Top 20 Video Game Consoles of All Time
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The original PlayStation was a revelation for gamers, launching the genre into the next generation of graphical capability with the first workable disc based gaming system. No other console has matched the sheer number of games available for this system, they pretty much had the market cornered at a time before Microsoft entered the game, when Sega had failed and Nintendo was struggling. At its peak it dominated the market and every real gamer had to have one.
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The granddaddy of them all, Nintendo brought video games out of the arcade and into the home, forever changing video games and generations of young people who love them. Maybe other companies have done it better, but the cultural impact of the NES and games like Super Mario bros and The Legend of Zelda will never be matched again.
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Sega went under as a game console company largely due to poor marketing and bad business decisions. Its a shame, because they made great consoles. The Dreamcast had revolutionary graphics for its time, early online service, and a host of classic games that still hold up today. Even years after the console failed there still remains a devoted and loyal cult following for this console. Its the most underrated system of all time.
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But, remember that the only great Star wars title hosted by the Dreamcast was Episode 1: Racer. Otherwise, Demolition absolutely sucked balls!
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The jury is still out on the battle between the 360 and Playstation 3, but for my money this is the greatest console operating right now. Although the Microsoft console has been plagued by technical issues and poor hardware, the 360 has stunning graphics, a fantastic Live service for multiplayer and downloads, and the widest selection of great games ever seen on any console.
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Not true, it does not own them at all. Xbox360 is cool, there's just too many fanboys that give it a bad rap.
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Sega is no longer in the console business, but their Genesis console remains my favorite. This was the best console at the time for sports games, had groundbreaking console games such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Mortal Kombat and was one of the first systems with 36 bit graphics.
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The first 3-D video game system, has a camera on it, portable, has Miis on it just like the Wii does, awesome.
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first 32 bit CD console in the world...best CD format sales in UK and Europe during early 90s
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