I watched an episode of Filter last night, G4′s rating show. I’ve been watching this network since it debuted a few years ago, 2002 I believe. Nad and I used to enjoy watching their shows all day long, when it was still goofy and the people in charge over there were still trying to figure out what direction to take the network in. Today, Nad calls the network “Spike Jr.” with it’s inclusion of very out-of-place shows like Fastlane and The Man Show. Don’t get me wrong, we love The Man Show. It just seems like it would be a better fit on Spike TV or back on its home network, Comedy Central.
Anyway, back to Filter. They had the “Top 10 Consoles of All Time” countdown. This show takes the opinions of the viewers in online polls, then show which are their favorite picks. For a long time now, I believed that the core of the G4 audience is the “Playstation Generation,” the kids who were born perhaps halfway through the SNES’ life and began playing video games halfway through the PS1′s life. To these kids, games like Crash Bandicoot are probably as important to their video game upbringing as Mario is to Nad and I (as we are part of the “Nintendo Generation”).
I’m making up these generation titles, by the way, as a way to convey my thoughts.
Imagine my surprise when the N64, SNES, and NES came out on top as the #1, 2 and 3 best consoles of all time, respectively. The list was rounded out by PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast, GBA SP, PS1, GB, Genesis, from #4 to 10 in order.
I adored the N64. My favorite video game of all time (Ocarina of Time) is an N64 game. But how could it be the best of all time? Smash Brothers, Goldeneye, OoT – all fantastic games. But how could it even match up to the SNES’ line up? They had three of Square Enix’s best games ever, compared to the N64′s zero. The SNES had lots of Konami love, and the N64 had none. Yet, it came out on top.
I’m just surprised is all. I fully expected for the PS2 and PS1 to take the top two spots, and maybe a GB take third. I’m really surprised that the G4 audience voted in this way.
I still hate G4 and I still hate the people that populate that particular gaming community. I am waiting for the day that music videos and Reality TV shows end up on G4. It will happen becaue the dopes running the network thinks that gaming just isn’t enough. It is evident by allowing shows like The Man Show and Fastlane on there. All the Spike network has to do is have their own video game related show and both networks will be the same.
Off my soap box…
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