Thread 12080714

If you followed this path, you maxed out your happiness and mental well-being

Replace NES with xBox.

>>12080718
No.

>>12080714 (OP)
Replace NES with SNES.

>>12080745
The SNES is just sugar-free NES

Replace Megadrive with SNES,the succesor of the NES and the spiritual predecessor of the PS1

>SNES: endless amount of classics, top 3 console all time at worst, overwhelming amount of 3rd party support
>Genesis: its got sonic! and uh... phantasy star iv is good.... uhhh..... rocket knight adventures? .. a mid castlevania game.... sports games that no one plays was better!

>>12080714 (OP)
if you didnt own an NES, SNES, genesis, ps1, n64, ps2 and cube at some point in your childhood, youre a poorfag who missed out on great games. saturn, xbox and dreamcast were cool too but completely optional.

>>12080745
That's a total downgrade.

>>12080762
>>SNES: endless amount of classics
Like?

>>12080805
Mario, Zelda, Metroid, the list goes on!

I get it guy, you want people to stop liking the snes.

>>12080714 (OP)
I had SNES, PSX and N64

>>12080805
>post your list so I can say "uhhh ackshually all these extremely well regarded classic games are totally shit"
no thanks fag

NES-Genesis-SNES is the real holy trinity of retro.

Atari 2600, Commodore 64, DOS

>>12080821
>can't take what he dishes
opinion invalidated

>>12080863
You cannot defend the SNES being better than the PlayStation.

>>12080714 (OP)
t. insecure Snoy janny

>>12080821
So what you do.

>>12080714 (OP)
NESnoy thread

>>12080714 (OP)
Replace the NES with the Genesis in the first slot, then put the SNES in the second slot. Now you have a superior lineup that still follows chronological order.
The NES has a few games I like, but honestly? It aged poorly.
Hell, I'd consider replacing the PSX with the N64 in the third slot too

>>12081261
>It aged poorly.
zoomer dogwhistle

Absolutely based, he certified cool kid path. Followed by either a PS2 or an Xbox, then a 360.

>>12080714 (OP)
Pretty much correct.

>>12080714 (OP)
replace ps1 with gba

>>12081202
I prefer 2D and SNES has more of that, more proper platformers.
Also I'm not a fan of loading times.
5th gen still feels too modern to me.
Also, this thread is just about subjective opinions, anon. Your taste is not superlative.

>>12080718
XBOX LIVE

>>12081287
The GBA is a shovelware machine with barely any good games.

>>12080714 (OP)
Yes, but I got a SNES in late 97 too.

>>12081404
>metroid zero mission
>metroid fusion
>wario land 4
>warioware inc
>aria of sorrow
>superstar saga
>mother 3
>pokemon emerald
>mega man zero quadrilogy
>kirby amazing mirror
and that's just the popular stuff. there's plenty more obscure games like ninja five-o out there too.

>>12080714 (OP)
Ps2 makes these consoles obsolete. Ps1 can only do shitty 3d jank held together by duct tape

>>12080714 (OP)
What a retarded fucking image, SNES/PSX/PS2 are the holy trinity and that's a goddamn fact

>>12081379
Someone finally gets it.

>>12081261
>Replace the NES with the Genesis in the first slot, then put the SNES in the second slot. Now you have a superior lineup that still follows chronological order.
Makes total sense, actually.
>Hell, I'd consider replacing the PSX with the N64 in the third slot too
I....what? How does this not completely go against the logic of your previous statement? Why did THIS fucking post have to be the one to say this? This has to be well-poisoning or something, there's no fucking way.

>>12080714 (OP)
Replace the smegma drive with the SNES.

>>12081418
I'd rather have a PS1 with a dance pad and DDR than all of that.

>>12080714 (OP)
Exactly. NES was the only system of it's generation worth anything. Genesis is what the kids actually wanted, gross and edgy. (SNES was the trusted brand that mother's bought) and the PSX was dark and adult driven. It was all a natural flow.

>>12081202
snes has aged much better, visuals are much cleaner and no horrific tank control jank

the obvious retro trinity is nes/snes/ps1. they were the most popular consoles by far and got the overwhelming share of third party support. whatever console got DQ and FF is the system japanese people cared about and japanese devs made games for, and no one besides japanese were making anything worth a damn. trying to cram genesis in there is laughable and so is putting ps2 above any of them, as it was the beginning of modern slop and will never be retro.

>>12081657
Ps1 has just age horrible and nobody but nostalgia googles can pretend to like that early 3d jank

sega system>mega drive>saturn.

>>12081661
I agree that most of the library has aged poorly but the same is true for ps2, and theres 10x more ps1 games I still enjoy now than ps2 games. devs were far more creative and took more risks in 5th gen, a unique point in time where the types of games that were possible was far greater than 16 bit era but budget costs and dev times hadnt exploded too far yet. Im aware most casual fags like you just see a bunch of blocky polygons and think that makes a game unplayable thoughbeit.

>>12081565
it's like you don't know how Big N loyalists are. Having games or not only matters depending on the system. When pitting the SNES against the Genesis, having a big catalogue of games matters. When it's the N64 against the PSX, quantity doesn't matter anymore.

>>12081661
When you remove the arcade challenge from video games, all that remains is novelty.

>>12082221
When you remove the fun from life, all that remains is trying to stay alive and doing things.

>>12081665
This (unironically)

>>12082221
With the introduction of video game consoles, game developers began reducing or removing the arcade challenge to make their games more appealing to the entire family. These people who would normally not play video games.

Content replaced challenge.

The turning point was with the release of Super Mario Bros 2 and 3 for the NES. Nintendo made their Mario sequels so they required less skill to make progress. They did this by reducing Mario's running momentum and by making it easier to make adjustments in mid jump. Now you didn't need to practice as much to progress. This made the games much easier, so Nintendo compensated by increasing the amount of content to prevent the games from ending too soon. Other developers followed suit.

>>12082252
>The turning point was with the release of Super Mario Bros 2

Anon it's the hardest Mario...

>>12082152
>replace NES with Genesis
>Nintendo loyalist
I think anti-Nintendo people are more deranged than actual Nintendo fanboys. Something about Nintendo makes people love them or hate them too much.

>>12082362
>anti-Nintendo
>more deranged
That's funny, I've never seen someone reply to every vaguely pro-Nintendo post in a thread accusing them of being the same specific person, let alone 24/7/365.

>>12080714 (OP)
Best path:
>Gen 3
Primary: NES
Secondary: Master System
>Gen 4
Primary: SNES
Secondary: Genesis
>Gen 5
Primary: PS
Secondary: N64
>Gen 6
Primary: PS2
Secondary: GC
>Gen 7
Primary: PC
Secondary: PS3
>Gen 8+
No more consoles, just stick with PC

Secondary is if you're rich and can afford two consoles.

>>12082368
I dunno, but you said that the other guy was a "nintendo loyalist" when he replaced NES with Genesis.
At the end of the day console wars are a mental illness.

>>12082378
That wasn't me.

>>12082375
>>Gen 6
>Primary: PS2
>Secondary: GC
>missing out on xbox live for nintendo games
not worth it.

>>12082398
The GC library complements the PS2 library better. Getting XB Live isn't worth missing out on the GC exclusives if you already have the PS2's library.

>>12082413
>The GC library complements the PS2 library better
How? With what games?

>>12082398
What exclusives did Xbox have?

>>12080714 (OP)
I went...
>NES>Genesis>N64>Gamecube/PS2
The only thing missing was a SNES, really.

>>12082419
Halo 1, 2, DOA3/U, JSRF, Ninja Gaiden, Steel Battalion, R63 online, best versions of games like Splinter Cell and Psychonauts, Fable, Amped 2, Conker Live n Reloaded, Riddick, Crimson Skies, KOTOR, Morrowind, Farcry, Mech Assault, Outrun 2, games like Battlefront 2 were 32 players on Xbox.

I get that it's not the easiest console to emulate but GC exclusives were really weak and didn't succeed even Nintendo's previous generation titles.

>>12082414
>With what games?
??? What kind of question is this?

The Nintendo developed games.

All u needing is the Ps2 and Wii and xbox360 for everything ever made
Boomertroons dont @ me

>>12082427
>best versions of games
>Conker Live n Reloaded
No thanks.

>>12082430
Yeah which ones? The 4 mario party games? Dance mix? Sunshine and melee? Mario kart? What's so good about these that they would make someone say fuck playing online on xbox live and throw ninja gaiden out the window?

>>12082437
I know the poopoo song has beeps but the main appeal of Conker was always multiplayer.

>>12082434
I owned a 360.
It's the one console I regret having. The thing was a piece of shit. It had horrible hardware problems. I should've got a PS3.

>>12082440
>dae rrod????
you have to be 18 to post here

>>12082440
horrible snoyim dogshit taste ps3 don’t having dead rising

>>12082438
All XB has exclusive that matters is Bungie and Team Ninja. GB has Nintendo and HAL. Nintendo alone outweighs both Bungie and Team Ninja.

>>12082427
A lot of stuff that you listed is on PC as well, even Halo 1 was released there (before MCC obviously). So I don't see a point in Xbox...

>>12082440
>It had horrible hardware problems
Just like fat PS3...

>>12082443
>>12082448
My 360 literally ate my Minecraft disc. How does that happen? What kind of engineering is that? Other people had it worse though, 360s were known to brick for no reason.

I don't care what exclusives the 360 had, other consoles didn't have those problems.

>>12082449
>Nintendo alone outweighs both Bungie and Team Ninja
Yeah in 2025. Nintendo was a garbage machine at the time.

>>12082451
>A lot of stuff that you listed is on PC as well
Irrelevant.

So nobody has any games they want to bring up as the deciding factor?

>>12082462
>im a big fat retard who doesn't feed her xbox 360 so she ate my disc
not my problem, take better care of your stuff

>>12082469
>not my problem
Ok? Didn't say that it was. But it is my problem, and why I don't like the 360.

>>12082464
>Yeah in 2025.
??? Yeah, and they've been like that since 1985.

>>12082464
>Irrelevant
Well that's why I asked about exclusives specifically...

>>12082485
>>12082487
So is there no games that you feel override those and it's just a brand thing?

NES -> Genesis -> N64
if you had a Genesis, then you weren't into RPG's and didn't care about FF7. Sonic physics and SoR2 move variety will lead you to only care about Mario 64, the only game that really matters from that generation
>I played Phantasy Star and Shining Force
you were supposed to get SNES and made the best of your situation

>>12082492
I named devs so I wouldn't have to make a gay ass list.

>>12082517
Post games anyway, I've shared ones that I feel make GC irrelevant and the Xbox stand out against PS2. Don't be such a pussy.

>>12082518
If I say movies made by James Cameron I don't need to make a list. If I say albums made by the Beatles I don't need to make a list. GC games made by Nintendo. Those games. Those are the games. Don't be retarded and gay. You know the games.

>>12082526
I'll trade mario party and smash melee for burnout 3 and halo 2 in an instant. Anyone who says otherwise is insane.

>>12082550
Not that it matters, but neither Smash or Party are Nintendo developed. I'd personally take Smash over Halo and Burnout anyway.

>>12082152
SNES has more quantity and quality than genesis and thats not even a slightly controversial take unless you have NDS

>>12082631
>quality
Disagree, imo there's more average quality snes games than on genesis but genesis has better highs.

>>12082550
>trade the best fighting game ever made for incredibly mid racer and babby first FPS

>>12082641
smash isn't a fighting game

>>12080718
FPBP

>>12082646
yes it is you retard.

>>12082651
What's your favorite thing to do in smash melee

>>12082654
Fighting

>>12082659
You never come across as convinced of your own opinions, it's weird.

>>12082639

Well seem like the vast majority of people don't share your opinion

The top SNES games are far more beloved and highly rated
In any gaming site top 100 you will see a bunch of SNES games but no Megadrive games...maybe a Sonic if you're lucky

>>12082664
>The top SNES games are far more beloved and highly rated
That's fine and everything, but what in your opinion are the top rated snes games?

>>12082662
You're arguing with at least two people.

>>12082680
And both of them have the same social awkwardness as each other. The weird boomeranging between not being able to name a game to awkwardly squeaking out smash melee as a fighting game and shy interest in your own beloved games comes off as mealy mouthed.

>>12082685
Welcome to 4chan. You're pretty socially awkward too bud. Demanding and making lists of exclusives to ancient consoles, and arguing about the genre a game fits in. Seriously the latter the one of the most autistic things you can do in a conversation. Holy shit bro.

>>12082674
My personal favorites are the DKC trilogy, Yoshi's island,Thracia 776, Castlevania 4 and super Metroid

>>12082701
I think the best DKC game is the first one, DKC2 gets bogged down in gimmicks in its second half and 3 is a mess. The first I'd consider to be better than mario world but not the first Sonic game.

>>12080762
we don't need to do this consolewar bullshit. the snes and the genesis both have great libraries. you only hurt yourself by refusing to allow yourself to have fun with the genesis.

>>12080805
oh no no no no

>>12082713
Meh i think they pretty close to each other

I'd put DKC2 slightly above 1 and 3 because i prefer the pirate ambiance +the best final fight of the trilogy

>>12082698
Tourist

what the fuck is a NESnoy

>>12082639
pretty sure the exact opposite is the case

>>12082437
It's fine

>>12080805
By my estimate there are around 200 SNES games worth playing and maybe 135 Genesis. Probably a few more in either direction if you don't mind inferior ports (like Earthworm Jim 2 on the SNES or Zombies Ate My Neighbors on the Genesis)

Famicom -> PC Engine -> Saturn is the path for people who actually play video games rather than just reminisce about them.

>>12080714 (OP)
5th gen is a mixed bag for me.
I hate the early crunchy 240p low framerate 3D shit, but at the same time some genres just do better in 3D.
I'm a big racing fan and the 3D ones (even if its crappy 3D) are miles better than what the 16bit machines could do.

But for most other things 2D is supremewymsg

>>12080714 (OP)
That path was chosen for me by fate.

>>12082427
>Xbox had the best versions of Morrowind

>>12085210
Name 5

>>12081647
Only post this whole thread that gets the OP. It's not about retrospect, it's about the path that gives you "appiness and mental well-being".

>>12085602
honestly the first good frogpost i've ever seen in my 18 years on 4chan

>>12085210
>earthworm jim 2 on SNES
that's the superior version. ej1 is the one that's inferior on it

>>12085802
Snes ewj2 has some cool effects here and there but I'd say they are both good, MD still has the advantage of 4:3 and some cool FM renditions.

>>12080714 (OP)
I feel like the NES already fills the MD's place there, would prolly put ps2 instead as it further explores 3d without genres getting completely cliche'd yet.

if you only get to have 3 consoles, nes snes and ps1 are objectively the best choices that will get you the largest amount of critically acclaimed important games. anything else is just console warriors and edgy internet hipsters like the fag who thinks PCE and saturn were anything but a (very) distant third place.

>>12080714 (OP)
All of these consoles are gloriously based, and so are you OP. Love the nes appreciation I've been seeing lately on this board. Warms my loins.

>>12081638
DDR players boggle my mind when they're really good. Extremely talented coordination with the dance pads

>>12085882
Nes makes SNES redundant unless you really like jarpigs and casual platformers, ps2 did more interesting stuff

>>12085949
PS2 has even more JRPGs (stop using that poser /vg/kid meme "jarpig") and less 2D platformers.
>casual platformers
First of all, reminder that the term "casual" started being used in video games during 6th gen, thanks to western journos and western forum users.
Second, post your Hagane no damage run.

>>12085898
Sadly I'm not that good, and have a soft pad so there's some shifting. Still a blast to play.

>>12085949
ps2 is not retro and never will be. also, it sucks. go and actually play some ps2 games, theres like a dozen of them that havent aged like milk.

>>12080714 (OP)
nes is a shit console
all the games are unnecessarily hard

>>12085958
>PS2 has even more JRPGs
But it's more of the acceptable kind, tactics, action and experimental, SFC is mostly boring DQ clones. Even the casual late 2000s western stuff you mention isn't as bad a snes western shit.
>Hagane
Gay, play Ninja Spirit instead.

daily reminder jrpgs were only good on snes and ps1.

>>12085964
>game requires you to master skills or think strategically to complete it
yeah thats the whole reason we like it.

>>12085975
My favorite JRPG is on the PS2.

>>12085975
Jarpigs as in shitty DQ clones were never good. They only started getting interesting on the ps1/ps2 by developing actual game mechanics instead of just reskinning DQ

>>12085975
jrpgs are the best genre on any console

Atari 2600 - Sega Master System - Sega Genesis - PS12345

>>12086053
its actually just the sega system

>>12086119
Nah

>>12086119
sega master

>>12080714 (OP)
>NES: want games? games to actually play? here you go!
>MD: want games? games to actually play? here you go!
>PSX: want games? games to actually play? here you go!

>>12080745
SNES was straying away from the NES hard to pave the way for the N64. See how it went from Super Mario World (a toothless SMB3) to Yoshi's Island (baby sitting nonsense pretending to be SMW2).

>>12080805
Front Mission : Gun Hazard, Super Metroid, Demon's Crest, Tactics Ogre etc

>>12086928
>Gyn Hazard
Just play Cybernator instead of its jarpig bastardized version
>Super Metroid
>Demon's Crest
Play a real action platformer instead of this fake exploration nonsense.

>>12080714 (OP)
Expand::
What are they and what year where they released and why are they in the trinity?

>>12080714 (OP)
Not bad OP

>>12088086
If you know you know

>>12088205
i don't know, please spoonfeed

>>12088919
The consoles are the NES, mega drive, and PlayStation. They each represent in the opinion of OP the best console of their respective generation and also things like not missing out on Mario or Sonic if that was your progression of console ownership

I went Amiga + PC to PC + GBP to GBC

Was a great time.
Me and my brothers all in front of the Amiga trying to navigate the world of Realms of Arkania, to exploring adult places in Duke3D as I got older, to dragging my heavy crt monitor to a friend's house for a lan party, staying up all night playing and sharing each others' games, movies, and porn over the network.

>NES
>486 DX4 100 MHZ
>PSX
>PENTIUM III 500MHZ

Fixed This post was brought to you by my childhood>your childhood

>>12080714 (OP)
replace the NES with the N64.

>>12089619
Please, no N64 or GC here. It's clear none of those systems brought actual happiness to anybody. Just by growing up with either of those two, your chances of becoming a speedrunning freak increased by 800%

>>12089916
As many times as needed to serve as a cautionary tale.

>>12089919
Based, I see the gamecube is definitely rent free in you.
Shine on.