>>11965467
>If you had a PS1 or PC, it was middling.
This is simply not true. I had a dedicated gaming PC and PS before the N64 landed and the 3D evironments on nintendo were still a head turner. PC games had prettier FPS but early 3D games tended to play like absolute dogshit. Games like elder scrolls 2 were still a buggy mess of crashes and corrupt save files, with massive empty spaces to explore. Thief in 1998 was about as good as it got for 3D action games and the swordplay was absolutely horrid. The rest of the genre was just clumsy "DOOM: with a sword!" and most of those are mercifully forgotten. For 3d action the best PC had to offer was tomb raider 3, which had passable gameplay in fixed stages but still very underwhelming. There was also a complete lack of color in PC gaming at this point. It wasnt just quake, all game worlds seemed to be made of grey stone and brown rust.

Zelda looked amazing and played amazing. Bright colors, smooth action, and despite being small the world felt big and exploration was rewarding.