Contributor Recognition : The Vic Viper

Arcade Games

Some of the best and most challenging games are arcade games

03/18/04

9/10

DS

Brain Age	For something that's educational, this is a lot of fun.	10/11/06	8/10
Castlevania: PoR	A fantastic and original game that more than meets the high standards of the series.	01/18/08	9/10
Castlevania: Sorrow	Basically, it's Aria of Sorrow perfected.	01/17/08	9/10
DS Hardware	Great hardware and a lot of upcoming games that look to be great	06/12/05	7/10

DVD Player

Nothing more than a gimmick

06/14/05

2/10

Game Boy

Very weak hardware that was saved by a massive game library

03/18/04

6/10

Game Boy Advance

Castlevania Double Pack	Think of it as Aria of Sorrow with a free game thrown in.	01/17/08	8/10
Castlevania: Aria	An excellent Syphony-of-the-Night-inspired game	01/16/08	8/10
Castlevania: COTM	A Metroidvania with elements of traditional Castlevania games.	11/05/07	9/10
Castlevania: Harmony	A rather run of the mill entry in the Castlevania series, but still worth playing.	10/31/07	7/10
Donkey Kong Country	Die hard fans of the SNES version should love this one as well	01/11/05	9/10
Donkey Kong Country 2	Another excellent port of a classic game	09/12/05	9/10
Game Boy Advance	Many different hardware models to pick from and a massive library of great games make the GBA a system for anyone.	04/12/04	9/10

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color	It took Nintendo long enough, but they finally gave the GameGear some competition	03/18/04	7/10
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	SMB Deluxe is much more than a simple port of one of the best games ever made.	08/21/04	9/10

GameCube

GameCube	Far from perfect but a big improvement over the Nintendo 64 and definatly worth owning	04/19/04	8/10
Mega Man Anniversary Collection	10 Mega Man games - 4 are great, 3 are decent, 2 are okay, and 1 is a bad port	10/25/06	9/10
Super Mario Sunshine	Vastly inferior to Mario 64 and Galaxy, and even standing on its own merits, its a very mediocre game.	12/10/07	6/10

GameGear

Back then it was the only portable system to be able to compete with the GameBoys in terms of quality

03/18/04

7/10

Genesis

Sega's golden age. Unfortunately for Sega it occured durring Nintendo's golden age

05/07/05

9/10

Macintosh

A high price tag and limited software library keeps Apple computers from being a perfect alternative to PCs

11/30/04

8/10

N-Gage

A decent cell phone/PDA combo, but a failure of a handheld videogame console

03/18/04

5/10

NES

Dragon Warrior	Even as the first console RPG it remains a text-based adventure at heart	07/03/03	7/10
Dragon Warrior II	A lot like Dragon Warrior I, but with greatly improved gameplay	07/01/03	7/10
Dragon Warrior III	A great finish to a good trilogy	06/29/03	9/10
Dragon Warrior IV	One of the best RPGs of its day, Dragon Warrior IV has become a timeless classic	06/30/03	10/10
Final Fantasy III	While it isn't that great of a game, it did introduce a lot of things that would be used in future Final Fantasy games with better results	06/28/05	7/10
Metal Storm	A great game in every way possible	04/26/04	9/10
NES	The system that got me (and a lot of others) into videogames	02/23/05	9/10
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship	One of the hardest games ever, but also one of the most fun	03/08/04	8/10

Nintendo 64

Great 1st & 2nd party games but nearly nonexistent 3rd party support

04/15/04

7/10

Palm OS Classic

Just as many functions and applications as Pocket PCs, but generally less expensive

05/19/05

9/10

PC

Evil Genius	A surprisingly good game	04/18/05	8/10
The Oregon Trail	The game everybody played in elementary school	04/19/05	8/10
Windows 95	Despite numerous issues, it is still the best choice for most computer users and gamers	02/28/05	9/10

Pinball

Who would have thought that playing with a metal ball would be so much fun?

06/23/05

8/10

PlayStation

PlayStation	An excellent system with good hardware and a ton of great, and yet inexpensive, games	04/17/04	8/10
R-Types	Few ports are done as perfectly as these ports of R-Type and R-Type II	01/11/05	9/10
Syphon Filter	One of the few games to successfully combine stealth and run-and-gun action	10/13/04	8/10

PlayStation 2

Dark Cloud	By taking rarely used elements from other games Level-5 creates a unique and enjoyable experience	06/10/04	8/10
Dark Cloud 2	A great sequel in what has become a great series	07/28/04	9/10
Gradius III and IV	Two reasons why Gradius is one of the best series ever made	03/06/04	8/10
Gradius V	Do you want to know why Treasure is one of the most beloved developers in the shmup community? Then play Gradius V.	10/04/04	10/10
PlayStation 2	The best console this generation	12/13/04	9/10
R-Type Final	The last of R-Type ever takes the series to a new level	02/21/04	9/10

PSP

Fantastic hardware, tons of features, and a decent library of games for a resonable price

05/31/05

8/10

Saturn

A good system that never stood a chance

04/18/04

8/10

Sega 32X

Sega's biggest failure

05/18/05

3/10

Sega CD

A very expensive accessory for the Genesis

05/18/05

5/10

Sega Master System

Sega Master System

The start of Sega's long history of getting crushed by the competition

04/20/05

5/10

SNES

Castlevania Dracula X	It could have been so much better	06/29/03	6/10
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest	Fine for what it is, but it could have been so much better.	10/10/08	7/10
Robotrek	A good game that's still fun to play	06/23/05	8/10
Secret of Evermore	Not as complex, or quite as good, as Secret of Mana but still worth playing	12/08/08	8/10
Secret of Mana	Despite the bugs, it is one of the most fun games on the Super Nintendo	10/10/08	8/10
SNES	The best of the 16bit era. No matter what genres you like, the SNES has several amazing games for you.	05/07/05	10/10
U.N. Squadron	Absolutely fantastic	01/05/05	10/10
Ys III	While there may not be anything exceptional about this RPG, it is fun to play	01/05/05	7/10

Unix/Linux

Not great for gaming, but the best OS for everything else

12/02/04

10/10

Windows Mobile

Microsoft Ent Pak 2004	A great bundle for anyone looking for some games to play on their Pocket PC	04/06/05	8/10
Pocket PC	A costly gadget for some, a priceless tool for others	02/23/05	9/10

Xbox

Alter Echo	A strange, but enjoyable game	09/26/03	7/10
Brute Force	Dispite several shortcomings, Brute Force is still a fairly good game	06/02/03	8/10
Halo 2	An impressive game that is an improvement over its predecessor.	01/14/08	9/10
Halo: Combat Evolved	It may not be the Best. Game. EVAR, but it is still a great game	04/07/04	9/10
Morrowind	An impressive game hurt only by a bad combat system and numerous bugs	06/03/03	8/10
Ninja Gaiden	Ninja Gaiden truly stands out as one of the best games this generation	03/05/04	10/10
TimeSplitters 2	A lack of originality keeps this game from being great	06/02/03	7/10
Xbox	Powerful hardware and an good gaming library make for a great system.	09/14/04	9/10
Xyanide	Not a masterpiece, but still a good game	10/24/06	8/10