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What's the Best Game Console of All Time?

Posted by Zonk on from the duh-obviously-the-fairchild dept.

The C|Net Crave blog has up an article exploring the history of console gaming, and wonders aloud about the pecking order of the various systems. "Gaming is so subjective that there is no single "greatest" system ever. It might sound like a cop-out, but it really depends on what standards you're using and what generation you grew up in. I loved the SNES, and would personally call it the greatest system of all time. However, the NES and PlayStation could both easily be called the best, based on the standards they set and the advances they presented to gaming." The Guardian follows up this piece, noting that the article's rose-colored recollections of the SNES days may not be entirely accurate. Subjective or not, it's a good question: which consoles have a valid place in history and which ones should be forgotten?

6 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. The Phantom, hands down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have yet to play a game on the Phantom that I hated. No other console can boast that claim.

  2. Re:Lose the Nostalgia, Do a Trade Study by cayenne8 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Nah easy answer here. Atari 2600 wins hands down.

    Hell, look at the 'icon' for this article...and see which console controller they picked!!

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  3. Re:Which game system is it? by Enuratique · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rumor has it that's the launch title of the Phantom

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  4. Re:Lose the Nostalgia, Do a Trade Study by skavenger · · Score: 5, Funny

    My thoughts exactly. The article reads like countless conversations I've had with friends over lunch in the school cafeteria. As far as I can tell the author isn't even concerned with consoles, just the games that are played on them. It seems like he unwittingly endorses the PC running emulation software as the greatest system of all time. Pointless.

  5. I'll answer for all of you by indros13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The [console name] is the best one, because I played it when I was 12."

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  6. Re:Lose the Nostalgia, Do a Trade Study by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be a blast at parties eldavojohn: Excuse me, ma'am, I couldn't help but notice you chose to wear Crocs to this party.
    Party Goer: Oh yes! Do you like them?
    eldavojohn: Actually, I was wondering if you wanted to take a look at this matrix of quality I recently had an independent group do.
    *pulls out a sheet of paper*
    eldavojohn: You see, while you have some strange perception of them being 'cute' & 'fashionable' my data indicates that they received a 1/10 in both odor and appearance. Which puts them just below wooden clogs.
    *the woman writes 0% on the paper*
    eldavojohn: What's that?
    Party Goer: The odds that I'll sleep with you tonight.
    eldavojohn: Well, that's ok because after further research among my colleagues I've discovered it's also the probability you're STD free.
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