© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/game-Hardware-ClassicConsoles-All Recent content written about Classic Consoles en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_471872999044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chris_Billings - Sega has always been a leader in Arcade games and every arcade you walked into, you always saw a row of Sega machines. From pinball machines to stand-up video games, Sega was in the front of the competition. But when it came to home consoles, Sega never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471872999044 Wed, 27 May 2009 15:14:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471872999044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421764435588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author polskalancer - The Processing power behind the Jaguar was impressive for its time. Two 64 bit RISC processors, one 32 bit processor, and a 16 bit proc. thrown in to manage side items. One big problem with many of the games is that the developer's used the 16 bit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421764435588 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:17:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421764435588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400031977092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tdswift89 - I guess it&#146s a law here in the States, but every summer your folks have to ship you away from home somewhere for a week so they can regain some semblance of sanity. Most of my friends either went off to camp, or to spend time with a divorced... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400031977092 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 03:31:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400031977092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399573880452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author StarSoldier1 - Remember that big bulky white Gameboy with only 4 shades of black and white? Remember the even thinner Gameboy Pocket? How about the vastly improved Gameboy Color? Although Nintendo will no longer make these old Gameboys anymore, the Gameboy itself is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399573880452 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:18:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399573880452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_304320712324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - The Flashback 2 The Atari Flashback 2 is (to the best of my knowledge) Atari's second attempt at capturing a piece of the ever-growing nostalgia video game market. There have been previous attempts at bringing classic Atari products to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~304320712324 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:15:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_304320712324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_228859809412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author taineasy - Easily the best video game system in its day and still tons of fun to play today. People who complain about eye strain need to get their eyes checked along with a CAT scan. Most people who bash this system are not true gamers. You can play this for hours... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~228859809412 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:39:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_228859809412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221942353540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ophelia_drowns - The Philips CD-I was an absolutely ground-breaking system. It was pretty much the first system to use discs and it didn't start out as just a gaming platform. You could play movies, instructional videos (my dad learned how to play the classical guitar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221942353540 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:27:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221942353540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221923872388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - A new revolution When the Game Boy came to market, it was revolutionary. Up until then, all consumer handheld or portable video games offered simple "Beep-beep" sound, the display, though usually LCD, was not dot matrix, the controls were... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221923872388 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:30:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221923872388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221859909252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author StarSoldier1 - INTELLIVISION (1979-1991) Back in the golden era of gaming of the early 1980's, the video gaming world got rocked by another game machine besides the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. Mattel was and still is (although I don't think they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221859909252 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:45:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221859909252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221370748548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - The Sega Master System is often overlooked as an important element in the history of video game consoles. It arrived at a time when 8 bit systems were nearing the end of their life, as the home computer industry was seeing a lot of 16 bit offerings... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221370748548 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:58:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221370748548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221277818500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - In the late 70's and early 80's, the Atari 2600 was THE system to have. We didn't have VCR's quite yet (they may have been around, but certainly not in every home), and computers were expensive toys with limited use. Home movies were shot on 8mm film,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221277818500 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:42:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221277818500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221275328132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - When I was a kid in the late 70's delivering newspapers, I used to spend my hard-earned money at yard sales. Back then, like every other eight year old kid, I really wanted an Atari 2600, but I'd have to deliver papers for many months before I saved up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221275328132 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:05:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221275328132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214251179652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wikkyj - I went nuts when I got this system early one Christmas. So much so, that I opened it (and Alien Crush) before Christmas and played it for 2 hours until I got caught by mom. The graphx were a step or 3 ahead of the grainy nintendo graphx. The games are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214251179652 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:03:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214251179652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214245543556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author StarSoldier1 - The Game Boy has been going strong for over decades and Gunpei Yokoi's original creation has made old Nintendo a lot of money. Although the Game boy was the undisputed king of the portable gaming world back in the 1990's, it should be noted... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214245543556 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:49:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214245543556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213278559876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author logan3 - I recently ordered a NGPC, and I must say even in though we are bombarded with the hype regarding the PSP and DS, this system still rocks. In fact, the gameplay is just downright fantastic, and sadly, this console died way before it's time. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213278559876 Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:26:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213278559876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210111925892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chad9976 - When it comes to video games, one console should stand the test of time of being the absolute best platform ever made. And no, I'm not talking about PS2 or X-Box, I'm talking about the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The NES took the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210111925892 Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:46:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210111925892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189143092868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ramageddon - Skinny may be phat and small is big but the Sega Nomad was way ahead of it's time. If Sega would have not had failed in the race of console games, who knows what would have been next. I can not believe that the Nintendo game boy advance, color, sp, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189143092868 Sat, 9 Jul 2005 02:48:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189143092868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178845290116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dalton4life - I was 21 years old working at an Electronic Boutique (Now EB Games) when the Virtual hit the market in 1995. I thought at the time it was pretty cool little unit from playing it at work and I still think the same thing today. The monotone graphics... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178845290116 Sun, 3 Apr 2005 22:38:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178845290116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177988144772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vilsk - I suppose any given 12 year old who grew up in 1943 would be defined by World War 2 much in the same way that many given 12 year olds who grew up in the mid/late 80's were defined by this magic box. This isn't to suggest that the scope, impact or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177988144772 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 05:30:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177988144772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175625965188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author underdawg - Yes, in this game, you play as Michael Jackson. Actually, the premise of this game is that you are Jacko and you are rescuing these little children that are abducted by this mysterious bad guy who appears at the end of every level. Weird, huh? You... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175625965188 Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:28:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175625965188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169441791620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dogeymon - TELL ME THE STORY OF 3DO AGAIN: The history of 3DO is filled with promise, disappointment, and hope. Launched in late 1993, the most advanced gaming system available at the time met with overwhelming indifference thanks to a $700 price tag and a series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169441791620 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:35:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169441791620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169162411652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dogeymon - The Jaguar was released in limited markets for Christmas of 1993 and has enjoyed only a limited success since. Hitting the market at roughly the same time as the 3DO, it quickly became the second choice of gamers eager to jump up to the next level,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169162411652 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:12:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169162411652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166228168324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dogeymon - Hmmmmm... Well, it's a little too late to be in a position where you RRRREALLY want this thing. The 32-bit generation sure is over, definitely. But rest assured, the "retro-appeal" has got to have SOMEthing to say about the lowly Sega 32X, the 32-bit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166228168324 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:05:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166228168324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163140046468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RSRomeo123 - Back in 1995, it seemed like the gaming industry was in a flux. It was a hard competition to see who could come out with the first system that fully supported 3D environments. People waited with baited breath for the Sony Playstation, Sega's Saturn,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163140046468 Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:50:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163140046468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162772455044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mihoshi - This is WAY better than the GameBoy Color! It ended up being another awful flop for Sega, but it truly is a wonderful machine, and the best hand held system before the GameBoy Advance. You won't find a better portable unit before the turn of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162772455044 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:37:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162772455044?linkin_id=8003929