Tuesday, 11 January 2011

It 'Sony' a game.

As the new generation of consoles drew ever nearer. I was reluctant to get One as the prices were too high. Late in 1996. The prices of the 'Sega Saturn' and 'Sony Playstation' had dropped enough for me to consider joining the 'next generation' gaming fraternity. On advice from a bloke in a local game shop, and after watching a convincing demo, I decided that I would go for the 'Playstation' over the 'Saturn'. I waited another week until I made a trip to the huge 'Merry Hill' shopping complex, where I compared deals at various shops. In the end I got a 'Playstation' and 6 games for £299 from the now long gone 'Beatties' model shop. The 6 games were 'Ridge Racer','Worms','Thunderhawk','Tekken','Destruction Derby', and 'Rayman'. Add to this 'FIFA 97', and demo discs, and I was in gaming heaven for a very long time.
Then something occured that to this date takes some beating. I borrowed what I thought was just another game from a chap I knew, and the rest is history. The game in question was 'Tomb Raider, which set the benchmark for most games after. I think most modern 'adventure' games owe there popularity because of this title, and I still wonder if it actually pushed the 'Playstation' to its technical limits. Over the next 4 years. I added the First 3 'Resident Evil' games, FIFA World Cup 98, 'Tomb Raider 2 and 3,Alien Trilogy,Everybodys Golf, and Micro Machines V4 to my collection and also borrowed 'Tomb Raider 4 and 'Silent Hill'.

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