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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:17:52 GMT
These days we have the Xbox, PS3, and Wii. But a few generations before that were the console wars of the 90's. There was the iconic Nintendo that was one of the first consoles to be released. And we had the progressive Sega that was always raising the bar with their technology. I don't remember any others, so bare with me.
I faintly remember someone in my family having one of the Nintendos, but I only played it a few times. And then a few more times at friends' houses. But I remember that a few of my brothers had Sega Genesis. And that I enjoyed playing. So then my dad bought me a Genesis for my birthday one year, and so began my video game playing days.
From there, I've played the Sega Dreamcast (Possibly Saturn) a few times while at my brothers, and then I did buy a Nintendo 64, as well as the first 3 generations of Game Boy. But when it comes to that early generation of consoles, it would be impossible for me to say I was a Nintendo kid.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:20:46 GMT
I was not a Nintendo kid at all. The only Nintendo system I have ever had is the Gameboy Color. I loved the N64, but never owned it. As a kid, I had a Sega Genesis and loved it. Later on, I did eventually get a PS1 (about the time the PS2 was coming out of course), but I still loved that as well. I did not really own that many video games when I was younger. Once I got my PS2, I really became an avid gamer, mainly sports games, but the old systems do have a great charm to them.
Sega Genesis was my favorite old system. I bought my Genesis used off my neighbor. They sold it at a garage sale, and were going to sell all of their games separately (minus the one game they sold with the system), but no one bought the games, so they just gave them to me. It was awesome. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was a fantastic game, as was the original MMPR game, but my favorite game for that system was Captain America and the Avengers.
But does anyone else agree that the older games (for like Sega Genesis and such) were (still are) harder to beat then games for new systems? The new games aren't easy, but some of those older games were impossible. I've still never got past level two on my Batman and Robin game for Sega Genesis. I also never beat the aforemetioned Captain America game, even when I would use both controllers (right as I was about to lose my last life for player one, I'd hit start on the player 2 controller and keep playing). Those games were almost impossible to beat.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:25:17 GMT
I am a huge Retro Gaming nut! I have nearly 250 games, and own 7 consoles. I have a Sega Megadrive (Genesis to the North Americans), Saturn and Dreamcast. A N64 and Gamecube. And finally a PS1 and PS2. I own some really rare and expensive games too. Games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes, Phantasy Star II, Light Crusader, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Banjo Tooie, Shenmue 1 and 2, and Project Justice for example.
Growing up though, I was always a Sega kid. I did have respect for Nintendo, but Sega just always had the edge for me, because they were always trying to push the boundaries back then and also produced more mature themed games. They were edgier and darker than Nintendo. Sonic the Hedgehog was basically what really got me into games in the first place too.
As I said though, I've always had a great respect for Nintendo and they've created some of the best games ever. I love my N64 and Gamecube, and hope to get a SNES one day.
I completely agree with you bro games back then were often a lot harder than they are today. Haha some of the old games are just ridiculously hard though.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:27:17 GMT
I like Sega. I do. But they were far from reliable, if I'm being perfectly honest. Yes, the Sonic series in its original run was very, very cool and redefined the sidescroller, made people work to make better games. But beyond that, they produced few awesome games. Sonic was their big hurrah and no matter how much I love that strangely-hued woodland creature, I cannot say the Sega was the best. The library was rather small and instead of coming up with more original ideas, a lot of their resources were simply aimed at one-upping SNES games in graphics and gameplay. Cool as that was, it's not how you succesfully run a company or appease the gaming community. If that's all the 360 did nowadays, guaran-fuckin'-teed it would bomb faster than most can blink. Or in other words, for every great game the Genesis had (Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Comix Zone, Street Fighter II), they had ten horrible ones to follow.
And in truth, I spent more time playing the NES and SNES and loving every second of it. Yes, Nintendo had their very fair share of awful games (see "The Angry Video Game Nerds" more recent reviews for a good idea of what), but their great games made up for it. Classics like Donkey Kong, Kirby, Mario saw to that. The Castlevania games. The seemingly endless supply of RPG's, whether it be about them Pocket Monsters or some mute with a sword, they were constant and usually very entertaining. Then the console that makes me choose Nintendo, the Nintendo 64. That was the first console I ever bought (with a ton of birthday and Christmas money) and oh my freaking Zod was it awesome. The pure FPS excellence of Goldeneye, the wacky fun of Donkey Kong 64 and even the pure horror of games like DOOM or Mortal Kombat 4 made it a long-lasting staple of my childhood. I think of video games in my childhood, I have nothing but fond memories and almost all of them stem from Nintendo products.
Though I did become a huge PSX fan at the turn of the millenium. While the N64 may be the greatest console ever, the PSX started the greatest franchise of console's, fo' sho'.
On one final note, I remember the difficulty. Made me so angry as a little kid, constantly dying in the first Castlevania game. It literally took me four months to beat Death. Some of the other games though . . . it's painful. Those games did make us into incredibly patient adults, I can say that much.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:37:38 GMT
Sega have (had rather) a LOT of fantastic, awesome and unique games that stand the test of time and are fantastic to this day. Some of the best games of all time. That said, I do agree the SNES, when push comes to shove, actually is a better console than the Genesis and had better games, or rather more good games. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III and Zelda A Link to the Past are possibly three of the best games ever. That said, the Phantasy Star series and Shining Force series gave them a good run for their money.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:38:12 GMT
I actually had both a Sega Genesis and a Super Nintendo When I was a kid(with Power Ranger games on both tongue.gif ). I loved the hell out of both of them. They both had there strengths and weaknesses. unfortunately I only have the SNES now.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:39:29 GMT
I was most definitely a Nintendo kid. I never owned my own until I got an N64, but my granddad bought a Nintendo when they came out for my cousins and I to play. The best part is, he ended up playing just as much as we did biggrin.gif . In fact, my granddad is the one who I beat Mario Bros. 3, Contra, and Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game with. Nintendo has great memories for me.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:51:02 GMT
Seriously, I am named after Nintendo baby. I have ALWAYS been a Nintendo child. I loved the N64 and my old Gameboy Color, and lord knows how much time I spent playing the likes of Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario 64, and Pokemon. Now before you folks say I am biased, know that I used to own a Sega Genesis. [sold it many years ago] Sonic the Hedgehog was amazing, but that's about it I am afraid. Besides, Sonic never made the smooth transition to 3d that Mario and Link did. [new Sonic games are a joke, while Nintendo games are still amazing] Hell, after the Saturn and Dreamcast failed, Sega quit making systems, and stuck to just making games. A great deal of those games are for Nintendo. Sonic appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl after all. I enjoyed my Gamecube a great deal, and when I sold it for my Wii, I was thrilled to know that the Wii played Gamecube games. Nintendo has withstood the test of time; and while I think I might enjoy my PS3 more than my Wii. The N64 is still hands down the best system ever made. I still own the damn thing. Love it.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:52:05 GMT
My first console was the Atari 2600. Then I got a Nintendo. Me and Nintendo have been tied to the hip for years. I have owned every Nintendo system with the exception of a MicroGameboy and still saving for a 3DS.
I recently acquired a Sega, but I have always been a Nintendo boy at heart.
I think the only thing that slowed me down was when the PS2 came out.
I really enjoyed it more than the Gamecube, but that may be more a form
Factor of the controller and me pretending to be grown-up.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:52:49 GMT
Captain America and the Avengers was a great game, I don't care what anyone says. I enjoyed playing that game with my friends more than a lot of others, including Sonic.
And to be thorough, this is my entire console collection history.
Current:
PS2
PS3
Wii
Former:
Sega Genesis
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gamecube
PSOne
Not Consoles, but I'm mentioning them anyways:
Game Boy
Game Boy Color (Turquoise)
Game Boy Advance (Magenta)
At some point, someone in my immediate family has had an Atari 2600, SNES, Playstation, and Sega Dreamcast. I've played on all of those sparingly.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:53:31 GMT
I owned:
a Gameboy (Big brick thing)
GameBoy Color (See-thru purple)
GameBoy Advance (Light blue)
Nintendo 64 (still play it)
I mean, yeah, I have my 360 now but I actually busted out the N64 today and was kicking some ass at Pokemon Stadium. It was AWESOME!
When the GameCube came out, I wanted one so badly but my dad believed that I would outgrow it too fast, so I was given the original XBOX. Since then, Microsoft has owned all my gaming rights, with the exception of my DSi.
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:54:15 GMT
I actually liked realtively equally, I played Mario, Kirby,and Link on SNES and Sonic, Power Rangers, and Looney Toons on Sega.
Systems I Own:
PS3
Systems I've Owned:
PS2
SNES
NES
N64
Gamecube
Wii
Gameboy (Green)
Gameboy Pocket (Red)
Gameboy Color (Turquoise, See Thru Purple)
Gameboy Advance (Purple. Silver)
Gameboy Advance SP (Silver, Black, Retro)
Nintendo DS (Black)
Nintendo DSi (Onyx)
Sega Master System
Systems I Want:
Nintendo DSi XL
Nintendo 3DS
Wii HD (Working Title)
XBOX 360
PSVita
PSP V3
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Post by sbtbfanatic on Jan 30, 2015 16:56:46 GMT
I'm throwing my vote behind the Sega, mostly the Sega Genesis. This console was the best as a kid. I remember growing up this was the only system that you could get Mom to play. I can't really blame her either, the controllers were fairly basic and the games were awesome too. She wouldn't mind playing MLS Soccer, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: the Movie, or even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Maybe it's because of all the nostalgic games the Sega has now, but to me it still kicks so much ass. Recently, I bought the Lion King and Tiny Toon Adventures for the Sega Genesis and still break it out from time to time. When we were younger I remember we would practically have to hide the Sega Genesis from our older cousin because if he found it all we would do is play Streets of Rage II the whole time. Don't get me wrong, Streets of Rage II was the best, but we would rather be the ones playing it instead of having to watch him play it all Thanksgiving. laugh.gif Aero the Acrobat was another crazy fun game I remember spending a lot of time playing as a kid.
Whenever we would have Thanksgiving with our relatives, I'm sure they were like us. They had the Nintendo 64 and when we went down there it was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Mario Racing all Thanksgiving.
Sega takes the cake for me. I actually have the Sega Genesis still hooked up in my room along with the PSX (original PlayStation). The only console I really have besides the Sega (which Ryu owes a part of) is the PSX. I haven't bothered upgrading because I don't see the need to. However, I may purchase a used Nintendo 64 next time we go to Gamers just because it was almost an equally awesome system.
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