rapsuperstar31 said:
I would say the PS1, N64, and Saturn all did that. Mario 64 was the most revolutionary game that generation. Golden Eye really brought the fps movement to consoles and it took off from there. Body Harvest gave way for the Grand Theft Auto games. I'd say the PS1 biggest contribution was story telling/fmv. |
PS1's contribution was creating an entirely new market: the adult market. Before, gaming was considered a child/teenage pastime. Adults that gamed were looked down upon by other adults. A grown man in his late twenties in the US could not go to a dinner party and when asked what he liked to do in his spare time, say that he was a gamer. He would be ridiculed and considered immature and ostracized. The PS1 changed all that. It gave birth to the idea that gaming was like every other form of entertainment. It brought the industry out of the dark, nerdy bedrooms, day-care centers and elementary-school playgrounds and into mainstream (adult) society. It gave gaming respect. It birthed its legitimacy. And that's why I would rank it the console of the 90's. Without hesitation.
