The older generations focused on quality over quantity since they didn't have much else to work with. I'd say the 5th generation was the greatest for many reasons:
1. It introduced 3-D games on home consoles allowing gameplay quality to increase multiple times over along with better interaction with the game.
2. The quality of sound in video games finally came into a realistic standard instead of just beeps and whistles.
3. Arguably the greatest games of all time came during that era and redefined many genres that even todays and back thens standards cannot touch in terms of innovative and revolutionary. Nintendo alone made games very popular and revolutionary with a lot of new series and ways to enjoy games, but games were 2-D before Nintendo came along. It wasn't until the PS1 came into being where games really started pushing the terms quality, innovative and revolutionary.
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