Unfortunately, after a largely successful release, the console was eclipsed by news of the upcoming release of the PlayStation 2. Regardless, the Dreamcast was a wonderful gaming machine and afforded many the opportunity to play some of the most immersive and stylized games of their time — including a port of the extremely popular arcade game, Crazy Taxi. It gets a boost, too, due to the fact that the PS4 boasts better base performance figures, has some of the best exclusives available right now, and has an extremely active social community on the PSN.
If this is a sign of things to come, we might be watching the beginning of the end for Microsoft as a console developer. The follow-up , however, took everything that was great about the first iteration and improved upon it — including a complete aesthetic makeover.
This console was to the Playstation 3 what the Genesis was to the SNES, only more so — because it actually got a lot of loyal Sony fans to switch over to Xbox. For a good something years, Nintendo was the undisputed champion of the home video game console market, thanks to their brilliant marketing, exclusives strategy, and overall tech. But the closest they ever came to being dethroned in that time was at the hands of Sega and their Genesis console.
Granted the SNES still outsold the Genesis by around 20 million units, but that was a big deal for the much smaller game developer. Marking the largest jump in the technology of the gaming world since the move from arcades to home consoles, the Nintendo 64 was launched to critical acclaim thanks to the sheer innovation of introducing home gamers to the experience of 3-dimensional environments.
Alongside the original PlayStation, this console helped usher in the modern era of video gaming as we know it, and it did so in excellent fashion. It also had the benefit of improving upon concepts introduced by its predecessor, the SNES — namely the Mario Kart and Starfox franchises. Even the games that were released to both the SNES and the Genesis seemed to play just a little bit better on the former. It also helps that the Super Nintendo was the starting point to one of the greatest racing franchises in gaming history: Mario Kart.
In fact, this console still sits at the top in regards to numbers, having sold more than any other console in existence — home, handheld, or otherwise. Second only to the NES, the Atari was the first truly revolutionary step in home gaming from a sheer numbers standpoint. For a long time, this console was far and away the most popular in the world, which was only bolstered by an excellent development platform that allowed for a wide variety of interesting games.
Hell, even the bad games like the legendary E. And nobody, even the brand themselves, could have guessed that this system would be such a game-changer no pun intended. Suddenly, home consoles were just as capable as their full-sized arcade counterparts — perhaps even more so. And the long list of superb Nintendo exclusive games only made the proposition of purchasing this gaming device even stronger. All that and more is why the Nintendo Entertainment System is the greatest gaming console ever created.
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Of course, in the system reaped the benefits of a much snazzier version of its iconic mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, compared to the 8-bit variant. If you haven't spent hours staring at a grey brick with a green screen, are you even a real Nintendo fan?
Arguably not, but this isn't about video game gatekeeping , this is about how the Game Boy broke the mold when it came to home gaming. Because now your video games could go anywhere with you.
Bringing us classics like Tetris and Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, the Game Boy was the device to be seen playing way back when it launched in and into the 90s. It might not have been graphically impressive by today's standards, but this was an innovation in gaming something which Nintendo has a track record for.
The fun didn't stop in your hands, though. So, this obviously means you can see your game on the TV instead of a small, handheld device. Plus, this even improved the graphics in the cases of some games! The original Xbox was Microsoft's first venture into the world of the video games console. The console may not have proved as popular as the PS2, but it brought a whole new world of gaming to the console's owners when it became the stage for Xbox Live in With this new service, gamers could play against other Xbox owners no matter where in the world they were.
As well as this, Xbox Live paved the way for console DLC; something that is now commonplace across today's gaming landscape. This is something SEGA had failed to achieve with the Dreamcast, and was a risk that ultimately paid off for Microsoft. Particularly given that the modern iteration of Xbox Live is arguably the best online console gaming experience we have in the current day.
Everything You Need to Know. The was one of the first consoles although not the first to store game files on swappable cartridges, meaning you could have lots of different games in your collection, all of which loaded quickly and required no extra peripherals like the Spectrum 48k and its cassette-loaded games.
It also came with two controllers—the iconic black and red joystick—meaning you could go head-to-head with your friends and family the minute you unpacked your console and loaded a cartridge. Instant fun. Plus, this was the console that gave us Adventure, the first ever dungeon crawler.
We wouldn't be playing Souls games without the The hulking Game Boy competitor first saw light of day in and, admittedly, it is this writer's favored of the two handheld consoles. Sure, the bundled game, Columns, was a blatant Tetris copy, but it was in color and featured shiny gems, so there.
But playing other games on a color screen, and in the palm of your hand, was a priceless experience the Game Boy didn't offer. The Game Gear may have had its shortcomings, like woeful battery life, but it was worth being tethered to a power source just to send Shinobi flying round the screen in 4, glorious hues.
Not only that, but you could use an adapter to play Master System carts. OK, they weren't Genesis games, but at least you could play titles from another system, if you owned it.
Of all Microsoft's home consoles, the Xbox is arguably the best we've seen. The device certainly gave this writer a lot of pleasure, being the first platform upon which he played the likes of the Fallout and Skyrim games both of which are now, ironically, owned by Microsoft. The PlayStation 2 ended up becoming the best-selling console of all time, with a total of million units sold. Released in , the console would see games released for the system until , around the same time that the PlayStation 4 was released.
The PS2 is the console that many gamers started with as it helped bring gaming to the mainstream and help it become an accepted form of entertainment rather than a niche hobby. With the PS4 still in production and currently being the second best-selling console, it will be interesting to see whether the PS2 will be able to hold onto the top spot.
Hey, I'm David, I write about video games and music. When I'm not making music with my band, I am usually listening to music or arguing with someone on Twitter. You must be logged in to post a comment. Video Games. For over 40 years video games have been a popular form of entertainment, with the industry now generating more revenue than the TV, film, and music industry.
We have seen games go from simple titles such as Pong and Pac-Man to incredibly large realistic experiences on modern platforms.
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