Your 10 Favorite Consoles: Across the Board

[Policenaut]

The SMS is my first pick, the others are in no particular order:

Sega Master
Genesis
Saturn
DC
Turbografx-16/Turboduo
GBA
Nes
SNes
PS1
PS2
NeoGeo

[ozyr]

My turn, in no major order....

Odyssey2 (who would have guessed...)
Nintendo GBA SP (probably my 2nd favorite at the moment)
Intellivision
Atari Lynx
Atari 2600
ColecoVision
Nintendo GameCube
PlayStation 1
Genesis
SNES

[Damaramu]

In no order of importance:

Dreamcast
Saturn
Genesis
NES
NeoGeo
Playstation 2
PSone
Gameboy/GBA
SNES
TG-16/Duo/PC Engine

[legov8]

Mine would be:
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Nintendo DS
Game Boy Advance
SNES
NES

[rick weis]

in order!!

#1= Atari 2600 (that was too easy)
#2= NES (because of super mario bros 3 let aone all the other games for it)
#3= SNES/SF (just too many great games that i spent years playing)
#4= XBOX (mainly because on HALO)
#5= Playstation (reason same as #3)
#6= gamecube (because of the Resident evil series including RE4)
#7= Dreamcast (reason same as #3)
#8= Genesis (reason same as #3)
#9= Colecovision ( first system that had great graphics and many fun games)
#10= PS2 (loved the Maximo and dark cloud games)

Rick

[AlexKidd]

I thought I already posted in this thread but it looks like I didn't so here it is. It's somewhat in order.

1.Snes
2.Nes
3.Gamecube
4.Turbo Grafx
5.Atari 2600
6.Xbox
7.GBA sp
8.Genesis
9.Sms
10.N64

BTW I did not include psp or ds just because there aren't really enough games out to judge them. Otherwise they may have made the list.

[Jumpman Jr.]

1) NES
2) SNES
3) N64
4) Gamecube
5) DS
6) Virtual Boy
7) Dreamcast
8) Intellivision
9) Vectrex
10) 2600

[GamerNerd]

Here's my top 10:

1. NES
2. Super NES
3. Game Boy
4. Sega Genesis
5. Playstation
6. Playstation 2
7. Game Gear
8. Vectrex
9. Atari 5200
10. XBox

[GhostClip]

I can't name my top 10 but I will give you my top 5. There are many systems that were great but were simply out of my reach since they either didn't do that well in the U.S. and didn't produce the best games, or the hardware and games were too expensive. Such systems are: Neo Geo,
Saturn, Turbo Grafx-16/Duo. The Saturn in Japan had some amazing games that would easily have destroyed the Playstation in terms of games, but I am not able to experience such games since I am not a hardcore collector and am not willing to spend that much. Same goes with Turbo Grafx-16/Duo which had great Japanese games but weak U.S. games due to poor sales. The Neo Geo is simply too expensive. However, here are my top 5 that I am able to afford and are common enough in terms of great games:

Genesis
NES
Playstation
Dreamcast
Super Nintendo

[GhostClip]

I can't name my top 10 but I will give you my top 5. There are many systems that were great but were simply out of my reach since they either didn't do that well in the U.S. and didn't produce the best games. Such systems are: Saturn and Turbo Grafx-16/Duo. The Saturn in Japan had some amazing games that would easily have destroyed the Playstation in terms of games, but I am not able to experience such games since I am not a hardcore collector and am not willing to spend that much on import games. Same goes with Turbo Grafx-16/Duo which had great Japanese games but weak U.S. games due to poor sales. However, here are my top 5 systems that I am able to afford or play, and are common enough in terms of great games:

Genesis
NES
Playstation
Dreamcast
Neo Geo (arcade)

[GhostClip]

Oh crap now I have two posts. I changed my mind on the SNES and switched it to Neo Geo. Is there a way to delete posts?

[Rogmeister]

An interesting question...my first choice:

Super Nintendo

My other choices are in alphabetical order...

Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari Lynx
Nintendo 64
Nintendo GameCube
Sega Dreamcast
Sony Playstation
Sony Playstation 2
XBox

I'm only listing systems I still have, thus the noticeably absent NES which I no longer own.

[LeGIt]

In reverse chronological order (and not 10 systems either :P)

# Sega Dreamcast
# Nintendo 64
# SNES
# Master System II
# Commodore 64

[Kaboomer]

Atari 2600 - Memories Galore
Game Boys - Games Galore
Colecovision - Great early Arcade translations
PS1 - 1st Major Next Gen System - Air Combat & Battle Arena Toshinden at launch blew me away.
Game Cube - Top notch franchises taken to the next level
Xbox - Computer game fix - Yea, Sid Meiers Pirates !
Nintendo DS - LOVE IT !
SONY PSP - Nice - but very slow rolling out any good games
Commodre 64 - Does this count? M.U.L.E. rules !
Genesis - I was never a Nintendo fan back then for some reason. I always stuck with SEGA. Good game library covering all genres.

Kaboomer

[atari_wizard]

in order 1 being my fav.

1. Atari 2600
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. N64
5. Nintendo Game Cube
6. Gameboy Advance SP
7. Sega Saturn
8. Sega Master System
9. SNES
10. Sega Dreamcast

[Lothars]

Well my favorite systems are in no particular order

Super Nintendo (o my hidden love) :D
Nintendo
Dreamcast
Sega Saturn
Playstation 2/Playstation 1 (since the ps2 can play ps1 games I wanted to put them together)
Nintendo 64
Sega Genesis
Gameboy Advance SP
Xbox
Gamecube

[Lothars]

one more system that i mean to of added is the turbo graphics 16

[AlexKidd]

I know I posted in this thread before but i've changed my mind about a few things and i'm going to do it in order this time. Here goes...

1.Turbografx/DUO
2.Sega Genesis
3.Super NES
4.NES
5.SMS
6.Commodore Amiga
7.Commodore 64
8.Atari 2600
9.Gamecube
10.Nintendo DS

[VG_Maniac]

In order:

1. Super NES
2. NES
3. Playstation
4. Nintendo 64
5. GameCube
6. Playstation 2
7. Saturn
8. Dreamcast
9. Genesis
10. Atari 2600

[Retsudo]

Well I dont have 10 consoles that I like, but here are the ones I really had a very good time with:

NES
SNES
PS1
PS2

Never really was a fan of any other console.

[Dji]

There are only three systems which I consider godly and essential, and their order varies constantly (mostly depending on the one I'm playing at the moment LOL). Most of the time, however, my mind more or less settles on this order:

1. NES: My first console = nostalgia. Hundreds and hundreds of games, most of which (yes, I said most) are at least good, if not better. Easy to find anywhere at great prices. Incredible variety, including a plethora of platformers, which is by far my favorite genre. To this day, I still frequently discover wonderful new games, and it's the system I've played the most in my life. No matter what else I try, I always come back, because NES games are simply the most fun to play as far as I'm concerned. Too bad about the toaster's unreliability and the top loader's inferior audio-video quality (those lines :()... (Adventures of Lolo, Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon II, Gremlins 2, Mega Man 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Ninja Gaiden, Super C, Super Mario Bros., Zelda 2, *goes on for ten minutes*)

2. Neo Geo MVS: Nothing beats having my own arcade cabinet. But even if it were a regular console with a regular controller, it would still be one of the best simply because of the incredibly high level of quality of its dozens of games. The price can't hurt the quality, plus it makes everything even more collectible. Only downfall, if it's even one, is the lack of meaty, lenghty games. For quick bursts, though, it's pure bliss. Quite a lot to be found here aside from the ubiquitous fighting games, which I also happen to like very much anyway. (Baseball Stars 2, Last Blade 2, Mark of the Wolves, Metal Slug, Puzzle de Pon, Sengoku 3, Shock Troopers, Street Hoop, Strikers 1945 Plus, Super Dodge Ball, *insert almost any MVS game here*)

3. SNES: NES sequels galore bring the overall quality down a little, but most of them are awesome sequels anyway. Plus, it has its own unique library, as well as many well-done arcade ports. (Blackthorne, Cool Spot, Donkey Kong Country 2, Final Fantasy III, Mega Man X, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam T.E., Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Super Punch-Out!!, *goes on for five minutes*)



The following two are also nice companions, although I could easily do without them:

4. Dreamcast: Accomplished more in two years than the three current consoles combined in five years. Innovated so much, proved that 2D and 3D can coexist, remains the only CD-based system that I can stand. Could have been the best ever had it had the five (or more) years it deserved, as well as the support of more publishers. I still can't get over this to this day. Oh yeah, and it rekindled the video game passion in me after the N64 and PS1 killed it. (Grandia 2, Marvel VS. Capcom, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, Power Stone, Rayman 2, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Skies of Arcadia, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Super Magnetic Neo)

5. GBA: It's a portable SNES! Oh, and it has some great games of its own, too. The number of sub-par licensed drivel is annoying, though. (Activision Anthology, Double Dragon Advance, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Metroid: Zero Mission, Ninja Five-O, WarioWare Inc.)

I don't care and/or know enough about the other systems to rank them. Hopefully this will change, but I still have a lot of catching up to do even with my top five, so that's my priority.

[Ulticron]

1) TG16, I feel in love with it the instant I played the demo unit yrs ago, and it took my yrs of waiting and some good dealing to get one. Highly sought after, and deeply loved.

2) Sega Saturn, I've probably spent most of my gaming hrs on this machine. The games are unique and just down right fun to play!

3) NES, my first console and definately loaded with some seriously awesome games.

4) Super NES, it was a wonderful RPG console, and my first 16Bit console as well.

5) Genesis does what Nintendon't LOL Seriously I bought this one back in the late 90's and over the past 10yrs have been gaining more and more affection for the console I didn't like back during the 16Bit wars.

6) DS, while it's still rather new I've been impressed so far.

7) GBA, other than the backwards compatability, I just simply love the GBA library. Plenty of Mario, plent of RPG's.

8) Dreamcast, I bought this one in 9/9/99, and while it hasn't thrilled me for the longest of time, I'm now starting to see just what an amazing lil console it is.

9) Neo Geo Pocket Color, while everyone was bringing their GBC's to college I had the NGPC. My only regret w/this system is I didn't sink more time and money into it back in the day, so that means I have to make up for lost time now.

10) PS2, backwards compatability so no need for two sony consoles taking up space, and quite a few good games for the system.

[Tan]

in no particular order:

1. intellivision
2. sega master system
3. playstation
4. xbox
5. super nintendo
6. dreamcast
7. turbographx 16
8. N64
9. commodore 64
10. Atari 2600

[SEGA-SAMMY]

This is really tough. Anyway here it goes in no particular order........

Playstation - Great times with it. Spcefically all the RPGs and high profile releases from the time, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil etc...

Dreamcast - Lots of quick, easy to play arcade style games. Excelled in real innovative games stuff like Seaman and whole bunch of others. Great system that still gets a lotta love from me.

Super Nintendo - My favourite Nintendo system ever. Third parties perfected 2D gaming on this thing.

DS - Yeah it's still relitivley new, but already theres been some games that have already become all-time favourites of mine, like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Feel the Magic.

Genesis - I loved all of the arcade ports on it, specifcally from launch until aroundf 92. Lots of other genres it did well in as well. Sports, shooters and many, many more.

Saturn - Lots of great 2D gaming to be found here. Underrated when it comes to 3D as well in my opinion.

Playstaion 2 - An extension of the original PlayStation. Got off to a slow start but come mid 2001 I began enjoying it more. It went through another tough time in 02- mid 04 but Metal Gear Solid 3 revived it for me.

PSP - I really LOVED Lumines and Ridge Racers.

NES - My first system I ever owned so very special memories for me here.

Sega CD - Sonic CD and Snatcher made me love it. FMV games aren't as bad as some people make them out to be, imo.

[cyberfluxor]

From what I have played & own:
Saturn -> Super Nintendo -> Nintendo64 -> Genesis -> Playstation -> Gamecube -> Nintendo -> Dreamcast -> Gamegear -> Gameboy Color

Now, before someone thinks my selection is wierd or crap, remember I only own 14 systems and I'm only grading them on what I own and games I own for them and played. I'm sure if I owned complete collections and played most of the titles available I would have a different line-up.

[The Shawn]

I am as much interested in classics as the next guy. After all I'm an 80's child too. But for fun value and graphics, yadda yadda yadda. I'll have to be brutally honest. So in order here goes.(also based on library)

1. X-box
2. Sega dreamcast
3. N64
4. Sega Genesis
5. Sega CD
6. Gamecube
7. NES
8. Atari 2600
9. Sega Saturn
10. Pong

[Captain Qb]

Here is mine, others like them, others don't...

1) Playstation
2) SNES
3) N64
4) Playstation 2
5) WonderSwan
6) Atari 2600
7) NES
8) Gameboy
9) Megadrive
10) Xbox

This poll was hard to me.. -.-

[dj_spryte]

Here's my top three:

1. SNES: All the way! The memories this console has given me since my childhood and still do today. I will never forget Final Fantasy 3 and Chrono Trigger .

2. NES: Was my favaorite until the SNES came out.

3. Playstation: Truly a masterpiece, RPG's kicked ass!

[aaronpetrosky]

No order

NES
SNES
Master System
Genesis
Dreamcast
Ps2
Xbox
Intellivision
Saturn
N64

[BrokenFlight]

I only have 8 consoles, so I'll list them in order of preference.

PS2 - It may not have the best graphics but it's got some great games. I've grown up with Playstation, so I'm a bit of a fanboy but open to other consoles.

Xbox - Good games and good graphics.

3rd is a toss up between the SNES and Megadrive. I've had my Megadrive since 1992 and I've got over 80 games for it. But the SNES generally has better graphics and also has classics like Super Mario World, the controller allows for more functions. I'll say Megadrive because it's easier to collect complete games and I'm a Megadrive fanboy.

SNES - A great console but complete games tend to be expensive.

Master System - Like the Megadrive but more basic. I only collect boxed Megadrive and Master System games because it's easier to store them, and they look nice lined up on the shelf.

Mega CD - It may have lots of crap FMV games but there's something about it that I like.

Gamecube - It's ok but I'm not too enthusiastic about it.

N64 - I don't like early 3D graphics and I find the controller really uncomfortable.

Playstation - I don't collect Playstation games because, like the N64, I can't stand early 3D graphics. I remember thinking they were great back in the day but they haven't aged well.

I don't hate any of my consoles but I dislike the N64 and the Gamecube is far from my favourite console.

[B - Mark]

My Top 10 favorites consoles:

1 - Mega Drive / Genesis
2 - Neo Geo
3 - Super NES
4 - Master System
5 - NES
6 - Playstation 2
7 - Gamecube
8 - Nintendo DS
9 - PC Engine / Turbografix 16
10 - Game Boy Advance

[7th lutz]

7800,nes,sms,dreamcast,ps1, snes,gamecube,ps 2

[ROBOTNIK666]

MY TOP TEN VIDEO GAME CONSOLES
*******************************
10: SNES
9: Vectrex
8: Colecovision
7: Atari 2600
6: Nintendo 64
5: Game Boy
4: Lynx
3: PS1
2: PS2

(drumroll)
...and my NUMBER ONE video game console of all-time is...

1: Genesis

[alec006]

10 : Sega Master
09 : Atari 2600
08 : Playstation 2
07 : SNES
06 : NES
05 : Dreamcast
04 : Gamecube
03 : Xbox
02 : Nintendo 64
01 : Sega Genesis/CD/32X

[steveant1636]

in favorite order

1. super nintendo
2. sega genesis
3. 8 bit nintnedo
4. X-box
5. gamecube
6. Playstation 2
7. Intellivision
8. atari 2600
9. sega master system
10. 3DO

[50TBRD]

SNES is number 1

Then its a tow way tie for second place between the Vectrex and PSX.

4. Game Boy
5. Genesis

I don't collect any other systems but I would love to have another DC first off. Then I'd love to get a PS2, XBOX, N64, and last an NES, all of which I've never owned bu would love to acquire.

[PSerge]

Top ten fav consoles:

1. NES
2. TurboGrafx 16/ TurboDuo
3. SNES
4. Playstation 2
5. Genesis/ Sega CD
6. Game Gear
7. Atari 2600
8. Odyssey2
9. Virtual Boy
10. GameBoy

I wanted to put the Turbo and NES both on number 1 but I really love my NES a little bit more than the Turbo.

[Austin]

It's hard to rate consoles in terms of my favorite, because I have good memories with so many of them... I think I'll just list them in the order of hours logged (estimated) on each one.

Dreamcast
Intellivision
xBox
SNES
NES
Atari 2600
PlayStation / PS2
Genesis
Saturn
Gamecube

[Trevelyan]

1. NES
2. Atari 2600
2. PS2
4. SNES
5. Mega Drive
6. N64
7. Gameboy
8. Dreamcast
9. Xbox
10. Neo Geo

[ShinobiMan]

It seems to change every year, but let me give it a go:

1. Nintendo (NES)
2. Sega Master System
3. Sega Genesis
4. Super Nintendo
5. Sega Dreamcast
6. Nintendo 64
7. Playstation
8. Sega Saturn
9. Turbo Grafx 16
10. Atari 2600

God, if I still owned and maintained segamastersystem.com, those fans would have me burned at the stake for choosing Nintendo over SMS. :2gunfire: Yikes!

But like I said, it changes all the time. I have so many memories with each of these systems. GOOD TIMES!

[ApolloBoy]

In no order:

1: PC Engine/TG-16
2: Atari 2600
3: NES/Famicom
4: SNES
5: Genesis
6: SMS
7: Atari 7800
8: Game Gear
9: Game Boy
10: Commodore 64

[namzep]

No particular order:

NES
Atari 2600
Dreamcast
SNES
DS
GB
PS2
Wii
TG-16
Genesis

[Cloud121]

No order:

Master System
MegaDrive/Mega CD/32X
Saturn
Dreamcast
Game Gear
3DO
Jaguar
Nintendo 64
PlayStation
GameCube
Xbox 360

Notice a trend on the first half? :) The fifth generation is my all-time favorite generation, so all five consoles go on my list. I don't own a Jaguar yet (Should be getting one mid-May), but I know I'm gonna completely love it when I get one.

[Flashback2012]

Saturn
Turbo Duo/Turbografx-16
Game Boy Advance
Gamecube
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Nintendo DS
Genesis/Mega Drive
Playstation
Super Nintendo
Playstation 2

Honorable mentions
Neo Geo
Playstation Portable
Master System

[AllSchoolGamer]

in order

DREAMCAST
snes
360
psx
gamecube
mega drive
n64
xbox
ps2
sms

[The 1 2 P]

1. Playstation
2. Xbox
3. Nintendo
4. Genesis
5. Dreamcast
6. Saturn
7. Gamecube
8. Super Nintendo
9. 3DO
10. N64

[Nebagram]

1. Dreamcast
2. PS1
3. Mega Drive
4. PS2
5. Gamecube
6. SNES
7. GBA (and by extension GB + GBC)
8. Saturn
9. 360
10. Master System

[retro junkie]

Here goes,

1. Turbo Grafx 16 (1. with me from the day I got it off the store shelf)
2. Neo Geo CD
3. Dreamcast
4. PS2
5. Sega Genesis
6. Nintendo DS (with GBA)
7. SNES
8. NES
9. Neo Pocket color
10. Atari Lynx 2

This was very painful to do.:sob:

Likewise with me, Honorable mentions
GameCube, Swan Crystal, Sega Saturn, N64

[Joe West]

my favorite consoles:

neo geo aes
neo geo mvs
playstation 3
playstation 2
3do
xbox 360
xbox
wii
gamecube
nintendo nes

[darkhades]

My favs: (not including handhelds, if I did, there would be a few in this list.)

1. NES
2. SNES
3. Genesis
4. Turbo Graphx 16/ Turbo Duo
5. PS1
6. Wii
7. Dreamcast
8. N64
9. Gamecube
10. Saturn

11. Xbox 360

A couple of current gen systems in my list. Wii moved into my top 10 pretty quick, and the 360 Iam sure will break into the top 10 soon enough.

[Chemdawg]

SNES
NES
Sega gen.
Xbox360
Wii
PS2
DS
GBA
N64
PSX

in that order

[Rob64]

No particular order:

NES
2600
Famicom/Disk System
SNES
N64
GC
Wii
DS
GB
GBA

[sleazeroxx86]

SNES
NES
Genesis
PSX
PS2
Wii
Xbox 360
DS
GBA
N64

[The 1 2 P]

Xbox
PS1
Nes
Xbox 360
Genesis
PS2
Dreamcast
3DO
Saturn
Neo Geo Pocket Color

[Jeff-20]

Top 10 in order of gameplay.

1. Commodore VIC 20
2. Sega Saturn
3. Sega Genesis
4. Atari 2600
5. TurboGrafx-16
6. Sega Dreamcast
7. Nintendo Gamecube
8. PS2
9. Astrocade
10. NES

The VIC 20 has the simple aesthetics of the 2600 with the added bonus of making your own games in, like, 30 minutes. Any of you who know me know I'm the VIC guy.

The Saturn had incredible variety for international releases. By far, the most interesting console from a collector's view point.

The rest of the list is just fun. I can't believe so many of you didn't include the Astrocade. 3DO? Channel F? Seriously? I guess we all have our own tastes. If the list continued:

11. Vectrex
12. Atari 7800
13. SNES
14. GBA

[jms5118]

In order but the order and list changes constantly.

1. NES
2. N64
3. SNES
4. Genesis
5. PS1
6. PS2
7. PS3
8. Dreamcast
9. Sega Master System
10. Gameboy Advance

[Icarus Moonsight]

Don't know how I managed to completely blow by this one in the past...

First, we will start with the essence, or what I consider prime.

All hail the 68k

Genesis and Neo Geo. These two will forever have a home with me. No matter how much I expand or how deep I cut my collection down, they will remain. And for the most part, untouched. Just recently got my very own AES a few weeks ago and I'm really regretting holding out so long before diving into one. Sure, I've had access to MVS emulation for a while, but absolutely nothing compares to actual hardware. AES is the apex of cartridge based consoles. It's unique, scarce, beautiful and imposing in stature. It's a regal and proper lady, where as the slutty Genny is fast, cheap, easy to get into and readily available. Can't live without either, each for different reasons.

The rest is in constant flux, but this is what I feel like ATM:

NES
SNES
Dreamcast
Saturn
Wii (GC BC) Ironclad released for VC helped pull me back in...
PS2 (PS1 BC)
PC Engine/Turbo Duo
DS

[BetaWolf47]

It's hard to tell what my favorites are. Here they are, in no order:

Gamecube
NES
Saturn
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Neo-Geo (I've played a lot of the games, despite never owning one)
Genesis
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Advance
SNES

Yeah, I honestly haven't played much outside of Nintendo systems. I've been expanding my tastes since 2008 though.

[Steve W]

I'm going to put in some controversial choices in here. My list, in order of listing.

• Atari 2600 - My first real console, and my first video game love affair.
• Texas Instruments 99/4A - My first computer. I played a hell of a lot of games on it, and even wrote a few sucky ones myself.
• Atari 7800 - A better continuation of the Atari 2600 legacy than the 5200 was, and some really great games.
• Intellivision - Never had one growing up, but got one in the late '80s along with an INTV catalog that I made use of!
• Dreamcast - enough said.
• Lynx - My first portable, and I used the hell out of it.
• Jaguar - I've always loved this underdog console, plus it introduced me to 3D gaming.
• Commodore Amiga 1000 - A computer, but mainly used as a game machine. And so many good games came out for it.
• Sega CD - I'm skipping over the Genesis and going straight for the CD-ROM peripheral. I had a fascination with the Sega CD after I bought a Laseractive with a Sega module. And I don't have a problem with FMV games like so many people have.
• iPod Touch - Not a game console at all, but I still play a lot of games on it. I almost always have it on me whenever I leave the house.

[TheShireGamer]

Playstation 1
Nintendo 64
SNES
NES
SEGA Genesis
Nintendo DS
GBA
Wonderswan
Nintendo Wii
Dreamcast

[TheShireGamer]

Playstation 1
Nintendo 64
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Dreamcast
Wonderswan
GBA
SEGA Genesis
SNES
NES

[drthielegood]

Atari 2600
ColecoVision
Vectrex
NES
Master System
Genesis
Dreamcast
PS2
Xbox 360
Wii

Not in order of preference...although I sure do love that 2600.

[VertigoProcess]

Im just going to do vintage since I just can't put my head around grouping vintage with modern....

Not in order...

Turbo grafx 16, neo geo pocket, 3do, nes, snes, 2600, n64, gameboy, nomad, saturn

[Genowhirl910]

In no order:


Gamecube (This, is definitely my favorite console though)
N64
Magnavox oddysey 2
SNES
GBA
Xbox
PS2
Dream cast
3DS
Steam (Does this count?)


And for no reason, my favorite game for each console (in order of the listed consoles):

Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart 64
Quest for the Rings
Super Mario RPG
Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga
Kung Fu Chaos
Ty 2 Bush Rescue
LSD: Dream Emulator
Luigi's Mansion 2 (when ever that comes out T_T)
Super Meat Boy

[n20vette]

in order

Snes
nes
360
ps1
ps2
dreamcast
genesis
saturn
ps3
n64

[Rickstilwell1]

Atari 400/800/XL/XE etc.
NES
Game Boy
Genesis
Neo Geo
SNES
PS1
N64
PS2
PS3

When it came to trying out all the Pre-NES systems, for me it was the XEGS that shined. Games looked better than their Atari 2600 counterparts and there was still plenty of great games on the system.

NES is what I grew up with in the late 8-bit/early 16-bit era. Too many favorites to count it out.

Across all handhelds, Game Boy is just the one that has more classic favorites for it. Game Boy Advance was cool and had good looking games for a handheld, but just wasn't as comfortable as the original. I like my Game Boy games on the Super Game Boy.

Genesis was my first system. I really enjoyed the Sonic games, some of the cartoon character based games like Taz-Mania and Jungle Book were decent. Great shmpus on it too.

SNES hogged the attention from the Genesis once I started getting those first party titles that had the game save backup feature. Games seemed longer than the Genesis ones and action was still really good.

Neo Geo was a system I missed out on until later years, but the games look so nice and are so fun to play that I give it props for being a true arcade experience.

PS1 just has so many good games for it and such a large library that it has to make this list. From December 1999 to date I've spent more time playing this than anything else.

N64 was a system I was very excited about when I was first able to try it. Mario and many other favorite characters adapted to 3D well and a small handful of games was so good I just had to include it. I just love playing Super Mario 64, both Zeldas, Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing, Goldeneye and others just "one more time"

PS2 Out of the 6th generation consoles, I found the controller I was used to from PS1 being the most comfortable. That and the fact that this system got the most games and has so many good titles makes it have to be included. The only reason it doesn't get more play than my PS1 is just because I want to experience the other PS1 games I haven't played yet first in most cases. Still some series that moved on to PS2 are so good that I had to continue them as soon as I could.

PS3 Out of this current generation, this system gives me the most of what I care about. I like 1 player games rather than playing online. And I like still keeping my controller. I felt I just had to include one of the newer consoles on my list because let's face it. I play games from every generation. I like RPGs the most along with fighters, platformers and puzzle games. This system's got 'em. When it comes down to it, I just really like sticking with that controller design.

[Tron 2.0]

1st.Neo Geo
2nd.PC-Engine
3rd.Famicom
4th.Genesis
5th.PS2
6th.Dreamcast
7th.Saturn
8th.GC
9th.PS3
10th.Wii

[Final Boss]

1. NES
2. PS2
3. SNES
4. Mega Drive
5. PS1
6. Gba
7. Gamecube
8. PS3
9. N64
10. Master System

[Genjackson]

In this order:

NES. My starting system. Introduced me to Megaman. Instant first.
SNES. So much of my life has went into SNES RPG's that it has to rank up here.
Playstation 3. Why not PS1, because it can play PS1. First game for it was Legend of Dragoon. Always loved Playstation since.
Nintendo 64. Goldeneye. Ocarina of time. How did this get in 4th place.
XBOX. Guilty pleasure. Halo 2. Drunken LAN parties. In it for the memories.
PSP. Moddable. Portable. Fits my big hands better than a DS.
Vectrex. Oldie but goodie. I have spent hours trying to get the world record on Mine Storm. One of my all time favorite games.
Dreamcast. Marvel vs. Capcom. Sonic adventure 2. All the wonderful shooters and fighting games. Great system.
Sega Genesis. Just a classic. Thanks to the sonic games and castlevania bloodlines, it has made my list.
3D0. I know right, such a bad system. Well, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, the best Wolfenstein 3d port, and Bust a Move put this on the list for me.

[Gamevet]

1. Sega Saturn: Sega pretty much gave us their version of a Neo Geo. The system was great for playing arcade games and Sega had some pretty cool home games for the system as well.

2. SNES: I was a Genesis owner first and I didn't see the need to own this console the first year it came out. Man, was I glad I picked it up the following year, because there were so many greats on this little console that could. Genesis fans may hate on the SNES soundchip, but I think it sounds great.

3. PS3: I'm not talking about the gimped version they have now, I'm talking about the 60 gig model with 98% backwards compatibility. The original Playstation probably has one of the greatest selections of software for any console, outside of the 8-bit computers. There's something for everyone on this system, even the critics. Having a system that can play PS3, PS2 and Playstation 1 games is a great option.

4. C64: I know, some may call it just a computer, but this was my gaming console after the 2600 market imploded. Before there was MAME and ports to the Playstation, Dreamcast and such, this was my arcade playing console. The soundchip was amazing for its day and there's a lot of great games that show it off.

5. Genesis: I didn't actually buy the Genesis when it first came out, but I did purchase it from a friend who had bought one when they were giving away 2 free games. I came with Altered Beast, Phantasy Star II and Super Thunderblade (The SNES isn't the only console that has Super games). I was an Amiga gamer, before I bought this console, so I was pretty amazed at how polished the titles were. It was quite a step up from anything I'd played before.

6. Xbox 360: Some like to call it a PC in consoles clothing, but gaming is still in its roots. PSN is a pretty good network, but LIVE set the standards for everyone else to follow. While I do enjoy the retail releases for this system, it was games like Pinball FX2, Pac-Man CD and Geometry Wars that set the standards for downloadable games.

7. NES: When I'd first seen the NES at a local department store, I wasn't all that impressed. Yeah, the Duck Hunt game looked interesting, but I saw no reason to own ROB the robot. I was a C64 gamer at the time, and couldn't see a big difference in the graphics. Then I play Super Mario Bros Vs. at a Peter Piper Pizza gameroom. That was one of the most amazing arcade games I'd played in a long time and like Donkey Kong, it captured my interest and my tokens. There's a lot of great games on this system, from Capcom to Konami, this system had it covered.

8. Gamecube: What? You say. I can't remember a time (maybe the SNES) when a console would have several games that just floored you. Zelda: The Wind Waker may have had a broken ending, but the trip to get there was quite amazing. The animations, the music, the ingenious level designs, this was the Zelda I'd been waiting for. When I'd heard that a company called Retro Studios was working on the next Metroid, I said to myself, WTF?! After playing the game, I can say that not only did they do an amazing job, but this may be one of the best Metroid games ever made. Rogue Zquadron II, nuff said.

9. Dreamcast: If I'd made this list in 2002, this system would have been near the top. Phantasy Star Online was and probably still is, my most played game ever. Then you had soon to be classics like Shenmue and Jet Grind Radio. It had a lot of great arcade games as well. Many years later, a lot of the software has been ported or updated. Time hasn't been too good for the little white box that could.

10. N64: I seriously thought about putting another console here, maybe the VCS, or the Xbox, but there were a few titles on this system that I'll always have fond memories of. The N64 as a whole, was a disappointment for me, because it didn't feel like the SNES and a lot of the 3rd party support (like Square) moved over to Sony's camp. I still enjoy playing Pilot Wings, Wave Race, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, but some of the other titles haven't aged as well.

[MetalMilitia]

Here is my list in no order


N64
SNES
Saturn
NES
Dreamcast
Genesis
PS3
PS2
GBA
Gamecube

[Gerald]

1) NES

It seemed like the system was around the longest and had so many good games for it. It started my love for video games and everything from the huge library of games, the quality first party accessories, the Nintendo Seal of Quality, to having it's own magazine, Nintendo Power.

2) Dreamcast

I never made it to the 32 or 64-bit gaming systems, but decided to get the Sega Dreamcast. The physical design of the system was very nice, I thought the controllers were great, and loved the VMU's that were like mini-gameboys. Shenmue was one of the best next generation video gaming experiences ever. I only had Shenmue and Resident Evil: Code Veronica for the system but they were both really great games to play.

3) Sega Genesis

Honestly, when I finally got around to buying the Genesis's first wave of games, I wasn't very impressed. Revenge of Shinobi had pretty muddy graphics. Golden Axe and Space Harrier were cool though. But once they started they're push against Nintendo the competition seemed to stimulate the quality of games. Sonic 2 and 3, Splatterhouse 3, Castlevania Bloodlines, X-Men, they were on a roll.

4) Super NES

Didn't want to admit it back then, but this was the ultimate 16-bit system. Even though they shied away from more adult themed games, it was rare to play a crappy looking SNES game. The design of the system was flawless, and it had the best graphics at the time.

[AlexKidd]

I thought I already posted in this thread but it looks like I didn't so here it is. It's somewhat in order.

1.Snes
2.Nes
3.Gamecube
4.Turbo Grafx
5.Atari 2600
6.Xbox
7.GBA sp
8.Genesis
9.Sms
10.N64

BTW I did not include psp or ds just because there aren't really enough games out to judge them. Otherwise they may have made the list.

I guess I made this list 11 years ago. It would be a bit different now so I'll make a new one. Kind of surprised N64 made my list. Never been a big fan of that one.

10. PlayStation 2
9. GameCube
8. Sega Master System
7. GBA sp
6. Colecovision
5. Super Nes
4. Neo Geo Aes/Mvs
3. Sega Genesis
2. Nes
1. TurboGrafx/ Duo

I tried to rank them but I really love the first 6 or 7 of them almost equally.

[celerystalker]

SNES
NES
Saturn
Turbografx/PC Engine Duo
Dreamcast
Neo Geo AES
Playstation
Xbox 360
Sega Genesis/CD
Playstation 2

360 makes it almost exclusively from Culdcept Saga. PS2 has very little in original software that I care for, but sweet lord, the arcade ports and compilations... Master System didn't make it due to most of its best stuff being available on disc/cart elsewhere save a couple of minor classics like Golvellius. I do greatly favor the 16- and 8-bit consoles.

[Colorado Rockies]

10. Dreamcast
9. 3DO
8. Gamecube
7. XBOX
6. Saturn
5. SNES
4. XBOX 360
3. PS2
2. Master System
1. Genesis