Sony's PlayStation 2 is the second home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated, and to date is the best-selling home console of all time, with an install base of 150 million units since its launch.
@JazGalaxy: I was more referring to the arrogance they had with the launch of the PS3, its absurd price and ridiculously complicated cell proc that wasn't truly figured out by 3rd party devs for a couple years. They rode on the huge success they had with the PS2, which they undisputedly 'won' last gen with in terms of sales and install base, right up to this gen where they've struggled with underdog status for most of the generation because of missteps they made at launch.
Are you kidding me? The plastic in the SNES would turn color over time. We're not talking about the games.
Only certain SNESes would turn yellow. Later models of the big SNES had different plastic that didn't yellow. Heck, here's mine (A newer SNES) for reference, look at that perfect light grey colour: Also, yes the big SNES is my favourite looking console. NES is a close second but I hated that stupid pop-up design cartridge loader . Ours got so knackered that it barely works now. This SNES I got on the other hand works flawlessly.
My least favourite trend in consoles is them being shiny. No matter how much I dust my Wii off, it still looks dusty while my white old-style Xbox which sits right beside it looks just fine.
Are you kidding me? The plastic in the SNES would turn color over time. We're not talking about the games.
Only certain SNESes would turn yellow. Later models of the big SNES had different plastic that didn't yellow. Heck, here's mine (A newer SNES) for reference, look at that perfect light grey colour: Also, yes the big SNES is my favourite looking console. NES is a close second but I hated that stupid pop-up design cartridge loader . Ours got so knackered that it barely works now. This SNES I got on the other hand works flawlessly. My least favourite trend in consoles is them being shiny. No matter how much I dust my Wii off, it still looks dusty while my white old-style Xbox which sits right beside it looks just fine.
Mine looks exactly like yours. Pristine (ok, dust from time to time) to this day. I will say though, overall design goes to the Super Famicom. I like the Grey on dark grey on even darker grey scheme better than purple and grey. Either one though is built to last.
Anyone that says the PS2 slim was a more significant upgrade either doesn't remember or never experienced what it was like to try and get a NES game to work on a original system, especially one that was old, overused or battered. In a way, I kind of miss the rain dance that it took to get a game to work; your reward (the game) felt significant in some way (unless the game was crap, in which case you were twice as pissed). But seriously; blowing on the cart, blowing on the system, wedging another game on top, holding the loader in place, sticking a vhs tape on top...all thanks to that fucking spring loader.
Fuck, never mind. Thank god we've moved on.
The NES 101 was a million times more reliable and it did it while significantly shrinking the console down. You could clean the contacts without taking it apart, the authentication chip was removed (both eliminating the reset loop and allowing you to play unlicensed games, not that you'd really bother), the controller was redesigned to be closer to a SNES hence more ergonomic (if you didn't like it, you could just plug your old pads in there), and it did it all for about $50. The price point was huge for me; I'd moved onto a SNES some years before but still enjoyed NES games now and then, but I loathed dragging out my NES and fiddling with it for 20 minutes before I could start playing Mach Rider or whatever. Without backwards compatibility, the Top Loader became the next best thing as it was priced low enough to practically reopen my entire NES library for the cost of one SNES game.
You could make the GBA SP argument as that backlit screen was a revelation, but eventually the DS took over its duties as my primary GBA player. Without the Top Loader, I'd still be holding down the spring arm and watching the reset light blink every time I'm feeling nostalgic, no matter how infrequently.
I think it's hard (for me) to compliment the manufacturer for "getting it right" several times after the initial launch. Not to say there is no "bravo" for them to do so, but I would rather this sort of thing be the first generation instead of one of the last. Kind of like how Xbox 360's are now. Thanks Microsoft, for fucking me over and having me shell out more money for something I already have so I don't lie awake at night in fear of the red rings.
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