There are the most successful consoles in their time, and there all the also rans, the hidden gems.
I rate the majors as follows:
Atari Video Computer System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Sony Playstation
Nintendo 64
Sony Playstation 2 (so far)
But I guess you could argue to add Colecovision, or remove Nintendo 64...
So what are some of the best and worst hidden gem consoles? I've left out Cube and Xbox since the jury's still out on them
For me:
BEST:
Sega Dreamcast - this system first showed what refined 3D gaming would be. Plus it had great 2D games as well. A very hi ratio of interesting games. PS2 graphics not that much better. Almost all interesting import titles got a domestic release
TurboDUO - While not powerful enough to handle the like of Gunstar Heroes in terms of processing power, has an interesting and more colorful library. not as much FMV drivel as Sega CD and "Region Free" CDs a bonus.
Sega Saturn - Technically less 3D than PSOne, but not by much. Lots of Original Titles, Superior 2D and import friendly
MIDDLE:
3DO - Solid early 3D, and some unique titles even though it's starting to age
Atari 5200 - less colorful than I'd like, but has a nice library of pre crash games, analogue games like centipede and missile command are a blast.
32X - dated, but has a surprising decent little library considering it's short lifespan.
WORST:
Atari 7800 - Better graphics than 5200, but odd mix post crash material. Haven't tried the lightguns yet. Nice version of Food Fight tho...
Sega CD - some top notch games, but buried with FMV Multimedia Drivel.
Atari Jaguar - Early 3D hasn't aged well esp. frame rate. Lots of dog titles.
HAVEN'T PLAYED ENOUGH OF:
Colecovision, Intellivision, Vectrex, Sega Master System
What's your take???
Ben