5. The Dreamcast -

Played my friends LOADS it really paved the way for the generation that was to follwo and also had some very good games such as shenmue, virtua tennis/fighter, sonic adventure, powerstone and SOUL CALIBUR!!! PLus without the Dreamcast the xbox wouldn't have had a controller to mimic

4. Nintendo 64 -

Although beaten by the PSone the n64 had many immenses games. Goldeneye, Mario 64, Legend of Zelda OoT and MM, Donkey Kong 64 etc. If you have a wii it is worth picking up some of these old classics on the virtual console.

3. Playstation One -

The original playstation truly brought gaming to the masses, with more "adult" games videogames stoppped being the retreat of geeks and became cool. If it wasn't for the PSOne the industry would never have been as big as it is now for better or for worse. It also brought Final Fantasy to the masses. Not just that italso had some immense games: RE2, FFVII, VIII and IX, Tekken, the birth of pro skater, oddworld, not to mention the mighty GRAN TURISMO!!! and some of the better fifa games. O crap and Metal Gear Solid

2. SNES -

The snes revitalised gaming as it became less popular. It also gave the GBA a great selection of games to remake. Super Metroid is the standout title of the system by far, although this is in my list the SNES was almost completely last generation when i started gaming.

1. Playstation 2  -

 First things first i do have a preference for sony, but there is a reason the PS2 has THE best catalogue of games of any system ever....ever. Spawning several new series such as: Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Devil May Cry, God of War and Timesplitters. Even the early launch games were good for example SSX and Tekken Tag Tournament. It also brought about possibly the most important game of the generation GTA III. Ever since it was made there was no looking back, loads of imitators followed but none surpassed the original. It also had some of the more inovative games of the generation such as Okami, parapa the rapper, guitar hero, ico and shadow of the collosus. It would take me a very long time to detail all the good games released, so let's leave it at this -  there is a reason this is the highest selling console of all time, and it isn't DREs