Favorite Old System

[Ennui]

Wait for poll.

[Acepilotf14]

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Super Nintendo has win all over it.

[Wanted Bob]

Define Old. Is old last generation, from the ninties, or earlier?

[Ennui]

There we go.

Mostly 3rd-5th generation consoles, so basically the 90s.

[Lucid]

N64, so many parties with that thing.

[Wanted Bob]

Well, I would certainly say the N64. Just so many awesome games and memories...

My only gripe was the crippling analog stick.

[Vigilante]

Super NES, no doubt.

[Qonfused]

Super NES for sure.

[mchammer75040]

I cant believe Im the first to vote for dreamcast, jet grind radio and shenmue are two of my all time favorite games. Damn..so many creative niche games on that system, good times.

[Headcrab Pie]

Never played those, but loved the Dreamcast

[Ennui]

I cant believe Im the first to vote for dreamcast, jet grind radio and shenmue are two of my all time favorite games. Damn..so many creative niche games on that system, good times.

I always regretted never having been able to play Jet Grind Radio due to lack of a dreamcast, that game sounds awesome

[Fliko]

N64. That was the only console you could invite people over to play Mario Kart 64 ALL night

[Ennui]

Apparently Mario Kart 64 was really poorly received by reviewers, but I've never met anyone who didn't love it

[Stigmata]

Sometimes I wish I could start life over again from the age of six, just to experience that early-Nineties gaming again.

[Ennui]

I know, I have such fond memories of playing N64 as a kid.

[JNightshade]

N64. So many memories, so many good games.

[Darkside55]

Sega Saturn, you ARE the best f*cking video game system of all time. You had two processors and far too many chips, and that made you hard to program; you weren't marketed well because Sega didn't support you like it should have; and your timing was off because you were released too early to compete with the Playstation (and you were more expensive), but you were still the greatest system of all time.

You had NiGHTS. You had Panzer Dragoon. You had Legend of Oasis, Astal, Princess Crown, and Guardian Heroes. Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and Last Bronx. And you were the best system for 2D fighting games, having the Street Fighter collections, the Alphas, X-Men: CoA and X-Men vs. Street Fghter. Up until Chaos Tower you were the ONLY system to EVER have a port of Vampire Hunter: Darkstalker's Revenge, the greatest 2D fighter in the history of time and space. Only on Saturn. And you had the Fatal Fury collections, and some of the King of Fighters. And you had the ram carts that allowed these games to run like perfectly as their arcade counterparts. And this is just a tiny handful of what you had.

I will always love you Sega Saturn. ;(

[French Ninja]

Genesis.
I hate consoles but I loved my Genesis.
<3

[Ennui]

Sega Saturn, you ARE the best f*cking video game system of all time. You had two processors and far too many chips, and that made you hard to program; you weren't marketed well because Sega didn't support you like it should have; and your timing was off because you were released too early to compete with the Playstation (and you were more expensive), but you were still the greatest system of all time.

You had NiGHTS. You had Panzer Dragoon. You had Legend of Oasis, Astal, Princess Crown, and Guardian Heroes. Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and Last Bronx. And you were the best system for 2D fighting games, having the Street Fighter collections, the Alphas, X-Men: CoA and X-Men vs. Street Fghter. Up until Chaos Tower you were the ONLY system to EVER have a port of Vampire Hunter: Darkstalker's Revenge, the greatest 2D fighter in the history of time and space. Only on Saturn. And you had the Fatal Fury collections, and some of the King of Fighters. And you had the ram carts that allowed these games to run like perfectly as their arcade counterparts. And this is just a tiny handful of what you had.

I will always love you Sega Saturn. ;(
Streets of Rage 2!!

or actually that was on genesis

[Darkside55]

That's Genesis. You want something BETTER than Streets of Rage, on Saturn? Guardian Heroes.

3 playable characters? Ha! How about 45? Two player coop? How about six?! And you could level up your characters too.

[Raziaar]

Commodore 64.

[Krynn72]

I loved the SNES, NES, PS and the Saturn... but theres no ****ing way any could beat the N64. In my opinion, the N64 was the pinnacle of gaming.

[FoxDie]

N64 here. How I wish something could live up to its standard :(

[Dog--]

Sega Genesis, Sonic and Cyborg Justice made my childhood, along with a little game called Heady (I remember that's what it was called, but can't be sure, you use your head to kill guys..).

[HunterSeeker]

The Sega Master System.

And you people make me feel old.

"waves wiimote as he is typing"

[Javert]

The Super Nintendo will definitely be the best console ever released.

[bam23]

N64. Many good times.

[Darkside55]

Sega Genesis, Sonic and Cyborg Justice made my childhood, along with a little game called Heady (I remember that's what it was called, but can't be sure, you use your head to kill guys..).
Dynamite Heady.

And <3 Cyborg Justice.

[mchammer75040]

I always regretted never having been able to play Jet Grind Radio due to lack of a dreamcast, that game sounds awesome
Yea its unbelievably addictive. I almost bought a xbox just to get jet set future, but there was never enough good games on xbox for me to pick it up. Hopefully they wont drop the series like they did shenmue for the next gen.

[Zephos]

Playstation was my first console (had others lying around the place, but they counted as 'family' consoles) but the N64 just blew it out of the water.

I will forever hum the tune from "Click Clock Wood" from Banjo Kazooie, fear the moon from Majora's Mask, spam Kirby's down-b attack in Smash Brothers, have fun blasting the shit out of Imperial scum in Rogue Squadron, throw my controller when the NPCs in Mario Party 3 cheat, totally think the dragon boss in Diddy Kong Racing was epic, relive my first first person shooter moments in Goldeneye (ha! killed him on the toilet), never think that there was too much collecting in DK64 and forever believe that Ocarina of Time is the greatest game of all time. Oh, and that first game I got called Super Mario 64 or some obscure title.

<3

[Lt. Drebin]

Calling it "OLD" makes it seem outdated...which is interesting considering how vastly superior the SNES STILL is compared to the three consoles we have today.

I prefer the word classic. And the SNES is the best there is....the best there was...and the best there ever will be.

[Cormeh]

I will forever hum the tune from "Click Clock Wood" from Banjo Kazooie, fear the moon from Majora's Mask, spam Kirby's down-b attack in Smash Brothers, have fun blasting the shit out of Imperial scum in Rogue Squadron, throw my controller when the NPCs in Mario Party 3 cheat, totally think the dragon boss in Diddy Kong Racing was epic, relive my first first person shooter moments in Goldeneye (ha! killed him on the toilet), never think that there was too much collecting in DK64 and forever believe that Ocarina of Time is the greatest game of all time. Oh, and that first game I got called Super Mario 64 or some obscure title.
<3.

Especially the toilet comment. N64 ftw. I'm going to have to set mine up again. :D

[Ennui]

Playstation was my first console (had others lying around the place, but they counted as 'family' consoles) but the N64 just blew it out of the water.

I will forever hum the tune from "Click Clock Wood" from Banjo Kazooie, fear the moon from Majora's Mask, spam Kirby's down-b attack in Smash Brothers, have fun blasting the shit out of Imperial scum in Rogue Squadron, throw my controller when the NPCs in Mario Party 3 cheat, totally think the dragon boss in Diddy Kong Racing was epic, relive my first first person shooter moments in Goldeneye (ha! killed him on the toilet), never think that there was too much collecting in DK64 and forever believe that Ocarina of Time is the greatest game of all time. Oh, and that first game I got called Super Mario 64 or some obscure title.

I love you. You basically just summarized the first several years of my console gaming life.

Calling it "OLD" makes it seem outdated...which is interesting considering how vastly superior the SNES STILL is compared to the three consoles we have today.

I prefer the word classic. And the SNES is the best there is....the best there was...and the best there ever will be.
Well, if "old" makes it sound outdated, it's appropriate, because these systems are all vastly outdated by current technology. That doesn't stop them from being completely awesome though.

[Warbie]

You basically just summarized the first several years of my console gaming life.

I hear that, but for me it summarises what I did instead of work at uni.

I honestly can't choose between the snes and N64. It's all been downhill since then :(

[PvtRyan]

N64, there can be no doubt. Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini, Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers etc etc.

[The Monkey]

I have never owned any of those systems, and only played them when I was at friends' places.

But I guess Playstation is the best.

[soulslicer]

playstation. crash bandicoot wins..

[Warbie]

//edit

Has to be the N64.

[Ennui]

My two earliest console-related memories, aside from a couple of friends who had NESes in the early 90s when I went to their houses, were seeing a display for Donkey Kong Country 3 and an SNES as Circuit City, long ago, as well as a Starfox 64 display.

I miss those days :(

[Unfocused]

Out of these I only owned the SNES, so I don't think I should vote.

Mikael - other? Let me guess - Pegasus? :D

[ríomhaire]

Mega Drive. So many great memories :D

[Evo]

Tempted to go buy a N64 from gamestation, never owned one myself :( played my neighbours a lot but it just wasn't the same :(

PSX it would be then for me by default :(

[Absinthe]

Never owned a PS, so I feel I have to select the N64 by default. That said... I loved it. So many wonderful titles.

[Krynn72]

I just remembered something. I wasnt really keen on the whole gaming market or industry when I was younger, so I didnt know when the Playstation was released, or even what it was.

While reading this thread, I just remembered something very insignificant in my life, that really has no purpose being in my memory at all. I remember walking home from school one day, and I was about to turn the corner to go the last three houses before I was home. I stopped walking and leaned on this wooden-log fence my neighbors had, and took off my shoe to get a rock out of it. As I did so, these three kids walked by me and I overheard them mention about this thing called a playstation. At the time, I imagined it was some big play-pen type thing with an indoor playground or something, and I thought to myself "they're kind of old for something like that."


Why the hell would I be able to remember that just now... 13 years later? Well. At least now I know what they were talking about.

[iizbl4ck]

N64, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye and you didnt love staying up all night playing Mario Kart!

[Beerdude26]

Sega Master System :D
I LOVED playing Ninja Gaiden. And Sonic :D :D :D
However, N64 gets a very honourable mention because I used to play coop Goldeneye and Mario Kart with my nephew.

[Bob_Marley]

Master System.

Because its the only console I ever owned, and it was damn good.

I also loved the PSX (many, many hours wasted at my cousin's playing GT), the N64 (Goldeneye & Smash Bros. ftw) and of course the Mega drive. That was simply awesome.

[Bad^Hat]

Urgh, my loyalties are split. Master System, Atari, Mega Drive, Playstation, N64, I played and enjoyed all of them as a kid. But I only ever owned a PSX, and by far it would've given me the best mileage, so it's gotta be that.

[Asuka]

Playstation for sure! Resident evil, metal gear solid, crash, etc It was the last console i owned before going to pc.

[elrasho]

SNES all the way for me! Had to save up for a year to get one with two pads and SF2:Turbo :afro:

Spent the next 8 years of my life locked up in my room playing SF2:Turbo, Micky Magical Quest and WWF Royal Rumble whilst eating an endless supply of Kelloggs Frosties :thumbs:

[AHA-Lambda]

PS1

MGS, Resi and FF FTW :D

[Vigilante]

Apparently Mario Kart 64 was really poorly received by reviewers, but I've never met anyone who didn't love it

Me. I don't like it at all. There's nothing special about it.

[Ennui]

I stand corrected then!

The 64 comes tomorrow :) but I'll pick it up Thursday because I have Episode Two to attend to.

[Warbie]

Did you play Diddy Kong Racing, Ennui? Much to my surprise I enjoyed it more than Mario Kart 64.

Rare really were the nuts back then - making some of the best platformers, fps, arcade racers and 3rd person adventure games there have been.

[Xune]

Amiga 500. So many happy memories.

[Ennui]

Did you play Diddy Kong Racing, Ennui? Much to my surprise I enjoyed it more than Mario Kart 64.

Rare really were the nuts back then - making some of the best platformers, fps, arcade racers and 3rd person adventure games there have been.

Yeah, I've got DKR. I played it a lot as a kid but I never liked it as much as Mario Kart, mostly because there weren't nearly as many items (it just had trap, attack, and defense, each with 3 levels). The airplane racing was great though.

I still feel that Rare was one of, if not the best console developer ever. I mean look - they made Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing and Conker's Bad Fur Day. Then half of them left and made the Timesplitters series.

[MRG]

I skipped the GameCube when it was released. I currently have an N64 with only one game, which is Mario Kart 64. A game both my daughter & wife love (and play every day), but I hate. Last week I bought "Mario Kart: Double Dash" which is IMHO, extremely fun. It's the Gamecube version, but since I have a Wii, it's backwards compatible. We are looking forward to the Wii version when it finally gets released. I also loved the "Killer Instinct" & "Smash Bros" series.

1: NES
2: SNES
3: N64
4: Wii
5: 3DO

I bought the 3DO back in the late 90's for $150. I had a total blast playing it.

-MRG

[Warbie]

I still feel that Rare was one of, if not the best console developer ever. I mean look - they made Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing and Conker's Bad Fur Day. Then half of them left and made the Timesplitters series.

Totally. They're the only developer that I think have managed match Nintendo at their best, if only for a short period. While they were great, Rare were certainly the most versatile developer I can think of, which makes it all the more sad to see how far they have fallen today.

[Ennui]

Aye, being bought by MS completely annihilated Rare. PD:Z was horrendous.

[Samon]

Perfect Dark Zero is one of the worst games I've had the displeasure of playing. Shit gameplay, shit story, shit art direction, shit everything.

[Sui]

For me it's a close call between Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, and Playstation. In the end, nothing comes close to playing MGS for the first time on a scratched up old demo disc :D

[Baal]

Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark...

Can't go wrong with N64

[BHC]

Toss up between Dreamcast, Super-Nintendo, NES and N64

But due to the plethora of overwhelmingly positive memories of long nights playing Rare games on the ol' 64, I simply had to chose it.

[Corp. Sheepo]

My N64 sits there waiting, patiently, for those rare days when I forget my Wii, my PS2, and my PC, and just want to destroy my friends in Super Smash Bros., Golden Eye, and of course, Mario Kart.

[Ren.182]

Really hard choice for me, torn between either the Dreamcast or N64.

Dreamcast has my all-time fave game/s, Shenmue. Along with a load of other great fun games, spent hours on it daily. Loved that console.

Think I'll have to go with the N64 as my all time fave console though. So many classic games and so much multiplayer fun was had on that nifty machine. Can't beat Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, castlevania 64, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Perfect Dark etc. All awesome games.

[Vigilante]

Perfect Dark Zero is one of the worst games I've had the displeasure of playing. Shit gameplay, shit story, shit art direction, shit everything.

Is anybody surprised with this post? Haha.

[Letters]

SNES!

Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2
Act Raiser
Zelda (Link to the Past)
Mario Paint
Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Avalanche
Super Metroid
Mega Man X
Mega Man X 2
Secret of Mana
Super Mario RPG

All good games even today... N64 stuff can be kinda painful to go back to...

[DEATH eVADER]

I enjoyed my Dreamcast, its a shame that it was short lived

[Warbie]

Aye, being bought by MS completely annihilated Rare. PD:Z was horrendous.

To be fair they were shite before then. Starfox Adventures was utter rubbish. Much of the talent diluted over too many companies. For about 4 or 5 years they were arguably the best developer there has been and I want them back!

[Yorick]

N64 wins. I still dig that bitch out for parties.

[Ennui]

To be fair they were shite before then. Starfox Adventures was utter rubbish. Much of the talent diluted over too many companies. For about 4 or 5 years they were arguably the best developer there has been and I want them back!

I want them back as well, but only with that technology. I feel like they were as much appropriate for the era as they were masterful at what they did - I don't think that they're nearly as well suited for today's games. Rare could make pretty games but they were more about the simplistic yet amazingly fun/addictive gameplay which isn't really something you see too often these days :(

[Warbie]

more about the simplistic yet amazingly fun/addictive gameplay which isn't really something you see too often these days :(

Maybe i'm getting old, but those are still the best games to me (you've pretty much described TF2). I see games like these as the polar opposite to titles like Crysis. All mouth and no trousers.

[Bad^Hat]

Gaming is just being taken way too seriously now. They're not even just games anymore - they're experiences, or some other vague bullshit like that. Devs throw around words like "immersive", "intuitive" and "innovative" so much that they nearly always forget the ****ing FUN.

As gaming is pushed more and more towards being considered an art form, the pure and simple stuff of old seems to be left behind, or pegged as "casual" or "retro". F*ck I hate that... and practically the only big name who seems to be concerned with such a vision anymore has now relegated themselves to non-gamers! Blah.

And don't get me started on this shift towards grind-like gameplay that's weeding it's way into pretty much every genre now. You expect it from MMOs and RPGs atleast, but f*ck, seems like everything has some kind of ranking system now, or a shit ton of unlockables for you to whittle away the hours at getting, and then put on display like some kind of vanity badge to intimidate other, lesser players with. What happened to playing something just for what you could get out of the game? Like there's some sort of gameplay void they need to fill now just so people can get a cheap sense of fulfilment out of it? F*ck that. I was happy enough just getting the damn high score... now even that's been taken away with online leaderboards (3 seconds to complete a level on Marble Blast? Yeah, that seems likely).

[ThomasToad]

Geez i'm really surprised with the amount of love for the N64, it's great! I'm also surprised that the NES doesn't have a single vote?! I understand the games are archaic compared to todays games but I would have thought nostalgia alone would garner some votes.

Anyways, I had to vote for the Super Nintendo. The multiplayer experiences on the N64 were second to none, but some of the greatest single player games ever made were on the SNES. The RPG's alone put this system near the top which such games as Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, and Super Mario RPG. Other outstanding games include Super Metroid, Super Mario World 1 and 2(Yoshi's Island), Zelda 3, Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter II, Donkey Kong Country. I love you SNES! :(