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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: sanjo on October 11, 2016, 03:21:24 AM

Title: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: sanjo on October 11, 2016, 03:21:24 AM: I saw this on reddit and thought it would be fun.

For me personally, the 4th gen of video game consoles were the most interesting.
Graphics became more detailed and colorful compared to the 8-bit era. Even retro style games on mobile apps, dorklybits, etc that claim to be 8-bit are really imitating this 4th gen era of graphics. Music/Sound were beginning to sound more like actual music (and especially so with the CDs. The gap between arcade and home was closing. Games, especially RPGS, began developing more complex story lines with characters we could really feel.

If you could choose only two of the consoles of the 4th gen, what would it be for you?
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Necromancer on October 11, 2016, 03:33:32 AM: CD-i
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: DragonmasterDan on October 11, 2016, 03:34:49 AM: Quote from: Necromancer on October 11, 2016, 03:33:32 AM
CD-i

Over the Memorex VIS?
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Otaking on October 11, 2016, 03:53:29 AM: can't do it.
My favourite consoles of all time are the SFC, PCE and Neo Geo AES.
Other than those three that I absolutely love the only other home console I actually ever liked is the Sega Saturn. All other home consoles I'm just "meh" about.
(I appreciate the Wii and Wii-U for being incredible family consoles, but I'd never have bought one if I didn't have kids)

If I was absolutely forced to pick only two I guess it would be SFC and PCE, but that pains me to say as I adore the Neo so much.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: SignOfZeta on October 11, 2016, 04:57:02 AM: I had to vote Neo and a PCE. It's hard to cut out the SFC but in a desert island situation there's is, for me, much more fun in the limited Neo library. PCE is mandatory, of course.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: lukester on October 11, 2016, 05:41:03 AM: Snes and pce

I wouldn't miss much on the Genesis apart from the shinobi series, bloodlines and mega turrican.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: sirhcman on October 11, 2016, 06:00:34 AM: SNES and Neo Geo.. DWI
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on October 11, 2016, 07:46:00 AM: Laseractive. Cause it can play tg-16/genesis games on it! :P
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: nopepper on October 11, 2016, 08:48:24 AM: Quote from: BigusSchmuck on October 11, 2016, 07:46:00 AM
Laseractive. Cause it can play tg-16/genesis games on it! :P

Clever loophole!

For me, it depends on whether I have Brooke Shields with me in this desert island.

If with her, then I'll take the PCE and Neo Geo (for 2 player action). I'd take the PCE because I will be spending all my time with her, so quick shooters will be my main diet in games.

Otherwise, I'll take the SNES and the Genesis.

This is truly a difficult question to answer, as all 4 systems are awesome, but Brooke Shields is better.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: KingDrool on October 11, 2016, 09:12:02 AM: Turbo (of course) and SNES.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: esteban on October 11, 2016, 09:36:33 AM: All of them.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Gypsy on October 11, 2016, 10:08:37 AM: I voted PCE and Genny. I love the Neo Geo, but I feel like most of the Neo games I'd really want to play, I can play on other newer systems.

I like Esteban's answer the best though. :D
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: TR0N on October 11, 2016, 06:06:14 PM: Can't i have it all,damn it man :P
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: majors on October 12, 2016, 01:31:46 AM: OBEY or GTFO.

I voted twice for Turbo. It's a trick question, sanjo is trying to fish out the unfaithful feka lovers and snerds.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: MrBroadway on October 12, 2016, 01:33:13 AM: PCE & SNES. There's just enough of an overlap between them to only make me miss my Genny a little, not a lot.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Necromancer on October 12, 2016, 02:32:36 AM: Quote from: majors on October 12, 2016, 01:31:46 AM
OBEY or GTFO.

I voted twice for Turbo. It's a trick question, sanjo is trying to fish out the unfaithful feka lovers and snerds.

Preach on, brother!

My vote was for Turbob (surprise!.... said nobody). The only other 4th gen system I own is a FEKA pac for the LA, and that's just because there's so few LA games it's silly to not have both pacs.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: bartre on October 12, 2016, 07:06:44 AM: Honestly, I already have.
the only SNES games I still own are clock tower and the mario all-stars & world cart.
I don't really miss any of the games I sold off last year, and if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't be paying what the snerds want for them.

PCE
Bonk, Ys1/2/3, gate of thunder, rayxanber, VALIS.... come on

Genesis
Rocket Knight Adventures, Gunstar Heroes, Sonic 1/2/3/knuckles, road rash, shinobi...

as for the Neo, it's really a great system, but I find myself playing about 6 games, and that's kind of it.
great games though they may be, I just don't see them lasting me forever.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: MotherGunner on October 12, 2016, 09:26:44 AM: Assuming you could only choose one, that means the world as we know it has ended. Mass anarchy in the streets and NO POWER GRID.

So I'd go with solar powered source and my TE.

#hucardforlife
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Dicer on October 12, 2016, 02:02:49 PM: I went with OBEY and NEO, so I could be "THAT" guy that everyone knew...
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Zero_Gamer on October 12, 2016, 02:45:37 PM: Turbo and Genesis.
Title: Re: If you could only choose between two consoles (4th gen), which would it be?
Post by: Groover on October 16, 2016, 11:13:08 AM: PCE/TG16 CD and Genesis/SegaCD/32X are my choices. The SNES is great but overrated. Although I say that because I wish games where cheaper for it. Tough choice. I would consider Neo-Geo is I could afford it.