Top Ten Portable Flops

• submitted by Erwin Rommel
• posted November 6, 2006

Interesting overview.

However, I think that part of the comment on the GBA micro is not what an educated European would expect from a Gamers Web Page:
"Better yet, make it pink and put a Pokemon on it and those silly Japanese will eat it with a spoon. But this is America! We like our stuff big. And black."

One might respond that ...
...first, the Japanese are at least sufficiently clever enough to produce good gaming software and video game consoles, the yanks not (and, I must admit, the Europeans neither);
Second, that the yanks like it "big" can easily be seen from the cars produced in the US., in short words a "big" shit compared for example to a German, French or Italian car.

I kindly ask anyone officially writing any article to maintain a minimum of attention as to the wording used on other gamers, because at the end of the story we all share the same smashing hobby which is videogaming. Good save the queen and cheers...

• submitted by Gengor
• posted November 5, 2006

I loved my Atari Lynx. However I (still) own the never version, that is less skateboardy. :-)
Yet I must agree, that overall it was a flop, but cool none the less. After all, it did have a 3d chip.

• submitted by Vice
• posted October 30, 2006

i was SO happy to see the gizmondo take 1st xD

By the way Mana knight with the exception of PQ, every psp title you mentioned was either a spin-off, remake, sequel or port of a PS2 original. I think the reason the psp hit the list because it's got alot to poke fun at xD.

• submitted by Rocksteady
• posted October 30, 2006

I think the Zodiac needed a mention of some kind. :)

• submitted by nilcam
• posted October 30, 2006

i own a wonderswan and some really great Gundam games for it. it's sad that bandai had so little faith in their system.

• submitted by PrincessPeach
• posted October 30, 2006

Hilarious article. Although, I feel bad about the Wonderswan, who never even got a chance =(

• submitted by EKim
• posted October 30, 2006

Aww, don't be a hater, kiddies! It's all in good fun. Sure, we could have listed nothing but the ten actual worst systems, but that would be like having a top ten worst games list with all ten being Barbie games: technically true, but where's the fun in that?

• submitted by Mana Knight
• posted October 30, 2006

Although the PSP might have a decent number of PS2 ports, it does have a bunch of interesting games many people forget about, such as PQ Practical Intelligence, Daxter, Metal Gear Acid 1 and 2 (IMO, just as good, if not better than the Solid series), Wipeout Pure, Ridge Racer, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror, Mega Man Powered Up (A greatly improved remake that may be the best classic Mega Man ever), etc. Yeah, some of those games could be done on PS2; however, the same could be said just about every GBA game could be made on SNES (although the SNES was behind). I personally prefer my PSP over my DS (I have 32 PSP games vs. 8 DS games), so I could careless with what has been said.

I personally thought the Game Gear was just as bad, if not worse with ports from Sega Master System and Sega Genesis. Despite that, I still liked Game Gear better than Gameboy. I also find the Sega Nomad to be far from a flop. Yes, the battery life was horrible, but I thought it was awesome playing games like PSIV on the go (something no Gameboy could match until GBA came out). I thought the Atari Lynx was solid, although it didn't have many games. Heck, for a while, Checkered Flag was the best handheld racer I ever played.

Personally, I don't like this article at all, but that's just my opinion.

• submitted by jdavis
• posted October 30, 2006

Ah, a good (and just) skewering all around, I say! Although I think you might have been a little too tough on the PSP. #3! Harsh. Surely something like the Turbo Express would have been more fitting? You're right about the PS2 ports, though. Ugh.