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#51 savebattery
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The Intellivision.

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[QUOTE="spazzx625"]The Atari Jaguar. I owned it for the entirety of a weekend before selling it to try to recoup some money. Aliens Vs. Predator was not worth keeping that system.savebattery
How about Rayman, Raiden, Super Burnout, Zool 2, Tempest 2000, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Cannon Fodder, Worms, Bubsy, NBA Jam TE, Missile Command 3D, Defender 2000, Breakout 2000, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Pinball Fantasies, and Ultra Vortek? Or Iron Soldier, Syndicate, Zoop, Towers II, Brutal Sports Football, Theme Park, Ruiner Pinball, Iron Soldier II, Flashback, Evolution: Dino Dudes, Double Dragon V, Attack of the Mutant Penguins, or Atari Karts? Or community releases like Soccer Kid, Total Carnage, GORF CIassic, Hyper Force, Protector SE, Skyhammer, or Space War 2000? Ridiculous comment. There's no way you can call a system crap after owning it for just a weekend. You didn't even attempt to look into its library. You probably only played the games that came with it (probably something crappy like Kasumi Ninja or Club Drive), then called it a crap system because you were too lazy to find anything good.

:lol: Nice assumptions. After spending several hundred dollars on a system and a handful of games (at least 2 of which you listed)...Why would I throw MORE money at something I didn't like to make sure that I was right in my decision for not wanting to keep it?
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#53 Emerald_Warrior
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[QUOTE="Kage1"]

The Intellivision.

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Blasphemer!

Colecovision had better graphics and better games, and with the expansion you could play Atari 2600 games. And the Atari 2600 itself may have been worse looking than Intellivision, but it still had better games and a better controller. Intellivision was the red-headed stepchild of the early consoles.
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#54 bigM10231
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="Kage1"]

The Intellivision.

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Blasphemer!

Colecovision had better graphics and better games, and with the expansion you could play Atari 2600 games. And the Atari 2600 itself may have been worse looking than Intellivision, but it still had better games and a better controller. Intellivision was the red-headed stepchild of the early consoles.

i want one in the future with the atari addon so i can play atari games.
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#55 Zeldafan221
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I was a sucker for the Sonic games once then this game came along Shadow the Hedgehog (PS2) Some Fairly Odd Parents game on the GBA to... I forgot what it was lol I also had something crappy on the N64 but I forgot what it was. >.>
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#56 mariokart64fan
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i still own it ,

its called the xbox360 , it scratched my nascar 09 last night , and i didnt even move the console ,

it left 3 rings , deep in the disc ,

as far as games go id say dragons lair, that is the most boringist game i own no doubt bout it no action waht so ever

on the ps1 theres this game called rugrats totally angelica omg , how girlishboring and lame that is

i think that and studio tour were the worst rugrats games ever put out ,

studiotour wasnt that bad it was just that hard to play

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#57 ThePlothole
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i want one in the future with the atari addon so i can play atari games.bigM10231

If you're going to be that geeky, why not just buy an Atari Flashback 2 and mod in a cartridge slot?

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#58 Emerald_Warrior
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[QUOTE="bigM10231"]i want one in the future with the atari addon so i can play atari games.ThePlothole

If you're going to be that geeky, why not just buy an Atari Flashback 2 and mod in a cartridge slot?

Because the Colecovision with the add-on is the coolest pre-NES console out there!
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Ecco The Dolphin. Ok I admit I've no doubt bought worse quality games, but I've never hated a game so much considering I bought it back when I only really got new games at birthdays and Christmas. Reviews said it was amazing, it looked amazing for the time, but I absolutely couldn't stand it when I actually played it.

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#60 Emerald_Warrior
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Ecco The Dolphin. Ok I admit I've no doubt bought worse quality games, but I've never hated a game so much considering I bought it back when I only really got new games at birthdays and Christmas. Reviews said it was amazing, it looked amazing for the time, but I absolutely couldn't stand it when I actually played it.

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I felt the same. It looked pretty (for a Genesis game), if you're into dolphins, which I'm not. Nothing else about it made it fun for me, either.
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#61 ThePlothole
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Because the Colecovision with the add-on is the coolest pre-NES console out there!Emerald_Warrior

Well okay, I'll agree with that sentiment. :P

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Ecco The Dolphin. Ok I admit I've no doubt bought worse quality games, but I've never hated a game so much considering I bought it back when I only really got new games at birthdays and Christmas. Reviews said it was amazing, it looked amazing for the time, but I absolutely couldn't stand it when I actually played it.

midisurfmind

I swear there's a picture of this game next to the dictionary entry for 'overrated'. It was like a Genesis-era Crysis; all flash and no substance whatsoever.

As for myself... probably Bionicle: The Game. I forgot how young I was; may have been nine or so, all I knew was that it had Bionicles in it, and that my room was over-flowing with the things. My young self was forever scarred. I've only just now begun making semi-impulse buys again.

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Cubix......
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]The Atari Jaguar. I owned it for the entirety of a weekend before selling it to try to recoup some money. Aliens Vs. Predator was not worth keeping that system.spazzx625
How about Rayman, Raiden, Super Burnout, Zool 2, Tempest 2000, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Cannon Fodder, Worms, Bubsy, NBA Jam TE, Missile Command 3D, Defender 2000, Breakout 2000, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Pinball Fantasies, and Ultra Vortek? Or Iron Soldier, Syndicate, Zoop, Towers II, Brutal Sports Football, Theme Park, Ruiner Pinball, Iron Soldier II, Flashback, Evolution: Dino Dudes, Double Dragon V, Attack of the Mutant Penguins, or Atari Karts? Or community releases like Soccer Kid, Total Carnage, GORF CIassic, Hyper Force, Protector SE, Skyhammer, or Space War 2000? Ridiculous comment. There's no way you can call a system crap after owning it for just a weekend. You didn't even attempt to look into its library. You probably only played the games that came with it (probably something crappy like Kasumi Ninja or Club Drive), then called it a crap system because you were too lazy to find anything good.

:lol: Nice assumptions. After spending several hundred dollars on a system and a handful of games (at least 2 of which you listed)...Why would I throw MORE money at something I didn't like to make sure that I was right in my decision for not wanting to keep it?

First off, if you paid over 200 dollars for a Jaguar and only got two of the above games with it, you spent way too much. A loose Jaguar console generally sells for 40-60 dollars and the games ranging from 5-35 dollars (most of them falling in the 10-15 dollar range). The homebrews can be more expensive, but that comes with the territory. If you only ended up with two or three of the games I mentioned, it says to me that you put zero effort into finding out what games were commonly accepted as good for the system. You probably fired up a few garbage carts (which all systems have) and then decided that you hated it. The Atari Jaguar, believe it or not, has a thriving and active online community. People hold parties and conventions, trade games, play games via JagLink, and even produce their own titles. It's a cult cIassic console in every sense of the word. Yes, Atari promised too high as far as its graphical capabilities go and it failed commercially, but the quality of software available for it is substantially higher than the average gamer realizes. It's like getting a Wii and calling it crap because you only got Wii Music, Ninjabread Man, and Far Cry Instincts for it. You would have totally missed out on games like Muramasa, Madworld, Little King's Story, Super Mario Galaxy 2, No More Heroes, and Red Steel 2.
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#65 savebattery
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="Kage1"]

The Intellivision.

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Blasphemer!

Colecovision had better graphics and better games, and with the expansion you could play Atari 2600 games. And the Atari 2600 itself may have been worse looking than Intellivision, but it still had better games and a better controller. Intellivision was the red-headed stepchild of the early consoles.

Super Nintendo had better graphics and better games than Turbografx-16. It doesn't mean that TG16 isn't worth owning. As an avid fan of both platforms, I have a lot to say about each of them. Colecovision definitely has better graphics and sound, but it is also more susceptible to hardware problems and it has fewer original games. Most of the best games on Colecovision are hit arcade ports, and while I still love the system, many of the games were released in superior versions on Atari 7800 and NES. On the other hand, Intellivision had more original games. Astrosmash, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Lock N Chase, etc. The ones that were arcade ports were generally those of less well-known games, and as a result they weren't re-released in superior versions later. Also, the Intellivision also had a module available to play 2600 games. Mentioning that in favor of the Colecovision is a bit short-sighted. Just because one system is superior to another doesn't mean that you can only own one of them.
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The Sega Saturn :P not much to love about sega saturn.

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Not a nice thing to say about the Nr1 Shmup/ 2D Arcade system of all time !

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I loved Ecco The Dolphin
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#68 DraugenCP
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Carmageddon 64... it was just abominable...

And I still have it lying around somewhere.

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My whole N64. Had a ton of problems. Returned it. Was so sad.....

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The Polystation, a Chinese-made console that looked vaguely like the PS played NES games.

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Haha I totally had one of those. I remember my dad bringing one home from the flea market because it was dirt cheap.
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#71 bigM10231
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[QUOTE="bigM10231"]i want one in the future with the atari addon so i can play atari games.ThePlothole

If you're going to be that geeky, why not just buy an Atari Flashback 2 and mod in a cartridge slot?

dont have tools to do it
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#72 Emerald_Warrior
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[QUOTE="bigM10231"]i want one in the future with the atari addon so i can play atari games.ThePlothole

If you're going to be that geeky, why not just buy an Atari Flashback 2 and mod in a cartridge slot?

It makes more sense to you to buy an aftermarket system that you then have to mod, and then you still can't play the Colecovision games? How's that better?
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#73 spazzx625
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[QUOTE="savebattery"] First off, if you paid over 200 dollars for a Jaguar and only got two of the above games with it, you spent way too much. A loose Jaguar console generally sells for 40-60 dollars and the games ranging from 5-35 dollars (most of them falling in the 10-15 dollar range). The homebrews can be more expensive, but that comes with the territory. If you only ended up with two or three of the games I mentioned, it says to me that you put zero effort into finding out what games were commonly accepted as good for the system. You probably fired up a few garbage carts (which all systems have) and then decided that you hated it. The Atari Jaguar, believe it or not, has a thriving and active online community. People hold parties and conventions, trade games, play games via JagLink, and even produce their own titles. It's a cult cIassic console in every sense of the word. Yes, Atari promised too high as far as its graphical capabilities go and it failed commercially, but the quality of software available for it is substantially higher than the average gamer realizes. It's like getting a Wii and calling it crap because you only got Wii Music, Ninjabread Man, and Far Cry Instincts for it. You would have totally missed out on games like Muramasa, Madworld, Little King's Story, Super Mario Galaxy 2, No More Heroes, and Red Steel 2.

Where did I say I spent $200? Where did I say which games I had? Or for that matter how many games I had overall? If you like the system, fine...I didn't. Stop assuming what my experiences were with it, though.
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="savebattery"] How about Rayman, Raiden, Super Burnout, Zool 2, Tempest 2000, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Cannon Fodder, Worms, Bubsy, NBA Jam TE, Missile Command 3D, Defender 2000, Breakout 2000, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Pinball Fantasies, and Ultra Vortek? Or Iron Soldier, Syndicate, Zoop, Towers II, Brutal Sports Football, Theme Park, Ruiner Pinball, Iron Soldier II, Flashback, Evolution: Dino Dudes, Double Dragon V, Attack of the Mutant Penguins, or Atari Karts? Or community releases like Soccer Kid, Total Carnage, GORF CIassic, Hyper Force, Protector SE, Skyhammer, or Space War 2000? Ridiculous comment. There's no way you can call a system crap after owning it for just a weekend. You didn't even attempt to look into its library. You probably only played the games that came with it (probably something crappy like Kasumi Ninja or Club Drive), then called it a crap system because you were too lazy to find anything good.

:lol: Nice assumptions. After spending several hundred dollars on a system and a handful of games (at least 2 of which you listed)...Why would I throw MORE money at something I didn't like to make sure that I was right in my decision for not wanting to keep it?

First off, if you paid over 200 dollars for a Jaguar and only got two of the above games with it, you spent way too much. A loose Jaguar console generally sells for 40-60 dollars and the games ranging from 5-35 dollars (most of them falling in the 10-15 dollar range). The homebrews can be more expensive, but that comes with the territory. If you only ended up with two or three of the games I mentioned, it says to me that you put zero effort into finding out what games were commonly accepted as good for the system. You probably fired up a few garbage carts (which all systems have) and then decided that you hated it. The Atari Jaguar, believe it or not, has a thriving and active online community. People hold parties and conventions, trade games, play games via JagLink, and even produce their own titles. It's a cult cIassic console in every sense of the word. Yes, Atari promised too high as far as its graphical capabilities go and it failed commercially, but the quality of software available for it is substantially higher than the average gamer realizes. It's like getting a Wii and calling it crap because you only got Wii Music, Ninjabread Man, and Far Cry Instincts for it. You would have totally missed out on games like Muramasa, Madworld, Little King's Story, Super Mario Galaxy 2, No More Heroes, and Red Steel 2.

Where can you find a Jaguar for $40-$60? I would gladly pay that much. But the cheapest I've found them for is $100, and IMO that's too much for the few good games on the system. But if you were to show me somewhere to order them for that cheap, I'd be obliged.
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Driver 2, teletubies, digimon for the psone

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Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards.
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The e-reader
The Game Boy Memory Card cartridge (Yes, for no reason, this exists)

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#78 savebattery
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[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="savebattery"] First off, if you paid over 200 dollars for a Jaguar and only got two of the above games with it, you spent way too much. A loose Jaguar console generally sells for 40-60 dollars and the games ranging from 5-35 dollars (most of them falling in the 10-15 dollar range). The homebrews can be more expensive, but that comes with the territory. If you only ended up with two or three of the games I mentioned, it says to me that you put zero effort into finding out what games were commonly accepted as good for the system. You probably fired up a few garbage carts (which all systems have) and then decided that you hated it. The Atari Jaguar, believe it or not, has a thriving and active online community. People hold parties and conventions, trade games, play games via JagLink, and even produce their own titles. It's a cult cIassic console in every sense of the word. Yes, Atari promised too high as far as its graphical capabilities go and it failed commercially, but the quality of software available for it is substantially higher than the average gamer realizes. It's like getting a Wii and calling it crap because you only got Wii Music, Ninjabread Man, and Far Cry Instincts for it. You would have totally missed out on games like Muramasa, Madworld, Little King's Story, Super Mario Galaxy 2, No More Heroes, and Red Steel 2.

Where did I say I spent $200? Where did I say which games I had? Or for that matter how many games I had overall? If you like the system, fine...I didn't. Stop assuming what my experiences were with it, though.

"After spending several hundred dollars on a system and a handful of games (at least 2 of which you listed)..." Right there. Several hundred dollars would definitely be "over 200 dollars". And you said you had "at least two" of the games I mentioned. Anyone who paid "several hundred dollars" for a Jaguar and didn't have more than "at least two" of the games generally considered to be its best obviously didn't put any time or effort into the whole thing. I didn't assume anything. You said it and then backtracked.
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#79 savebattery
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[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"] Where can you find a Jaguar for $40-$60? I would gladly pay that much. But the cheapest I've found them for is $100, and IMO that's too much for the few good games on the system. But if you were to show me somewhere to order them for that cheap, I'd be obliged.

Keep an eye on the Atariage.com marketplace forums. It's full of collectors who buy, sell, and trade all things Atari (and any other system you can think of). I see Jaguars listed in that price range all the time, but they go rather quickly. There are also systems listed in the 80-100 dollar range, but those are usually either complete in the box or bundled with various games and controllers and other accessories. But like I said, 40-60 dollars for a loose console is not unreasonable or uncommon. I even saw one on Amazon for 10 dollars once. If you're looking to get one, remember two key things: 1. Do NOT use any power adapters from other systems on the Jaguar even if the connector fits. Only use Atari branded ones. The SEGA Genesis adapter fits, but it will fry your motherboard. This is due to one being AC and the other DC. 2. Make sure you get one with composite cables at the very least (S-Video is preferable, but Jag S-Video cables are fairly expensive). Composite cables are cheap and the Jaguar's RF output is awful. I've never seen a system that looks worse than Jaguar with coaxial (relative to its performance versus composite, of course).
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I too loved ecco the dolphin
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Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. Second_Rook
Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.
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#82 MathMattS
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The most memorable piece of crap I've owned...I would say the Game Gear. I didn't play it all that much.

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[QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. savebattery
Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

I'm not sure if I agree with the "If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place." Grand Theft Auto is a perfect example of this. The original GTA games were great in their day, but when GTA 3 came out, they aged terribly in a single day. Hell, Pac Man on the 2600 was garbage, but in an arcade cabinet is is awesome. Is that reverse aging? Just food for thought.

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#84 savebattery
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. Mtngranek

Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

I'm not sure if I agree with the "If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place." Grand Theft Auto is a perfect example of this. The original GTA games were great in their day, but when GTA 3 came out, they aged terribly in a single day. Hell, Pac Man on the 2600 was garbage, but in an arcade cabinet is is awesome. Is that reverse aging? Just food for thought.

A botched port has nothing to do with aging. A game's historical value lies in its original, intended form. Further, just because 3D GTA games work out extremely well doesn't mean 2D ones are inherently inferior. Compare Chinatown Wars to Liberty City Stories for such an example. And while I consider Vice City the best in the series, I definitely regard GTA 1 and 2 as more fun than GTA IV.
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#85 Eikichi-Onizuka
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I have to with Snake's Revenge on the NES or Bio Freaks for the N64.
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#86 Darkman2007
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[QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. savebattery
Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

I never understood the concept of a game "aging" , I mean , if it sucks then , it sucks now, and if it was good then, it will still be good now.
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#87 GrandTheftDog
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nuff said

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I had a PS2

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I had a PS2

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lol. Ain't it the truth? Great games, crappy hardware.
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#90 Daavpuke
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[QUOTE="dovberg"]

I had a PS2

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lol. Ain't it the truth? Great games, crappy hardware.

Semi-true. Since I burnt 2 of them and the third is dying, I sort of have to agree. But in it's defence, I played it to death. Same goes for PS1.
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The Sega Nomad (mobile version of the Genesis). I loved the Genesis and thought the Nomad would be the coolest thing ever, being able to play all the awesome games on the go. And it was pretty awesome, at least until I find that you had to pretty much have it plugged into an outlet at all times which pretty much defeated the purpose of it being "mobile". Of course, you could make it mobile.... you just needed to put in 6 batteries every 2 hours.
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[QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. savebattery
Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

A few of the games that you mention have modern versions available that I feel just as well off with. Return Fire 2 player mode, SC2 (which I still play on my PC) Road Rash, even Space Hulk, I could still play. But a couple of my old favorites, Alone in the Dark 1 and 2, Blade Force, Immercenary and Po'ed just haven't aged well. I don't consider them to have been bad in the first place, they have just been rendered nearly obsolete by technological advances. Videogames do not age like other forms of pop-media.

Pong for example, was a great game at the time and an industry breakthrough, but if you really mean that when a friend is available to play Borderlands or Resident Evil 5 that I would be just as well off with Pong because they are all great games I'm pretty certain that we aren't going to see eye to eye.

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The Sega Saturn :P not much to love about sega saturn.

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There is plenty to love about the sega saturn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNwYPdEBTc

If you arent playing imports then your doing it wrong. Theres a reason it outsold the N64 in japan

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My most memmorable game would have to be WWF SmackDown 2: Know Your Role on the Playstation.

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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. Darkman2007
Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

I never understood the concept of a game "aging" , I mean , if it sucks then , it sucks now, and if it was good then, it will still be good now.

I totally agree with you. Just playing the old games I loved as a kid makes me feel great now. I love those games.
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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Used to own the 3DO, I loved it at the time but owned it only about six months before the Playstation. Had plenty of good times with it, but it's pretty much unplayable by modern standards. Second_Rook

Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.

A few of the games that you mention have modern versions available that I feel just as well off with. Return Fire 2 player mode, SC2 (which I still play on my PC) Road Rash, even Space Hulk, I could still play. But a couple of my old favorites, Alone in the Dark 1 and 2, Blade Force, Immercenary and Po'ed just haven't aged well. I don't consider them to have been bad in the first place, they have just been rendered nearly obsolete by technological advances. Videogames do not age like other forms of pop-media.

Pong for example, was a great game at the time and an industry breakthrough, but if you really mean that when a friend is available to play Borderlands or Resident Evil 5 that I would be just as well off with Pong because they are all great games I'm pretty certain that we aren't going to see eye to eye.

I would much, much rather play Pong than Resident Evil 5.
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[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="savebattery"] Only the games that sucked back then are unplayable by modern standards. I think you'll find that Samurai Shodown, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Gex, Star Control II, Need for Speed, Burning Soldier, Return Fire, Road Rash, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Wing Commander, and Crash N Burn are still quite enjoyable. If a game doesn't age well it was never good in the first place. You were just caught up in hype or impressive visuals (for the time period). But good gameplay simply doesn't age. Good art is good art regardless of its chronological age. Pong, Galaga, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Ocarina of Time, Sonic CD, Bonk's Adventure, Radiant Silvergun... these are great games regardless of what time period you experience them in.GD-1369211121
I never understood the concept of a game "aging" , I mean , if it sucks then , it sucks now, and if it was good then, it will still be good now.

I totally agree with you. Just playing the old games I loved as a kid makes me feel great now. I love those games.

I totally agree. I never really felt games got outdated. Well.. with a few exceptions. Like the original Dragon quest game.. jesus lol.. That was like, anchient beyond belief but then again I didnt play it back then so idk if people back then thought it was good

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I would much, much rather play Pong than Resident Evil 5.savebattery
Yeah, I kind of figured that. Have at 'er bud.
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Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64. I'm not a big fan of Pokemon anymore but the thing is when I was, I was hoping that Pokemon Stadium would be good and that the actual Pokemon would fight in battle in a realistic way but instead it was just the fighting style of the Pokemon games of the Gameboy but in 3D and nothing exciting about it.

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#100 savebattery
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[QUOTE="savebattery"] I would much, much rather play Pong than Resident Evil 5.Second_Rook
Yeah, I kind of figured that. Have at 'er bud.

Resident Evil 5 is a bad game, through and through, For all its modern technology it still falls short in terms of gameplay. The enemy AI is terrible, the game is unplayable without a second human (because your ally AI is awful too), the storyline was bad, and it doesn't know what genre it belongs in. If you're going to make it a third person shooter, fine. Just let me walk and shoot at the same time. If you're going to make it a survival horror, that's good too. But actually include survival horror elements and not just fake it. Not to mention the fact that they charged extra for cooperative mutliplayer. Resident Evil 4 was a masterpiece. Resident Evil 5 was a deformed younger cousin.