Top 5 Favorite Nintendo Consoles

Gnomie Bruce Vest writes:

Here are what I believe to be the top 5 best Nintendo consoles.

1. NES
   I don’t know a list of great consoles that doesn’t have this. This is probably the greatest console of all time, next to the Atari, as it introduced us to Link, Zelda, Peach, and many, many more characters. This console had breakthrough 8-bit graphics; converging from the Atari to the NES was a masterpiece in itself, as one going from them saw the detail that was surpassed into it just by a glance, as the find textures in Mario and Zelda showed. There is just too much about this console that has been said already that I could say now, as it is a timeless classic, at the top of everyone’s list.

2. N64
   Lots of great games spawned from this, as well as great series. Such games as Jet Force Gemini, Super Smash Bros., Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, and the list goes on and on, were introduced on this. While there are crappy games, by now, most of these games are now classics, bad or good. Hidden gems are also found; such is the case with Jet Force Gemini, as it didn’t get much exposure.

3. Wii
   Many will ask why this isn’t number 1. Why isn’t it? It not only hasn’t been out for long, but it is dumbfounded by bad games, and this is coming from a Wii owner. One of the many saving graces of this, though, is the Virtual Console, allowing you to download many classics at a very reasonable price. $10 for Super Mario 64? Damn right, and you can’t find it anywhere else for less than that basically. Other reasons why it rocks: awesome games, free Internet, and much more. The future for this console looks very bright, with games like No More Heroes, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and many more to be out soon. This could easily move up in my list, given the test of time.

4. SNES
   Ah, who can make a top 5 list and forget this monumental console? Such games as ActRaiser, Link to the Past, Super CastleVania IV, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4, and many more to that, have came and glorified this console. Also, the fact that this console was the best of its time, as it was only warred with Sega’s consoles, which had many, many mediocre games. There are bad games for this, but there are so many good games to combat those bad ones.

5. GameCube
   The main reason why this is only number 5 isn’t because of any bad games or anything, but mostly because of a bad reputation with crappy games, as there are many, many good games on this. Some of the good games that come to mind frequently are Super Smash Bros. Melee, Twilight Princess, Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and a plethora of other games. There are many collections as well, 2 Sonic Collections, 1 Mega-Man (to my knowledge), Zelda Collector’s Edition, and many more probably. There are downfalls, though. PN03 has to have the worst GameCube controls ever.