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| NES (1983) |
   
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8 | 47.06% |
| Amiga 1000 (1985) |
  
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0 | 0% |
| 128k ZX Spectrum (1985) |
  
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1 | 5.88% |
| Atari 65/130XE (1985) |
  
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2 | 11.76% |
| Master System (1986) |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Mega Drive (1989) |
  
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4 | 23.53% |
| Comodore 64 (1990) |
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2 | 11.76% |
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Jul 21st, 2005, 11:47 AM
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NEW AND IMPROVED: Which was better? (now with poll and also featuring atari!)
How I love general discussion forums!
 Anyway, this is more for the old-schoolish guys in the house and is more for the 1985-1995 (so it ain't that much old school I suppose. Anyway, which was the best gaming platform from the old days? Select one from the poll and then comment your sellection. Let's make this a nostalgic thread! Back from the days where barely had 2D (remember text-games...:p). Anyway, for those who need a little reminder (or for those who just don't know any of these systems), I supply a little link-tihingy here! \o/ Hurrah! NES (1983) Amiga 1000 (1985) 128k ZX Spectrum (1985) Atari 65/130XE (1985) Sega Master System (1986) Sega Mega Drive (1989) Comodore 64 (1990) And that's it! :p I myself first got the spectrum (128k +2 version) later I had a NES then a Master System. After that I only got PCs 'till I got myself a PSX! \o/ The best was the spectrum, though I have many many fond memories of playing contra and super mario brothers when I was a kid. I could go on for ages, but this post is already to long... :p
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Jul 21st, 2005, 12:11 PM
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Where do you get your dates? The Commodore 64 is an early-80's machine. It had the best available graphics for the time.
My first "game console" was a Fairchild with Pong and something like Duck Hunt on it. The resolution was something like 40 (huge) pixels across on the TV screen. My second was a Mattelivision; it taught me to play backgammon. It also had an Asteroids-like game and Space Invaders on it. My first game and still a favorite is the original Adventure, a textual interface. I have it on my machine to this day. Few of the gamer "whiz kids" that bop through here can get anywhere with it. No imagination.
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Jul 21st, 2005, 12:22 PM
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I love my NES. Beats the pants off my PS2 any day.
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Jul 21st, 2005, 12:33 PM
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yep good ol fashion "super mario bros." or "tetris" oh man T3TR15 is the ShiZniT son and other good ones like mega man / P.O.W. / that one game with the cars
more mario, godzilla , mega man 2, 3, 2's the best |
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Jul 21st, 2005, 1:18 PM
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I thought the Atari predated NES, but I could be wrong... anyhow.. I picket Atari of course
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Looky looky! 1337 has arrove!
Atari most definitely predated NES; at least in the USA market.
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was fixing to say... I was like knee high when I was playing atari... I remember block graphics and waiting for pixels to populate the screen. lol
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well... I never owned an atari so I actually don't know that much about it... all the date that I got were from that site... maybe they're refering to a diferent model? I dunno...
In any case I bet the spectrum's loading time beats any downside any other platform could have... I'm just sad I didn't take that chance to learn basic. But then again... I could barely read for that matter... lol
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Jul 21st, 2005, 3:53 PM
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Defiantly NES!
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Jul 21st, 2005, 4:00 PM
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Ahhhhhhhhh, the Atari shown at that link is their shot at a PC. I only ever used the "game console", which was made as cheaply as one could make anything without resorting to recycled cardboard, baling wire, and chewing gum!
EDIT: This is the Atari I was familiar with, introduced in 1977. Plug in a game cartridge and a couple joysticks and go.
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