ika
November 29th, 2013, 03:20 AM
Due to the discussion of the Xbox One vs PS4, I thought it would be interesting to ask a more generalized type of question.
Out of every console made (from Atari to Nes, Sega to N64 and PS1, all the way up to the most recent ones the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U) what is your favorite and why? You can name more than one.
I would like to try and exclude PC because it is universal and has existed for all the time.
Personally I like the old Nintendo ones, the NES, SENS, and N64.
NES: was the first major console that Nintendo had and was supposively going to fail in the USA but thrived, its graphics may be primitive (8-bit), the controls are simple (A,B, Start,Select and 4 directions), the games were awesome (Zelda, Contra, Mario), and they were easy to learn and play. One of the best things about them I would say is how fast the games were (excluding zelda), and you could play it over and over.
SNES: the start of the 16-bit games for Nintendo, this time they had a new controller (much like the Xbox/PS controller we see now without all the extra buttons) but still relatively simple, again many memorable games (Super Mario World, Star Fox, Donkey Kong Country), the games were relatively longer but had save, overall it was a great next gen console after NES.
N64: This console pretty much set the standard of 3-d graphics, it was the first of its kind to have 3-d graphics, and again new controller, and who could forget some of its most famous games; Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda OoT and Majora's Mask.
I do think The older consoles are good, but they seem to be more focus on graphics then the actual gameplay. I think Nintendo is the only one who still makes a good balance of graphics and gameplay, they don't focus too highly on graphics (they are almost always one gen behind on graphics), but they always have a new controller and have some good games to boot.
Out of every console made (from Atari to Nes, Sega to N64 and PS1, all the way up to the most recent ones the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U) what is your favorite and why? You can name more than one.
I would like to try and exclude PC because it is universal and has existed for all the time.
Personally I like the old Nintendo ones, the NES, SENS, and N64.
NES: was the first major console that Nintendo had and was supposively going to fail in the USA but thrived, its graphics may be primitive (8-bit), the controls are simple (A,B, Start,Select and 4 directions), the games were awesome (Zelda, Contra, Mario), and they were easy to learn and play. One of the best things about them I would say is how fast the games were (excluding zelda), and you could play it over and over.
SNES: the start of the 16-bit games for Nintendo, this time they had a new controller (much like the Xbox/PS controller we see now without all the extra buttons) but still relatively simple, again many memorable games (Super Mario World, Star Fox, Donkey Kong Country), the games were relatively longer but had save, overall it was a great next gen console after NES.
N64: This console pretty much set the standard of 3-d graphics, it was the first of its kind to have 3-d graphics, and again new controller, and who could forget some of its most famous games; Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda OoT and Majora's Mask.
I do think The older consoles are good, but they seem to be more focus on graphics then the actual gameplay. I think Nintendo is the only one who still makes a good balance of graphics and gameplay, they don't focus too highly on graphics (they are almost always one gen behind on graphics), but they always have a new controller and have some good games to boot.