Greatest Console, all time

[BigusSchmuck]

The Sega Saturn as it is the console that should have been the true followup of the PCE/Turbo instead of the PCFX.

[slinkyturd]

I think there was a GC that played DVDs but it was something ridiculous like 400 bucks and released like 2-3 years into its lifecycle.

[MrBroadway]

Nintendo.

[xelement5x]

Pioneer Laseractive

access to the whole PCE and Mega Drive library

Don't forget all the awesome boobeh games!

[Medic_wheat]

I think there was a GC that played DVDs but it was something ridiculous like 400 bucks and released like 2-3 years into its lifecycle.

Yes it was a Japan Exclusive that another bordie was selling off recently (as he was moving back to Canada from Japan).

It still comands a preimum, and it kind of cool (all chrome), but a little indulgent for my taste..or maybe I am just to poor to affored one ...


it is probably the poorness factor...

[vexcollects]

1. PCE/TG16
2. SNES (lots of great RPGS, platformers, action adventure titles)
3. Dreamcast

(I might have said Saturn in there, but I only own one game. Have not started hemorrhaging money on that black hole yet)

[KingDrool]

The Sega Saturn as it is the console that should have been the true followup of the PCE/Turbo instead of the PCFX.

Very true. The more I dug into the Saturn's library (especially the Japanese titles), the more apparent this became to me. It felt like the true successor to the PC Engine.

[Dicer]

PCE (special place in all our hearts)
Wii/GC (already explained)
Dreamcast (fun quirky Sega's last hardware hurrah hurrah)
Saturn (better 2D than PS1 and better games, PS1 doesn't hold up as well IMHO)
Snes (classic library, dat sound chip)
Neo-Geo (Expensive but awesome)
And the rest can all fight for the rest of the order, all have special games but nothing stands out as a clear front runner.

I'm not including current gen as it's not nearly over yet, but I do enjoy the f*ck out of my Wii U, and hardly have interest in the PS4 and none whatsoever for the Xbone.

As for portables

TurboExpress (self explaning)
(3)DS (awesome library)
Lynx (big, ugly, awesome)
etc etc etc

[ctophil]

I would have to say the Super NES was the greatest console.  It had a super large library of games.  Sure, the NES had a larger selection, but with 16-bit graphics and sound, the games were so much more richer and engrossing.  The Atari 2600 got me into video games.  The NES made me become a fan.  The SNES got me playing for life.  The Sega Genesis was a good competitor, but with its "lower quality" graphics & sound, I believe it didn't catch on as much. 

I have to agree with the OP that the Playstation 2 was an awesome system.  But I believe the SNES was the FIRST system to truly dominate the game industry and during a time period where gamers increased by a large margin, comparably to the Atari/Intellivision/Colecovision generation.  I don't think there are any gamer out in the world who don't appreciate the SNES.  You don't have to be a Nintendo fanboy to realize it was a great system. 

[Arkhan]

The Sega Saturn as it is the console that should have been the true followup of the PCE/Turbo instead of the PCFX.

put down the meth.

[tggodfrey]

PS3....hands down.

[reson8er]

PS2 simply for breadth and quality of the library. IMO nothing even comes close.

[Necromancer]

But I believe the SNES was the FIRST system to truly dominate the game industry...

The 16 bit generation had no real dominatrix, not compared to almost every other generation anyway.  The SNES outsold the Genny by maybe 25% (similar to the Wii vs. the PS3 or 360); compare that to the 2600 outselling its combined competition ten to one, the NES outselling the SMS five to one, the PS1 outselling the N64 three to one, or the PS2 outselling the xbox, Dreamcast, and Gamecube combined by nearly three to one.

[ctophil]

But I believe the SNES was the FIRST system to truly dominate the game industry...

The 16 bit generation had no real dominatrix, not compared to almost every other generation anyway.  The SNES outsold the Genny by maybe 25% (similar to the Wii vs. the PS3 or 360); compare that to the 2600 outselling its combined competition ten to one, the NES outselling the SMS five to one, the PS1 outselling the N64 three to one, or the PS2 outselling the xbox, Dreamcast, and Gamecube combined by nearly three to one.

Well, I was more referring to the system's overall popularity with gamers, third-party developers, and just in general, as well as its performance in generating a great variety of quality titles.  Personal bias in my local area was a key factor as well.  Hehe.  None of my friends owned a Sega Genesis nor hardly anybody in school at the time.  In fact, one friend had a Turbografx-16, which he showed off to me all the time.  The facts are nice, but it should not be the sole factor in considering "the greatest console of all time." 

I personally love the SNES due its huge library of role-playing games, action/adventure titles, and great platformers.  And who doesn't love Mario and friends?  The only other console that came even close was the Playstation 2.  The people I know these days also can tell you this.  Sony did a great job with the Playstation line of consoles.  But it was still lacking some First-party games that really blew everybody out of the water.  Nintendo did their best on the SNES, since they had some good practice on the NES.  Of course, none of their later consoles did even half as good, comparably as a total package. 

[slinkyturd]

A lot of Mode 7 love coming out of the closet in this thread...