With the N64, most people had the exact same handful of games since there wasn't a wide selection they were extortionately expensive - though many of those games were excellent

With the PS1 there was a HUEG variety, the games were liek half the price, and many of us had chipped consoles + a bajillion pirated games. There was plenty of mediocre games & shovelware, but there were a ludicrous number of all-time classics as well