Lesser Known 5th Generation Video Game Consoles - Trivia Tuesday #15

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The 5th Generation of Game Consoles was a great generational Jump from its predecessor. Consoles of this generation boasted huge libraries and was the first generation to offer native 3D capabilities.

Popular 5th Generation Consoles

The main competition in the 5th generation was Playstation, Nintendo 64 and SEGA Saturn. The All of which processed 3D differently, and used different ways to store the games data.

The PlayStation and SEGA Saturn released in 1995, and opted for CD-ROMs which allowed the games to have a huge storage. The Nintendo 64 which was released in 1996 opted for Cartridges instead. The differences in architecture led each console to have a recognizable library by their technology.

Lesser Known Consoles

Atari Jaguar

Jaguar was the last home console by Atari. It was known for its 64-bit architecture, but it failed commercially due to the lack of 3rd Party support.

The console had a port of "Doom" a popular game at the time and it showed the system's capabilities, but it suffered some technical problems compared to other versions of the game.

Amiga CD32

The last Commodore Console. Amiga CD32 was the first CD-ROM based console before the SEGA Saturn. It released in 1993. The system had a short life span due to Commodore's bankruptcy. Its limited availability made it a Collectors Item over the years.

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

Was a series of Consoles developed by multiple manufacturers that run games on the same technology. The most popluar of which was published by Parasonic. It was one of the highest priced consoles and didn't do well commercially.

What do you think?

Writing this article was a learning experience for me as well, as I only heard about these 3 consoles in passing. I watched a few videos for the best games for each device, and I can understand why they failed compared to the Top 3 of that generation.

They had a bunch of exclusive games, so I highly recommend watching videos about their best games if you're interested!

Thanks for Reading! If you have an idea for the next Trivia Tuesday's Topic, suggest it in a comment below. For now, have a nice day/night.~

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What a fascinating dive into the 5th generation of game consoles! It's intriguing to see how the advent of 3D technology shaped the gaming landscape and how each console chose its own path with CD-ROMs or cartridges.

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Who knows how the world of gaming would be had the lesser-known 5th Generation video game consoles caught fire. The ones from Atari and Commodore (under the Amiga brand) should have been more widely available, but those brands suffered in the marketplace at that time.

Atari seems to be enjoying a renaissance of some sorts, but it's too late for its Jaguar console.

Even during the C64 era, Commodore was in trouble worldwide but holding its own in certain regions. Had it not been for Amiga-- especially the Amiga 500 and Amiga 2500 models of home computers-- Commodore would have been done. Despite its graphics superiority compared to the Apple Macintosh computers of the time, Commodore and its Amiga computers were limited to niche markets. Amiga CD32 should have changed that, but it did not.

I haven't used any of those gaming consoles, but I speak of the Amiga CD32 based on my experience having used and sold the Amiga 500 computers.

Thanks for taking time to publish this post. It was educational for me, as well. Please accept this slice of !PIZZA, bit of !LUV, some !LOLZ, and a !BBH.

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Glad this was educational for you.

I only known Commodore because of its loyal fans online. There are even competitions on Itch.io to create Commodore64 ROMs that work on the original hardware, I find that admirable!! LINK!

Will you be interested in other generations lesser known consoles? I chose the 5th generation because I have fond memories with the PlayStation, but I'm interested in the 4th generation as well, so I'm considering doing that for the next Trivia Tuesday.

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You know what? It's good for people to know what else is out there which is just as good as the 2 or 3 market leaders. For niche users, these may even be exactly what they need rather than what everyone else and their pet fish use. I look forward to your next Trivia Tuesday post!

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Thanks for the positive reinforcement. Hope to not forget to choose this topic next week.

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I might be pretty alone, but I kinda liked the 3DO back in the day hahaha

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Do you have a favorite game from that console?

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Definitely the 3DO version of NFS. It plays so differently, it's quite an interesting version.

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