Favorite Old System
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Krynn72
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I just remembered something. I wasnt really keen on the whole gaming market or industry when I was younger, so I didnt know when the Playstation was released, or even what it was.
While reading this thread, I just remembered something very insignificant in my life, that really has no purpose being in my memory at all. I remember walking home from school one day, and I was about to turn the corner to go the last three houses before I was home. I stopped walking and leaned on this wooden-log fence my neighbors had, and took off my shoe to get a rock out of it. As I did so, these three kids walked by me and I overheard them mention about this thing called a playstation. At the time, I imagined it was some big play-pen type thing with an indoor playground or something, and I thought to myself "they're kind of old for something like that."
Why the hell would I be able to remember that just now... 13 years later? Well. At least now I know what they were talking about.
While reading this thread, I just remembered something very insignificant in my life, that really has no purpose being in my memory at all. I remember walking home from school one day, and I was about to turn the corner to go the last three houses before I was home. I stopped walking and leaned on this wooden-log fence my neighbors had, and took off my shoe to get a rock out of it. As I did so, these three kids walked by me and I overheard them mention about this thing called a playstation. At the time, I imagined it was some big play-pen type thing with an indoor playground or something, and I thought to myself "they're kind of old for something like that."
Why the hell would I be able to remember that just now... 13 years later? Well. At least now I know what they were talking about.
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Sega Master System 
I LOVED playing Ninja Gaiden. And Sonic
However, N64 gets a very honourable mention because I used to play coop Goldeneye and Mario Kart with my nephew.
I LOVED playing Ninja Gaiden. And Sonic
However, N64 gets a very honourable mention because I used to play coop Goldeneye and Mario Kart with my nephew.
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Master System.
Because its the only console I ever owned, and it was damn good.
I also loved the PSX (many, many hours wasted at my cousin's playing GT), the N64 (Goldeneye & Smash Bros. ftw) and of course the Mega drive. That was simply awesome.
Because its the only console I ever owned, and it was damn good.
I also loved the PSX (many, many hours wasted at my cousin's playing GT), the N64 (Goldeneye & Smash Bros. ftw) and of course the Mega drive. That was simply awesome.
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Urgh, my loyalties are split. Master System, Atari, Mega Drive, Playstation, N64, I played and enjoyed all of them as a kid. But I only ever owned a PSX, and by far it would've given me the best mileage, so it's gotta be that.
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SNES all the way for me! Had to save up for a year to get one with two pads and SF2:Turbo :afro:
Spent the next 8 years of my life locked up in my room playing SF2:Turbo, Micky Magical Quest and WWF Royal Rumble whilst eating an endless supply of Kelloggs Frosties :thumbs:
Spent the next 8 years of my life locked up in my room playing SF2:Turbo, Micky Magical Quest and WWF Royal Rumble whilst eating an endless supply of Kelloggs Frosties :thumbs:
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MGS, Resi and FF FTW
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Me. I don't like it at all. There's nothing special about it.
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Did you play Diddy Kong Racing, Ennui? Much to my surprise I enjoyed it more than Mario Kart 64.
Rare really were the nuts back then - making some of the best platformers, fps, arcade racers and 3rd person adventure games there have been.
Rare really were the nuts back then - making some of the best platformers, fps, arcade racers and 3rd person adventure games there have been.
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Yeah, I've got DKR. I played it a lot as a kid but I never liked it as much as Mario Kart, mostly because there weren't nearly as many items (it just had trap, attack, and defense, each with 3 levels). The airplane racing was great though.
I still feel that Rare was one of, if not the best console developer ever. I mean look - they made Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing and Conker's Bad Fur Day. Then half of them left and made the Timesplitters series.
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I skipped the GameCube when it was released. I currently have an N64 with only one game, which is Mario Kart 64. A game both my daughter & wife love (and play every day), but I hate. Last week I bought "Mario Kart: Double Dash" which is IMHO, extremely fun. It's the Gamecube version, but since I have a Wii, it's backwards compatible. We are looking forward to the Wii version when it finally gets released. I also loved the "Killer Instinct" & "Smash Bros" series.
1: NES
2: SNES
3: N64
4: Wii
5: 3DO
I bought the 3DO back in the late 90's for $150. I had a total blast playing it.
-MRG
1: NES
2: SNES
3: N64
4: Wii
5: 3DO
I bought the 3DO back in the late 90's for $150. I had a total blast playing it.
-MRG
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Totally. They're the only developer that I think have managed match Nintendo at their best, if only for a short period. While they were great, Rare were certainly the most versatile developer I can think of, which makes it all the more sad to see how far they have fallen today.
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Toss up between Dreamcast, Super-Nintendo, NES and N64
But due to the plethora of overwhelmingly positive memories of long nights playing Rare games on the ol' 64, I simply had to chose it.
But due to the plethora of overwhelmingly positive memories of long nights playing Rare games on the ol' 64, I simply had to chose it.
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Really hard choice for me, torn between either the Dreamcast or N64.
Dreamcast has my all-time fave game/s, Shenmue. Along with a load of other great fun games, spent hours on it daily. Loved that console.
Think I'll have to go with the N64 as my all time fave console though. So many classic games and so much multiplayer fun was had on that nifty machine. Can't beat Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, castlevania 64, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Perfect Dark etc. All awesome games.
Dreamcast has my all-time fave game/s, Shenmue. Along with a load of other great fun games, spent hours on it daily. Loved that console.
Think I'll have to go with the N64 as my all time fave console though. So many classic games and so much multiplayer fun was had on that nifty machine. Can't beat Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, castlevania 64, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Perfect Dark etc. All awesome games.
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Is anybody surprised with this post? Haha.
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SNES!
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2
Act Raiser
Zelda (Link to the Past)
Mario Paint
Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Avalanche
Super Metroid
Mega Man X
Mega Man X 2
Secret of Mana
Super Mario RPG
All good games even today... N64 stuff can be kinda painful to go back to...
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2
Act Raiser
Zelda (Link to the Past)
Mario Paint
Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Avalanche
Super Metroid
Mega Man X
Mega Man X 2
Secret of Mana
Super Mario RPG
All good games even today... N64 stuff can be kinda painful to go back to...
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I enjoyed my Dreamcast, its a shame that it was short lived
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To be fair they were shite before then. Starfox Adventures was utter rubbish. Much of the talent diluted over too many companies. For about 4 or 5 years they were arguably the best developer there has been and I want them back!
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N64 wins. I still dig that bitch out for parties.
Ennui
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I want them back as well, but only with that technology. I feel like they were as much appropriate for the era as they were masterful at what they did - I don't think that they're nearly as well suited for today's games. Rare could make pretty games but they were more about the simplistic yet amazingly fun/addictive gameplay which isn't really something you see too often these days
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more about the simplistic yet amazingly fun/addictive gameplay which isn't really something you see too often these days
Maybe i'm getting old, but those are still the best games to me (you've pretty much described TF2). I see games like these as the polar opposite to titles like Crysis. All mouth and no trousers.
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Gaming is just being taken way too seriously now. They're not even just games anymore - they're experiences, or some other vague bullshit like that. Devs throw around words like "immersive", "intuitive" and "innovative" so much that they nearly always forget the ****ing FUN.
As gaming is pushed more and more towards being considered an art form, the pure and simple stuff of old seems to be left behind, or pegged as "casual" or "retro". F*ck I hate that... and practically the only big name who seems to be concerned with such a vision anymore has now relegated themselves to non-gamers! Blah.
And don't get me started on this shift towards grind-like gameplay that's weeding it's way into pretty much every genre now. You expect it from MMOs and RPGs atleast, but f*ck, seems like everything has some kind of ranking system now, or a shit ton of unlockables for you to whittle away the hours at getting, and then put on display like some kind of vanity badge to intimidate other, lesser players with. What happened to playing something just for what you could get out of the game? Like there's some sort of gameplay void they need to fill now just so people can get a cheap sense of fulfilment out of it? F*ck that. I was happy enough just getting the damn high score... now even that's been taken away with online leaderboards (3 seconds to complete a level on Marble Blast? Yeah, that seems likely).
As gaming is pushed more and more towards being considered an art form, the pure and simple stuff of old seems to be left behind, or pegged as "casual" or "retro". F*ck I hate that... and practically the only big name who seems to be concerned with such a vision anymore has now relegated themselves to non-gamers! Blah.
And don't get me started on this shift towards grind-like gameplay that's weeding it's way into pretty much every genre now. You expect it from MMOs and RPGs atleast, but f*ck, seems like everything has some kind of ranking system now, or a shit ton of unlockables for you to whittle away the hours at getting, and then put on display like some kind of vanity badge to intimidate other, lesser players with. What happened to playing something just for what you could get out of the game? Like there's some sort of gameplay void they need to fill now just so people can get a cheap sense of fulfilment out of it? F*ck that. I was happy enough just getting the damn high score... now even that's been taken away with online leaderboards (3 seconds to complete a level on Marble Blast? Yeah, that seems likely).
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Geez i'm really surprised with the amount of love for the N64, it's great! I'm also surprised that the NES doesn't have a single vote?! I understand the games are archaic compared to todays games but I would have thought nostalgia alone would garner some votes.
Anyways, I had to vote for the Super Nintendo. The multiplayer experiences on the N64 were second to none, but some of the greatest single player games ever made were on the SNES. The RPG's alone put this system near the top which such games as Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, and Super Mario RPG. Other outstanding games include Super Metroid, Super Mario World 1 and 2(Yoshi's Island), Zelda 3, Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter II, Donkey Kong Country. I love you SNES!
Anyways, I had to vote for the Super Nintendo. The multiplayer experiences on the N64 were second to none, but some of the greatest single player games ever made were on the SNES. The RPG's alone put this system near the top which such games as Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, and Super Mario RPG. Other outstanding games include Super Metroid, Super Mario World 1 and 2(Yoshi's Island), Zelda 3, Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter II, Donkey Kong Country. I love you SNES!
