I was born in 1991. I remember playing the snes at my cousins house when i was like 7. In about 1998 my dad bought me a n64. This was the first generation of console i really feel apart of.

This is my favorite gen of all time. The gimmickyness, the charm of those polygons, the nostalgia, and most of all, the sheer variety of games you could play. One would argue that the N64 was just for kids for it's smorgasbord or E rated platformers, the Playstation was for adults for all the survival horror, or that sega was just for die hard Sega fanboys, all three platforms actually had an even mix of E-M rated titles, spanning multiple genres and sub genres. And that's not even including the PC. The only "kiddie" platform was the Gameboy, and even that had a few T rated titles.

+Logan Gaastra No I didn't, the Virtual Boy isn't a console. Technically, despite its odd nature, it's a handheld or portable device.

I was a baby in 1996 so I was a baby during this generation and I can't explain or understand why I always had a interest in video games which is why I am subscribed to you

fifth gen is probably my favorite, maybe because it was part of my childhood although I grew up with SNES, but I always found the fifth gen as a benchmark of new and even risky possibilities in gaming, one of the reasons why the first Playstation is my all time favorite console, not trying to be a Sony follower or a PS fanboy but most games that I loved were on PS1, btw I'm not really fond of 8th gen

I love my PS1 with a passion! It really showed the power videogames create display, not just gameplay wise, but with stunningly beautiful music and fantastic, immersive stories. So many fantastic games were on it too, with MGS, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Crash Bandicoot, Ape Escape, Wipeout and so much more. It was truly a beautiful machine!

this was a great opener, and i'm glad you decided to do this. i'm not surprised that you mentioned a bunch of stuff that i didn't know already, but i was surprised by some of the stuff i didn't know! 9 consoles in that generation!? dayum.. this is gonna be good.. *waits for the next vid*

That was really great video. You know so much and it's so interesting to listen to you!

This generation had the one console I mostly regret never to own, the Sega Saturn. I wanted the N64, but my dad said Playstation is better, so I choose the Playstation and yes, for me this was the best choice. The Saturn I didn't see in the big electronic markets here in Germany in 1997, only Playstation and N64. And I didn't know anyone who had one.

I really like your acknowledgedness and your insight, so hearing you tell these stories about old consoles is pretty fun and cool. Thanks for doing this series

so glad you included the obscure consoles. The 3Do, and jaguar etc. were soo mysterious and cool when I was a kid.

Awesome video Adam can't wait to see the rest if this series. I'm especially excited to here about the Sega Saturn since that's a console that I know very little about. Keep up the good work!

This series is amazing! As a history and video game dork, I love your thoughts and theories on games! Great insight

i came home from a long day at school and seeing that you made this just made my week

Omg I was gonna ask for this last video. This is what bought me to your channel I have never looked back. Thank you Adam. You are fucking awesome.

By far my favorite video series that you do!

I've been waiting for you to get into the fifth generation with these recaps! I can't wait to hear your full thoughts on the consoles! :)

So glad you are covering this generation! So much to talk about.

I've been looking forward to this for a while, great stuff! Thanks!

Awesome video Adam! This Generation is the most memorable for me. Sure I grew up and played games in the 8bit and 16bit era but I spent a shit tonne of my time playing on the PlayStation, Saturn and N64 with my friends and the PlayStation on my own :)

Thanks Adam for continuing on this series! :)

I'm actually looking forward to this. Also I think it's really nifty of you to include the lesser known consoles. Even if they dont feel 5th gen, they are a part of gaming history after all!

Great post, interesting. Looking forward to part two.

While I had a PS1 and my buddy down the street had an N64, I remember my parents taking about the Saturn, Jaguar, and 3DO

My first video gaming experience ever was on the N64. I'm sure you will have nothing but good things to say about the console in part two, hehe. The game was Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.

Been eagerly waiting for this one Adam! Thanks for doing it! :)

I enjoy these different generation recap videos i've seen them all and you made another one pretty sweet dude. I started gaming in 94 or 95 with NES and sega i never knew about the sega cd or the others until i watch You're recap videos and 1993 was so so long go as well as 1987 when i was born great video adam much love

Nice, loved the other generation series you did. Looking forward to this one. On another note, I was born into the NES gen as well, but when my mates were playing that, I was playing my dads 2600 and commodore +4. Learning how to load a game from cassette by my self when I was 3 years old was a proud moment apparently (I'm sure you know how much of a pain in the arse those things were)

I was born in 1987, so the fifth generation was the first generation that I was old enough to experience the generation from the beginning. I had a PS1 and an N64. The first console I owned during it's lifespan was an SNES, but I didn't have one until 1994. The only Sega console I own is a Dreamcast; I never owned a Sega console during their lifespans. I want a Sega Saturn, very badly.

As a Commodore 64 nut, not only have I heard of the CD32, but I was very lucky and actually played one at a convention years ago. Wish I had one in my collection. Can't wait for the video!

N64 did 3-D the best. I don't ever remember people coming over to play Playstation, but people always came over to play Goldeneye, WCW wold Tour, Mario Kart, and Duke Nuke'em 64 was even four player and two player co-op. That makes the N64 king of the 5th generation in my opinion, despite the sales data.

This is a refreshing view. Good work. I always felt like the 5th generation and their games, like on the Playstation 1, had games that were very unique and that games weren't so much about being on multiple platforms yet, like on PC.

I look forward to the individual reviews of this generation, if your making them (I hope) I agree with what you said about how this gen, introduced you to a next level of gaming. I'm a little younger than you and truly felt that on the 7th gen. Great video and series :)

I was also born during the second generation and we had an NES, but it was mostly my older brothers who played it. I got into video games when the SNES came out. My parents use the word "Nintendo" as an eponym to describe any type of video game.

Great video Adam, anxious to see your video on the Saturn!

Thanks for doing this series. Been waiting on it

Thanks for taking the time to do this AdamKoralik

i completely respect your work and you genuinely know your stuff.

I'm so incredibly excited and grateful that you've gone back another generation. Thank you!

Koralik. Good review, keep them coming. You're not boring, good stuff, quite informative, didn't know Apple had a console. Nice.

I'm glad you mentioned the 3DO. I really like that system

Fantastic series! I can't wait to watch your opinion about the individual consoles on future episodes. I love how each console from the 5th generation has a more unique, interesting and attractive product design; they look as video game consoles as opposed to the current consoles looking more like a VCR or CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Player. Minor note: technically NEC's PC-FX was the successor to the PC Engine SuperGrafx, which was a newer stand alone updated PC Engine. I believe this console has the smallest game library ever: only 5 exclusive games made for this system + 2 that are PC Engine games that plays with enhanced graphics on the SuperGrafx.

Thank you Adam. Hell Yeah! My favorite Series

we are entering the 9th generation of consoles. YAY!

I feel the same way looking back on this generation. As a kid we were blown away by the PS1 and the N64. Everybody had one or both. So many good games. So many memories. I hope you can share your memories of the N64 and PS1 as well as a kid

You know, i am from Puerto Rico and in here during 1988 everybody have a Nintendo but if you knew someone with a Sega Genesis it was like "dude you the best console ever" because the Genesis looked like a high tech thing no one understaded at that time with the black plastic case, a CD ROM and the rare design aesthetics that comparing to the Nintendo that looked like a square it looked amazing

Dude, it really pisses me off when you say "Kids don't understand" because you'd be surprised how many children and teens are actively in the retro gaming community. I only got into gaming in 2009 when I was 10 years old when I saw Classic Game Room.

These videos are really good. I love old stuff.

Love these videos. Keep 'em coming.

Awesome! Thanks for doing this Adam. This generation was one of my favorite. As one of the only Saturn owners in the world (sometimes it feels like it), I'm really curious to hear how this generation played out from your perspective. Since you primarily used an N64 and PS1, it will be neat to hear your thoughts on the others. While there were certainly other consoles, those three were the mainstays, and even then that only lasted until '97 or so. Really can't wait for your thoughts on the obscure systems as well. I'll leave more detailed comments when you talk about each system :)

This should be a really fun series, id love to hear more about the less successful systems, as I feel like I have a lot more to learn about those then the 3 main consoles.

awesome. been looking forward to this series.

Brilliant video with some great personal insight's and interesting fact's. Loved the term "Graveyard Generation" too :)

Been waiting forever for this

Great video Adam! Those were definitely some interesting facts about the 5th generation...I think it's fascinating how the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis inspired other companies to jump on board!

see, for me at about 1995 is when I played my first video game and that was on the NES. for the rest of the 90's, the only other video games I played were on the gameboy, PS1 at my cousin's house, and N64 with my friends. I had played other consoles as well, like the jaguar, genesis, and even an intellivision, but the first time i had multiple consoles and knew what the hell was going on exactly in the world of video games was the 6th generation. I went through every console of that generation and in the end stuck with the PS2 and GameCube, at the time, and I really enjoyed them both.

Been looking forward to this... thanks fella.

Great video as always Adam!

This series is going to be gooooood. :D

"Graveyard generation", I like that. I remember reading about so many different systems arriving around that time. Especially all the hype around how CD's were going to revolutionize gaming forever.

Recap all generations! AWESOME series!

"N64 was the last cartridge console of all time" >Nintendo Switch woops

The Master System was also relatively popular in Australia.

slinxy You underestimate the significance of a global economy. I didn't say the concept of videogames would have died out completely. What I was saying was the way we know gaming in its current form.

hell yeah, i love this format adam, can´t wait for part 2 ^_^

Awesome! Can't wait to watch all the parts, I do own all the consoles from that generation, the Sega Saturn being my favorite of the bunch. Unfortunately, as much as I tried, I could never get into the Amiga Cd32 so I'm really interested in checking out your point of view about that specific system.

Very interesting and informative video!

YES ADAM THANK YOU I LOVE THIS SERIES

I love this and watching 2,3,4 and now 5. This is so cool. I didnt even know about a few of these. But the wierd ones like phillips cdi I learned alot and never knew that stuff with sony them and Nintendo. Thanks for all the info you are awesome. Eventually want to own alot of these I dont have. Now I know what versions to get.

i appreciate your take on this

Yay. 5th gen recap. Cant wait to see the rest... and then 4th gen obviously ;)

ahh the fm towns marty, thats one i definitely want to get one day, such great games released, i'd get it just for the version of tatsujin oh (truxton 2) on it.

The Slider 1995 I suppose I could, I hadn't really thought of that to be honest.

Can't wait until we get to the first gen so adam can talk about everyone's fave console the Magnavox Odyssey and such hits as "Simon Says" and "Handball"

Also good comments about Sega, Dreamcast was my favourite, used to have the DC with a few hundred titles, still rue selling that collection, but was done for the greater good in my life.

Isn't any doubt that those lesser known video games consoles were part of this generation. I bought both an Atari Jaguar and later Sony Playstation. And knew of the others as I was very interested in the video games consoles around in this generation. Even when I bought the Sony Playstation it didn't replace the Atari Jaguar. I ran both consoles off the same television, and switched between the two, using a Scart switch box. I was lucky enough to be a video gamer, who was part of the first video games console generation. And how times have changed. Anyway a very good video.

Thank you for mentioning the Apple console. I was 9 or 10 when this thing was released/hyped and I almost split my birthday and Christmas money with my brother to get this. Then I saw a PSX demo with loaded and Street fighter Alpha. I was smitten.

I've been waiting for a long time

Sweet! I've been waiting for this! :D

Make sure you explain how significant it was, that the N64 used cartridges

YOU FINALLY DONE IT ! NICE

Besides the second generation, I think this is the most unique one. You have all of these consoles. And I like each one of them. Yes, even the Jaguar. Each console had its good and bad games.

Nice video. I don't know how old you are, but I'm 30. I started with the Master System II back when I was very little. It must have been around the time the Mega Drive was launched, as I got the Master System II from my older brother, who bought a Mega Drive I at that time. In both the fourth and fifth generation I really participated and bought my own games and stuff. I liked them both very much (at the time for me the Mega Drive and PSX and later Saturn), but in hindsight I would pick the fourth generation over the fifth. This really has to do with the new 3d-games you talked about. I was new and exiting, but also aged more over time.

5th Gen was my 1st era from when I was born in 95 I had great memories with this era ( 1995* I was born - to 2001 ) N64 games I had - Banjo-Tooie - Mario Kart 64 - Diddy Kong Racing - F-Zero X - Mario Golf - Super Smash Bros. 64 - Star Fox 64 - Majora’s Mask - Super Mario 64 - Ocarina of Time PS1** never had one but did have games for it for my PS2 - Crash Bandicoot: Warped - Final Fantasy VII - Tomb Raider II

didnt the 6th gen start in 98' with the release of the Dreamcast replacing the Saturn not the GameCube replacing the 64?

Very informative video. I liked it.

You, sir, just made my day :)

4th generation now!!!!

"Oh, my phone is dying; I should go buy a new one."

Thanks so much!!!!! Been asking for months!!

Adam, great video! Could you someday make a video with your general thoughts about PC gaming?

Thanks Adam ..(made me feel old ) I was slapping in mod chips in PS1 i remember. It like yesterday. .. and ...........

another thing to note was that Unlike the Super NES and Sega the Towns Marty and the Amiga CD32 were the first 32-bit CD consoles. The Amiga CD32 claims to be the first (actually was after the Marty), but since the FM Towns was only released in Japan the Amiga CD32 would have been the first CD based 32-bit console worldwide.

Could you do a 3rd and 4th Generation retrospect? Maybe a 2nd generation? The 2nd Generation may not be likely, but honestly, all I want is really an Atari 2600 Retrospective. Keep up the good work!

There's actually 12 home consoles released in the fifth generation Adams. The Amiga CD32, the Playdia, and the Casio Loopy were all part of it too though the Amiga 32 was only released in Europe whereas both the Playdia and Casio Loopy was only released in Japan similar to the FM Towns Marty.

Will you get to do the Third gen Adam? Would love to hear your retrospective thoughts on that era, and all the flopped consoles of that time. Good coverage here of the lesser systems, I was thinking at first you missed the CD-i, but then remembered that's classed as 4th gen. It's true it was Nintendo's playing field until Sony popped up, funny how things have gone since then. It is a shame Sega bowed out, would be nice to see a DC2 or something along those lines. Great vid, very enjoyable.

The fifth generation was also an important time in the UK as it marked the transition from computers to consoles. Sure the Master System and Mega Drive did well over here, but it wasn't until the fifth gen where peoples interest in consoles really gained.

what do you think about Zeebo?? was it 5th or 6th gen??

Since I have no life I watch these videos over and over and over and over................ until I know every little word and detail in these videos

I really like how you talk about people in the 80s. Television, microwaves, fridge we're not necessarily impossible to broke, but people weren't upgrading their electronic stuff very often. They are two reason for this, the first one is because the industry know how to creates needs nowadays more than they use to in the 80s. For example, I never felt the need to upgrade my dvd to Bluray until a saw one Bluray in action. The other reason is because of the concept of Planned obsolescence. In the 80s or even in the 90s, if you television wasn't working anymore, it was possible to repair it. Nowadays if your plasma television breaks you can't repair it at all. The industry knew they would sell more if their product would be manufacture less durable than before. That is why people in the 80s weren't like us in how they consume their products.