Poll of the Day > What's the most disappointing video game system you've ever gotten?

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For me, personally, it would be the Sega Saturn, no question. As a wee lad, I saved up lots of dollar bills and quarters and anything I could get my hands on to be able to afford it. For the first time ever, I bought a video game system with my own money, no help from my parents. And why did I want a Sega Saturn so badly? For Sonic games, of course! I got Sonic R...

And that was it.

Sonic Jam was just a compilation of Genesis games I already owned, and I had the Genesis version of 3D Blast as well, so R was all the Sonic I got on the Saturn. The Saturn came with a few free games, but I hardly played those: games like Virtua Fighter 2 weren't up my alley. And while I'd heard Croc: Legend of the Gobbos was good, I didn't think it could hold a candle to Super Mario 64.

How sad. But I guess, at the tender age of... seven, I think... I learned a lesson about making informed purchases.

I'm glad the black-and-red aesthetic of Virtual Boy games creeped me out: I dodged a bullet there, at least.

Anyway, what's the most disappointing system you have ever gotten?

Yeah, I could imagine being disappointed by the Saturn. I've been inspecting a lot of game libraries lately, and while there's a few gems there...it's pretty sparse.

No real big disappointments for me. Kind of stuck to Nintendo most of my life, but I snagged a PS2 a few years ago.

Wii U

Got one for cheap in time for Sm4sh, but ended up hating Sm4sh.

Then I got Xenoblade Chronicles X. Initially it was kinda ok, and I dropped it after 100ish hours. I came back and restarted it, and I ended up really enjoying it despite my gripes. Put in another 230 hours.

After that I didn't really care what the Wii U had to offer, so I sold it in exchange for a PS4.

Probably going to annoy a lot of people with this, but the Dreamcast. The "must have" games are all ported to better systems, or they kind of suck. Additionally, the system feels cheaply made and the fact that it has no copy protection just makes it feel like an afterthought.

Never owned a Virtual Boy, because I rented one and it made me avoid it entirely. Other then that, I pretty much enjoyed ever Nintendo system I owned. I will admit the N64 was the least interesting since I only cared about a handful of games, and I liked the games I had for the GameBoy, but handheld gaming never appealed to me.

I almost got a Saturn, because my cousin was going off to college and wanted to sell it off for money, but I decided against buying it at the time. Kind of wish I did given how rare they are nowadays.

Ouya

I was a Kickstarter backer lmao

I never got a N64, otherwise it'd be that...

Wii U I wish Nintendo hadn't killed so fast, but it gave me Xenoblade X, Bayonetta 2, BotW, Hyrule Warriors, and a bunch of other great games so I was overall happy w/ it.

I guess PS4 since that's the console when Sony decided to become evil and start censoring games (and also join MS's evil in making you pay for online).

Playstation

The loading times were like PC -but the games were worse. I was baffled that everyone was jumping to release games on it.

I've never actually been disappointed by any console I've ever owned. When I was a kid my parents always got me the console I wanted (ColecoVision, NES, SNES), and once I started buying my own I only ever bought ones I liked (PS1, PS2, PS4, Xbox, 360). I've always been happy with what I get because I've almost always been aware enough to always look before I leap, and not get sucked up in stupid pre-release hype for shit that winds up being a waste.

If I bend my own rule (that handhelds are not consoles), then my default answer is the GameBoy Advance SP. Because I probably played it less than 10 hours total. The only games I ever bought for it (LoZ1, FF1&2, Deja Vu 1&2, Broken Sword 1) were mostly titles that were available on other systems, and I kind of hate handheld gaming in general, so it always felt like a waste of my time. So I dabbled a bit but never really felt like I got any real enjoyment out of it.

Maybe the GameCube. I loved the few games I had for it but there were a small few

The one I have that I play the least is Master System.

Wii easily

Ive never been disappointed in any system, though the one I was the least hyped about (and also had the most games I didnt care to finish) was the Wii.

Nintendo 3DS.
Outdated hardware even at launch, awful graphics, awful gimmick, rampant piracy because Nintendo learned NOTHING from the DS. I only ever purchased 3 games for it and only played 2 of them. Almost didn't buy a Switch because of it.

Judgmenl posted...

Nintendo 3DS.
Outdated hardware even at launch, awful graphics, awful gimmick, rampant piracy because Nintendo learned NOTHING from the DS. I only ever purchased 3 games for it and only played 2 of them. Almost didn't buy a Switch because of it.

That's classic Nintendo for you.

Ultimately I think the N64 was pretty underwhelming. Some good games sure (Ogre Battle and Harvest Moon 64 were my favorites) but the Nintendo systems before and after it were all better.

Any console from Sega not named Genesis

I loved my Saturn(s)

The King of Fighters games, Burning Rangers, the Virtua games, Virtual On with the Twin Sticks, Capcoms 2d fighters that played way better than they did on the PSX.. good times :)

I'd have to go with the Switch, yesterday's games, yesterday's hardware, paid online service, poor internal storage (why the hell should I go out and buy a bigger memory card?), system update after system update.. oof

Sonicplys posted...

Any console from Sega not named Genesis

I really wanted to say Dreamcast but I loved SA and SA2 too much to say it

hey, theyre both on GameCube and I played them a ton (on my Wii) so I guess I should change my answer to Dreamcast

I don't think any system has ever really disappointed me. The WiiU is probably the closest to qualifying, given that it didn't last a full generation and had so little overall support, but even then it had plenty of games that I loved and I don't regret getting it at all.

Dikitain posted...

Probably going to annoy a lot of people with this, but the Dreamcast. The "must have" games are all ported to better systems, or they kind of suck.

Most of my favorite games from that system never got ported I wish that have been, though

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I've never actually been disappointed by any console I've ever owned.

I think Id go with this, as well

If I had to choose which one was the least rememberable, Id probably say the original XBox. I liked it. But I guess it was the was the least fun of the systems I had

Virtual Boy (yes i owned one).

It was awesome when I played it at Toys R Us, but owning it at home, it was a bit lackluster and the games were not immersive enough to invest time in.

Xbox 360. Only console in a collection stretching back to the NES that is broken and its library unplayable. A system so poorly made and delicate they habitually couldn't survive regular use under optimal conditions.

TG-16 (PC Engine)

So much hype for it, turned out not even to be a true 16-bit system

Wii, it was fun for a little bit but mostly just sat there collecting dust after the novelty wore off

Sega GameGear. That tiny screen was God awful. Managed to convince my Dad to let me trade it for a Genesis with a bunch of games from the local hock shop.

All nintento systems since Cube.

Virtual Boy. used it for like 5 minutes before taking it back to the store.

Either the Wii U or the PS4.

Probably PS4, as it's more or less just been a Metal Gear Solid V machine for me.

My 3DS. I got like 4 games for it total and none of them were very memorable.

I remember being really annoyed at the GB Pocket's battery life as a kid

I was gifted a used N64 that would constantly crash.

I guess it would be the vita.

The Saturn was pretty awesome in retrospect. But I can see not appreciating it so much if I was a young kid in the 90s with little to no disposable income or knowledge of the system.

The only system that I think may have been close to a disappoint to me was the PS3. The PS1 and PS2 are my favorite consoles, and then the PS3 was just okay.... I still played plenty of games on it and I certainly don't regret buying one, but it just didn't have the same impact on me as it's predecessors. I also was a huge fan of the DS3. I honestly liked the DS4 more.

Definitely the Wii. The only game I played seriously on it was a re-release of a game I had already beaten many times (Resident Evil 4). I tried Twilight Princess, and wasn't a fan. Nothing else on the console really interested me. Now it just sits there gathering dust.

Dreamcast. I was probably disappointed because I got it long after most games worth playing on it got better versions on newer consoles and PC. And I hate the controller with a fucking passion. Mushy ass buttons and d-pad, analog stick that twists and has a shitty grip, and the worst placement of the triggers on any controller ever made. It's like they were placed there for people with 1 inch fingers or 4 inch thumbs. The VMU is kinda cool, but fuck them for choosing CR2032 batteries rather than AAA batteries. The batteries die quickly and they're are overpriced. But at least I made sure to get an early model, so I can easily run homebrew on it.

The Switch.
It's by far my least used console ever. I've put a handful of hours into Animal Crossing, a couple hundred into SwSh, and Disgaea 6 has been running afk for like 3 months straight (I'm basically just seeing how long it takes for the Switch to stop working entirely).

CaptainStrong posted...

Dreamcast

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/9/2/AAFUswAADFmw.jpg

Wii-U. I remember walking into Bestbuy on launch day morning and not seeing a single ninty fan inline/in store to get the new system. Normally theyd have a line outside and raffle tickets etc but nope. Dead cold silent. Couldn't even tell a new nintendo console just launched. It was really depressing.

I got home and fired up New Super Mario Bros Wii U and fell in love with the 2d side scroller. I enjoyed the tablet and nintendoland was alright. Played Madden and expected next gen graphics but got something that felt low tech. Idk it was just a uneasy launch for me

WiiU, probably. Wasn't terrible, but there's like 2 games I cared about that didn't just get ported to Switch later on.

psp. sony ditched it for their vita crap

Fukenog posted...

Sega GameGear. That tiny screen was God awful. Managed to convince my Dad to let me trade it for a Genesis with a bunch of games from the local hock shop.

What do you mean?! The screen was the only good thing about it. The size and batteries it took were the real killer...and lack of decent games aside from ports.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

psp. sony ditched it for their vita crap

Wat? PSP was out and did quite well way before they put out the vita as its successor. An entire 6 years apart. The PSP was pretty great overall and had a lot of good games. It's the vita that sucked hard and it was mostly all sony's doing.

System? The fucking R-Zone.

The gameboy got one at launch and hated the graphics.
The 3DO would be a close 2nd

Atari Jaguar.

It had 1 good game.

That was it.

DANTE20XX posted...

It's the vita that sucked hard and it was mostly all sony's doing.

Vita had a lot of good games and cool features, but you're right that Sony was the main reason it failed. They should have seen the writing on the wall and DEEPLY discounted the system and its accessories (charging cables were way overpriced and memory sticks were ridiculous).

If they could have moved more units, they could have encouraged more devs to work on Vita exclusives.

don't think i've ever really hated or been disappointed by a system. i guess my original xbox and sony handheld didn't get as much play, but even then i still felt like they did what they did well.

i guess the ps2 maybe? for all the hype and love and fawning it got, once i was done with kingdom hearts and silent hill it just kinda turned into a dvd player for me. i still don't really get it.

None of Arvs consoles are disappointments

Zareth posted...

System? The fucking R-Zone.

This right here is hard to top for sheer crap.

I got a snes instead of an N64. It was only disappointing because I wanted to play WCW/NWO Revenge.

DocDelicious posted...

The Switch.
It's by far my least used console ever. I've put a handful of hours into Animal Crossing, a couple hundred into SwSh, and Disgaea 6 has been running afk for like 3 months straight (I'm basically just seeing how long it takes for the Switch to stop working entirely).

I mostly play this for indies now, minus Disgea 5 and Diablo 2.
Switch AC sucks balls though, you're right. New Leaf is far superior in every way that matters.