32-bit era

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The 32/64-bit era is the era of video games when Sony and Nintendo dominated the market with the Playstation and Nintendo 64. The N64 was also on the firsthand market. The Sega Saturn and Atari Jaguar were also part of this era, but were very overshadowed by the N64 and Playstation. This era also saw a slightly improved version of Nintendo's GameBoy, the GameBoy Color.

It is the era that followed the 16-bit era. The Sony Playstation was released in Japan during the 16-bit era in 1994, and in the United States in 1995. The Nintendo 64 was released in Japan and the United States in 1996. Many critics, who some call themselves old school gamers, call this the beginning of an industrial revolution of video gaming, and think that SNES games are more amusing than 32-bit era video games and today's video games. The 32-bit era was also the time console emulation started to become popular. NES and SNES ROMs have been easier to find during the 128-bit era than they were during the 32-bit era.

Table of contents

1 Consoles in this era
2 Video game franchises born in this era
3 See Also

Consoles in this era

Video game franchises born in this era

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