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  • Boldizzle@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldThe Sega Dreamcast
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    7 months ago

    Oh I definitely don’t disagree, FF7, Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid all cemented PlayStation as a force to be reckoned with for suren and can be considered killer apps. I just remember for me getting a PlayStation personally being just wowed by the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Tekken. Fond memories for sure!


  • Boldizzle@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldThe Sega Dreamcast
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    7 months ago

    PlayStation’s killer app was likely Crash Bandicoot as that game paved the way for Sony (games like Wipeout, Ridge Racer and Tekken helped too) and gave them some real momentum, it just got better from there. I still remember playing the Demo of Crash and being absolutely blown away.

    By the time FF7 released, the Nintendo 64 had launched so that probably contributed to the Saturn’s downfall as well.


  • Boldizzle@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldThe Sega Dreamcast
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    I’m pretty sure I read or saw a documentary that basically said the downfall of Sega started with Sega of Japan starting to take more control and override Sega of America. I think that’s how we ended up with the Sega Saturn and the failure of that console really didn’t help the Dreamcast at all.