• BowserBasher@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’ve owned every machine so each one means a little something to me. The N64 was the first I bought with my own money and that had some amazing games. I still own my whole collection.

    However I think I’m going with the Switch. So many great games, many more ported from the WiiU and me and friends are still playing Mario Kart and Smash Brothers weekly online.

    • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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      7 months ago

      I’ve owned every machine so each one means a little something to me.

      Same.

      The N64 was the first I bought with my own money and that had some amazing games. I still own my whole collection.

      Same.

      However I think I’m going with the Switch. So many great games, many more ported from the WiiU

      Almost same. I realize that it’s also on WiiU, but BotW re-ignited something in me that I thought had been lost. And the Switch form factor, while it has obvious tradeoffs, basically made it into gaming option #1 since launch day. I’ve barely touched my XB1 outside of Rock Band since 2017.

      However, I will always have a soft spot for the SNES. Again, so many great games. And the controller was brilliant for the time. Sony added handles, two more triggers, and sticks (to one-up the N64 after the fact), and that format is still the default blueprint to this day (copy-my-homework-but-change-it-up-a-bit notwithstanding). So much gaming DNA came from the SNES.