What's your favorite gaming System/game and why?

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:41 pm

I like SNES and N64 - lots of quality games.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:10 pm

SNES, of course. And do I have to pick one specific game? I'm currently obsessing over Super Metroid (I finally got a copy) but there are so many to choose from. Competition with Sega was good for the Super Nintendo.

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:13 pm

NINTENDO SIXTY-FOUUUUUUR!

N64 was the first console I owned, and the one I played the most at my cousin's house (also some SNES with him). It was $55 used at Funcoland (NOT Gamestop). It has so many good games: Paper Mario, Smash Bros., Star Fox 64, Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Ocarina of Time, Donkey Kong 64, 1080 Snowboarding, Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Kart 64, Mario Party 2, Pokemon Snap, and so many more great titles. Once I get around to making a portable (which will hopefully be this summer), it will definitely be an N64p.

CronoTriggerfan wrote:The game library is so massive, you'll be playing for years to come.

Some Must-Plays:
CHRONO TRIGGER!!!!!!!!! Very Happy
Terranigma (VERY rare and pricey, but excellent)
Final Fantasy VI (III in America)
Final Fantasy IV (II in America)
Breath of Fire series
Mega Man X Series
ActRaiser
Kirby Super Star
TMNT 4
Secret of Mana
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid

...and that's just a FRACTION of what you have to look at!

I hope to get into SNES at some point. I've played some SNES at my cousin's house, and a bit through emulation. Once I have more money and more time on my hands (read: summer), I may purchase a SNES and some games.

Tibia · Post by **Tibia** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:25 pm

I like my cartridge consoles. The discs are just so fragile. I love my N64. Best games are Goldeneye and The World is Not Enough. Gotta have the rumble, though. That makes it.

I recall liking my SNES, but since I haven't seen it in two years, I can't remember what games I liked.

I just got an NES emulator today, and I'm really enjoying Rescue Rangers. I also picked up Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves, and that's been great, too. The game I love the most though, is Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle. I'm looking out for a copy of that.

As for the PS2, I like FMA:Broken Angel, the LOTR games, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and The Sonic Mega Collection. I also play some James Bond games a lot, but they're a lot harder for me than the N64 versions.

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:09 am

GBA. It (was) like a snes but with new games.

It's portable too, and I know people here like portables haha

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:50 am

I do love my DS, but when it comes to systems minus emulation/homebrew and virtual console on them, I'm gonna go with the SNES.

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:39 am

Dragunov · Post by **Dragunov** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:37 pm

I'm taken to the Dreamcast myself. The massive selection of Homebrew gave it the ability to emulate anything up to the playstation. That and there was a super selection of games. Quite possibly the best designed console I've seen in my life.

jones · Post by **jones** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:32 pm

For me it would be the SNES and the Xbox 360.

Favorite games...

SNES = A Link to the Past (best Zelda ever IMO) and Actraiser

Xbox 360 = BioShock, Oblivion, and Rock Band

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:59 pm

jones wrote:For me it would be the SNES and the Xbox 360.

Favorite games...

SNES = A Link to the Past (best Zelda ever IMO) and Actraiser

Xbox 360 = BioShock, Oblivion, and Rock Band

Agreed 100%, though I loved my PS2 as well. And as a JRPG guy, I'd probably throw Lost Odyssey in with the 360 titles.

jones · Post by **jones** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:25 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:Agreed 100%, though I loved my PS2 as well. And as a JRPG guy, I'd probably throw Lost Odyssey in with the 360 titles.

Ahhhh... So Lost Odyssey is worth a look then? That one kind of slipped off my radar.

I suppose before bumping that one up my Gamefly queue I should probably start in on Eternal Sonata (it came from Gamefly a week or so ago and remains in the envelope).

I should have known that you would be the one to give Lost Odyssey a spin.

PS - Oh how I wish a next gen Actraiser would get made! How cool would that be?!?

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:26 pm

Why are all the good RPG's always hard to find and expensive?

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:03 am

Jongamer wrote:N64, I never was a RPG type of guy, Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario games are the only Turn based RPGs I can stand.

I don't care if the game has a epic story, if it bores me to death, forget it.

Hmmm, I attack, enemy attacks, Use magic, enemy attacks, I heal or attack again. That is so freakin' boring.

I could only stand the Mario RPGs because they were quirky, funny, and the fact that I have known and been playing Mario games since I was 3 kinda helps.

RTS, MMOs, FPS? bah! if I want to play a FPS, I would go out an buy a 360. (Mouse and Keyboard just feel foreign to me, I much prefer the Dual Analogs.)

Tomba! is a good platformer/light RPG too. too bad it's so damned expensive now.

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:15 am

Dr. KillGood wrote:Why are all the good RPG's always hard to find and expensive?

In most cases they are usually quite rare.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:54 am

jones wrote:
CronoTriggerfan wrote:Agreed 100%, though I loved my PS2 as well. And as a JRPG guy, I'd probably throw Lost Odyssey in with the 360 titles.
Ahhhh... So Lost Odyssey is worth a look then? That one kind of slipped off my radar.

I suppose before bumping that one up my Gamefly queue I should probably start in on Eternal Sonata (it came from Gamefly a week or so ago and remains in the envelope).

I should have known that you would be the one to give Lost Odyssey a spin.

PS - Oh how I wish a next gen Actraiser would get made! How cool would that be?!?

Yeah, it's really awesome. A bit slow and grindy, but what JRPG isn't?

The graphics are incredible, the score is fantastic, and though the story's a bit generic, the character development and voice acting is all top-notch. Eternal Sonata's an awesome one, too. I only rented it, but now that it's gone down in price, I may buy it. I guess I just appreciate that someone has the balls to try something different in a genre that's pretty monotonous.

As for a next-gen ActRaiser, who WOULDN'T want one?

If Square-Enix retained all the rights after the merger, I think they could make one hella epic game on the new consoles. Just keep the strategy part; don't wanna make the same mistake twice! (God, ActRaiser 2 sucked).