The Best Game Console From Each Generation - Retro Bird

In this video, I choose what I believe to be the winner of each generation... with a catch! It is based on the criteria of what people will have the most fun playing going forward. So, this isn't simply a list of the best selling consoles or even necessarily a list of which consoles were most popular back in the day.

The Best Game Console From Each Generation - Retro Bird / Best Video Game Console From Each Generation

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[RetroBirdGaming]

Games played: Contra III (0:00), Super Mario 3D World (0:10), Klonoa (0:34), Vice: Project Doom (1:35), Super Smash Bros. Melee (5:45), Dark Souls (6:36), Super Mario Galaxy (7:55), The Last Guardian (8:50), Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (10:00)

[DuctTape]

That “you’ll never find me” shot was a strange choice. It was just a bunch of bananas on a table. Next time try hiding in-frame.

[LobsterPuncher]

Ive been on a PS2, Gamecube, Xbox and Dreamcast kick the last few months. All in all, i think this was the greatest generation for games. Its crazy how many absolute classics came out during this time.

[metalmickey]

UK viewer here. I'm 50 so I was getting started in 1982. Over here the ZX Spectrum was more than enough for us. It has hundreds of games and they could be duplicated easily. The C64 was probably the next popular one. I never ever seen a NES until 1991.

[garlicbread]

Your videos are so entertaining that I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers! The humor and the facial expressions you make are hilarious 😂

[VladlustTV]

I just want to say that I absolutely love every video you make, always a happy surprise when I see a new one pop up in my sub box!

[matthewheupel]

Speaking of bangers, this is another banger video.👍 I think you nailed it on every generation... except maybe for the 6th. I do love the gamecube, but my personal preference is Ps2. But this is your list so I digress. But I do also need to point out that of all the 6th geners, only the Dreamcast still gets new games... just sayin'.

[malecus]

NES, Genesis, PS1, PS2, XB360, PS4, and PS5 are my generation 3-9 picks based on my personal experience having lived through the lifecycles. Caveat being “At this point” since I am merely mortal 👾

[AnthonyFlack]

This doesn't just apply to people in the UK, but in many parts of the world, the 8 bit era was defined by home computer games. While Americans were playing very good but expensive NES games, the rest of us were buying budget computer games on cassette at the local newsstand for a few dollars each. And the catalogue of 8 bit computer games is vast indeed. Is it weird to have grown up without knowing about Paradroid, Jet Set Willy, Head Over Heels, Elite, Laser Squad etc...?

[RickLewis]

My picks:
1. Idk
2. Atari 2600
3. NES
4. SNES
5. PS1
6. PS2
7. Xbox 360
8. Nintendo Switch
9. PS5

[Gold_Bug]

I grew up in the UK with a Master system and its great to experience the NES now as an adult with no nostalgia goggles. Argubly a way worse library than the NES but I will still have a soft spot for the poor lil Master System though.

[jacobewington]

I thought you were gonna mention each consoles controllers too, that would make for an interesting video!

[PeteWayne]

Great topic!.. Your consistent vibe is fantastic!.. Id say your channel sits right up there w any of the more established greats. I really enjoy the way u capture offscreen w the controller visble, helps capture the essence lol. Anyways well done RetroBird!! ..ur content is becoming my goto retro comfort food.

[prefeitobear]

I was complaining in the Drain Addict channel how much I was waiting for this video.

[zacharymoore]

It’s so hard for me to do this without Nostalgia Goggles. I grew up a Sega kid because the Master System is what my parents chose to buy me instead of the NES and I adored that console. I had a 2600 previously and the Master System felt like such a big upgrade I just fell in love and became extremely loyal to Sega. To this day even though I play NES, SNES, and GameCube games the ones I come back to the most are Sega.

Retro Bird I do have a question. On a daily basis how do you decide what to play? I sometimes get so overwhelmed with my choices that I feel paralyzed and my collection is nothing compared to yours.

[GoodVibeCollecting]

For the first generation, I give props to the Magnavox Odyssey. It was the first of it's kind and while very simplistic, it helped lay the foundation for future consoles.

[AnthonyFlack]

Another thing I have noticed is that Americans tend to remember the NES versions of arcade games, while those in the UK and elsewhere will be more familiar with the arcade version. We couldn't afford games consoles around here when I was a kid (we sometimes rented one for a weekend) but there were so many arcades. It's hard to overstate how many, arcade machines everywhere.

[corey]

Disagree about the 360 not having enough exclusives. Especially at the time, 360 had a ton of exclusives that only saw PS3 ports much later. It also had the best versions of multiplat games, sometimes by a huge margin, as well as significantly better online play for the era.

[realguitarthur]

There ought to be a "3.5 Generation" that includes the TurboGrafx! Great video RB! :)

[stephenmarriott]

I'm from the UK. At the time it didn't feel weird not having the NES, looking back it feels a bit odd that, considering how powerful Nintendo were, that they weren't more popular. That said the Master System had plenty of games over here so I never really missed the NES, I never experienced the NES so never felt I was missing out. Consequently I have no nostalgia for the console and mine rarely gets played.