Which flop system are you the most fond of?
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Wasn't my first console but was my first console where I really fell in love with gaming. Endless hours and days playing VF2, Guardian Heroes and Sega Rally.
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I thought it was going to be the future of gaming, and portable computers.
Also I was 11 and obviously fucking stupid.
I thought it was going to be the future of gaming, and portable computers.
Also I was 11 and obviously fucking stupid.
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I'm sad to not see a Jaguar CD :-(
I, on the other hand, have got to get a Lynx one of these days. And a proper 3DO, meaning the Panasonic FZ-1 or 10, like you have. My Goldstar one, even though it's my original one, is just lame.
It's sad that Nintendo never gave the Virtual Boy's library a shot at redemption on 3DS. Its one and only chance to live.
People, people: the N64 and Gamecube were not flops. They were legitimate, mainstream consoles, both popular and profitable. Not being the market leader does not make something a flop.
ive always had a fondness for end-of-days Sega. Saturn and Dreamcast really changed the game but by then it was too late
Especially when it was such an obvious idea. Everyone loved it. And its games are all right. Their main issue was being on Virtual Boy.
Vita takes the first place for a centimeter vs Dreamcast, Vita has Soul Sacrifice and a lot of PS classics, which i can't play in another PS console, but i have a lot of good memories with my Dreamcast. Wii U was a POS, i played Mario 3D world and sold it.
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Yup would've been cool to have an easier way to play the good games on there. I for one would've loved if they released the unreleased VB games that actually look pretty cool.
Yes, but they were probably disappointments.
The NES/Famicom sold 61.91 million units, which was huge at the time. And Nintendo did not even cover all the markets, leaving many of them to Famiclones. The Super NES/Super Famicom sold 49.1 million units following fierce competition from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive; it only became the market leader towards the end of its lifetime.
Now, the Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 million units, which was far less than the two previous consoles. The GameCube sold even less, 21.74 million. They both had short lifespans, which probably meant that Nintendo was not very happy with their performance.
I've voted Dreamcast, but I would have picked Gamecube
They both flopped hard outside of the US.
I love my Vita and hate how sony killed it but I think Wii U is the one I'm the msot fond of, I always thought it looked super fun and cool and had some really good bangers, wanted to buy one but thankfully dodged a bullet there and then boom Switch came along and it was Wii U but better, I bought a Nintendo console after my last one being NES and it is Wii U the one to thank for that.
Vita was incredible. Persona 4, MGS, Everybody's Golf, Dragon's Crown, Earth Defence Force all on the go. Comfort, a beautiful screen, incredible online store etc.
God-tier handheld
God-tier handheld
Dreamcast was an incredible console, with great games with graphics no one had seen before. My first experience with online play in Phantasy Star Online, my first experience with "real" SNK games, I will never forget playing the pricey import copy of KoF 99 for the first time, then later Garou MotW, the Last Blade. The Street Fighter 3 games, Capcom vs SNK2 Not even mentioning the likes of Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Shenmue, Soul Calibur....
I know people talk about these games now all the time, and many have been ported to other systems since. But experiencing these games in that short timeframe of the Dreamcast's lifespan, at that time (remember, the technical standard were PS1 and N64 when it released) was a feeling I rarely have gotten since then in gaming. Dreamcast was a fire that burned out very fast, but damn did it burn brighter than anything else.
I know people talk about these games now all the time, and many have been ported to other systems since. But experiencing these games in that short timeframe of the Dreamcast's lifespan, at that time (remember, the technical standard were PS1 and N64 when it released) was a feeling I rarely have gotten since then in gaming. Dreamcast was a fire that burned out very fast, but damn did it burn brighter than anything else.
Disappointing and flop are also not the same thing. And though they may have had short lifespans, overall, their successors arrived 5 years after their own launches, just like every other Nintendo system. The Wii lived no longer than they did; Nintendo is just shit at late-life support.
So did the Xbox, even harder, but I don't see its name being thrown around.
Yep, that's actually a recent acquisition. It was at a local retro game store when I was dropping off a bunch of old games I didn't need for sale/trade in. I was thinking about picking one up on eBay and modding it later, but there it was, all ready to go.
I was thinking about it and then AtariAge started selling another batch of their Jaguar Game Drive, which has support for CD images. I figured that was a better use for my money for now than paying the same for an add-on with such a small library that I'm not all that interested in.
That didn't stop me from getting a NeoGeo CD though, so never say never I guess. I'd probably say the same for a Pippin or PC-FX, but I've never seen either outside of an ebay listing though.
Bought the Dreamcast during the fire sale of $99 and had no regrets. Loved that console and its unique games
Absolutely the Vita. I'm really disappointed that a lot of it's library (and the PSP) is trapped on a dead system.
I just recently got a Game Drive myself, rather than pay the ridiculous prices for the few Jag games I still don't have. I haven't tried any CD games yet, because I thought that it couldn't yet save those.
You're right, though, to not be interested in the CD library. It's tiny, mostly not good, and certainly not worth the prices any more.
I think it'd be really cool to get my hands on a wonderswan/ws color. No nostalgia for them, no idea what games are even on them really, but I just think they'd be neat to have.I love all of my misunderstood children
Wii U, but it was technically the only one I actually owned. I've played Dreamcast and Virtual Boy games either on hardware or via VR emulation...of the two, I could see myself maybe enjoying the Dreamcast.
Wii U for me. Never had a Vita and the Dreamcast I only have like 5 games for, still have the Dreamcast though so I could get more games for it of course.
The Wii U brought great fun with it's second screen on certain games. The second screen thing was pretty cool in games that used it well, of course the "away from TV" the Switch obviously does it better. Sure, a lot of the games are ported, but the only ported one I bought was MK8D, everything else I use the Wii U for, so it's still used for those games. Also have great memories of stuff like Rayman Legends playing it every single day with my family getting in the top scores all the time.
Only things I don't like about the Wii U was the Gamepad screen needed a better display(480p resolution was fine, it's the display quality that sucked) and the OS was super slow. Also had a big problem with the Gamepads wireless disconnecting all the time.
The Wii U brought great fun with it's second screen on certain games. The second screen thing was pretty cool in games that used it well, of course the "away from TV" the Switch obviously does it better. Sure, a lot of the games are ported, but the only ported one I bought was MK8D, everything else I use the Wii U for, so it's still used for those games. Also have great memories of stuff like Rayman Legends playing it every single day with my family getting in the top scores all the time.
Only things I don't like about the Wii U was the Gamepad screen needed a better display(480p resolution was fine, it's the display quality that sucked) and the OS was super slow. Also had a big problem with the Gamepads wireless disconnecting all the time.
As far as retro games/hardware goes, the wonderswan line isn't super expensive. Last I checked, you could grab a ws color from eBay in box/good condition for ~$75.
I wouldn't recommend getting anything but a Color (or the last model, the Crystal), unless you're a collector, or a purist about playing black & white games on a monochrome screen.
The only reason I have that original Wonderswan was because I was at Pink Gorilla, a Seattle-area game shop, and they had the Tarepanda model in box. I knew I wouldn't hear the end of it from the woman I was dating if she found out it was there and I didn't get it.
As for the game library, it's Japan only so expect a lot of dealing with the language barrier, and it's a Bandai console, so expect a ton of anime tie-ins.
I really enjoy it, almost despite the library, but I love portables.
I wish I had a Dreamcast when it came out. My cousin had one, I couldn't stop Soul Calibur and Power Stone on it. Sonic blew me away too.
Same with the Saturn. Knew only one person who had one and we only played Dynamite Cop once but it was so fun. Only other time I played was very few emulated games which I enjoyed too (how amazing is Elevator Action returns?). Wish the system was more affordable and reliable, then I would buy one.
Same with the Saturn. Knew only one person who had one and we only played Dynamite Cop once but it was so fun. Only other time I played was very few emulated games which I enjoyed too (how amazing is Elevator Action returns?). Wish the system was more affordable and reliable, then I would buy one.