus there is just this lack of clarity and crispness to the picture. I mean the year this baby came out was like 2001. That is simply unacceptable for a system from the ALL-Powerfull Sony to be so technolocially substandard. Sure, it has great games and a great selection of games, but all of that is despite the fact that it is one of the worst designed systems ever, in terms of technology.

8. Nintendo 64 - The Blurry 64 as most people like to call it. The N64 still had some damn good games. Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, Mario 64, Turok, just to name a few, but the system was badly managed by Nintendo in terms of how they dealt with 3rd parties, and the whole concept of sticking with cartdridges instead of CD's.

9. Sega Saturn - The problem with the Sega Saturn, is that by the time the system finally showed up on American shores, it was already very outdated. This was technology that had been created 2 years or more earlier, and when the original Playstation came out, it was just no contest for the Saturn. It still had some classic games, but it was just doomed from the beginning.

10. Neo - Geo - Okay, let me explain on this one. I had a huge collection of SNES games and stuff, and a huge collection of Genesis games and stuff, and I sold all of that for one Neo-Geo system and one single game. The system was super duper expensive and the cartridges were bigger than a freaking VCR! Plus there was the fact that the cartridges cost $149.99 each!! I must have lost my mind when I gave all my SNES and Sega stuff for a Neo-Geo. Also, because the games were really just arcade games, they really weren't made for home play, the idea of unlimited continues just ruined the spirt of the system.

[AB Positive]

Very very strange list, I can agree with half and disagree with the other half, but that's why they're called opinions, everyone's is different.

But in reality, one of my co-workers is giving me a Tiger R-Zone for free, just to get it off his hands. As soon as he said it I realized, I HAD to tell you all here. It just made sense, LOL

-AG

[Savedman]

I agree with Tiger R-Zone.........but I have almost all the games :embarrassed:

[Atari7800]

O_O

There are some damn stupid replies to this post IMO.

Worst console of all time is...

Playstation?
Genesis?
X-Box?
Playstation 2?
Nintendo 64?
Saturn?
GameCube?
Intellivision?
Neo-Geo?

Someone said it earlier... this was originally a post about the WORST CONSOLE of all time... not your LEAST FAVORITE.

Perhaps the next poll should be limited to those gamers who actually have had some playtime with a wide range of consoles and their respective games rather than someone who has 3-4 consoles total and picks their least favorite.

Playstation?
Playstation 2?
Genesis?

x_x

[Anthony1]

10. Neo - Geo - Okay, let me explain on this one. I had a huge collection of SNES games and stuff, and a huge collection of Genesis games and stuff, and I sold all of that for one Neo-Geo system and one single game. The system was super duper expensive and the cartridges were bigger than a freaking VCR! Plus there was the fact that the cartridges cost $149.99 each!! I must have lost my mind when I gave all my SNES and Sega stuff for a Neo-Geo. Also, because the games were really just arcade games, they really weren't made for home play, the idea of unlimited continues just ruined the spirt of the system.




I can't believe that I actually wrote that. I must have been out of my freaking mind. I did a search for the first post that I ever did on DP, and this small part was from my first post ever. I can't believe I put the Neo-Geo anywhere near a ranking of the worst systems. I must have been out of my freaking mind. @_@

[Poolikus]

Playstation 2. Start flinging stones now, but this system is terrible. It's existing technology (Dreamcast), with an added DVD player. The system worked for 6 months and then shot craps. And to make it worse, the top 5 games include 3 Grand Theft Auto games, and Madden.
Even RPG support couldn't save this overrated piece of junk. I'm sure that everyone on the planet will disagree with me. But that's ok, I'm used to being the only one that's right. LOL

[sickdrummer420]

i would also have to say game.com............i paid 5 bucks for it.........should have bought a pack of smokes to kill myself faster

[Greg2600]

My sister had some kind of Hand-held audio-only Quiz Qiz Game. It had small cartridges for the questions. It was made by who else? Tiger. Completely useless.