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Title: What game console has the best name? Which do you think is the worst?
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on March 31, 2017, 02:53:29 pm
My favorite console name is the  Neo Geo X.   It sound's like a robot cyborg created by some good guy that ends up getting corrupted to be bad and becomes the main antagonist of a 80's sci fi film lol.  It's so satisfying to say.  It sounds so modern and clean.  Sounds like something the Jetsons would have. :D.     I also like the Nintendo GameCube :). Its simple and cute.    And some obvious ones like the Turbografx and Atari Jaguar.   Very aggressive sounding machines.

For worst i would go with Nintendo Dolphin. Although it was Pre production prototype unreleased name.  I am really greatful that they didn't actually go with that.  It made literally no sense and i remember cringing at the idea of it lol.  It makes me cringe just reading it. :D

I also don't fancy all the consoles with a string of numbers that come after the companies name.  They are typically unimaginative.  Nintendo 64,  Atari 2600,  atari 5200,  atari 7800 ect... 

Which names are the most catchy or cool to you?

Which do you not like?  :)


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Post by: hexen on March 31, 2017, 03:24:36 pm
Older consoles has awesome names that made them sound futuristic: Arcadia 2001, and Astrocade are two of my favorites. I also like the Intellivision's name a lot.

Worst name has to go out to mah bois at Nintendo with the Wii, which was further out-badded by the Wii U.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 31, 2017, 03:37:35 pm
The Fairchild Channel F has to be the worst.

WTF is that? If you didn't already know it was a console, you would have no clue. It sounds like HAM radio equipment.
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Post by: azure on March 31, 2017, 03:38:24 pm
GameCube will always have my heart. As for worst I guess Wii U by default, don't really dislike any console names that I can think of at the moment.
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Post by: kashell on March 31, 2017, 03:40:58 pm
Which names are the most catchy or cool to you?

Which do you not like?  :)

Sega Saturn sounds coolest to me. Even before I started gaming, I was fascinated by outer space. I really liked viewing photos of the other planets in our solar system, so having a console named after one is pretty damn cool. Also, I like alliteration.

The worst one is the Wii. Ugh.
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Post by: chrismb on March 31, 2017, 03:48:49 pm
Dreamcast and Playstation are my favorite =) Least favorite is probably Genesis because i'm so used to call it mega drive that I just find it weird lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 31, 2017, 03:50:05 pm
I'd say the Wii U is worst than the Wii by name.  It's two bad things in one lol

For best...Neo-Geo is actually a pretty great name.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 31, 2017, 04:25:45 pm
Dreamcast and Playstation are my favorite =) Least favorite is probably Genesis because i'm so used to call it mega drive that I just find weird lol

Yeah, Dreamcast is pretty cool.
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Post by: emporerdragon on March 31, 2017, 05:57:58 pm
Wii U is the worst because it made so many people think that it was just another add-on for the Wii.
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Post by: 98dgreen on March 31, 2017, 11:48:32 pm
Wii U is the worst because it made so many people think that it was just another add-on for the Wii.
Favorite=Game Gear
Worst=Wii U
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Post by: theflea on April 01, 2017, 04:28:59 am
Best name.... Sega Dreamcast always sounded cool to me.

Worst name... I can name a few. lol

- Gamate

- Mega Duck

- Dick Smith Wizzard

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Post by: ferraroso on April 01, 2017, 11:04:31 am
It is so difficult to pick up only one...All Sega consoles after the SG-1000 have great names:
Mark III/Master System
Mega Drive (Genesis not so much)
Dreamcast
Game Gear
Nomad

...but for now I will choose Saturn. It is AWESOME!

And, of course, the worst has to be the Wii U.
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Post by: badATchaos on April 01, 2017, 11:20:55 am
I'm not really a Sega fan but I do like their system names. Dreamcast is probably my favorite.
There's plenty of bad or questionable names. Mega Duck, FM Towns Marty
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Post by: soera on April 01, 2017, 01:39:02 pm
Worst has to be the Xbox One ... cause calling the 3rd console the One makes a whole lot of sense.
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Post by: kingrat101 on April 01, 2017, 06:12:55 pm
Best name.... Sega Dreamcast always sounded cool to me.

Worst name... I can name a few. lol

- Gamate

- Mega Duck

- Dick Smith Wizzard
Haha yes! I thought of the Mega Duck too! wasn't it known in South America as the "Cougar Boy"?
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Post by: Warmsignal on April 01, 2017, 11:47:49 pm
Worst would be the Fijitstu FM Towns Marty. Coolest, probably Sega Saturn, or the Magnavox Odyssey.
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Post by: theflea on April 04, 2017, 01:03:19 am
Best name.... Sega Dreamcast always sounded cool to me.

Worst name... I can name a few. lol

- Gamate

- Mega Duck

- Dick Smith Wizzard
Haha yes! I thought of the Mega Duck too! wasn't it known in South America as the "Cougar Boy"?

Yes it was. Both are terrible names. Lol
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Post by: doafan on April 04, 2017, 11:55:52 am
Of course that the best name for me it has to be the NES and the worst Wii U, what the hell were they thinking, they should fire the person who picked this name  >:(
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Post by: tripredacus on April 04, 2017, 12:05:08 pm
Wonderswan or Super PolyStation
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Post by: wartoy on April 10, 2017, 08:53:47 pm
best names for me were dreamcast,gamecube worst names were wii,wiiu
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Post by: redblaze57 on April 10, 2017, 10:31:21 pm
Best: Super Nintendo
Worst: Casio Loopy
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Post by: lhktutivgc on April 10, 2017, 10:51:20 pm
Best name.... Sega Dreamcast always sounded cool to me.

Worst name... I can name a few. lol

- Gamate

- Mega Duck

- Dick Smith Wizzard
Haha yes! I thought of the Mega Duck too! wasn't it known in South America as the "Cougar Boy"?

Speaking of South America, here in Brazil we had an NES ripoff called "Phantom System". I think that's a pretty cool name for a console =D As for the bad one, the PS1 ripoff "Polystation" =P
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 11, 2017, 03:15:23 pm
PlayStation or Super Nintendo for the best console name. Worst? Easy. Wii U.
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Post by: Schoolboy on May 10, 2017, 01:15:49 pm
Best - Gamecube. It's literally a cube that plays games. You can't get anymore straightforward than that

Worst - Xbox one. (Seriously, WHAT kind of name is that?!)
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Post by: oldgamerz on May 10, 2017, 02:51:10 pm
With the Wii and Wii U name. Nintendo, I think wanted to prevent modern consoles from heading into becoming, adult only machines back into the child's hands of tomorrow. The Wii U, sounds vary child friendly, just like most of the games released on it. I can see why not many people in this forum seem to like it. Because not a single one of us are children anymore. ::).

I have a feeling in my study of the modern video game market video games of the future will make Mario and most other NES games, where you kill things look and play too violent for children. But hey I grew up in this cruel world. I look at the violence of the video game past as none today. I still play wolfenstein 3D and mario and have fun with them. but even the thought of an innocent plumber getting eaten alive by a carnivorous plant gave me the creeps at a young age. and I've seen so much fake violence that I enjoy fake violence as long as I know it's just a video game. Yet I still know deep We are all twisted.

anyway, worst name would be Steambox. ya just what I want a game console with steam coming out it's ass. reminds me of those nicotine vapor packs some former tobacco smokers use to blow steam instead of smoke. Hey, it seems like a great console to own :) just bad name.

Best name? Magnavox Odyssey. but probably the most primitive and boring console in my opinion but how catchy and fantastic the name is.

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Post by: glazball on May 22, 2017, 02:52:40 pm
Some interesting answers here!  My first thought for best console name is Sega Dreamcast, but Sega Saturn is pretty cool too.  I've always thought the Astrocade and Vectrex had cool names too.

Worst has to be the Xbox One ... cause calling the 3rd console the One makes a whole lot of sense.

I agree.  Microsoft, with all of their marketing millions, couldn't come up with ANYTHING better?  Honorable mentions goes to the Nintendo Wii U.  Though I grew to almost like the title "Wii", it was/is kind of weird and "Wii U" is pretty damn stupid.  Still, at least "Wii U" is unique and I'll take that any day over a "Nintendo One."