Hurrah for N64! (Though I don't play it much anymore).

The N64 dominated FPS (Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, ugh why did Nintendo let go of Rare) and adventure games (Super Mario 64, Zelda, Banjo-Kazooie, Jet Force Gemini, DK64, Bomberman 64, the list goes on... ) completely, which is what I played at the tender ages of 10-12. And don't forget about Super Smash Bros! And Mariokart 64!

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The mouse and keyboard are sweet for gaming.

But with the PC you have a ton of b.s. you have to put up with. Stick in the cd, type in the serial, get a new graphics card, update your drivers, upgrade your ram, update DirectX, download patches. The list goes on and on.

I normally would vote for the PC as the best gaming platform, but the question did specify 'console'.

I guess the PC could qualify as a gaming console, especially if you're a hardcore gamer. Might as well pit it against the rest.

There is no better way to control yourself in a game than with a mouse and keyboard. Why do you think you can't compete with people on different platforms using the same game? People with PC's would annihilate anyone w/ a consoles controller. Response time w/ reflex games are a lot lower with PC's too.

I love RTS's too and if you've ever played an RTS on a console you know why I love the PC. You can make PC's that do nothing but game, I think they count as consoles... only extremely modular consoles.

SNES holds that sweet spot of being the only household console in a period of time. As a result, there were a lot of good quality games... and a lot of crappy ones as well.

Yet, I don't think that 2-D gaming is where its at. FPS wouldn't have become the force it is now without the jump into 3-D. Sure, you can make RTS, RPG's, Puzzles, and Adventure Games, but 3-D just opens more room for creativity.

p.s. 3D killed gaming.

3D = higher budgets = lower risk tolerance for publishers = do the same shit in every game