PlayStation Facts That Will Blow Your Mind Quiz

Answer: Super Nintendo

The PlayStation resulted in a deal between Sony and Nintendo gone sour. They couldn't agree on how to split the revenue and Nintendo decided to partner with Phillips instead. The big-wigs decided to salvage the project and make it a standalone console.

Many consider this to be one of Nintendo's biggest mistakes. The other consoles did have a CD add-on of some kind, but their performance was mediocre at best.

Answer: To represent different functions

Goto said that each of the four shapes had a purpose:

The Green Triangle was to represent going into the person's point of view, or first person.
The Pink Square represented the button used to bring up menus.
The red circle and blue X represented yes and no, respectively.

Answer: September 9th, 1995

The PlayStation first launched in Japan on December 4th, 1994, followed by North America on September 9th, 1995, then its European launch on September 29th, 1995 and finally its Australian debut in November 15th, 1995.

While some games like "Ridge Racer" and "Rayman" were regarded as instant classics that still hold up well even today, there were some stinkers like "Street Fighter: The Movie" that were best left forgotten.

Answer: The price of the PlayStation at launch in North America

This was during the first E3 which was held in Los Angeles, California in 1995. Race simply walked up to the microphone, said "$299" and stepped down. This was all it took for the crowd to go wild.

Meanwhile, the Sega Saturn was priced between $399 and $449. For many gamers, this was the beginning of the end of Sega's place in the console market.

Answer: Ape Escape

Most games didn't need analog support although the analog sticks were compatible.

"Ape Escape" was developed to incorporate the use of the analog sticks from the ground up. The left stick was used for precision movement while the right stick was used for various gadgets to capture the escaped apes. Oddly, the D-Pad was used to move the camera.

Answer: More than thirty

When the team was deciding on the logo all the way back in 1994, there were over three dozen (thirty-six) initial designs to choose from. The four colors symbolized joy, passion and excellence.

Answer: Two

The first game to use five disks was "Riven: The Sequel to Myst" which was released in North America and Europe and was a port of the puzzle adventure game originally released on Mac and Windows. The second one was "Tokimeki Memorial 2", a dating simulator released only in Japan. Unlike "Riven", it was a PlayStation exclusive.

Answer: He believed Crash was too immature

Ken Kutaragi wanted the PlayStation to appeal to a more mature audience than the Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 and felt that Crash Bandicoot undermined that appeal. He wasn't too fond of Polygon Man either.

Answer: Squaresoft

During the Nintendo 64's lifespan, Squaresoft didn't make a single game for the system. When you compare the N64's cartridge space of 64MB to the PlayStation disks space of 700MB and how much cheaper the PlayStation disks were, it's easy to see why.

Answer: Over 100 million

At the end of its lifespan, the PlayStation sold 102.49 million units worldwide. It was the first video game system to reach the 100,000,000 mark. According to the "Guinness World Records" published on December 21st, 2018, it placed fourth with the most consoles sold, behind the Game Boy with 118.69 million units, the Nintendo DS with 154.9 million units, and the PlayStation 2 with 157.68 million units.