For me in the 90s, it was Mortal Kombat and Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega, with Mario holding things down on the Game Boy.
Then the millennium hit, and handhelds basically turned into Pokémon machines, while the PlayStation became the home of Digimon.
There were plenty of other games too, but they weren't featured as prominently.
On another note, it’s sort of interesting to think about how gaming looks from the perspective of someone born in 2003.
For me, everything from 2011 to 2019 kind of blends together, but for someone who grew up during that stretch, each year probably feels more distinct.
Something like the Harambe meme for instance (which came and went in a flash from my point of view) might define someone’s childhood, the same way the Pokémon craze defined mine during the turn of the millennium.







