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Episode 71 - The Sony PlayStation in 1995. The PlayStation launched in September of 1995 with a handful of games that for the most part weren't exactly head-turners, but over the course of what remained of that calendar year the system's library had already seen the addition of titles that would help propel the PlayStation to the top step of the podium among its generation of consoles. These included games like Air Combat, Tekken, Wipeout, Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal, and Road Rash, so that while at launch the PlayStation might only have been attractive to hardcore gamers willing to take a risk on a company not normally known for gaming, it quickly became a very viable alternative to the Sega Saturn.
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Show Notes
- This video is dedicated to my very good friend, Fabian. My memories of the PlayStation are closely tied to my memories of hanging out with him, and in fact it was hanging out with him in my basement playing old PlayStation games that got me back on track working on this video.
- I started working on this video in-earnest in March of 2020, but had actually begun writing it and collecting the materials needed all the way back in 2016. The video was originally intended to be the next "big" release after the Sega Genesis and Sega Master System launch videos. Obviously I got side-tracked doing other things.
- All PlayStation footage was recorded using actual hardware, upscaled through a RetroTink 5X Pro using HDRetrovision cables. Footage from 8 and 16-bit games, as well as home computers and arcade cores, was captured using a MiSTer FPGA console.
- At an hour and 25 minutes, this is the longest video on the main channel, including the unscripted magazine read-throughs, surpassing the Dreamcast launch video by 15 minutes. In the future, I may start breaking videos like this up into smaller parts.
- Even though it was already included in the PlayStation launch video, I once again featured the PlayStation's bootup sequence here, because it was one of the most popular things about the launch video, and also because I too love that sound.
- I had to upload this video three times. After the first upload, official CGQ QA/QC officer Mike McFly found a small error in the script, so I had to edit the video and upload it again. Then for some reason on the second upload I got a copyright claim from whoever owns the rights to the Mortal Kombat music, so I had to replace that music with some similar-sounding royalty-free music, and upload the video a third time. For that reason, it was actually released a day later than originally planned. I'm curious to see if anyone notices the music change, as I think I found something that sounds like it could have come straight out of a MK game.
- Speaking of royalty-free music, the soundtrack for the 3DO and PSX release of Road Rash is famous for its soundtrack, as I discuss in this video. Those songs play during the time spent in the menu system, as well as during all of the cutscenes. Obviously I can't have Soundgarden music playing in the background of the video or again I'll get a copyright claim, so all of that music was replaced with royalty-free music that I thought sounded close enough to 90s grunge. I'm curious to see how many people notice this one, too.
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What happened? :O
Guess that explains why I haven't seen your content in a long time that's pretty intense for a video game channel I was just watching your NES let's reads last week just figured you were burnt out doing CZcams
I'm glad you actually brought this up. I've seen so many gaming convos deviate from the channel's topic to fit their crazy narratives/manifestos. Not that I've seen it on your channel, but I'm glad you said. Lay the ban hammer without warning.
Saturn bites!
Thank you. I don’t want to hear about any of that stuff, I just want to relax and reminisce about classic video games. That’s why we are all here.
That PS1 intro still gives me chills 20 years later. The best system startup ever in gaming.
Preach!
Nearly 30 years now
@@nialllappin4159 yes even in 2022 this is still legend
Nostalgia! Its good and invokes good memories in me but the Mega CD and Saturn I'd say are better. The Mega CD one was a looping background tune and rotation effects.
The only acceptable ASMR
What I have always liked about your channel throughout the years, is that you don't attempt to shoehorn useless humor, jump cuts, movie references, physical reactions, and other irrelevant filler into your retrospectives. It is very much appreciated.
Yes those people who add that stuff are trying way too hard to get views
True, videos like this will hold up really will in the future, which is good for a historical piece like this. Won't be cringe to look back on years later like most videos filled with current meme humor and references that won't make sense before too long
Any video with the thumbnail using their own face plastered all over it will not be clicked on whatever the content
These videos are a treasure. It’s like stepping back into the past. I know how much work, research, editing and sacrificed free time goes into these and I just want to say how much I appreciate them. I would love to see myself rewatching these videos a decade from now with my kids grown up.
Thanks, Pabsty!
Well said.
@@CGQuarterly i have PS1 still and has tons of great games
@@CGQuarterly i still have PS1 and still yet to own games from 1995.
@@montanastranger hi bro.
This channel is criminally underrated
I 100% agree!!👍
Truth. Dude puts out QUALITY over quantity.
One of my favorite channels. All the videos are so well produced and insightful
I only just found it and it’s quality, well researched content with fantastic narration. Feels more like an actual TV show. Subbed immediately 👍 this man was there and plays n cares about the games- and it shows.
The PS1 holds a very special place in my heart. Being a *huge* Ridge Racer fan (our local Aladdin's Castle had one), I just couldn't wait to play the game at home, so I imported a JP console during the Christmas season of 1994. Japan Video Games out of California set me up with a launch console, and a copy of RR for around $700 USD. I was in heaven. Made slaving away at McDonald's to pay for it worth every minute. My most cherished console launch of them all.
Love your content, thank you!!!
I feel you man. I was a poor disenfranchised fifth grader when the PS dropped so I didn’t get one until ‘97 but the roster of games I accumulated by the time it faded into the next gen was epic. Did you ever play Deception or Kagero: Deception 2? I ask everyone cause no one seems to remember that game.
And not to forget resident evil 2.
@@dannygonsalez27 Or plain ol' vanilla RE
i did the exact same thing with the dreamcast!
@@Acolis The Dreamcast was special too, no doubt. I have fond Christmas morning memories of that system all the same :D Happy to hear you share a similar expreience.
Here i am 32 years old with a room packed with every console that came out since NES and people think im weird spending my days off playing tomb raider on psx. YOU SIR are the real mvp, keep retro alive!!! +1 Sub my man!
I'm 17 and actually prefer older consoles and games as well🤗
Those same people who think your weird would rather play garbage like fortnite
@LG eh I like Fortnite but I'd rather play retro games over anything, even my cousin got bored with Fortnite after I introduced him to Skyrim.
I consider these almost video game documentaries, with fewer interviews. Excellent immersive content that brings me back to the mid-90s!
I completely agree. I've been watching CGQ since 2016, and they've all been great, and there is no other channel on CZcams that reconnects me to my childhood memories as much as this channel.
You know it's going to be a good day when there's an upload from Classic Gaming Quarterly or CGQ+. Always love your work Chris.
Me too 100 percent.
the early PS1 days were truly a golden age of the modern era of gaming. the transition to 3D gave birth to a lot of innovation. a wondrous time for a kid
For real? The games looked terrible and glitchy.
that's my favorite era of gaming, the arcades came home
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In the era they looked amazing because prior to that gaming was 2D.
@@bighands69 the technology wasn't even ready for what they were doing on the original Playstation. They rushed it out when it wasnt ready. Those polygon graphics were terrible on top of the games being glitchy.
@@pinebarrenpatriot8289 Gameplay>Graphics/4k/Infinite Frames/etc.
Sony PlayStation did so well out of the gate because it was different. Different enough to make people take notice of it as not being another Sega or Nintendo system. They went for a more mature focus of those who grew up on the NES and Genesis were at a point in their lives for something more... bold. And it worked. I myself was not swayed by the marketing like i know others were, i grew up on the 2600 so by the 90's I was an adult and being that I liked all types of games... that meant i also liked all types of game systems. So naturally i got a PS1 right after i picked up the Saturn. And supporting both was rather costly but worth it for me. Started off with Ridge Racer, Philosoma and Tekken.
They put out more games older people would play compared to the rest. They were still making games for kids more than older teens and adults who had been playing games for years already.
They delivered on great games.
I was a kid when this console released, just 8 years old and it just blew me away. From ridge racer, Tekken, battle arena Toshinden, warhawk, Resident Evil, air combat, just the variety of games back in those days was amazing! I still have my PS one I bought with my own money around 97 or 98 specifically to play Metal Gear Solid, me and my friends were obsessed with that game. Thank you for this video man, brings back good memories with the boys.
Metal Gear Solid was the best of the series and truly groundbreaking. While the PC was more powerful it did not have a game like MGS.
I instantly recognized nearly all of those gaming magazine covers and the articles and ads within. I owned almost all of them and read them until they were falling apart. Seeing those instantly transports me back to that time in my life; not just the gaming aspect of it, but everything which was the sum of my life at that time. Nostalgia is such a bittersweet feeling.
Going from snes to ps1 was so amazing that no other new console generation felt as mind blowing ever again.
Imagine going from the Atari 2600 to the N64.
@@lasarousi
N64 did not have anywhere near as many games as the Playstation and then there was the issue that it could not have voice dialog like the disks of the Playstation.
@@lasarousi you’re comparing a 2nd gen console to a 5th gen console. OP was talking going from one generation (Snes) to the gen that immediately followed (PlayStation).
@@southsidesaiyan8641 and I was referring that I personally went from the at2600 directly to the N64.
As a kid that jump was Waco
@@lasarousi brah that’s called SKIPPING
Back in 1995, Sony’s PlayStation already had a lot of great games. Especially Wipeout, Tekken, Rayman and the quite underrated Jumping Flash were among my favorites from the early PSX games.
Classic uk launch selection, we ran with those games before the U. S, especially Wipeout!
bruuuh wipeout was such a trip. I mastered it at "The WIZ" that very same summer , as they had plenty of "testable" games . My uncle would drive me there at 10:00 AM and pick me up at around 6 PM. A real full time job ffs
@@UCHUJIN0 yes but shame 80 percent of those 1995 games not included in PSOne classic mini console
@MrTweaks sign me up sir! Ha ha ha
I’m so glad to see this series come back! Keep covering distinct chunks and timelines of systems’ libraries! Your great and your narration is just so amazing for this type of content!
It was worth the wait. Excellent episode! A fun trip back down memory lane - didn't get a PS1 until a couple years later, but I remember all the hype and reading the gaming magazine and playing with friends.
Was it though? I think yes! But honestly, I just looked and it's been *nine* months since his last video so I wonder what happened that took him out for so long.
So glad to see a new video from you! ESPECIALLY covering the PS1, and a year for a console in general!
So happy you are back specially covering this SUPER Nostalgic period for me!
Dragon ball super review when????
Didn't expect to see you here, Danny! The PS1 generation (generation 5) was definitely one of best and most favorite times of my life next to the Super Nintendo.
Hey geekdom was great to see you on Theory's stream. You're good on other content besides dragon ball.
I feel like it's been years since the last CGQ video! Thank you for always putting so much work and effort on every piece you give us. I'm only two minutes in, and already know I'm gonna enjoy it a lot. Saludos desde México, Chris! Stay safe.
It has been years
@@shadowaccount You're right... Almost a whole year! I wasn't that wrong then, and I'm certainly not that paranoid.
In 1996 I got to rent an PlayStation from blockbuster and got Road Rash for the weekend. It was and still is an amazing game! Thanks for another awesome video.
Dude your channel is the bomb! Miss the good ole days of gaming and you sum up these respective era's perfectly
Chris, this is one of my favorite periods in gaming, the PS1 was the first game system that I bought with my own money, and I took so much pride and had so much enjoyment in collecting for it!
Many people have a hard time understanding how, if they weren't there, these games even the subpar ones just felt like such a leap in terms of atmosphere and playability over what was possible in the previous console generation. Yes some of these games were definitely at a rating of 6 or 7 quality but they were still an enjoyable thing to experience because of what they offered that was new.
This is one of your finest videos yet, awesome work man.
Thanks, Pete!
The '90's was truly the pinnacle of gaming greatness! SNES, Genesis, Playstation, and N64, were so much fun and had such a great variety of games! "Sigh" I miss being a kid.
Don’t know how I managed to miss you channel for so long but I’m finally here- this is the quality content that only comes from a passionate and thoughtful gamer/researcher/content maker. And fantastic narration. Biggup from UK 👍
Thanks Patrick!
@@CGQuarterly thank you dude. Been a bit of a tough Xmas and your vids been helping a lot! Oh the good ol days !
You deserve so much praise on these videos you release. They capture eras of gaming in a non biased, well laid out format for the viewers to enjoy. Truly documenting gaming in the cleanest way possible. Thank you for all the hard work.
One of the best consoles ever made!
A new console focused CGQ video? You just made my day, thanks!
Thank you for the videos ! 1995 Awesome time to be a teenage gamer.. My mom got me a PlayStation Christmas of 95... she got me Tekken, Doom, and Gex.... my friends and I played Tekken All The Time !
I remember getting a PlayStation and those demo discs you could order from Sony that would come in the mail! It was always fun to get those and try different games out. One of the first games we bought for the system was Tekken 2. Then Time Crisis with the Guncon! Before we got the console, my family used to go out to this restaurant. I remember they had PlayStation systems in the kid's area with Tekken, Crash Bandicoot and a few other games. Along with the N64 and Gameboy Colour, it was an awesome time to be a kid!
It's just a few hours, but this is already a classic episode.
Good job, Chris!
It's in the name... lol;
CGQ takes us back to when we didn’t have to worry about what was going on in the world. We played the latest in video games, read the latest comics, arcades were still going strong, and saw the latest movies in the theater. I appreciate keeping politics out. Even if it’s something I agree with, we all need a break.
Agreed wholeheartedly.
We were kids and teens back then so we didn't notice or care about the politics, and politics hadn't infested into popular culture (tho it was starting to i.e Bill Clinton, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Princess Diana death etc.). It was still there tho, just more an "old person" thing and not commercialized nearly to the degree it is today.
Which was for the best tbh. Still tho, we even had Nick News back then but it wasn't the culture-war/extremists politics BS we have today there or in mainstream either tbh.
Its a magical time. I prefer retro. Modern games feel stressful and unfamiliar.
Destruction Derby was my first PS game I played the ever loving crap out of that game. I still have it and its still that much fun. Followed that game up with Twisted Metal, great times.
This was my exact lineup for me as well, I still have my original copies.
@@garagelifee3460 As do I, there was something special about the 8 bit to 32 bit consoles, it seemed like after that they just became water down pc's
Absolutely love these Retrospective videos. You do such a tremendous job with each one. Excited to dive into this one!
Chris, you nailed this one out of the park, fantastic video! It's always worth the wait for a new CGQ or CGQ+ video, I can't imagine the work that went into this, very impressive.
I remember running across an issue of the CD-Rom magazine IE Interactive that had video previews of an import PS1 and rewatching that segment nonstop for months. Everything about the system seemed futuristic, with the controller having shapes on the buttons, ports that the hosts speculated wildly on, and a cryptic ad campaign. I was able to get a system with Ridge Racer and Tekken for Christmas, and probably gained about 10 pounds eating candy while trying to get that damn Devil car. What a great time. Excellent video, as always!
man remember the old vdeogame magazines that would come with little bonuses of circular stickers for the cdrom lid and little mini stickers for memory cards?
I'm so happy to see a new video on this channel! Your content is really informative and very cozy in a way. I sometimes put on old CGQ episodes to fall asleep to.
your channel truly introduced me to retro Gaming and I'm grateful for that. and I'm so happy you're back with the series. more episodes in the future hopefully.
I've been sick since Thursday, and missed out on my weekend plans, so waking up to this on Sunday is amazing! Thanks, Chris!!
Awesome stuff. Big love from Detroit
Wow so glad to see you back with another one of these videos. They’re so good and done with so much love. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I appreciate your content. These videos are so worth the wait, I am so glad that this site still has people that care about the quality of their work.
The state of the current games industry really reminds me of why the attitude and selection of games in this era was so attractive.
This series of yours is sooooo good dude, outstanding content!
My youth. You do not know how much this has put a smile on my face. The various magazine exposure. The in-depth company details & grimaces during the era. The games I scanned over, never played & the games I immersed myself into. I’m glad I found this. You’ve garnered a new fan sir. Oh, & Sensible Soccer was a cut above the licensed soccer games during this time. I hated saying it at the time but clarity brings prosperity 😅
Bravo! Very well done video! Love taking these trips down memory lane. Thank you for what you do, and can't wait for the next episode!!
I remember visiting my dad one week and was gifted my ps1 back in 96. I was just shocked cause i never heard of any game companies other than nintendo and sega. Keep in mind i was 5 years old at the time and i was just blown away of how much better it was than the 64 when i played my very first playstation game, Tekken... I will never forget my introduction for as long as i live
I’m curious what could’ve convinced you at 5 years old that it was so much better than the N64?
@@southsidesaiyan8641 tekken, that was all. Then came with games with fmvs
Love your channel ! glad to see you're making more content.
These early console/ launch overviews are top quality video game related content on CZcams. Thank you so much for you hard work and sharing it for free to the world, true legend.
I love this series of videos, I really appreciate how much you take us back to that particular timeframe/year. I would love to see you do the same thing for additional years in each console - what was the PlayStation like in 1996, what titles came out that were notable and so on. Thanks again, love this stuff
I’m so happy you uploaded a new video/episode! I love your content man! The other day I watched your entire thanksgiving episode from last year on CGQ+.
Glad you enjoy it!
X com is one of the best games on PlayStation period ….every level is randomized this game very underrated and better than the remakes made a few years ago
Being randomized - ....are you referring to the map or some other aspects? Had no idea and am wondering if there were any other RTSs with such randomization on PS1.
@@That_Handle yes the turn based aspect of the game, it’s a very deep game
Absolutely FANTASTIC video CGQ! Tour de force doesn't give enough praise for the work you've put into this. You struck an excellent balance with coverage per game. The little details like corner titles (in MTV music video font no less!) and box art really added so much along with the various CRT backgrounds. Great information and thoughts on a huge list of titles for the PlayStation. I broke up viewing into two parts but have no complaints! It was great to have something that drew me back for more! Destruction Derby was one of my early favorite releases back in the day. Keep up the excellent work!
Watching these transports me back to my adolescence. So many of these games that were less popular, I completely forgot about and the review helps me remember just how fun they still actually were.
Chris, I havent been MORE excited for a CZcams video to pop up in a LONG TIME. This is SO great! Sorry about the MK3 music trouble. Looking forward to you covering the PS1 days on CGQ+ also!!! Please keep it up!
Playstation in 1995 feels SO close to 3DO in style, games, and 'attitude.' Its funny, Sony seems like it succeeded mostly because it got a boost from 3D0's corpse (even pilfering its best games). 3DO coming out in 93' was probably the biggest cause of its demise (FMVs, high price tag, underpowered for 3D).
Would we be living with the Pansonic 8DO in 2021 if Sony released the Playstation first??
Holy cow, man, this one is a beast! Well done, as always 👍
what a great video, it gives me so many memories and nostalgia, you can tell the love making this video.
and the game Loaded seems very fun to play even today.
kind regards from Costa Rica
Thanks for taking the time in making these videos.
Brilliant trip down memory lane. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
Epic video ! great work got in to this.
Watching this documentary again 🙂
Wow dude. Freaking KILLED it. I know that this was a nightmare to edit and research. Freaking fantastic.
Good to see you here Yahel! If you liked this please consider giving the PlayStation some love in your channel! I know I'm not the only who would love to see your take on it!
I truly LOVE these videos! So much relevant information presented in such a calm and collected manner... It's a rare treat to see this and I would much rather spend my evening watching 90 minutes of CGQ talking about retro games than any motion picture today. Thanks for the outstanding work, Chris!
Really happy to see this series come back! These Year\console in review videos are some of my favorite videos! Are you planning on doing more of them? I'd really like to see another one on the N64 and some of the Saturn if you are.
Fantastic work as always!
Man, I love these videos. Such a nice showcase of videogame history. What's next? N64?
Probably the launch of the NES.
These videos are so much fun. My kids are homeschooled and one of their electives that I teach them is gaming history. These videos are great resources for that.
Also, I loved Warhawk as a kid. My friend was the only kid in our neighborhood with a PlayStation (I had the SNES and our other friend has the Genesis) and we would spend hours playing Warhawk, Twisted Metal, Tekken, and Oddworld.
That's awesome!
I’ve watched all of your videos a handful of times. Thanks for the great memories
Yesssssssss, and it’s an hour and a half long!!
Hey Chris, this is absolutely brilliant! I'd to know if you consider only US releases for this series, do you know of Japanese and even PAL exclusives that would make the list?
I only look at the North American releases. I think it would be cool to see a video talking about the launches of consoles in Japan or Europe, but I don’t think I’m the man for that job.
Digital Foundry covered the launch games for the PS1 in those 3 regions, I forgot to mention I was asking about future videos, in case of a 1996 focused video, etc., but I get it you cover US only, as they are far too much to cover alone, if in 1995 there were almost 50, subsequent years will easily surpass this number.
Very glad to see this video come into being. I know that you have worked on this for a very long time. Gives me my own hope to get my own book project done sometime done the near future as well. Take care and keep up the great and amazing work. Look forward to many more videos. BTW, if you are hunting for a new golf game to play, I recently came across Fred Couples Golf for the Sega Game Gear and Awesome Golf for the Atari Lynx. Both are very, very good golf games that are definitely worth a look.
What an exciting time in video games! I was a N64 kid but I always loved playing Road Rash and Ridge Racer at my friend's house back then. It wasn't until 1998 and I saw Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, and Tekken 3, that I really wanted a PlayStation. Never did get one though
This was brilliant I'm gonna subscribe
I could say so many things about this awesome effort you’ve put forth, especially touching on the early sports games of the era that I resonate with so much- but instead, I just want to thank you for this.
It’s a trip back in time that I greatly appreciated taking, and you know more than most just how much the original PlayStation means to me. I enjoyed listening to your insight while watching gameplay footage that brought back a ton of memories.
Thanks again.
Excellent video and a great, batteries-included tour of the early PlayStation library. Such a fun time to be into games.
Perfect Sunday afternoon viewing, can’t wait to watch this in full. Thanks Chris!
Let’s Go! Love this series 🎮
Brilliant coverage as always. One understated factor of Sony's success is the infuriating coverage by media. The propaganda in favor of their machine was out of this world. The price is 299 with no save storage and no game. Saturn bundle included builtin save memory and Virtua Fighter. Magazines rated Capcom fighters with lower scores in Saturn due to "blue shadows". The Sony machine was really brilliant but it had a favorable coverage against its competitors.
The PS1 would have probably died like the 3DO if Nintendo hadn't foolishly stuck with cartridges.
Sony had deeper pockets & presumably had favor with electronics retailers due to their history. It was certainly a good machine and had a lot of great games, but I feel like part of the reason for their success is similar to that of the XBOX, in that the parent company had the financial resources to market the hell out of it and to keep the console afloat even if it hadn't taken off as quickly. It was hardly a fair fight, given that Sega and Nintendo could never even come close to Sony's marketing budget, but that's business for you.
It was relatively cheap. The system was friendly for programmers and the CD’s were cheap to print. Combine that with Sega’s recent failures of the Sega CD and 32X with Nintendo’s cartridge system and expensive games you had the perfect storm for Sony to take advantage.
@@SpecialAgentEBunny Nintendo was also infamously difficult to work with which is what pushed Square to Sony when they stuck with cartridges for the N64.
@@58jharris No, The PS1 would have still taken Sega's place as the edgy cool console the N64 would've just been more competitive with it.
This is an extremely valuable video. I really appreciate these videos which do more than look at the highlights (or lowlights) of the past the way we remember now and ask what the perspective was back then.
This guy gets it. Thanks, man!
Such a satisfying listen! Love these episodes because you know they take so much research and editing and recording!
For those wanting even more Online Twisted Metal, there's Twisted Metal Black Online for the PS2. Early purchasers of the PS2 Network Adapter could send away for an exclusive Twisted Metal Black Online version. I recall there was a delay, but we eventually were sent the discs and they came in a rectangular vertical cardboard sleeve. I got a lot of use out of my Network Adapter. Thanks a ton for making these videos and keeping politics out of it!
Damn, I didn’t know that. I was an early adopter and all I got for free was EverQuest. I would’ve much preferred Twisted Metal
I remember renting a PSX with Ridge Racer and Battle Arena and really liking them. But I didn't buy a PSX until FF7 came out. I don't even remember why. I never played a FF before.
probably good marketing^^
Final Fantasy 7 was the first RPG I ever played. I remember trading in some games to get another one, and I liked the cover. Looked weird and interesting. Then, later I got FF 9 when it released. Those were the days...down in the basement, experiencing epic worlds as it snowed outside. Stacking hundreds of pop cans in the corner
Bc ur a sheep. Real RPG life
@@VerninTheRat for me i own just about iconic PS1 games of alltime.
@@Fame_Rate hi Albert Krank.
This video is so damn good! Love the history behind the games and how the game video and sound is shown. The production value is top notch as well.
Phew, it took two days to finish watching this video, but it's worth it.Well done, Chris and thanks for highlighting less known games in Playstation's early year.
Classic Gaming Quarterly, your channel is the definition of quality over quantity. I have become a huge fan of your content and have yet to find a video of yours that hasn't sucked me in from beginning to end. As someone who grew up with these systems I want to thank you for putting so much research and passion into these videos as they make for a great escape and always leave me with much more knowledge on something that I love and was a big part of my childhood!
3 videos in 18 months is a bit beyond "quality over quantity" lol
Yeah just my personal opinion but I'd prefer less polish with more quantity. I suspect most of the youtube viewers would agree, the polish isn't really needed or even noticed by many viewers that may be watching on a tiny phone anyway, half paying attention.
Some of my favorite channels just so happen to have a very low upload rate, with the vast quantity of things to watch I personally don't mind waiting for new uploads from creators that I really enjoy. When there is finally an upload it just makes it that much cooler in my opinion
I don’t make my show to attract the “watching on their phone half paying attention” crowd.
All things considered, Playstation may have been the best console ever.
I love how mid 90s it was. A lot of it doesnt "hold up," but laid the framework of what we know today. It has so much charm and heart. And the best three FF games released all on the same comsole within 4 years of each other
I got a 32x instead of a PlayStation that year haha. The next Christmas worked out better
Hot damn, what a great video. Engaging for the entire runtime, impeccably produced, and a really cool glimpse into some titles lost to the dustbin of history (and some still well known today). Thank you!!!
Thank you for sharing another great perspective on this era of gaming. I always enjoy your gaming documentaries as I feel they are some of the best on the internet.
It's interesting to see Playstation in its early, wonky days before the millions- the brand and software in general have an amaturish, PC feel, which is very charming and nostalgic
I liked this video before I watched it.
I liked your comment before I read it.
@@CGQuarterly I knew you would write that before you wrote it. nah not really...
Lmao
I really enjoyed watching this nostalgic/historical documentary about my first and favourite console, you are a legend
THIS guy! Proper! Thank you for your skill set, effort, ability, drive, and generosity to share all of this and more, with anyone that is lucky enough to know your tremendous value as a producer, presenter, personality, powerhouse...and MORE. Thank you....thank you...THANK YOU! :) You are appreciated!
Let's Go Whalers! Was hoping you'd have the Whale on the NHL game :)
I thought the saying is let's go Bobby. 🧐
Great! A brand new CGQ episode! Gonna spend my Sunday afternoon watching it! Thanks Chris! (I've got my PS1 on November 1996 packed with Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Resident Evil, which made me a fan of the franchise).
Amazing episode. I was in middleschool when it launched and this video brought back so many memories!
Another well-made vid. Your voice is perfect for narration. I wish you had more videos come out like this but I can see how it takes a long time. I watched the dreamcast one again too after.
Glad to see you back dude, i love the long form, in depth format of this series of videos.
I always appreciate your videos, they very nicely done, and informative.
It was nice to take this trip back to the early Playstation days, thanks 🙂👍🏻
Looks like my comment got wiped with the re-upload, but no biggie, this video was going to get watched more than once anyway :)
Chris, I really appreciate the amount of work, time and effort that goes into making these videos; your attention to detail and pursuit of perfection is apparent and worthy of praise. In particular, the combination of the historic context before each specific title and the addition of magazine excerpts really flesh out the talking points of each, making for a holistic approach that has informed me on aspects of a title or company I didn't otherwise know about; this approach really feels like you capture these moments in time so well.
Thank you for another wonderful video; this is another great addition to the 'release year' series and to a timeless body of work that is the content of this channel. Hats off and congratulations on another successful piece of work!
Yeah, sorry man. I felt bad about a few. People having their comments deleted but I had no choice as far as the reupload went. Thank you very much for the high praise!
awesome channel, awesome video. keep up the great work. your efforts at educating the masses on video game history is appreciated.
Feels so good to have you back CGQ! Your video quality continues to grow with every video.
Just wanna say thank you for making these classic gaming videos. Truly! Such an excellent, detailed and comprehensive presentation. You really kill it and rekindle the fires of the greatest decade in gaming history 🤘
Thanks for the shout out! This video is a masterpiece ❤️
Thanks for your help!