/vr/ - Retro Games

Nintendo would have had a much easier time competing only against a flagging Sega, and ROM cartridges would have likely remained the dominant physical medium in the fifth console generation.

Console games with lots of pre-recorded audio and video (e.g. Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear) would not have been prevalent due to the limited storage on cartridges. The same goes for games with "mature" content in general.

It's also questionable if Nintendo's first- and second-party games would have been as good as they were without pressure from Sony.

Microsoft may have never entered the console market without a strong Sony to threaten its PC dominance.