With all the history and systems that came before it, I wouldn't call that the Golden Age. Maybe the Silver Age. Or even Bronze Age. A Golden Age that does not even include the NES or SNES is just silly.

For me the Golden Age was during the early 90s with the Sega vs. Nintendo console wars. I guess if you were born in the early 90s then you wouldn't think so. But Pike you're an old fart like me so you have no excuse!

There were certainly some great games released during 1998-2003 though.