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Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:03:29 AM #51:	HypnoCoosh posted... Coffeebeanz posted... The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD. When you put it like dat... The closest you can get to HDMI quality picture with the original X360 is by using the VGA adapter lol --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906022753] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD.</quote> When you put it like dat...</quote> The closest you can get to HDMI quality picture with the original X360 is by using the VGA adapter lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 07/31/18 11:03:46 AM #52:	Coffeebeanz posted... The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD. Yes everyone laughs at the launch price in retrospect but fails to realize that Blu-Ray players alone were still pushing $1000 when the PS3 launched. --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:906022771] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD.</quote> Yes everyone laughs at the launch price in retrospect but fails to realize that Blu-Ray players alone were still pushing $1000 when the PS3 launched.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 07/31/18 11:04:32 AM #53:	Coffeebeanz posted... The closest you can get to HDMI quality picture with the original X360 is by using the VGA adapter lol I actually had that lol --- We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. - C.S. Lewis <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:906022817] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The closest you can get to HDMI quality picture with the original X360 is by using the VGA adapter lol</quote> I actually had that lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SavageGlum100 07/31/18 11:07:52 AM #55:	thelovefist posted... RROD and Virtual Boy are the winners in this contest, but honourable mention goes to the Power Glove. @thelovefist I have a Virtual Boy. It does NOT hurt your eyes (like everyone here is claiming it does). As long as you play it in a dimly lit room, then it will NOT hurt your eyes. If you play it in a room that is fully lit with light, then when you take your eyes out of the Virtual Boy, then your eyes will not feel good from the light that hits you. It has to do with going from almost zero light to all light in one shot (if that makes sense). As for some 360's having the RROD... yes... that does win. The RROD was fucking horrible. I know several people who avoided buying the Xbox One because they are still bitter at the RROD situation when they owned a 360. As for the Power Glove... YES, the Power Glove was horrible, but it's not a console, just a fucked up excuse for a gimmick "controller"... that didn't work properly 98% of the time... <cite>SavageGlum100 posted [p:906023001] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>thelovefist posted...</cite> <quote>RROD and Virtual Boy are the winners in this contest, but honourable mention goes to the Power Glove.</quote> @thelovefist I have a Virtual Boy. It does NOT hurt your eyes (like everyone here is claiming it does). As long as you play it in a dimly lit room, then it will NOT hurt your eyes. If you play it in a room that is fully lit with light, then when you take your eyes out of the Virtual Boy, then your eyes will not feel good from the light that hits you. It has to do with going from almost zero light to all light in one shot (if that makes sense). As for some 360's having the RROD... yes... that does win. The RROD was fucking horrible. I know several people who avoided buying the Xbox One because they are still bitter at the RROD situation when they owned a 360. As for the Power Glove... YES, the Power Glove was horrible, but it's not a console, just a fucked up excuse for a gimmick "controller"... that didn't work properly 98% of the time...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:10:54 AM #56:	If I had realized in 2005 that the X360 would be so hamstrung by its lack of features, I'd have forked over the extra $200 for the PS3. The Wifi adapter alone was $100 It's like criticising a laptop for being $599 because a Chromebook is $399 --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906023137] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>If I had realized in 2005 that the X360 would be so hamstrung by its lack of features, I'd have forked over the extra $200 for the PS3. The Wifi adapter alone was $100 It's like criticising a laptop for being $599 because a Chromebook is $399</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 07/31/18 11:11:15 AM #57:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhW_SXzyUXI" data-time=" --- https://imgur.com/P0WgNmZ https://imgur.com/opE9ets <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:906023153] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhW_SXzyUXI" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PG_Era 07/31/18 11:17:50 AM #58:	https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/256/593/dae.jpg --- Parental Guidance Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. <cite>PG_Era posted [p:906023433] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/256/593/dae.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SavageGlum100 07/31/18 11:20:22 AM #59:	Questionmarktarius posted... Balrog0 posted... the 32x as a concept was a big design flaw imo It's not so much a design flaw as it is a gigantic clusterfuck. "Design flaw" implies that someone intentionally designed something, instead of duct-taping some components together and attaching craptons of shielding and three or four cables to get it to work. @Questionmarktarius I will argue that the 32X's metal shield things that went into the Genesis cartridge slot was a HUGE design flaw. I have a 32X and the instructions say that the metal shield things are mandatory since the instructions claim that not using the metal shield things with the 32X can cause HUGE problems for the 32X and Genesis (they arguably are NOT needed, but at the time, I followed the instructions and put them in). Putting those abominations into the Genesis cartridge slot is one of the most horribly difficult video game related things I ever had to do. Fuck those 32X metal shield satanic things. LOL. <cite>SavageGlum100 posted [p:906023540] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote>the 32x as a concept was a big design flaw imo</quote> It's not so much a design flaw as it is a gigantic clusterfuck. "Design flaw" implies that someone intentionally designed something, instead of duct-taping some components together and attaching craptons of shielding and three or four cables to get it to work.</quote> @Questionmarktarius I will argue that the 32X's metal shield things that went into the Genesis cartridge slot was a HUGE design flaw. I have a 32X and the instructions say that the metal shield things are mandatory since the instructions claim that not using the metal shield things with the 32X can cause HUGE problems for the 32X and Genesis (they arguably are NOT needed, but at the time, I followed the instructions and put them in). Putting those abominations into the Genesis cartridge slot is one of the most horribly difficult video game related things I ever had to do. Fuck those 32X metal shield satanic things. LOL.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drunk Cobra 07/31/18 11:23:03 AM #60:	Seriously how is the gamecube controller mentioned but not the n64? --- I don't want to be a snuff film reviewer. I want my hobbies to be farming, coin collecting, and reading. - farmer88 <cite>Drunk Cobra posted [p:906023671] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Seriously how is the gamecube controller mentioned but not the n64?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jaded_Dragon 07/31/18 11:23:06 AM #61:	360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies. --- ~ Not changing this until the Madden Franchise has a decent running game! Started 8/24/2009 --- http://suchanerdpod.podomatic.com/ <cite>Jaded_Dragon posted [p:906023675] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 07/31/18 11:24:04 AM #62:	Coffeebeanz posted... The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD. To be fair, you saw no difference between Component Cables and HDMI back then. HD DVD player would have raised the price too much, and to be complete honest, if they had included one you would have said that they didn't supported the Bluray format instead. Ethernet > WiFi This was when all games were running without any harddrives. Insert the disc and you could play without any problem. How many games required a harddrive during the whole Xbox 360 lifetime? Less than 5? You couldnt even install games back then! Yeah, the RROD was a too big problem. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:906023725] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD.</quote> To be fair, you saw no difference between Component Cables and HDMI back then. HD DVD player would have raised the price too much, and to be complete honest, if they had included one you would have said that they didn't supported the Bluray format instead. Ethernet > WiFi This was when all games were running without any harddrives. Insert the disc and you could play without any problem. How many games required a harddrive during the whole Xbox 360 lifetime? Less than 5? You couldnt even install games back then! Yeah, the RROD was a too big problem.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alpha218 07/31/18 11:26:04 AM #63:	If you want to bitch about Switch hardware, then the abysmal WiFi chipset should be your target When Splatoon 2 came out there was a 50% chance I would be dropped from a game for a few weeks because I dared to play the game 2 rooms away from my router --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. Now Playing: Rainbow 6: Siege, Octopath Traveler, Enter the Gungeon, Sonic Mania Plus <cite>Alpha218 posted [p:906023837] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>If you want to bitch about Switch hardware, then the abysmal WiFi chipset should be your target When Splatoon 2 came out there was a 50% chance I would be dropped from a game for a few weeks because I dared to play the game 2 rooms away from my router</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 07/31/18 11:27:27 AM #64:	Lol I only ever had one of the updated 360s so it's kinda wild to think they didn't have WiFi compatability like wtf --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:906023917] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Lol I only ever had one of the updated 360s so it's kinda wild to think they didn't have WiFi compatability like wtf</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
judasmaiden15 07/31/18 11:27:30 AM #65:	Jaded_Dragon posted... 360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies. It continued onto the slim ps2 I have a slim because that was supposed to be more reliable then my ps2 from 2002 and instead I had to replace the laser(which also failed 2 years later) --- http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww334/gbhgirl/Signs/2pzy2p4.jpg http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww334/gbhgirl/29fo9lj.jpg <cite>judasmaiden15 posted [p:906023920] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Jaded_Dragon posted...</cite> <quote>360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies.</quote> It continued onto the slim ps2 I have a slim because that was supposed to be more reliable then my ps2 from 2002 and instead I had to replace the laser(which also failed 2 years later)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperMedz3 07/31/18 11:28:36 AM #66:	Coffeebeanz posted... The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD. --- Hi <cite>SuperMedz3 posted [p:906023978] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:29:06 AM #67:	NinjaBreakfast posted... Lol I only ever had one of the updated 360s so it's kinda wild to think they didn't have WiFi compatability like wtf It's really crazy to go back and see an original X360. So poorly future-proofed it actually looks like some kind of cruel joke. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906024003] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>NinjaBreakfast posted...</cite> <quote>Lol I only ever had one of the updated 360s so it's kinda wild to think they didn't have WiFi compatability like wtf</quote> It's really crazy to go back and see an original X360. So poorly future-proofed it actually looks like some kind of cruel joke.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 11:30:15 AM #68:	SavageGlum100 posted... (they arguably are NOT needed, but at the time, I followed the instructions and put them in) Lawyers did it. They only exist to comply with FCC regulations on potential RF interference. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906024058] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>SavageGlum100 posted...</cite> <quote>(they arguably are NOT needed, but at the time, I followed the instructions and put them in)</quote> Lawyers did it. They only exist to comply with FCC regulations on potential RF interference.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PG_Era 07/31/18 11:31:56 AM #69:	While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol --- Parental Guidance Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. <cite>PG_Era posted [p:906024157] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 11:33:34 AM #70:	PG_Era posted... While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906024251] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>PG_Era posted...</cite> <quote>While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol</quote> What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:34:40 AM #71:	Questionmarktarius posted... PG_Era posted... While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management? WiFi HDMI Larger hard drives than 20 GB --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906024318] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>PG_Era posted...</cite> <quote>While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol</quote> What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management?</quote> WiFi HDMI Larger hard drives than 20 GB</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 11:36:40 AM #72:	Coffeebeanz posted... Questionmarktarius posted... PG_Era posted... While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management? WiFi HDMI Larger hard drives than 20 GB Oh yeah. Kinda derped on that, mostly because I started with with a Pro. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906024434] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>PG_Era posted...</cite> <quote>While 360 added to the console, ps3 took stuff out.. like really. lol</quote> What did 360 add, apart from competent thermal management?</quote> WiFi HDMI Larger hard drives than 20 GB</quote> Oh yeah. Kinda derped on that, mostly because I started with with a Pro.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeuralLaxative 07/31/18 11:37:21 AM #73:	Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why --- https://imgur.com/rPJnWhf <cite>NeuralLaxative posted [p:906024473] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corman321 07/31/18 11:39:10 AM #74:	Switch is just bad hardware design all around. I'm still waiting for the rerelease before I buy one! New Nintendo Switch, you know it's coming. <cite>Corman321 posted [p:906024570] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Switch is just bad hardware design all around. I'm still waiting for the rerelease before I buy one! New Nintendo Switch, you know it's coming.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 11:39:24 AM #75:	NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906024585] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 07/31/18 11:42:47 AM #76:	Perascamin posted... It's a toss up between: Virtual Boy Red Ring of Death 699 us Dollars PS3 cost even more in the UK. IIRC it was about 1000 USD. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:906024765] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Perascamin posted...</cite> <quote>It's a toss up between: Virtual Boy Red Ring of Death 699 us Dollars</quote> PS3 cost even more in the UK. IIRC it was about 1000 USD.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 07/31/18 11:43:37 AM #77:	Aside from the obvious stuff, the Switch not having Bluetooth headphone support is a big one for me. Even the fucking Vita had it since 2012 --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:906024807] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Aside from the obvious stuff, the Switch not having Bluetooth headphone support is a big one for me. Even the fucking Vita had it since 2012</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 07/31/18 11:44:52 AM #78:	Jaded_Dragon posted... 360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies. Man, surprised it took this long to mention the DREs! Only ever had 1 RRoD, thankfully, but so many DREs. :( --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:906024870] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Jaded_Dragon posted...</cite> <quote>360 is probably the winner here. Honorable mention to the early model PS2's and their Disc Read Error non-sense. I went through 3 PS2's before Sony finally admitted it was an issue and offered to fix all 3 for free. It would read PS1 and Blue Backed PS2 games but not DVD based games or movies.</quote> Man, surprised it took this long to mention the DREs! Only ever had 1 RRoD, thankfully, but so many DREs. :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivany2008 07/31/18 11:45:28 AM #79:	8-bit_Biceps posted... Why is the Switch's HDMI cord so fat and...idk the word I'm looking for...less malleable/flexible? stern? It's fat af. They want you to knock it over so you can buy another one. I can think of one worse for the Switch, and that's the general design of its peripherals and where its charge cable is located. Instead of being smart and putting it on the top, or back, they put it at the bottom..... so you can't use the f'n kick stand when charging.... If they put it on top, they could still use the charge dock, you would just insert the thing from the top. <cite>Ivany2008 posted [p:906024901] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>8-bit_Biceps posted...</cite> <quote>Why is the Switch's HDMI cord so fat and...idk the word I'm looking for...less malleable/flexible? stern? It's fat af. They want you to knock it over so you can buy another one.</quote> I can think of one worse for the Switch, and that's the general design of its peripherals and where its charge cable is located. Instead of being smart and putting it on the top, or back, they put it at the bottom..... so you can't use the f'n kick stand when charging.... If they put it on top, they could still use the charge dock, you would just insert the thing from the top.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:45:56 AM #80:	AvantgardeAClue posted... Aside from the obvious stuff, the Switch not having Bluetooth headphone support is a big one for me. Even the fucking Vita had it since 2012 Nintendo has an ass backwards obsession with not paying royalties. They refused DVD video royalties with the Wii and BD +Dolby Surround royalties with Wii U, so they couldn't play DVDs or BLU RAY discs (respectively) despite having the actual hardware to do so. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906024925] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>AvantgardeAClue posted...</cite> <quote>Aside from the obvious stuff, the Switch not having Bluetooth headphone support is a big one for me. Even the fucking Vita had it since 2012</quote> Nintendo has an ass backwards obsession with not paying royalties. They refused DVD video royalties with the Wii and BD +Dolby Surround royalties with Wii U, so they couldn't play DVDs or BLU RAY discs (respectively) despite having the actual hardware to do so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dbf50 07/31/18 11:45:57 AM #81:	Questionmarktarius posted... NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago <cite>dbf50 posted [p:906024926] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 07/31/18 11:47:49 AM #82:	SavageGlum100 posted... thelovefist posted... RROD and Virtual Boy are the winners in this contest, but honourable mention goes to the Power Glove. @thelovefist I have a Virtual Boy. It does NOT hurt your eyes (like everyone here is claiming it does). As long as you play it in a dimly lit room, then it will NOT hurt your eyes. If you play it in a room that is fully lit with light, then when you take your eyes out of the Virtual Boy, then your eyes will not feel good from the light that hits you. It has to do with going from almost zero light to all light in one shot (if that makes sense). As for some 360's having the RROD... yes... that does win. The RROD was fucking horrible. I know several people who avoided buying the Xbox One because they are still bitter at the RROD situation when they owned a 360. As for the Power Glove... YES, the Power Glove was horrible, but it's not a console, just a fucked up excuse for a gimmick "controller"... that didn't work properly 98% of the time... @SavageGlum100 So your experience with the VB has to be the same as everyone elses? And your post is "as long as you play in the exact right conditions you're fine" which is a BS defence when it was meant to be a portable system. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:906025017] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>SavageGlum100 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thelovefist posted...</cite> <quote>RROD and Virtual Boy are the winners in this contest, but honourable mention goes to the Power Glove.</quote> @thelovefist I have a Virtual Boy. It does NOT hurt your eyes (like everyone here is claiming it does). As long as you play it in a dimly lit room, then it will NOT hurt your eyes. If you play it in a room that is fully lit with light, then when you take your eyes out of the Virtual Boy, then your eyes will not feel good from the light that hits you. It has to do with going from almost zero light to all light in one shot (if that makes sense). As for some 360's having the RROD... yes... that does win. The RROD was fucking horrible. I know several people who avoided buying the Xbox One because they are still bitter at the RROD situation when they owned a 360. As for the Power Glove... YES, the Power Glove was horrible, but it's not a console, just a fucked up excuse for a gimmick "controller"... that didn't work properly 98% of the time...</quote> @SavageGlum100 So your experience with the VB has to be the same as everyone elses? And your post is "as long as you play in the exact right conditions you're fine" which is a BS defence when it was meant to be a portable system.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 11:48:02 AM #83:	dbf50 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906025038] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>dbf50 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago</quote> Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:49:39 AM #84:	Questionmarktarius posted... dbf50 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs. They actually didn't. They used standard DVDs and BD ROMs but Nintendo refused to pay format royalties so they couldn't officially call them that. There are home brew DVD playback apps for Wii. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906025123] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>dbf50 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago</quote> Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs.</quote> They actually didn't. They used standard DVDs and BD ROMs but Nintendo refused to pay format royalties so they couldn't officially call them that. There are home brew DVD playback apps for Wii.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 07/31/18 11:50:22 AM #85:	dbf50 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago And yet the Wii came with WiFi and the X360 didn't lol --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:906025153] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>dbf50 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago</quote> And yet the Wii came with WiFi and the X360 didn't lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/31/18 12:05:06 PM #86:	Coffeebeanz posted... Questionmarktarius posted... dbf50 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... NeuralLaxative posted... Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why Piracy paranoia. That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs. They actually didn't. They used standard DVDs and BD ROMs but Nintendo refused to pay format royalties so they couldn't officially call them that. There are home brew DVD playback apps for Wii. The filesystems are... odd. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906025883] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>dbf50 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeuralLaxative posted...</cite> <quote>Gamecube Mini discs. Just....why</quote> Piracy paranoia.</quote> That and Nintendo is always lagging behind when it comes to essential modern console features. Don't forget they only adopted HD five years ago</quote> Note that Wii and WiiU also had proprietary discs.</quote> They actually didn't. They used standard DVDs and BD ROMs but Nintendo refused to pay format royalties so they couldn't officially call them that. There are home brew DVD playback apps for Wii.</quote> The filesystems are... odd.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 07/31/18 12:07:39 PM #87:	Gizmondo: the rubbery plastic that a lot of them are made out of are slowly deteriorating. You think PS2 analog sticks sweating and falling apart is bad? Imagine it happening to the entire body of what is essentially the Gameboy Advance. --- I will walk down to the end with you, if you will walk all the way down with me. Now playing:Fortnite (NS), Ambition of the Slimes, RuneScape <cite>MrMallard posted [p:906026016] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Gizmondo: the rubbery plastic that a lot of them are made out of are slowly deteriorating. You think PS2 analog sticks sweating and falling apart is bad? Imagine it happening to the entire body of what is essentially the Gameboy Advance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tropicalwood 07/31/18 12:13:50 PM #88:	Gizmondo was just to launder money for the Uppsala Mafia to begin with. --- ayy lmao ayy lmao \|\| oaml oaml yya yya ayy lmao ayy lmao \|\| oaml oaml yya yya <cite>Tropicalwood posted [p:906026352] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Gizmondo was just to launder money for the Uppsala Mafia to begin with.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DreamwaIker 07/31/18 12:32:51 PM #89:	HypnoCoosh posted... Asherlee10 posted... I had 3-4 360s with RRoD - I'm still bitter. Same. I member my first 360 on launch day RRoD in live 30 minutes out of box... Was like wtf... Luckily they had another for an exchange. To be fair my PS4 on launch was DoA as well and again luckily they exchanged it. Maybe you are just cursed. --- This space reserved for another future sig. <cite>DreamwaIker posted [p:906027397] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>I had 3-4 360s with RRoD - I'm still bitter.</quote> Same. I member my first 360 on launch day RRoD in live 30 minutes out of box... Was like wtf... Luckily they had another for an exchange. To be fair my PS4 on launch was DoA as well and again luckily they exchanged it.</quote> Maybe you are just cursed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hop103 07/31/18 12:33:44 PM #90:	Amstrad GX4000 power brick, it can fry or explode easily. --- "In the name of the future moon I shall punish you"-Chibi Moon <cite>Hop103 posted [p:906027442] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Amstrad GX4000 power brick, it can fry or explode easily.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 07/31/18 12:36:12 PM #91:	The ouya --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:906027589] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>The ouya</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 07/31/18 12:38:00 PM #92:	NinjaBreakfast posted... The ouya Hahaha this made me laugh. --- We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. - C.S. Lewis <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:906027686] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>NinjaBreakfast posted...</cite> <quote>The ouya</quote> Hahaha this made me laugh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarqueeSeries 07/31/18 12:47:35 PM #93:	Not the worst, but some annoying ones Having to Frankenstein all those Sega add ons to your Sega Genesis Not letting the GC controller navigate the Wii menu when you're just gonna play a GC game anyway --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.1 <cite>MarqueeSeries posted [p:906028179] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>Not the worst, but some annoying ones Having to Frankenstein all those Sega add ons to your Sega Genesis Not letting the GC controller navigate the Wii menu when you're just gonna play a GC game anyway</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 07/31/18 12:48:31 PM #94:	MarqueeSeries posted... Not letting the GC controller navigate the Wii menu when you're just gonna play a GC game anyway Oh man this was annoying. --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:906028231] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>MarqueeSeries posted...</cite> <quote>Not letting the GC controller navigate the Wii menu when you're just gonna play a GC game anyway</quote> Oh man this was annoying.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
halomonkey1_3_5 07/31/18 12:49:33 PM #95:	Coffeebeanz posted... The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD. the OG 360 was just at a weird time w/r/t features in 2005 WiFi and HDMI weren't ubiquitous, having an easily replaceable HDD was still somewhat novel(even if it was proprietary) and HD DVD drives didn't exist until after the 360 launched Sony 1up'd all those features a year later but that was also kind of mandatory given the PS3's pricing and market positioning(as a "premium" media center device) --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:906028288] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>The launch XBOX 360 was, in retrospect, absolutely terrible. No HDMI No HD DVD player No WiFi 20 GB proprietary hard drive RROD And yet Sony got slammed for charging more for a system with HDMI, Blu-Ray, WiFi and a user replaceable standard laptop HDD.</quote> the OG 360 was just at a weird time w/r/t features in 2005 WiFi and HDMI weren't ubiquitous, having an easily replaceable HDD was still somewhat novel(even if it was proprietary) and HD DVD drives didn't exist until after the 360 launched Sony 1up'd all those features a year later but that was also kind of mandatory given the PS3's pricing and market positioning(as a "premium" media center device)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 07/31/18 12:51:12 PM #96:	MarqueeSeries posted... Having to Frankenstein all those Sega add ons to your Sega Genesis Thankfully for this one the Sega CDX & JVC XEye exist, and the 32X wasnt worth adding anyways. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:906028382] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>MarqueeSeries posted...</cite> <quote>Having to Frankenstein all those Sega add ons to your Sega Genesis</quote> Thankfully for this one the Sega CDX & JVC XEye exist, and the 32X wasnt worth adding anyways.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ShadowElite86 07/31/18 1:05:21 PM #98:	RROD is up there but not the top IMO. At least they eventually straightened it out and not everyone was affected by it. The Virtual Boy is probably the worst. The damn thing was unplayable due to how ungodly awful the screen was on your eyes. --- GT: ShadowElite86 <cite>ShadowElite86 posted [p:906029126] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>RROD is up there but not the top IMO. At least they eventually straightened it out and not everyone was affected by it. The Virtual Boy is probably the worst. The damn thing was unplayable due to how ungodly awful the screen was on your eyes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 07/31/18 1:11:51 PM #99:	mistalightbulb posted... the gamecube controllers like someone must've been high as fuck literally Nintendo's best controller now the N64 controller, wtf were they thinking --- https://imgtc.com/i/C6jP02v.jpg https://imgtc.com/i/UAGNJFv.gif https://imgtc.com/i/cBTnWgf.png https://imgtc.com/i/wdjM3F8.png <cite>FL81 posted [p:906029478] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote><cite>mistalightbulb posted...</cite> <quote>the gamecube controllers like someone must've been high as fuck</quote> literally Nintendo's best controller now the N64 controller, wtf were they thinking</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 07/31/18 1:12:08 PM #100:	RRoD, went through four consoles. --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:906029498] in Worst desi... [t:76857754]...</cite> <quote>RRoD, went through four consoles.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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