Games (tm) poll rates Amiga 9th

Djay · 19 January 2012, 18:48

Games(tm) magazine rates the Amiga 9th in its...
Greatest games machines of all time poll..

15. Gameboy
14. Nes
13. Zx spectrum
12. Commodore 64
11. GameCube
10. PC
9. Amiga
8. Playstation 3
7. Dreamcast
6. Mega drive
5. Nintendo 64
4. Playstation
3. Playstation 2
2. Super nes
1. Xbox 360

"Amiga gamers famously refused to let go of the format for years after commodore's demise in 1994, and, if the results of games (tm)'s poll are anything to go by, that passion still burns strong to this day"

Cammy · 20 January 2012, 07:34

Amiga beats PC!

Lord Aga · 20 January 2012, 13:08

As it should be

s2325 · 20 January 2012, 14:24

somewhere should be also Atari ST

Tiago · 20 January 2012, 15:51

but PC is not a single platform, it had different architectures over the years.
the rest o f the list had small variants.
C64 only at 12th ???
the most selling computer of al time in 12th??

musojon74 · 20 January 2012, 18:13

C64 is too low. And ps3? Above Amiga? Seriously?

jimbob · 20 January 2012, 18:30

I'm sure you could massage the poll data, eg. scale votes by years since production ended, to put amiga or c64 at #1. Also, no mention of bat & ball, WTF!

mc6809e · 20 January 2012, 19:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

somewhere should be also Atari ST

Hard to justify. The early machines were basically 68000s attached to a frame buffer. Adding a blitter didn't do much, either, as the thing ran at half speed, even with the display turned off.

moijk · 20 January 2012, 23:17

It looks to me like the 15 best in random order, because not many parts of the placements makes any sense. xbox 360 best ever game console? who are the judges, 14 year olds? or what are the criterias, number of fps games?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

Games(tm) magazine rates the Amiga 9th in its...
Greatest games machines of all time poll..

15. Gameboy
14. Nes
13. Zx spectrum
12. Commodore 64
11. GameCube
10. PC
9. Amiga
8. Playstation 3
7. Dreamcast
6. Mega drive
5. Nintendo 64
4. Playstation
3. Playstation 2
2. Super nes
1. Xbox 360

"Amiga gamers famously refused to let go of the format for years after commodore's demise in 1994, and, if the results of games (tm)'s poll are anything to go by, that passion still burns strong to this day"

Adropac2 · 20 January 2012, 23:23

Well this doesn't really mean much does it. On the one hand Amiga beats the 360 and visa versa. Same for Amiga vs Snes etc

And where's the epic VCS in all of this

Glad i can play them all then

Leffmann · 21 January 2012, 09:03

It's funny that the Gameboy is there, but none of Gamegear, GB Color, GB Advance nor DS are, all of which were better than the crap the original GB was. Wii isn't on there either. The list does look like the subjective opinion of just a handful of people.

BobRedthorp · 21 January 2012, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leffmann

It's funny that the Gameboy is there, but none of Gamegear, GB Color, GB Advance nor DS are, all of which were better than the crap the original GB was. Wii isn't on there either. The list does look like the subjective opinion of just a handful of people.

Why was the gameboy crap?

Leffmann · 21 January 2012, 19:21

Because of its blurry non-lit screen in 4 shades of cheese/snot/puke. The other competing devices had back-lit color screens.

ant512 · 21 January 2012, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leffmann

Because of its blurry non-lit screen in 4 shades of cheese/snot/puke. The other competing devices had back-lit color screens.

They also boasted 2 hour battery life, massive cases and very little software support.

Leffmann · 22 January 2012, 08:56

Well no, that's very much exaggerated. My whole point was that if someone finds the GB to be good, why would they find the GB Color, which is pretty much the same device but with color screen, to be not as good and rank it lower in the list?

Boo Boo · 22 January 2012, 09:00

They were the first afforable portable that made good use of the limited hardware
I actually had a GameGear but game boy is cool, Zelda!

stevsurv · 22 January 2012, 11:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

Games(tm) magazine rates the Amiga 9th in its...
Greatest games machines of all time poll..

15. Gameboy
14. Nes
13. Zx spectrum
12. Commodore 64
11. GameCube
10. PC
9. Amiga
8. Playstation 3
7. Dreamcast
6. Mega drive
5. Nintendo 64
4. Playstation
3. Playstation 2
2. Super nes
1. Xbox 360

"Amiga gamers famously refused to let go of the format for years after commodore's demise in 1994, and, if the results of games (tm)'s poll are anything to go by, that passion still burns strong to this day"

A stupid games console plays games/internet gaming. A games machine like the Amiga does the same but more, lots more... You can create universe's with the Amy

Consoles are dumb.. Turn them on and off.. No personality..

Amiga has a soul...

Paul_s · 22 January 2012, 12:45

The old gen era is lost on these kinds of 'magazines'. They should really start to show some respect.

s2325 · 22 January 2012, 13:14

The creepy thing is that on new forums in 'retro' there are only PS2, GC, DC, DS.

ChucklesII · 22 January 2012, 14:03

I guess they put Nintendo 64 as high as they did
for Super Mario(?)

20 January 2012, 07:34	#2
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20 January 2012, 13:08	#3
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 305	As it should be __________________ Old vows run deeper and stronger than the new ones.

20 January 2012, 18:13	#6
musojon74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dereham, United Kingdom Age: 39 Posts: 410	C64 is too low. And ps3? Above Amiga? Seriously? __________________ Jon www.jonmusic.co.uk Amigas currently owned: Amiga A1200, 130mb RAM, 060/66mhz, 4gb HDD Amiga 1200, 6Mb RAM, 030/42mhz, 4gb HDD Amiga A600, 2Mb Chip, 6gb HDD

22 January 2012, 12:45	#18
Paul_s Stuck in 1985 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 35 Posts: 2,846	The old gen era is lost on these kinds of 'magazines'. They should really start to show some respect. __________________ Memotech MX512 with optional Kelly LeBrock barbie doll generator...

22 January 2012, 14:03	#20
ChucklesII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina, US Posts: 11	nin 64? I guess they put Nintendo 64 as high as they did for Super Mario(?)

19 January 2012, 18:48	#1
Djay breakpointUK.com Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton, UK Age: 37 Posts: 3,076	Games (tm) poll rates Amiga 9th Games(tm) magazine rates the Amiga 9th in its... Greatest games machines of all time poll.. 15. Gameboy 14. Nes 13. Zx spectrum 12. Commodore 64 11. GameCube 10. PC 9. Amiga 8. Playstation 3 7. Dreamcast 6. Mega drive 5. Nintendo 64 4. Playstation 3. Playstation 2 2. Super nes 1. Xbox 360 "Amiga gamers famously refused to let go of the format for years after commodore's demise in 1994, and, if the results of games (tm)'s poll are anything to go by, that passion still burns strong to this day" __________________ Commander Breakpoint - Elite: Dangerous Last edited by Djay; 20 January 2012 at 01:35.

20 January 2012, 14:24	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 33 Posts: 11,461	somewhere should be also Atari ST

20 January 2012, 15:51	#5
Tiago Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Estoril/Portugal Age: 36 Posts: 74	but PC is not a single platform, it had different architectures over the years. the rest o f the list had small variants. C64 only at 12th ??? the most selling computer of al time in 12th??

20 January 2012, 18:30	#7
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen Age: 35 Posts: 378	I'm sure you could massage the poll data, eg. scale votes by years since production ended, to put amiga or c64 at #1. Also, no mention of bat & ball, WTF!

20 January 2012, 23:23	#10
Adropac2 Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Age: 40 Posts: 821	Well this doesn't really mean much does it. On the one hand Amiga beats the 360 and visa versa. Same for Amiga vs Snes etc And where's the epic VCS in all of this Glad i can play them all then

21 January 2012, 09:03	#11
Leffmann Leffmann with two n's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,205	It's funny that the Gameboy is there, but none of Gamegear, GB Color, GB Advance nor DS are, all of which were better than the crap the original GB was. Wii isn't on there either. The list does look like the subjective opinion of just a handful of people.

21 January 2012, 19:21	#13
Leffmann Leffmann with two n's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,205	Because of its blurry non-lit screen in 4 shades of cheese/snot/puke. The other competing devices had back-lit color screens.

22 January 2012, 08:56	#15
Leffmann Leffmann with two n's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,205	Well no, that's very much exaggerated. My whole point was that if someone finds the GB to be good, why would they find the GB Color, which is pretty much the same device but with color screen, to be not as good and rank it lower in the list?

22 January 2012, 09:00	#16
Boo Boo HONEY Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: south Posts: 2,597	They were the first afforable portable that made good use of the limited hardware I actually had a GameGear but game boy is cool, Zelda!

22 January 2012, 13:14	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 33 Posts: 11,461	The creepy thing is that on new forums in 'retro' there are only PS2, GC, DC, DS.

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