PS3 is my favorite too. I love that era of gaming. I emulated some I missed out on like Asura’s Wrath, Shadows of the Damned, and Lollipop Chainsaw and they really hold up well still with the art style chosen being more cartoon than realiatic for its time. And I’ve hopped in for short sessions in Red Dead Redemption.
It’s obviously pc for me because that’s pretty much all i use for 30 years. But i always liked the nes because it’s pretty satisfying to put in a cartridge and pushing it down.
PSP, followed by Gameboy Color, followed by Advance SP.
I recently got a Retroid4, and took an amazing trip down memory lane with Mana Khemia, MG:AC!D, FF Tactics Advanced/A2, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a bunch of pkmn ROM hacks. All of them easily held up today.
Unless SteamDeck counts, in which case it wins hands-down.
Probably snes for me as well. Then again, I missed a couple generations by being busy/poor (I still hate trying to play anything on n64 or it’s cursed controller).
I had Atari 2600, nes, genesis, Gameboy, snes, playstation, switch. I think I may have had or borrowed a gamegear at some point. In my first apartment, one of the other guys had a playstation 2.
This is a really hard question for me to answer.
So I’m going to go with a bit of a catch-all.
I really like the GBA. But the DS can play DS and GBA titles.
But the 3DS is great too and can play all 3 and then some.
I guess the 3DS. There’s just so much that can be packed into it. I haven’t played mine in a while. I wish it was easier to install a capture card in them. There was something special about the games from the GBA to 3DS. The limitations of the hardware had developers experimenting, and we ended up with so many interesting titles. If you factor in the couple n64 games ported over to the 3DS, it’s just so much nostalgia in one handheld.
If I had to go with a runner-up, I think it would be my series X. Being able to play so many backward compatible games is also super nice.
If I truly had to pick single consoles only, with only the games designed for that specific console. I would probably go with the 3ds and the xbox 360.
The 3DO or Dreamcast would come after as they had so many unique titles.
I never got to play the ps1, ps2, or psp and vita. So I’ve been curious what I’ve been missing out on over the years.
The challenge with this question is that not everyone has played in every console, so like, for me, I can only comment on the Atari 2600, the Wii and the XBOX 360.
From that small sample, the wii wins hands down. I loved the motion controllers a lot.
I get what @berttheduck said about long games / serious gamers but can you imagine your grandma trying to play most Switch or PS5 or other new console games now?
The Wii brought gaming to the general public in a way nothing else had. Like most modern Nintendo consoles it was under powered and gimmicky but the gimmick worked so well for people new to gaming, point at the TV or wiggle the controller as you would to do the thing in real life was a huge step to making an abstract concept make sense to people.
For longer gaming sessions or more “serious” games the Wii controls were generally lacking but damn if Wii sports wasn’t good fun.
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My favorite is the PS3. Something about its design and library just speaks to me.
PS3 is my favorite too. I love that era of gaming. I emulated some I missed out on like Asura’s Wrath, Shadows of the Damned, and Lollipop Chainsaw and they really hold up well still with the art style chosen being more cartoon than realiatic for its time. And I’ve hopped in for short sessions in Red Dead Redemption.
I actually picked up a ps3 slim and a decent handful of physical games. You can still buy digital ps3 games too on the console itself
Xbox 360, it was my first console and I had a jailbreaked version so I could play anything and it introduced me to achievements haha
NDS is definitely first, but Steam Deck is close. These days I’m probably more on my Steam Deck tho.
SNES does have a lot of the better games in lots of great series. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Final Fantasy etc etc etc.
Though the cheat answer is probably PC since its been around for decades can just evolve with whatever is going on.
It’s obviously pc for me because that’s pretty much all i use for 30 years. But i always liked the nes because it’s pretty satisfying to put in a cartridge and pushing it down.
PSP, followed by Gameboy Color, followed by Advance SP.
I recently got a Retroid4, and took an amazing trip down memory lane with Mana Khemia, MG:AC!D, FF Tactics Advanced/A2, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a bunch of pkmn ROM hacks. All of them easily held up today.
Unless SteamDeck counts, in which case it wins hands-down.
I has the 4 pro. PSP is a good system
Probably snes for me as well. Then again, I missed a couple generations by being busy/poor (I still hate trying to play anything on n64 or it’s cursed controller).
I had Atari 2600, nes, genesis, Gameboy, snes, playstation, switch. I think I may have had or borrowed a gamegear at some point. In my first apartment, one of the other guys had a playstation 2.
This is a really hard question for me to answer. So I’m going to go with a bit of a catch-all.
I really like the GBA. But the DS can play DS and GBA titles. But the 3DS is great too and can play all 3 and then some.
I guess the 3DS. There’s just so much that can be packed into it. I haven’t played mine in a while. I wish it was easier to install a capture card in them. There was something special about the games from the GBA to 3DS. The limitations of the hardware had developers experimenting, and we ended up with so many interesting titles. If you factor in the couple n64 games ported over to the 3DS, it’s just so much nostalgia in one handheld.
If I had to go with a runner-up, I think it would be my series X. Being able to play so many backward compatible games is also super nice.
If I truly had to pick single consoles only, with only the games designed for that specific console. I would probably go with the 3ds and the xbox 360. The 3DO or Dreamcast would come after as they had so many unique titles.
I never got to play the ps1, ps2, or psp and vita. So I’ve been curious what I’ve been missing out on over the years.
You could always emualtr them. Psp is a good system
Playstation and psp emulation is not something I’ve looked into much. I’ll have to do some digging!
Ppsspp is good,
Vimm.net has most of the ROMs. For PSP tekken dr is a very good game. Especially with resolution upscale
I gotta go with the NES. It’s the only console I ever owned, so…
When they released the mini-nes I snagged that little fucker up so fast.
Dreamcast.
I feel a lot of nostalgia towards my ds lite, even though I don’t play with it very much these days.
The challenge with this question is that not everyone has played in every console, so like, for me, I can only comment on the Atari 2600, the Wii and the XBOX 360.
From that small sample, the wii wins hands down. I loved the motion controllers a lot.
Never played Wii but it always looked cool to me :3
I think because it was so different from what came right before it: Gamecube, PS3, Xbox.
Waving that Wiimote around was a blast for everyone, gamers and non-gamers alike. Tons of hours of play in this Sports Resort, for instance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWo6zYZx2rM
I get what @berttheduck said about long games / serious gamers but can you imagine your grandma trying to play most Switch or PS5 or other new console games now?
The Wii brought gaming to the general public in a way nothing else had. Like most modern Nintendo consoles it was under powered and gimmicky but the gimmick worked so well for people new to gaming, point at the TV or wiggle the controller as you would to do the thing in real life was a huge step to making an abstract concept make sense to people. For longer gaming sessions or more “serious” games the Wii controls were generally lacking but damn if Wii sports wasn’t good fun.
If I had to pick all time? 3DS! It has sooo many games with supporting the DS and 3DS library, DSiWare, and of course homebrew.
If I’m picking my current favorite I’ve got to go with the Playdate. It’s portable and has a lot of fun small-scale games.
(yes I like handholds why do you ask)
The 3ds is a damn good system. I just hate the n3ds cstick
I never had a n3ds! Couldn’t bear parting with my animal crossing poptart edition
Likely the PS2. Simply for the breadth of stuff it can play.
assuming “PC” doesn’t count… i’ll be a basic bitch and say nintendo switch. it’s the one i’ve played the most games on.
I’m not the OP, but if you had the most fun on PC, it’s for me the only correct answer.
SNES Aerobiz: Supersonic. Greatest game of my life.