curl-6 on 09 July 2025
For me it's between the N64 and the Wii.
The 64 set many standards in console graphics such as anti-aliasing, texture filtering, and perspective correct textures, while games like Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time effectively wrote the book on how games should work in full 3D, to the point where even most games made today 30 years later are steeped in their DNA.
The Wii not only popularized new ways to play via motion controls, but also brought new demographics into the medium that prior consoles failed to reach, giving rise to the "casual" gaming sector that now numbers hundreds of millions of people.
