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Despite my interest in playing (let alone owning) a 3DO, the PlayStation beats it into pulp.

I'm going to have to go with the GameCube on this. I was given a 360 for free and bar the the odd occasion (and used as a DVD player) its rather neglected.

The SNES library is tremendous, with some absolute classics. Quantity and quality.

Atari 2600. Combat. 2 player. Days lost.

NES for me. I didn't have one at the time (and only recently picked one up via a Mini NES) and the Master System did look attractive (especially games like Operation Wolf) but Mario was king.

Neo-Geo. 'The Ultimate' home console. As in it could play arcade games............... but in your home!

Vectrex. Such a unique machine, still looks fantastic, a piece of console history.

I'm going to have to pick the GX4000 - A shock considering I'm a Commodore 64 fanboy! While both consoles were on life support even before release, at least Amstrad tried with including joy-pads, updated specs, an exclusive game pack in and that it looked a little like a snow-speeder. The GS was jus...

SNES! I liked a MegaDrive, but a SNES.........my first console, my biggest regret in selling it (or this could possibly be the C16) Amazing range of games, fantastic joy pads, 4 player games and so on. Fantastic machine and sorely missed.

Colecovision (based on coin toss so selection maybe factually incorrect)

Action What? 7800 for me.

Nintendo 64. Release day, Mario 64, chins were dropped so hard surgery was required.

PS1. Ridge Racer. Nuff Said.

PS3 all the way. As with the PS2 in the previous generation(even though I personally didn't have one) The Blu-Ray Drive was a massive influence in my original purchase. A workhorse of a console at home used on a regular basis, just lagging behind the Wii.

3DO for me. Purely based on the previews of it and the games (especially Road Rash) in the press at the time. The Jag just didn't excite me as much.