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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 2 months ago

I grew up in the SNES vs Genesis war and I only knew one person with a Genesis and even they thought the SNES was better.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Genesis owner in the 90s here. Yes. My dad did not know video games. I said I like Mario. I wanted to play RPGs and Super Mario.

My dad went to the store, asked what I assume is some 19 year old Sega fanboy which console was the best, and got told to buy the Genesis.

On a positive note, the Genesis Sonic games were pretty cool, and so was Jurassic Park. So, it's not like Genesis sucked. It's just......MARIO!!!!! I WANT MARIO!!!!

Eventually I got an SNES, but by then it was 1996. I immediately got Mario Paint, Super Mario Allstars + Super Mario World (in one cart), Legend Of Zelda Link to the Past, and Mario Kart.

Eventually I'd get Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario RPG, Batman Forever, and some Star Wars game.

Flea markets in the 90s were the best.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 15 points 2 months ago

But... but... Sega does what Nintendon't!

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 2 months ago

To which my response was "Well... Nintendo doesn't suck." They clearly didn't test that slogan amongst children. 😌

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Growing up I had a Genesis because I wanted to play Sonic 2. I remember 3 of my friends also having a Genesis, only 1 that I remember had a SNES and he was also one of the 3 with a Genesis. There were 2 that I remember stuck with NES, 1 played on his family's PC (ooh fancy), and 1 I don't think had any video game systems. The first real Nintendo fanboy I met was my college roommate, but that wasn't until the mid-00's.

SNES probably was better, but I had more exposure to the Genesis so that's what I wanted.

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I had a Sega Megadrive that I loved but still thought SNES was better.

[-] ThraawnSolo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

Does the Offspring come to mind when thinking of the Dreamcast? I can't get it out of my head now.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Crazy Taxi had them on the soundtrack and it was a Dreamcast game... 🤔

[-] pipes@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Ya ya ya ya yaaaaa! Day after day..

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[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Fuuuuck I rented that game so much back then. If it wasn’t available every other weekend at my local video store it was 100% my fault.

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[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Does the Offspring come to mind when thinking of the Dreamcast?

🎵 Ya ya ya ya ya 🎵

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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I kid, I kid... actually I am obsessed with konsole

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Konsole sounds like the name KDE would use for a home gaming device, or their terminal emulator :3

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[-] peteyestee@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago

Dreamcast was the best.

[-] k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

I'm obsessed with the OG xbox and 360, oh how the mighty have fallen.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago
[-] k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah if you never got the red ring of death it was the best console.

Its DRM was more flexible than we have ever or will ever see on a console again.

  • The licensing worked similar to xbox one but you could transfer all licenses at once instead of just when you downloaded a game.
  • You could install any disc or digital game to internal or external drives and could transfer it between any pc/console. The discs then functioned as physical licenses to play disc-based games.

The avatar system was the gaming metaverse we all wanted and it got abandoned before it could reach its full potential.

  • Avatar awards as skins you could show off in multiple games!? Amazing.
  • indie devs could take advantage of the avatar system to enhance their games

The library was the peak that xbox ever had to offer. Uniqueness and passion still showed through in AAA games of this era, and 360 had the majority of quality AAA games. PS3 still managed, but nostalgia for the 360 days is what is still keeping the xbox brand alive today.

The online multiplayer in games of this era still celebrated and enabled community/random encounters with voice chat. This doesnt happen in modern games, nobody is in the game chat anymore. I am not a fan of paid multiplayer so i dont pay anymore, but back in the day, it was worth it for the shenanigans and connections we made.

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[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
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[-] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sega Mega Drive for me. We had knock off NES consoles in my country with 100 in 1 cartridges but we just called those "TV games". Nintendo never bothered with any non first world country back then, so pirates picked up the slack. I don't think I even knew of the 'Nintendo' brand when I was a little kid until I started using the internet and collecting magazines.

But Sega wasn't quite as stiff upper lip and exclusive as Nintendo and had no problem with lowering themselves and selling their goods to us plebs in the 3rd world. So Sega was the premium brand here and "TV games" were just cheap shit in comparison in my eyes.

We had a knock off NES when I was a little kid (called a Pegasus) but my first actual legit name brand console was the Sega Mega Drive.

Wish I still had it. When I was about 13, I went through a really dumb phase for about 1 month total where I decided I was too grown up for this stuff and I sold my Mega Drive and comics for enough money to buy one CD, probably of a band that I don't even listen to anymore. Regret it to this day.

[-] awesomesauce309@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago
[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago

Yes!! Still never been beat.

[-] Eggscellent@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Intellivision 👾

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

My first console was an Atari 2600. Well that was my family’s first.

My own fist was the original NES. Saved up my paper route money to buy it.

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 8 points 2 months ago

My first was the 5200 and my favorite game was Joust. Killing the pterodactyl was the highlight too.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The 5200's was the best home version of Joust.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The real question, did you play paperboy on it?

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[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I can't believe I threw away my Dreamcast. I'm such an idiot.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

There's a few on ebay for like a hundred bucks, or there's always emulation

https://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/dreamcast/flycast.html

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[-] the_wiz@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

It was not my first (this would have been the Atari 2600), but the console that still has a very special place in my heart is the Atari Jaguar

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Honestly got to hand it to my PS4. I've had it since the early days of dating my wife, and she gifted it to me when I was a broke uni student. It's still serving Armored Core VI, indie games, and movie nights to this day. I've pulled it open several times over the years to dust it out and it's got an external fan add-on to help with cooling. I won't know what to do with myself when it gives out someday.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Base PS4 or Pro? If the former, a Pro could be a pretty good upgrade. Also not super expensive compared to the base model.

A PS5 is, of course, also nice if your budget allows it. Been happy with mine since its release. Feels like a real step-up compared to the entire PS4 line, even if you're only interested in PS4 games.

Also, check the firmware of your PS4 in case you haven't updated it recently. You could potentially jailbreak it and unlock heaps more potential. Emulation and stuff, for example.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's a base model. I'm going to keep using it as long as I can as-is, I don't really have the spare mental bandwidth to tinker (nor the budget to rectify any mistakes), but it's cool that they can be jailbroken.

Whenever I'm finally done with it, it'll probably be time for a Steam Deck (probably some time after the release of the SD2, knowing me).

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

PolyStation. I'm from center Europe, so Famiclones were a big thing in the 90s.

[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I had an 800. Had the cassette tape media drive and some game for it, but could never get it working.

Also had that awful ET game.

I recall writing a screensaver in basic and letting it run overnight.

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[-] arararagi@ani.social 6 points 2 months ago

PC engine, even though I never even saw one in person lol.

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[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Gameboy gang rise!!

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 2 months ago
[-] awesomesauce309@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

The revolution will be televised!

I still play towerfall, and occasionally the amazing frog?

[-] xep@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Ngage, what is this even?

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I guess mine's a PC from the 90s or 00s

Maybe PS1 at a push given the family computer didn't really do 3D until we got a 3D accelerator a few years later

[-] Gonzako@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[-] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Never forget my first but slightly going in reverse….. those SNES games just hit hard.

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[-] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Granted I was pretty young, but I friggin loved the ColecoVision. It had a respectable game library and Zaxxon in particular was the stuff. I remember my mom playing Ladybug (Pacman clone) frequently.

Welp. Guess I'm spending the rest of my evening looking for an emulator.

[-] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Ha it's me. Wow.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Atari Jaguar. No one I knew had one and the only place to play one was a single game store in a mall that you had to pay to play. I paid twice to play and was in love.

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