The 5th Generation ROCKED!

Could growing up with GBCs and PSXs be more awesome?

Now, I know quite a bit of you can relate to me, and that quite a bit cannot, but let me tell you something. 1998 - 2001 were the best freaking years of my life. And that's saying something considering I was born in the mid '90s. But as a toddler, I was always interested in these games.

The first one I came in contact with was the original, the one and only, Sony Playstation. It was, alas, a handmedown from my older, not as wiser cousin, whom gave it to me when he got interested in Nintendo and their N64 (more on that later). It occurred to me early on that this was a used, old "toy", if you will, but nonetheless, it was my second video game console, and that's all that mattered (my first was an SNES with a missing top of the case, also, yes, I still have both of these and the other consoles mentioned in this article unless stated otherwise). After awhile, I decided to go ahead and buy a game for it. That game happened to be "Crash Bandicoot 2". Yeah, I never got the first one and have never played it either. Doesn't look too much fun after had playing both 2 and 3. Ah well... ahem, moving
on...

I got this one in 2000. I was 6 years old (Yes, I played and beat the second Crash when I was 5. Get over it), and under that faithful Christmas tree was that black 64-bit prism that made my day! I feel sad that I wasn't there when it was released in 1996, but it was fun, either way. Obviously, the first game I got was the pack-in game, Super Mario 64. It was a really enjoyable game, but it wasn't THAT good, especially by today's standards. It kept me entertained, to say the least. After awhile of beating SM64 too many times to count, I got bored and asked my dad if I could buy another game, and he decided to get me one! Some luck there, I might add!
Okay, so after we got back from the store, I snagged my own copy of "Super Smash Bros."! Talk about badass! That, and the only multiplayer games I owned were Twisted Metal and Super Bomberman 2. I needed a fighting game in my collection, and Super Smash Bros lived up to it's name! A compilation of 12 Nintendo stars fighting against each other and a giant hand? Total boss, man! Really fun multiplayer, too!

Welp, that's all for now, kiddies! Fist article, done! Check out for part 2, in which I describe the top 10 fifth gen games, shed some light on the Sega Saturn, and show you what the 5th gen has done to today's video game. See you later! Hope you like it!

Comments

"not to mention there weren't any Sprite based games on the N64 either."

Two words: Paper Mario. Also, Mario Kart 64 used sprites (though it didn't look super good at times), as was as Yoshi's Story (which looked better). So you can't tell me the N64 didn't use sprites.

Why is this on the back page? I've seen far worse articles full of plagiarism and non-retro subjects get pushed out onto the front page without anyone batting an eye. It may be short, but it isn't terrible, so it's getting a thumbs up from me.

You HAD to have both the N64 and the PSX to fully get the most out of that generation. And while the N64 was groundbreaking regarding Mario 64, gave us the amazing Zelda OOT, Golden Eye's 007's fantastic and addicting multiplayer ect ect, it was sorely lacking rearding variety and in my eyes is the worst Nintendo Console period. The PSX had the fighters, RPG's, SideScrollers and had much more variety than anything the N64 pumped out which were the endless amount of 3D Platformers and Racers.

The PSX had Resident Evil 1-3, Mega Man X4, X5, 8, Castlevania SOTN and many other fantastic titles. If you just had an N64 you were seriously missing out....I mean, i NEED my Resident Evil and Mega Man fix since those are 2 of my favorite fanchises, not to mention there weren't any Sprite based games on the N64 either.

The Nes, Snes and Wii are the greatest Nintendo consoles period ;D

Ike Bravo, at 15 you're still growing up. You're living your Retro right now! Enjoy it my friend as it goes quick. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this article.

If you wanted a good fighting game why would you switch from playstation to 64? all i have to say is tekken? virtual fighter? Soul caliber? ... but i guess for your age group 64 was a better fit.. good luck on ur next article

I agree with WinegumZero. This lacks content. A little short and more pictures would be nice.

I never said the snes wasnt retro, read the comments properly.

I all see where you're getting at. I honestly couldn't get the full extent of the games at 3 (or 4, for that matter), but I started actually BEATING them at 5 and 6, which are much more reasonable ages.

Also, Kitt2000, I'll just throw this thing in here : Everyone's definition of Retro is different. I'm 15 years old, and I consider the SNES retro, because I grew up with it, not during it's time period. I hope that clears up what you're thinking.

Now, Part 2 will focus less on my personal experiences and more on the actual consoles, considering I have more to talk about.

This article lack content in my opinion. It's a nice little story about personal experiences with 5th gen consoles but not really original enough to keep me reading (not that there was that much to read though). I would recommend using a bit more of a personal touch for future articles.

On a side note: The N64 controller really looked like a weird little bugger didn't it?

Im sorry just a bit hard to sink in that you enjoyed the games to the full extent as a "TODDLER" i mean common you must be some kind of a genius if anything!

Playing the snes while still in your diapers?? Now thats an article I would love to read!

The article does not have much honesty, and to me it seems your just writting about this period in your life to fit into the website so its still classified 'retro'. You dont go into much detail about your experiences and i dont blame you, how can you remember when you were like 4 years old... So wait a few more years until the 2004's are retro then you can write something more apparent.

playstation rocks. i love all 3 consoles and it fun to see how much the graphics have changed from ps1-ps3. i also think its cool that you can play any type of playstation games on playstation 3.

kinda short. if it's about the 5th generation game consoles, you could at least put more detail into it, like what games you had, and your experiences for each one. i'm not saying it's a critical part of your article, but it would be optional to add more length to your article

Wow you were a toddler in 1998? Damn that really makes me feel old...Anyway nice article. I liked the fact that you included big pictures in there and that you made it short. So you get some points there. Me personally I had both and let me tell you that the N64 got way more play time than the PS. Mario Kart 64 was one of the greatest games ever made, and it still gets played by me and my friends. One more thing that needs to be mentioned here is that my N64 still works after some 14 plus years after I bought it. I had to get my PS replaced like after eight months.

To this day N64 still has the best NBA 2 player games ever put out. In the zone was the $h!t.

i liked n64 better then playstation.

I'm completely aware of that, sorry if that came out the wrong way.

Unless you were pointing out something, seeing as I never mentioned that anywhere.

Not too many people were aware that If it wasn't for Nintendo, Sony would not have made their own console and remain a third party developer.