Which is the most significant (important) console in history?

[Kai_Mao]

Lawlight said:

Kai_Mao said:

I mentioned a point you made from another thread about Nintendo and their IPs. We forget the types of games that were being made prior to the NES. Can you imagine being someone during that time whether as a kid or as an adult playing a game like Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda? It was almost night and day compared to the games before. And it doesn't hurt that characters like Mario, Donkey Kong, and Link were, and still are, endearing among the community. Even Samus to a smaller extent, especially as a surprise being known as a woman. Then adding characters like Simon Belmont, Mega Man, Chocobo, and others, it worked out for the NES with the help of these characters.

Not quite right according to the history of video games - arcades had similar games before Nintendo created those games. Check out Hydlide - came out 1.5 years before Zelda. You can see the inspiration right there.

Nevertheless, Zelda was miles away from what Hydlide was and garnered an even greater legacy than the latter could have ever achieved. I didn't say Zelda was the first open world or adventure game, but the game brought a whole new standard to the genre in the modern console world. The huge overworld map, the music, the enemies, the hidden dungeons and cavs, the items, etc. You're more likely to use Zelda as a reference to making games than Hydlide. And as I said, having characters like Link, Zelda, and Ganon become enduring characters helped.