This gen is the greatest console gen ever!

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#1 Squall18
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Back in 1998 was the year of the pc.

In the 90's and new mil., consoles also had a good run.

However, for consoles, this gen has had the greatest impact on casuals, hardcore gamers, and online players. post here if u agree w/me.

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#2 tOtalPWNaAe
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while online is great 6th gen cannot be beaten
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#3 Rocky32189
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No. The greatest gen was easily the 16-bit era. SNES, Genesis, and Turbographx-16.... so many good games.
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#4 playstationboy7
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no the 6th gen and 16 bit era were the best
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#5 DanteSuikoden
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Doesn't hold a candle to 6th gen let alone 16 bit era
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#6 gameofthering
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Last gen,

Dreamcast

PS2

Gamecube

And Xbox for those that liked it.
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#7 mitu123
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This gen had more flops than previous gens to me so no.
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#8 PAL360
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No. The greatest gen was easily the 16-bit era. SNES, Genesis, and Turbographx-16.... so many good games.Rocky32189
Do not forget NeoGeo! The best 16bit graphics ever!!!
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#9 Parasomniac
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5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.
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#10 Guybrush_3
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Not even close.
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#11 tOtalPWNaAe
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5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.Parasomniac
and whats the system no cared about????
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[QUOTE="Parasomniac"]5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.tOtalPWNaAe
and whats the system no cared about????

The Saturn got no love in the states

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#13 SamiRDuran
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if you take out the Wii i dont think consoles are doing that good in terms of sales and popularity.
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[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="Parasomniac"]5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.Guybrush_3

and whats the system no cared about????

The Saturn got no love in the states

whats a saturn????
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#15 mitu123
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[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="Parasomniac"]5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.Guybrush_3

and whats the system no cared about????

The Saturn got no love in the states

The only game I played on there was Gex. I don't see a lot of great games on there, maybe I missed a lot of them.
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#16 mitu123
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[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"] and whats the system no cared about????tOtalPWNaAe

The Saturn got no love in the states

whats a saturn????

A console made by Sega, and it wasn't very successful either.
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#17 tOtalPWNaAe
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[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

The Saturn got no love in the states

mitu123
whats a saturn????

A console made by Sega, and it wasn't very successful either.

lol back then all i knew was the N64
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#18 Lcamm
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lol no it isnt
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#19 jasonheyman
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TC I agree this gen has been the best yet for consoles :)
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#20 Guybrush_3
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[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="Parasomniac"]5th gen was pretty awesome. 2 main systems and another one that no one cared about.Guybrush_3

and whats the system no cared about????

The Saturn got no love in the states

lol, you must be young. It's ok though because the Sega Saturn was pretty much DOA in the US. Many gamers have never even seen one in real life.

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#21 dotWithShoes
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[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"] and whats the system no cared about????mitu123

The Saturn got no love in the states

The only game I played on there was Gex. I don't see a lot of great games on there, maybe I missed a lot of them.

Daytona USA games were awesome, imo. Loved those.. :)
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#22 Mongo-Boss
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PSX + N64 + Saturn = WIN

This gen is great thanks to online features

Also:

SNES + Genesis was the best

Sonic Vs Mario

Vectorman Vs Metroid Prime

Zelda Vs Golden Axe

And so many awesome titles

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#23 tOtalPWNaAe
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[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"] and whats the system no cared about????Guybrush_3

The Saturn got no love in the states

lol, you must be young. It's ok though because the Sega Saturn was pretty much DOA in the US. Many gamers have never even seen one in real life.

its not that i wasnt into games att back then i knew about the gamecube and xbox in 2005 the year they died abd didnt get to play all the games that was exclusive :(
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#24 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

The Saturn got no love in the states

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The only game I played on there was Gex. I don't see a lot of great games on there, maybe I missed a lot of them.

Daytona USA games were awesome, imo. Loved those.. :)

I wish I played those. Another game I played was Panzer Dragoon, great game, I forgot about that one, it's coming back to me. And I also played crappy games like Sonic R.
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#25 unknown37
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Actually gens 3-6 are all better than this one
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#26 Mongo-Boss
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Saturn didn't make it very far in the US but it's good selection of RPGs and gems like Nights made it worthwhile.

It also gave birth to House of the Dead on consoles :D

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#27 dotWithShoes
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[QUOTE="dotWithShoes"][QUOTE="mitu123"] The only game I played on there was Gex. I don't see a lot of great games on there, maybe I missed a lot of them.mitu123
Daytona USA games were awesome, imo. Loved those.. :)

I wish I played those. Another game I played was Panzer Dragoon, great game, I forgot about that one, it's coming back to me. And I also played crappy games like Sonic R.

I've actually got Panzer Dragoon still.. don't have my Saturn anymore though :( It broke. Would be nice to see a return of Daytona USA on the Wii. The Saturn couldn't really compete from what I've read with its graphics ability, wasn't really made for 3d graphics..
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#28 SparkyProtocol
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TC I agree this gen has been the best yet for consoles :)jasonheyman
I agree I think every gen it gets better with online, graphics, and whatnot. I must be wiered though cause I thought 6th gen was pretty much lame besides Halo and God of War. I liked 5th gen way more than 6th.
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#29 Rocky32189
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[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]No. The greatest gen was easily the 16-bit era. SNES, Genesis, and Turbographx-16.... so many good games.PAL360
Do not forget NeoGeo! The best 16bit graphics ever!!!

Yes, thanks for reminding me. The Neo Geo was amazing. If you count the Sega CD and Turbo Duo, that's 6 consoles in that era. I don't see how anyone could argue against the 16-bit era as the best period in gaming.
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#30 xsubtownerx
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Sega Genesis + SNES = Best gen.
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#31 Lionheart08
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[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"] and whats the system no cared about????tOtalPWNaAe

The Saturn got no love in the states

whats a saturn????

Yeah, you basically just proved the point. :lol:

I'd say the 5th or 6th was the best. :P

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#32 DealRogers
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For almost everyone here, including myself, the old times were a beter era and that is because we were kids back then and videogames had a stronger impact on us than nowadays. And even if the games today are reusing the same kind of genres and ideas all the time, you cannot deny that the quality in this gen is outstanding and by far surpasses the previous ones. That's my opinion.
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#33 Iheartrpgsalot
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I'd say that the X360 will go down as one of the greatest consoles ever but this isn't necessarily the best generation ever. Don't get me wrong, the ps3 is great, but it's essentially a gimped xbox with replacement titles that aren't nearly as good or as large in number. What really is dragging the gen down however is the wii. It's just the most sucktastic major console since a long time ago. Then again, I guess there use to be only two consoles in the past. Why you'll have lots of people saying no however is that they either own a wii or they forget about the games that aren't completely exclusive. In the SNES era and even ps1 time, almost every good game was exclusive.

I guess it's fair to say that while this generation probably offers the highest peak, when it's average between the consoles, it sort of stink mainly because of a very low loser console

--- And honestly, if it weren't for the fact that I played Halo 1 and 2 throughout last generation, it would have been one of the most craptastic. 2 good FFs, KH, and while there were some damn fine jrpgs, most were all at the end. There just weren't enough good games spread out diversly I guess

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#34 poptart
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[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"] and whats the system no cared about????mitu123

The Saturn got no love in the states

The only game I played on there was Gex. I don't see a lot of great games on there, maybe I missed a lot of them.

NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon... there were a few gems tucked away on the Saturn.

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#35 DragonxanderPR
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I would disagree on that. This are my reasons:

-The Wii has the great idea of standarized motion controls, yet 3rd party developers are doing a mediocre job on their development (a major reason for 3rd party games for the Wii to be crappy).

-The Xbox 360 is kinda expensive knowing that it lacks many additional features, and it still has a much too high failure rate (originally around 65%, now around 15%, both numbers are much too high). Also the relatively primitive wireless controllers, overheating problems and usage of disc tray.

-The PS3 is a great piece of hardware, but it boasts too much for most people (who needs a console that can use a printer!?). That's why it's so costly. It's also a somewhat overly advanced console (maybe too much for this gen, but good for a long console life span).

-The PSP is quite advanced too, yet the short battery life and the cheap excuse for an analog stick make it somewhat defficient.

-The Nintendo DS has the same problems as the Wii, only in a smaller degree.

-PCs have always been ahead of consoles in capabilities, so it's no fair comparison.

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#36 hakanakumono
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I'd have to disgagree with you. The era of the original playstation was the best for consoles because of the games that came out for them. :)
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#37 naruto7777
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yes i agree this is the best gen
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#38 mitu123
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poptart, I mentioned Panzer Dragoon in another post and never played Nights. Each console this gen is flawed:

Wii-Too many shovelware games and the 2nd half of 2008 wasn't that great

Xbox 360-RROD, and I got it twice, enough said

PS3-Too expensive and has worse BC than the other 2 consoles

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#39 Menalque2
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This gen has been terrible... with games that have almost exclusively been either shovelware, endless rehashes and multiplatform US style WRPG, FPS and RTS trash.

How anybody in their right might could say the seventh gen has been great I wish I knew their pharmacist. The PS3 and Wii are among the worst major consoles of all time and come to think of it, if it weren't for XBOX Live or XBLA, the 360 wouldn't be far behind either.

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#40 death919
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The 360 is shaping up to be one of the greatest consoles of all time games-wise but I still think PS2, GCN, and Xbox made the best gen.
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#41 deactivated-5f4694ac412a8
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No, 1998 was the year of the Nintendo 64. This generation is good... Some of the best games around... Uhhh... PC is doing fine, too. I don't know what else to say. :P