XPost: rec.games.video.classic, rec.games.video.nintendo   
   From: bruce#fanboy.net@127.0.0.1   
      
   In article <1190058555.932157.304300@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,   
    "AirRaid Mach 2.5"  wrote:   
      
   > I say that from what I played after the NES was long since obsolete.   
   > back in the day, I had an Atari 7800 and a   
   >  Master System with the SegaScope 3D glasses and Light Phaser.  never   
   > got the NES.   naturally I prefered the Master System over the NES   
   > which I only played at a buddy's house. a few of the "better" kids had   
   > Sega and they were really proud of it.   this one dude had a Sega   
   > promotional flyer hanging in his locker. he wasn't a geek either but a   
   > "jock".  most of the "geeks" had NES and the cool kids had Master   
   > System.  they loved Double Dragon, Shinobi and Phantasy Star.   when   
   > TurboGrafx and Genesis came out, most of the kids then went for the   
   > Turbo since it enjoyed a brief period of popularity over the Genesis   
   > before Sega thrashed NEC with better games, more of them, and   
   > devastating advertizing.   
      
   That does bring up a point, that of "jock" systems. The systems that   
   were known for their sports games, and being favored by the jock types.   
      
   Intellivision - Atari 2600 sports games were pathetic. Mattel didn't   
   just try, they were serious about making decent (for the day) sports   
   games. Having a keypad to let you choose games was important too.   
      
   NES/SMS - that was mostly a toss-up. The NES had Tecmo Super Bowl, but   
   the SMS had such a lower profile that it never really had a chance.   
      
   Genesis - damn right it was the jock system of the day! One word:   
   Madden. Anyone who collects Genesis stuff these days knows that this was   
   the origin of the annual sports game, and it shows in the piles of   
   sports games that nobody wants any more.   
      
   Playstation - both a hardcore gamer and a jock gamer system   
      
   Dreamcast? - well, maybe... Sega wanted to be the jock system again with   
   both the Saturn and Dreamcast, but I think they failed   
      
   Xbox - the hardcore gamers were on the PS2, and the jocks and FPS gamers   
   (who I consider pretty close to jock-ness) were all over the Xbox, and   
   it shows. Once I got an Xbox hacked, I had to admit that its main   
   failing was that I still couldn't play PS2 games on it.   
      
   360 - currently both the hardcore and jock system of choice... the PS3   
   is just too expensive. People would rather have this unreliable piece of   
   junk, not because it's cheaper, but because it actually has the games   
   they want to play   
      
   Does the Wii have a chance to become the next jock system? Maybe, if   
   sports games can be made to use the Wiimote well enough.   
      
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