Consoles worth buying just for co-op play?

Consoles worth buying just for co-op play?

What retro/classic systems (either consoles or cartridge-based computers, no PC’s) would you say are worth buying just for its co-op games and no other reason? This could either be because

a) There are a whole lot of co-op games
for that console which are either
exclusive to that system or have their
best version on that system

b) There are only a couple of co-op
games for that console but those games
are only on that console and they are
good enough to justify buying that system.

c) A super obscure weird system that
only has 1 or 2 co-op games that might
suck but no-one will even know they
exist without someone familiar with the
system pointing them out

I’ve done a LOT of research on this subject so I can kick this off with what I can think of at the moment.

Playstation 1,2,3 and Xbox, Xbox360 aren’t on this list because there are loads of lists of co-op games for those systems.

3DO – As far as I know, doesn’t have any co-op games other than Captain Quazar. There’s some game shows I think but they are competitive. Not a machine for co-op only players IMO.

Atari 2600 – definitely worth it for co-op play just for Joust and Mario Bros. We also play Space Invaders (one of us moves the other shoots)., Wizard or Wor, GI Joe, and a couple others, but for us, it’s all about Joust.

Atari 5200 – No idea whether its worth it just for co-op.

Atari 7800 – I’ve heard its good for co-op but I don’t know much about it so I don’t know if it’s worth getting just for co-op for people who already have a 2600.

Our TI-99/4A (cartridge based computer) I grew up with this computer so I’m biased towards it. There is some co-op play on two games that don’t to my knowledge exist on any other platform. We have a lot of fun playing Microsurgeon (one moves the other shoots) and also A-maze-ing in co-op mode.

Saturn US - We plan on getting one just for Guardian Heroes. I’ve read in several places it’s worth getting just for that game. We also plan on getting Virtual On, House of the Dead. I know there are some other very popular co-op Saturn games, but I think most them are Japanese and won’t play on the US console. From what I’ve read, this system is definatley worth buying just for co-op, but I have never owned one.

Saturn Japanese – not sure if you need to know Japanese to play these but there are several articles that say these are worth buying one: Dungeons and Dragons Collection, Elevator Action Returns, no idea if it would be worth buying one just for the Japanese co-op games.

N64 We have one in the mail and I got Star Fox 64 and Jet Force Gemeni in the mail too… I’m still looking into what co-op games there might justify buying this console, I’ve read Perfect Dark, Quake 2 are good on this console, but the jury is still out as to how. Honestly it was an impulse buy, as from what I’ve read the co-op games may or may not have been worth buying the system for co-op only games, I’ll report later when we get it.

Genesis/Mega drive: I’ve seen several co-op games listed for this esp but I’m not sure if they justify buying this system for co-op onlyor not: The ones I remember reading about are General Chaos, Streets of Rage 1-3, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

NES – I’m sure there are loads of co-op games for this, I just can’t remember what the exclusive co-op titles are or if it’s worth getting just for co-op.

SNES – I see several co-op games on co-op lists for this system but have no idea if it’s worth getting the system or not. People list Battle Toads but also say it’s really hard to beat. Turtles in Time, Double Dragon, Wild guns, Kirby Super Star, The Secret Of Mana
Zombies ate my neighbors. It seems like a candidate system for co-op only players, but I have no idea.

GameCube- Does anyone know if this is worth getting just for co-op? I see loads and loads and loads of co-op games for this system, but almost none of them seem to be exclusive to this system, maybe someone here knows.

Dreamcast – Hmm from what I’ve read this may not be worth buyng just for co-op, but again I’m just going by what I’ve read online

Neo Geo - I've read now that its got good arcade-style co-op games but I don't know much about it.

N-Gage - It's been pointed out in this thread by Kendrick that this has some good co-op games

Jaguar – I have no idea what the co-op scene is for this system.

FM Towns Marty – I don’t think there are any co-op games that justify getting this, but I’d love to be corrected if I’m wrong about that. The problem is from what I’ve read there really isn’t much in the way of exclusive titles for this, co-op or otherwise.

Sega Master System – Does anyone know the co-op situation for this?

TurboGrafx-16 – not sure about the co-op scene here

Obscure consoles: My wife and I love the obscure systems and are trying to find out which of the obscure systems have even 1 co-op game.
The TI-99/4a (cartridge based computer) has three co-op games that we know of as listed above.

Other consoles we’d love to know if there’s any co-op games at all no matter how bad are: Amstrad GX4000, Commodore 64 Games System, Action Max, Tomy Tutor/Pyuuta, Sega SG-1000, VTech CreatiVision, Fairchild Channel F, CD-I, Super A'can, Amiga CD32, Apples Pippin, iQue Player, Tapwave Zodiac, etc….

Please give your opinions as to your which systems are worth buying just for co-op or any info on obscure systems with any co-op at all…

 

Dude, change the text to some other color. Some of us are using the white skin, so your text looks invisible to us.

 

Oh wow, invisible text! Is the time for using the Harry Potter invisible text revealer!

More than 40$

Yeah, christmas sure affects me.

 

You left out the N-gage. Besides some pretty decent FPS translations for the platform, there are some stellar co-op RPG properties that haven't been duplicated on any other platform. Roots: Gates of Chaos is a Gauntlet Legends clone originally intended for PC, but makes full use of the Bluetooth connectivity to get people slaying in the same dungeon. The X-men Legends titles both have faithful ports on the N-gage that support full multiplayer. And the crown jewels in the library are the Pathway to Glory series of games (and its nautical offshoot High Sieze) which are an excellent tactical RPG in the tradition of Vandal Hearts and Shining Force.

On the Turbografx, it's worth mentioning Dungeon Explorer as the definitive co-op game, supporting five guys hacking and slashing through a 2D dungeon in the tradition of the original Gauntlet and Bungie's Minotaur. A slightly different version was available on the Sega CD, and a new version of the game will soon be available on the DS and the PSP.

 

Pefect dark is the best co-op i played, as the other player could either be on your side or the ememies. Though the frame-rate got a bit edgy when it was multipler.

 

Sorry about the text, it’s red now.
Also It's been brought to my attention that Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Soul Calibur and Power Stone are competitive rather than cooperative so I've removed them from the list. Also I've added the Neo Geo and the N-Gage.

 

Yea Perfect Dark is THE dog's proverbials when it comes to co-op, the combat simulator is still world class IMHO, it has WAY more features than many modern games like HALO. Also check out the Mario Party Series on n64/GC/Wii. The early ones on n64 are great, the first one on GC is so-so (mario party 5 i think), haven't played the later ones...

 

Mega Drive also has Mickey Mouse - Castle of Illusion. Fantastic Game!

 

Thats one fun fun game with 2 people!

 

Castle of Illusion isnt 2 player, World of Illusion is with Mickey & Donald.

 

Oops, I was wondering if that was the right title. They both have illusion in them...honest mistake.

 

yep, my bad, sorry about that.. World of Illusion then. lol

 

Power Stone 2 on the DC is some of the most CO-OP fun I have had in my life. You can play through story to unlock items and money as a team. And then you can have 4 player brawls and set teams so its you and a friend aginst 2 CPUS or 2 other people.

That along with the great item fusion system gives you HOURS of playtime. My best friend and I played for 3 years and only quit once we had everything unclocked and we could EASILY beat the cpu teams on their highest difficulty.

Trust me its a good bit of money now (30$+) but you WILL NOT be dissapointed in the title.

It even has cameo items from other capcom games like a MegaBuster that chargeup, guns from RE, ect...

And the ability to transform was always good when you got 3 stones

 

Interesting topic. As you might have missed, the US Saturn version of Duke Nukem 3D supports cooperative play over the Netlink modem! I'd love to try it, though I've yet to find another Dutchie who owns both a Netlink and the game!

 

Oh nice.....I'm a huge Duke fan but I bet it's slow, since it's modem, right?

 

For simplicities sake...

It'd probably be fine as long as both players were in the same region and neither had horrible ancient and corroded house wiring.

 

For NES: Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

BEST. CO-OP. GAME. EVER.

You won't be disapointed. :nod:

 

I guess I'd vote for the Sega Saturn. You get Guardian Heroes, Saturn Bomberman, Astal, Dungeons and Dragons Collection, and a plethora of amazing 2D shooters.

 

I can't even describe how much I hate the game.. it allways ended with one person carrying the other and throwing him at things that would kill him :banghead:

 

Super Smash TV for the SNES.

best multiplayer game there ever was, period.
the SNES version is by far the best version of the game aswell (its available for a multitude of consoles and the arcade), cheap and easy to find to boot so theres really no reason not to own it - BIG MONEY, BIG PRIZES, I LOVE IT!!