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- flamingmb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Yeah the wood grain pattern is ***** ugly, how in the hell did they think that would look good.
- SonicRift, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19Wrong button colours? Or European and Japanese button colours?
Anyways, everyone knows evolution is rubbish... God made the Wii 6000 years ago. We have only ever played the Wii. There were no game consoles before it. - pAiNiNtHeAsS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Where's CD-i?
- Jofaba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Freakin theif! Look familiar?!? http://www.thegameconsole.com/
- MackPrime, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13pong sucks if you have to play it with a really fat dude.
- samanathon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12AdBlock Plus, my friend
- theflavor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Only the redesigned SNES is newer than the N64
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10"Yeah the wood grain pattern is ***** ugly, how in the hell did they think that would look good."
As someone who's old enough to remember, pretty well all TV's and stereo equipment from the '70's either had a real wood cabinet or the fake wood treatment. With this in mind, doesn't it make sense to match the look of the game console, which sat on or in front of the TV, to the TV itself? I seem to remember stereos and TV's in the '80's as being a sea of black or grey plastic and so the game consoles followed. - desistere, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Nintendo stuck with cartridges because of lower load times, but also because that technology was tried and true for Nintendo. Perhaps it had to do with how Nintendo got burned when they didn't adopt cd technology.
< mini history lesson
Back when Sega CD came out for the 16-bit Genesis, Nintendo decided it too wanted to develop a CD add-on for the SNES. Nintendo started working with Sony to produce a cd drive for the SNES. (For those with an SNES, flip it over and check out how there's a flap on the bottom that could theoretically allow for the CD system to sit below and plug into the SNES.) Unfortunately for Nintendo, the deal fell through, Sony gave Nintendo the finger, and made the Playstation. - motang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8yeah I kind wished it had those Super Famicon color buttons here in the states. Oh well, wishful thinking.
- futaris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Huh, a few there that I've never even heard of, i.e. Xavix.
- rocko_stazetti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7They forgot the Apple Pippin
- NoBullet2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It's sad to read stuff like this.
- bbnkstr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6super mario bros. 2 for nes made me feel like i was on drugs
- joolz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8@desistere
wrong, Nintendo gave Sony the finger and Sony created the PlayStation. - flamingmb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8no its not.
- PueSi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10To make piracy more difficult and because cartridges had faster load times and were more resistant to damage (scratch and stuff).
As a N64 owner i used to make fun of the "Now Loading..." screen on the PlayStation, it took years to get past that screen. - matthepworth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Cartridges definitely had their place and advantages, true. Piracy was just becoming an issue at that point, with many of the pirates selling SNES game cloners that ran on floppy disks (many games spanned multiple disks and you had to load them during play).
- raindog469, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, basically all of the Odyssey systems except the Odyssey2 (and Odyssey3, never released in the US and not pictured there) were pongs, as collectors call them because most of them only played pong-type games. (The gun, tank, pinball and auto race ones tend to get lumped into it too, though.) Nowadays I guess you could call them "plug'n'play".
My first videogame was the original Odyssey. It didn't even have a CPU, just a bunch of discrete circuits and plastic overlays you had to tape to your TV.
I've had 11 of the consoles on that page, from the very first one pictured to the very last one, but I still feel like they're missing a few (besides the CD-i.) Maybe it's because they include a picture of the Atari 400, which was just a not very expandable 8-bit computer. If it belongs there, I think the VIC-20 at least, and probably the C64 and TI 99/4 and Tandy CoCo, do as well. Certainly the Atari XEGS and Commodore 64GS, both computers without keyboards for playing games on cartridges, belong on there even though they both tanked. Probably the Amiga CD32, too. I mean, they have the Emerson Arcadia and they were closing that one out as soon as it hit the shelves. - SonicRift, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yes, the second SNES is newer. It came out in '96 too I believe.
- jwlove2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@KWhat
The 3DO is right above the first Jaguar Pic, 3 different manufactures made it under 3DO's instructions, read the wiki that you posted - ldhotsoup, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The VirtualBoy was portable enough. It ran on batteries and didn't need a TV. You could play it in a car if you wanted to (why oh god why).
- baronvonrolo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Why oh why don't they make more wood grain consoles?!
Also, I think the European SNES looked a lot better, unless the altered it later and it just wasn't added to the list, can't claim to be an expert.
http://socios.linuca.org/rice/snes/snes.jpg - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Correction: Adblock + Filter.g updater
Firefox FTW!! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4First of all, all you guys who are mentioning Sony are completely wrong. N64 using cartridges has nothing to do with Sony. Yes, we all know, Sony was trying to design a CD system for Nintendo.
But it was Nintendo which decided it didn't want to use CDs because of load time. Nintendo's official stance was that optical discs are superior because they're cheap and have a high capacity, but Nintendo won't adopt it until technology improves and the load times are instantaneous.
That's why Gamecube finally switched to proprietary mini-DVD discs instead of cartridges. The faster read in the Gamecube drive practically eliminated load times, and whenever there is loading from one level to another, it is very minimal. (e.g. Resident Evil 4)
Source: Gamepro magazine (sorry don't have the actual link, but they interviewed Nintendo in-depth about why N64 didn't use CDs) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Pretty interesting, damn they made a lot of Odyssey and Atari systems.
- ggko, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5> The Virtual Boy is more of a handheld than a console
No more than the Adventure Vision and Vectrex are handhelds. The unit wasn't designed to be strapped to your face, or viewable from your lap. - nights0223, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5The Virtual Boy is more of a handheld than a console.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"if you are going by looks they by far the Wii is the sexiest!"
Do you have a girlfriend? - skryingbreath, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6I just got eye-raped by all the ads on the site.
- combatchuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As an addendum to the mini history lesson, the Sony-developed addon for the SNES was to be called "Playstation".
The 64DD was never released.
Also, notice that Nintendo has never supported CD-format games in their consoles. The GameCube was a mini DVD, and the Wii is a regular DVD. Does the Wii even play music CDs? - lool, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Dunno but I think this is the original link
http://www.gooddealgames.com/articles/Home%20Video%20Game%20History.html - StealthTomato, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I must disagree with solarwinds: The Wii is more marketed as a game console. Its multimedia capabilities are somewhat limited due to its inability to read audio or video discs.
- vbsurfer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is the newest console in the lineup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo:_Phase_One
Ever heard of it? Me either.
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fyi: The Virtual Boy's manual specifically mentioned that it is not a portable - shockingbird, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Oh wow.. good catch. That link even has descriptions.
- desistere, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Nintendo stuck with cartridges because of lower load times, but also because that technology was tried and true for Nintendo. Perhaps it had to do with how Nintendo got burned when they didn't adopt cd technology.
Mini history lesson:
Back when Sega CD came out for the 16-bit Genesis, Nintendo decided it too wanted to develop a CD add-on for the SNES. Nintendo started working with Sony to produce a cd drive for the SNES. (For those with an SNES, flip it over and check out how there's a flap on the bottom that could theoretically allow for the CD system to sit below and plug into the SNES.) Unfortunately for Nintendo, the deal fell through, Sony gave Nintendo the finger, and made the Playstation.
Nintendo got burned a further time when they tried to create the 64DD for the N64 which used cartridge format. Eventually they learned and the Gamecumbe sported a disc format. - ggko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Nintendo made quite a few pong type consoles too, enough to give Magnavox (Odyssey) a run for its money. But they were all released in Japan.
- psxman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Controller family tree, on a site that isn't filled with ads:
http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/ - Thargok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ok here is the missing list that I noticed
(World of Wonder) Action Max
(Emerson) Arcadia 2001
(Phillips) CD-i
(Bandi/Apple) Pippin
(Nintendo) Virtual Boy (Specifically mentioned in the manual that it is not a portable) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2the controller of the first neo-geo.. still a massive beauty.
- jman8888, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It was just a site for ads! Just Hit me. They should get DDOS'd
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wikipedia calls them the 7th generation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_generation_video_games - minorthr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I had a Philips CD-I burn cycle was great, but the Zelda game that they made for it was awful..
- jwlove2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That was the same design as the Super Famicon in Japan, I think they should have keep it for the states as well
- zemote, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This post also reminds me of the old controller that I used to use. It was much better than any controller made until the most recent crop of consoles in my opinion.
I present you with the Epyx 500xj joystick, it was pimp back in the day. http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/remote-control/epyx-500xj-joystick.jpg - TCFrancis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I had a controller that looked just like that. My second SNES controller was an awesome ASCII pad that had colored buttons. I swapped the stock purple buttons of the standard controller for those colored buttons. Come to think of it, that ASCII controller rocked, after untold hours of abuse, especially some very serious Street Fighter action, it never failed me. :-)
- raindog469, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The 3DO is in there.... the Panasonic FZ-10 was a 3DO player. You're right, though, no CD-i.
- Jofaba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Between $90-200. Why is it that people "wonder" instead of spending the ten seconds it takes to actually look it up?
Step 1. Wonder
Step 2. Go to ebay and look it up.
You were halfway there! - inquebiss, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I wish my wii had wood grain!
- discochew, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3if nothing else its comprehensive. Also, it taught me Atari doesn't like numbers that aren't multiples of 10.
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