Was the Commodore 64 the GOAT gaming system?

Nothing beat the actual fun of Nintendo. Snes is tough to beat.

SNES is one of the GOAT. The library was unprecedented.

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Better graphics than the competition during that time and a good variety of titles.

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I had an Atari 800 at this time and had a buddy with a C64. I really don't think the graphics were that much different between the 2 systems but maybe that's becuase they were so crude you had to use a good bit of your imagination anyway.

Based on my limited understanding, the C64 could display graphics at a higher resolution and could display 2 colors per a sprite but had a fairly limited overall color palette. The Atari 800 had a much wider color palette and a faster CPU.

I'm sure the C64 had a wider catalog since it lasted longer (due to Atari releasing the ill-fated 5200) but I never noticed it as a kid. I was able to play the "big releases" I wanted to at the time on my Atari 800: Archon, Archon 2, MULE, the Zork's, Spy vs Spy 1 - 3, Beach Head, Zorro, Karateka, etc. Also, I was like 5 or 6 at the time and was largely just playing what my older brother was into.

Having said all of that, I think the SNES and PS2 are clear contenders for greatest systems of all time. Tons of must-have titles on both and developers really seemed to be exploring new gameplay ideas during both of those eras.

Genesis or PS1 is the GOAT console with PS1 edging it out only because the CD format gave far better audio and cut scene capabilities.