I lived through this, and it captures the era well. I'm trying to see through young eyes, but I can't stress how new things seemed every year during this era. Nowadays, there doesn't seem to be as much progress, just better iteration.

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sylens 36 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I sometimes wonder how many people got convinced to go into tech after playing a game like Mario 64 as a kid.

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ecshafer 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I am a bit younger but I agree. Going from the SNES/Genesis to Playstation/N64 with 3d graphics was amazing. It was like having an arcade machine at home. Going to the PS2/Xbox and then 360/PS3 was again a massive jump. Every console jump was a very noticeable improvement in graphics, so it became a big deal. PS4/PS5/XBONE these were just such minor improvements, there is no big wow factor.

	▲	pipes 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		The snes to N64 jump to me is definitely the biggest. It wasn't just graphics, the gameplay completely changed too. By the end of the snes era I had grown out of games due to endless platforms and 2d fighters (I was 13ish). I was 16 by time I started playing them again. Wave race 64 was just mind blowing. And like nothing else I'd played before.