4chan what is the best retro console out there that holds up today?
>>12745630'06 zoomshit here, the Famicom for me.
>>12745638this, if we're going by any objective measure it's gotta be either the Famicom or the PS2.
>>12745654PS2 because it has full access to the PSX library too
>>12745669>because it has full access to the PSX libraryIt's hard to compete with that. A runner-up might be the SNES. That had some really good games on it. But the PS2 (and by extension the PSX) just had so fucking many great games.
>>12745701Growing up with an Xbox, I have to give it to the PS2 just for the sheer breadth of the library and the backward compatibility. SNES is my runner up too.
>>12745630The Amstrad CPC
PS1 is the GOAT Retro compatibility is cheating
PC because it can play all of them. Stupid question, stupid thread, stupid replies, you're all gay.
>>12745753>retro PCYou'd be lucky if you could play NES on it.
>>12745630Overall? PS2When it comes to out of the box capabilities compared to newer systems? Dreamcast
>>12745753You must be fun at parties
>>12745630>that holds up today?
>>12745630NES/Famicom.SNES/Super Famicom.Genesis/Mega Drive.PlayStation.PlayStation 2.I'd say it's between these... which is best between them is ultimately down to personal preference, I know mine.
>>12745638No racing or fighting games, only two decent RPGs. Why not Super Famicom?
>>12745987>only two decent RPGsseriously? Some of the most ambitious RPGs were on the Famicom.>fighting gamesdisgusting genre>racingHighway Star, Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race, F-1 Race
>>12745987NTA but SFC/SNES is such a fucking meme response it's hard to think anyone takes it serious. You really fucking love horse racing and slowdowns? SNES wasn't even the best console of 16-bit era. It wasn't even top 3.
>>12745630
>>12746113This is a handheld.
>>12746035Notice you said 'ambitious' and not 'good'.Your opinion. It's something Famicom just doesn't have.No 3D Hot Rally?>>12746039>You really fucking love horse racingNo I love having many of the greatest games of all time across many genres at my fingertips.
>>12746131>Notice you said 'ambitious' and not 'good'.Oh no, the greatest and largest JRPG franchise just spawned from an entirely different console, silly me.
>>12745630>best consoleobjectively the game boyit'd still be popular today if they still made them, slimed down of course
>>12745630I'd have to say PS2, N64, and SNES.PS2 library just can't be ignored, it's massive. Then the games have such a big amount of content compared to earlier generations but still have a nice retro feel compared to modern games.N64 is just really nice to explore different games, the games are very unique with experimental things you just don't see since then. Also some really nice retro graphics and soundtracks in there and some truly great games (like Ocarina of Time, Perfect Dark, Starfox 64) which have transcended time and are still an incredible experience.
>>12746282>Final Fantasy 1-3 are better than 4-6Uh huh
>>12746321The NES would still be popular if Nintendo still made them and games were still being made for it.
growing up I had/had access to through friends and family: NES, Genesis, SNES, PlayStation, N64, PS2, Xbox, PS3, Xbox 360At what point do they stop being retro?Anyway, the most excited I was for the games was PlayStation and N64. N64 only had like 5 good games but they were really good, and PS has endless good games.
>>12746339Yes they are, problem?>FFV steals its job system from III>VI steals its dark rebel vs empire narrative from II
xbox
>>12746403Very good anon, I believe you've mastered surface level similarities.
>>12746413>these inferior 8 bit pixel shit games cannot possibly be better!!!>well those 16 bit games all copy the older on->heheheh you're clearly just stating similaritiesshould've stopped responding to you 4 replies ago, you should go act retarded elsewhere.
>>12746403If FF 6 apes on anything it’s FF 4
NES
The Sega Base System.
>>12746416FF5 and FF6 don't copy 3 or 2 respectively for one simple reason - 5 and 6 are actually good and the NES ones are fucking garbage. Get real.
>>12748339If you don't appreciate FF3 for the NES, you haven't played it me think
>>12748357I don't care for a barely functional job system in a poorly designed and balanced game, sorry
>>12748367>muh job systemwhat about the ADVENTURE
>>12746407Only correct answer
>>12745630>what is the best retro console out there that holds up today?It has to be the PlayStation 2, surely.
>>12745630I keep finding SNES games I didn't play yet and end up liking
>>12746345Why doesn't someone just make a DRM free, evergreen console with an easy to use dev environment?
>>12745638FPBPThe Famicom/NES saved gaming as a whole and all of the best videogame franchises started right there>>12745654>ps1 again but better graphics and more movie gamesNah>>12745987>fightingShit genre that's completely irrelevant if you don't have someone to play with at all times>racingActually correct, you need 3d to make good racing games but it's not much of a loss>2 decent rpgsGen 3 rpgs are better than the more linear movie wannabe shit gen 4 jrpgs
>>12751096Not retro zoomer.
My personal fave goes to NES, then next is PS2 but lately I've been playing dreamcast/saturn
>>12745630Objectively?Ps2Subjectively?SNES
>>12745630Dreamcast.
>>12745630snes+ps2
>>12745630Super Nintendo and it's not even close
Either SNES or PS2
>>12757661>>12756930>>12756929>>12754893Shit take, SNES sucks. Gen iv in general sucks
>>12757679no u
>>12745630I don't like to say it but the PS2 is unquestionably the best retro console with the largest and most diverse library of games. You're guaranteed to find something enjoyable between the PSX or the PS2.What all this means, anon, is that you should bust out your Neo Geo.
GENESIS AND PSPEOPLES CHAMPIONS
>>12757963This. PS2 is epitome of retro
snes,ps2,360. stacked on top of each other
>>12757963Yeah if I had to pick just one and only one to be the be all end all it's gonna be PS2. It helps I can scratch the ps1, genesis, saturn and even a little Dreamcast itch on there but I'll surely miss the real thing and yearn for my xbox.
The ps2 has more good games but the Xbox, Dreamcast, n64 have more games I actually want to play
>>12757978latin american stack
>>12758039I’m from Iowa
SNES, PS2, DreamcastI am NOT getting into it.
>>12745630All of them hold up.Modern consoles are dogshit.
>>12758292ok. still a spic stack
>>12758342Needs more juegocube for it to be Mexican
>>12745630I've retired from console warring but it's the Sega Genesis for me, which I refer to as Mega Drive online because it sounds more badass.I love all retro consoles but the Mega Drive just has way more of my favorites, present tense even.
>>12745630Nes for single player and Xbox tied w n64 for multiplayer games
>>12745841You must be a Wizkid at Reddit
>>12745638>zoomzoomgo back>>12745630Genesis and SNES. PSX if i am being generous.
>>12746117its a console too.
>>12746403>>VI steals its dark rebel vs empire narrative from IIhuh? IV was edgy rebel VS bad empire too IIRC?
>>12746407>>12750754muh sales numbers. muh flopped.
>>12745630If backwards compatibility counts:Console: PS2Handheld: GBAIf backwards compatibility doesn't count:Console: PS1Handheld: Game Boy
>>12757679Nah, it was the best generation IMO, 2d beats 3d, and the 4th gen was the peak of 2d, 8bit games were too clunky, the 6th gen was also the polished version of the fifth gen, no hate against the 3rd gen or 5th gen, it's a matter of hardware limitation
>>12753346>movie gamesRetard. PS2 has more experimental gameplay-focused exclusives than whatever games have made you asshurt.
>>12745753>PC because it has to rely on consoles to have games worth mentioningI see.
Fuck it, I'm going with Amiga CD32.
