Super Mario 64 Vs Crash Bandicoot

[AlfredoTurkey]

Nem said:

Its no competition. Even at the time, crash wasnt a very good game. Mario nailed 3D platforming, Crash just did crappy 2D in 3D and running towards and from the camera. They were worlds apart in the technical level.
Crash is just a nostalgia brand because it was on the cheaper and more popular system and many got exposed to it as children.

PS1 and N64 were both $199.99. One of the main reasons why Crash did so well is because at the time, Mario was viewed as a kiddy game. Sony did a good job during the PS1/PS2 eras of making sure their platformers had an edge to them. They knew, just as Sega did, that Nintendo would always struggle creating games that appealed to teens and young adults and they were able to capitalize on it.