Console Shock, Retro and Modern Gaming Chat.

Console Shock Podcast 139: PlayStation 30th Anniversary!

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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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