Author Topic: What is your favorite game company? (Read 1266 times)

Nemo · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2005, 01:58:31 AM »

Nintendo - They pretty much are video games and unlike so many other companies that might have been good over a decade *coughSEGAcough* they are as consistent and great as ever.

Konami - Responsible for most of my favorite games of all-time and some the best franchises ever: Contra, Castlevania, Gradius, etc. In terms of my single favorite, I tend to lean towards Konami.

Cave - They make the best shooters and that's my favorite genre.

GUTS · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2005, 07:10:03 AM »

Hah no I mean Sega made games not quite as nerdy, gamers are always gonna be nerds no matter how you slice it, but Sega removed a little bit of the salivating, half-retarded 10 year old boy image that Nintendo had cultivated with Nintendo Power. Sega was one of the first steps in making games more normal, they had a cool image, they had mass appeal sports games, and they had funny commercials that even non gamers could get a laugh out of.

zborgerd · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2005, 07:44:56 AM »

Quote from: "GUTS"

Hah no I mean Sega made games not quite as nerdy, gamers are always gonna be nerds no matter how you slice it, but Sega removed a little bit of the salivating, half-retarded 10 year old boy image that Nintendo had cultivated with Nintendo Power. Sega was one of the first steps in making games more normal, they had a cool image, they had mass appeal sports games, and they had funny commercials that even non gamers could get a laugh out of.

It might have actually meant something if SEGA's Genesis game lineup were actually good at the time. Sure, there were a few unique titles on the platform (Phantasy Star, Ecco, Streets of Rage), but Nintendo still had the better third-party support in many ways (unless you're talking about EA and a few other publishers that catered to the Genesis market). Even if SEGA changed gaming and brought it to the mainstream, that simply showed us that sport titles could saturate the mainstream market and sell a console. Nintendo has never sold a lot of sports games with any console. The N64 was mildly successful for wrestling games though.

It only means that the "cool kids" were inside playing Madden NFL instead of going outside to play real football.

The Dreamcast, on the other hand, was full of unique and amazing non-sports titles (in addition to the Visual Concepts games). It's probably my favorite gaming system of all time (next to the Turbo, of course).

lord_cack · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2005, 09:12:36 AM »

I think that something should be said about Atari...they have made or been a part of some of the best....but unfortunatly worst moments in gaming....

Nemo · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2005, 10:16:23 AM »

Quote from: "GUTS"

Hah no I mean Sega made games not quite as nerdy, gamers are always gonna be nerds no matter how you slice it, but Sega removed a little bit of the salivating, half-retarded 10 year old boy image that Nintendo had cultivated with Nintendo Power. Sega was one of the first steps in making games more normal, they had a cool image, they had mass appeal sports games, and they had funny commercials that even non gamers could get a laugh out of.

First, I don't agree Nintendo propagated any kind of image (nerdy or otherwise), they made games that were fun plain and simple. Nintendo Power was a NOA thing and that mag wasn't any less laughable than Sega Visions. Second, if what you say about Sega were true, they should be condemned for it rather than praised. The reason games are so awful today stems from them being made to appeal to the mainstream and making them so they're "cool". Now every game has gangstas, car-jackings, ridiculous violence, and all the things that make you want to vomit. Gaming is about having fun, not about being cool.

doomfarer75 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2005, 11:24:10 AM »

wow....strong feelings:) I agree...as an early nintendo gamer, I was swept up hook line and sinker on mario, zelda, metroid and all the rest of those awesome, fun games. I love the Pc engine and turbo (of Course!) but those games are what got me....and I was still playing sports in school, reading a ton of books and getting outside to ski, swim, drink beer or whatever...kids today don't seem to have any balance in their lives, and these crappy"cool guy games" just lack any of the appeal of those earlier simpler efforts...and seem to be popular because they fill some sort of void...I don't know....

Keranu · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2005, 01:10:08 PM »

Yeah I agree with lord about Atari as well and I was going to mention them. Atari was the first big name in the gaming industry so it certainly stands out as an important one. Although these days I seem to be more of a Mattel Intellivision fan :\ . Man the early 80's ruled.

As far as this Nintendo vs Sega thing goes, I agree with what people said about Nintendo and I love Sega just as much as Nintendo, although Nintendo probably wins just a teeny bit more because of the powerful NES, which could easily be the greatest console in video gaming history.

Emerald Rocker · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2005, 01:50:43 PM »

Being cool is fun.

KingDrool · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2005, 04:12:35 PM »

Nintendo, Hudson (old school), Treasure, Working Designs, and most recently Q? Entertainment.

Ninja Spirit · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2005, 05:17:21 PM »

Capcom (would've been nice to see Megaman/Rockman in the PC Engine/Turbo scene)
Konami
Sammy (for Guilty Gear series and Amagon)
Hudson
IREM (though they get the middle finger for Street Combat)
Natsume
Vic Tokai
Taito
Namco
Treasure
Arika

GUTS · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2005, 06:11:43 PM »

Well I do agree with you in some ways Nemo, but I was talking more about back when Sega was relevant. They just had an awesome ad campaign, awesome line up of games, and a cool image that at the time was something totally different from the ultra nerdy Nintendo image.

lord_cack · « **Reply #26 on:** June 30, 2005, 06:25:29 PM »

So a squirrel sceaming SEGA! was cool....

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Keranu · « **Reply #27 on:** June 30, 2005, 08:19:53 PM »

The older and original Genesis advertisments ruled, but the ones later one where they would yell "SEGA!" were just stupid if you ask me.

Keranu · « **Reply #28 on:** June 30, 2005, 08:20:29 PM »

By the way, I forgot to mention how much I hate Capcom. The only games I ever really liked from them were the Duck Tales games for NES and the Street Fighter II series.

GUTS · « **Reply #29 on:** June 30, 2005, 08:24:33 PM »

Anyone who says they didn't laugh at least one Sega commercial is crazy, they had awesome commercials. Try to name one other memorable video game commercial from that era and you probably can't, the Sega scream is part of pop culture now.

And let's all not forget Nintendo's horrible, copycat "play it loud' ad campaign; if Nintendo is even copying your ideas then you know you've hit something.