Which game medium do you prefer?

[Damm64]

Cartridges... they are indestructible!

[Erik_Twice]

Computer games had loads even before CDs. Remember floppies?

Cassetes you mean? And booting up again when the load failed? Yeaaaaaah.

[Jontendo]

Long-term reliability definitely seems superior with carts (no worries about cartridge rot anyway). I can't get interested in virtual media (ie. "digital download") at all.

[dunpeal2064]

I do like that I can find a cart in the wild, and it has a pretty good chance of being in working or repairable condition.

However, I do like the audio quality of discs. Its unfortunate that they are so fragile. I hate having $100+ discs sitting around, as any small thing could lose me a good amount of money.

[GameMasterGuy]

Carts > Discs > Everything else > Downloadable.

Carts and discs are roughly on par, but I prefer carts. I'll quote one of my first threads:

Like most retro gamers, I feel that there's something special about owning a physical copy of a game. Downloading the same game just doesn't feel like it's worth as much. Now, an argument still exists: Was the switch to discs worthwhile, or should we go back to carts? I'm personally a cartridge person, but I do see pros and cons of each. Carts are harder to produce, cost more, collect dust easier, and are more susceptible to water damage. On the other hand, they are harder to break, are easier to use cheating devices on (other open ended carts are also possible, as Sega discovered), can have their region lock removed easier via cheating devices, still look great on display without a box, the console they go to could instantly be seen, and don't get scratched. Discs break, get scratched, may not have a cheating device to go with it, can get mixed up with discs of other consoles, and are virtually useless display-wise without their box. They, however, can be produced easily and cheaply, are easy to clean spills off of, are unaffected by dust, take up less room (or rather, took up less room; take a look at the size of a DS cart), and if you don't have the original case, any old CD case will work.

[ExedExes]

Having recently acquired a GBA, it's nice to be reminded of the awesomeness of cartridges. They are much easier to score better deals on, because even if there's no label and marks all over it, it will WORK. Compare that to a disc scratch. DC I'm looking at YOU (but to be fair, DCs do play even the most beat up discs pretty damn well)

[dedalusdedalus]

The Hu-card is the greatest video game medium ever devised. Fact.

[AznKhmerBoi]

Cart is the sexiest medium

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I like the tactile feel and art on carts, but discs also rock. Lots of storage space is a plus. They are fragile, but I think it's worth it considering the kinds of games that go on them. Don't like downloads, though. I never feel like I bought anything.

[Gamerforlife]

Having recently acquired a GBA, it's nice to be reminded of the awesomeness of cartridges. They are much easier to score better deals on, because even if there's no label and marks all over it, it will WORK. Compare that to a disc scratch. DC I'm looking at YOU (but to be fair, DCs do play even the most beat up discs pretty damn well)

What I hate with discs is that, you can't always tell when or where a scratch may effect your game. You may think your game is fine, then 25 hours into Final Fantasy 9 you get to a cut scene that never plays because of some scratch on your disc. With carts, if I can get to the title screen I'm pretty certain the game will play just fine