NickSCFC wrote:On Thursday it'll be 20 years since the PlayStation launched in the UK.
Any launch memories?
Great bump, Nick, although I believe the console launched 29 September in the UK.
I was fortunate to get a console at launch thanks to a zero percent interest deal on offer from Beatties. My pack contained the console, controller, memory card, Ridge Racer and stereo speakers. I was blown away by Ridge Racer; I felt like I had an arcade machine. The system felt like a huge leap forward and the cool black discs and the memory card use really added to that futuristic experience. My second game was Destruction Derby as I was totally amazed by the graphics on a store demo unit.
It was an amazing machine with an incredible library of greats. It really was the first gaming machine that was (almost) cool, making it okay to admit that you played videogames.
I still have the games albeit I haven't played them for a few years now. I wouldn't get rid of 'em.