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Simply put: Which of the gaming consoles listed above stands proud, tall, and above all, superior over the rest?

PC/Mac minus Mac

PC for me - almost all of my favourite games have been primarily released for the PC...some have been ported to console later - and usually not very well.

The only genre of games that I bought a console for (PS1) was the WWF(WWE) wrestling games - specifically Raw. Most of the newer wrestling games haven't been anywhere near as good, so I haven't bothered upgrading to PS2 or XBox...

PC/Mac minus Mac
I harbour some resentment against PC games, myself, because I personally think the gaming industry has gone downhill over the years with the main focus being 'Make it look great and the fans won't care about playability'. I hold it against PC because as far as I can tell, late 80's PC games (Like breakthrough "Blood & Magic") started it.

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Ramblings and opinions.

Ah...hard one...

SNES and PS are in a tie. Both were superior at their starting points (they kinda overlapped) and both had huge selections of games.

So...

1. SNES and PS
2. PS2

Guess I really can't vote...

I harbour some resentment against PC games, myself, because I personally think the gaming industry has gone downhill over the years with the main focus being 'Make it look great and the fans won't care about playability'. I hold it against PC because as far as I can tell, late 80's PC games (Like breakthrough "Blood & Magic") started it.

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Ramblings and opinions.
As if this happens only on PC...

There are some genres that I won't play on PC. I have GTA:VC for PC and PS2. I installed it once on my PC and decided I didn't like how the controls work and uninstalled it. However, how many awesome free games have you played on console?

I like game cube and pc but GAMECUBE HAS 'TEH' BEST HARVEST MOON GAME EVA! A Wonderful Life, which also is AWOL without the O? As in she went AWOL! :D But PC has The Sims 2 September 17... OOH SOO EXCITED! :D

And PS2 has GTA:SA soon which will make XBox want to commit suicide until it remembers that Rockstar is a sell out company.

As if this happens only on PC...
Oh, I know it happens elsewhere. I think it started on PC. I'm probably wrong. =)

However, how many awesome free games have you played on console?
Not counting pirated games (which technically aren't free), none. =(

And PS2 has GTA:SA soon which will make XBox want to commit suicide until it remembers that Rockstar is a sell out company.
You forget that XBox can handle PS2 games, with the right kit. =)

PS2 hands down.
To my knowledge the first retro-compatible console (i.e. you can play old PS games on it)
loads of games and a DVD/CD player,
it still looks damn sexy,horizontal or vertical,
and the build quality blows those other plastic monstrosoties out of the water.
Still the best Joypad,too.
So there.

woo! SNES!

Though I prefer playing games on PC, I have an equal respect for the SNES :)

PS2 hands down.
To my knowledge the first retro-compatible console (i.e. you can play old PS games on it)
loads of games and a DVD/CD player,
it still looks damn sexy,horizontal or vertical,
and the build quality blows those other plastic monstrosoties out of the water.
Still the best Joypad,too.
So there.
1. WRONG say Hello to the Atari 7800 the 1st backwards compatible system.
2. Hey the XBOX doesn't have as many games but there better than PS2 games.
Check out the GameCube, Not nearly as many games but they all meet very high standards. And my XBOX has a CD/DVD player AND a hard drive. And My GameCube doesn't even need one kuz its ment for games.
3. It looks like a reatarded VCR, Sure the XBOX looks like crap to. But the Platinum gamecube looks dead sexy.
4. You got to be kidding me! PS2's break more than any other console. My GC has survied falls off my table. My XBOX would probably kill a small child if it landed on them.
5. LOL, Not, The GC is by far the best controller. It' gotten so many awards and it feels like it's part of your hand. The XBOX S is also great.

And lets see. tech wise and graphics wise. The GC and XBOX blow the PS2 out of the water. Both the GC and XBOX can keep a higher framerate than the PS2. GC and XBOX games also LOOK and play better than PS2 games.
Check and Mate.

Wheres the NES?

oh and Luckdonia, learn what your talking about. GC's are far more resiliant than any other consol (have you see the thickness of the plastic on them!)

1. WRONG say Hello to the Atari 7800 the 1st backwards compatible system.
2. Hey the XBOX doesn't have as many games but there better than PS2 games.
Check out the GameCube, Not nearly as many games but they all meet very high standards. And my XBOX has a CD/DVD player AND a hard drive. And My GameCube doesn't even need one kuz its ment for games.
3. It looks like a reatarded VCR, Sure the XBOX looks like crap to. But the Platinum gamecube looks dead sexy.
4. You got to be kidding me! PS2's break more than any other console. My GC has survied falls off my table. My XBOX would probably kill a small child if it landed on them.
5. LOL, Not, The GC is by far the best controller. It' gotten so many awards and it feels like it's part of your hand. The XBOX S is also great.

And lets see. tech wise and graphics wise. The GC and XBOX blow the PS2 out of the water. Both the GC and XBOX can keep a higher framerate than the PS2. GC and XBOX games also LOOK and play better than PS2 games.
Check and Mate.
1)Hello Atari 7800
2)Thats a matter of taste/opinion
3)see 2
4)I have yet to meet anyone who has had problems with theirs
5)see 2

4)I have yet to meet anyone who has had problems with theirs

meet me.

5. LOL, Not, The GC is by far the best controller. It' gotten so many awards and it feels like it's part of your hand. The XBOX S is also great.

thats BS, nintendo hasnt made a good controller since the SNES, the n64 controller was ludicrous, the shape and design was stupid and they were hiding buttons up its ass. and the the game cube starts trying to copy the best neo-controller ever - the playstation controller - and still fails by messing around with configurations and shit


but really, playstation > everything else.

plays cds, dvds, other playstation games, best controller ever: easy fits in hand with all buttons easily accesible and controls that make sense

Well hello.
Last time I checked,PS2's were winning.

thats BS, nintendo hasnt made a good controller since the SNES, the n64 controller was ludicrous, the shape and design was stupid and they were hiding buttons up its ass. and the the game cube starts trying to copy the best neo-controller ever - the playstation controller - and still fails by messing around with configurations and shit


but really, playstation > everything else.

plays cds, dvds, other playstation games, best controller ever: easy fits in hand with all buttons easily accesible and controls that make sense
Lets see.
The GC Controller is more cofterble to handle.
It has pressure sensitive triggers, Somthing the PS2 lacks.
There are ridges by the analog stick making it better to handle.
The XBOX S beats the Crap out of the PS2 controller.

Even though the GC has not sold nearly as many units right now it's sales are outpacing the overpriced PS2.

Lets see.
The GC Controller is more cofterble to handle.
It has pressure sensitive triggers, Somthing the PS2 lacks.
There are ridges by the analog stick making it better to handle.
The XBOX S beats the Crap out of the PS2 controller.

Even though the GC has not sold nearly as many units right now it's sales are outpacing the overpriced PS2.
rofl, the GC controllers are comfortable to hold because they are starting to copy the sony controller format, so it cant be MORE comfortable to hold, its less comfortable to hold because its a smaller design than the sony

ALL ps2 controllers are pressure sensitive, ps1 dual shock analog are not, all ps2 controllers ARE


rofl, ridges by the analog stick making it easier to handle, you've never seen a playstation analog controller have you? they have these huge bump mapped thumb joysticks that are alot easier to use and maneuver

like i said, you have obviously never seen a ps2 controller


rofl, over priced ps2, the ps2 and xbox SHOULD cost more than the gamecube, the gamecube plays gamecube games, thats it NOTHING ELSE.

the ps2 and xbox play dvds, cd, the playstation plays ps1 games as well, they should cost more because they are more extensive devices

PS2, all the way.

Next is the Xbox, they have some awesome games...although not enough to match the PS2

And then the GC...pah, SOME good stuff, but not enough.


Although come the first quarter of 2005 when the PSP comes out, that'll get MY vote!

I really enjoy online gaming, which is why I had trouble choosing between PC and Xbox. I've spent way more time playing online (starcraft, diablo, warcraft, final fantasy XI) on my PC, but that's because consoles have been playing catch up. Xbox is on the verge of becoming a major online player. Once Halo 2 comes out around November, Xbox live is gonna get a major kick in subscribers, I almost guarantee it. Because of the way Xbox works, you pay for the service (Xbox live) but when you buy it, it covers every game. Unlike PS2 which is either free (Resident Evil: Outbreak) or pay to play (Final Fantasy XI--also pay to play on PC by the way).

Also, because you're paying to the console company rather than the game company, they've got a standard set-up for online stuff. Buddy lists to see if your friends are on, and which games they're on. Microphones enabled in most (if not all, I say most because I'm not sure) games.

(Note: It's not clear in this, but my favorite consoles are Xbox, PS2, then just about every other console with Gamecube at the bottom. Dunno where PC fits, I don't usually count it as a console)

rofl, the GC controllers are comfortable to hold because they are starting to copy the sony controller format, so it cant be MORE comfortable to hold, its less comfortable to hold because its a smaller design than the sony

ALL ps2 controllers are pressure sensitive, ps1 dual shock analog are not, all ps2 controllers ARE


rofl, ridges by the analog stick making it easier to handle, you've never seen a playstation analog controller have you? they have these huge bump mapped thumb joysticks that are alot easier to use and maneuver

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I've never EVER found the Gamecube controller to be comfortable in the slightest bit. I much prefer the old (non-dual shock) PS1 pad. I'm fine with dual shocks, I just don't use the analogs. N64 had a comfortable controller, even though it looked bizarre. GC's just looks bizarre, and are way too small.

I love my Xbox original controllers. The gigantic meaty ones. =D Great for guys like me with our GIHUGOUS hands (although people with smaller hands can use them just as well. My girlfriend, who's got hands about 1-1.5cm shorter than my hands, uses the large controllers). Although I don't use the S controllers, everyone that I know that uses them likes them.

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Even though the GC has not sold nearly as many units right now it's sales are outpacing the overpriced PS2.

Doubt it. The only reason I can imagine that happening is because they BREAK! I kid you not, my brother had to buy a replacement after his wore out from use in just under a year. A YEAR! We took it to get it repaired at some place that Nintendo said to use, and it turns out it cost maybe $10 more to get a new Cube. This while they're still moderately expensive.

I've never EVER found the Gamecube controller to be comfortable in the slightest bit. I much prefer the old (non-dual shock) PS1 pad. I'm fine with dual shocks, I just don't use the analogs. N64 had a comfortable controller, even though it looked bizarre. GC's just looks bizarre, and are way too small.

I love my Xbox original controllers. The gigantic meaty ones. =D Great for guys like me with our GIHUGOUS hands (although people with smaller hands can use them just as well. My girlfriend, who's got hands about 1-1.5cm shorter than my hands, uses the large controllers). Although I don't use the S controllers, everyone that I know that uses them likes them.
yeah, i didnt have that many problems with the ginormous xbox controllers

Doubt it. The only reason I can imagine that happening is because they BREAK! I kid you not, my brother had to buy a replacement after his wore out from use in just under a year. A YEAR! We took it to get it repaired at some place that Nintendo said to use, and it turns out it cost maybe $10 more to get a new Cube. This while they're still moderately expensive.
Did it really break? Or was it something that could be overlooked?


A D.S. controller started screwing up for my PS2, I called Sony's tech support (big mistake). They INSISTED the PS2 had a problem because I had an Inter-Act PS1 Memory Card hooked up to it. They told me $99 to fix my PS2. I hung the phone on them and managed to live life with my extra controller.

Did it really break? Or was it something that could be overlooked?


A D.S. controller started screwing up for my PS2, I called Sony's tech support (big mistake). They INSISTED the PS2 had a problem because I had an Inter-Act PS1 Memory Card hooked up to it. They told me $99 to fix my PS2. I hung the phone on them and managed to live life with my extra controller.

It really really really broke. It could only play games for UP TO a few minutes at a time, if that. It was the infamous "dirty disc error", except it wasn't just dust, or a dirty disc. After a few moments (if it started at all) the disc would stop spinning and we got the error message.

I've had to deal with broken D.S. and regular controllers before. Know what works? Beat them against the cement once or twice. Worked for 2 of my controllers when they started tweaking out. The beatings got more and more frequent later on, but I squeezed out a few more months of life (on top of about 2 or 3 years of loyal service ^_^)

rofl, the GC controllers are comfortable to hold because they are starting to copy the sony controller format, so it cant be MORE comfortable to hold, its less comfortable to hold because its a smaller design than the sony

ALL ps2 controllers are pressure sensitive, ps1 dual shock analog are not, all ps2 controllers ARE


rofl, ridges by the analog stick making it easier to handle, you've never seen a playstation analog controller have you? they have these huge bump mapped thumb joysticks that are alot easier to use and maneuver

like i said, you have obviously never seen a ps2 controller


rofl, over priced ps2, the ps2 and xbox SHOULD cost more than the gamecube, the gamecube plays gamecube games, thats it NOTHING ELSE.

the ps2 and xbox play dvds, cd, the playstation plays ps1 games as well, they should cost more because they are more extensive devices

I've USED PS2 controllers. And even owned one for about 2 months. Then I started getting disc read error, Ok got that fixed. It cost 80 dollars to fix that. Then it happened again, Ok time for new some consoles. I 1st bought a GC and a XBOX I blew all my money on the both. And have NEVER had ANY problems with EITHER of them.

The PS2 is an outdated pile of crap. Both the GameCube and the XBOX rip it apart in everyway possible.As far the technology used in them goes,This is not debatable it is a fact.
1. it loads SLOW, GC games load in 3-8 Seconds
2. Low FrameRate, This one really ticks me off. Alot of PS2 games suffer from bad framerates. Most namely the FPS's. I've never seen a drop in the FrameRate in a GC. Expect for Pandora tomarrow which I have seen a bit of lag.
3.Processing Power. Both the Intel Pentium III the XBOX uses and the Custom PPC processor are more powerful than the PS2 CPU, DOn't even start about the emtion egine. it's no breakthrough tech, in fact it's kinda crappy.
4. Controller looking like sonys? BullCrap It's laid out entireley different. And better laid out. Then Take the XBOX my fav console. it's about 10 times better than the PS2 controller. The S that is.
5. Video Card, Again the XBOX and GC win this. Both are over 4 times more powerful than the PS2's video card.
6. Games. It really depends on taste. But if you like classic games that are garutied to give you hours of fun then buy a GC. Check out the Mario Kart DD one of the best non realisic racing games EVER. XBOX has great FPS and racing games and even a few good RPG's, The PS2 doesn't hold anything on the XBOX and GC. Expect for maybe more games but not always better games. Theres ALOT of crap on the PS2.
7. Use as a "home enteriment system" well the GC isnt even MENT to play moives because thats not what nintendo built it for. The PS2 has one of the worst DVD players I have ever seen. It looks like shite. The XBOX wins this one. You can save music and play movies in High Defination. In fact the PS2 doesn't even support HDTV ( not any games that I know of) when the GC and XBOX do.
8. Heh even though a GC only costs 100 dollars. Nintendo's Profit Margin is still higher.

And why should a PS2 cost more? It uses cheap outdated and rather crappy tech.

1. it loads SLOW, GC games load in 3-8 Seconds
because it runs games off dvds, thats about it

2. Low FrameRate, This one really ticks me off. Alot of PS2 games suffer from bad framerates. Most namely the FPS's. I've never seen a drop in the FrameRate in a GC. Expect for Pandora tomarrow which I have seen a bit of lag.
if you one helluva an eye or a fricking uber television to be able to spot a noticeable blip in frame rate between ANYTHING, most tvs wont refresh fast enough for it to matter

3.Processing Power. Both the Intel Pentium III the XBOX uses and the Custom PPC processor are more powerful than the PS2 CPU, DOn't even start about the emtion egine. it's no breakthrough tech, in fact it's kinda crappy.

4. Controller looking like sonys? BullCrap It's laid out entireley different. And better laid out.
rofl better laid out? thats BULLCRAP, everything on the ps controlelr is EASILY accessible and far easier to use than the nintendo crap where you have to use the dpad in combination with some other shit somehow while moving with the damned joystick. and your right it doesnt copy th e UBER ps controller, it copies comptuer controllers that have been released for the past 10 years

Then Take the XBOX my fav console. it's about 10 times better than the PS2 controller. The S that is.
i never had ANY problems with the xbox controller, but NOTHING is laid out as well as the playstation controllers, nothing since the SNES

5. Video Card, Again the XBOX and GC win this. Both are over 4 times more powerful than the PS2's video card.
not that you would notice on a TV

6. Games. It really depends on taste. But if you like classic games that are garutied to give you hours of fun then buy a GC. Check out the Mario Kart DD one of the best non realisic racing games EVER. XBOX has great FPS and racing games and even a few good RPG's, The PS2 doesn't hold anything on the XBOX and GC. Expect for maybe more games but not always better games. Theres ALOT of crap on the PS2.
classic games? what damn classic games do they release for GC? none, thats right, they all get released in CDs for the playstation, which runs on the PS2. yeah good job, the gamecube has unileteral access to nintendo games, shit never would've imagined THAT. i havtn seen anything good on xbox or GC that isnt on the PS2 except for the games nintendo owns rights to itself, or anything that isnt out on the comptuer, which is the same thing as a damned xbox

7. Use as a "home enteriment system" well the GC isnt even MENT to play moives because thats not what nintendo built it for.
yeah its built for little kiddy games

The PS2 has one of the worst DVD players I have ever seen. It looks like shite. The XBOX wins this one. You can save music and play movies in High Defination. In fact the PS2 doesn't even support HDTV ( not any games that I know of) when the GC and XBOX do.
blah blah blah, you ignore the fact the ps2 was released MUCH earlier than both the xbox AND gc, and playstation 3 is probably going to be out by next christmas


8. Heh even though a GC only costs 100 dollars. Nintendo's Profit Margin is still higher.
rofl, that does NOT come from the gamecube seeing as how sony DOMINATES the console market with xbox behind it. nintendo's profit margin comes from its gameboy line, which has ZERO competition in the handheld department. look at releases from nintendo, they dont give a dman about the GC, the majority of their profit is from teh sales for the gameboy

And why should a PS2 cost more? It uses cheap outdated and rather crappy tech.waaa waaa waaa, a system that is made before the cube of lameness was made is better than it is waaa waaa, i have to make up for my hatred of favored gaming systems by whining about them waaa waaa

As I said. I perfer my XBOX over anything.
ANd the only reason I didn't beat my PS2 with a baseball bat is because it was worth somthing at GameStop.

Now I don't think you realize what I mean by framerate.
You could somehow have a game hooked up to a 30 year old TV and you would still notice it. You know why. BECAUSE THE WHOLE GAME SLOWS DOWN. I've noticed that ALOT with PS2 games and will not pay 300 dollars ( well now 160) for a system that lags during gameplay. It should be cheaper as I said. IT USES OLD CRAPPY SHIT.
Kiddy games? Ok theres alot for the GC. True Crime Max Payne. Most Major M -Rated games come for the GC and XBOX as well. And guess what THEY LOOK BETTER. Less Jagged Edges. Unless your an half blind idiot. You know that GC games and XBOX games look better. And thats not up for debate it's a fact.
If Nintendo didn't give a damm about the GC they would not support it into 2006 which they plan to do.
The PSP is a joke. It can't compete with the GBA SP. The GBA SP is the perfect handheld Gaming Machine.
And Nintendo is still making some money off the GameCube so they do give a damm. GCs are selling faster the PS2's are at the time being.
In fact and I'm not lying. I saw a whole pile of Used PS2's at GameStop on the floor, There was like 20 of em. And that was just from today LOL.
How can you say a system that has sold 5 million units and has some of the best games ever made is lame?

Then the XBOX is better than both of them by far.
PS3 well it's not gonna be so easy this time for sony. They won't have a little 1 1/2 year jumpstart on there competiors.
The N5 is going to be comming out before the PS3 anyway.

Fucking fanboys.
http://members.easyspace.com/u235/images/bios/fan1.gif

There is only the console best for you.

I'm no fanboy. I just like to arugue kuz I think it's funny.
Though the best system ever WOULD HAVE BEEN. This
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/indrema/specs/l600-reflect.jpg

I'm no fanboy. I just like to arugue kuz I think it's funny.
Though the best system ever WOULD HAVE BEEN. This
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/indrema/specs/l600-reflect.jpgWhoa...That's sexy for an inanimate object.

Now I don't think you realize what I mean by framerate.
You could somehow have a game hooked up to a 30 year old TV and you would still notice it. You know why. BECAUSE THE WHOLE GAME SLOWS DOWN. I've noticed that ALOT with PS2 games and will not pay 300 dollars ( well now 160) for a system that lags during gameplay. It should be cheaper as I said. IT USES OLD CRAPPY SHIT.
BECAUSE ITS OLDER THAN YOUR DAMN MAGIC CONSOS YOU MORON

Kiddy games? Ok theres alot for the GC. True Crime Max Payne. Most Major M -Rated games come for the GC and XBOX as well. And guess what THEY LOOK BETTER. Less Jagged Edges. Unless your an half blind idiot. You know that GC games and XBOX games look better. And thats not up for debate it's a fact.
looks the same, you must have some uber tv

If Nintendo didn't give a damm about the GC they would not support it into 2006 which they plan to do.
the GC is not a main thing for nintendo, that is not bringing in as much profit as GBA, the GB line is their main focus, they have unilateral control over all handhelds since they make the ONLY ONE

The PSP is a joke. It can't compete with the GBA SP. The GBA SP is the perfect handheld Gaming Machine.
have you seen a psp? probably not, because they ARNT OUT YET

And Nintendo is still making some money off the GameCube so they do give a damm. GCs are selling faster the PS2's are at the time being.
i assume you have some statistics you can cite, but i wont get my hopes up


How can you say a system that has sold 5 million units and has some of the best games ever made is lame?
your the one calling the best selling console system YET with a plethora of excellent games sicne it came out in addition to being able to play the best games ever made for the playstation as well a piece of shit

Then the XBOX is better than both of them by far.
PS3 well it's not gonna be so easy this time for sony. They won't have a little 1 1/2 year jumpstart on there competiors
The N5 is going to be comming out before the PS3 anyway.
i havnt even heard about the N5, i've heard about their nintendo ds and the psp and their new handheld, i havnt heard shit about a new console. its pretty amazing you've heard of it and i havnt even heard a whisper

I'm no fanboy. I just like to arugue kuz I think it's funny.
Though the best system ever WOULD HAVE BEEN. This
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/indrema/specs/l600-reflect.jpg
mmm the phantom, actually last i heard they were actually plannig a release date

Just to say the N5, is NOw the Nintendo Revaloution.

I voted SNES (you just cant beat Donkey Kong, Mortal Kombat, and Super Mario 1 and 3), but some of my fondest early childhood memories are of playing Desert Falcon (I think that's what it's called) on the 7800.

mmm the phantom, actually last i heard they were actually plannig a release date
Nope thats not the Phantom, Thats the Indrema one of the most powerful systems ever made. It is Linux based. But it was pulled do to lack of money. I would kill for one of the few ever made
"BECAUSE ITS OLDER THAN YOUR DAMN MAGIC CONSOS YOU MORON"
Well then why has sony not lowered the price? They could charge 100 and still make money.
XBOX is by far the best out there right now. Face it. I also want a "CONSOS"
'looks the same, you must have some uber tv"
Not really, It's only a CRT Flatscreen From Siny, Sony makes awsome TV's though :P And even on the RCA 36inch TV I have in my room, Which isn;t even high def, I can still tell a difference a BIG one and when your dealing with framrates and textures it's even more easy to tell. You must be half blind, Or need glasses.
"have you seen a psp? probably not, because they ARNT OUT YET"
Thats werid because sony and nintendo have already released pictures of there new machines.
NINTENDO DS: For the few of you who do not know, The Nintendo DS is the new 64bit handheld comming out from nintendo. While not a succesor to the succesful gameboy it is expected to be a hit.
http://www.nintendo.com/e3_2004/img/games/main_DS_lrg.jpg
Sony PSP: For those of you who do not know, The PSP is a Multimedia HandHeld developed by sony. It is capable of playing Music and Movies on a UMD, However it it doubtful that it will crack the GameBoys StrangleHold on the market
http://www.gamemania.be/go/modules/PagEd/pictures/Sony-PSP.jpg

'i havnt even heard about the N5, i've heard about their nintendo ds and the psp and their new handheld, i havnt heard shit about a new console. its pretty amazing you've heard of it and i havnt even heard a whisper'
You really need to read gaming magazines you'll never know what you'll find.
The only things we know is that it will be PPC based and will be comming out late in 2005

"your the one calling the best selling console system YET with a plethora of excellent games sicne it came out in addition to being able to play the best games ever made for the playstation as well a piece of shit"
Tell me WHY I should spend money on a underpowered bad graphics slow lodaing pile of crap.
The XBOX uses a DVD drive and it loads games much faster.
The PS2 has a pitiful amount of RAM, 16mb WTF?
The GC has 40 and the XBOX has 64 in addition to it's hard drive.
That means the PS2 has a very limited " tank " of data. ANd it has to pull it right from the DVD drive. Which really kills preformance.
waste of money? Yeah.
And if you would even pay attition you would know whats looks better.
Take Splinter Cell for the XBOX. Looks great eh?
Now lets move onto the gamecube. Lookin good.
Hello PS2 do you make the game look good? Yes you do. However your FrameRate is up to 10FPS slower, and your textures are horrible and your edges are jagged.

my first choice was Dreamcast
my second was gamecube :-/

Nope thats not the Phantom, Thats the Indrema one of the most powerful systems ever made. It is Linux based. But it was pulled do to lack of money. I would kill for one of the few ever made
PHAN-TOM

First off as far as consoles listed Xbox or GC...but why the hell wasn't Dream Cast listed. It was far ahead of its time: catering to online play, good controler, and the best graphics until GC and Xbox (yes they are better than PS2), its loading time was also better.

Secondly PC blows any console out of the water any day. Better Graphics, more game varieties, more controller varieties, in my oppinoin better games, better online play, upgradable and CAN BE USED FOR MORE THAN JUST VIDEO GAMES. I would like to see anyone dispute that.

PHAN-TOM
Indrema!
THAT IS NOT THE PHATNOM
THE PHANTOM DOES NOT LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THAT!

I'm glad to see that the PC option is justifiably ahead of the pack.

Well I never liked Keyboards for gaming.
The Indrema was going to be like a PC, It was bascily a low cost PC that is capable of producing Graphics just as good as a Ps2 game. Would have been a hit if you asked me.
You could play PC games on it and use it as a linux based computer.

Atari because if it was for Atari, we wouldn't have this discussion. They are the originator, the best ever.
The only other choice I could consider is PC because of the old Commodore 64. Man, you cold put like 200 games on the same floppy. Those were the good days of gaming.

You want proof? Nintendo re-released classics like pong in their game-boy.

Indeed,Atari was a great company. I have an 7200 laying around and I play it from timet to time.
I think the SNES was the best console ever!

I'd have to say GCN is the best ever made. It does everything a console should, and thats have fun multiplayer and be portable. I can unplug my gamecube and have it packed, ready for a party in ten seconds flat. The Xbox fails miserably here. Sure halo is fun to play, but I need a signed note from a chiropractor to carry it anywhere. I have a bag that I can put four controllers, all my games, both of my GBAs and the cube in and it takes up less space than the Xbox Console and Nothing else.

The PS2 falls short here, admittedly, there are some good games that are multiplayer for it, but you only have two ports for controllers to use. While it lacks the Xbox's massive girth, it certainly isn't the sexy petite thing that is the Gamecube.

As for no good games? Ask me two years ago and I'll agree with you, but...

Windwaker
Metroid Prime
Doubledash!!
Mario Party 5(zounds of fun under the influence)
Melee
Viewtiful Joe

Want me to go on?

The PC has its place, and that is sitting on your desk. Its undoubtably an entire fukwet of fun, but its very hard to set up an environment where you can sit next to people and play against them(Yes, Yes, I host LAN parties, but those are still incredibly hard to set up next to the gamecube's plug-plug-go)

I see Consoles and Computers as entirely different things, a computer designed to be a 90percent sessile ubergaming monster, and mine does its job extremely well. A console on the other hand, is a mobile multiplayer gaming funbox.

I'd have to say GCN is the best ever made. It does everything a console should, and thats have fun multiplayer and be portable. I can unplug my gamecube and have it packed, ready for a party in ten seconds flat. The Xbox fails miserably here. Sure halo is fun to play, but I need a signed note from a chiropractor to carry it anywhere. I have a bag that I can put four controllers, all my games, both of my GBAs and the cube in and it takes up less space than the Xbox Console and Nothing else.

The PS2 falls short here, admittedly, there are some good games that are multiplayer for it, but you only have two ports for controllers to use. While it lacks the Xbox's massive girth, it certainly isn't the sexy petite thing that is the Gamecube.

As for no good games? Ask me two years ago and I'll agree with you, but...

Windwaker
Metroid Prime
Doubledash!!
Mario Party 5(zounds of fun under the influence)
Melee
Viewtiful Joe

Want me to go on?

The PC has its place, and that is sitting on your desk. Its undoubtably an entire fukwet of fun, but its very hard to set up an environment where you can sit next to people and play against them(Yes, Yes, I host LAN parties, but those are still incredibly hard to set up next to the gamecube's plug-plug-go)

I see Consoles and Computers as entirely different things, a computer designed to be a 90percent sessile ubergaming monster, and mine does its job extremely well. A console on the other hand, is a mobile multiplayer gaming funbox.
I would not say it's "the best ever made" That goes to the SNES.
I love being able to pack up my GC in 10 seconds. Makes it more easy to take to your ferinds house. Mario Kart DD is the most fun you will have in a multiplayer game, period. It's true, The XBOX is massive I took it over to my freind house, ( 1 mile) BAD IDEA! The XBOX has some great games. And so does the GameCube, I own both of them. BUt the XBOX does have XBOX live which makes it my fav to play :P
The PS2 * twtiches * junk, and thats it.

Sure the PS2 has more games, But they are mostly crap.
But Games on the GAMECUBE AND XBOX have to pass very hard "fun" tests. ALot of games get rejected by Nintendo and Microsoft. Belive it or not.
Sony will let any crap be put on there console.
GC and XBOX have better games than the PS2.

I'm gonna go against you on the Xbox games thing, there have been some pretty crappy games for Xbox. Alas, I am of the leaving now

I love the regular controller for Xbox. Yeesh, it's the best one ever! Everyone hates it because their hands are too tiny but it feels great and is heavier than the crappy PS2 and GC controllers. I like it heavier because it doesn't feel like shitty plastic. That's what I did for christmas. Also, I want a Red Ryder 200 shot action model air rifle.

It's only for people with large ape like hands.
The Button Layout is horrible. It makes NO SENSE. It wouldn't be so bad if all 4 buttons didn't feel EXACTLY THE SAME!

Slighty disapponted....no NES? Thats a classic.

And the dreamcast. Sure, short lived, but ahead of it's time. Giant controllers, just like the X-Box, online connection, like PS2 and X-Box, some weird and disappointing titles like the Gamecube, and the awesome memory card that doubled as a little pocket/keychain type game. Hmmph. I'm going to our local used video game store and getting one of those for 35 bucks.

GCN is also pretty awesome. That's some high quality craftmenship right thur. My friend dropped his PS2 once, and it was dead. I dropped my Game Cube down a flight of stairs, and then plugged it in a couple minutes later and had a SSBM fest. It worked fine. I've abused mine until just recently, when it went out and I had to get a new one. And Wavebirds. Sure, batteries are annoying, especially when your friends don't remember to turn the off, but they are by far the best wireless controller, ever.

Im afarid I 1-uped all of you. I took xbox components, with a few gc ones, and made a total master system. I download games, which may have been altered for betterness or simply coolness. ( total nakedness in doax, or halos needler fires shtogun shells)

the megadrive (genesis) is the best one of all, because it had shining force 2. And that's all the argument you people should need.
of course.... the pc can have it too. But I decided that even though pc is a choice, I'm gonna omit it for being too obviously superior.
Also, megadrive = nostaltastic!

PC/Mac minus Mac

Why "minus Mac"? What has the Macintosh ever done to you?

I'll take the tons of classic games and RPGs on the SNES over any other system. Then, the N64 had tons of games I love.

Why "minus Mac"? What has the Macintosh ever done to you?
I to wish to know my dad works on that computer master juggler its puting me thru college, although hes right it not the best ever for games but I'm posting on one.

the megadrive (genesis) is the best one of all, because it had shining force 2. And that's all the argument you people should need.
of course.... the pc can have it too. But I decided that even though pc is a choice, I'm gonna omit it for being too obviously superior.
Also, megadrive = nostaltastic!
How can you say that when theres the SNES?
The games didn't LOOK as good. But they were almost always better.

I've got a Gamecube. Lets look at the games I have for it:

1. Zelda Collection
2. Megaman Anniversary Collection (MM 1-8)
3. Knockout Kings

Err...so I'm going to do a write in vote of NES!

You need to get Mario Kart DD and SSBM to make it perfect!

PC. Nice things like real highres, fast framerates, ability to patch easily, other utilities like being able to run really useful programs such as dreamweaver or vb6 in addition to any games, complete customizability, quick & free multiplayer, and internet access (assuming you have an ISP). Also, if nothing else convinces you, try the Rome: Total War demo out. PCCD only. Yeah, that one pretty much ruins it for consoles.

I have a PC and love it.
Though it's to damm expensive. I got a 128mb Video Card and don't have enough money for a new one.
Consoles do one thing! Play Games and thats what I paid for.

PC. PC. PC...

Enough Said PC blows the comptetion out. I said it before and I am saying it again.

PS2, and then obviously PC!

Atari.

Then Xbox.

I can't understand why the PS2 is getting so many votes.

All turtleheads own neogeo's, hence why we are so poor

Neo Geos were expensiive fool!
PC is the winner hear.
But as far as gaming goes. My vote foes for the NGC. Still gotta love the XBOX.
Often Console versions of games have stuff you wont find in a PC verison.

Alright, my vote goes to the SNES and the not-on-the-list Dreamcast. Call me crazy, but the Dreamcast had some sweet games, despite its short lifespan. And it had a big controller that I feel I won't break (PS2... if I owned on, I would probably learn to like the controller), or smash against the wall in frustration (Gamecube. No. Never.).

I'm also a proud Xbox owner.

And the only 'game' on my Mac is Photoshop. PC gaming seems like a lot of money for a poor high school student like me, even if I had a job.

1)Tie between GC, GBA, and PS2
2)Genesis
3)SNES
4)PC(it really doesn't count that as a counsle, though)