Well, there are 11 systems in question - the NES, Super NES, Game Boy/GBC, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear, PlayStation, and PC (this is counting the modern systems only.) I will rank-order them, starting with the lowest.

11. Virtual Boy - looking through an eyepiece at an all-red screen at an uncomfortable angle is not my idea of fun. The system might have been a success had there been more games, but it leaves us asking, "What's so 'virtual' about the VB, anyway?"

10. Sega Saturn - the games it had were good, but it needed more games of that caliber. The console was too difficult to write games for; if not for this, there would be no PSX, or it would not have been as strong.

9. Game Gear - first system to be portable AND in color; however, the screen took awhile after turning on the game before it was clear, and the games were too simple and too few. Game Boy Color made people forget about it, except nostalgia gamers.

8. PlayStation - the play control was pathetic, and Dual Analog was not the solution. The console was stripped down to make it affordable, and there were too many bad games since they were so cheap to produce.

7. Nintendo 64 - while most of the games were good, people remember the Yoshi's Story-type games vividly. In addition, games were delayed frequently and ended up being more expensive upon release.

6. NES - lots of memorable games and the dawn of such series as The Legend of Zelda, but like PSX, lots of stinkers in the crowd and the basic game designs were simple, often times not allowing for as much depth.

5. Super NES - series got better here with such games as Super Mario RPG and A Link to the Past, and games tended to be deeper than on the NES, but modern sports and racing games dwarf SNES games.

4. Sega Genesis - a lot like the SNES only with more add-ons and less sound quality. While the Sonic series was one of the most enjoyable in video game history, the add-ons tended to be less popular with gamers.

3. PC - lots of great games and the chance for virtually unlimited power, but if the proper upgrades are not secured and a computer doesn't meet the requirements, a PC can be rendered slow or even useless.

2. Game Boy/GBC - one of the most enduring systems of all time has been reborn in color and with the advent of the Pokémon series. Innovations such as Super Game Boy and Game Boy Advance may help this gem of asystem live forever.

However, for the time being, no system can top the power and capabilities of...

1. The Sega Dreamcast - a wide selection of games at its birth and additional features not normally expected on a game system (Internet, VMU) have given it the chance to redefine the game system. However, there have been a number of defects in game discs which have held the system down, and Internet is not compatible with AOL or cable service, so it may be another year or two before the Dreamcast reaches its pinnacle.
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