Best Console?

[Joe Redifer]

I'm not a big fan of ranked lists, but I will say that I enjoy Sega Master System 3D more than Virtual Boy 3D.  It's 3D coming out of my god damned TV!  It's so real it's... SCARY!  Get a bunch of 3D glasses and a few miniplug Y-adapters and all of your friends can watch you play in 3D as well!  Not even the Playstation 3 has this kind of awesome power.

[Kitsunexus]

Sega Master System 3D

Game Gear 3D is better.

[MissaFX]

Sega Master System 3D

Game Gear 3D is better.

That link doesn't work.

[Kitsunexus]

Fixed.

[Joe Redifer]

That's just stupid.  Rad Racer 3D PWNZ all.

[ceti alpha]

I'm not a big fan of ranked lists

Agreed. My list would probably be different if I made it again now. Though the Turbo would probably still be on top, some of the other systems might not even be on the list. lol. It's still fun though for shits and giggles.

[Tatsujin]

ease..it's not each persons rank which counts, it's the final average. so, as more helping, as more accurate the result will be

[ceti alpha]

ease..it's not each persons rank which counts, it's the final average. so, as more helping, as more accurate the result will be Smile

 

[SuperDeadite]

1.  PCE (fully equipped) - I haven't had this one for very long, but I already have more games for it then anything else.  I keep finding
more and more games I want.  Every day I seem to find something new, like I'm digging in Santa's magic sack.
2.  Saturn - I love this thing, so many good memories.  Still actively buy games, but I have a shopping list, and its all I want to buy.
3.  Genesis/CD/32X - The console I grew up with.  Many great games, but there's not much more for me to discover with it. 
I have what I want and thats it.
4.  NES - Great system.  Personally I find Nintendo has gotten weaker and weaker.  Only system of theirs I actually like.
5.  PS2 - PS2+PS1=many great games.

Honorable mentions belong to the NeoGeo AES (for its raw power), and PC-FX (for its sex appeal)

[Paisa49]

1) SNES
2) Sega Saturn
3) PCE/TG-16
4) PS2
5) NES

[turbokon]

1) Turbo Duo - without a doubt (owned  aTG-16 as a kid, oh the memories).
2) SNES
3) Genesis
4) SONY PSP - nice will all the emulations
5) NeoGeo - although I never owned one

[FM-77]

1. SNES
2. Mega Drive
3. PS2
4. Famicom (with disk system)
5. Game Gear

[SNKNostalgia]

1. NES - this is what I grew up with originally and it has some of the greatest games ever. Best video game music of all time.
2. Super NES - Great overall system for the 16-bit era. I spent more money renting different games for this than what I bought for the system. There was just so many good games to play on it, especially RPGs and action sidescrollers.
3. Neo Geo AES/CD - Ever since I saw games like Fatal Fury, KOM and BB Stars, I had to get one some day....and I did. The system is just sheer power and has the best 2D fighters
4. Playstation - So many great games were made for this system. This is what made CD-Rom take off, at least it did in the US. The Saturn of course also helped a lot.
5. Playstation 2 - The first 3D system to really impress me with its use of it. I also like the DC a lot but the PS2 just has a lot more games I like.

Next systems in order would have to be TG-16, Genesis, DC, and Saturn.

[Joe Redifer]

Actually I think both the TurboGrafx-CD and the Sega CD were responsible for "making CD take off".  When the 3DO, Playstation and the Saturn came around, CD was the new standard which Nintendo balked at.  CDs were not really used in any console after these three.  You can count the PC-FX in this group as well.

[Game and Watch Kirby]

Actually I think both the TurboGrafx-CD and the Sega CD were responsible for "making CD take off".  When the 3DO, Playstation and the Saturn came around, CD was the new standard which Nintendo balked at.  CDs were not really used in any console after these three.  You can count the PC-FX in this group as well.

Don't forget about the Atari Jaguar CD add-on and Philips CD-i, Joe Redifer.

You're quite right to say that the PlayStation had made the standard for using CDs for video games, Nintendo putting down the idea, and that the TurboGrafx-16 CD (as I refer it to) was the first initialize this for the US. However, it is quite debatable if the Sega Saturn, or any console prior to the original PlayStation, had much to contribute for this since they had all done poorly in the market.

I consider the TurboGrafx-16 CD as the best console to use CD-ROMs before the PlayStation, with the Sega CD in second.