Best/Worst Generation of Consoles?

[Baloo]

This is true, but you're forgetting - this is based on *generations* not specific systems.

Yeah, so you get the PS1 and the few gems on N64. Saturn has a good japanese library but the US side is crap. Now ON TOP of these, included in the generation you have:

Atari Jaguar
Panasonic 3D0
Phillips CD-i
Bandai Pippin
NEC PC-FX

So yes, the PSX was/is a great system. But it's own generation has some SEVERE drag factor that, in my mind, makes the "32-bit" generation one of the worst. The PSX was the shining jewel, the N64 and Saturn has it's positives (and I LOVE the saturn)...

but wow. Look at the above lineup they get grouped in. Ouch.




Now look at the "16-bit" era:

Sega Genesis/CD/32X (the 32X and CD could be considered a bit of drag factors themselves...)
Super Nintendo
Turbo Duo (if you want to put it here)
Neo Geo
Neo Geo Pocket Color (later made, but it IS a 16-bit system...)

and if you wanna be super technical...

Commodore Amiga
Atari ST



You can't beat that. Few drag factors, LOTS of classics.

even with the crash period included, I'd put 32-bit era dead last. Second to last? Modern era - doesn't excite me in the least.

I agree with almost this ENTIRE post, except:

I don't see why the Sega CD should be considered a drag factor, it has some really good games that haven't been re-released until recently. The Lunar Series, Sonic CD, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side, Silpheed, Final Fight CD, and more. Although there aren't many original games, a lot of Genesis ports and FMV games, the Sega CD still sold a good 6 million units, which is GREAT for an add-on system.

The 32x is probably considered drag, yes, but I like it. There are one or two gem games on there, like Star Wars Arcade and Knuckles Chaotix. But there is a lot of crap in that library. The 32x could really be considered the only drag of the 16-bit era.

I actually think last generation would be second-to-last. The Gamecube library was meh for a Nintendo console, and the Xbox was pretty bad too. This generation has the Wii and Xbox 360, which aren't too bad.

I think for the most part, you can tell the age of the person by their response. For me, the late 70's and early 80's were the pinnacle of video games. Its Atari - number 1. Period. Everything else is a pretender to the throne, that includes the mighty NES.

Genesis? Please
Super Nintendo? Nothing Super about it.
PS1? Try PS-none.
N64? Nice try.

The 90's were the worst generation for gaming, followed closely by the bile we have today. Gaming, true gaming, died in the 80's. The last great console was the Turbografx-16.

Current Gen: Overpriced regurgitated garbage on the worst built hardware EVER.

That's probably the most jokish post I've seen in this thread. Do you really think the Turbographx-16 was the last good console?