There was a '3D Revolution' in the 1990s, where video games made the transition from 2D and pseudo-3D graphics to real-time 3D polygon graphics, a trend popularized by 3D arcade video games in the early 1990s. Technological innovation Introduction of 3D polygons and environments Despite its early success, the Dreamcast was discontinued prematurely as sales slowed following the release of the PlayStation 2 on March 4, 2000. It was also the first home console to always display full SD resolution. It introduced several innovations including Internet gaming as a standard feature through its built-in modem, and a web browser.

The sixth generation was initiated by the release of the Dreamcast in 1999. A rivalry between Sega and Nintendo occurred during this generation, starting the 2nd major console war, The 1st being between Atari 2600 & Intellivision.įifth generation consoles (1993–1999)

Nintendo's Game Boy was also released during the fourth generation, which would later become the most popular series of handheld gaming systems during the 1990s. Some of the most notable systems released during this generation were the Mega Drive/Genesis (1988), the Super NES (1990) and the Neo Geo (1991). The fourth generation also was the first time compact discs were considered a viable port for video game retail sales with the CD-i. During this generation, 2D graphics had improved over the previous generation and experimentation began to occur with 3D graphics, although 3D games were more prevalent on the PC at the time. Starting in 1987 and ending in 1996, the fourth generation of video game consoles consisted primarily of games and systems programmed for the 16-bit era.

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