Author Topic: GameTrailer's Top Ten Consoles (Read 9118 times)

ShyGuy · « **on:** April 19, 2007, 07:41:10 AM »

Bloodworth Inc. has made a list of the top consoles of all time (excluding current-gen apparently.)

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2111

I think they had the correct consoles listed (although my personal favorites would be different), but the order was messed up in a couple of places. Here is the list:

Spoiler?

10. Dreamcast
9. Atari 2600
8. Gameboy
7. Nintendo 64
6. Genesis
5. Gameboy Advance
4. Playstation 2
3. NES
2. Super Nintendo
1. Playstation

Playstation as number one? Please. It makes the list, but no way as the best. NES should first without question.

Arbok · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:43:37 AM »

I thought their list was actually really great... except the PS1 at the top spot. NES, SNES or PS2 I feel would have been better choices.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:54:15 AM »

This is how I would have done the list:

10. Gameboy Advance
9. Genesis
8. Dreamcast
7. Playstation
6. Nintendo 64
5. Gameboy
4. Atari 2600
3. Playstation 2
2. Super Nintendo
1. NES

Honorable Mention: TG-16, Gamecube

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:54:51 AM »

I agree, the NES should have been number one since...

- It saved an entire industry
- It was the home to some of the most influential games ever
- It was one of the first consoles to become a brand name in pop culture
- The games are still sought out today
- It created a major gaming empire

The PSX was popular, yes, but NOT worthy of being number one.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:59:24 AM »

Top ten lists are pretty much filler content, am I right?

Although I'm pretty sure Bloodworth himself didn't have anything to do with this list... maybe he'll hop in this thread?

Kairon · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:01:56 AM »

Wow... I expected MUCH worse!

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:04:47 AM »

wow, somebody's opinion. Haven't heard one of those before.

(directed at the top ten and not anyone who posted above me)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:42:36 AM »

gametrailers steals videos and misinforms.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:06:24 AM »

Well that's not a bad top ten as I don't see any systems in there that shouldn't be. They even excluded the Xbox.

I wouldn't pick the Playstation as number 1 but I don't think it's a bad pick. Like most things in life videogaming has generation gaps. Those who played games in the 2D era are more likely to pick the NES or SNES as their clear number one. But the Playstation brought in a huge amount of new customers and they're going to be more fond of their first console. I'm sure some old timers are probably pissed off that the Atari 2600 only got 9th. I meanwhile wouldn't even think of it when doing a top ten because I was in diapers at the time and thus don't have much of a connection with the pre-crash era.

The way the Wii is selling ten years from now it will probably top such a list and all the previous generations of gamers will be all pissed off that "their" console didn't beat it.

I personally would have SNES as a clear number one and would have shuffled the GBA down quite a few spots, probably to 10.

IceCold · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2007, 12:16:48 PM »

I agree that the NES should be first.

By the time the DS is said and done, it will be very high up there.

Ghisy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:35:13 AM »

I don't think I could do a Top 10 so let's try a Top 6:

1- SNES (hands down)
2- NES
3- N64
4- GBA
5- PSOne
6- PS2

But yeah, PSOne being #1 is pure bs. Period.

Shift Key · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:47:10 AM »

To sum up this thread:

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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
Top ten lists are pretty much filler content, am I right?

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Originally posted by: nitsu niflheim
wow, somebody's opinion. Haven't heard one of those before.

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
gametrailers steals videos and misinforms.

Move along, nothing to see here.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:18:30 AM »

Dreamcast at number 10?

instafail. and the fact that PSX is no.1 further confirms that this list is made of PHAIL

Kairon · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:42:46 AM »

Seriously guys, the order may be debatable, but there are no BAD consoles on that list... and the top four are all REALLY close, and really belong in that area.

And hey, look, Nintendo 64! These guys are Nintendo fanbois too!

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

stevey · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2007, 03:41:38 PM »

Dreamcast is at least #5 if not higher. My top 15 list would be...

15. Virtual Boyj/k
14. Atari 2600
13. Gameboy Color
12. Xbox
11. Gamecube
10. Nintendo 64
9. Playstation
8. Gameboy Advance
7. Gameboy
6. DS
5. Dreamcast
4. Playstation 2
3. Genesis
2. NES
1. Super Nintendo

nickmitch · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2007, 06:45:41 PM »

I agree with Ian, I definitely would put the SNES at number 1. It was one of the first systems I had. The original GameBoy would also be up there as it would be the first system that I actually owned. The more I think about it, the more I realize that systems that I owned (Dreamcast, GameBoy) would be higher than systems that my brother had (Genesis, Playstation) which would be higher up than ones that I never played because of the generation gap or rarely played because I played a friend's. I wouldn't be at all inclined to put the DS on it, and putting the Wii on it would just be absurd. That being said, my list would be only 7:

7. NES
6. Genesis
5. N64
4. Dreamcast
3. PS2
2. GameBoy
1. SNES

Artimus · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2007, 07:23:48 PM »

SNES first is like a no brainer. It has more masterpieces than anything else. And it's controller doesn't suck.

Ceric · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2007, 04:16:57 AM »

IF this is a console list why are the Handhelds on their?

nickmitch · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2007, 04:21:33 AM »

A hand-held console is still a console. And it's 'there' not 'their'.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2007, 07:35:07 PM »

awesome, they showed moon patrol.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2007, 07:46:34 PM »

My lovely list:

10. Playstation
9. Sega Genesis
8. GameBoy Advance
7. GameBoy
6. NDS
5. Playstation 2
4. Dreamcast
3. Nintendo 64
2. Super Nintendo
1. NES

Kairon · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2007, 08:24:28 PM »

AAARRGGGHHH! Okay, I'll bite.

I'm going to work off of a belief that Gametrailers chose the correct game machines, but in a more or less debatable order. This is how I would arange it:

10. Dreamcast
9. Gameboy Advance
8. Genesis
7. Nintendo 64
6. Atari 2600
5. Playstation
4. SNES
3. Gameboy
2. Playstation 2
1. NES

There. Is this a poll?

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

UncleBob · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2007, 02:47:33 AM »

Wait... Top ten consoles... with handhelds in the list?

And no Intellivision? Intellivision does what Ataridon't.

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2007, 08:47:38 AM »

Lemme hop on the bandwagon for a sec...

1. PC
2. SNES
3. NES
4. PS
5. Dreamcast
6. PS2
7. N64
8. Genesis
9. XBox
10. GC

Amodaus1 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2007, 11:55:53 AM »

The top 4 are good. Although I feel like the PS2 was better than the PS1. Either way, the list isn't bad if you remove the numbers and take it for a list of 10 consoles that don't suck. EXCEPT for the atari, as my dad had one, and i played it, and I wasn't a fan. At least the Xbox didn't make the list, like when EGM made their list and placed it above the dreamcast N64 and Gameboy and one other system, it might have even been the genesis. Thats just a crime. I love the Neo-Geo and Saturn , but I'll never put it on list, becuase there weren't enough classics on the system. The Xbox is no different, Shooters get replaced by new shooters and their sequels, so do sport games. When you subtract all those games, I feel like the original xbox has some pretty good games, but not many, I can name like 7 games that i can replay and fully re-enjoy becuase they were great, no more. With the SNES, the number draws much closer to 30 or even 40.

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