1997: The Year that Changed Everything - The Story of the PlayStation (Part 3)

With the Nintendo 64 out by the end of 1996, all the major players of the video game industry had their new consoles out and the real battle of the console wars began. For Sony and the Playstation, it led to a year full of extraordinary releases.

[@MINI_91]

The PS1 is one of the best consoles ever. Man, I love that gray box.

[@princegroove]

FAX

[@juanpeters3907]

FR BROTHER!!!!!!

[@BleakVision]

It‘s great that you mention Command and Conquer. It was HUGE at the time and many people could not yet afford a full fledged multimedia PC in ’97. It was an amazing port with better quality FMV, including an expansion and easily beating the DOS version in every way. It lead the leaderbords for many months that year switching places with Tomb Raider.

[@buckroger6456]

Such a great game and PC guys would say it doesn't play that good but only cause they're use to keyboard and mouse.

[@victormanuelperez92]

Can’t wait until he talks about silent hill, RE 2 & 3, Metal Gear Solid, Dino Crisis 1&2, clock tower along with Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1&2 all on the PS1. The PS1 freaking ruled the late 90s. Yet the N64 gave us goldeneye 007, The legend of Zelda OOT & MM, Banjo-kazooie, Perfect Dark, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Tooei, WWF No Mercy, WCW/no Revenge & World Tour!

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

Road Rash 64 , Waverace 64 , Turok 2 Seeds Of Evil , Internation Superstar Soccer 98 , Star Wars Rogue Squadron.

[@PS2GAMER100]

But ps1 had resident evil 1,3,syphon filter1,2,3,tekken 2,3,ridge racer type 4,medal of honor series,need for speed 2,3,4,wwf smackdown 2,twisted metal series,tomb raider series, medieval 1,2,gran turismo 1,2,test drive 4,5,6,tenchu 1,2,final fantasy 7,8,9,parasite eve 1,2,alone in the dark new nightmare,and many more

[@PaddyMcMe]

Just found your channel, now I've gone through your back catalogue and am up to date, excellent stuff man, your subscriber count doesn't reflect the quality of your work. You should be way bigger. I'm a bit of a KZbin gaming channel whore and you're in my favourites list. Thanks for all the videos, they must take a while to put together since you're so thorough. I really hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves.

[@johnchrysler5122]

Great work as always.

[@paulwall9282]

Awesome content. Subscribed.

[@VisiV]

Enjoying your videos a lot guy. Good presentation and delivery.

[@buckroger6456]

For me nothing beats the 90s when it comes to gaming, it's the golden age of gaming in my opinion.

[@yusakug]

Quick fact check - Wild ARMs was not the first RPG Sony published outside of Japan. A year prior in 1996, they published Beyond the Beyond in North America, which was kind of them testing the waters to see if gamers were interested. They were also planning to translate Arc the Lad as well around the same time, but that plan fell through, and the series would not see a US release until the early 2000s when Working Designs brought the entire series to North America in a collection box.

[@disastrousemouse]

Final Fantasy VII was a straight up phenomenon. The closest my best friend had gotten to an RPG before that had been Link to the Past, but he fell hook, line, and sinker for FFVII.

[@juanpeters3907]

SAME!!!!

[@jakobdueck7491]

great video!

[@valofrassilon]

Minor nitpick: Megaman X4 had a Saturn release at the same time, too. Loving this series, what a legendary console and a very comprehensive overview of what made this such a special console generation. :)

[@DoubleDog]

I wasn't aware! Thank you.

[@Chiefsfan0213]

I was 2 in 96, but I legitimately remember the PlayStation commercials with crash and other characters

[@LegendOfGames]

Apparently one of my older videos is seeing a pretty big uptick in views thanks to being a frequently suggested video here. So, thanks for that 👍 Good video by the way.

[@DoubleDog]

Thank you!

[@SixHundredandThirteen]

The only playstation I got on launch day was ps1 and I was 6 yrs old lol best , you have the best explanation documentary of systems. Keep up the good work

[@omn1one]

Anyone got annoyed with the handling of disc? Touched the bottom and placed it down with nothing to protect it from scratching.... The torture! Other than that fond memories come flooding back. 😊

[@seanw1783]

Good job! I didn't realise Wild Arms had such an important role in bringing jRPGs to the West

[@leoslml]

Love the FFVII Cosmo Canyon music!

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

PS1 was Sony's most memorable era for me and one of my top 3 favorite consoles of all time.

[@Watcher3223]

Another problem with cartridges are that they require lead times of a few months to make a new batch of copies. Nintendo, who handled manufacturing game paks for themselves and their third parties, couldn't just churn out more copies of a popular N64 game once it sells out. They need the mask ROMs containing the software to make game paks, and getting ROMs made by a semiconductor fab is a time-consuming process. A batch of Compact Discs, on the other hand, can have lead times of about a day or two. If you run out of copies of a popular PlayStation game, stock was usually replenished within a week since optical disc replication is a rapid process.

[@andrew_oid]

1:53 that disc 😬😬😬

[@Waifu4Life]

Rockman/Mega Man 8, Super Adventure, X3 and X4 came out on both the PS1 and the Saturn.

[@Gakki_Aniki]

PS1 ❤

[@desultadox5900]

One correction - Mega Man X4 launched simultaneously on the Sega Saturn and Playstation (except in Europe). In fact, it was developed as a Sega Saturn exclusive originally before being ported to the Playstation, similar to Tomb Raider. It also released on PC 2 years later

[@kevinstreetgaming]

While the SNES introduced many of us to jrpgs, the original Playstation perfected the genre.

[@gondo2k2]

Name of the song starting at the :40 mark. I can't put my finger what game it's from

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

FF7 , Cosmo Canyon.

[@princegroove]

The original PlayStation set the bar high for quality and innovation in the 3D gaming realm.

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

I don’t feel final fantasy did it on its own. It was the combination of Metal gear,ff7,gran turismo,tekken 3,resident evil 2, tomb raider 2 Then sprinkle ea sports Nfl,nba,mlb,nhl,fifa Smooth on Silent hill, ace combat ,crash bandicoot,doom,medal of honor, Syphon filter, twitsted metal, street fighter,mortal kombat, dino crisis,parasite eve, Most of the Games you can only play if you own a playstation . They out gamed sega with their own blueprints. Make it easy and cheap for developers and let them bring everything and express their ideas without constraints. Advertise and market like crazy And innovate without losing focus and going overboard . Out did Nintendo on the controller. Saw two analogs sticks instead of the buttons for camera controlling and rumble built in instead of in a pack And sprinkle in crash bandicoot fo

[@thomasbeall9069]

I’m Japan we’re Saturn was proper PS was at a dead heat Sega. Sony’s analog came later on in consoles cycle and really didn’t matter when it came to the N64. It was a great console because it permitted unlimited development from third party’s because they didn’t have a Mario or Sonic to fall on. Kanomi made around 4x the titles on PS than they did on N64 (though I enjoyed 3d Castlevania etc)

[@christian6911]

I don’t remember which one I preferred. I loved OoT and smash but I also loved jrps. One thing is for sure. Once Xbox came out, that became my favorite console of all time.

[@johnnada6855]

I think Playstation published Wild Arms cause the devs used 3D Polygons during the battle scenes., people can´t realize it now, but just like FMV and CGI based sprites were a big impactful thing on the sega CD or 3DO or PC CD-Rom, 3D Polygons were so impactful that made FMV and the Sprites like saw in Donkey Kong Country to look old., so i understand Playstation America´s approach, 3D graphics were just a more agressive way to market the product, in comparison to relative older tech that was known everywhere

[@mechajay3358]

Nintendo 64 was a good console but their unwillingness to switch to CD Disk really bite them in the behind when their established publishers switch to the PlayStation's powerful system, with Final Fantasy 7 becoming a huge success.

[@thomasbeall9069]

Sony had many rebuys due to hardware issues N64s didn’t crash. N64 top sellers as same numbers as Sony’s. Most Sony games didn’t outsell Mario Kart. Staying cart didn’t hurt really. No loading, great games.

[@thegadflygang5381]

Looking at this video I realized I had EVERY Playstation game shown because of the an overwrite chipset insert which allowed me to purchase $5.00 copied games from a street vendor in Times Square once a week. Truly an exciting time to be a teen and gamer

[@Oakich]

Parappaaaaaa ❤️

[@findantu]

Man I miss good FF games. With 11 and 14 being online 12set in 11s world and the terrible 13 2 and lreturns and how bad ff15 was handled I really really really hope square does 16 good but 13 may be the last good one and even that one's kinda on rails.

[@BubblegumCrash332]

The poor Saturn was the 3rd wheel.

[@MrCalverino]

It was my favorite system though 🤷🏾‍♂️ It all comes down to what you like... I was heavy in the Arcades so AM2 kept me very satisfied

[@heilong79]

The N64 was not really a thing to me, it may as well have flopped as the Saturn and PlayStation are what I and all my friends had. I still remember the Christmas I got FF 7 and Castlevania, good times....except those early PS1 suffered from bad hardware and most need to be tuned on its side to stop skipping during FMV, look Sony replaced these defective consoles under warranty.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

Great work! I wonder how much of an influence the ease of piracy on the system was on sales. Curious. Unpopular opinion: The dual analog/shock design is not comfortable and should not have made it to the ps2. It causes the tendons on your hands to be stretched in an comfortable way for long sessions, is imprecise, and doesn’t allow your hands to fully grip the controller… there I said it. Come at me internet.

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

PlayStation makes the Greatest Video Game consoles ever nobody makes better consoles than PlayStation

[@JamieT1986]

Gran Turismo?

[@yarc9]

2021 and now we re talking about 1997

[@Copperzkey1]

Heyo not Watching gonna watch them all once there all out nice to see the content tho

[@skullkid7989]

Nintendo was mad at square for moving to the PlayStation

[@yarc9]

Cause they stuck to cartridges not disk and they still made final fantasy 7 on a cartridge on a switch

[@yarc9]

DVDs are lame cause their not really physicall that I prefer cartridges

[@B33FY2011]

They fucked Sony over by going with Phillips behind their back. They made Sony believe that they were still working alongside them, only to then announce a day later at CES that they were working with Phillips a day after Sony had basically publicly embarrassed themselves by unvailing the Nintendo Playstation. Nintendo got what they deserved in the end.

[@yarc9]

@@B33FY2011 they somehow still make more money than sony that they pushed sony out of the Japanese market

[@thaiboypsp3000]

Yousef AL-Dulaijan lmao Nintendo fanboys like you amuse me. Keep crying. Beg for Persona 5 port.

[@trondundermuff3564]

What’s with the fingernail polish my dude? You going through a phase? Perhaps dabbling in a little goth n’ nihilism? Or maybe some weird Japanese vampire type thing lol

[@DoubleDog]

I wanted to get them done for the playstation series and had the idea of a sort of matte gray to match the playstation itself. Instead I went with the spooky, sparkly color even though it was more purple than black. Need to get them redone soon since I started losing them a few days after filming. ;_;

[@trondundermuff3564]

@@DoubleDog ah gotcha a connoisseur of the niche, I see.

[@aurathedraak7909]

oof

[@OhDip]

WTF is up with the fingernails at 1m15s? 😂🤣😂🤣

[@DoubleDog]

I went to the salon and got them done.

[@OhDip]

@@DoubleDog Cool. I will enjoy never watching this channel again :)

[@DoubleDog]

@@OhDip okay then 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@godofwar2k6reborn]

What's with the painted nails?

[@buckroger6456]

Maybe he's in a goth band? That's my guess

[@MrCalverino]

The playstation was so cool in 1995 but I didn't care for it until 1998... 1997 ABSOLUTELY BELONGED TO THE NINTENDO 64 👉🏾I spend 95/96 with my baby the Sega Saturn

[@DonAdnan123]

In 97 no. It was always behind Nintendo. I mean ff7 was one of the biggest hits of all time.

[@thomasbeall9069]

1997 belonged to the fans, but Sony was flexing hard that year, it not up for debate.

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

PS5 just might be better than PS2 when it all set and done

[@leegraves8878]

Other than ff7 games in 97 sucked.

[@DoubleDog]

How dare you speak of Croc in this manner.