What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Talk about just about anything else that is non-gaming here, but keep it clean
User avatar
AznKhmerBoi
Next-Gen
Posts: 2574
Joined: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:04 am
Location: Pennsylvania

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by AznKhmerBoi »

dreamcast
-life span was too short
-controller was not that good for 2d fighters, which dc had alot of
-used gd instead of dvd
-cd drive is crappy, the finest scratch on disk will most likely give you problems.
PSN- jacktsang05
WiiU- jacktsang05


Image
User avatar
BRIK
Next-Gen
Posts: 1449
Joined: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:20 am
Location: Perth, Australia
Contact:

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by BRIK »

AznKhmerBoi wrote:-cd drive is crappy, the finest scratch on disk will most likely give you problems.
Oh yeah, and that one.
Retro Game On's YouTube Channel << Featuring reviews, features and repair videos.
User avatar
Nintendork666
Next-Gen
Posts: 1523
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:52 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by Nintendork666 »

SNES - Honestly, mine hasn't discolored a bit, and none of my save batteries have died. I have no complaints with this console whatsoever.

Dreamcast - Needs a reset button.
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X // MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 3090 Image
User avatar
alienjesus
Next-Gen
Posts: 8878
Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:10 pm
Location: London, UK.

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by alienjesus »

DS (and 3DS too): The screens are a damn dust magnet, and they're an absolute pain to get clean again because of the texture of them :(

Anyone got any tips? Especially for the ridge around the edge of the screen.
Image
User avatar
D.D.D.
Next-Gen
Posts: 3326
Joined: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:33 am
Location: of the Estrecho de Gibraltar is where now?
Contact:

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by D.D.D. »

Ack wrote:SNES - I'll have to change batteries in all of my battery-saved games, meaning I'll have to open up expensive RPGs to do it.
Ditto. :(
That and the fact that most of my consoles won't work without upscaling on a current TV (because CRTs will disappear someday sooner that we think).
 (FC, AVFC, NES, SFC x2, SNES, N64, GC x2, Wii x2)*(G&W x7, GB, GBpocket, GBASP, DS-L x2)
(GEN, SS x3, DC x3)*(PCE-Duo)*(Xbox:500GB)*(NGCDZ, NGPC)*(PS1, PStwo, PS3:160GB, PSP.3K)
User avatar
BoringSupreez
Next-Gen
Posts: 9738
Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:09 pm
Location: Tokyo

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by BoringSupreez »

My favorite is the N64. I have a hard time choosing between the analog sticks that wear out, and the carts with no end labels as my biggest dislike.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
User avatar
spiritplx
128-bit
Posts: 590
Joined: Mon May 28, 2007 2:13 pm
Location: KCMO
Contact:

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by spiritplx »

Nintendork666 wrote: Dreamcast - Needs a reset button.
What's wrong with a reset from the controller? It's not like gamers want to move more than absolutely necessary. Or maybe you have lots of problems with your DC freezing up.
User avatar
Luke
Next-Gen
Posts: 21076
Joined: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:39 am

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by Luke »

I like how so many of the posts have nothing to do with the console itself, but it's games/controllers. It's not my favorite system, but the xbox is a monster. Come to think of it, I'm not 100% sure what my favorite console is.

I guess my major gripe is that EA doesn't make hockey games like they used to. '94 and 2001 are pretty close to perfection; not sure why we need to use 10 buttons and analog sticks just to control and shoot a puck. EA tried out a "classic" button format for 2009 (I believe it was 2009) and it stunk and limited playability and wasn't even really the "classic" format.

I guess I was just spoiled back in '94.
User avatar
swiftzx
Next-Gen
Posts: 2943
Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:13 pm
Location: Youngsville,NC

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by swiftzx »

alienjesus wrote:DS (and 3DS too): The screens are a damn dust magnet, and they're an absolute pain to get clean again because of the texture of them :(

Anyone got any tips? Especially for the ridge around the edge of the screen.

Screen protectors? Well I always close my DSes (plural?) when I'm done gaming so they don't have dust and what not.
User avatar
final fight cd
Next-Gen
Posts: 1357
Joined: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:16 pm
Location: ohio

Re: What do you dislike the most about your favorite console?

Post by final fight cd »

my favorite is the model 1 sega sitting on top of the model 1 sega cd unit. i think that combo is just the coolest looking console...ever. if it could be morphed into a human it would no doubt be a super model.

but i dislike that there is a cd drive. at some point the model 1 is going to shit the bed. when that day comes, however, i probably won't even disconnect the two. my model 1 will forever sit on top of the cd component - working or not.

and that brings me to the cdx. i have a perfectly working cdx but i know it will crash out on me at some point. do i sell it for a decent amount while it is still working or do i keep it until it flatlines - causing its value to be worthless?

too bad sega didn't release another console that managed to put cd qualitiness into a cart.
Last edited by final fight cd on Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
if you took a shit, please put it back
Post Reply