The fifth console generation took place between approximately October of 1993 to March of 2006 and was when the video games industry really took off. It was also when Sony entered the fray with the PlayStation, while Nintendo released the N64 and Sega came out with the Saturn.
This generation saw huge leaps in terms of technology. Games went from being 2D to 3D, were played on CDs as well as cartridges, and things like audio, color depth, and graphics in general were much improved. There was a…

