Biggest leap forward from a system to its successor

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Veknoid_Outcast said:

UnderwaterFunktown said:

NES to SNES for sure. There are barely any pre-SNES games I consider good.

While the introduction of 3d is ofc technically impressive SNES to N64 was honestly a sidestep imo, on average I'd say the games got worse but a few (OoT and MM) really outshined what had come before. Then the GameCube was another huge step forward where the average quality improved significantly.

The leaps for PlayStation consoles have been more gradual as I see it, but they've never felt insignificant either (perhaps not counting PS4 to PS5 which is too early to fully speak for).

@bold: Oh, that's really interesting. If the leap is judged by quality, then that's a totally legitimate pick. The NES generation was hugely important for the industry, but it can't compare to the SNES years, which delivered masterpiece after masterpiece.

Judged on a technological level, I will be boring and echo the majority of posts: SNES to N64. I can't really put into words how the leap from 2D pixels to 3D polygons shifted how I understood and appreciated video game design and art. It blew the back of my head right off when I was 13.

The last time I felt anything similar was the jump to HD in 2005/2006. Since then, it has felt very much like diminishing returns.

Hard disagree here. The Nes delivered masterpiece after  masterpiece  as well and was a much more revolutionary system.

Rank	Title	90 Days Sold
1	Super Mario Bros. 3	2096
2	Super Mario Bros. 2	1531
3	Legend of Zelda	1179
4	Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt	924
5	Super Mario Bros	753
6	Tetris	721
7	Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!	666
8	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	642
9	Metroid	568
10	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	526
11	Contra	497
12	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game	485
13	Final Fantasy	378
14	Dr. Mario	367
15	Excitebike	360
16	Castlevania	359
17	Mega Man 2	348
18	Dragon Warrior	334
19	Double Dragon II: The Revenge	322
20	Tecmo Super Bowl	322
21	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest	299
22	Mega Man 3	292
23	Double Dragon	286
24	Super C	278
25	Punch-Out!!	268
26	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse	258
27	Ninja Gaiden	249
28	Paperboy	244
29	Batman: The Video Game	242
30	Top Gun	241
31	DuckTales	231
32	Golf	223
33	Kung Fu	220
34	Ghosts 'n Goblins	218
35	Donkey Kong Classics	216
36	Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos	212
37	Friday the 13th	212
38	Metal Gear	208
39	Kirby's Adventure	204
40	Tecmo Bowl	202
41	Simpsons: Bart Vs. the Space Mutants	201
42	Duck Hunt	195
43	Double Dribble	194
44	Battletoads	194
45	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project	191
46	Marble Madness	190
47	R.C. Pro-Am	189
48	Rad Racer	187
49	Blaster Master	187
50	Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers	187
51	Donkey Kong	179
52	Gyromite	178
53	Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones	174
54	Hogan's Alley	167
55	Little Nemo: The Dream Master	167
56	Mario Bros.	167
57	Kid Icarus	165
58	Mega Man	162
59	Blades of Steel	161
60	Pro Wrestling	160
61	Skate or Die	157
62	Goonies II	157
63	Ice Hockey	156
64	Adventures of Bayou Billy	153
65	Mega Man 4	151
66	Pinball	150
67	Fester's Quest	150
68	RoboCop	150
69	Bubble Bobble	149
70	Jaws	149
71	Rampage	145
72	Life Force	139
73	Bionic Commando	137
74	Spy Hunter	136
75	Crystalis	136
76	Wizards & Warriors II: Ironsword	133
77	Top Gun: The Second Mission	133
78	Wizards & Warriors	133
79	Faxanadu	133
80	Yoshi	130
81	Mickey Mousecapade	129
82	BurgerTime	127
83	Jackal	127
84	Back to the Future	127
85	Maniac Mansion	127
86	Tetris 2	126
87	Karate Kid	124
88	Rygar	124
89	Dragon Warrior II	124
90	Mega Man 6	124
91	Baseball	122
92	Adventure Island	122
93	Commando	120
94	Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road	120
95	Shadowgate	116
96	Monopoly	115
97	Mega Man 5	115
98	Pac-Man [Tengen]	113
99	Bad Dudes	112
100	Star Tropics	109