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You may scorn but you know all know it’s true, so don’t deny it. The fact of the matter is Sony brought gaming to the masses and quite frankly we should worship them for it.
As you all know in 1995 Sony brought out a console that equalled the power of the arcades. Audiences were mesmerised at the concept of being able to play Ridge Racer in their own homes. But even this outstanding achievement wasn’t the secret of Sony’s success, as we all know the PlayStation was Nintendo’s brainchild. No, there was one game, one killer app that would open the nation’s eyes to the fantastic world of PlayStation culture.
And that was WipE’out”.
And what was it about WipE’out”? Was it the Stunning gameplay? Fantastic graphics? Cool weapons? Adrenaline rush? No, none of these. It was the music. Yes, the music. WipE’out” was possibly the first game ever to feature really good music by well known artists. Consequently, millions of clubbers bought it and the PlayStation became a fashion accessory overnight, making consoles the ultimate after-the-pub entertainment. Coupled with an excellent marketing campaign, the PlayStation brought mainstream gaming to the world.
In this instance I can really say “PlayStation: It’s the Daddy.”
As you all know in 1995 Sony brought out a console that equalled the power of the arcades. Audiences were mesmerised at the concept of being able to play Ridge Racer in their own homes. But even this outstanding achievement wasn’t the secret of Sony’s success, as we all know the PlayStation was Nintendo’s brainchild. No, there was one game, one killer app that would open the nation’s eyes to the fantastic world of PlayStation culture.
And that was WipE’out”.
And what was it about WipE’out”? Was it the Stunning gameplay? Fantastic graphics? Cool weapons? Adrenaline rush? No, none of these. It was the music. Yes, the music. WipE’out” was possibly the first game ever to feature really good music by well known artists. Consequently, millions of clubbers bought it and the PlayStation became a fashion accessory overnight, making consoles the ultimate after-the-pub entertainment. Coupled with an excellent marketing campaign, the PlayStation brought mainstream gaming to the world.
In this instance I can really say “PlayStation: It’s the Daddy.”
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I'm sorry, but if you didn't expect this to turn into a console wars topic, you need your head checked.
I would have thought that title really went to Atari...
Sony in the mid ninties, didnt do half of what Atari, in the late 70's Early 80's managed to do...
Sony in the mid ninties, didnt do half of what Atari, in the late 70's Early 80's managed to do...
Oh, I can't even remember how this started. And I'm going offline now so lets call a truce. How about it?
The_Vottanator wrote:
You get a GameCube and all we'll here
> is how great Nintendo are and how poor Sony are.
This, I believe, is the truth. Nintendo is SO much better than Sony.
You get a GameCube and all we'll here
> is how great Nintendo are and how poor Sony are.
This, I believe, is the truth. Nintendo is SO much better than Sony.
The_Vottanator wrote:
> Yeah, you WERE gonna. You said you'd changed your mind in one of
> your whinging & whining topics about how you hated biased
> Nintys. You're just the same. You get a GameCube and all we'll here
> is how great Nintendo are and how poor Sony are.
Another reason was that I looked at the Ninty games and I realised that most of them probably wouldn't be my thing and there wasn't THAT many racers I liked the sound of.
> Yeah, you WERE gonna. You said you'd changed your mind in one of
> your whinging & whining topics about how you hated biased
> Nintys. You're just the same. You get a GameCube and all we'll here
> is how great Nintendo are and how poor Sony are.
Another reason was that I looked at the Ninty games and I realised that most of them probably wouldn't be my thing and there wasn't THAT many racers I liked the sound of.
Yeah, you WERE gonna. You said you'd changed your mind in one of your whinging & whining topics about how you hated biased Nintys. You're just the same. You get a GameCube and all we'll here is how great Nintendo are and how poor Sony are.
I have already said this. In one of my first ever posts as well. WipEout brough gaming into the mainstream by making gaming cool again. Why? As you have said it was the music but it was the fact that it was club music.
You got all the clubbers buying the game mainly for the music, but they found that they could not ignore that they were actually enjoying the game as well. They would have been able to show the game to all of their mates as they were not ashamed to be playing it, because the music was what they all knew.
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You got all the clubbers buying the game mainly for the music, but they found that they could not ignore that they were actually enjoying the game as well. They would have been able to show the game to all of their mates as they were not ashamed to be playing it, because the music was what they all knew.
(;o|
WHAT THE HELL?!?!?! I WAS GOING TO GET A BLOODY GAMECUBE!!!
And of course you're biased towards Sony. When have you ever said that Nintendo are good?
Here we go again. Okay, I'll admit that Sony are better than Nintendo in at least one aspect. Here goes. They make better televisions.
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