Well, with all this talk of the PS4 and Xbone not meeting out [impossible] expectations, I was wondering what console did appear that literally had you gobsmacked, and maybe even rushing out and buying, launch day?
For me, the first one was the Dreamcast. Compare the visuals of a Dreamcast game to an N64, Saturn or PSX game and.... well, you can't compare!
Seeing pictures of Soul Calibur, Sonic Adventure, and Shenmue, before launch, was genuinely like looking into the future. Did the console deliver? Yes! Not only did the console blow me away with numerous titles that not only looked damn good, but played well, it was the console that introduced me to online gaming with the likes of Chu Chu Rocket, Phantasy Star Online, and Quake 3 Arena, years before Xbox Live became the standard.
Secondly, embarrassingly to say, I was one of the many people whom fell victim to the Wii' gimmicky hype machine. I was a strong advocate of the gamecube, and assumed that Nintendo would continue to make games of the same quality, but with real innovation.
Did it deliver? Of course not. Bought the console with Zelda, Monkey Ball, Red Steel, and a few others. By the second month, I'd gone weeks without playing the thing, so I gave it to my mum.
So, what was yours guys?