Dreamcast, it was ahead of its time. It had built in VGA support for high def display. It was already trying many of the things that we see today, like online gaming. It had memory cards with portable games and the screen could help you with the games that you were playing(sort of like the Nintendo DS). The system had a nice selection of games for both hardcore, old school gamers as well as the casual mainstream crowd. Plus, there were tons of creative, original projects on it like Rez and Seaman. If you loved arcade games, the system had you covered as well.
No system since has matched the awesomeness of the Dreamcast. It still has great, original games that have had no peer since. Plus, the mighty Soul Calibur series that is making so much money pretty started on the Dreamcast(not counting the original arcade version or Soul Blade that is)
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The NES without doubt for me!
I grew up listening to the hype and playing at a friends house, but my parents couldn't afford one.
We finally got one at a flea market "cheap" after the SNES came out, and for the next few years i would spend every penny i could find at flea markets and yard sales picking up games for my nes.
Ahh, those early memories of smb, final fantasy, startropics, and cyberstadium series basewars (just to name a few)!!!
I grew up listening to the hype and playing at a friends house, but my parents couldn't afford one.
We finally got one at a flea market "cheap" after the SNES came out, and for the next few years i would spend every penny i could find at flea markets and yard sales picking up games for my nes.
Ahh, those early memories of smb, final fantasy, startropics, and cyberstadium series basewars (just to name a few)!!!
Don't have a favourite. I play the Mega Drive - yep, a Mega Drive, not a Genesis - more than anything, but that doesn't automatically make it my favourite console. A lot of consoles, such as the SNES, are titled greatest console of all time for nostalgic reasons - in other words, one time experiences as opposed to replayability, which the Genesis gets most of its appeal from. I don't have any qualms with that, because I rate the two consoles even.
The Dreamcast gets its appeal in the same way the Genesis does: Timelessness. It has a good library that can be played and played again, as opposed to one time memorable experiences which you'll find on the SNES.
The Saturn... I wish I could say my Saturn gets lots of play time, but I haven't played it in quite a long time. Guardian Heroes didn't 'do it' for either me or a friend, but that's probably because we had no idea how to play it.
So, if we base it entirely on what I play most frequently: The Genesis
... but I'm not saying it is!
The Dreamcast gets its appeal in the same way the Genesis does: Timelessness. It has a good library that can be played and played again, as opposed to one time memorable experiences which you'll find on the SNES.
The Saturn... I wish I could say my Saturn gets lots of play time, but I haven't played it in quite a long time. Guardian Heroes didn't 'do it' for either me or a friend, but that's probably because we had no idea how to play it.
So, if we base it entirely on what I play most frequently: The Genesis
... but I'm not saying it is!
I'd have to agree with the OP in the sense of the N64 being the best. Maybe not necessarily in terms of it had the best games. But for me, most of my childhood, or I should say the best part of my childhood and teen years were spent playing that system with my buddies. I remember when my friend across the street bought Goldeneye 007. We probably spent the better part of 2 years playing the multiplayer. My daily routine was pretty much wake up and walk to my friends house before school and play Goldeneye while he got ready. Go back to his house during lunch and play for an hour, then after school we would go play until I had to go home for dinner. After dinner I would go back and play until it was time for bed. Then I would wake up and do it all over again. My house was the house to play Mario Kart 64 tournaments. In my own time I would love to play Banjo-Kazooie and Star Wars Shadows of the Empire. It was a great party machine, perfect for sleep overs. Back then I was a bit of a graphics freak so when the Gamecube and PS2 came out I gave me 64 to my little cousins. I finally bought it back a few months ago and started playing some games. I'm really surprised at how great the games still look. When I play my ps1 games the anti-aliasing or lack there of makes the games look terrible. But the 64 looks great. I guess the system is just a huge nostalgiac thing for me. Great way to spark a good part of my life.
I guess n64 is probably my least favorite console I have ever owned. The only games I have enjoyed playing on mine for years are Mario Kart 64 and Smash Bro. Even back when it was hot, my only additions would be 007 and Perfect Dark... neither of which are even playable to me, now.
As for art direction... I have always considered n64 to be the most artistically hallow console, but with art its all "to each his/her own", so I can't really argue. Some people consider Brittney Spears to be a relevant artist and I can't argue with that either.
As for my favorite system, whos games posses the most artistic value for me personally...
gotta go with Saturn and all of its brilliantly drawn, 2d goodness.
Just barely beats DC.
As for art direction... I have always considered n64 to be the most artistically hallow console, but with art its all "to each his/her own", so I can't really argue. Some people consider Brittney Spears to be a relevant artist and I can't argue with that either.
As for my favorite system, whos games posses the most artistic value for me personally...
gotta go with Saturn and all of its brilliantly drawn, 2d goodness.
Just barely beats DC.
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That is hard.
I don't play games like I used to. I used to consume myself into a single console and eat up everything I can and then move on. Today I'm much more casual in my gaming, playing in my spare time, hardly for more then 2 hours a week.
But I will say I do know the console that consumed a good deal of my life.
1990 - 2003 ---> Sega Genesis / CD combo set up. Most gaming I ever did for 13 years straight. That's one hell of a console if it can keep me coming back for more and more on a daily basis for that many years! Towards the end of it I played Dreamcast and Saturn a lot as well... but every week I always pumped into another genny title!
I don't play games like I used to. I used to consume myself into a single console and eat up everything I can and then move on. Today I'm much more casual in my gaming, playing in my spare time, hardly for more then 2 hours a week.
But I will say I do know the console that consumed a good deal of my life.
1990 - 2003 ---> Sega Genesis / CD combo set up. Most gaming I ever did for 13 years straight. That's one hell of a console if it can keep me coming back for more and more on a daily basis for that many years! Towards the end of it I played Dreamcast and Saturn a lot as well... but every week I always pumped into another genny title!
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Its gonna come down to one of my Nintendos - NES or SNES. Both have traveled with me for some time and seen hell and highwater. The NES probably has two years of gametime logged on it, while the SNES cant be far behind, both are launch consoles (the NES was only recently "replaced" with one that came with my ROB so another launch console). The N64 would probably be third with the Saturn in a very close fourth. Saturn may move up if I ever get around to playing 10 Player Bomberman again.
Super Nintendo - for all the obvious reasons like nostalgia, game library, etc. Also, it was the first console I bought with my own money as a kid. I saved up for it for over a year collecting money.
It's been with me since I bought it in early '94, and still gets more attention than my other consoles since I started playing with my 5 year old.
Off topic Father-like post - skip if uninterested: We've been playing Mario Kart a lot, and I've been beating him as kind of a lesson - you know, the "you-can't-win-all-the-time/you-can't-throw-temper-tantrums-if-you-don't-win" kind of stuff. Through trying to keep up with me, he's gotten really good. Well, recently he played against the old lady - who's no slouch - and KICKED HER ASS. Like, ten or fifteen consecutive games. I felt like Mr. Miyagi.
It's been with me since I bought it in early '94, and still gets more attention than my other consoles since I started playing with my 5 year old.
Off topic Father-like post - skip if uninterested: We've been playing Mario Kart a lot, and I've been beating him as kind of a lesson - you know, the "you-can't-win-all-the-time/you-can't-throw-temper-tantrums-if-you-don't-win" kind of stuff. Through trying to keep up with me, he's gotten really good. Well, recently he played against the old lady - who's no slouch - and KICKED HER ASS. Like, ten or fifteen consecutive games. I felt like Mr. Miyagi.