Which generation of console gaming was the biggest leap forward?

[AlfredoTurkey]

John2290 said:

AlfredoTurkey said:
I've seen every generation jump from 2-8 and it was definitely the Genesis to PS1. Going from Sonic 2 to SM64 was mind blowing... and that's putting it very lightly.

For me it was Super Mario bros 3 jumping to Crash bandicoot 2 in 97' ..but the one that had  much more of an impact in a mind blowing fashion was that, just a few months later wa's the leap to MGS1. Nothing was bigger in my mind, not even the addition of the Z axis. 

I was obbsessed with Crash 1, but it didn't feel like an entirely new experience. For me, it felt like a logical progression from Genesis and SNES. I suppose if you jumped from SMB3 to that game, then it would have been much more impressive but that is a TWO generation leap instead of one.

 

SM64 reinvented the wheel. Not only was I playing my first 3D platformer, I was learning how to use an analog stick as well. It was like, a total WTF moment lol. 

 

I don't think we'll see another leap like that until VR gets it right... if it ever does.