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Retarded logic.
My list:
1 - NES
2 - SNES
3 - Neo Geo
4 - 360
5 - PSX
6 - Dreamcast
7 - PS2
8 - Atari 2600
9 - Sega Genesis
10 - Xbox
Favorite game consoles
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Retarded logic.
My list:
1 - NES
2 - SNES
3 - Neo Geo
4 - 360
5 - PSX
6 - Dreamcast
7 - PS2
8 - Atari 2600
9 - Sega Genesis
10 - Xbox
Go big or go home!
Nintendo
The best little retro system out there. Besides the great shmups, platformers, and Nintendo staples, it also had the best versions of the old arcade games. If I had to keep only one console and get rid of the rest, I would keep the NES without a doubt.
Super Nintendo
To me, the SNES is just the NES but polished with the introduction of RPGs. Generally, it only really lacks the plethora of 8-bit arcade games that really makes the NES shine, but where the NES was the beginning (Contra, Metroid, Zelda, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Donkey Kong, Gradius) the SNES was the peak. Very close, but not quite a tie.
Genesis
The Genesis was my first console that was mine, and it will always have a special place in my heart. Despite that, I felt that overall the games were just better on the SNES. Looked better, sounded better, controlled better (except where the same game was on both), and it lacked the many excellent RPGs the SNES had. Platformers and shmups, two of my favorite genres, are where it really shines, so it definitely ranks way up there.
PlayStation
Saturn
These two are almost a tie, and they both are excellent 32 bit systems, It's a close call which one is better, since for most 2D games I'd rather have it on the Saturn, find them superior on the Saturn, but I give the slight edge to the PS for having more and better RPGs and for just having more games in general. It's a close call, though, since for most 2D games I'd rather have it on the Saturn, find them superior on the Saturn.
PlayStation 2
PS2 ranks so high for me merely because of what it offers. There is just so much in the library, that it's easy to amass a huge collection of quality games. Only problem is, very few of them I think rank among the best of the pre-DC era. Racing games are the one exception. Of its peers, though, it's the best.
7800
If you have a 7800 that can play all 2600 games, what's the point of having a 2600? And having all 2600 games is the only reason the 7800 is up so high. Without backwards compatibility, the 7800 would rank much lower to me, but the two libraries combined make a formidable experience in early arcade-style games. It also has the best port of Centipede, and that alone makes it worth owning. The homebrew scene has also done it nicely.
Nintendo 64
The N64 is the king of party consoles. Mario Kart 64 and Ogre Battle 64 alone are worth it, but Puyo Puyo, Bust-a-Move, GoldenEye/Perfect Dark, etc. make it a pleasure to play with all types of folks. That and that alone is why it ranks higher than the Dreamcast.
Dreamcast
HOMEBREW! HOMEBREW! HOMEBREW! Yes, I love my DC for the arcade style games it offers, not shit like Shenmue, and for the excellent homebrew and great shmups and 2D fighters it offers.
GameCube
The GameCube is an underrated gem. It's got a lot of great non-Nintendo stuff on it. While the 1st party stuff is great, it has just enough of each genre and really shines at what it does have. Add the ability to play Game Boy Advance games and you have a most impressive system.
Master System
I like the Master System plenty, but I feel it couldn't really compete with the NES. It holds its own, but with a few of its older arcade conversions mitigated by later releases (like R-Type), it suffers. I'm still exploring this library, so it may surpass the GameCube, but I doubt I'll surpass the DC for me.
Wii
The Wii is all right. Online multiplayer is OK, the games are not bad. Since I don't have a 360 or PS3, it also acts as a Netflix device. Nothing special, and I don't care for motion controls.
Xbox
The Xbox is cool and doesn't afraid of anything.
Neo Geo CD
I hope I don't get too much hate for this, but ugh, ugh, ugh load times are a bitch.
ColecoVision
Ah, the Colecovision. I don't mean to hate on it, and I'm not, I swear! But I'm not as familiar with its overall library, so it can't rank too high. A solid console that makes a better version of several 2600 games, which alone make it worth owning.
Handhelds:
Game Boy
The system itself is balls, but the games alone do it for me.
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Despite the paltry library, it has the best stick of all time. OF ALL TIME!
Game Boy Color
This should have had a backlight. That bums me out. But still, plenty of excellent games, and builds solidly on the Game Boy library.
DS
Truth be told, I'm not enamored with the post-GBC Nintendo handhelds, but there are some real gems among them. I think the DS beats out the GBA but just barely. I think the more I explore it, the better it gets, so that's something.
Game Boy Advance/SP
Gotta have a backlight. SP AGS-101. The library is only OK. So many of these games I find to be not as fun. Adventure games are just gimped adventures. There is some fun to be had, though.
Game Gear
The Game Gear has too few exclusives to make it a good handheld. It was great in the old days, though, before I got a Master System.
Nintendo
The best little retro system out there. Besides the great shmups, platformers, and Nintendo staples, it also had the best versions of the old arcade games. If I had to keep only one console and get rid of the rest, I would keep the NES without a doubt.
Super Nintendo
To me, the SNES is just the NES but polished with the introduction of RPGs. Generally, it only really lacks the plethora of 8-bit arcade games that really makes the NES shine, but where the NES was the beginning (Contra, Metroid, Zelda, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Donkey Kong, Gradius) the SNES was the peak. Very close, but not quite a tie.
Genesis
The Genesis was my first console that was mine, and it will always have a special place in my heart. Despite that, I felt that overall the games were just better on the SNES. Looked better, sounded better, controlled better (except where the same game was on both), and it lacked the many excellent RPGs the SNES had. Platformers and shmups, two of my favorite genres, are where it really shines, so it definitely ranks way up there.
PlayStation
Saturn
These two are almost a tie, and they both are excellent 32 bit systems, It's a close call which one is better, since for most 2D games I'd rather have it on the Saturn, find them superior on the Saturn, but I give the slight edge to the PS for having more and better RPGs and for just having more games in general. It's a close call, though, since for most 2D games I'd rather have it on the Saturn, find them superior on the Saturn.
PlayStation 2
PS2 ranks so high for me merely because of what it offers. There is just so much in the library, that it's easy to amass a huge collection of quality games. Only problem is, very few of them I think rank among the best of the pre-DC era. Racing games are the one exception. Of its peers, though, it's the best.
7800
If you have a 7800 that can play all 2600 games, what's the point of having a 2600? And having all 2600 games is the only reason the 7800 is up so high. Without backwards compatibility, the 7800 would rank much lower to me, but the two libraries combined make a formidable experience in early arcade-style games. It also has the best port of Centipede, and that alone makes it worth owning. The homebrew scene has also done it nicely.
Nintendo 64
The N64 is the king of party consoles. Mario Kart 64 and Ogre Battle 64 alone are worth it, but Puyo Puyo, Bust-a-Move, GoldenEye/Perfect Dark, etc. make it a pleasure to play with all types of folks. That and that alone is why it ranks higher than the Dreamcast.
Dreamcast
HOMEBREW! HOMEBREW! HOMEBREW! Yes, I love my DC for the arcade style games it offers, not shit like Shenmue, and for the excellent homebrew and great shmups and 2D fighters it offers.
GameCube
The GameCube is an underrated gem. It's got a lot of great non-Nintendo stuff on it. While the 1st party stuff is great, it has just enough of each genre and really shines at what it does have. Add the ability to play Game Boy Advance games and you have a most impressive system.
Master System
I like the Master System plenty, but I feel it couldn't really compete with the NES. It holds its own, but with a few of its older arcade conversions mitigated by later releases (like R-Type), it suffers. I'm still exploring this library, so it may surpass the GameCube, but I doubt I'll surpass the DC for me.
Wii
The Wii is all right. Online multiplayer is OK, the games are not bad. Since I don't have a 360 or PS3, it also acts as a Netflix device. Nothing special, and I don't care for motion controls.
Xbox
The Xbox is cool and doesn't afraid of anything.
Neo Geo CD
I hope I don't get too much hate for this, but ugh, ugh, ugh load times are a bitch.
ColecoVision
Ah, the Colecovision. I don't mean to hate on it, and I'm not, I swear! But I'm not as familiar with its overall library, so it can't rank too high. A solid console that makes a better version of several 2600 games, which alone make it worth owning.
Handhelds:
Game Boy
The system itself is balls, but the games alone do it for me.
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Despite the paltry library, it has the best stick of all time. OF ALL TIME!
Game Boy Color
This should have had a backlight. That bums me out. But still, plenty of excellent games, and builds solidly on the Game Boy library.
DS
Truth be told, I'm not enamored with the post-GBC Nintendo handhelds, but there are some real gems among them. I think the DS beats out the GBA but just barely. I think the more I explore it, the better it gets, so that's something.
Game Boy Advance/SP
Gotta have a backlight. SP AGS-101. The library is only OK. So many of these games I find to be not as fun. Adventure games are just gimped adventures. There is some fun to be had, though.
Game Gear
The Game Gear has too few exclusives to make it a good handheld. It was great in the old days, though, before I got a Master System.
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5. Dreamcast: Great assortment of games for such a short-lived console.
4. Wii: Quite possibly the best Nintendo home console since the Super NES. However, Nintendo screwed up late in it's lifespan though.
3. PS2: Just has so many games from all genres that are worth playing. Only problem is the region-lock, which is hard to bypass.
2. DS: Awesome library & perfect backwards-compatibility with GBA games. The best handheld there is.
1. Super NES: The library is practically perfection in video game form & a huge step-up from the NES. I can't find any major flaws with this system.
Runner up: GBA (The library is quite good, if only there weren't so many ports...)
4. Wii: Quite possibly the best Nintendo home console since the Super NES. However, Nintendo screwed up late in it's lifespan though.
3. PS2: Just has so many games from all genres that are worth playing. Only problem is the region-lock, which is hard to bypass.
2. DS: Awesome library & perfect backwards-compatibility with GBA games. The best handheld there is.
1. Super NES: The library is practically perfection in video game form & a huge step-up from the NES. I can't find any major flaws with this system.
Runner up: GBA (The library is quite good, if only there weren't so many ports...)
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Well, over the years I've had many systems, much like most people here I should think. Some were great others were turds. If I were to rank them, I guess I would do so based on how much fun I feel like I was able to get out of them and how big of a deal they were to me. With that here is my list in no order, just the ones that I feel like really mattered.
The top 5
1. some little two paddle pong system. This was the first home video game I had. It was a huge deal. We had an extra little 13ish inch B&W TV that this thing would be hooked to. There were countless hours playing pong against my cousins who were all older than me and would usually win. It was a pretty big deal when I could beat one. Even my parents would get in on some video games back then. It was new and exciting being able to turn this little knob and make the line on the screen move to bounce the ball around. There were other pong type systems we got later, one even had a lame ass light gun for a skeet shooting game. To this day I'm still ready to play some pong against someone.
2. The Atari 2600. Pong was pretty much the gateway drug to this one. Getting one for Christmas was a huge deal. The system came with Combat, and I got Pac man and DK also. Demon Attack, and Yars Revenge were two of my favorites. There were a lot of games that kept me busy through my youth. Those times we could pull together 4 players and get a game of warlords going was pretty awesome. I would say that I logged as many hours on that system as any of that came after it.
3. NES - not much to be said here. Like everyone else this was a huge deal.
4. Dreamcast - I kind of feel like it was ahead of its time. Lots of good times playing with friends. Oddly enough most of the fun I've had on systems has been when I had people to play with. This was also the first system where I did any on line play. Phantasy Star Online was like a drug. I loved that game.
5. Xbox - I came home from work one night and watched some TV. There was an advertisement for Halo that came on, and so I went out that night and bought a system and halo. Again almost all the fun I had with the system was playing with people. We would met up with our systems and drag cables all through the house setting up in different rooms and playing any game we could against each other.
The top 5
1. some little two paddle pong system. This was the first home video game I had. It was a huge deal. We had an extra little 13ish inch B&W TV that this thing would be hooked to. There were countless hours playing pong against my cousins who were all older than me and would usually win. It was a pretty big deal when I could beat one. Even my parents would get in on some video games back then. It was new and exciting being able to turn this little knob and make the line on the screen move to bounce the ball around. There were other pong type systems we got later, one even had a lame ass light gun for a skeet shooting game. To this day I'm still ready to play some pong against someone.
2. The Atari 2600. Pong was pretty much the gateway drug to this one. Getting one for Christmas was a huge deal. The system came with Combat, and I got Pac man and DK also. Demon Attack, and Yars Revenge were two of my favorites. There were a lot of games that kept me busy through my youth. Those times we could pull together 4 players and get a game of warlords going was pretty awesome. I would say that I logged as many hours on that system as any of that came after it.
3. NES - not much to be said here. Like everyone else this was a huge deal.
4. Dreamcast - I kind of feel like it was ahead of its time. Lots of good times playing with friends. Oddly enough most of the fun I've had on systems has been when I had people to play with. This was also the first system where I did any on line play. Phantasy Star Online was like a drug. I loved that game.
5. Xbox - I came home from work one night and watched some TV. There was an advertisement for Halo that came on, and so I went out that night and bought a system and halo. Again almost all the fun I had with the system was playing with people. We would met up with our systems and drag cables all through the house setting up in different rooms and playing any game we could against each other.
Phyeir
My only regret is that I have... Boneitis!
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Worms Armaggedon, that game in the group of friends I had was always on screen. I still pop that in, especially if I have 3-4 people to play with at the same time. Such a great game. It must be played with German or Scottish voices.
Colorado Rockie
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In order:
1. Original Xbox - Typically the best version for Multiplatform PS2/GC counterparts. Solid Exclusives; Panzer Dragoon, KoTOR, Otogi, Ninja Gaiden etc). System Link/LAN. Nearly all games run in at least 480p and a good handful run at 720p.
2. Nintendo DS
3. Xbox 360
4. Gameboy Advance
5. Gamecube
6. PSP
7. SNES
8. Dreamcast
9. PS3
10. PS1
1. Original Xbox - Typically the best version for Multiplatform PS2/GC counterparts. Solid Exclusives; Panzer Dragoon, KoTOR, Otogi, Ninja Gaiden etc). System Link/LAN. Nearly all games run in at least 480p and a good handful run at 720p.
2. Nintendo DS
3. Xbox 360
4. Gameboy Advance
5. Gamecube
6. PSP
7. SNES
8. Dreamcast
9. PS3
10. PS1
El Maricon Loco
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Love is strong with me for the NES, SNES, Gennie, I won't bore you with the standard shit. I also loved the Atari but the only games I'd play on it anymore would be H.E.R.O. and Plaque Attack. lol Dreamcast would be up there. Dreamcast also has a special place - nearly arcade perfect ports, Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue, MvsC2, and the most fun 4 player sports game ever created - Virtua Tennis.
PSX/PS2 era - PS1 era was fucking magical. I had bought the N64 and after beating Mario 64 realized I had bought the wrong system - hocked that shit and never looked back. The volume of original shit that came out and risks devs/publishers took will never happen again on this level. Soo many franchises started or rebirthed on this console. Sure a lot of early poly games haven't aged gracefully, but there's still a TON of dirty cheap fun shit to play on it, and thankfully (aside from the truly rare and a few RPG's) the fucktard moron buttfucker sky-gouger collector market glances over the PS1 and moves on. PS2 gets a nod as well, but I don't romance on it like the PS1. So, if I had to say my GOAT system (during it's prime) would have been the PS1. I don't think I even need to name some of the games to this crowd, but I will because a lot of people write the shit off now. RIDDGGE RACER, Twisted Metal 1&2, Resident Evil and 2, Metal Gear Solid, Wild Arms, FFVII, Vanguard Bandits, SoTN, Gran Turismo, Oddworld, Tekken, Soul Blade, while they weren't the best ports all the Capcom fighters were good, Crash series *pretty much everything was good, Parappa, Incredible Crisis, and I'm just scratching the surface - it just steam rolled everything in it's prime.
PSX/PS2 era - PS1 era was fucking magical. I had bought the N64 and after beating Mario 64 realized I had bought the wrong system - hocked that shit and never looked back. The volume of original shit that came out and risks devs/publishers took will never happen again on this level. Soo many franchises started or rebirthed on this console. Sure a lot of early poly games haven't aged gracefully, but there's still a TON of dirty cheap fun shit to play on it, and thankfully (aside from the truly rare and a few RPG's) the fucktard moron buttfucker sky-gouger collector market glances over the PS1 and moves on. PS2 gets a nod as well, but I don't romance on it like the PS1. So, if I had to say my GOAT system (during it's prime) would have been the PS1. I don't think I even need to name some of the games to this crowd, but I will because a lot of people write the shit off now. RIDDGGE RACER, Twisted Metal 1&2, Resident Evil and 2, Metal Gear Solid, Wild Arms, FFVII, Vanguard Bandits, SoTN, Gran Turismo, Oddworld, Tekken, Soul Blade, while they weren't the best ports all the Capcom fighters were good, Crash series *pretty much everything was good, Parappa, Incredible Crisis, and I'm just scratching the surface - it just steam rolled everything in it's prime.
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El Maricon Loco
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I got excited and went off the rails, no regrets.
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My fave consoles in no particular order:
Neo homecart system
NGCD
Mega Drive
Dreamcast
PS2
PSX
(Gamecube)
(Xbox)
I've put the Gamecube in brackets because I only have a handful of games for it but the very fact alone that it's the platform RE4 was made for and came out on makes the little cube special for me. Bought the silver GC RE4 edition with the game logo on top... man, the first week of playing RE4 was so intense... good days.
Same with the first Xbox... well, I have quite a few games for it (again, mostly ports and arcade-ish stuff). It got OutRun2, which still is one of my fave games ever but most of the other games that came out for it were boring FPS and action adventures which pissed me off. The software support also quickly ran dry over here when the machine had reached its internal best-before date... ah well.
I used the PSX and PS2 mainly as port machines, the number of arcade ports these systems got were simply breathtaking. This came in handy for me because at the time when the PS2 hit the market, the arcade scene over here was in its final throes and I would have missed a lot of cool games without it.
Neo homecart system
NGCD
Mega Drive
Dreamcast
PS2
PSX
(Gamecube)
(Xbox)
I've put the Gamecube in brackets because I only have a handful of games for it but the very fact alone that it's the platform RE4 was made for and came out on makes the little cube special for me. Bought the silver GC RE4 edition with the game logo on top... man, the first week of playing RE4 was so intense... good days.
Same with the first Xbox... well, I have quite a few games for it (again, mostly ports and arcade-ish stuff). It got OutRun2, which still is one of my fave games ever but most of the other games that came out for it were boring FPS and action adventures which pissed me off. The software support also quickly ran dry over here when the machine had reached its internal best-before date... ah well.
I used the PSX and PS2 mainly as port machines, the number of arcade ports these systems got were simply breathtaking. This came in handy for me because at the time when the PS2 hit the market, the arcade scene over here was in its final throes and I would have missed a lot of cool games without it.
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My top 5 are...
1. SNES
2. Mega Drive
3. Saturn
4. Dreamcast
5. Gamecube
The 16 bit era I remember fondly as that was the time when I was growing up and for that reason they are very nostalgic consoles and both had some fantastic games.
The Saturn had some killer 2D beat em ups but my personal fave for that system was Dragon Force.
The Dreamcast also had some fine beat em ups namely Capcom vs SNK and Street Fighter Third Strike and other games of note are Skies of Arcadia and Grandia 2
The Gamecube had F-Zero GX and for me is still the best F-Zero going, amusement vision done an excellent job with that game and the soundtrack is awesome.
1. SNES
2. Mega Drive
3. Saturn
4. Dreamcast
5. Gamecube
The 16 bit era I remember fondly as that was the time when I was growing up and for that reason they are very nostalgic consoles and both had some fantastic games.
The Saturn had some killer 2D beat em ups but my personal fave for that system was Dragon Force.
The Dreamcast also had some fine beat em ups namely Capcom vs SNK and Street Fighter Third Strike and other games of note are Skies of Arcadia and Grandia 2
The Gamecube had F-Zero GX and for me is still the best F-Zero going, amusement vision done an excellent job with that game and the soundtrack is awesome.
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1. Xbox 360 So many great games, so little time
2-. NES A classic with too many titles that can't be put down
2-. Gameboy Too awesome, I saw someone make a TV Gameboy. I would love to make one as I think the gamecube is super silly
3-. SNES Used to hate it, now I love it
3-. Neo Geo MVS Awesome system, but I have just started with it
2-. NES A classic with too many titles that can't be put down
2-. Gameboy Too awesome, I saw someone make a TV Gameboy. I would love to make one as I think the gamecube is super silly
3-. SNES Used to hate it, now I love it
3-. Neo Geo MVS Awesome system, but I have just started with it
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Top Five:
1. Dreamcast - The DC has so many good original games and arcade ports which I still play to this day. The variety of games, hardware power, and awesome accessories (arcade sticks, maracas, fishing controller, etc.) help cement this as my favorite console of all-time.
2. SNES
3. Saturn
4. Neo Geo
5. PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Honorable mentions:
Genesis
NES
PS2
PS1
Xbox 360
Handhelds:
Game Boy Advance
PSP
Neo Geo Pocket Color
DS
Game Boy Color
1. Dreamcast - The DC has so many good original games and arcade ports which I still play to this day. The variety of games, hardware power, and awesome accessories (arcade sticks, maracas, fishing controller, etc.) help cement this as my favorite console of all-time.
2. SNES
3. Saturn
4. Neo Geo
5. PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Honorable mentions:
Genesis
NES
PS2
PS1
Xbox 360
Handhelds:
Game Boy Advance
PSP
Neo Geo Pocket Color
DS
Game Boy Color
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I agree with these sentiments entirely. While the Dreamcast is my favorite console of all-time, the 16-bit era is definitely my favorite video game generation. The Dreamcast alone can't begin compete with the PC Engine, Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo, Game Boy, and company.
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/thread.
On that note...not the N64, fuck that abortion. Rumor is, that console felches puppies...
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Sin and Punishment, F-Zero X, Super Smash Bros, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Rogue Squadron, Super Mario 64, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Mario Kart 64, WWF No Mercy, Star Fox 64, Kirby 64? Motherfucking Pokemon Snap?
Come on, man. N64 rules. Search your feelings. You know it to be true.
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While reading that list of shovelware all I could hear in my head is the screaming sound a male puppy makes when someone attempts to give it the shocker with the business end of an original N64 controller.
*EDIT*
You know, I just noticed that I made back to back puppy references. Sorry about that. You'll have to cut me slack, I had a shitty day so my cunt-box is running low on tinder at the moment...
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This N64 hate will derail a thread with potential. I understand your passion, but opinion ain't fact, even if you have some good points. To me, one or two games can make a console. I put the N64 as one of my favorites of all time because of all the fond memories I have of playing 4 player GoldenEye and the fun times with Super Mario 64. I could care less about the things that bother you when it comes to enjoying myself.
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Not to be snarky but a "what's your BFF console LOLZ!" thread doesn't have much potential...it's been done hundreds if times over.
The N64 hate is just me carrying a joke over from a different thread, carry on...
...and it's COULDN'T care less btw, not sure why but that one really tazes me bro when people get it wrong.
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