PS2 - At the time I bought it, more titles available, and at less cost (Greatest Hits, etc...)

GameCube - Cheap, Ninty mascot games are (almost) always fun


Didn't care about exclusive titles when I bought the PS2. I do now though, which is why I don't own an Xbox. The only exclusive that interests me (KotOR) hit the PC anyway...

 

First Buy- ps2, because everything about it was good and cool and final fantasy and gran turismo

2nd- gamcube, because I had (prepare for a gasp) never played Zelda and heard a bunch of stuff about it. I liked sonic too, but that came out on dreamcast and pc and the other consoles later.

3rd- xbox, more power and halo. My first game was KOTOR which was awesome.

 

ps2 becuse of the games (tekken,mgs,GT4,ect)

 

PS2 - Ridge Racer V, I'm a Ridge whore. Also I knew there would be games on it because of how successful the PS2 was. Knew FF was going there, knew there'd be j-rpg's in general as well as new GT etc.. etc..

GC - Super Mario Sunshine, and the upcoming (at that time) Zelda Wind Waker and Ikaruga.

Xbox - SEGA support, Jet Set Radio Future, GunValkyrie and rumored Panzer Dragoon Orta - it seemed to me like this would be the system that SEGA put their games on after the DS went under. Mainly because the DC used Windows CE, so I figured they'd be working with MS. And Project Gotham Racing, because I loved Metropolis Street Racer on the DC - essentially when I purchased the xbox I expected it to be my next Dreamcast. Didn't give one shake about Halo and still don't.

Bought the PS2 in January of 2001 after not getting one for christmas . The Xbox in March of 2002 because of Panzer Dragoon Orta rumors and the aformentoioned Sega's next system I believed it to be undercover. And the GC at Super Mario Sunshine's launch whenever that was because I felt I may as well get the cube even if it only had a few games on it I wanted (consequentally some games came that I didn't expect and I'm really gald I got one now - most played system this year suprisingly).

 

PS2 because games-wise, overall, its unbeatable.

DC because it was the first 128 bit system (?) and because i wanted to say i had a tile-accelerator based console (yes i was geeky back then)

soon i mite get a GC because its so cheap and it has some interesting games.

 

PS2, cause they are so many good games compare the other consoles

 

Dreamcast - Capcom vs. SNK 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Soul Calibur, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Ikaruga, Street Fighter (all 3 of them), Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.

Gamecube (well I don't technically own, I am borrowing it for an unspecified amount of time ) - Resident Evil 4, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Zelda: Wind Waker.

PC - FPS games, RTS, turn based strategy, RPGs, old school adventure, pr0n, work, Internet.

 

- PS2 because it had the best games overall
- Gamecube for the Metroid Primes and Eternal Darkness
- X-Box for Ninja Gaiden and Crimson Skies

Sold the GC and X-Box tho recently because I'm short of cash

 

Can't remember reasons for anything before the N64 generation
Saturn: Spotted it in a shop for 20 quid and thought it'd be great for Shining Force III. Pity I never found a copy.....
PSX: Brother's one died, and I wanted to play the games which he had on it. Purchased another as I fried my first one. I then got another one as a freebie from a mate.
N64: Got it for chrimbo. Was stolen a little later. Repurchased when I saw it in a store for 10 or 20 quid.
Dreamcast: Saw it in a store ex-rental for about half the price of a new system. Sold it 1 week before the PS2 release so I coudl get that (yeah, a mistake I know). Purchased it again via eBay later.
PS2: Final Fantasy X. I was expecting plenty more RPGs to appear on the PS2 due to Square's commitment to it. I was not dissapointed.
XBox: My mate had one. Quite like Dead or Alive on it and wanted the multiplatform games looking better. As an added bonus, hte controller turned out to be a lot better than the PSX one for driving games.

 

Dreamcast - Because it's a ****ing Dreamcast.

Sega Saturn - See Above.

Gamecube - Christmas present/Resident Evil 4/Tales of Symphonia

PS2 - Christmas present/Final Fantasy X (It was sad that the game sucked so much... I had to force myself to finish it)/Twisted Metal Black (Say what you will, this game was cool, even if it was an old idea)

X-Box - HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH People buy hardware made by Microsoft? That's kind of like buying software made by Microsoft.... oh wait... I'm using Windows XP. Well dammit.

 

SNES: I loved all kinds of games
PSX: Graphics
N64: Zelda64
PS2: RPGs
GC: Zelda (boy did I regret that one, hope next one will be better)

 

N64 - i was being a nintendo fanboy

PSX - this was a handy down from my brother after he get a PS2 but i had lots of FF games amung others for it

PS2 - After my brother sold his i got my own. again lots of good games on it

GC - Probably still being a fanboy but really i was looking forward to better games such as metroid, zelda... just a hella lot of exclusives

DS - looked interesting... and it was $100 less than a PSP.

NES/SNES - i think they were also handydown. i got the toploading one early after it came out.

Genesis - SegaCD - 32X - i got it as a gift well after it was still on shelves

DreamCast - me and my brother went in on it. looked kickass . i got a few games. i'm probably going to get more

PC - i originally bought a Dell that was crap.. but i built my current computer to deal with emulation.. inparticularly PS2.. i was so wrong that it could deal with it at decent speed.

3DO - there were a few good games.. alone in the dark anyone?

Game Gear - got as a gift, well after it's prime..

Gameboy and GBC - GBA - purely for portable gameplay

33mhz '040 mac laptop - this was a fun little gift my parents picked up for about $2. No CD drive, no modem, no eithernet, just a floppy drive and old school mac goodness

Atari 2600 - got it for Xmas in "the box" which is an extra gift that's full of stuff my parents find at garage sales. "The box" is often full of everything from magazines, games, and movies to clothes and such.


---- i think that's all

 

PS2 - becaus of all those games (MGS, Tekken, Gran Turismo, Virtua Fighter, Ace Combat and many many many more )

 

NES (2 of them) - 1st - too long ago so i don't remember
2nd - Got it at a garage sale because the owner wouldn't sell me just the games
Genesis - because old sonic games are awesome
SNES - for the RPGs
Xbox - Halo, Ninja Gaiden, Kotor, and lan parties.
Gamecube - because I love nintendo and smash brothers, mario kart, few others
PC - because I like staring at computer screens way too much.

 

PC - because im computer nerd. :lol:

NES - Rebought it because my original got sold YEARS ago with all my games. Boy do i regret that day. Bought it for nostalgia reasons.

Gamecube - Because it has some nintendo-only must-have games, like Metroid serie and Zelda's etc... Tales Of Symphonia was also worth of wait. :thumb:

 

NES: Because everyone I knew had a NES and my cousin and I played it a lot at his place. Back then I never even heard of SEGA, I did know Sonic though IIRC, but all I wanted was a NES, and I still love it. I have three of them (garage sales just like JanusX) and one of them is at a friends place.

Gameboy: I wanted a gameboy, my brother had one, and I wanted one of my own. Even though most of the games where his, I played a lot with it. I'm glad I got the old classic gameboy, all those pocket things where way too small to my liking. I hope it still works, even though a lot of pixels are dead, about 5 or perhaps even more vertical lines

Dreamcast: I got it in 2003 because I loved NES emulation on PC and I knew the DC was able to do the same, but better. So I decided to replace my NES by it. After having played NES games and some demos I decided to take a look on the internet about what games there actually have been released. It was great to see that there were so many great games released

 

The last console I bought was the Sega Genesis (well, not really bought it, I got it as a birthday gift).

Never bought a console again, specially with all these high prices (a PS2 in my country costs more than 300USD). I could try importing the consoles directly, but I don't think it's worth the effort.

I suspect I'll buy a PS3, though. The games are looking way too good, and the backwards compatibility is a big bonus. I'll see my financial conditions next year

 

NES - Grandma Bought it for Me
Genesis - Christmas Present
Playstation - Friend was moving away and sold it to us for like $50
Nintendo64 (Sold) - Bought it from a friend when he bought Gamecube for Cheap
Playstation 2 - Brother Bought it and Didn't use it so he gave it to me
Gamecube - Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Super Smash Bros, cant say much more than that

 

PSX - There were already quite a few titles I wanted to play by the time I got a playstation, but the one that MADE me get it was Castlevania: Symphony of the Night cause I'm a huge CV fan.

N64 - Ocarina of Time tempted me enough to get the N64... though I had alot of fun with it as a party system with the Mario Party games and GoldenEye.

Dreamcast - Unlike most people it wasn't Soul Calibur, Shenmue, or Sonic. I was really impressed by Jet Grind Radio, cell-shading was new then, and it looked great in JGR... it was also fun as hell.

GameCube - Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Eternal Darkness made me HAVE TO have the Cube. My Cube gets the most action of any of the current consoles, both in single and multiplayer. Like the N64 it's also turned into my party box.

PS2 - Didn't buy it, it's my brother's, though it will soon be mine, as he's giving it to me when he moves out (he's getting married and the ol' ball and chain isn't fond of his gaming). Haven't played it much at all recently except for Katamari Damacy.

 

DC - games like Capcom vs SNK and Silent Scope and the backup/emulator/homebrew possibilities made me get one. Also, PC was in a slow year in 2001 for the genres that I liked.

PS2 - When Gradius V and the slimline PS2 came out at roughly the same time, that was the final straw and I bought something I'd been pondering about for a long time. I expected to find more interesting (and new) games afterwards, and I quite succeeded.

DS - Bought it on launch day, after seeing the Metroid Prime demo in action; got Ridge Racer DS with it, as that was my favourite N64 game (even though I only played it on Project64). Big reasons were the hope for innovative and fun games (small lineup so far, but some of the stuff presented at E3 looks promising) and the backwards compatibility with GBA, a system that was considered but never bought by me. The prices of the GBA titles here (even the older ones) kinda keep me from building up a decent library so far, though.

retro, older or rebought stuff:

Atari Joystick (Jakk's tv games) - originally, the Jakk's tv joysticks weren't very common in Europe (they only arrived in NL since fall last year) and when I spotted one in Germany I immediately took it home. It's kind of a collector-thing, as I don't play it all that often; The activision joystick from the same company has a more interesting games line-up, but I havent seen it here yet. Can always order it online though....

Namco Joystick (Jakk's tv games) - Bought it when it came in NL fall last year (shortly before I got a credit card; otherwise Id probably have had it earlier). Arcade namco games in a tiny tv joystick; amazing. Still, I didnt play it as much as I expected, which is why I haven't bought the second one (with ms pacman and a nicer overall lineup) yet. This goes for the retro-joysticks in general; they're lovely for collecting purposes but I'm currently waiting/pondering wether to get more of them because they don't get a lot of playtime from me (yet).

C64 - second hand at a fair for a few euros, and in excellent condition.. couldn't let that go to waste, and I wanted to know more about the "old enemy of msx"

Atari 2600 - found at the same fair, and bought for similar reasons; only have 3 average games for it atm, but who knows...

MegaDrive - bought second hand with Virtua Racing, and solely for Virtua racing originally, as at the time that game wasnt emulated (and the megadrive version itself still isnt, but not the 32x one is). Attempted to get a cheap sega cd with it a few times, but that hasnt happened so far. (side note: the casing was in bad shape, and I patched it up, samor-style ..I have pics, if there's interest). Also got some more games for it over time. Still play the emu more often though.

C64DTV - I had planned to buy this for a long time... Id wanted to try the C64 side of gaming for a long type, and this was to be THE opportunity. But time passed and passed and the unit was delayed a few times (in fact, the PAL version thats supposed to be released is STILL delayed) and in fact I managed to find a REAL C64 (as I mentioned) BEFORE the DTV finally was released. Made it all the more fun though, as I got to compare the two (and I can say the C64 DTV is one of the best attempts at a retro-joystick so far, despite a few ugly flaws -- some people with 1337 hardware hacking skills did some awesome things with the DTV already).

msx2's: vg8235 and nms8250 - rebought the MSX system some years ago; Like many MSX users, I came back to it; in my case because of fMSX-DOS. That emulator was a very good one at the time, and I liked MSX again so much that I wanted a real one again. I also restarted collecting and the collection I have no greatly surpasses what I used to have; the same goes for the machines themselves; it's not too interesting though compared to what some of the real Dutch msx die-hards have. I'm also still not entirely content as one of my two MSXes (the one with the best technical specs) needs a sound fix. I want to fix it myself this summer (need to get a little better on the technical side of things anyway). For me the best side of MSX has always been the dozens of quality Konami titles.

Famiclone - At a fair I saw this strange console-mockup. And nearly every stand at that particular fair seemed to have it. Initially I just shrugged but because it was "advertised so aggressively", I kept noticing it and started wondering if i should try and get it. I already knew it was a fake, so I knew I shouldnt pay a lot for it. I inspected the box at a random stand. Seemed like a nes in megadrive casing. "Playstation", the foreign salesman said. Hey, he could try, right? His initial price was of course way too high, but I managed to get quite a lot off, and took it home with me, realising that it might not even work at all. But it worked, and it turned out to be a famiclone; searched info from it on the net, and later I even managed to find a few of those 1000000000000in1 (meaning 8 games on a cart) cartridges for it in a totally different place. Perhaps it plays regular famicom games from japan as well... I guess it would be able to, but I won't bet too much. Opened up the (ultra-light) thing once and the hardware is minimal in size; if I had the skills I'd make it a portable

PC...huh. no. post is already way too long ...maybe later

 

DC: a lot of cool games and how much could be done with it (emualtion, and interent...not to much of a big deal now)

PS2: really just because of FFX and I got sick of watching dvds with my computer...

PC: because 800mhz wasn't doing it anymore and I wanted to play a lot of games like shooters and such. Also I do a lot of stuff with music on it and I use to do some image editing...It's not new anymore but I'm still play new games at rather good frame-age...

 

Greetings,

C64 - gift from my mom, who was 1500mi away in the Air Force.

NES - Christmas gift to both me and my little brother, although I dominated it most of the time. :innocent:

SNES - Saved up to buy this by mowing lawns and raking leaves. I bought it primarily for Final Fantasy 2 (4j). I still consider it to have the best games ever released for any system. (Why else would I be posting on an emulation forum? :wub: )

Amiga 500 - Saved up for this the same way I did for the SNES, and I got it mostly for the updated (>C64) gold box D&D games and the ultimate space dog fighting\trading game, Elite II. I still remember my exicitement when I saved up enough to buy the RAM expansion, bringing me to a whopping 1 megabyte. :nod:

Playstation - I bought this when the price came down to $150, mostly for Final Fantasy 7. Since then I have enjoyed quite a few games, and this rates as #2 in my mental list.

PC - Bought and upgraded like 5 times since my first 400Mhz Athlon w/ Voodoo Banshee. I bought it for two simple reasons: Nesticle and internet pr0n. Oh, and Diablo and System Shock II were cool also.

GameCube - Got this from a coworker who also had an XBOX and PS2, and just couldnt find the time to play it anymore. I mainly got it for the franchises, like Mario Kart, Metroid, Zelda, and the "Tales of" series.

PS2 - Naw. I got a friend who has one, and I got what little I wanted out of this system through him. The (percieved?) death of Final Fantasy waned my interest in the consoles considerably.

XBOX - Nope. I don't want to hijack this thread with BS, so thats all Im saying.

*whips out a crystal ball*
*starts chanting*
*the future begins to resolve in its murky depths*

PS3 - Maybe. Graphics, no matter how amazing, aren't going to sell me a console ever again.

XBOX 360 - Nope.

Revolution - Maybe. I can see myself buying it a couple of years after its out just for the franchises, like I did with the 'Cube.

Radeon 9999 XT PE BS WN ABC CBS NBC PETA - Probabaly, if it will make the next Elder Scrolls game run smooth as butter. And that mod which hasnt been created yet or even announced but which will be a remake of regular doom on the Doom3 engine and will have that room at the end thats absolutly packed full of demons and will need this much power just so it can run at 15 fps.

Sincerely,
TastEPlasma

 

If I had to predict the future it would be
Xbox 360 - most likely
Revolution - maybe

 

"PC - Bought and upgraded like 5 times since my first 400Mhz Athlon w/ Voodoo Banshee. I bought it for two simple reasons: Nesticle and internet pr0n."

HAHAHA, man you are funny...haha that's awesome...

 

Technically, I don't own the DC in this house. Come to think of it, I haven't touched it in its entirety since a year or 2.

The PC's here and elsewhere are essential to my schemes of teh richness, teh graduatingness, and teh building up my careerness. Oh, and a couple for teh gaming and teh intardnet, but those particular ones have been collecting dust as of late, save this one currently. ;/