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Top Ten Console Launch Titles

This week’s Sunday Special takes a journey back as early as 1977 to find the Top Ten Console Launch Titles. Do you remember the Atari 2600’s launch (October 1977), or the arrival of SEGA Mega-Drive (October 1988)? And more importantly do you remember the games that were available at launch? This week, Electronic Theatre’s Sunday Special focuses on those games that made a major statement at launch.

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Chuk54976d ago

Mario64 better be there.

darkcharizard4976d ago

What about TLoZ: Twilight Princess?? It was released as a Wii launch title, and later for the Gamecube.. and its one of the best games of all time!

ProjectVulcan4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

Would have thought halo to be at least a little higher on the list. Only because its one of the few games i have ever seen that singlehandedly sustained a console. By that i mean Xbox lived on halo for over a year before other exclusive games finally appeared that were worthy of the hardware. Remember, not even the first splinter cell shipped on xbox until over a year after halo. No one even mentioned other Xbox only games for a while except to say, have you played halo? You should....

Without halo the original xbox almost certainly would have died a swift death inside the first 18 months against a rampaging PS2 that had just hit its stride with GTA3 and GT3.

Never underestimate how important that sole game had on the survival of xbox and thus its lineage to 360 today.

Chuk54976d ago

Disagrees. Really? Mario64 wasnt a good launch title? This site is pretty unpreddictable

sayonara894976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

Good list. PS2 had the worst launch line-up ever, but it's the best console of all time.

lowcarb4976d ago

How in the heck was PS2 the best console of all time? The best selling yes but best console not even close unless of course you started gaming with it or that's all you know like most ps3 fans.

callahan094976d ago

Why isn't it the best? I'm not saying it is, but why are you so ardent about it NOT being the best? It could be the best. If it's not then I'd probably go PS3/360, but it's not like saying the PS2 is the best is some outlandish, outrageous, ridiculous comment that makes no sense. The game has a hulking, massive library of games and many of the best games of all time.

SexyPrawns4976d ago

Most people would say the PS2 is the best.

It has more games in more genres than any system in history. The RPG's alone warrant "best system ever".

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handheldwars4976d ago

PS2 is the best selling console of all time.

NES is the best console of all time.

All the 12yr olds out there can disagree all they want, its not going to change anything.

lowcarb4976d ago

"Why isn't it the best?" Because it did not have anywhere near the best launch titles ever.

"I'm not saying it is, but why are you so ardent about it NOT being the best?" Because it's not. That's why.

"The game has a hulking, massive library of games and many of the best games of all time."

Yeah a massive pile of crap titles with some good mixed in. The same goes for every console.

wicko4976d ago

Oh no, someone doesn't think YOUR favourite console is the best? They think a previous gen Sony console is the best? They must by PS3 fanboys.

I mean, how could anyone's opinion differ so much from your own, when yours is clearly the correct opinion?

SexyPrawns4976d ago

Okami
Shadow of the Colossus
Persona series
Devil May Cry 1 - 3
Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Final Fantasy X
Jak & Daxter, Jak 2, and Jak 3
Sly Cooper 1 - 3
Ratchet & Clank (all)
RE4
Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2
Silent Hill 2 and 3
Fatal Frame 1 - 3

Do you want me to keep going?

I have owned an NES and SNES since launch too. PS2 is my favorite.

tinybigman4976d ago

since the atari days and for me personally its

1 PS2
2 SNES/PS1
3 NES
4 Genesis
5 Gamecube/xbox

i will not put the current consoles on my list until the next generation starts and we all the games that have released during the current one.

mrcash4976d ago

ps2 had soooo much variety it was simply the best.

Death4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

From a purely gaming point, the PS2 would probably be the best console of all time. With it's massive console sales, huge and diverse game library and incredible lifespan it is hard to argue against it. It's not my favorite console and others have innovated in their own way, but it's success can't be denied.

The NES is important since it brought gaming back after the crash and burn Atari made.

The Dreamcast brought online gaming to consoles and had a great library of games that still look good today, but it's life was short lived.

The Xbox helped define online and brought it to the masses. The 360 has taken it one step further and helped make the PS3 a better machine.

The original Playstation opened up gaming to a much broader audience. With this console, gaming wasn't just for the "hardcore". Nerds everywhere could rejoice since girls no longer thought of gaming as just for nerds. (unless it's gaming with dice, that's still nerdsclusive).

I could go on, but as you can see all console bring something to the table. We all have our own favorites for our own reasons, but if I had to pick one the PS2 or even PS1 would have to be on top.

-Death

tinybigman4976d ago

someone here seems to think i owe my allegiance to nintendo or something. i base my favorite console on which had the most great games that i love, and that was the PS2. i if this hurt someone feelings too bad.

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SexyPrawns4976d ago

Note: Motorstorm was a launch title only in Europe.

We early American adopters were playing R:FOM for three and a half months before we got this bad boy.

Chug4976d ago

And those 3 1/2 months were great :)

crzyjackbauer4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

wow i didint knew that uk didint get resistance on launch
resistance was the game to have when you got a ps3 over here in the US
i still love it
shame resistance 2 was not as good

Ocelot5254976d ago

I got resistance on launch here in europe

callahan094976d ago

Definitely would have put Mario 64 at number one. Would have put Twilight Princess for Wii on instead of Wii Sports. Would have put Resistance on instead of MotorStorm, would have put Halo 1 higher on the list, propbably number 2, would have definitely put on Soul Calibur (where the hell is it!?!?). Etc. I thought this list would be pretty straightforward and would be tough to neglect the stand-outs and so forth, and yet somehow they managed to completely screw it up in my opinion haha.

gillri4976d ago

Ive been gaming for 20 years and the SNES IMO is the best of all time

then the Ps2

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX50d ago (Edited 50d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro50d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7250d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_50d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga50d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos50d ago (Edited 50d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2350d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200050d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin50d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole50d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix50d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198950d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor50d ago (Edited 50d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198950d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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Cancelled TimeSplitters Game Footage Appears as Studio Closes

Unveiled footage of the cancelled TimeSplitters game emerges after Free Radical's closure, igniting fans' nostalgia and hopes for a revival.

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CrashMania53d ago

From looking at the gameplay, it just looks like Fortnite, this would have been very poorly received by timesplitters fans.

Cacabunga52d ago

Another legendary series that ends brutally.. glad this never came out, it’s an insult to the original one

Neonridr53d ago

I'm glad this got cancelled, what's with the Fornite knockoff? TimeSplitters was an FPS, not a 3rd person battle royale.

What were they thinking?

XiNatsuDragnel53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Looks fornitey would've been cool at the time tbh

aaronaton52d ago

I got into a minor disagreement with their staff shortly after the closure, after i commented about a Timesplitters HD remaster to gauge public reception before such a big project here:

https://www.linkedin.com/fe...

Looking at the gameplay footage, it's clear that the staff (no matter what level) we're out of their depth, putting lots of hours into a game that would of been DOA if Embracer didn't shut it down.

CantThinkOfAUsername52d ago

They removed the footage. Here it is if anyone's interested: https://youtu.be/BesmfPD8fj...

It's basically a Fortnite clone. Seems like a good decision to cancel this game.

ocelot0752d ago

That's not time splitters I enjoyed as a kid/teen!!!

Wtf was that!

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The Best Four-Player Original Xbox Games

Remember the days of four-player couch co-op? The Wealth of Geeks team certainly does. This list brings us back to the golden years of the original Xbox with the best four-player games that were available.

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