Personally, the PS3 is my favourite. The OG backwards compatible one. And the emulation capabilities are still awesome to me.
I wasted many hours on my PS2. So much ratchet and clank.
PS3 was the last revolutionary console imo. It’s my favorite as well. It was focused on gaming but I could watch porn on it too! Plus it had blue ray!
Do handhelds count? 3DS.
Very fond of the PS1 as it was my primary console during childhood, especially the many JRPGs of the era but also other games like Ape Escape, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Syphon Filter, Soul Reaver 1, I go back to these every now and then.
The OG Playstation had, by far, the biggest collection of games that I consider my favourites.
The Wii.
It is such an underpowered console, with only a handful of must have titles if that.
But man those titles hold up. Even my little gen alphers love it and get into it. Its mostly just a wii sports machine but its still going strong even in this era of mobile and AAA gaming.
I have a bunch of old consoles but the Wii is the only one that gets regular play without needing convincing.
Probably GBA or PS2. I was a teenager and started working part time jobs, so I had money to buy the games I wanted. I was also getting a bit older, so my parents were relaxing my restrictions a bit. I couldn’t play RPGs as a kid since apparently anything having to do with demons or magic would turn me into a cultist.
Special mention for the N64 as well. I have countless memories of playing 4-player games with friends, primarily Goldeneye (though Perfect Dark was better and I will die on that hill).
My PC.
But if it has to be a console console, N64. Easy.
September 1997, my dad gets us a second hand Sega Megadrive from who knows where, with Sonic and a couple other games. My mind is blown. All these gorgeous, rapidly-moving images… some time later we get a stack of games at the flea market : Sonic 2, Coolspot, Rocket Knight Adventures (gorgeous platformers), Hellfire (a horizontal scrolling space shmup), D&D, an F1 game (maybe Senna?), Last Battle (impossible to beat), Streets of Rage 1&2, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat… I have most of these installed on my computer with Romstation today
PC.
For me it’s the N64. I know it’s a slightly dubious pick, but there’s something alluring about those early 3D graphics. No one knew what they were doing yet and it produced some of the most lovable jank.
A friend had it, I remember controlling Mario around the castle and being unable to make sense of where I was. The 3D camera was baffling
All of them, they had their draw backs and benefits but allowed me to enjoy a hobby I loved.
Without factoring in nostalgia I think I’ll have to go with the Switch. Its library including rerelease of older systems’ titles is hard to match. I played so many cool games on it that I still think about a lot years later.
Xenoblade 1, 2, 3, X
Dragon Quest XI
Shin Megami Tensei V
Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Smash Ultimate
Breath of the Wilds
Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8
New Horizonsand countless others. Then there’s the whole handheld/console hybrid aspect of it. For years I would exclusively play it handheld because I didn’t even have a TV. Crazy good system, just a shame it marked the beginning of Nintendo leaning heavy into their anti-consumer and profit maximization BS. Not planning on getting a Switch 2 for a long time.
3DS, no contest. Even factoring in PCs, Steam Deck is a bit behind.
I’m past the phase of daily playing it, but still don’t usually leave home without it, and I feel I’m only halfway through games I might be interested in after almost a decade. I just found Professor Layton this year.
Mega Drive. Home of Sonic, Streets of Rage, Toe Jam & Earl and many other great games
Have you replayed those since? I managed to find all my old games using Romstation, it’s a trip. I think Streets of Rage is the only one I ever (almost) finished as a kid, in co-op with my friend
