Ep. 219 - The Insert Credit Consolebration

You’ve waited long enough, now Insert Credit ranks the greatest video game consoles of all time, and a few others for good measure. Choices: -Round 1, Frank (05:25) -Round 1, Tim (09:25) -Round 1, Brandon (15:35) -Round 2, Frank (19:36) -Round 2, Tim (24:49) -Round 2, Brandon (30:15) -Round 3, Frank (35:46) -Round 3, Tim (41:40) -Round 3, Brandon (50:30) -Round 4, Frank (56:51) -Round 4, Tim (01:04:52) -Round 4, Brandon (01:10:57) -Round 5, Frank (01:19:10) -Round 5, Tim (01:24:25) -Round 5, Brandon (01:31:25) -Round 6, Frank (01:38:07) -Round 6, Brandon (01:44:23) -Round 6, Tim (01:52:14) -Round 7, Frank (02:00:05) -Round 7, Tim (02:07:00) -Round 7, Brandon (02:14:28) Recommendations and Outro (02:25:09) Discuss the results in the forums! THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED TOP 20 CONSOLES: 1. PlayStation 2. PS2 3. SNES 4. Genesis 5. Xbox 360 6. Nintendo DS 7. PC Engine 8. NES 9. Dreamcast 10. Saturn 11. Windows PC 12. PSP 13. Game Boy Advance 14. Game Boy 15. Wii 16. WonderSwan 17. Switch 18. ZX Spectrum 19. Neo Geo Pocket Color 20. Jaguar 21. Atari 2600 A LARGE SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Playstation Super Nintendo Entertainment System FM Towns Marty WonderSwan TurboGrafx-16 Microsoft Windows Quake Unreal Tournament Super Mario 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ZX Spectrum G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Code Name: Viper Batman: The Video Game Vice: Project Doom Journey to Silius Total Recall Friday the 13th Kick Master Demon Sword Strider Sega Genesis Power Blade Power Blade 2 Super Mario Bros. Mega Man Dragon Warrior Final Fantasy Metroid ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS DOOM ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS PAC-MAN Pac-Man (Atari 2600) Little Samson Shatterhand Low G Man The Mafat Conspiracy Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode Clash at Demonhead Ufouria: The Saga Neo Geo Pocket Color Metal Slug 1st Mission SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium SNK vs Capcom: Cardfighters’ Clash 2 - Expanded Edition Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Biomotor Unitron King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise King of Fighters R-1 King of Fighters R-2 SNK Gals’ Fighters Atari 800 Commodore 64 Aliens: Neoplasma Nintendo DS The Saga Of The Ultra-Rare McDonald’s DS Game Comes To An End After 11 Long Years Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Imagine: Party Planner Cooking Mama series Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Sands of Destruction Master of the Monster Lair Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Etrian Odyssey The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass PlayStation Portable Brave Story: New Traveler Jeanne d’Arc Kingdom of Paradise Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory Rengoku II: Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. Monster Hunter: Freedom PlayStation Vita Ridge Racer The Legend of Kage 2 The Legend of Kage PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto series Metal Gear series Sega Saturn Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Raw Danger! Steambot Chronicles Gradius V Thunder Force VI Contra: Shattered Soldier Neo Contra Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 3 R-Type Final Drakengard Drakengard 2 Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Ga-rou-den Breakblow The King of Fighters 2006 Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Seimasenki no Sho Grand Theft Auto III Insert Credit PS2cular Bujingai: The Forsaken City The Matrix: Path of Neo Jak II Dreamcast Super Adventure Island Madden NFL ’94 Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de Dragon Quest I & II Dragon Warrior III Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy V Final Fantasy VI The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Psycho Dream Brain Lord Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread Super Castlevania IV Mega Man 4 Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse Super Bonk Wolverine: Adamantium Rage Waterworld Insert Credit BSNESGOAT Robotrek ActRaiser 2 Angelique Hagane: The Final Conflict Ganbare Goemon series Game Boy Advance Game Gear - Wikipedia Neo Geo Street Fighter series Panzer Dragoon Panzer Dragoon Saga Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei Sonic R Pup Breeder Dark Savior Steal Princess Daytona USA Shining Force III Shining Force III: Premium Disc NiGHTS into Dreams… Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō Apple II Number Munchers Ranger X Dune: The Battle for Arrakis Rings of Power Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday The Adventures of Batman & Robin Jon Burton’s video on The Adventures of Batman & Robin Contra Hard Corps Castlevania: Bloodlines Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles Ristar VectorMan Vectorman 2 Comix Zone Phantasy Star II Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Phantasy Star IV Sword of Vermilion Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Xeno Crisis 32X Sega CD Sonic CD Lunar: The Silver Star Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm Shining Force series Sewer Shark Landstalker Sonic Adventure SoulCalibur Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage Sengoku Turb Shenmue Illbleed Time Stalkers Blue Stinger NFL 2K Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 Bangai-O Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream Ikaruga Skies of Arcadia Rez Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Shuffle VMU PocketStation Power Stone Phantasy Star Online Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Blazing Lazers Super Star Soldier Ys: Book I & II Snatcher Tengai Makyō: Deden no Den Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru Military Madness Neutopia Famicom Wars series Gauntlet series Valis series Linda³ Seiya Monogatari: Anearth Fantasy Stories Gate of Thunder Magical Chase Victory Run Apple Pippin Analogue Pocket MiSTer Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. Frostbite Yars’ Revenge Intellivision Thundercade Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Defender DOOM Xbox 360 Insert Credit Top 20 XBox 36Tacular, with Kris Graft and Mathew Kumar Tengai Makyō III: Namida Gears of War Gears of War 2 Gears of War 3 Xbox Series X and Series S Xbox One Forza Horizon Pac-Man: Championship Edition Alan Wake Shadowrun Halo: Reach Ridge Racer 6 Ninja Gaiden II Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Dead Rising The iDOLM@STER Tengai Makyō: Ziria Students of Round Enchanted Arms Ninja Blade Culdcept Saga Zegapain XOR/NOT Bullet Witch Blue Dragon Lost Odyssey Fable II NieR Old Gross Man Edition Lost Planet 2 Red Dead Redemption L.A. Noire Left 4 Dead WonderSwan Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (waHUU) Atari Lynx TurboExpress Clock Tower Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu Grand Battle! Swan Colosseum Digimon: Battle Spirit Macross: True Love Song Riviera: The Promised Land Blue Wing Blitz Rhyme Rider Kerorican The Video Game History Hour Fairchild Channel F Game Boy Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Metroid II: Return of Samus The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Kaeru no tame ni Kane wa Naru Pokémon Battletoads Car Battler Joe Ninja Five-O Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Nintendo Switch Nintendo 3DS GameCube Wii U Nintendo 64 Casio Loopy PC-FX Summon Night: Swordcraft Story Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Onimusha Tactics Smashing Drive Astro Boy: Omega Factor Advance Guardian Heroes Gunstar Super Heroes Drill Dozer WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare: Twisted! Rhythm Tengoku Racing Gears Advance Scurge: Hive Catwoman Azumanga Daioh Advance Wild Arms XF Wii Mario Kart: Super Circuit PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Super Mario Galaxy Zangeki no Reginleiv 3DO Interactive Multiplayer TI-89 series Super Mario Odyssey Stardew Valley Story of Seasons Hollow Knight Octopath Traveler Bravely Default II Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Shin Megami Tensei V Super Mario Sunshine Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth Super Mario Galaxy 2 No More Heroes MadWorld Little King’s Story Opoona Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Pandora’s Tower Escape from Bug Island Xenoblade Chronicles The Last Story Lost in Shadow Elebits Kororinpa: Marble Mania Let’s Tap Wii Sports The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Wii Sports Resort Wild Arms Wild Arms 2 Lagnacure Lagnacure Legend Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy Tactics The Granstream Saga Brightis Blaster Master: Blasting Again Team Buddies Jackie Chan Stuntmaster Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō Ghost in the Shell Xena: Warrior Princess Jumping Flash! Jumping Flash! 2 Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken: The Adventure of Little Ralph Kaisoku Tenshi Linda³ Again LSD: Dream Emulator Tail of the Sun Aquanaut’s Holiday Aquanaut no Kyūjitsu 2 Kaze no NOTAM Boku no Natsuyasumi Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Dragon Warrior VII Persona Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Zanac X Zanac Guilty Gear Elemental Gearbolt Alundra Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins Septentrion: Out of the Blue PoPoLoCrois PoPoLoCrois Monogatari II London Seirei Tantei-dan Ape Escape Gran Turismo Gran Turismo 2 Vagrant Story Vandal Hearts Alice in Cyberland Legend of Legaia MSX Amiga Mega Man Legends Mega Man Legends 2 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Atari Jaguar Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy Primal Rage Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Alien Vs Predator Super Burnout Power Drive Rally Club Drive Black ICE\White Noise Motor Toon Grand Prix Cybermorph Tecmo’s Deception Steam Deck The Witcher Hybrid Heaven Sin and Punishment Recommendations: Tim: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, MiSTerAddons.com (i checked, they’re sold out of MiSTers at time of publishing) Frank: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, use Dolphin for Wii and GameCube emulation Brandon: Try playing old games on Composite cables Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.