Best console of every generation poll

[Paet]

Here are the poll results so far...

Favorite 1st Gen Console?
Atari Pong - 47%

Favorite 2nd Gen Console?
Atari 2600 - 58%

Favorite 3rd Gen Console?
NES - 72%

Favorite 4th Gen Console?
SNES - 46%

Favorite 5th Gen Console?
PlayStation - 47%

Favorite 6th Gen Console?
PlayStation 2 - 40%

Favorite 7th Gen Console?
Xbox 360 - 40%

That's pretty much what I would expect, to be quite honest. In each generation the most popular console of the time is leading.

[Paet]

No handhelds?
PSP/DS were my fave systems this gen

I guess you could make one.

[c0ldb33r]

1: No comment - I have no idea what systems make up this generation
2: Colecovision - I can never figure out what the hell I'm supposed to do in 2600/Intv games
3: NES
4: SNES - honourable mention to TG16
5: Saturn - this one was tough, I typed PS1 at first but Panzer Dragon Zwei shifted it over to Saturn
6: PS2
7: PS3 - if the 360 had free online, it would have won. Plus because sony leaked my credit card info all over the net, I finally got off my ass and got a different credit card with a much higher limit, much lower interest rate and reward points - thanks Sony

[Wraith Storm]

1st Gen: Missed out on this...

2nd Gen: Atari 2600. Tunnel Runner, Dragon Fire, Venture etc. There were some good times with those games.

3rd Gen: NES. I love my Master System, but the NES had a bigger variety of classics.

4th Gen: Genesis and Sega CD. I bleed blue from here on out. Turbo Duo is a close call but Sega was my first true love.

5th Gen: Saturn is my favorite by miles and miles. But really, when you experience a story like Panzer Dragoon Saga's, everything else just seems a bit shallow. Amazing system with amazing games.

6th Gen: Dreamcast. My love for gaming pretty much died off after the DC. But then again, for me, few games can top Skies of Arcadia, Out Trigger, Berserk, Armada, Blue Stinger, Shenmue etc.

7th Gen: Xbox 360. The only current gen system I care about and only for a small selection of games. The game that sold me on a 360 was Bullet Witch. IMHO one of the most enjoyable games ever made.

[Duke.Togo]

I'll throw in my 2 cents. I'm old enough to remember the 1st gen...

Favorite 1st Gen Console?
Atari Pong

Favorite 2nd Gen Console?
ColecoVision

Favorite 3rd Gen Console?
NES

Favorite 4th Gen Console?
SNES

Favorite 5th Gen Console?
Saturn

Favorite 6th Gen Console?
PS2

Favorite 7th Gen Console?
Xbox 360

[ReaXan]

the 2nd and 3rd generations are a gimme-2600,NES

4th Gen: Genesis- A huge library of "good" but not "great" games. SNES get a little too love around here.

5th Gen: PS1- Had more games and was cheaper to than the N64. All N64 really had was Goldeneye.

6th Gen: Dreamcast (PS2 was lame, sorry)

7th Gen: Wii- Has alot of the classic games I loved growing up, but updated.

[Colorado Rockies]

Favorite 3rd Gen Console?
NES

Favorite 4th Gen Console?
Snes

Favorite 5th Gen Console?
PS1

Favorite 6th Gen Console?
Gamecube

Favorite 7th Gen Console?
Xbox 360

[Amon_Re]

What always strikes me (as a European) is how popular the NES is in the States, I've always found it to be an awful pile of bits, outperformed by just about anything else from it's generation (with the exception of the Spectrum).

I never really cared much for it and it has few games I actually wanted to play, but granted, i know little of it's game catalog.

[k8track]

1st: Atari Video Pinball, Atari Stunt Cycle, Atari Video Music
2nd: Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Intellivision, Colecovision, Vectrex, C64, Bally Astrocade (7-way tie)
3rd: NES/Famicom, SMS/Mark III
4th: TG-16/PC-Engine
5th: Sony Playstation
6th: Xbox 1 (though I don't use it for any Xbox 1 games)
7th: None