Favorite Gaming Systems/Platforms

Do you remember the first time you pressed the power button on a gaming system that would go on to shape your impression of interactive entertainment? From the industry's early days and platforms like Atari, NES and the Sega Genesis to more recent consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, there's no doubting that each platform has proved its value in our hearts and minds as gamers. Question is, how do you rank em'? This list is dedicated to declaring the most beloved gaming systems of all time, so cast your votes by ranking them below!

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    PlayStation 2
    Ranked by 175 users
    1.1k -7
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    PC
    Ranked by 175 users
    1k -8
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    Super Nintendo
    Ranked by 128 users
    759 +60
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    PlayStation
    Ranked by 136 users
    725 +93
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    PlayStation 3
    Ranked by 128 users
    698 -46
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    GameCube
    Ranked by 123 users
    622 -2
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    Nintendo 64
    Ranked by 126 users
    617 +18
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    Xbox 360
    Ranked by 116 users
    549 +43
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    Nintendo DS
    Ranked by 83 users
    365 -97
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    PlayStation 4
    Ranked by 73 users
    360 +22
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    Nintendo 3DS
    Ranked by 83 users
    340 +54
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    Nintendo Entertainment System
    Ranked by 85 users
    331 -69
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    Wii
    Ranked by 97 users
    321 +23
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    Mega Drive
    Ranked by 75 users
    295 -59
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    PlayStation Vita
    Ranked by 54 users
    258 +20
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    Dreamcast
    Ranked by 62 users
    246 +49
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    Wii U
    Ranked by 61 users
    241 -62
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    Game Boy Advance
    Ranked by 63 users
    225 -3
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    Game Boy Advance SP
    Ranked by 43 users
    179 +33
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    PlayStation Portable
    Ranked by 58 users
    166 +78

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  • 5 years ago
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    Y'know, I haven't bought any Sega consoles. At all. I feel like I should be ashamed. But I did get hyped when Sega released Sonic Advance. That made my day...
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    • Nodley
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      Editing … Sega were great. Streets of Rage 2 alone was worth buying a console for. The Genesis had tons of great games - Road Rash is another that comes to mind.
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    • Nodley
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      Editing … Alex Kidd in miracle world on the master system was every bit as good as Mario.
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    • DJ_JJSlider
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      Editing … I played Alex Kidd on a cheap TV joystick emulator. It was great, but there's so much Jan-Ken-Pon. Lol.
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  • 6 years ago
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    The 10-22 section of this list is really surprising to me.
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    • Dr Eggnog
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      Editing … How is Steam on here when PC is on here? Steam is a part of PC. That's like putting the PS2's disc drive on here.
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    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Steam is no longer rankable, but it was, and ya know how Favslist is...
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    • Aramonde
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      Editing … Steam OS is still on there which i guess could represent a Steam box? Husky is right Steam itself was rankable and i said the same thing when the list came out.
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      Editing … What surprises you about that section Egg?
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    • Dr Eggnog
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      Editing … 3DS above PS4, NES, and Genesis. Didn't think it was that popular. Wii U over a bunch of Gameboys and the Xbox. Haven't heard anything good about the Wii U. The Vita over . . . anything. Far as I can tell, that system is only for the port of Persona 4 and Gravity Rush before that was ported. I guess part of it is how the systems are split up. Both Gameboy Advance and Advance SP have slots, for example. Even the PS3 Slim is on there.
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    • Aramonde
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      Editing … Well if i remember correctly the 3DS is in the top 5 console/handhelds sold . Im just happy there are two Sega consoles in the top 20. I am surprised the NES isnt higher.
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    • Dr Eggnog
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      Editing … I didn't know the 3DS sold that well. People seemed to dismiss it at first. I guess the price drop helped a lot. I know the DS Lite sold like crazy.
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    • Aramonde
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      Editing … I could be wrong lol. Im too lazy to search it.
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  • 9 years ago
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    Are we supposed to judge consoles strictly from a hardware standpoint or do you take into account how much said console influenced the industry, what games it had, the marketing and visual language of it all, how much you liked the controller and the overall design of the console itself?

    E.g. most of my favorite games of all time are available on #Xbox 360 and although it has the most comfortable controller ever made, the console itself is one unreliable, clunky piece of shit. So should I still rank it as my favorite console ? I think so.
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    • Papissama
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      Editing … I guess it would a bit of everything. In the end, that would be up to you though.
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … The sexiest console I ever owned is definitely the #PlayStation 1, can't believe she's (yes, my consoles have genders) almost 20 years old already :-/
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    • Magwaza
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      Editing … It's called "favorite gaming system". I don't see why influence on the industry should matter that much. "Favorite" is more of a personal thing imo.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … For me it's Playstation 2 for how awesome it was for its time and Playstation 3 for what's best at the moment, mainly I'm thinking about the games on those systems when I say that. I'd actually say Xbox One has the best controller (360 has a great controller but the d-pad's awful and recharging isn't standard) but besides that I'm not a fan and from what I've heard Playstation 4 has the best specs but obviously it hasn't had enough great games yet to be a great console.
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    • free fall
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      Editing … Amount of good games is the biggest factor for me, particularly good exclusives.
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    • Firion Hope
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      Editing … For me it's mostly games available and after that how comfortable it is to use. Design maybe matters a tiny bit but everything else I don't care about. Though in this case I personally wouldn't rank 360 because hardware wise it is so damned unreliable and I went through so many of the things that it actively effected my enjoyment of it.
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    • IceTheRetroKid
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      Editing … I'd say just reflect on your experience with the games of the system.
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  • 10 years ago
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    Ew, NES is below some really average consoles.
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    • Aramonde
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      Editing … which ones are average?
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    • free fall
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      Editing … I would say the Xbox 360, PS3, and Gamecube are all pretty average. That isn't to say they don't each have good games, but the NES is fighting in a different weight class IMO.
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    • IceTheRetroKid
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      Editing … As of this post, as much as I love the GCN and even 360, I really think NES should be in top 3 with SNES and PS2.
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