Living in the 90s (part 1)

Now kids are much more likely to be inside on their computers or video game consoles. Video games were around but they were much more simple. The Nintendo Entertainment System came out in 1985 just a few years before I was born. By the time it was not so expensive, it was something my brother had. Sega came out with their console a year later and this was the one I remember playing. We had the Sonic game that made the console super popular.

In 1995, the Sony Playstation made video games so much more popular. “Crash Bandicoot, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7, Tekken, and Resident Evil are only a sample of the highlighted franchises that first got their start on the Playstation'' 

My brothers Dan and Josh later liked Final Fantasy and Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation, also the racing games like Gran Turismo and all the volumes that followed. DragonBall Z was one I remember playing sometimes. It wasn’t until 2004 that the Xbox came out and a rival for PlayStation gamers happened. “XBOX was a powerhouse capable of providing the closest home console correlation to PC gaming experiences.” HALO was the game that everyone was obsessed with. This was huge! Being able to go online and play with other people. Then the battle continued as XBOX would come out with a new console, and then Playstation would do the same. In my house, once the XBOX came out it remained superior. 

All this being said, I still didn't play video games every day. Video games started as segregated game play. You played by yourself or if you were lucky one other person if you could find them and they also wanted to play. They didn’t have the online options so you were just playing the computer generated storyline. It could be lonely to play all day. And who wants that when you could go outside or a friend's house and actually converse. 
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You can find the full timeline here: https://liretro.com/console-timeline/

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