| Feniris said: Another thing was, I think later on in the lifespan of the 2 consoles..newly released games on the PS1 were $40.00, where as on the N64, it was most of the time $50.00. I don't know if this true though, just something my parents noticed because I was a child at the time..and yes, $10 does make a difference to Americans. |
Not only that, some N64 games cost in the neighborhood of $80 (MK Trilogy for $40 on PS1 vs $59 on N64)! Plus, the N64 launched with only Pilotwings and Super Mario 64. The hardware drought continued from there. I begged and pleaded for a decent fighting game (sorry guys, Killer Instinct Gold was a shitty port--for $79 no less!) or a good traditional rpg (Quest 64? WTF was that!?). As usual, Nintendo just did their own thing. Mario, Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye, Blast Corps (Rare was hot shit, back then), Wave Race, etc that were critically acclaimed but were slow to hit the market and when they did, the media was quick to point out that the games were a little "kiddie" when compared to Sony's games. It was a revolution.
It was like Nintendo made games that were incredible when I was 12, but now when I was 19, Nintendo was still making games that were great for when I was 12 (fun for all ages, actually). GTA, PO'ed, Loaded, Twisted Metal, and such were looking pretty damned appealing. What pushed me over the edge and made me buy a PS1--The King of Iron Fist Tournament. Tekken 2 made me jizz in my pants! Hell, I bought 2 PS1 games (Tomb Raider and Resident Evil) before I could even find a system.
