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Which flop system are you the most fond of?
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Virtual Boy. Mostly because, for some reason, it was the only console my dad ever played. He really liked Galactic Pinball and would play at the kitchen table a lot when I was a kid.
Dreamcast and 3DO are the ones that are like... locked into long term memories in my brain
But i think the Vita is probably the one I liked the most in the end. What a cool little machine sent out to die.
But i think the Vita is probably the one I liked the most in the end. What a cool little machine sent out to die.
Dreamcast and Saturn for me.
Vita has like, maybe 2-3 games tops I'm interested in that I can't play anywhere else.
Vita has like, maybe 2-3 games tops I'm interested in that I can't play anywhere else.
Vita by default as it was the only one I owned, and it was a Vita TV at that. My ass was too broke to get most systems anywhere close to launch growing up and into young aduthood, so by the time I could afford one it was clear which one(s) were going to stay around.
I think the Vita is great hardware, but lots of the software that appealed to me on the original PSP just... simply wasn't there?
Literally had probably about 100 physical (including lots of shmup/compilation imports) PSP titles and just a handful of Vita ones.
Yeah, the hardware and featureset was amazing, but that lineup didn't stack up to PSP's at all for me. When I owned one, I had about maybe 3-4 games on it that weren't ports of games I could play on PS3/PS4, and I'm not really a fan of any of the genres the platform ended up carving a niche for later in it's lifespan.
Dreamcast easily. I actually quit gaming for years after Sega quit the hardware business.
I loved everything about that console.
I loved everything about that console.
OUYA and 32X for me. I have the launch day OUYA version which came in a fancier box than the standard versions. I checked the scene out a while ago and there's some kind of unofficial store for it, which I must get round to trying. It's a shame it didn't work out after some fairly good support from big names at the start.
32X is one of my GOAT consoles from an enjoyment perspective. Countless hours spent playing Doom, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Mortal Kombat II and B.C. Racers. An utterly amazing system.
32X is one of my GOAT consoles from an enjoyment perspective. Countless hours spent playing Doom, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Mortal Kombat II and B.C. Racers. An utterly amazing system.
Voted for two.
Wii U & Vita.
Wii U had an amazing library of quality (1st party) titles. Switch has been riding on them for a while now.
And Vita was such a beautiful handheld in every way, it's sad.
Wii U & Vita.
Wii U had an amazing library of quality (1st party) titles. Switch has been riding on them for a while now.
And Vita was such a beautiful handheld in every way, it's sad.
I only played the WiiU and all I can say is that I'm glad the switch exists and the best WiiU games were ported.
Can't vote for anything.
Can't vote for anything.
I picked other for Sega Saturn because it had a RAM cart for Xmen Vs Street fighter. Dreamcast would be my other pick as it had Arcade quality ports or sometimes even better, the VGA cable was rad at the time and the online was fun.
Wii U, but that's only because I was 8 when the Dreamcast dropped and I had no legacy of Sega hardware in the house and I owned a N64, PS1 and a Game Boy Pocket. I was beyond spoiled enough. Dreamcast woulda been quite the experience though. I remember playing Sonic Adventure pre-release at some sorta event and was blown away (I loved Sonic the character despite only playing Sega hardware when visiting family).
By the time I'd pick between a launch window PS2 and a Dreamcast, obviously the Dreamcast was on the way out, and I had my sights on GameCube too. So my parents wouldn't let me even pick up a clearance Dreamcast, understandably.
So yeah, Wii U was cool. Besides speed and requiring the cumbersome Gamepad to operate the OS even if you were just gonna play a game with a Pro controller, features like the Miiverse gave it way more personality than the Switch, and the games are legendary.
By the time I'd pick between a launch window PS2 and a Dreamcast, obviously the Dreamcast was on the way out, and I had my sights on GameCube too. So my parents wouldn't let me even pick up a clearance Dreamcast, understandably.
So yeah, Wii U was cool. Besides speed and requiring the cumbersome Gamepad to operate the OS even if you were just gonna play a game with a Pro controller, features like the Miiverse gave it way more personality than the Switch, and the games are legendary.
One of my earlieast gaming memorie is my thumb hurting from the sharp edges of that shitty dpad of the dreamcast controller while playing Soul Calibur. So Sega's last console will always have a special place for me.
My favorite flop system of all time would be the Sega Master System. It was not actually a flop, though. It sold poorly in both the United States and Japan, the two biggest video game console markets (with combined sales of about 3 million), which were dominated at the time by Nintendo. The lack of sales made Sega bring the Mega Drive/Genesis to the market as early as 1988 in Japan.
However, the Master system was a success in Europe, with 6.8 million units sold. And it was a smash hit in Brazil, where it eventually sold 8 million units (over the course of 30 years), becoming the best-selling video game console ever in the country.
The Master System had a limited library, with most games made by Sega itself. But there were great games available for the console. Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Castle of Illusion, Lucky Dime Caper, Asterix, Phantasy Star...
However, the Master system was a success in Europe, with 6.8 million units sold. And it was a smash hit in Brazil, where it eventually sold 8 million units (over the course of 30 years), becoming the best-selling video game console ever in the country.
The Master System had a limited library, with most games made by Sega itself. But there were great games available for the console. Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Castle of Illusion, Lucky Dime Caper, Asterix, Phantasy Star...
The 5200 is a fantastic console. The controllers were the problem. It's just the carbon contacts that gave problems. I glued aliminum foil on mine and never had an issue.
I've bought a few Vita games. Ultimately, they were all ported to console (Danganronpa, Zero Escape) or I never got around to playing them (RIP my PS1 classics collection). The last bastion is Persona 4 Golden.
...I've never owned a Vita proper (I do have a sealed PS TV packed in a moving box, somewhere). And therefore, I voted Dreamcast.
...I've never owned a Vita proper (I do have a sealed PS TV packed in a moving box, somewhere). And therefore, I voted Dreamcast.
Wii U. Had some truly unique experiences in there. Nintendoland was something special and it's never really been replicated outside of some smartphone/console hybrid games but it's never been quite the same.
Vita and Dreamcast both had 90% of their decent games end up on better platforms (so did Wii U but the way it played was never quite replicated). I really like Wonderswan if we're talking handhelds, had a bunch of good games that were stuck on the system, Japan only.
Vita and Dreamcast both had 90% of their decent games end up on better platforms (so did Wii U but the way it played was never quite replicated). I really like Wonderswan if we're talking handhelds, had a bunch of good games that were stuck on the system, Japan only.
My Dreamcast is still hooked up to my main living room TV and regularly gets play thanks to MvC2.
