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?

Retro1234 · 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(?)

22 January 2012, 14:03	#20
ChucklesII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina, US Posts: 12	nin 64? I guess they put Nintendo 64 as high as they did for Super Mario(?)

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19 January 2012, 18:48	#1
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	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" Last edited by Djay; 20 January 2012 at 01:35.

20 January 2012, 07:34	#2
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	Amiga beats PC!

20 January 2012, 13:08	#3
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	As it should be

20 January 2012, 14:24	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	somewhere should be also Atari ST

20 January 2012, 15:51	#5
Tiago Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Estoril/Portugal Age: 47 Posts: 115	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, 18:13	#6
musojon74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World Age: 50 Posts: 476	C64 is too low. And ps3? Above Amiga? Seriously?

20 January 2012, 18:30	#7
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kilmacolm Age: 45 Posts: 632	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: 51 Posts: 1,056	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 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	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 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	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 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	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
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	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, 12:45	#18
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,333	The old gen era is lost on these kinds of 'magazines'. They should really start to show some respect.

22 January 2012, 13:14	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	The creepy thing is that on new forums in 'retro' there are only PS2, GC, DC, DS.

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