PlayStation 1 had only just come to America a month or two prior, and the n64 wouldn’t exist for another year. Basically, it was just arcade games that were popular at that point, some snes games, and some ps1 games in Japan.

Imagine “gaming” being just donkey kong, street fighter, mario, and contra, and a ps1 cost $300 usd.

“Gaming” then was about as popular as virtual reality now.