Many popular gaming franchises also began in the ’90s and are still running now. The end of the decade also saw the beginnings of online gaming support with online capabilities becoming standard on newer consoles. In terms of the games themselves the first person shooter, real-time strategy, survival-horror, and MMO genres were born in the ’90s.
Much of the technology introduced in the 1990s still underpins the games of today. Game graphics and sound both made huge leaps over this period and we also saw the introduction of the first analog stick and haptic feedback functionality in a controller. It truly was a remarkable time for gaming. These consoles included the Sega Genesis and later the Dreamcast, Nintendo’s Gameboy and N64 and the Sony PlayStation. It also marked the period in which arcade games began to decline in popularity as home consoles became more common and more affordable.
