Favorite Console

[Mr. Snackpants]

What is your fav. console and why? Mine is PS2. Also, is anyone thinking about getting the GBASP? I am, but only because I sold my GBA for $70, so its just a $30 upgrade.

[GK Punk]

I like em all... right now I am using either my Dreamcast or my GameCube the most though

[Nickokapo]

I smell a flamewar, yes i do ;)
I like the pc myself, tho its not really a console.

[ironhelix]

The poll says best when I think it should have said favorite. Anyway, I don't think one console is really absolutely better than the other, they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. That being said, my favorite is the PS2, simply because I have more games for that and I play it more than any other. But I still like all the other consoles and play them all when I feel the urge.

[Nickokapo]

Favorite...much better :P but that's not my point, nor am i blaming this on shredhead, i just said this because i've seen so many people in other forums and chatrooms over reacting about what's the best console that they usually ended in flamewars
BTW the poll itself is gone now i think :teek: what happend?

[That Matt Guy]

It doesn't get much better then the original NES.

[Leo656]

I have NES, SNES, GameCube, N64, Genesis, and PS2. I had a ColecoVision with the Atari module. All of them have kept me busy for hours on end since I was 4. I love games. The original NES is a classic. EVERYTHING had an NES game based on it at one point. I am very proud to say that unlike some people who use emulators or whatever to play old-school NES games, I still have mine and it's in perfect working order. In fact, I just bought TMNT 2 and 3 for NES a month ago and finally beat them after all these years. :D

Then there's SNES. That system probably has the largest library of great games ever. Like PS has maybe the most games by number, but by ratio of good games / crap games, I think SNES leads the pack.

I even love my N64 for the great Mario, Zelda, and wrestling games on it. I never understood why people hated it so much except that they never really had a good *number* of games. But I personally would rather play a few good games than sift through a lotta crappy ones to find a good one, so that never bugged me.

It'd be impossible to pick a fav for me, I just love games. I play my PS2 the most right now because of Smackdown, but with Zelda that may change.

And I'm definitely getting the new GBA. My old one got stolen, and the new version looks crescent-fresh. 8)

[Nickokapo]

:D I still got my nes too, they're quite cheap here.
I have a bunch of consoles but not the latest generation ones like gamecube or ps2 since theyve gotten too expensive and im not exactly in a very good economic position right now..lets see...i got a nes, genesis, psx, n64...thats about it.
And the pc of course :P

[Duke]

Its hard to chose a favorite console. I mean i love them all for there own reason. Seriously the original NES rocks. I was so mad when mine broke. And who here can really argue that the SNES didn't make like the greatest games of all time. And Even the N64 had its highs. Like mario 64 was fun and so was mariokart 64 plus the zelda games just owned. And then the original Playstation owned. I was like this system rocks but then i got a PS2 and i was like :D i can play my old games on here plus the new ones. Noone can argue a system that plays older games like the PS2 and the GBA doesn't rock. I mean GBA plays every gameboy game ever made. :) And i got a X-box the day it came out. The system has power like nothing. I mean the thing has a hard drive. Thats crazy. And i also have a gamecube but i'm getting close to throwing things at it. Not because i don't like the games i got for it but i can't get that stupid link cable from the GBA to allow me to play metriod fussion on the thing. But i guess i won't because of that multiplayer final fanatsy game that coming out for it. I think its called Cystal Chronicles. Does anyone know when that game comes out? Plus how could i break a system that plays zelda games. And even though i never personally owned a sega or sega genesis because my best friend had both, they also owned in there own way. I mean who never liked Sonic? IMO you would have to be a pretty strange gamer to have not like Sonic. Sadly i never owned a dreamcast nor really knew someone who did. :cry:

[GK Punk]

I have NES, SNES, GameCube, N64, Genesis, and PS2. I had a ColecoVision with the Atari module. All of them have kept me busy for hours on end since I was 4. I love games. The original NES is a classic. EVERYTHING had an NES game based on it at one point. I am very proud to say that unlike some people who use emulators or whatever to play old-school NES games, I still have mine and it's in perfect working order. In fact, I just bought TMNT 2 and 3 for NES a month ago and finally beat them after all these years. :D

Then there's SNES. That system probably has the largest library of great games ever. Like PS has maybe the most games by number, but by ratio of good games / crap games, I think SNES leads the pack.

I even love my N64 for the great Mario, Zelda, and wrestling games on it. I never understood why people hated it so much except that they never really had a good *number* of games. But I personally would rather play a few good games than sift through a lotta crappy ones to find a good one, so that never bugged me.

It'd be impossible to pick a fav for me, I just love games. I play my PS2 the most right now because of Smackdown, but with Zelda that may change.

And I'm definitely getting the new GBA. My old one got stolen, and the new version looks crescent-fresh. 8)

take everything you said, add a master system, a Turbo Duo and even at one point a Neo Geo...(Given to me, sold for cash baybee) I have them all except the Geo to this day!

[Kid Icarus]

And i also have a gamecube but i'm getting close to throwing things at it. Not because i don't like the games i got for it but i can't get that stupid link cable from the GBA to allow me to play metriod fussion on the thing. But i guess i won't because of that multiplayer final fanatsy game that coming out for it. I think its called Cystal Chronicles. Does anyone know when that game comes out? Plus how could i break a system that plays zelda games.

Thats not what that cables for. If you want that you have to spend 50 bucks for the Gameboy Player. It hooks on to the base of the 'Cube and lets lets you play ALL GB(a) games on your tv, in progressive scan mode too ;). Think Super Gameboy.

Cystal Chronicles comes out in japan in July I think... and from what I've heard SquareEnix wants to get it out here before the holiday shopping spree.

Oh, about the Xbox... the 'Cube is just as powerful. I've had many Xbox fans tell me that Metroid Prime is the best looking game they've ever played. What ever though, people can like what they want to :).

[Duke]

Then whats the game cable for? I knew that its not for all gameboy advance games but i knew that the back of the box for Metriod Fussion says its compatible. I least i think it did. The box is at home or i'd check.

[GK Punk]

Then whats the game cable for? I knew that its not for all gameboy advance games but i knew that the back of the box for Metriod Fussion says its compatible. I least i think it did. The box is at home or i'd check.

You can't actually play Gameboy Advance games using that cable, Metroid Fusion hooks up to Metroid prime, and you can give Samus the fusion suit in Metroid Prime, and you can also use it to play NES Metroid on the GameCube... they are making an adapter to play GameCUbe games however...

[Duke]

Okay now i understand. No longer wishes to throw his gamecube across the room.

[Voltron]

Game Cube has the Graphics
PS2 has the games
X Box has the potential

If you melt these down you get one god system. Dreamcast. That thing could do anything and everything my little heart desired.

[GK Punk]

Game Cube has the Graphics
PS2 has the games
X Box has the potential

If you melt these down you get one god system. Dreamcast. That thing could do anything and everything my little heart desired.

Dude the dreamcast was so the system.. I still play that thing more than any of my other systems YOU CAN EVEN PLAY EMULATORS AND ROMS AND THE THINGS??? HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!

[ironhelix]

I have NES, SNES, GameCube, N64, Genesis, and PS2. I had a ColecoVision with the Atari module. All of them have kept me busy for hours on end since I was 4. I love games. The original NES is a classic. EVERYTHING had an NES game based on it at one point. I am very proud to say that unlike some people who use emulators or whatever to play old-school NES games, I still have mine and it's in perfect working order. In fact, I just bought TMNT 2 and 3 for NES a month ago and finally beat them after all these years. :D

Then there's SNES. That system probably has the largest library of great games ever. Like PS has maybe the most games by number, but by ratio of good games / crap games, I think SNES leads the pack.

I even love my N64 for the great Mario, Zelda, and wrestling games on it. I never understood why people hated it so much except that they never really had a good *number* of games. But I personally would rather play a few good games than sift through a lotta crappy ones to find a good one, so that never bugged me.

It'd be impossible to pick a fav for me, I just love games. I play my PS2 the most right now because of Smackdown, but with Zelda that may change.

And I'm definitely getting the new GBA. My old one got stolen, and the new version looks crescent-fresh. 8)

take everything you said, add a master system, a Turbo Duo and even at one point a Neo Geo...(Given to me, sold for cash baybee) I have them all except the Geo to this day!

I have all the systems released for US consumption dating back to the Atari 2600, with the exception of The Toilet (AKA Atari Jaguar), 3DO, and the Atari Lynx. I've even been lucky enough to grab hold of a couple of Japanese-only systems. For current times, the PS2 wins hands-down in my book. But for classic, old-school stuff, NES all da way babyyyyy...

[R-iZZy]

Any Nintendo system because they contain Zelda games!!!
Any Sony system because Playstation controls are so simplistic and the SmackDown! games ARE GRRRRREAT!!! And so are the Street Fighter-Ex games.

[Barkworm]

I LOVE MY GAMECUBE!!! I mean I've got Stafox, Metroid, Super Mario Sunshine and soon I'll get ZELDA! I heard the new Donkey Kong and Super Mario Games will be shown on the next E3, besides there will be a new Metal Gear Solid game, that's all I need to live (I hope my girlfriend won't read this :D )!
I also have a PS2 and there are amazingly great games for it but I guess Nintendo's stuff will always be my favourite.

[Kid Icarus]

Game Cube has the Graphics
PS2 has the games
X Box has the potential

If you melt these down you get one god system. Dreamcast. That thing could do anything and everything my little heart desired.

Dreamcast was awesome from what i've played. If i can find one i might pick it up (their pry only like 20 bucks now.) I could also get game for it pretty cheap... just have to get used to the controllers. ofcourse that comes after Zelda, and a stero system :dead:

[Krang]

I have a Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, SNES, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Game Gear, N64, Dreamcast, Playstation, and Playstation 2 (and I'm eventually getting a GameCube). It's hard to pick just one favorite since I have so many systems, but one of my favorites is the Genesis since it has so many great games.take everything you said, add a master system, a Turbo Duo and even at one point a Neo Geo...(Given to me, sold for cash baybee) I have them all except the Geo to this day!You sold your Neo Geo? :o

[GK Punk]

I have a Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, SNES, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Game Gear, N64, Dreamcast, Playstation, and Playstation 2 (and I'm eventually getting a GameCube). It's hard to pick just one favorite since I have so many systems, but one of my favorites is the Genesis since it has so many great games.take everything you said, add a master system, a Turbo Duo and even at one point a Neo Geo...(Given to me, sold for cash baybee) I have them all except the Geo to this day!You sold your Neo Geo? :o

Yeah, I got like 200 Dollars for it, and around 100 dollars each game. blew it on several different things such as Guitar equipment, Anime stuff etc...
and yes, I do regret it now :lol:
(I had Fatal Fury 1-2... my favorites..)

[Reznorite420]

Consoles are teh eeeevul....

[XERO]

My favorite console was the GameCube, but since GameStop was created, SNES rules once again! 8)

[ironhelix]

Consoles are teh eeeevul....


What is it they say? Ignorance is bliss? It's a necessary evil? :evilgrin:

[Lanagirl]

Krang, how did you become the administrator and what's your favourite turtles' quote :)

[J Legault]

N64, Gameboy Pocket,Color, & Advance, also NGC. I played Nintendo product since I was 8. i also have NP Magazines to read about info of new releases.

[Deepflame]

NES, SNES, N64, GC, GBC, GBA and some old Game & Watch thingie.

NES is prob. the best, mostly because it has this simply kickassing game called Life Force: Salamander. It's nearly exactly like the Gradius games, only that it's so much better :p
SMB 3 is THE game though, but I usually pick the Mario Allstars when I want to play that game (although Koopa/Bowser looks friggin awesome with the white hair he had in the NES).
The SNES is ultra cool too, so I'd actually call them even ;) Obvious reasons like Supa Metroid, Link to the Past and that stuff.
But the N64 isn't to be frowned at either, SM 64 and the legendary OoT are alone good reasons.

I can't really pick :p

[Tokka-B]

Hmmm, I like NES, SNES, and Genesis all equally as well, and Gamecube comes in second, N64 just plain sucks...as well as sony and microsoft, lol...

Dude, I would so want a Neo Geo now, that system was amazing, let alone for its time, that system had all those great fighting games...

Krang, what games are you planning on getting for GC?

[cqb101]

Right now I have GameCube, PS2, and every Gameboy released with the exception of Sp. My favorite system is by far GC.......I want to get a Dreamcast because they're so cheap now though...

[Krang]

Krang, how did you become the administratorShredder and I co-founded the site in 1999, so we both became administrators when the forum was put up.and what's your favourite turtles' quote :)That's hard to say since there are so many great Krang quotes... :DDude, I would so want a Neo Geo now, that system was amazing, let alone for its time, that system had all those great fighting games...I agree, it was and still is a great system. If I ever get enough money, I'd like to buy a 4(or 6)-slot MVS arcade cabinet.Krang, what games are you planning on getting for GC?Mostly first-party games like Mario Party 4, Super Mario Sunshine, Wario World, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. I'm also interested in getting any new Sonic games that Sega releases on the GC.

[Mr. Snackpants]

Right now I have GameCube, PS2, and every Gameboy released with the exception of Sp. My favorite system is by far GC.......I want to get a Dreamcast because they're so cheap now though...

Oh man, I just got my GBASP, and its friggin awsome!!!! You should get one, but sell the regular one first. I sold mine for $70 but I sold it before most people knew about SP.

[Eye of Sarnath]

All I have is a PC. Which suits me fine, cause I have about zero interest in most console the games. And the ones I am interested in are ported to PC.

MGS and MGS2 are really the only games I like on a console, and guess what, they're on PC too. Though I hear the PC MGS2 sucks.

[cqb101]

I'm gonna wait for SP to go down in price......I talked to a guy at Wal Mart and he said they were gonna discount them to $70 around July so I think I can wait.........

[Tokka-B]

Ok Krang, I definately reccomend SSBM, the monkey ball series, and sonic mega collection for the sonic fan, heh. There are plenty of other good games for GC as well, just depends on what you are looking for...

Hey, for any of you guys that play pc games, what games do you play most often, and are they multiplayer as well? I am into Age of Mythology now, ensemble did a good job once again...

[cqb101]

Krang definately get SSBM it's my favorite game right now!


I play lot's of computer games....Only multiplayer though....Right now I play Battlefield 1942(best game ever), And Day Of Defeat......I play a little bit of MOHAA here and there but not much.......

[Peanut]

I have everything since that weird system with the controller that looks like a tv remote, except Dreamcast. Currently I play my Gamecube and X-Box the most. I can't remember the last time I've played my PS2. It's basically a dvd player now. I just don't see anything worth owning that isn't on the other two systems which are always superior. I play my GC alot with Animal Crossing and now Zelda. My X-Box time is spent with NHL2k3 and sometimes Splinter Cell with quite a bit of The Elders Scrolls III: Morrowind tossed in. I'm personally beginning to enjoy the GCN out of all the systems ever. But it's still got aways to go before surpassing NES let alone SNES. My list goes like this:
5. X-Box
4. N64
3. GCN
2. NES
1. SNES
As you can see PSX or PS2 aren't even listed. They just haven't given me as much entertainment.

[Reznorite420]

Consoles are teh eeeevul....


What is it they say? Ignorance is bliss? It's a necessary evil? :evilgrin:Ignorance my *behind*!

I can honestly say that game consoles are starting to become sellouts now. The games today are a bit too real for my tastes. The only modern game I'm wating for is DOOM III, and it's not because of the uber-advanced graphics engine, but only because I'm a long-time DOOM fan.

In a way:

DOOM III : DOOM :: TMNT 2003 : TMNT

Meaning, DOOM III is basically what id Software's dream of achieveing (sp) DOOM was in the past, but couldn't do just as this new TMNT cartoon was what the original cartoon could've and should've been.

[Tokka-B]

Wow, that analogy can't be anymore wrong... :lol:

Yea, the modern console games are getting really outrageous, but there are some that will be great games nonetheless...

Computer games I have no problem with them modernizing, the only old game i liked on comp was probly jazz jazkrabbit, everything else I liked they pretty much updated with better sequels and the such.

[Reznorite420]

Wow, that analogy can't be anymore wrong... :lol:Explain.

[Tokka-B]

So the old toon should have been what tmnt 2003 is??? Pardon me for bursting your bubble here, but as far as ratings go, this new show blows major ass dude... I wouldn't be surprised if it is cancelled, as it is fearing a cancellation any moment :lol: .....While the old show was an immediate hit for about 7 years...and retired on its own...

[ironhelix]

I'm gonna wait for SP to go down in price......I talked to a guy at Wal Mart and he said they were gonna discount them to $70 around July so I think I can wait.........

Most Wal-Mart dudes don't know much of anything, so I'd take his comment with a grain of salt. Case-in-point...one customer was asking about the difference between the GBASP and the GBA when I was looking at the GBA games, and the guy actually told the customer that the GBASP is better because it has better graphics and other than that, there is no difference. I just about wanted to pull a Terry Tate and clothesline the dumb****, so I restrained myself thanks to my ninja training and TMNT watching and just told the poor customer the truth. Hey, who says you can't learn anything from a cartoon? :tcouch:

[ironhelix]

I have everything since that weird system with the controller that looks like a tv remote, except Dreamcast. Currently I play my Gamecube and X-Box the most. I can't remember the last time I've played my PS2. It's basically a dvd player now. I just don't see anything worth owning that isn't on the other two systems which are always superior. I play my GC alot with Animal Crossing and now Zelda. My X-Box time is spent with NHL2k3 and sometimes Splinter Cell with quite a bit of The Elders Scrolls III: Morrowind tossed in. I'm personally beginning to enjoy the GCN out of all the systems ever. But it's still got aways to go before surpassing NES let alone SNES. My list goes like this:
5. X-Box
4. N64
3. GCN
2. NES
1. SNES
As you can see PSX or PS2 aren't even listed. They just haven't given me as much entertainment.


MGS2:Substance just blew on the Xbox. It turned out better on the PS2...

[ironhelix]

So the old toon should have been what tmnt 2003 is??? Pardon me for bursting your bubble here, but as far as ratings go, this new show blows major ass dude... I wouldn't be surprised if it is cancelled, as it is fearing a cancellation any moment :lol: .....While the old show was an immediate hit for about 7 years...and retired on its own...

You also gotta take into account that the TV landscape today is different than it was when the old show was on. We have a gazillion more channels to watch, new laws and regs as far as what kind of programming is required to be on, basically more stuff for others to turn on and watch. Yeah, if a show is really good people should be watching it instead of Yu-Gi-Ohmygodthissucks or Pokemyeyesoutmon or even news and other "educational" programs. Just like the title of the first episode of the new series says..."Things Change"...

[Tokka-B]

So you think if we left the new tmnt as it is, it would have been a better success if released in 1987? Not even the animation is better, :lol: :lol:

[ironhelix]

So you think if we left the new tmnt as it is, it would have been a better success if released in 1987? Not even the animation is better, :lol: :lol:

Animation not better? LOL That is the funniest thing I have EVER heard...

[cqb101]

So you think if we left the new tmnt as it is, it would have been a better success if released in 1987? Not even the animation is better, :lol: :lol:

Animation not better? LOL That is the funniest thing I have EVER heard...


Yes that is really funny.......

[Tokka-B]

Why it isn't better??? Koreans did the artwork this time, it is pretty much anime :lol: But mostly the other parts of the show is what makes it stink...I can't wait til it gets cancelled, you watch... :)

[ironhelix]

Why it isn't better??? Koreans did the artwork this time, it is pretty much anime :lol: But mostly the other parts of the show is what makes it stink...I can't wait til it gets cancelled, you watch... :)

Why wait until it gets cancelled? Just don't watch it and pretend that it's gone!

[Tokka-B]

Well, it pretty much is gone, except the devil in my head keeps saying that it is still holding on by the fingertips....will it fall next week? Who knows.... :)

[Leo656]

Dude, I seriously think that you are, without a doubt, the single most negative person I've ever seen post on a message board. And I used to post on www.lordsofpain.net every day. That place is/was a damn Asylum. But even there everyone liked SOMEthing.

What's the deal, man? I have never once seen you make a positive comment about anything. If you're getting ME depressed, then something is seriously wrong.

[Krang]

Tokka, please stop posting such negative posts all the time. It's one thing to post your opinion and leave it at that, but it's not necessary to bash everything that other people say they like. I actually agree with you in that I don't like and don't watch the new TMNT cartoon, but you won't see me putting it down over and over again. If you continue disrupting the forums like this, I'll start giving you warnings.

[ironhelix]

Yeehaw Krang!!!

[Mr. Snackpants]

[quote="ironhelix
Most Wal-Mart dudes don't know much of anything, so I'd take his comment with a grain of salt. Case-in-point...one customer was asking about the difference between the GBASP and the GBA when I was looking at the GBA games, and the guy actually told the customer that the GBASP is better because it has better graphics and other than that, there is no difference. I just about wanted to pull a Terry Tate and clothesline the dumb****, so I restrained myself thanks to my ninja training and TMNT watching and just told the poor customer the truth. Hey, who says you can't learn anything from a cartoon? :tcouch:[/quote]

I know there no difference in graphics, but I got the new SP and Pokemon(ya i know, haha, the games are fun tho) w/ it & I played it on both GBA and GBASP. The game looks a lot better playing it on the SP, rather than on the regular GBA, probably due to the lighting.

[Tokka-B]

Hmmm, I'd hate to say this, but it works both ways: You think it is hard to be depressed by one person? Try 20. It seems as if I am against all of you opinion-wise, but I try not to take it so harsh...Anyway, I will try to have more positive comments in the future, I hope someone makes a post that I can actually say is positive, all that has been here was things I don't like, and as I always like a 2-sided thread, so I post. Anyway, I have only been to a few message boards, not even heard of the one you are talking about leo, but I tend to try to make myself a pessimist, (the glass is half empty I am telling you!!! :wink: ) so I get carried away sometimes in my own antics...

So does anyone here own a sega saturn or sega cd? :-?

[GK Punk]

Hmmm, I'd hate to say this, but it works both ways: You think it is hard to be depressed by one person? Try 20. It seems as if I am against all of you opinion-wise, but I try not to take it so harsh...Anyway, I will try to have more positive comments in the future, I hope someone makes a post that I can actually say is positive, all that has been here was things I don't like, and as I always like a 2-sided thread, so I post. Anyway, I have only been to a few message boards, not even heard of the one you are talking about leo, but I tend to try to make myself a pessimist, (the glass is half empty I am telling you!!! :wink: ) so I get carried away sometimes in my own antics...

So does anyone here own a sega saturn or sega cd? :-?

I still own a Saturn, but my brother sold our SegaCD...

[ironhelix]

So does anyone here own a sega saturn or sega cd? :-?

See below...

[ironhelix]

I know there no difference in graphics, but I got the new SP and Pokemon(ya i know, haha, the games are fun tho) w/ it & I played it on both GBA and GBASP. The game looks a lot better playing it on the SP, rather than on the regular GBA, probably due to the lighting.

Saying the game has better graphics is different from saying the game looks better. I know the difference. I've been in the industry, sold at retail, done mail order, ran my own game store at one time, and own all the systems going back to the Atari 2600, except for maybe 2 or 3. And I'm telling you, this guy at Wal-Mart really believed that the GBA SP had BETTER graphics. He wasn't saying that the games look better because of the light. He didn't even mention the damn light! He went so far as to say that the difference in graphics is like Nintendo 64 to GameCube, talking about how the hardware in the GBA SP is vastly superior to the original GBA. I swear man, ignorant fools like that shouldn't be ANYWHERE near games. There should be a law that forbids people like that from even playing games.

[Krang]

So does anyone here own a sega saturn or sega cd? :-?I have a Sega CD. I'd also like to buy a Saturn someday if I can ever find one for a good price.

[ironhelix]

So does anyone here own a sega saturn or sega cd? :-?I have a Sega CD. I'd also like to buy a Saturn someday if I can ever find one for a good price.

Three words for ya... FUN CO LAND

[Tokka-B]

funcoland is horrible, horrible people work there and the prices are sky high, a better place is ebay.