Best named console

Cryptic33 · May 31, 2013, 11:25:10 AM

[size=120][font=comic sans ms:5agfl4ao]Between all of us we have played on many gaming systems including PC's but, what is your favourite gaming system name and why?[/font:5agfl4ao][/size]

Answers on a postcard or post in this topic please...

Vyothric · May 31, 2013, 11:37:42 AM

I'd probably go:

1) Mega Drive
2) Master System
3) Saturn

Crusto · May 31, 2013, 12:29:01 PM

1. PC Engine
2. Sega Mega Drive
3. Neo Geo

Rogue Trooper · May 31, 2013, 12:53:48 PM

I like me cats, so Panther, Lynx and Jaguar are personal favs.

Feel Mega Drive far better name than Genesis.

Oh and always liked the Falcon-not a console, but ATARI had a better naming system for it's hardware in my eyes, than many others.Pity they did'nt handle the actual hardware anywhere near as well...

:-(

Shadowrunner · May 31, 2013, 15:45:31 PM

[size=180]Genesis[/size]Â :10:

But seriously I do prefer the name Mega Drive and also I've always really liked the name TurboGrafx 16.

Arethius_RGC · May 31, 2013, 16:17:55 PM

Megadrive
Jaguar (for the box and the memories)

zapiy · May 31, 2013, 17:30:52 PM

Dreamcast name for me. Really strikes a chord with me.

TL · May 31, 2013, 17:47:39 PM

Mega Drive was just an awesome name, just sounded so bloody cool back then.

Lynx and Jaguar were also great name for consoles, especially as Lynx had a duel meaning.

Oh and TurboGrafx deserves a mention, PC Engine sounded too much like a computer product.

Mire Mare · May 31, 2013, 19:02:32 PM

PC Engine GT sounds almost like it belongs on the back of an American muscle car, like it means business and it appeals to the inner child.

In terms of literacy, I think theÂ 'Master' System would be hard, if not impossible, to defeat.Â "Yes, Master."?

dougtitchmarsh · May 31, 2013, 20:27:03 PM

Mega Drive

TurboGrafx
they just conjure up visions of powerful hardware to run your games.

AmigaJay · May 31, 2013, 21:06:23 PM

Megadrive - so cool back then...but not as cool as..
Neo-Geo - the console everyone wanted to own but couldn't afford!
Jaguar - nice cats and great cars too!

Worst:
Playstation
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genesis

onthinice · June 01, 2013, 01:43:34 AM

Odyssey 2 - Brings to mind a second Epic Greek Adventure.
Genesis - A new beginning. For me it was a new start to video games.
Action Max - Good things are going to happen. Sadly misleading.

TL · June 01, 2013, 01:45:16 AM

Quote from: "onthinice"Action Max - Good things are going to happen. Sadly misleading.

onthinice · June 01, 2013, 01:48:23 AM

Quote from: "The Laird"
Quote from: "onthinice"Action Max - Good things are going to happen. Sadly misleading.

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Cryptic33 · June 01, 2013, 10:10:19 AM

Thanks guys, this is becoming a good topic.

Quote from: "onthinice"Odyssey 2 - Brings to mind a second Epic Greek Adventure.
Genesis - A new beginning. For me it was a new start to video games.
Action Max - Good things are going to happen. Sadly misleading.

Liking the explanations onthinice. This is what I meant when posting the topic, why do we like the names given. Funnily enough, I had never given the MegaDrive much thought till now and agree with Laird that back then this was a much cooler name than most at the time.

Well, I won't go on about what I think of every post though it is great reading. For me, and I am a little biased, it has to be:

I remember seeing a programme about Jaguars and how they are the ultimate hunters (incidentally, the foal managed to hide long enough to survive). They are incredibly stealthy, highly intelligent and just all-round cool (as it is a retro console "cool" is an acceptable term). To name a console after such a beautiful and fascinating creature was, I felt, a winner. Did I mention I am a little biased