Which SEGA console was the best?

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  • #184150

    I love talking SEGA.  They are a classic brand, and I love that the recent Genesis Mini has rekindled excitement around them (seriously, if you haven’t picked one up yet, it’s totally worth it).

    Which SEGA console is the best of them all though?  Is it the Genesis?  Master System?  Saturn?  Dreamcast?  Or are you a defender of the often-ridiculed SEGA CD or 32X?

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    #184325

    Objectively, it’s easy to say MegaDrive – That was SEGA’s most successful console after all, and it boasts an excellent range of games.

    But the Dreamcast holds a special place in my heart. I just loved the innovation SEGA put into it and nothing else quite like it has come around, since. I think even the Saturn holds a certain novelty, even if it did poorly next to the N64 and PS1.

    As for the M-CD and 32X… Yeah, they weren’t great. But at least the MegaCD had a few things going for it, such as some classic J-RPG’s, visual novel games like “Snatcher” and enhanced ports of MegaDrive games. You could at least understand the appeal of it at the time and it might’ve done better if SEGA brought down the cost.

    32X is the real deal, though. Had to take it out of my system because it was actually causing my MegaDrive games to crash, something that never happened before (thankfully none of my cartridges seemed damaged, but I’ve heard of others who haven’t been so lucky). Makes you wonder what exactly SEGA were thinking, releasing another hardware add-on after the last one didn’t do too well. No wonder they lost consumer trust they couldn’t recover.

    #184362

    I want to say Sega Saturn just so I don’t have to worry about Segata Sanshiro coming down & giving me a pounding.

    Okay, serious answers, the Genesis is the best of their system, success wise. But my honest personal favorite is the Dreamcast. I just appreciate how ahead of its time it was during its short life. I’ve played my share of it back then via a friend’s. Later on, I found myself deciding to get one.

    Feels good to play something like Typing of the Dead (I even acquired a second Dreamcast keyboard for the sake of a second player being able to play). And having the original (& better) version of Grandia II.

    #184364

    Remember Segata Sanshiro. He died for our sins.

    Saddest anime death ever.

    #184457

    I wish Snatcher would get a re-release on modern consoles.  The SEGA CD version remains the only official English release.  I didn’t discover until recently that Snatcher was actually one of Hideo Kojima’s early games.  I’d love to play it someday.

    #305123

    The Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) is widely regarded as the best Sega console due to its classic games, Sonic series, and significant hardware, all of which contributed to Sega’s golden era in gaming.

     

     

     

    #305129
    DarthVengeant
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      I have them, still. Genesis, and then Sega CD add-on. Saturn. Dreamcast. But, I loved the Dreamcast the most I think. I even had SegaNet as my internet for awhile.

      #305158

      I love you all, but I gotta say, the only right answer is Dreamcast. Why? The thing was ahead of its time and everything about the Dreamcast is what Xbox drew inspiration from and probably even some bought assets.

      We got one of our first Berserk games on that console, power stone (practically exclusive dreamcast game from Capcom), soul caliber, blue stinger, spawn in the demon hand, sonic adventures series, resident evil 2-3-Veronica, house of the dead, typewriter of the dead, and more.

      The games, the unique feel this could have not have been a better console to go out with.

       

      Sega Genesis was amazing, it truly placed competition with Nintendo at a neck and neck for the super Nintendo, but let’s be honest: Sega 32x and sega CD were not smart ideas. If Sega saved their time and money developing Saturn or Neptune around the launch of the launch of Genesis, they would’ve stayed at a even profit against Nintendo.

      The only downsides to the Genesis were a less favorable sound chip, and less than appealing color palette versus the Super Nintendo, but aside from that, Genesis was the console that really gave Sega it’s legs and stood out from the Nintendo console. Let’s never forget how great Sega was at one point.

      Dreamcast was the best in my opinion. VMU memory cards, Sega fishing rod, start up screen, keyboard, internet access, online gameplay, really a dream console for the ages.

      The dreamcast to me is still a good console, it’s still holds up for the nostalgic gamer. And ya know, there are some people who still develop games for the console? That shows a cult following of a long since retired console. Best Sega console. I’m glad to play it when I did and I still have it too. Lol

      #305166
      DarthVengeant
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        @Salvince : I agree with you. Dreamcast was my fav. I played mine to death. Quake Arena and Unreal Tournament, and online too. I did not have a PC that could play that stuff back then, so my Dreamcast was what I had. I had the keyboard and mouse for it too. And, don’t forget Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver & Nightmare Creatures II,

        What was cool about the Dreamcast is that later on (years later) you could download and burn games, and play them. All you needed was a “loader disk”. That’s it.

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