Out of curiosity, what is everyone's favorite generation of consoles?

I would say the last one (Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox/GC). I just liked the selection of games available. It seemed like each console had its own identity.

My classic console review pretty much exposes what a 16-bit, fourth generation, nostalgic fangirl I am - and I haven't even owned or played a Genesis or SNES in years; I just have such very vivid memories of playing games on those systems.

Lately, I'll admit that I have grown to love the PS2 rather immensely; that is the console I currently have at my house (along with the NES, which I rebought a couple of years ago; I have access to the handheld Game Boy Advance as well, and I have relatives who own a Wii). But since I have never played any DreamCast, GameCube, or Xbox game, I am in no position to comment on the sixth generation as a whole - just the PS2.

Never been much into consoles really, preferred computers on the whole. Still, today I picked up a PlayStation 1 with a few games for a fiver (that'll be about $8 to you overseas!) and have spent a while playing Gran Tourismo - still plays really well. I'm still not much good at it... oh well!

How old does a console have to be before it can be classified as a "classic" console?!

CaptainD

A "classic" console is rather subjective. For my review on that topic, I used the primary criterion as 2D-only graphical capability, followed by how popular and/or influential I thought the system was:

http://www.epinions.com/content_5315600516

However, from the comments given, it appears that I underrated the Sega Master System. I guess I was over-Nintendoized as a kid. ;)

My definition of classic console is a console that isn't the current generation or previous generation. So the most recent "classic consoles" for me would be the N64 and PS1.