If you could only have one console for the rest of your life.

[Desh]

If you could only have 1 console for the rest of your life what would it be?  I had to think about this for a minute but then my personal selection seemed obvious to me.  What console will give me the most amount of high quality games?

My answer, the Nintendo Wii.  Before you start laughing, hear me out.  Out of the box you have The entire Wii and Gamecube library (at least if you selected a Wii console before price cutting).  On top of that, the amount of software mods for this thing is vast.  It's a nice little emulation machine.  I can play everything from Atari 2600 to the 16 bit era (reliably).  The Nintendo Wii can literally play more games than I would have time to play for the rest of my life.  The MAME emulator is not the best but most of my favorite titles are certainly playable.  I can't think of any other console that could give me more.  On top of that I can play DVD's and stream youtube, netflix etc.

There you have it.  If I were to die only playing one console for the rest of my life, it would be the Nintendo Wii (running Wiimednafen to obey).

[lukester]

Does PC count...

A Steam Box maybe??

[toymachine78]

If you could only have 1 console for the rest of your life what would it be?  I had to think about this for a minute but then my personal selection seemed obvious to me.  What console will give me the most amount of high quality games?

My answer, the Nintendo Wii.  Before you start laughing, hear me out.  Out of the box you have The entire Wii and Gamecube library (at least if you selected a Wii console before price cutting).  On top of that, the amount of software mods for this thing is vast.  It's a nice little emulation machine.  I can play everything from Atari 2600 to the 16 bit era (reliably).  The Nintendo Wii can literally play more games than I would have time to play for the rest of my life.  The MAME emulator is not the best but most of my favorite titles are certainly playable.  I can't think of any other console that could give me more.  On top of that I can play DVD's and stream youtube, netflix etc.

There you have it.  If I were to die only playing one console for the rest of my life, it would be the Nintendo Wii (running Wiimednafen to obey).

I bet you play Ninjabread Man....... AND LIKE IT!!! [emoji90]

[johnnykonami]

I can honestly say a TurboDuo or equivalent.  Especially if I can use a converter to play PCE Hu's.  I like new games, I like Steam, but.. I can't keep up with all the new games.. I have such a gigantic backlog now, the idea of a finite library is appealing.  And the Turbo has always been my favorite system.

[SignOfZeta]

PlayStation 5! That thing is going to be awesome!

But seriously, probably PCE. Neo is really high on my list, but the PCE has like seven times as many games and I'll need that variety when I'm 138. I've been mad busy with shit lately and finally had time last night to pull out some PCE stuff for the first time in like six f*cking MONTHS! It was so great. I just started pulling shit off the shelf I thought I'd like to play and soon had a stack so tall I could barely carry it. I jammed on Kabuki Ittoryouden, Star Solider, SFII', Kanatakadaka!, and others. The PCE is just the best. 

[crazydean]

Your Wii idea is kind of cheating the question. It's like asking, "if you can only have one car, what would it be?" "Oh, I would buy a Bugatti...then sell it and buy a house and a reasonable car." I mean, it's technically an answer, but it seems to evade the question. You want a Wii because it has every console on it, basically.

Personally, I think any of the three big 16-bit consoles would be great options. There's a lot of variety to be had with each one. Anything from generation 2 would get old pretty fast since there wasn't much variety. Generation 3 had some great games, but for every good game, there was like 20 shitty ones.

[johnnykonami]

PlayStation 5! That thing is going to be awesome!

But seriously, probably PCE. Neo is really high on my list, but the PCE has like seven times as many games and I'll need that variety when I'm 138. I've been mad busy with shit lately and finally had time last night to pull out some PCE stuff for the first time in like six f*cking MONTHS! It was so great. I just started pulling shit off the shelf I thought I'd like to play and soon had a stack so tall I could barely carry it. I jammed on Kabuki Ittoryouden, Star Solider, SFII', Kanatakadaka!, and others. The PCE is just the best.

You'd have to really like fighters to go with the 100 MEGA SHOCK.  There are a ton of amazing ones, but there's such little variety otherwise.  I think variety is definitely the key.  I go with PCE also, but I think the NES, Genesis, Saturn, PSX and PS2 would all be great choices too.

I also think a modded Wii is a bit of a cheat, PC/Steam doesn't count as a "console," and of course no kind of arcade game or something running mame or other emulators.  You'd have to pick a console with Namco's Greatest Hits and other compilations on it to get your fix.  In that regard the PS2 is a great choice, I think.

[Black Tiger]

Why not just get a computer that will emulate Wii Z, Xbox 69 and PS9?

[MrBroadway]

With no PC and no emulation, I'd just get rid of it all and live a meaningful life.

[vmorr]

Do handhelds count? PSP forever.

[wildfruit]

Dreamcast. I like the boot screen. I like the VMU no battery beep. Good variety of genres and can just live life virtually through Shenmue 1 & 2.

[Bloufo]

If we're going to cheat the question, as the OP has done, then I'd maybe go for the LA.
I'd have the PAC's for all the Genesis/MD/Turbo/PC Engine gaming one could ever want.

[grolt]

If we're not talking about emulating or anything, I think I'd pick the Saturn.  It has the best of both worlds - fast, lush 2D games and inventive polygonal games.  My memory is of course tinged with nostalgia, that being the first system I legitimately saved for and bought during launch, but I still love the games and come back to them often.  NiGHTS is like a living virtual world that I always like to escape into, and games like DARK SAVIOR, ASTAL, SHINING THE HOLY ARK, VIRTUA COP, MR. BONES, the PANZER DRAGOON franchise and even SONIC R I still all really enjoy today.  Give me a NES, SMS, TG-16, PSX, DC or a GENNY and you'll hear no complaints from me either.

[Necromancer]

OBEY or GTFO!  Specifically I'd go with the LA.

If I'm gonna cheat with emulation, I'd go with a vastly more powerful PC over a POS Wii.

[lukester]

Hard to pick. I play PCE the most, but the snes has a couple games like Mario World, Super Metroid, and Donkey Kong Country that are irreplaceable.

Though PCE does have incredible platformers like Bonk's Revenge, Ninja Gaiden, Rondo of Blood, New Adventure Island, and Tonma, these aren't 5-10 hour long games I can really sink into.

Super Metroid's only real comparable game on the same quality level is Wonder Boy III, and even then that's not as massive. And Eternal City is kinda strange.