Does he always flip you off too? I thought I was the only one.
Okay, to actually answer the original question, I'd have to break things down by generation.
Going back to 8-bit, the answer is easily NES. It brought console gaming back to life, and many of the franchises that started there are still around today.
The 16-bit era had a ton of players, but the SNES and Genesis were the two biggies. I have to go Genesis on this one, because even though the NES had a lot of great franchise games (like Link to the Past) and a ton of classic RPG's, I like the Genesis library better. The Genesis had the arcade games that I loved to play at the time, and things like the Shining series -- both Shining Force and the traditional RPG's.
In the era I would put the Playstation, N64, and Sega Saturn. I love my Saturn, still have it, and it had a ton of great games, including a ton of arcade-perfect 2-D translations. But, the Playstation is easily one of the most successful consoles ever, and I've had a lot of fun with it, and a few of my favorite series started there like Gran Turismo and Monster Rancher.
Those are my picks.
Okay, to actually answer the original question, I'd have to break things down by generation.
Going back to 8-bit, the answer is easily NES. It brought console gaming back to life, and many of the franchises that started there are still around today.
The 16-bit era had a ton of players, but the SNES and Genesis were the two biggies. I have to go Genesis on this one, because even though the NES had a lot of great franchise games (like Link to the Past) and a ton of classic RPG's, I like the Genesis library better. The Genesis had the arcade games that I loved to play at the time, and things like the Shining series -- both Shining Force and the traditional RPG's.
In the era I would put the Playstation, N64, and Sega Saturn. I love my Saturn, still have it, and it had a ton of great games, including a ton of arcade-perfect 2-D translations. But, the Playstation is easily one of the most successful consoles ever, and I've had a lot of fun with it, and a few of my favorite series started there like Gran Turismo and Monster Rancher.
Those are my picks.