Two questions about your favorite consoles

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doafan:
What is your favorite gaming console ever?: Without a doubt the NES even when it wasn't the first that I ever played because that was the ATARI 2600 it was the first that took my life/time away ;D
What console do you have the most fun collecting for?: Same as above even when am not planning to have all of them (this isn't Pokemon) want to have all those titles that enjoyed when I had hair at my head.

burningdoom:
NES, to both questions.

Though I must admit, my modern consoles like my Wii U, XBox One, and Wii get more use simply for the apps (as well as the games).

brazbit:
Favorite Console: Atari 2600 (Handheld would be Lynx)

It may not be powerful and its games may not have much in the way of story (unless you read the instruction manuals or DC Comic books that came with them) and often those stories were seemingly unrelated to gameplay. But from a technical standpoint of what developers were able to get out of the console between 1977 and 1991, not to mention modern homebrew, is astounding. Here is a console that was designed to possibly have 20 or so titles over its expected lifetime of a Christmas or two and it had over 700 games made and was in production in three different decades. Entire games that kept me memorized as a kid fit on a 2kb cartridge. Most video game genres and controller styles were developed during this time. It makes a nice snapshot of not just the beginning but also the maturation of home game consoles, even if it wasn't able to fully realize just about any game it attempted to replicate from the arcades.

As for the Lynx, in that you had a handheld with most of the power and capabilities of a the SNES in system that was released a mere month after the original Game Boy and a year (two years in US) ahead of the SNES. With an updated screen the games on this system still look comparable to any 2D handheld from Nintendo. I wanted this system so bad when it came out, instead I got a couple Tiger Electronic handhelds. It wasn't until 2015 that I finally got one and it exceeded expectations.

Most Fun Collecting for: Atari 2600 (and Lynx)

I love walking into a game shop, getting a towering stack of games and being told "that will be $15. Could I get them all in emulation or as ROMs? Sure but where's the fun in that. Getting 40 year old games to run again and introducing them to new generations of gamers is far more fun for me.

As for the Lynx, it has a somewhat limited library and hunting the games down, for a reasonable price (I rarely spend more than $5-$10 for anything on any console that isn't current) is a nice challenge. Plus I love that most clerks have no idea what I'm talking about and the surprise on their faces when I point out that they have what I'm asking for in the store. I've had a few fun discussions about the system with some of those clerks.

With Atari being out of favor with most collectors it makes collecting for the systems that much more fun for me. The games are dirt cheap when I find them, finding them can be a challenge and often takes me out of my local area. Plus more often then not, when I do find something it brings a nostalgic smile to the face of the clerks, be it a game shop, a thrift store or some other random seller as they recognize the Fuji symbol and wax nostalgic about their childhood. This probably won't be the case much longer so I'm enjoying it while I can.

gamesta64:

--- Quote from: hatkid on January 08, 2017, 02:54:54 pm ---1) I have no idea... I'd say its a four-way tie between SNES, PS2, N64, and Gamecube.
All four of these I have spent much time playing on, and I don't think I could definitely say I like one more than the other.

2)At the moment, SNES and PS3.
I try to get complete PS3 games but don't bother with SNES games because I don't have $150+ to shell out on CIB games. SFC games are an entirely different story though... Since they're so much cheaper (Usually) I tend to buy CIB SFC games.

--- End quote ---
i do like the PS3 but is a mention ile stick to the PS2 and the Gamecube.

bperry731:
as of right now, i'd have to say the SNES is my favorite console. i've been having a lot of fun collecting for the NES recently, though.

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