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   Message 12,837 of 13,461   
   Scott H to Scott H   
   Re: Dreamcast considered as part of 32/6   
   29 Aug 08 22:39:47   
   
   From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   Scott H wrote:   
   > azmun wrote:   
   >> Once in rare while, I participate in GameFAQs poll of the day.  Was a   
   >> bit surprised this time when I saw the choices.  It goes something   
   >> like this:   
   >>   
   >> If you were stuck on a desert island but could bring an entire   
   >> generation of games and consoles with you, which would you choose?   
   >>   
   >> 1-Early 8-Bit Era (Atari, Intellivision, Colecovision)   
   >> 2-Late 8-Bit Era (NES, Master System)   
   >> 3-16-Bit Era (SNES, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16)   
   >> 4-32/64-Bit Era (PlayStation, N64, Dreamcast)   
   >> 5-Last-Gen (GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2)   
   >> 6-This Gen (Wii, 360, PlayStation 3)   
   >>   
   >> Did they just make an error or was it intentional that the DC was   
   >> clustered together with the PSX and N64?  Either those guys were very   
   >> careless or just plain stupid.   
   >   
   > I've seen this ridiculous organization too many times for it to be a   
   > mistake.  Notice that the Saturn is missing to facilitate their   
   > revisionist view.   
   >   
      
   Also, if I recall the Atari 2600 was not 8-bit.  I believe it was 4-bit,   
   but I haven't bothered to research that recently.   
      
   --   
   Scott   
      
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