If ever there were a poll to warrant a tie, it’s this one:
THE RESULTS:
– 32 & 64-Bit: 4 votes
– Current Generation: 4 votes
– 8-Bit: 3 votes
– 16-Bit: 3 votes
– 128-Bit: 2 votes
– Early Arcade: 1 vote
– First Generation: 0 votes
– Second Generation: 0 votes
Honestly, I wouldn’t have been surprised if we had a four-way tie for this one. There are so many great games from *every* era, and it really is hard to pick just one favorite. It’s interesting that the current console generation ended up in a tie for first — hopefully the next batch of systems is even better.
This Week’s Poll: Last week, John from the excellent movie blog, The Droid You’re Looking For, shared a post in which he ranked the movie decades from best-to-worst. This question seemed like an excellent followup to last week’s poll about video game eras. So, movie lovers, what is your favorite movie decade? Do you agree with John in saying that the 70s are best? Are you more of a silent era fan? How about the great film noirs from the 40s and 50s? Let’s hear your thoughts!
Have a great week, folks!
This is a cool discussion. My gaming began with the Atari 2600. My brother and I had over 80 games and it was my full baptism into video gaming. I was devastated by the video game crash but uplifted when the Nintendo entertainment system hit stores. Since then I’ve had a Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PlayStation One, Two, Three, TurboGrafx 16, Sega CD, GameBoy, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64,and of course PC. So what’s my favorite? I love them all!
Oh wow, you’ve got me beat. I had all of those except for the TurboGrafx 16 and Sega CD. I did have a Dreamcast though, which was my favorite system for a while. Miss the hell out of it, actually. It really is hard to pick a favorite era though.
The Sega CD was an utter disaster!!! I was so addicted to my Atari 2600. And I didn’t even mention the arcades during their heydays!
Haha, yeah I’ve heard about how big of a flop the ol’ Sega CD was. I’ve always been drawn to Sega consoles though — I always wanted a Saturn for some reason, too.
Luckily I stayed away from things like the Atari Jaguar!!!
Or the N-Gage.. 😀
Did you have the Neo-Geo?
Nah, but I’ve heard they’re great for fighting games. Weren’t all of the Neo Geo systems crazy expensive, too?
Yes! I certainly couldn’t afford one. And of course there was the Colecovision and Intelivision! Never had them but played them both.
Haha, oh the good old days… maybe it’s for the best that we only have a few real consoles nowadays.
Tough one. I was going to go with the 70s, but ultimately I’m an 80s child. It’s when I started going to the theatres and when I fell in love with movies. The 70s are a close second. I love their grittiness, and how the filmmakers didn’t feel the need to have a happy ending.
Good question.
Great point about the 70s — it really felt like filmmakers finally had free reign and did whatever the hell they wanted. A number of my all-time favorites came from that time period.
I’m an 80s kid. I don’t know if one decade or another is truly better in terms of overall quality, but that’s the decade that fits in most with my sensibilities, because that’s when my sensibilities were formed.
Great reasoning! I have fond memories of a number of 80s flicks, but I guess I was more of a 90s child overall. Both were great decades for film though.
It’s got to be the 70s for me. Produced some of the best movies ever made from some of the best directors.
Yeah, it was a fruitful decade for sure. So many undeniable classics.
Hi, Eric:
I missed the home gaming entertainment systems by a few years.
Though John’s critique on decade of films rawks!!!
The 70s was the last great decade for films.
That’s a bold statement, Jack, but I would have a hard time arguing against it. A lot of my favorite films came from the 70s, and even though there have been a lot of great films since then, many of them owe some debt to that era.
This is a really tough one. My natural inclination is towards the 40s since that was really the golden age of the ‘silver screen’ b&w movies for me, but, aside from the 10s and 20s (and that’s purely due to my not having had enough exposure to either decade’s material aside from a scant few silent movies late night on TCM) I could probably talk myself into voting for just about any decade really.
I hear ya, Jules. Every decade has its share of great films, but you’re right, it doesn’t get much better than some of the classics from the 40s. Especially the fantastic noirs.
Hmmm, this is a VERY tough poll Eric. I dunno, it’s a tossup between the 90s and 2000s I guess, and for classics, the 40s and 50s as those are Gregory Peck’s era, ahah.
Oh yeah, this is one to marinate on for a while. There are so many great films from every era — even the 2010s are off to a strong start, I think.