[DanBC]

Saturn Bomberman had 10 players for multiplayer.

I'm not quite sure I follow OPs point. Playstation had a bunch of thoroughly unfun uncute games.

[hnal943]

Absolutely. It was the PlayStation that first marketed itself as the system for hardcore gamers.

[shiftpgdn]

Genesis does what Nintendon't. Sega was the system for 'hardcore' console gamers of the 90s. Just take a look at this ad: http://www.eidolons-inn.net/segabase/G-32XPromoAd1.jpg

The gaming industry has /always marketed to that crowd, it's not something Microsoft invented.

[thenonsequitur]

Tangentially, have you seen bombermine? It's an online bomberman clone that generally has several hundred people playing simultaneously, a ton of fun. Obviously not a console game, but your Saturn Bomberman reference made me think of it.