Top 10 games consoles of all timeHardware to hammer for your gaming funDavid NealV3.co.uk, 17 Apr 2010Gaming consoles hit the streets in the mid-1970s, and have developed alongside the personal computer ever since.In previous Top 10s for computer, console and arcade games, many readers asked for a list of consoles.All lists are subjective. I don't care. This is my list of the top 10 consoles, not yours. It is based on personal experience, games played and hours lost.10. PlayStation 3 A sleek, black Blu-ray player with a 120GB hard drive and rechargeable controllers. What's not to like? It may have stuttered with its Home project, and could fail to set anything alight with its Move controllers - except the knob at the end of them - but the PS3 is a good console. It's a shame it looks destined to live in its little brother's shadow.9. PlayStation 2 Although the Grand Theft Auto series appeared on its earlier brother, the game made its bones on the PlayStation 2. GTA San Andreas and Vice City are still the benchmarks by which all other free-roaming/mission-based crime sagas are judged, and the PS2 is equally well remembered. A massively hyped release, the PS2 impressed straight out of the box, bringing with it a slew of quality games.8. Neo Geo Released by SNK in the early 1990s to games fans with a lot of leisure time and money, the Neo Geo offered far superior graphics to its 16-bit counterparts, giving the much-sought after 'almost-arcade' quality to home gaming. Much pricier than the competition, the Neo Geo was to be played at other people's houses when King of Fighters 4 was the finger-callus-causer of choice.7. Nintendo Gameboy Released in 1990 and exploding onto the world with its monochrome falling blocks game called Tetris, the Gameboy was a bulky two-button affair. Boring to look at, it took on, and smashed to pieces, the flashier Sega Gamegear, which had a colour screen and hardly any decent games.6. Super Nintendo System Street Fighter 2, Mario Kart. Shall I continue? Like the MegaDrive the SNES arrived at a time when today's 30-something big spenders were finding their bones on home consoles. Often, like a single duvet, accompanying them to university, until they got a double bed, and the PlayStation was released. A classic games machine, and the biggest seller of the 16-bit lot.5. Nintendo Wii Needs no introduction. Even grandmothers know what the Wii is. They may swing the nunchuck around wildly, but the idea, that the game follows the motions you make in real life, is a lot easier to grasp than the alternatives. Just remember to use the wrist strap. The Wii marries gaming with family fun. Everyone should have one.4. Nintendo DS When even your mum has a games console, albeit a handheld one, you know it is worth paying attention to. The puzzle happy, e-book wannabee, dual touch-screen, brain training DS is a phenomenon. It has sold over 125 million units. In terms of sales, it is the Dan Brown of consoles, mind-bending and ubiquitous.3. Xbox 360 Should be number two really, except for one thing: why does it have to be so loud? Having an Xbox is like having a hamster in a ball constantly scuttling about on a wooden floor. Only instead of a hamster it's a cow chasing an elephant around in a speaker. The Xbox 360 has great games and by far the best online experience, with Live making the PlayStation and Wii equivalents looks dead. Not to mention the Halo series, which is the jam in Live's exquisite doughnut.2. PlayStation 1 It is difficult to explain just how exciting the release of the PlayStation was. If you weren't there and didn't play time-consuming titles like Wipeout 2097 or the Tony Hawks and Resident Evil series, not to mention Parappa the Rapper, which is the best game ever, you might as well just move on. And I haven't even mentioned Tekken, Battle Arena Toshinden or Ridge.1. Sega Mega Drive Sonic 3D, Mortal Kombat, Fifa 94. I could go on, but it would start to seem that I have classic games Tourette's. Given to me one Christmas, the Mega Drive was my teenage years. I should probably hate it, but instead I still play it. Take that, first girlfriend!
Well I don't see how Sega Mega Drive is #1, it shouldn't be on the list. IMO the PS2 should be #1
the ps3 was not the first console into online gaming btw
Quote from: Crixx_Creww on April 25, 2010, 09:58:56 PMthe ps3 was not the first console into online gaming btwim pretty sure he was referring to HIS experience with online gaming
strange...I thought Super NES would be number 1.and where the hell is the Nintendo 64?!?!?Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Mario Tennis and Goldeneye IDMC
