1 Dreamcast
2 SNES
3 PSP
4 GBA (aka "Pocket SNES with awful sound")

For the longest time I'd have gone with SNES, but the little time Dreamcast was on the scene it wowed me with its originality and fun.

fuchikoma

Yes - pound for pound, best system ever.

Dreamcast did a great job too.

BUT, for the system that I am most attached to? 360. It's the only console that I "miss" if I can't turn it on for a few days on end.

But for those of you tossers who put the Genesis in front of the SNES? You are blind, friends.

Ndogg550

Grew up with a 2600, graduated to an Atari XE, then NES and all the rest. Best for my money is the Dreamcast. Glad I'm not the only one to think so!

KaneTaker

love my snes and it still works

love the fact that i still own FF III when it first came out and the save files are still there

RanChan03

Everyone keeps going on and on about the Dreamcast- why no love for the Saturn?? I LOVED my Saturn, though ultimately sold it b/c I was a poor college student who coveted a PSX so I could play Jet Moto w/ my friends. Hates that decision, I do.

The Gamer-Nerd Formerly Known as HootieMac

Oh man the US SNES is really damn ugly.
However, I'd say it's a tie between SNES and Dreamcast.

Mucki

I have two consoles hooked up to my TV - a PS3 and a Super Nintendo. There you go. And I think I'm the only person who still pronounces the name as "Super Nintendo" rather than "Sness" when I talk about it.

multimoog

Um yes. I had disposable income.
(ok, it was the Sears system, but still an Atari inside)
NEOGEO was amazing and ... expensive then!
PS3-everyone gripes "too costly, no games, wahhh". Fine, I'm diggin it like DigDug. Go wait for Fedex and your RRoD casket.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

the PS2 raped the dreamcast, then shot it and left in on the streets for dead.

superbeast1370

I'm going to go ahead and say it: The Genesis completely sucked. The best games were mostly knock-offs/inferior versions of better SNES games (yeah Beyond Oasis... you try to be Zelda). Sonic was overrated, the sound chip on the Genesis sucked, and the only reason it was as popular as it was was due to Mortal Kombat's blood.

Padriac

I got my current Super Famicom off eBay, it's been painted silver and given a blue LED and the cartridge port has been professionally widened so it can run US games. It's also got a 50/60Hz switch for running PAL games full speed.

photoboy

Oh, I'd also like to toss in the NeoGeo as possibly the greatest 2D console ever. If you want to discuss lifespan, baby, thats where it is at. Just imagine if FF and CT was on a Neo. Thats all I need to say...

Moonchilde

1. NES
2. Genesis
3. PS1
4. Dreamcast
5. SNES

Raziel3333

It had Chrono Trigger and FFVI and some great Megaman X. Can't think of others but thats a three punch combo. If you disagree your not human

Shindokie (PSN and XBL)

@MURDERFACE: the original xbox? it only had 4 games worth playing... KOTOR, FABLE, HALO 1 & 2

thebluick

1. Atari 2600
2. NEOGEO
3. PS3

SigmundTheSeaMonster

Absolutely not.

I'll grant it had some fantastic games, but was the system itself worth a damn? Not really. You had to blow into it to get it to work, and I don't seem to recall it keeping track of achievements.

Moonshadow101

PS2 is so far my favorite. I did like the SNES, but there was a lot of trash movie license games on it that sucked amongst a ton of other games that sucked.

Enix, Square, Rare, Nintendo, and Capcom made some fantastic games on the machine. They will always go down in history as some of the greatest games of all time.

But I happen to think the PS2 just stomps it in every way. There were just way more games I enjoyed on the machine.

Moonchilde

Owned an NES, owned an SNES (still own both), never got into either one.

If you're not big on Mario or long-ass RPG's, the SNES doesn't have a whole lot going for it.

I was a Genesis man, and still am.

badasscat

As a kid during the 16-bit era, it was a tough choice between Genesis and SNES. In retrospect, the Genesis was wrong. Even the greatest games coming out today are not even close to the SNES lineup.

Apreche

Meh, I was a Genesis kid. This is erroneous because the best console "evar" was the Dreamcast. Don't try to fight the truth.

KeroseneClimax

Wow that is some one-sided voting!

but I voted for Bill Clinton but SNES is still winning the majority vote.

But seriously the Top 3 consoles to me are: PSX,XBOX, and Dreamcast.

MURDERFACE

I will only put in a vote if SEGA Dreamcast is added to this.

explodingmanMK2

I'd have to give my vote to the PS2, but the SNES is close behind.

cheez

I laughed pretty hard for like 1 minute when I saw this. Thanks for the ab workout!

SNES FTW!

futuresex

@Furious_Liver: lol, in my case it was a friend. Actually I had two friends with Genesis'. Mortal Kombat, Duck Tales, Sonic, and Rocket Knight Adventures were the games of the day.

My SNES had more than its fair share of great games, but I did look enviously on the Genesis...

Xiedo

the golden age of RPGs was the SNES

thebluick

2D Side Scrollers are the best games. AS with the fine RPG selection on the SNES as well.

drewdvorak

That was the best poll I've ever participated in.

I agree, too, the snes was the best. Screwattack gave it #2 in their consoles if I remember correctly, behind the PSone. I still think the snes is the best, though.

If you count handhelds, though, I can't help but love the DS the most.

indiemike

1. PS2 - for some of the best games ever including ICO and Shadow of the Colossus

2. Dreamcast - Shenmue and MvC2

3. Snes - all around awesomeness

Snes is great but the PS2 is a legend that will never be dethroned.

Buttah

I've got to agree. Variety of games is the key. The SNES didn't just have a couple of good games in a given genre, it had tons of great games in every genre. Since then, pretty much all the different consoles have had more of a niche market (the PS2 comes closest to this, but still doesn't have the variety the SNES had).

smitty1123

I vote No!...wait... yes.
bugger.

bertfallen

@2NinjasTapedTogether: It did have SMB3.

Super Mario Allstars + World. Some might even argue it's the better version.

Some.

PlayingKarrde

@Gadgetron: Best console ever? pick a console from this generation and it kicks the crap out of the SNES.

Sure, if you judge the value of a console by how many polygons per second it shits out.

Personally, I don't care about the technical capabilities as long as the games are fun... and the SNES has a staggering amount of good games.

evslin

I can't vote for this on the account that I believe (god, how can I type this?) the PS2 to be the greatest console so far. I just thought if I could have only one . . . it would have to be the PS2. The only fissure in my thinking is that playing FPS games, a genre I've learned (read: been forced) to love on the 360, is agonizing on the PS2. Other than that, it does have everything.

Where are the music games on the SNES? No, Mario Paint does not count.

vanderblade

@PlayingKarrde: i agree with you there as the american ones seem to suffer the 'yellowing' a lot faster. if you've ever seen a snes dragged out of a closet that saw a lot of playing time and sunlight back in the day, you know what i mean.

at least when they were grey and boxy they looked kind of rad and futuristic. i can still remember the feel of the controllers and the smell of the styrofoam from when i unwrapped mine for the first time. ahhhh. memories.

PGGB

PSone, then PS2, 3rd is SNES, 4th NES, 5th Game boy, 6th GBA, 7th Nintendo DS.

I never owned a sega console, cause way, waaaaayyyy back then sega was screwing consumers in the ass...like 3 or 4 times (including the Dreamcast's early shot in the processor.)

superbeast1370

Hahhaha! What kinda poll is this with only one answer? That's pretty funny.....

GameraTheGreat

I don't understand calls for the PSX, btw -- I knew a lot of people grew up on it (still a weird concept for me) but how many of those games does anyone want to play now? MGS and Symphony are still amazing, but there's not much to bother with on it anymore.

Everything on PSX pretty much has a "better" version of it out, since 3-D graphics/controls were so infant back then. But SNES games are still pretty good lookin, control well and are fun.

GhaleonUnlimited

@ devil's advocate: it will do no such thing!

this poll was fair & balanced. here's how it is:

1) SNES
2) PS2
3) Dreamcast

im not gonna lie; 2 & 3 are pretty close. PS1 was amazing, and had many classics, much of which was made better on the ps2. there is no arguing here, folks.

TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL)

The poll is brought to you by Fox News.

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

Hm. Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Link to the Past, F-Zero, Star Fox, Chrono Trigger, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country series... Yeah, I'd agree. Even if it didn't have SMB3 or Ocarina of Time.

2NinjasTapedTogether

@PirateThom:
Same here, seriously, had it not been for the SNES I would never have bothered with a PSP.
Funnily enough, a lot of PSP games are being ported to the PS2...

nya-chama

@Cruithne: Have you not watched the Futurama movie yet? If not, I won't spoil it here...

Fry

@PlayingKarrde: Yup, it's the one I had back in the day.

Candlejack

@Meldy: We may have been treated bad, but it was still the best.

Sorry, but there weren't even a handful of good mega drive games. Even though we didn't get Chrono Trigger or FF6 in the UK, you could import them. But even without those two the SNES had a crapload of greatness the Mega Drive couldn't hope to produce. Plus the controller rocked MD's all over the town.

You can take the fanboy out of the times but you can't take the times out of the fanboy.

PlayingKarrde

There is no contest here..

there is a reason why they make a SNES iphone mode and not a sega genesis iphone mod.

Simply put, it has the games, the colors and everything. It is the golden age of most gamer's gaming.

huginn (XBL - WendingoPSU)

@PlayingKarrde:

Yeah, you guys did get the best case. You lucky bastards!

dead_red_eyes

I just declined to vote. It was the greatest console of its time but any of the current gen consoles can beat that and I don't mean by performance. I don't live life through fanboy-colored goggles. The advancements made today allow people to craft superior experiences and that's a fact. Denying that is well... silly :p

okenny :)... Microsoft PR Whore

SNES rocks over them all... and SNES emu on PSP rocks just as hard !!

Azrial

I voted C.

ceilingFANBOY: gets shrinkage on Saturday

Truly and really, SNES forever!

feiz

Maybe. That doesn't take away from the Genesis though, which was amazing too, but to a slightly lesser degree.

The Genesis doesn't have the legacy it deserves. Neither does the Saturn, but that's cos like 200 Americans bought them and only a dozen knew which games to buy. :)

GhaleonUnlimited

@PlayingKarrde: Yeah, I was really bummed after following the development of the SFC for months when they unveiled the case design for the U.S. version, not even close to as cool looking.

DaiMacculate

No, the PSX was...(IMO of course). Followed by the PS2, Dreamcast, and then the SNES

y2kenjination

I abstained ... my favorite consoles right now are the PS2, 360, and Dreamcast.

jayntampa

there can be only one.

geekgrrl

Never forget 9/9/99. Greatest day ever in gaming history.

WoodyNvincible

snes is my fav.dc and ps2 are a close second.i think 360 might actually be one too but ill wait 10-15years before i decide that.

Truepatriot

Magnavox Odyssey 2 was better.

zibby

Snes was definately the best. This was mostly due to Square and Rare, though. Their games were revolutionary and the epitomy of creative design for the videogame medium.

You don't get quality pixel titles like that nowadays... 'cept for Cave Story.

Krackatoa

The Europeans would certainly not say the SNES - we were treated appallingly by Nintendo at that point...

Megadrive anyday.

Meldy

Nintendo was actually
SNES comes in 2nd

jp182

@atomos: Ah, you were a cousin. See, SNES was for personal use, whereas the Genesis was the console you played 2P with at your cousin's or friend's house. For Streets of Rage of course. :D

Furious_Liver

I voted "yes". What did everyone else vote?

Tepoz

Disagree. Here's my order:

1. PSOne
2. SNES
3. Dreamcast

njhardcoreguy

Even if there were more options, I would have still voted yes.

Only the PS2 comes close.

KenzinFive

By the by, I much prefered our PAL (or the Japanese Super Famicom) SNES to that ugly boxy monstrosity shown up top.

Now, is'nt this much more appealing on the eyes. Look at all the colours of the lovely little buttons too.

PlayingKarrde

I thought this was an understood fact, but I guess not.

Callidux

I love how this post, ever so slightly, still manages to crack the thin veneer of peace between Sega and Nintendo Fanboys and bring out some haters of both persuasions. My memories of being a rabid Nintendo fanboy are what tempers my hatred for immature fanboys of more recent consoles, I remember being like that when I was 13, so I can't be too mad about it.

Also interesting because so many of us who used to have just a SNES or just a Genesis are probably now multi-console owners, since we're now old enough to buy the thing ourselves ;) I wanted a genny back in the day, but I wouldn't have admitted it... :)

DaiMacculate

The ultimate triumph of gameplay over graphics. Now everyone go buy Mario World and Link to the Past for VC.

Random1512

I had a Sega Genesis.

atomos

My God, yes, of course it was.

I use my PSP as a SNES emulator, not because I don't like the PSP, but because the SNES is fucking excellent.

PirateThom

@SpishackCola: "If you didn't vote 'Yes' you are either a communist or Amish (no offense to any Amish readers out there)."

What about the communists?

But it really was.

PlayingKarrde

Super Nintendo is the man, dog!

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

thats just the dumbest thing I have seen today. Best console ever? pick a console from this generation and it kicks the crap out of the SNES.

Gadgetron

I'm more inclined to vote the Genesis.. for two reasons. NHL Hockey, and John Madden Football.

They were sports firsts for either system (SNES got John Madden Football a little bit later, but it was slow and clunky, and nowhere near as good, and didn't get a hockey game until the next year).

Of course, if you're not a sports fan, you'll have to flame me now.

MrBionic

Dreamcast...no contest...bunch of emos in here

BLiNk

Guess what I voted!
...

But really, it was.

Zerbrechen

Why do we even need to vote on this!?!? Everyone knows the Super Famicom was the best system ever in the entire history of everything. Only the Dreamcast comes close to matching it for super awesomeness.

photoboy

My favorite console is either the Dreamcast or the original Xbox (with the 360 making a strong case for itself).

StrangeLove

@SpishackCola: Hey, even commies and people who've never touched a console know the superiority of the SNES.

Sabre_Justice

If it didn't get stolen, I'd be playing Turtles in Time right now. I think I played the SNES just as much or more than I did the PS2 around last gen. You can probably guess what I voted.

Furious_Liver

GENESIS FTW!!!

psycoking

i abstained from voting

havoks

This is the most fair poll ever posted on a gaming blog in the history of the internets. If you didn't vote 'Yes' you are either a communist or Amish (no offense to any Amish readers out there).

SpishackCola

...yeah, can't argue with that.

Sabre_Justice

I would agree, but I'll have to go with the Dreamcast on this one. PS3 is slowly catching up in my eyes.

champ24 vamp_24(psn)

It's a trap!

zigx

Sorry noobz, the dreamcast is the console with the key to my heart.

globones (PSN)

You guys are such nintendo fanboys. It's blindingly apparent.

Mega Drive FTW!!!

SPni

SNES can bite my crank.

Devil's Advocate

You'd do well running the ballot in Florida.

Cruithne

wait wait wait....should i of voted yes? I liked my NES more :(

Raziel3333

Undoubtedly.

Madeira

"Was the Super Nintendo (NES) the greatest console of all time?"

I'm not sure. Aren't those two different consoles?

chardish

Hell Yes.

Bluejuan85

greatest poll ever.

grecords

I went for the middle option. The first and last option also look appealing to me.

2K Ghede

i voted yes.

tsukihimeblood

I love the SNES.

It's still hooked up on my TV with all the newer consoles.

brent_w

How can anyone compare the Dreamcast to the SNES? The Dreamcast had like...what...5 games?

*ducks and covers from Sega fanboys*

fulgore66

Best console? psh. BEST POLL EVAR *thumbs up*

pyropetey

Gotta go Dreamcast. been playing it for 8 years, still love it for those fighting games, still shocked by the graphics when I compare it to the Wii. Plus the controller design concept has held up through time.

jarjarwang

@y2kenjination: Preach on. Additional points for mentioning Xenogears, Parasite Eve and Rival Schools among others. Classic.

KeroseneClimax

Dreamcast ftw

dude360

My top five fave list
1: Super Nintendo
2: Dreamcast
3: PS1
4: GCN
5: PS2
N64, Saturn, Genesis finish off my list, but they are all awesome consoles (yes, even the 'Cube).

This poll is full of win.

Jason144

Where's the option for "Who fucking cares"?

qbix

No QUESTION.

Best poll ever.

HAGE

Oh, and totally agree with the ICO/SoTC lovers. One of the main reasons why I think the PS2 is one of the best systems of all time.

y2kenjination

@PlayingKarrde: I'll take our NTSC systems with game released on-time over your PAL systems with 1 year release waits any day.

Sorry man, I couldn't resist.

Robotube

I used to think it was... but now I think ps2 is coming close. so many awesome games.

sc00t420

haha, i love the poll...

i'm torn between the ps2 and snes as my personal best system ever, lol.

phrequency

@GhaleonUnlimited: FFVII-IX were all on PSX (I'm a Square-whore)...um, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, Rival Schools, Pocket Fighter, Tenchu (lolz), Resident Evil, MGS, Castlevania SOTN, the list goes on and on for me. Some of my favorite franchises till this day started from the PSX.

y2kenjination

Call me old fashioned. As I see it, the SNES and Saturn (in Japan) were the epitome of the old gaming generation, before the takeover of the current "games as interactive movies" generation started with the PSOne. That was when "hardcore gaming" was an issue of skills, reflexes, memorization, and endurance, and RPGs pre-FF7.

The Dreamcast was the swan song of that generation, but couldn't survive the fight against the PS2. Its too bad that this style of gaming is pretty much relegated to portables and online distribution.

VManOfMana

@Atrahasis: Counter-terrorists win.

Furious_Liver

The poll is a lie.

The poll is a lie.

Cooper Lawrence is a whore.

/not a lie.

blacksamurai87

Remember that time Nintendo released the Wii and had an awesome system in place (the Virtual Console) that could download SNES games?

Remember when they made HORRIBLE use out of it and it ended up becoming a Sega and 8-Bit circus.

BOOO, Nintendo. Start releasing some good SNES and 64 games RIGHT NOW.

Klaymen

I can tell that some of you:
1. Never owned the system.

and/or

2. Are younger than 20~ years old.

Jest

Snes and Genesis are both at the top for me.

Each one had its qualities.

But... ask younger people and they will say PS2 probably.

Its a matter of opinion, there is no best console ever, but I really enjoy the 16 bit era.

lucasreis

SNES was and still is my favorite console of all time. It just had so many of my favorite games of all time on it. LttP, Super Mario World, SNES Star Fox (one of the greatest game soundtracks ever), Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario Kart, Turtles in Time, Bart's Nightmare, Super Metroid, Battletoads/Double Dragon, The Lost Vikings, Rock N' Roll Racing, and many many more.

Seriously, Blizzard needs to stop with this World of Warcraft BS and make me another Rock N' Roll Racing and Lost Vikings game!

SzinDragon

I refused to vote!! Then temptation gotten the better of me, and I voted. I still play my old ps2, and it still works. Longest time I owned a console that works, 7 years and still going.

zerokoolpsx

u.u, i jumped the 16 bit generation....

rojo

This is clearly subjective, but I agree with the article. I always try to prove that the SNES was the best all time system to my friends; so, I'm glad others out there agree with my sentiment.

rhinojosa

me being 26 years old in my eyes it's

1.NES - I was a kid and that NES was used longer then any console I ever had. Plus being that young it was the most impressionable on me as to this day I hum NES game tunes, never dreamcast or xbox games. Plus sheer volume with allot of quality in there. On top of that being that young I could not go into the 16bit era till two b-days later hehe.

computermachina

I really love the Playstation 2.

God of War 1 & 2, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon Quest VIII, Rogue Galaxy, Odin Sphere, the Shin Megami Tensei games, Katamari Damacy, Rez, Bombastic, Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3, Disgaea, Contra: Shattered Soldier, and a whole crapload of other games I'm not mentioning. It's got the largest library and just an unprecedented amount of quality and classic games.

That said, I voted "yes" to SNES being the best console ever. Though, I'm not really sure why. I suppose, FF 2 & 3, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV, Super Mario World? Yeah. That's enough reason.

baked ham

In all honesty, the NES and SNES truly representeted the golden age of videogames. So many concepts that we all take for granted these days were introduced thanks to these wonderful machines. And yes, Playingarrde, the PAL/Japanese SNES kicked ass with it's sexy rounded edges and multiple colours :)

Recoil

I dont care what other people deem to be the best console ever. NES is #1 in my heart and always will be. They can rationalize it all they want.

gitrooman

Why do people hate on the SNES because it had movie licensed titles or kiddie titles? If you don't like a game, then don't play it. It won't effect you, trust me.

SNES had Chrono Trigger, FF4 and 6, a lot of great multiplayer games (Secret of Mana, Super Mario Kart), great platformers, Super Turbo Street Fighter II or whatever, Mega Man X. My favorite system ever.

notalkjustrock

1. Genesis
2. Dreamcast
3. PS3
4. Psp
5. Saturn
6. Ps2

graphixmaster

This is very fair ... lol

i voted yes ... and yeah .... i totally agree on the PAL version over US version ..... oh now i hv to dig back into the emulator now ....

debito

I loved the SNES

You never got bored waiting for a new game to release

Ryumeka

If you don't vote yes, then the terrorists win.

Atrahasis

SNES definitely the greatest console.- It holds the majority of my gaming memories.

MajorWedgie

SNES really is the best of all time, though my DS is creeping up my favorite list.

brello

@ RemyDuvalle: I was born in 1980, so I was a Nintendo kid all the way (I even had my reply to those Sega commercials: NintenDOES what GeneSISSY can't! corny, I know) and I love the NES and SNES, but I just had too much fun with Mario64, Goldeneye, DK64, Mario Kart64, SSB, Killer Instinct Gold, and my two personal favs, Perfect Dark and Conker's Bad Fur Day, among others. I still have my N64 hooked up so I can play those. Man, Rare was in top form back then..

GoldenGotGame

lies! Ps2 was the greatest system ever! THEN it was the snes

SolidOni_ds

@Gadgetron: No...the only current gen console you can make a case for "beating the crap out the SNES" is the xbox 360 due to its strong library of games and online community. I have a PS3 and theres still no exclusive triple A title (ratchet/uncharted are no triple A titles) and the wii has 3 decent games which we've played multiple times over the last 2 decades.

ali_g_84uk

I want to argue that it isn't, but I can't. I would be lying to myself if I said another console was better. The snes was just all-around great.

NPC

I voted.

JohnnytheFuture

@MASOCHIST187: About 20 bucks is what they go for these days.

So not much.

PlayingKarrde

SNES > all, pretty much. The NES and PS2 are close, but goddamn the SNES had so many amazing games.

Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor)

SNES was pretty great at the time, and it's amazing how the graphics stand up to this day. Tetris Attack was the bomb, as was FF3(VI). The only thing that I hated about the system was the lack of Tengen games.

rambunctiousrob

Man this ones difficult. The SNES was one of my favourite consoles ever due to titles like dkc1-3, mario kart, mario world 1 & 2 etc. For me the triple A titles on the n64 were more groundbreaking however, like mario 64, diddy kong racing, lylat wars, Zelda ocarina of time & goldeneye - but then the SNES certainly had MORE quality games than the N64 did due to lack of 3rd party support. However i would gladly make a case for the Xbox 360 being the greatest console of all time after only 2 years, there has been a plethora of 9-10/10 games that provide many-a-unique experience and nothing beats the sense of the online community that the 360 provides.

ali_g_84uk

@theALLseeingEYE: I think you make a good point there. I played the HELL out of my SNES during my "tweens" and early teens- hours and hours per week. Does this color my recollection of it? Almost certianly. It does still have some fantastic games though, and, even recognizing my own bias for it, I don't feel too bad about it topping my list.

The Gamer-Nerd Formerly Known as HootieMac

I voted yes, it's outstanding how many other people did too!

Winterbringer

Got one for you, I threw away my dreamcast along with Shenmue/ Toy commander(something like that) and some wack ass UFC game........after reading all of these "I love dreamcast" quotes I am wondering........how much could I have sold it for???? (please no flaming, I never go back to old consoles after new ones come out, and I am no noob, i've owned Colecovision,turbografx 16, sega CD, and almost all consoles that have been released......except my holy grail the NEO-GEO)

MASOCHIST187

@PlayingKarrde:

Damn. I actually had the opportunity to get the Famicon version when I was little. It was at a Toys 'R' Us, or something like that. My parents ended up giving it to my cousin in the Philippines, so I got stuck with the bulkier and not as cool U.S. version.

Still love it, though I should have at least held back one of those colorful controllers. So shiny...

Troubadour

Without a doubt.

NES gave me a glimpse, SNES just opened the floodgate.

I used to import famicom games, stripped the cart in half just so it can fit in my snes.

fyren

@badasscat: Were you a dark Jedi or a light Jedi? Me being a total asshole of course went the route of Dark Jedi, so I had a blast trying to manipulate people's minds and such. I actually found the dialog more enjoyable than the gameplay itself, but each to his own I suppose. That one bounty hunter that gives you till the count of three to stfu...that was just awesome.

I definitely agree that the game would probably look a lot worse compared to some of the other RPGs on the PS2, but thats mostly just referring to the combat. I've heard things about Jade Empire but never played it, however its apparently KOTOR without the crappy combat system so that might be worth looking into for some people. Oh, and I actually found the final battle to be pretty cool in KOTOR.... XD

Furious_Liver

where was option 2..."hell yes"?

Seiven

@PirateThom: Same, my PSP is more useful, to me, as an SNES amulator than a psp-game console...

QC8472

@ArchMemnoch: One of the 'games' I've been playing the snot out of recently, beating anything I own for the 360 so far, has been the Sega Genesis Collection for the PSP.

So I agree that the games themselves are far more important than all this "next-gen" hype. That's not to say I don't love my 360 or the games I have, and enjoy looking at and playing great graphically superior games, but *good* games (and A Link to the Past is still also one of my favorite all-time and remains extremely playable) stand the test of time more than good *looking* games do.

It's also one of the reason why I play more XBLA games. I'll put 8 hours into Pinball FX and Aegis Wing before I'll ever put 8 hours into Assassin's Creed or BioShock any day.

MrBionic

@panfriedcharlie: If you're on a desert island you gots no internets meaning no virtual console.

Sorry. You're stuck with Wii Sports until the end of your days now.

Shoulda gone Snes.

PlayingKarrde

@photoboy:

OK, I'm gonna have to ask: do you know if the seller made any more of these? Or if it was his own personal modded system?

Because that looks NICE.

KenzinFive

Something's funny about that poll I tell ya...

Norellicus

I was a Genesis kid... Gotta say I'm amazed at the dreamcast love. I certainly loved mine but now I'm thinking there's something I missed to warrant such devotion..

fonzy

Sorry everyone to burst everyone who voted yes' bubble, but you're in denial.
Genesis was the best. Everyone knows it deep down inside, but won't admit it. Genesis was what made the golden age golden. The SNES held up, I suppose, but ...
Saturn was second best.

Kyte

If I had to pick a desert island console, I would cheat and say the Wii because it plays N64, SNES, and NES games.

panfriedcharlie

1. SNES

2. PS2

3. NES

4. Dreamcast

5. PS1

6. N64

7. Xbox

8. Neo Geo

9. TG-16

10. Atari 2600

silkylove

I never owned a Snes

There I said it.

You all can maul me to death now.

Dauragon88

@Shiryu: Heh, I was searching for Gundam Battle Chronicle videos (freaking awesome game btw) and stumbled upon one of your combo videos for an SNES Gundam game. Looked pretty damn awesome...(you were quite good btw XD)

Too bad these things don't come out in America. But hey, thats what ROMs are for. ;]

Furious_Liver

I voted yes, and I'd click the button a hundred times to stack the ballot if I could.

supercrap

@Furious_Liver: Meh, I thought KOTOR was one of the most overrated games in the history of gaming. Everybody kept telling me "just wait a little longer, it gets really good eventually!" Then it was over, and I was like, "that's it?" I kept waiting for this magical point when it gets good, and it never came, and I had wasted 29 hours of my life (yes, 29 hours - it's freakin' short for an RPG).

I don't even remember a whole hell of a lot about it. I remember walking through various generic spaceports and spaceships doubling as dungeons and searching through lots of crates and boxes and lockers. And I remember some pretty rudimentary combat that was sort of a hybrid between a fighting game and an RPG but was really the worst of both worlds - neither as exciting as a fighting game nor nearly as deep as a traditional RPG. I *barely* remember the final battle, except that it wasn't as much difficult as it was frustrating because it involved lots of running around all over the place and getting stuck on various objects.

I really think the reasons why this game got such a good reception were:

a) It's a Star Wars game, so people *want* to like it if there's any redeeming value at all, and
b) It was among the first "real" RPGs on Xbox, so Xbox gamers naturally latched onto it and milked it for all it was worth.

If it had appeared on the PS2, it would have simply gotten lost in the shuffle of every other mediocre game on that system (and every other mediocre Star Wars game). There are just too many good RPG's on the PS2 (or SNES, for that matter) for this game to have made any impression if it had been released on that system.

The funny thing about it to me is that people complain about how easy FF games are, but KOTOR was without doubt the easiest RPG I have ever played. I didn't need a strategy guide, and I never needed more than one or two tries to beat even the toughest bosses. I breezed right through it, which was one of the reasons I couldn't believe it when it was over. It felt like the game was just *starting* to ramp up in difficulty by the time it ended.

badasscat

This vote is rigged.

Sqwerell

If a guy who came out of a coma after 30 years and knew nothing of video games took an objective look at all consoles, he would undoubtedly pick the SNES. This is, like, a scientific fact that can be demonstrated through careful analysis in a controlled environment.

MikeTheSpike

I voted "No". Find out how by following my comments!
/shameless plug

MonorailCat

@Backward_Z: It deserves to be said again:

Best. Poll. Ever.

Too funny.

SmilingPolitely

^ Your favorite console is seriously the N64?

Wow... to me the N64 was Nintendo's biggest (successful) disappointment. There are like 5 must-have games and nothing else.

For me, it's probably NES, SNES, DS, PS2, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, GBA, Genesis, SMS... then the rest.

RemyDuvalle

Tough call, but I have no problem seeing it #1 on any console list.

I would absolutely LOVE to put Dreamcast at the top of mine, but I just can't because it didn't have the shelf life and the high number of really high quality games that an all-time great system needs to have. Do NOT get me wrong on that statement, the Dreamcast was incredible, and it is seriously the only console I have kept in my entire life. I still have it in my extra room, and I'll never get rid of it. But I can't truthfully put it ahead of the SNES.

These lists are always hard, because you want to put whats new up at the top because it's fresh. In my mind the PS3 could end up being one of the all-time greats considering everything it can do.

But if you're JUST talking games, yeah. I've got no problem with the SNES #1.

mva5580

I guess we do need to bear in mind that the newer consoles are able to emulate our golden treasures. If we're talking best console based on games then really you have to kind of look at the newer ones for the reason they can run the oldies too.

For instance, the Xbox is probably the best console out there to play emulators as you have perfect emulation of Snes, Mega Drive, Neo Geo, MAME, GBA, PSX blah blah blah. The PSP also does a mighty fine job too.

Then the PS3 plays both PS1 and PS2 games (well mine does) and might play PSP games in the future and you know it's only a matter of time before the firmware is hacked and it runs emulators too which would probably then make it the best. The 360 afaik has nothing apart from a few crappy Xbox games to play.

Just throwing that out there.

Oh, and the Dreamcast is also excellent in the above departments too.

PlayingKarrde

So many great memories...

;_;

metadae

1) Commodore 64
2) Genesis
3) PS2

cduran

Never owned a SNES. I was a Sega fanboi, and then a Sony fanboi, the Wii is my first nintendo system. However as good as 16-bit Mario was I never thought it was quite as enjoyable as 16-bit Sonic.

That's probably the fanboi talking though. I wouldn't want to ignite that age-old flamewar.

GregoriusH

While I don't know if the SNES was truly the greatest console of all time, it is definitely up there for me. The Saturn also holds a special place in my heart, and I still boot it up from time to time for a little Dragon Force.

Sugoi

1. SNES
2. Dreamcast
3. PSOne

Surprised to see the PS2 is a favorite of so many. Other than a few AAA titles it really didn't have anywhere near as many awesome games as the SNES,DC,or PS1.

Prophane33

Love the poll, but I didn't vote because my top 5 goes like this:
1. N64
2. SNES
3. PS2
4. PSone
5. GCN

I'm pretty sure that the PSWii will dethrone the rest in my eyes. It'll just take a couple years.

GoldenGotGame

Also: The Saturn was Sega's best console, no question. That was Sega's golden era, with AM2 and Yuji Naka at their prime.... Fighter's Megamix, Nights, Burning Rangers, Sega Rally, Guardian Heroes... yeah, Saturn wins. Dreamcast was okay but fizzled way too early to build a decent library.

Padriac

I see what you did there.

slickchris7777

Hah. I agree so I have no trouble voting yes. And yes, the version of the SNES we in Europe and Japan got looks far prettier than the one you poor Americans were stuck with.

Sam

PS1

gam3r

@ GADGETRON: Sure modern consoles can run faster and display HD graphics (Wii notwithstanding), but how can you compete with a lineup that includes Super Mario World, Street Fighter (in all its various variations), Super Metroid, A Link to the Past, and Chrono Trigger to name a few. It all comes down to the games available; why do you think the PS3 had a bad start (which was made worse by its price tag).

Heck I still play games from the SNES era. There's a reason why it's called the SUPER Nintendo you know.

ArchMemnoch

@superbeast1370: I am sick, sick, ever so sick of Star Wars and everything related to it, but KOTOR was a damn good game. Give it a chance. The gameplay definitely isn't for everyone as it uses a strange DnD dice roll engine thing, but it grows on you, and the game is worth a try. Plus, it should be $20 now. However, I wouldn't recommend playing it on the 360...hooboy.

Furious_Liver

There is no deniying it, I spend more time playing SNES then any other console I own.

Kept my sanity during college years playing SNES during breaks on my laptop.

I still carry an emulator plus my favorite games on my USB Pen and am usualy found playing "Area 88"//"UN Squadron" during coffee breaks at work.

The best machine ever made, by far, and hopefully, Nintendo will make some legal and offical way to play SNES Wii Virtual Console Titles on the DS, because one of my greatest dreams is a real and proper portable SNES. Make it happen, Nintendo!

@photoboy: great find! Im on the lookout for a Retroduo, but that one looks even better!

PS: Best poll ever.

Shiryu

The SNES was sex-in-a-box

FlashIV

Bastard, pole is rigged!!!

Ok, I disagree. Snes was great for RPG's but lacked pretty big time in the action department. I'd also bemoan the huge amount of kiddie directed titles on the system.

Sega Genesis, PS1, PS2, now Xbox 360 are easily as good as the Snes. I think there is just a greater contingent of overly nostalgic Nintendo fans elsewhere. This is also the reason that so many Nintendo and old-school Nintendo games get so overrated.

More nostalgic gamers = higher ratings.

theALLseeingEYE

@SigmundTheSeaMonster:

Actually, in Canada we wait for purolator, don't be ethnocentric ;P

weggles90

Eh, I can see merit in just about every console. Genesis had some legendary games at the same time the SNES did. The Dreamcast had some true classics. The PS and PS2, the Xboxes, the N64, all of them. But as for which console is the best, that's just a matter of taste.

As for me? Dreamcast.

Huxleyhobbes

Best. Poll. Ever.

Backward_Z

Any Neo Geo love out there? That system is third after PS2 for me.

KeroseneClimax

@The Gamer-Nerd Formerly Known as HootieMac: Saturn is definitely in my top 5 consoles. Had a slow start, but once it got going, it had some of the best games ever.

KaneTaker

Wtf this is so rigged..

katorok

Snes had great RPGs, platformers, fighting, and adventure games for its time but the PS2 took everything that was great about the Snes and took it to another level.

Buttah

@thebluick: Iam just saying the xbox was great for the things it was not being used for like a Media center and the whole custom soundtracks and what not. and how easy it was to turn it into a Mini PC with dealing with all the hassles of a actual PC. Unless this is just based on games alone and not the console in general.

MURDERFACE

@thebluick: for me it was just the Halos, Fable sucked, and I'm not a Star Wars Nerd. PGR was good though, just not a system seller.

superbeast1370

@Moonshadow101: Of course you had to blow on it to get it to work, but my SNES still works. That can't be said for a lot of other consoles (I've even had my Wii break)

BTW I think there should be an age limit to where you can disagree. If you didn't experience it, how would you know it wasn't the best?

Callidux

@TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL): Bingo mate, you hit my top 3 on the spot. Although I'd say all three of them are pretty much damn near a tie for me. However I think someday I'll feel the PS2 was the greatest system when I really take a good look back.

@Xiedo: Yeah, I too looked enviously on the Genesis. Vectorman and Streets of Rage were very, very damn tempting. And Vectorman's graphics were incredible at the time (yes har har, 2D looking good how funneh). I kinda hated Sonic though. He goes too fast to really give a crap what the stage is like at all, and they throw in damn annoying speed bumps such as a wall of spikes at the end of a ramp. HOW THE CRAP AM I SUPPOSED TO PREDICT THAT KINDA STUFF!? Then again I generally dislike Mario also...however Super Mario World was the only Mario game I really enjoyed. Super Mario Bros 3 had a pretty amazing stage layout for its time though.

But yeah...A Link to the Past and Super Metroid are the reasons I owned one. Not to mention the crapton of other fun games that weren't necessarily first party.

Damn I love the 2D era.

Furious_Liver

Its so odd for me to read peoples lists of top SNES games and think that I honestly don't like half of them. Only ones that ever really grabbed me were Zelda (best in the series next to Phantom Hourglass! 3D ones do nothing for me), TMNT4, Final Fantasy 2 & 3 (4&6, whatever), Chrono Trigger. Honestly have a hard time remembering any others. Always preferred Genesis ports as well. They just felt more responsive to me. Sharper somehow. Dreamcast just grabbed me and never let go. Once I played Soul Calibur, I was in love. So much innovation on the DC, too. Even the bad games (Blue Stinger?) did something interesting.

KaneTaker

Dreamcast for all around goodness and quality. Sega Genesis for any and all sports games of the era. Neo Geo for arcade perfectness(is that even a word?). And the SNES for the one console that I always wanted but just couldn't bring myself to actually purchasing. Biggest regret of my life this far. That and buying that damn 32X.

orrin

Dammit, I can't vote for what I do not believe!

Archem

@Kyle81: If you disagree,just dont vote

foxuser17

Someone doesn't know how to make a poll

Kyle81

PSone is #1 in my book with SNES shortly behind it.

Vagrant Story, Castlevania: SOTN, MGS, and the dawn of rhythm games makes it unstoppable in my book.

captltrl

SNES was the best console evar.

foxuser17

In my personal opinion, anyone who says that the ps2, xbox, ps3 or 360 should have the title, were obviously born after 1992(I myself being born in 1986)

Anyone who grew up with the Super Nintendo knows just how great it was, and you don't even need to argue why, because it is a given. I will however role a few none nintendo titles off tohe top of my head:

Illusion of Time, Terranigma, Harvest Moon, Chrono Trigger, Sunset Riders, Killer Instint, SUper Streetfighter II Turbo.....the list could go on, and that is my point. Unlike newer nintendo consoles, it isn't just the first party titles that are awesome

I hate it when people use the term "golden age" for anything, but realistically, in videogaming terms, the SNES era so far is definitely the VG equivalent.

Even after my initial statement about newer consoles, I'll admit that the dreamcast and PS2 would make up my top 3 (due to shenmue I and II, Skies of Arcadia and GTA III-SA, Pro Evolution Soccer, Okami, SotC respectively)

jonno394

Best Consoles Ever:

1) Comodore 64 (Ultima III, IV, V, Wasteland, Bard's Tale, Neuromancer... it ROCKED!)
2) Sega Genesis/CD
3) Atari 2600
4) Sega Dreamcast
5) Sony Playstation
6) Microsoft Xbox
7) Microsoft Xbox 360
8) Nintendo Entertainment System
9) Nintendo Wii
10) Nintendo Gamecube

Jordan Lund

@photoboy: Axelay, Awesome Epic Win of a game.

D_DubDSU

amazingly enough, I just bought an SNES today from a Retro Game Store. I voted Yes for one game and one game only.....

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES IV: Turtles in Time

kingme

i vote no...
I love my sega genesis 32x CD, even if it requires a nuclear reactor to power it!

segamanxero

yes it was teh bestestseestestet!

friscom99

Genesis was my favorite, followed by DS and then PS2.

I always felt that there was never really a need for SNES back then. I do love that it introduced F-Zero and Mario Kart!

griffinrider

Neo Geo fools!

*quietly hugs Sega Genesis in corner*

Billkwando

@Furious_Liver:

Dr. B was the epic win.

WoodyNvincible

@KenzinFive: The seller did say he'd made a few of them, unfortunately I bought it a year ago and I've lost his details, otherwise I'd pass them on to you.

photoboy

Consoles suck!

rateoforange

@y2kenjination: Tekken 3 was indeed the "shit" (shit being positive in this case) for its time. Tekken Volleyball and Tekken Force were too damn fun. Bring back Gon plox. ;~;

Ah, memories of playing Tekken 3 in the arcades...where every single kid would pick Eddy and then be amazed as I performed a tactic that was something beyond their wildest dreams...a low block.

Furious_Liver

Poll knows all.

CTatara

Hmm, for me it would have to be the Playstation. SNES was great and had many classic games that I love, but I just enjoyed the Playstation more. Heck, the first game I experienced on Playstation was Resident Evil. Once I got one, it was hard to go back to the SNES...but I did from time to time.

Saint Anima (PSN = PoeticMassacre)

What I can't hear you guys over the Blast Processing in my Genesis.

Tomo