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8 years 10 months ago
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Aww.. the Neo-Geo should get a lil' love up there.
Since it's not, I'd say pound for pound... eh...
PS1.
1. Wide selection of games. All genres available. Quality.
2. It marked the biggest advancement of gaming EVER. It revolutionized the CD-ROM gaming market. (3DO, Phillips CD-i, Sega CD, etc.. decent, but not as important as the PlayStation.) The PS1 was the foundation for things to come.
3. It brought forth an entire generation of "gamers" and all-around video game fanatics. Mainstreaming the gaming subculture. Maturing previously childish games, making them "serious" and dramatically intense. Little reliance on platformers, though several existed.
4. Nintendo and Sega had been battling for YEARS with one another. Sony's first attempt at a console was a resounding success. Playstation's dagger went straight into Nintendo's heart. Later on, Sega's wild punch came in the form of the Dreamcast...but eventually succumbed to Sony's iron grip on the market.
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I feel the PS1 did more to change gaming history than any other system. Graphics aren't always the barometer to which systems are measured. All systems prior to the PS1 played their part IN the history of gaming, but a definite veil was lifted when Sony's PlayStation hit the market. On that day, gaming officially "grew up."
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