Very surprised at how the GC did well compared to the XBOX.
Not surprised at the N64, it had quite the lengthy lifespan and lots of pokemon crack cocaine for kiddies.
Very surprised the PS2 hadn't surpassed the PS1 yet! Despite Sony's crazy exponential sales charts they show at every chance they get!
Personally, I gamed on (in order):
>>Mac Plus (crazy cars and test drive 2 ruled)
>>Mac LC575 (Marathon is still the best FPS game ever designed - ask any Bungie fan)
>>PlayStation 1 (Wipeout2097 - drool - my second favorite game after Marathon, this game has the best atmosphere and floaty physics!)
>>N64 (got this while getting better from open heart surgery - GOLDENEYE - 3rd best FPS ever made... The first being Marathon the 2nd being Halo1 (NOT Halo2)... yes I like Bungie but they're going too linear in game design - too commercial and mainstream now! I hope Halo3 surprises...)
>>PS2 (GT3 was the most fun and amazing for the time, GT4 is great and I know it to be the better game, but doesn't have the impact GT3 had now PCs have caught up).
>>PC (went to uni after school - get my first actual IBM compatible Windows box. Yes windows is as bad as I'd assumed. Unreal Tournament 1 era - it was awesome multiplayer on the college network! This PC gets upgraded to stay good for games - FarCry is my fav PC shooter so far. CRYSIS looks literally unbelievable for the next gen systems/pc! I enjoyed Half Life 2, but it didn't stay with me like Halo does, also the art direction is too geeky and inconsistent.)
>>GBA (F-zero was okay, mario was ok but I only ever wanted Super Mario 3 (no vege tossing rubbish) which came out after I'd sold the GBA). Bit of a dud really, not that fun games, just retreads.
>>XBOX (HALO basically legitimised the Xbox, PGR was just B-grade compared to GT from my perspective - although I played it and the sequel to completion on gold/platinum). My Xbox broke before I could get Forza. Bad early gen "Thomson" DVD drive in it... If you fluked getting one with a Phillips drive, your were sweet and it didn't break.... GRRR! ALL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE EQUAL Microsoft!
>>PSP (WipEout PurE - brilliant design, brilliant game! Still waiting for another must have PSP game though - probably GT4 mobile when released. Yes, I hate puzzle games although Lumines apparently good, and GTA is way better on any other system than PSP. Ridge racer was cool, but didn't last).
I won't be buying a 360, only if Halo2 absolutely knocks my socks, head AND shoulders clean off and its obviously more amazing AND more innovative than any new FPS... But I feel a retread coming on - just with shiny graphics, and lots of excess XB LIVE stuff I won't use (I like singleplayer games mostly and I'd never pay to play online when the pc can do it very well and for free).
I will get a PS3 the day GT5 hits. I'm figuring I won't even need a MS console this next gen, as PS3 will be able to handle FPS games brilliantly - the only genre I needed an Xbox1 for (unless you've played "Black" on PS2
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That is the entire history of my gaming experience, and the most important games from the systems I've owned (or rather, are in the cupboard packed away).
