What Was The Most Dramatic LEAP In A Console Generation For You?

[bogey_j]

obviously going from 2D to 3D was HUGE....

but for me, it was going from playstation to dreamcast. I got my playstation in '99 (I was kinda late on it) so that means I was playing playstation games & dreamcast games around the same time. when shenmue came out I had just started final fantasy Vll, and well....







it was hard going from this.........

back to this...

talk about a different generation. shenmue was one of the last games that truly blew my mind graphically. it was so far above anything else that was out at the time (even PC!).


sadly I never ended up finishing final fantasy Vll...

 

[N*E*R*D]

Going from playing NBA 2k on ps2 to playing NBA 2k9 on PS3 was amazing. Players looked like themselves and had signature shots. Mind was blown at that point.

 

[luckyse7enz]

I think I went from a Sega Genesis to a Playstation.

Played nothing but Ridge Racer Revolution and the demo with Tekken 2 on it for the longest.

 

[llt23]

I had NES and Sega Genesis growing up. I'll never forget the day I went to my friends house and his big bro was playing Zelda 64. I was . Begged my parents for N64 that Christmas. Dont think anything will ever top that.

I also give Shenmue mad props too, I remember getting a DC based off seeing my cousin playing NBA 2k (The 2k cam made shyt look incredible ), copped Shenmue on some random shyt and to this day one of my fav experiences with gaming.

 

[Fatboi1]

Xbox 360 to PS2

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

That first MGS2 trailer made my jaw drop and nothing has really come close before or since.

 

[Ciggavelli]

Snes to n64

"Normal gaming" to VR

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Super Nintendo to 64.

I was around 10

 

[Bay Area]

Easily gamecube to xbox 360. I knew i was in a new gen when I saw the graphics. I didnt feel that way this gen with my PS4 and Xbox one.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Snes to Playstation

 

[MMS]

Atari to nes/Genesis

Playing with blocks to playing with sprites

I know most folks will say sega to ps1 and it was major but for anyone old enough to remember when arcades were ahead of home consoles that was the first time the difference wasn't as significant

Games went from simple bullshyt to intricate and deep. I still have fond memories of when I first played shining force as a kid and getting lost in all the imagination. Compare that to pole position or galaga

 

[6god]

Going from PS2 to xbox 360.

Apps, TV, Netflix, and most importantly online gaming?
fukking nikkas up in Modern warfare and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2

Gta 4 online

 

[BaldingSoHard]

First time I saw NFL 2K on Dreamcast on an HDTV... was truly a transcendent experience.

Also the first time I saw Descent (or maybe it was Forsaken) running on a 3dfx card back in the late 90's.

 

[Tunez]

Wii to PS3

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

SNES to Xbox for me