So if the Jag is "excellent" then there must be like...four or five other systems that are shittier than the Jag, at least, right? What are four systems shittier than the Jag?
This question is open to everyone, btw, and please no hyperbolic partisan bullshit answers like "PS3" or "Gameboy".
I mean, you said this. You said it was excellent. You claim that you have the Jag experience to back up your definition of "excellent", unlike me who has clearly never even set eyes on a Jag (so you think), so what is your more educated and valuable opinion on this matter?
First, let me answer by saying Pippin, CD-i, Virtual Boy, Atari 5200, Game.com, N-Gage, R-Zone, and the Gizmondo.
Yeah, see, you fell for it. Most of those machines are absolutely terrible. Therefore, if one's
opinion of the definition of the word "excellent" is " slightly better than the worst shit ever made" then...I think they need more gradation in their vocabulary.
Also, as much of a pain in the ass as the Virtual Boy is to use, even though its was a very stupid idea that Nintendo never should have gone for, IMO the games themselves are at least average for something monocrhome from Nintendo. Wario, Red Alarm, Nester's Bowling, all of this stuff is very good providing you are able and willing to use one of these piece of shit machines.
The only game I've played on the 5200 was Donkey Kong and it was pretty good. Other than that, I'm pretty ignorant of things 5200.
I mean, you said this. You said it was excellent. You claim that you have the Jag experience to back up your definition of "excellent", unlike me who has clearly never even set eyes on a Jag (so you think), so what is your more educated and valuable opinion on this matter?
Doesn't take much education to understand people like things you don't.
Well put.
If your a gamer you'd prefer to appreciate a console for its strengths and good games and not be a hater.
I am a gamer. I appreciate a console for its games. I am a "hater" of many irredeemable things. Last week I had to go to the hospital. I hated it. Sorry, I just did. It was terrible. The ability to hate is a necessary component for human evolution. If we didn't hate, we'd just eat whatever food fell on the ground like a centipede does and never evolve thumbs. We'd just listen to Little Wayne and Toby Keith because that's what's on the radio. We'd just keep working at Atari making Jag games all day instead of quitting and getting a job at Sega...see what I mean?
Its fine to say, "I love Troma movies, even though they are terrible". Its another to say "Troma movies are excellent, its a shame nobody respects them."
The word "excellent" has a definition. "extremely good; outstanding". The thesaurus says, "very good, superb, outstanding, exceptional, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent; preeminent, perfect, matchless, unbeatable, peerless, supreme, prime, first-rate, first-class, superlative, splendid, fine, beautiful, exemplary; A1, ace, great, terrific, tremendous, fantastic, fabulous, splendiferous, fab, top-notch, dandy, divine, blue-ribbon, blue-chip, bang-up, skookum, class, awesome, magic, wicked, mean, cool, out of this world, hunky-dory, A-OK, brilliant, killer"
I don't see "Game System of the Year 1993 - John Birch Society" in there anywhere, and frankly FPS games from 15+ years ago are rather useless to me and most people these days. I'm sure Iron Soldier was fun back in the day, but now its just a crusty old stepping stone. Honestly, in 2012 it would be more fun to play Club Drive and Fight For Life because they are bad than to play Alien versus Predator because its good.
I understand people had a lot of hope for this machine back in the day, I just find it amazing that anyone is STILL HOLDING ON to that hope. My friend sold his Genesis collection to pay for his Jag when it was new. He knew this was a mistake after owning the system for just a few weeks. Evidently some people still haven't figured it out.
I'm not saying people shouldn't have fun with whatever they have fun with. I have all sorts of stupid hobbies that don't always shine. I have lots of terrible comic books, video games, movies, and even music. Sometimes its too terrible to be fun, sometimes its too terrible not to be fun. My problem is when people use terms like "excellent" to describe things that are the exact opposite of that and say that "its a shame nobody here likes it" when...honestly, short of group hypnosis or huge amounts of X you are never going to be in a room where the majority of the people like this machine.
Excellent: Mozart, Raging Bull, Neo Geo
Good enough: Three Dog Night, Batman Returns, Wonderswan
Terrible: Tag Team's Greatest Hits, Showgirls, Atari Jaguar.
PS: I actually own the movie Showgirls due to its horribleness bordering on the supernatural. I don't actually think its excellent.
