Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming

[HercTNT]

I don't blame you, the amiga and commodore were worthy platforms. i had a commie at the same time as my consoles and pc's. Never owned and amiga though, wish i did.

[Jibbajaba]

Hey Blue,

I own the Gravis Ultrasound Archive (http://www.gravisultrasound.com/), and occasionally I get emails from people trying to sell me their old GUSes.  I'll let you know the next time I get an opportunity to get another one.

Chris

[Lilgrafx]

I've always grown up with consoles and the only PC games I ever really played were Civilization and StarCraft. PC games are definetly and unexplored frontier, but from the outside looking in I feel like PC games lack the charm consoles do.   

[HercTNT]

well, in a way your correct, but you really can't compare then. I can see were your coming form though. you really should try out alot of the classic pc games, there are so many worth playing.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

I had two Gravis Ultrasounds, the PnP ones that were co-produced with AMD. Sold them both. To be honest the cards don't hold their own with the AWE. Unless you are really determined you may not get the Soundblaster support going very easily, and most mid 90's Dos titles that support the Ultrasound support the AWE anyway. You can get the midi music stuff going in Star Wars X-Wing, etc using the AWE also rather easily.

As far as having to choose between the two, I'd rather not. I cant imagine just sticking solely to pc gaming, or solely to consoles. I think they complement each other rather well. I am a die hard when it comes to pc gaming though, I admit. I collect pc hardware and games both. I have somewhere between 30-40 graphics cards, and the same amount in soundcards also, both ISA and pci, and I have quite a large collection of AMD stuff.

I'm not going to list what all I play on pc, but I do have pics of the games I keep in my bedroom for easy access:







Link to a high res pic of the jewel case stuff so you can see individual titles:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/customs/DSCN5644.jpg

[HercTNT]

i'm an amd whore for good reason. just love the quality of there stuff for a reasonable price. at risk of sounding like a kiss ass though, i'm completely on par with professor on pc gaming. I thought i knew alot, and he has already taught me quite abit more than i ever knew. classic pc gaming is great, but its apples and oranges to consoles. you really need both.

[turbokon]

Console games for me. PC games I've only played was oregon trail and number muncher on the Mac.

[Black Tiger]

I never got a computer until around 1999. I got to try computer games now and then and PC was good for a few specific genres like King's Quest games and various sim games. But console/arcade style games are in a completely different class and a much better one for my tastes. A huge part of it is that Japanese developers were pushing arcade/console games. I'm also a fan of the kinds of 2D games designed around gamepads. I don't like 3D gameplay and overly complex RPGs. My favorite genre is JRPGs like early Final Fantasy/Phantady Star games.

I appreciate the art of games so much more than tech specs and would rather have an NES and SMS with their libraries than the most powerful computer in the world and every PC/Mac game ever.

I keep planning to get Steam and play through so many computer games I can't run on current PC's, but console games will always be my favorite.

[kazekirifx]

Sega Genesis is way better than Super Nintendo. Mortal Kombat has the blood code.

[HercTNT]

kaze, the console fanboy thread is in another......well.........thread. this is the pc vs console thread. not the "i will only play this console and not another cause i have no clue thread"

[ProfessorProfessorson]

I never got a computer until around 1999. I got to try computer games now and then and PC was good for a few specific genres like King's Quest games and various sim games. But console/arcade style games are in a completely different class and a much better one for my tastes. A huge part of it is that Japanese developers were pushing arcade/console games. I'm also a fan of the kinds of 2D games designed around gamepads. I don't like 3D gameplay and overly complex RPGs. My favorite genre is JRPGs like early Final Fantasy/Phantady Star games.

I appreciate the art of games so much more than tech specs and would rather have an NES and SMS with their libraries than the most powerful computer in the world and every PC/Mac game ever.

I keep planning to get Steam and play through so many computer games I can't run on current PC's, but console games will always be my favorite.

The mid-90s on up actually became a decent time period for pc gaming if you like arcade ports. Many arcade games started being released for pc at very high quality. This includes Daytona USA, T-Mek, Primal Rage, Sega Touring Car, Sega Rally, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter 1 and 2, In the Hunt, Darius Gaiden, Samurai Showdown 2, Fatal Fury 3, Mortal Kombat 1 through 4, War Gods, Bio Freaks, Hydro Thunder, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, X-Men COTA, SF Alpha 1 and 2, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Bust a Move/Puzzle Bobble series, RayStorm and Raycrisis, Area 51, WWF Arcade Game, NBA Jams, House of the Dead 2, Guilty Gear titles, etc. In Korea Mega Enterprise also ported over many NeoGeo titles to pc which can be purchased online easy.

Many console titles also made it over with superior products on the PC, like Resident Evil 1-3, Re-Loaded, Rayman, Panzer Dragoon, Hundred Swords, Grandia II, Destruction Derby, Wipeout XL, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2, Silent Hill 2 on up, etc. It just keeps getting better and better for pc as the years have gone by. Now most multi-platform titles released are far superior on pc hands down, and you can use 360 gamepads for most of them too if you need that controller fix.

[BlueBMW]

This is great guys   Im getting nostalgic of having these sort of discussions with friends back in the day!

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Sega Genesis is way better than Super Nintendo. Mortal Kombat has the blood code.

[SignOfZeta]

Personally, I was always more of an arcade person until arcades died.

When PC gaming meant stuff like Deja Vu and Fairy Tale Adventure and Pool of Radiance I was somewhat into them. When 3D and Windows 95 came about and it became more about stuff like Decent and Doom I lost interest. Everything was brown and ugly and depressing. To me video game=Japanese made so I wanted to play Mario and Street Fighter and Final Fantasy and stuff like that and PCs just didn't have it. Once PC gaming lost its quirkiness in the mid-90s I became even less interested.

Now PC gaming basically means casual shit for grandmas, World or Warcraft, and games where you kill arabs. While all sorts of cool stuff does exist on the fringes of the PC scene, the focus is on some of the worst shit ever made. We went from, say, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where the game seemed limitless, to farming shit and popping off dune 'coons with M16s. Its...really sad.

However, to be honest, I'm not that into the current gen of console gaming either so...I'm not sure where I stand on any of this. Overall my favorite games are consoles and arcade boards from 1989-1997. Late 8-bit through the early 32-bit 2D stuff.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

I'm not sure where I stand on any of this.

Basically you stand uninformed, and thats fine and all, but you are making it out to be stereotypical based upon a small fraction oif what goes on in pc gaming. A few FPS and facebook games don't define pc gaming. There are tons of RPGs, action titles, RTS, arcade and racing sim titles on Pc, none of which are for casual gamers who only get their fix on PopCap games or Farmville, and non of which are "on the fringe".