Especially since the nineties, video games have been under pressure to take advantage of the latest technology, but many of gaming's greatest innovations came about because of limited technology. Without the graphical limitations of early home computers we would never have had text-based games, which began the entire adventure genre. Like Yahtzee said without the limitations of the PlayStation, Silent hill would never have had its signature fog. Most people I know agree that the upgrade to 3D graphics destroyed Sonic The Hedge Hog. As for hardware, the most commercially successful console is usually the least powerful, the PlayStation one, the PlayStation 2, and now the Nintendo Wii. I am not saying that using more advanced technology is a bad idea, but many mainstream gaming companies attempt to take advantage of new technology too soon.