<s>
The	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
era	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
the	O
64-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
3D	O
era	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
computer	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
dating	O
from	O
approximately	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
console	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
also	O
had	O
a	O
redesigned	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
PSone	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
that	O
distinguished	O
fifth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
from	O
previous	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
era	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
pivotal	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
's	O
leap	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
shift	O
in	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
games	O
from	O
being	O
stored	O
on	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
to	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
to	O
feature	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
:	O
some	O
systems	O
had	O
additional	O
hardware	O
which	O
provided	O
connectivity	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
device	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Net	I-Application
Link	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
system	O
to	O
feature	O
on-board	O
internet	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
this	O
era	O
was	O
characterized	O
by	O
significant	O
fragmentation	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
of	O
the	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
,	O
had	O
a	O
lifespan	O
of	O
just	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Virtual	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
had	O
a	O
lifespan	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
discontinued	O
before	O
the	O
other	O
handhelds	B-Application
made	O
their	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
dropped	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
fully	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
just	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
handheld	B-Application
by	O
a	O
large	O
margin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two	O
minor	O
updates	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
:	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Light	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
considerable	O
time	O
overlap	O
between	O
this	O
generation	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
specifically	O
its	O
re-engineered	O
form	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
PSOne	O
"	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32-bit/64	O
-bit	O
era	O
is	O
most	O
noted	O
for	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
fully	O
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
games	O
prior	O
that	O
had	O
used	O
three-dimensional	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
environments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
this	O
era	O
that	O
many	O
game	O
designers	O
began	O
to	O
move	O
traditionally	O
2D	O
and	O
pseudo-3D	O
genres	O
into	O
3D	O
on	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
efforts	O
from	O
then-industry	O
leaders	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
saw	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
,	O
which	O
provided	O
rudimentary	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
began	O
to	O
take	O
off	O
with	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
became	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
in	O
this	O
era	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
slow	O
decline	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
in	O
favor	O
of	O
CDs	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
less	O
expensively	O
and	O
the	O
media	B-General_Concept
's	O
high	O
storage	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
allowing	O
Sony	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
CD-based	O
prototype	O
console	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
failed	O
partnership	O
with	O
Philips	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
a	O
cartridge-based	O
system	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publicly	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
defended	O
this	O
decision	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
give	O
games	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
than	O
a	O
compact	O
disc	O
(	O
and	O
would	O
decrease	O
piracy	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
chip	O
in	O
the	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
dubious	O
benefit	O
of	O
allowing	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
charge	O
higher	O
licensing	O
fees	O
,	O
as	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
production	O
was	O
considerably	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
CD	B-Device
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third-party	O
developers	O
like	O
EA	O
Sports	O
viewed	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
underhanded	O
attempt	O
to	O
raise	O
more	O
money	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
became	O
more	O
reluctant	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
based	O
system	O
sparked	O
a	O
small	O
scale	O
war	O
among	O
gamers	O
as	O
to	O
which	O
was	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chief	O
advantages	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
were	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
larger	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
amount	O
of	O
game	O
content	O
;	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
considerably	O
lower	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
much	O
less	O
risky	O
for	O
game	O
publishers	O
;	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
lower	O
retail	O
prices	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
reduced	O
need	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
;	O
and	O
(	O
4	O
)	O
shorter	O
production	O
times	O
,	O
which	O
greatly	O
reduced	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
publishers	O
to	O
predict	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
disadvantages	O
compared	O
to	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
were	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
considerable	O
load	O
times	O
;	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
their	O
inability	O
to	O
load	O
data	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
reliant	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
RAM	B-Architecture
;	O
and	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
the	O
greater	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
of	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drives	O
compared	O
to	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
generally	O
higher	O
retail	O
prices	O
for	O
CD-based	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ad	O
placed	O
a	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
(	O
representing	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
)	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
snail	O
(	O
representing	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
)	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
analogy	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
speeds	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
future	O
does	O
n't	O
belong	O
to	O
snails	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
every	O
other	O
contemporary	O
system	O
used	O
the	O
new	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
(	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
use	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
until	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequent	O
to	O
the	O
storage	O
and	O
cost	O
advantages	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
,	O
many	O
game	O
developers	O
shifted	O
their	O
support	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
game	O
franchises	O
to	O
change	O
consoles	O
during	O
this	O
era	O
was	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
but	O
due	O
to	O
storage	O
capacity	O
issues	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
;	O
prior	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
had	O
all	O
been	O
published	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
–	O
either	O
the	O
NES	O
or	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
entries	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
computers	O
like	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
fifth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
had	O
a	O
$700	O
retail	O
price	O
tag	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
available	O
game	O
ready	O
for	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
only	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
generally	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
failed	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
this	O
generation	O
's	O
fourth	O
best-selling	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
a	O
crowded	O
field	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
32-bit	B-Application
console	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
until	O
six	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
disastrous	O
launch	O
and	O
an	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
of	O
$399	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
$299	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
selling	O
far	O
fewer	O
units	O
than	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
console	O
of	O
this	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
attention	O
given	O
by	O
third-party	O
developers	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
mature	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
20	O
–	O
30	O
age	O
group	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
achieve	O
market	O
dominance	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
ship	O
100million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
delays	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
expensive	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
made	O
it	O
an	O
unpopular	O
platform	O
among	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
popular	O
1st	O
party	O
titles	O
allowed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
maintain	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
remained	O
a	O
distant	O
second	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
is	O
considered	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
32-bit	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
only	O
16bit	O
data	O
bus	O
(	O
predating	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
both	O
fully	O
32bit	O
)	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
by	O
Japanese	O
electronic	O
company	O
Fujitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
largely	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
,	O
being	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
after	O
only	O
eight	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
and	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
64-bit	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
sales	O
at	O
launch	O
were	O
well	O
below	O
the	O
incumbent	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
games	O
library	O
rooted	O
in	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
third-party	O
support	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
to	O
catch	O
up	O
,	O
selling	O
below	O
250,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
64-bit	B-Device
nature	O
was	O
also	O
questioned	O
by	O
many	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
only	O
add-on	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
install	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32-bit	O
Atari	B-Device
Panther	I-Device
,	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
unexpectedly	O
rapid	O
progress	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
console	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Neptune	I-Device
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
failed	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
steady	O
flow	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
customers	O
anticipating	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
the	O
horizon	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
more	O
technically	O
advanced	O
Saturn	B-Device
already	O
competing	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
were	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
entered	O
the	O
market	O
with	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
in	O
late	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
had	O
a	O
32-bit	O
processor	O
,	O
16-bit	B-Device
stereo	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
impressive	O
specs	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
processor	O
and	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-FX	B-Device
game	O
library	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
low	O
in	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
titles	O
that	O
relied	O
more	O
on	O
animation	O
than	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
many	O
delays	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
1995	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
a	O
supposedly	O
portable	O
system	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
true	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
monochromatic	O
red	O
and	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
sold	O
over	O
750,000	O
units	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
compared	O
to	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
had	O
come	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
struggle	O
between	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
had	O
already	O
been	O
discontinued	O
;	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
Genesis	B-Device
32X	I-Device
were	O
still	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
but	O
were	O
considered	O
a	O
lost	O
cause	O
by	O
industry	O
analysts	O
;	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
had	O
proven	O
to	O
appeal	O
only	O
to	O
a	O
niche	O
market	O
;	O
and	O
industry	O
analysts	O
had	O
already	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
yet-to-launch	O
Apple	B-Device
Bandai	I-Device
Pippin	I-Device
was	O
too	O
expensive	O
to	O
make	O
any	O
impact	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
barely	O
topped	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
4	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focus	O
groups	O
showed	O
that	O
most	O
children	O
under	O
12	O
years	O
old	O
were	O
equally	O
happy	O
playing	O
on	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
as	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
on	O
fifth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
adults	O
buying	O
gifts	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
cheaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
analysts	O
began	O
putting	O
forth	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
would	O
never	O
overtake	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
superseded	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
consoles	O
before	O
they	O
could	O
achieve	O
mass	O
acceptance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
all	O
showing	O
dramatic	O
increases	O
in	O
sales	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
claimed	O
a	O
combined	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
retail	O
market	O
for	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
putting	O
them	O
in	O
position	O
to	O
finally	O
overtake	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
marketing	O
and	O
comparatively	O
limited	O
third-party	O
support	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
dual	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
was	O
roundly	O
criticized	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
efficiently	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
also	O
hurt	O
by	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
surprise	O
four-month-early	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
of	O
their	O
console	O
;	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
planning	O
for	O
the	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
launch	O
,	O
could	O
not	O
provide	O
many	O
launch	O
titles	O
and	O
were	O
angered	O
by	O
the	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retailers	O
were	O
caught	O
unprepared	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
distribution	O
problems	O
;	O
some	O
retailers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
KB	O
Toys	O
,	O
were	O
so	O
furious	O
that	O
they	O
refused	O
to	O
stock	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
numerous	O
delays	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
finally	O
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
already	O
established	O
its	O
dominance	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
starting	O
to	O
struggle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
had	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
use	O
of	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
media	B-General_Concept
rather	O
than	O
compact	O
discs	O
alienated	O
some	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
space	O
limits	O
,	O
the	O
relatively	O
high	O
cost	O
involved	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
considerably	O
longer	O
production	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
sold	O
20.63	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
nearly	O
two	O
thirds	O
of	O
its	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
32.93	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
home	O
to	O
highly	O
successful	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
sold	O
far	O
more	O
units	O
than	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
combined	O
,	O
it	O
posed	O
no	O
challenge	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1997	O
,	O
40%	O
to	O
60%	O
of	O
American	O
homes	O
played	O
on	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
were	O
released	O
into	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
,	O
thus	O
declaring	O
the	B-Application
platform	I-Application
open	I-Application
;	O
this	O
allowed	O
anyone	O
to	O
freely	O
create	O
and	O
publish	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
without	O
endorsement	O
or	O
licensing	O
from	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
homebrew	B-Application
developers	I-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
uncompleted	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
brand	O
new	O
titles	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streaming	O
CD-DA	O
audio	O
(	O
16‑bit	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
,	O
44.1	O
kHz	O
sampling	B-Algorithm
rate	O
)	O
Stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
16‑bit	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
samplingStereo	O
audio	O
,	O
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
streaming	O
CD-DA	O
channel	O
(	O
16‑bit	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
,	O
44.1	O
kHz	O
)	O
Stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
102.49	O
million	O
shipped	O
(	O
74.34	O
million	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
28.15	O
million	O
PSone	O
)	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
)	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
32.93	O
million	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
)	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
9.26	O
million	O
3DO	B-Device
2	O
million32X	O
800,000	O
Stuart	O
,	O
Keith	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Collected	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Read-Only	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Finally	O
with	O
regards	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
Shinobu	O
Toyoda	O
of	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
recalls	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
an	O
inventory	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1996	O
to	O
1999	O
(	O
when	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
were	O
the	O
major	O
5th-generation	O
consoles	O
still	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
)	O
Sony	O
managed	O
a	O
47%	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
worldwide	O
market	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
28%	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
that	O
figure	O
from	O
the	O
16‑bit	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
Sega	O
was	O
third	O
with	O
23%	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
that	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
demise	O
was	O
accelerated	O
by	O
rumors	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
its	B-Operating_System
successor	I-Operating_System
was	O
underway	O
;	O
these	O
rumors	O
hurt	O
the	O
systems	O
 '	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
continued	O
its	O
production	O
until	O
2004	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
production	O
was	O
not	O
ceased	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
the	O
PSone	O
,	O
further	O
extending	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
around	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
follow-up	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
production	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Name	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
/	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
ColorManufacturer	O
Nintendo	O
SNKConsole160px150px	O
150pxRelease	O
dates	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
:	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
:	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Color:Discontinued	O
Logo200px200pxLaunch	O
pricesUS	O
$69.99	O
(	O
)	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Wireless	O
Communication	O
UnitCPU	O
Sharp	O
LR35902	O
core	O
at	O
4.19/8.38MHz	O
Toshiba	B-Device
TLCS900H	I-Device
core	O
(	O
16-bit	B-Device
)	O
clocked	O
at	O
6.144MHz	O
,	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80	I-General_Concept
clocked	O
at	O
3.072MHz	O
for	O
soundMemory	O
32	O
kilobyte	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
16	B-Device
kilobyte	O
VRAM	O
12	O
kilobyte	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
900H	O
,	O
4	O
kilobyte	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
,	O
64	O
kilobyte	O
ROMColor	O
32,768	O
colors	O
;	O
10	O
,	O
32	O
or	O
56	O
simultaneous	O
4,096	O
colors	O
,	O
146	O
simultaneousAudio	O
Stereo	O
audio	O
(	O
using	O
headphones	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Konami	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
argument	O
for	O
the	O
relevance	O
of	O
2D	O
games	O
in	O
an	O
increasingly	O
3D	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
credited	O
with	O
starting	O
the	O
Metroidvania	O
genre	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Sony	O
's	O
de	O
facto	O
mascot	O
along	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
marsupial	O
bandicoot	O
named	O
Crash	O
and	O
would	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
VII	I-Device
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
,	O
ArtePiazza	O
,	O
and	O
Enix	O
was	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
best-selling	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
national	O
RPG	O
series	B-Application
released	O
in	O
5	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Square	O
Product	O
Development	O
Division	O
1	O
and	O
Square	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
most	O
popular	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	B-Application
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
(	O
FMVs	O
)	O
and	O
opened	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
the	O
mainstream	O
US	O
market	O
for	O
Japanese-origin	O
RPGs	O
by	O
SquareSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
franchises	O
in	O
video	O
gaming	O
,	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
having	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
known	O
as	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
including	O
two	O
sequels	O
(	O
a	O
film	O
and	O
an	O
action	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
ongoing	O
remake	B-Application
series	B-Application
split	O
into	O
three	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
a	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
game	O
that	O
helped	O
make	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
a	O
potential	O
popular	O
genre	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
subsequently	O
become	O
credited	O
alongside	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
MDK	B-Application
for	O
pioneering	O
and	O
popularising	O
the	O
now-standard	O
inclusion	O
of	O
scoped	O
sniper	O
rifles	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
and	O
SCE	O
broke	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
mold	O
of	O
traditional	O
arcade	O
style	O
racing	O
games	O
by	O
offering	O
realistic	O
physics	O
and	O
handling	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
often	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
mini-games	O
involving	O
archery	O
,	O
fishing	O
,	O
and	O
horseback	O
riding	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
Z	O
targeting	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
mainstay	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
battles	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
incorporating	O
similar	O
"	O
lock-on	O
"	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
and	O
Konami	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
involved	O
storyline	O
,	O
believable	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	B-Application
remains	O
a	O
best	O
seller	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
along	O
with	O
the	O
series	B-Application
branching	O
off	O
to	O
Xbox	O
and	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
after	O
many	O
successes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
(	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Pioneer	O
Productions	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
shot	O
well	O
ahead	O
of	O
prior	O
racing	O
simulators	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
realism	O
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
(	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
and	O
Sega	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
analog	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
almost	O
essential	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
Nights	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
,	O
aided	O
in	O
the	O
selling	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Saturns	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
more	O
sequels	O
starting	O
with	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
which	O
also	O
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
and	O
Sega	O
is	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
Saturn	B-Device
title	O
on	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
92.87	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
financial	O
success	O
when	O
the	O
games	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
putting	O
another	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
)	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
various	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
are	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Konami	O
helped	O
popularize	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
genre	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
generation	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
produce	O
many	O
successful	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM5	O
and	O
Sega	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
rally	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Rumble	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
)	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
its	O
360-degree	O
analog	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
selling	O
11.62	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
a	O
breakthrough	O
IP	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
owned	O
franchises	O
fighting	O
in	O
a	O
party	O
styled	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
4	O
additional	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
is	O
considered	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
greatest	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
but	O
remains	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
according	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
achieved	O
similar	O
feats	O
until	O
its	O
succession	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
popularized	O
many	O
elements	O
seen	O
in	O
later	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
spawned	O
several	O
very	O
successful	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
Activision	O
garnered	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
Sega	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
light-gun	O
shooter	O
genre	O
,	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
future	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
like	O
Namco	O
's	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
Sega	O
created	O
the	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
nearly	O
1:1	O
ratio	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
becoming	O
a	O
3D-focused	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
)	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
Sega	O
was	O
heralded	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
arcade	O
translation	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
remains	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
