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why PlayStation marked an entire generation 30 years ago

NARRATIVE – On December 3, 1994, the first PS1s were marketed in Japan. A revolution for teenagers of the time, who were discovering the worlds of Rayman, Tomb Raider and Crash Bandicoot.

Cross, circle, triangle, square. The stories of the long-braided adventurer Lara Croft, the purple dragon “Spyro” or the robots and aliens “Ratchet and Clank” have rocked the adolescence of many young people around the world. And for a lot of years. This December 3, the video game giant PlayStation is (already) celebrating its 30th anniversary. If the PS1 was born on the shelves of Japanese department stores in 1994, no one at the time would have thought that the console would be such a success all over the planet and would still be one of the greatest references in the 10th art even today 'today. Because the oldest players have fun sharing their old passion with their children. The sounds and images of the cathode ray screen on, the console started and the controllers plugged into their heads, they remember “this blessed time”.

When the PlayStation arrived in , Anthony was 17 years old, and traveled through worlds, each more fabulous than the next, visiting friends. “I played a lot for…

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