View Poll Results: Most overrated video game console?
Atari 2600
3
3.95%
Nintendo Entertainment System
0
0%
Sega Genesis
3
3.95%
Super Nintendo
1
1.32%
Sega Saturn
1
1.32%
Sony PlayStation
6
7.89%
Nintendo 64
7
9.21%
Sega Dreamcast
9
11.84%
PlayStation 2
3
3.95%
Xbox
1
1.32%
Gamecube
1
1.32%
Xbox 360
5
6.58%
PlayStation 3
3
3.95%
Wii
21
27.63%
Wii U
4
5.26%
Xbox One
4
5.26%
PlayStation 4
2
2.63%
Other
2
2.63%
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Most overrated video game console?
07-17-14, 01:34 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
Dreamcast. I loved the system a lot back in the day. They had great launch games. But looking back there really wasn't a good set of games throughout it's cycle. Maybe Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 were the only exception. They really shot themselves in the foot by not making the games run on DVD.
07-17-14, 01:50 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
Definitely tiresome.
From my perspective, it's for the same reasons the Dreamcast or Saturn gets included or even the PS3 or Gamecube. It has an exceedingly loyal following who think it's amazing despite its relative lack of success in the market.
Perhaps if we'd had a firm definition of what "rated" means. Is it sales? Is it popular opinion on the internet?
In the end, I think the winner has to be either Wii (crazy sales) or Dreamcast (popular opinion), but I can see a case being made for many others, including XB1, based on a wide variety of notions about what "rated" means.
For what it's worth, like I said earlier I don't see how the Xbox One is overrated when (from my perspective, anyway) it's mostly been railed on by people.
Perhaps if we'd had a firm definition of what "rated" means. Is it sales? Is it popular opinion on the internet?
In the end, I think the winner has to be either Wii (crazy sales) or Dreamcast (popular opinion), but I can see a case being made for many others, including XB1, based on a wide variety of notions about what "rated" means.
07-17-14, 01:53 PM
#55
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
Goldeneye, Mario Kart and the best WWF/WCW games ever easily gives the N64 a pass for me.
I'm going to be that guy that says I was not a fan of the PS1. The 3D0 was released prior and would have been a better console IMO but sadly cost way too much.
The Wii is also worth mentioning. I used mine to play the old resident evil gamecube ports and it sat collecting dust after that.
I'm going to be that guy that says I was not a fan of the PS1. The 3D0 was released prior and would have been a better console IMO but sadly cost way too much.
The Wii is also worth mentioning. I used mine to play the old resident evil gamecube ports and it sat collecting dust after that.
07-17-14, 01:58 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
In a completely non fanboy argument...
I don't know how anyone could argue that the PS4 or Xbox One is either overrated or underrated. They just came out. They're nothing yet. Nothing. People enthusiastically like or dislike them based on brief current experience and previous brand loyalty, but not to where anyone could say either console is overrated or underrated. Especially people who've never even touched one.
And the Wii U? Seriously, who voted that as "overrated"?
I don't know how anyone could argue that the PS4 or Xbox One is either overrated or underrated. They just came out. They're nothing yet. Nothing. People enthusiastically like or dislike them based on brief current experience and previous brand loyalty, but not to where anyone could say either console is overrated or underrated. Especially people who've never even touched one.
And the Wii U? Seriously, who voted that as "overrated"?
07-17-14, 02:01 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
In a completely non fanboy argument...
I don't know how anyone could argue that the PS4 or Xbox One is either overrated or underrated. They just came out. They're nothing yet. Nothing. People enthusiastically like or dislike them based on brief current experience and previous brand loyalty, but not to where anyone could say either console is overrated or underrated. Especially people who've never even touched one.
I don't know how anyone could argue that the PS4 or Xbox One is either overrated or underrated. They just came out. They're nothing yet. Nothing. People enthusiastically like or dislike them based on brief current experience and previous brand loyalty, but not to where anyone could say either console is overrated or underrated. Especially people who've never even touched one.
07-17-14, 02:55 PM
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I heard somebody say that "Mario Kart 8" was "pretty good".
07-17-14, 03:18 PM
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07-17-14, 04:03 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
Dreamcast. I loved the system a lot back in the day. They had great launch games. But looking back there really wasn't a good set of games throughout it's cycle. Maybe Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 were the only exception. They really shot themselves in the foot by not making the games run on DVD.
07-17-14, 06:02 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
The way consoles/games aged is irrelevant. Even at that I'd easily revisit any game on the list I posted over PS1 games. Now those have aged horribly. Also the fact that some of those games have been remade is a testament to the game itself and not the limitations of the console.
Chess, N64 was not the first with an analog stick. I believe it was the Saturn.
Chess, N64 was not the first with an analog stick. I believe it was the Saturn.
For me the original PlayStation never really lived up to the hype. Maybe it's because I got it late and didn't own a ton of games but I never had a ton of favorite games for it. Maybe the Tomb Raider games, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro but not much else. The games definitely have aged poorly too I agree.
The Nintendo Wii wasn't that great either. I bought one after buying into the hype and honestly haven't even played much of it. I use it to play some of the classic games but that's about it. To me the Wiimote gimmick got old really fast and aside from the Nintendo exclusives the output of games just wasn't impressive. I'd like Nintendo to make a kickass console again someday but it doesn't seem like it'll happen. They're always a step behind and rely too heavily on fans who are nostalgic for the classic titles that they don't seem innovative anymore. The best thing they have going now is the 3DS/2DS.
07-17-14, 10:17 PM
#63
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
In fact I'd almost say the era of games aging well ended at the 16bit era, with a few rare exceptions of stylized games like Okami or Wind Waker (plus a recent trend of making 8 & 16 bit looking games).
Hindsight is more valid when a game was just bad from the get go but you played & loved it anyway. Shadows of the Empire is a good example. It was clearly not a great at the time, but it was the first console Star Wars game in 3D, so it was awesome! Hindsight... it was pretty overrated. Also, launch titles are notoriously overrated.
did you even buy it at launch? that console was amazing....enormous jump from previous generation. Did Sega make some dumb decisions in managing the console? Yes, but it was a damn impressive console with some amazing games
07-18-14, 08:51 AM
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07-18-14, 11:59 AM
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07-18-14, 12:20 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
going off sales vs quality alone I would say Wii...going off how much people love the system vs actual quality of the games on that system is a lot harder....
and those that voted PS4/Xbox one...come on guys....even the Wii U is so young we have no idea how it will end up.
and those that voted PS4/Xbox one...come on guys....even the Wii U is so young we have no idea how it will end up.
07-18-14, 10:32 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
I don't see how the Wii can be considered overrated just because it sold a lot. It's pretty much reviled by the gaming community. You wouldn't consider Transformers 4 overrated just because it made a boat load of money.
07-19-14, 12:41 AM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
I'm going to second Groucho with the original PlayStation.
The fifth generation was terrible, especially coming from how amazing the fourth generation was. The Saturn was garbage whereas the N64 had the best catalog of games, but the controller sucked and many developers turned their back on Nintendo for various reasons.
Outside of a few IPs that were born on the PS at that time (Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Twisted Metal, etc) and Final Fantasy VII, I really can't remember other games that stood out. Outside of the cool ability of having cut scenes and video, it wasn't as powerful (or as beautiful) as what the N64 at that time accomplished.
And anyone who says otherwise, the Dreamcast is the most underrated video game console.
The fifth generation was terrible, especially coming from how amazing the fourth generation was. The Saturn was garbage whereas the N64 had the best catalog of games, but the controller sucked and many developers turned their back on Nintendo for various reasons.
Outside of a few IPs that were born on the PS at that time (Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Twisted Metal, etc) and Final Fantasy VII, I really can't remember other games that stood out. Outside of the cool ability of having cut scenes and video, it wasn't as powerful (or as beautiful) as what the N64 at that time accomplished.
And anyone who says otherwise, the Dreamcast is the most underrated video game console.
07-19-14, 06:32 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
I'll bite. Those commercials have hardly anything to do with the importance/quality of the Atari 2600 system. The first commercial is for the Jr. model, which was just a mid/late-80s re-release of the 2600 system in a smaller, cheaper form factor. The second commercial has nothing to do with the 2600 so I fail to see the relevance. I've never heard of anyone rating the Atari XE very high.
The Atari VCS/2600 came out in 1977. It was revolutionary. It paved the way for the home video game market and most importantly it had a ton of games that were fun. The NES and Sega Master Systems came out in the mid-80s and represented the bump you'd expect from a subsequent video game generation, but I don't see how that has any bearing on how highly-rated the 2600 was and still is in video game console history. In fact, your Jr. model commercial brings up a good counter-argument. That model sold tens of millions of units while the Nintendo and Sega were dominating the home market, which says something about how great the games for the 2600 were.
Full disclosure: I never had a 2600 as a kid, but I love playing it now.
The Atari VCS/2600 came out in 1977. It was revolutionary. It paved the way for the home video game market and most importantly it had a ton of games that were fun. The NES and Sega Master Systems came out in the mid-80s and represented the bump you'd expect from a subsequent video game generation, but I don't see how that has any bearing on how highly-rated the 2600 was and still is in video game console history. In fact, your Jr. model commercial brings up a good counter-argument. That model sold tens of millions of units while the Nintendo and Sega were dominating the home market, which says something about how great the games for the 2600 were.
Full disclosure: I never had a 2600 as a kid, but I love playing it now.
A lot of the 2600's catalog was pure crap, even by the standards of the day. This included a significant number of official titles and the majority of 3rd party titles which Atari could not control. This flood of bad games was in part responsible for the video game sector collapse in 1983. The US game market didn't recover until the NES launch in '86, and from that point the console market became completely dominated by Japan for the next 15 years.
07-19-14, 10:30 PM
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Re: Most overrated video game console?
PS4. I like it, think some games look great, but exclusives aren't that great so far. That and the fact that so many people bought it because of so much unwarranted negativity toward the Xbox One (how I wish I had the option to not have to insert a disc to play the game, but that's not happening).
The interface isn't very good, and the touch pad on the ds4 is gimmicky (more gimmicky than Kinect), and almost completely useless.
I also don't like it's incompatibility with Harmony remotes.
You can't play CDs or mp3s on the PS4. Really, what is the hold up?
The DS4 is a good controller. Unfortunately it's battery life is crap.
Why this is the best selling new console is kind of a mystery, other than that the games look great. If the PS4 fixes all these problems, it won't be overrated.
The interface isn't very good, and the touch pad on the ds4 is gimmicky (more gimmicky than Kinect), and almost completely useless.
I also don't like it's incompatibility with Harmony remotes.
You can't play CDs or mp3s on the PS4. Really, what is the hold up?
The DS4 is a good controller. Unfortunately it's battery life is crap.
Why this is the best selling new console is kind of a mystery, other than that the games look great. If the PS4 fixes all these problems, it won't be overrated.