Top 10 Worst Consoles you never heard of

[Coldguy]

I saw this online and had to share:

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vid...457-top10worst

I had some complaints with this list, vertex at 8?! Just curious to see if anyone else had some issues with the selections or has some of the consoles mentioned.

[TonyTheTiger]

I actually don't mind the list too much. He did nail a few of the more loony consoles like the Loopy and Pippin which I wasn't expecting. If we made a list of all the "fringe" consoles and then checked off all of the jokes I'm sure we wouldn't come up with that large of a number so I'll give a pass on some of the choices since we are working with a limited number of options. I certainly would have replaced the Vectrex with something like Game.com or R-Zone, and possibly replaced the Laseractive with something else (although the price point of that thing was a joke itself back in the day) but all in all I don't think it was a terrible video.

[j_factor]

Tried way too hard to be funny. And he mispronounced "Epoch". And mentioning in passing that the Turbografx-16 "had nothing special about it" -- them's fighting words.

And the Nomad?! Hell no.

[TonyTheTiger]

The Nomad was a real stretch if we're talking about consoles you've "never heard of." By the way, I'm not sure how to pronounce "epoch" myself. There seems to be a lot of accepted pronunciations.

[Tupin]

The video is taking forever to load for me, but how did I know he would mention the Nomad, TurboGrafx-16, and Vectrex?

[Coldguy]

TG 16 wasnt mentioned

[TonyTheTiger]

The TG16 isn't actually on the list. He mentioned it in passing because the SuperGrafx is.

[Tupin]

The Nomad was a real stretch if we're talking about consoles you've "never heard of." By the way, I'm not sure how to pronounce "epoch" myself. There seems to be a lot of accepted pronunciations.

I say it as "E-pock".

[j_factor]

I'm disappointed that it doesn't have the Halcyon. Especially since he harps on the LaserActive so much for being laserdisc-based.

[Tupin]

Okay, what was the list? The video has been playing for over a half hour and is only at #6.

[tubeway]

These discussions always remind me of the folks left sitting in the movie theater picking apart the comic book based film they just saw.

....

I was one of those people a couple days ago, after seeing Wolverine.

Yeah.

[Baloo]

Okay, what was the list? The video has been playing for over a half hour and is only at #6.

Yeah, it was loading slow for me as well. Maybe it's the site?

Nomad could be a candidate for unknown handhelds, but I would hardly call it a truly bad console with the likes of the Pippin and Fairchild F. It wasn't even that unknown to begin with!

[NayusDante]

If I remember correctly, the PCFX garnered a strong cult following, and wasn't really much of a failure.

[TonyTheTiger]

If I remember correctly, the PCFX garnered a strong cult following, and wasn't really much of a failure.

The hentai wouldn't have something to do with that, would it?

[Baloo]

The hentai wouldn't have something to do with that, would it?

Heh. That can garner some fans I guess.

Although porn doesn't always give a good following to a system. Just look at the CD-i.

[mnbren05]

Hm odd choices the Nomad may no real sense on that list like a few other consoles. Why no Bandai Playdia, I thought for sure I would see that on the list.

[crom]

I dont agree with his list...

nomad is good...

the vectrex is what it is, 1982... far from a bad system

nothing special about turbo grafx16? didint have any special games? what no bonk?


the laseractive is not a bad system, the price of a system doesnt make it a bad system...

[mobiusclimber]

1) I'd heard of every single console mentioned.

2) The point he was making about the TG-16 is entirely wrong. He claimed that there was no good 1st party support, yet the system was developed by Hudson Soft who supplied unlimited amounts of 1st party titles, most of which were great.

3) Half of his consoles listed only got a release in Japan so it's no wonder American gamers don't talk about those failures.

4) The Nomad is a cheat for several reasons: It sold well, so it can't be considered a financial failure; It's fairly well-known (though not on par with the Game Gear); It's not a console!

Definitely an interesting and humorous countdown, but not terribly informative, particularly when some of the info is wrong.

[Arcade_Ness]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the terrible PS3 joke he did. I found it sad and pedantic. The rest of the video was alright, if only for the fact I didn't know anything about some of those consoles.

[Poofta!]

wow this is an awful video. the jokes are stupid and the guy is way too obnoxious.