Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Trev and Al celebrate the 30th birthday of the PlayStation with a discussion on its chaotic origins, its astonishing rise and how it became the all conquering gaming giant that it is today!
- The PlayStation starting life as a Super NES add-on
- Nintendo’s betrayal, and the creation of the PS1 console as an act of Sony revenge!
- Ridge Racer, Wipeout and their impact on the PS1 launch.
- What did the early 32-Bit systems (Jaguar, 3DO, 32X etc…) offer before Sony joined the race?
- CD-ROMs and how they kept the PS1 ahead of the N64.
- The quirky reason why PS1 graphics looked ‘wobbly’.
- How do PS1 games hold up on a modern TV?
- Which region had the best PS1 game box design?
Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where they reminisce about a different episode of Star Trek every month! : https://longrangesensors.com/episodes Intro/Outro Music – Attract Mode Theme – Ridge Racer Revolution (1995) – Sony Playstation – Composer(s): Hiroshi Okubo, Nobuhide Isayama
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