The Nintendo 64 was and still is an awesome console, I remember getting this on Christmas of 1998. The first two games I ever own was Pokemon Stadium 1 and The Legend Of Zelda : Ocarina Of Time. It's my favorite console of all time. :)
I have to agree , easily one of the best consoles ever IMO. Unfortunately I had no chance to have it when it came out , but I recently bought it just to play those legendary plataformers (the Banjos ,CBFD ,DK, Super Mario, etc).
@@MorganNye Well it used to be great channel. Then greed consumed him. Making game review videos behind paywall only. Now he lost interest in video game, lol.
I wish I had grown up with this system instead of being born the same year it was released. Oh well, I'm collecting old systems now. I have a red transparent N64 and about 10 games now.
+August Celine III I surprisingly liked the N64 being completely skipped the console purely because of Financial reason and I'm basically too young to own more than one console per generation at the time. (owned a PS1 obviously) One thing N64 really trounced PS1 was its reliability I gone through 3 PS1 for the past 10+ years yet an N64 I bought last year probably 19 year old system still works flawlessly. The only thing that prevents me from enjoy N64 to the fullest unfortunately was the controller it was pretty fragile,quite ironic since the console was/is rock solid reliable. Very friendly console for collectors,and just retro gaming appreciators like me.
TacoSpy Call me weird but I think the GameCube is Nintendo's best looking console... I'm not joking, the little discs, the bad-ass controller, the game cases, and the odd-looking cube are just real attractive to my eyes.
buy a 1st gen wii instead unless you dont want that whole library of games. or if you want to get the gba to ngc adapter, which is only compatible with an original ngc. the original wii has a gamecube system built in pretty much. wii's have 4 controller ports for ngc and 2 memory card slots like the original ngc. the only thing you'll need is 1(4) ngc controllers and some memory cards and youre set, just buy games. plus wii's and ngc are pretty much the same price depending on where you look. ive seen both around 50 and below.
That's why you should never let anyone borrow anything; especially consoles. I learned this the hard way too, but by using this Scroogelike philosophy I still have all my consoles and games from Nintendo to the Wii and PS3, with the Segas in between. I had to rebuy my N64, but fortunately it was cheap, but the games have held their value well. Ouch!
I was a late bloomer, but I remember the N64's later years fondly. I was unable to get one until a year or so after it was discontinued, but I never regretted my purchase. I spent hours with Mario Kart 64 and Super Smash Bros. My Brother-in-law lent me Ocarina of Time, and I've been a Zelda fan ever since. And my N64 still works, though it's not overly fond of newer TVs.
Well, the 6th generation consoles did some things better than their competitors. Playstation 2 was always better with simulation games, GameCube was a powerhouse with multiplayer and 1st party, Dreamcast had amazing fantasy and arcade games and Xbox was amazing with scifi games and a bit of simulation, also well known for its first person shooters. Console design, they couldn't be more different, I think in the 7th generation, it was only the Wii that really stood out, the Xbox 360 and PS3 kinda did the same thing.
one thing i always liked about the N64 back in them days was it was easier on my eyes when it came to 3D games the other systems when it came to 3D games had sharp colored blocks which annoyed me .. the N64 smoothed those out
I still have my N64 & it still works! Got it for Christmas back in 1998. It was my first console. My first three games when I got it were Banjo Kazooie, 1080 Snowboarding & NFL Blitz. I have over 20 games! I also have a Gamecube, Wii & Wii U. Nintendo FTW!
tom newbon do it!!! i still have mine from christmas 97' and my mario 64 I got with it that year.... i love the console cuz it's simple impossible to really break.. and it's just imo the most impactful gaming system to hit the market
Colby Sneaker Mario 64,Zelda games,goldeneye,perfect dark,Mario kart,Conquer bad fur day,banjo games,donkey kong 64,killer instinct gold,duke nukem 64,turok games,super smash bros,Tony hawk pro skater,resident evil 2,WWF no mercy,starfox 64,waverace,pilotwing,fighter destiny,south park,rainbow six,mission impossible,mario tennis,TWINE...I still have all these games and they still fun to play.The n64 is a nice console.
My favorite Nintendo 64 I like to play on my favorite was super Mario 64 & Mario kart 64 & Star fox 64 & banjo kazooie & Mortal kombat trilogy & mortal kombat 4 & mega man 64 & army men sarge’s heroes & donkey Kong 64 & legend of Zelda ocarina of time & diddy Kong racing & goldeneye 007 & mission impossible & madden football 64
The N64 was not outdated, it was incredibly powerful for its time. 93MHZ processor which was the same as a mid level Pentium Processor. The Playstation was only about 30mhz.
I like the GameCube better, only because it has more games and better sound, graphics, and a better controller than the N64. The N64 is great though, just not great as the gamecube was in my opinion.
The ps2 and xbox were mine,still have them today! They work flawlessely even if they have taken some abuse especially the ps2(parents and the dog tripping over controller cables) they still work.Simply amazing consoles.Even tho i have never touched an n64, the emulators were great.
DAMN I MISS CARTRIDGE GAMING it was so much easier to handle. It was as if you couldn't break it or nothing. THESE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!! I hate how CDs are so delicate now. Bullshit.
The n64 cartridges were big. But can't hold lots of data. Nintendo 3ds cartridges can hold up to 8 gb of memory and is smaller. SD card isn't a cartridge but it is way smaller than the Nintendo 3DS and holds ALOT More. A MICRO SD Card is EVEN smaller than the sad card and can hold more than the regular sad card
Born in 93 as well. I didn't get into gaming until around 2002 so I got a gamecube. Never had a N64 and actually played it yesterday for the very first time. Thinking about getting one very soon.
I remember the day this was released ... My local independent game shop rented these out for £20 for 3 days .. Including 5 games , 2 controllers and delivery/ pick up. I also remember spending the entire weekend playing Goldeneye at my best friends house .... His mum said we smelt like Onions ...LOL classic
It funny how when he placed the N64 and the Panasonic beside each other, I immediately thought to myself "the Panasonic doesn't work, does it?", and it turned out it didn't xD On the same note, if I go to a garage sale (for lack of better word), and I see a Panasonic or Philips CD-I, I immediately become skeptic and assume the sh*t doesn't work, however, if I see an N64, SNES, or NES for that matter, I automatically assume that they are still in working order--- I dunno, maybe it's because they are cartridge based that I think that way.
PikaLink91 Even the GameCube has a better build quality than most disc based systems (though i have heard some earlier models suffered from hardware issues. Luckily, mine hasnt yet. But i do have a newer model for backup.) PS1 probably had it the worst though. You literally have to turn the damn thing with the disc side facing down so it will spin properly. Great console..cheap design :/
I have an N64, loved this console, people moan about the price of games and consoles today, go back to the 90's and late 80's, this stuff was mega expensive, I still have a lot of my retro stuff, but did sell some of it, but still have a massive collection, I could have paid my mortgage off years ago if it wasn't for gaming :)
The biggest downfalls were the 4kb Texture memory, high-latency rambus memory, and shoddy control-stick that breaks more often than the original 360 Red Ringed.
It's not about the quantity... but the quality of the games matter! I both had the PS1 and the N64 and they both have the same amount of GOOD games, if you skip all the bad/weak games. I had fun with both consoles at the time, but I think the N64 was clearly superior because it brought a lot of new things to the table.
The reason N64 was not nearly as succesful as the PS1 was because it refused the move with the times, the things that made it bad then make it good now ironically but still I just pointed out that it didn't have much games and many people even try to collect the whole library, I know that the ones that were were great but that's not what I meant, I didn't say anything about the quality of the games but their quantity because that was the topic of converaation
Slavko Gelo I understand what you say and i respect your opinion. But still the N64 didn't have so few games after all. And some games you could play for weeks/months and didn't get bored with. Still part of quantity has to be quality based (or how long you can play a single game). For example do you know ho much games were released on the first atari (even before the nes system)? They were releasing does games like madness. :P But very few were good. Same thing can be said for the complete ps1 library. Overall it would be kind of disappointing, but if you only look at the good ones or the games that are still oke, than it would break even with the N64. Also you mentioned success... it's kind of hard to decide which one was more successful. You would've to ask yourself if total sales of the console is enough or that you've to look in retrospect which console made more impact on gaming overall. Like you said the N64 had a lot of things keeping it back from becoming a super selling machine. It was expensive, the games were always a lot more expensive (some even 80-90 euro's... euro weren't there yet but i recount it in euro's), the library was indeed a lot smaller than the ps1 library (almost every console has a smaller library than the ps1... i think) and one of the most important things: the ps1 or playstation could easily be hard modded. It was one of the first consoles everybody (or at least a lot of people/casual gamers) hard modded back in the days. It's the same with the success of the wii. Part of it is that it attracted casual gamers, but I think a bigger part of it was because it's one of the easiest consoles to softmod and that it was dirt cheap so low risk. If you can mod a console... and be able to have a lot of games for it... it's way more interesting than a console that is nearly impossible to hard/softmod and that has games that are very expensive like the N64. I know... I know the N64 also can have an add-on and is able to play copied games. But nobody had such a thing at that time. Sorry if my answer became a bit long... but i wanted to explain that success is something hard to measure. Same thing can be said for the DS btw...
If only they had decided to sacrifice loading times for CDs. Imagine what they could have done with games like Ocarina, Majora, or Jet Force Gemini if they had the power of CDs. Oh well.
I've had both Playstation 1 and the n64. I liked the n64 for multiplayer racing, wwf, and FPS games while I played Final Fantasy and Resident Evil on Playstation. It seemed like PS was my "solo play" console(resident evil, metal gear solid, final fantasy, ect) and my N64 was my multiplayer console(Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart 64, WWF Attitude, Wrestlemania 2000, No Mercy, ect)
Gaming was 100% better back then. After that it went down the toilet. Games are the same for every system these days. And it's gotten worse thanks to CoD.
I love the Nintendo 64 my favorite console of all time my favorite game for Nintendo 64 is Super Mario 64 I play mine all the time and I love it Nintendo 64 is my 1st favorite Nintendo console I like it better than PlayStation cause the Nintendo 64 has better graphics than PlayStation the Nintendo 64 is my favorite game system of all time
Still got my N64. Works perfectly. Got it for Christmas '97, still one of my favorite presents ever. Maybe this year Nintendo will do a N64 Classic, would be interesting to see the chassis shrunken down.
I remember being in Year 4 so I was 8 years old and me and my freinds we're talking about video games. He and everyone else had the PS2 (wow so many years when the PS2 was the system to own) anyway him and another friend we talking about Jak 2 and I didn't have the system, just the 64. They we're trying to get me jealous because I didn'y have the PS2 yet and I was talking about all the brilliant games I had for it and they just laughted and I was like 'Shut your tits, come round and play it' Okay I didn't say tits but you get the idea. We played Goldeneye, Mario 64, Perfect Dark, 1080 and Majora's Mask and his hands were glued to the controller, he couldn't put it down he was that addicted to the games. Not so shitty now is it? Bunch of jerks.
Lol,same here.My friends were always loving the games for the graphics not gameplay too much so i got them to play n64 on emulator with me and they were loving it.Some people just dont know what good hardware means and they act like they have the best stuff in the world,lol
i don't get why so many people think that goldeneye is a good looking game. the graphic is terrible compared to games like tomb raider or metal gear solid
I never knew the Nintendo 64 had memory cards that could be plugged into the controller. However, I did know that you could plug in a rumble pack into the controller and I have one and I also have a transfer adapter that plugs into the controller that allows for the use of GameBoy games in the Nintendo 64(I never could figure out how to use it though. Maybe you might know how to use it and know what games it works with.). I like the N64 for a lot of the same reasons you do. It is very simple, trusty, reliable, and has easy to learn controls. Since it is cartridge based, there are no mechanical moving parts to fail and no CDs to get scratched. The problem with all the disc-based gaming systems is that the CDs scratch so easily, game cartridges however, provide you with reliable gaming and don't scratch at all. Video games in the form of a cartridge are really made to last for years without trouble. The gaming systems they have nowadays I don't like. They have very complicated controls that are difficult to learn and a lot of the game titles for them seem ridiculous and they are all the same( First-person shooter) I really like your videos by the way. They are very professional in appearance.
And both my Mega Drive (sega genesis in the US, it seems) and my original PS still work today. The PS3 and XBox 360 always seem to have a lifespan of 3-5 years without requiring fixing or maintenance
It's an expansion port. There was going to be a hard drive add on for it at one point that would connect to the N64 there, but it got scrapped. Zelda Ocarina of Time was planned for the drive but was reworked to fit on a cartridge instead.
I had the black and the clear blue models of the N64 growing up, extremely durable and fun console. Mario 64, Starfox 64, DK Racing etc - fantastic library of games.
Those were the days. Three different consoles, three unique experiences. The N64 had carts and Nintendo, Rare, and stuff just not found elsewhere due to the cartridge format. The PlayStation has the third party companies, and a ton of JRPG’s. Just a little bit of everything. The Saturn had awesome import games, and was powerhouse in the 2D department. Saga games were great, 2D fighters and my favorite genre, shooters, or space shooters, whatever you want to call them rocked my tiny little world. Those were the days.
I still got my Nintendo 64 since Christmas Eve, 1997. I got GoldenEye 007 on Christmas Day. GoldenEye 007 is dear to my heart, but I didn't get a Mario game for it. It felt like going to a Disney theme park without Mickey being there. I eventually got Super Mario 64, after the system's demise.
One thing Mark is right about is how that "32/64 bit" era was the last to have unique, distinctive exclusivity between consoles. You wanted great party/multiplayer games (that also had solid single player) - you got a Nintendo 64. You wanted an edgier and mature single-player experience you got a Playstation. If arcade games and shooters were your calling - a Sega Saturn was your choice. The lines since then have blurred - stylistically and subjectively things cross over now.
One small thing I liked about the N64 was the screen effects on certain games when you hit the reset button. There are probably a few videos showing them on TH-cam, but if there are, I seem to be using the wrong combination of keywords 'cause I can't find 'em.
Very true. Matter of fact I found a N64 at a Savers for $10. Problem was it looked like it had been sitting in someone's basement for the last 15 years, Dust was literally falling out of the vent holes.... But I bought it anyway. Took it apart and gave it a good cleaning (even found a colony of dead cockroaches in it) Despite all the abuse booted it up and it worked! Just like it did in 1997. These systems are tanks!
I loved my N64. Doom 64 was the first game I owned for it, and still works after 15 years. The only thing I didn't like about Doom64 was it didn't have multiplayer.
I have the N64. It was my first home game console actually. And the one I have is my original one. It's seen a lot of tough times; soda spills and such, but it does still work. Even have the expansion module.
Home made games are still being made and can be downloaded and burn on to a disc. I think you can Google "Homebrew Dreamcast games" and you will see them.
N64 = My childhood + my early days of video gaming =) So many good games and memories ! I loved the fuck out of this system......then everything changed when the next gen consoles attacked as graphics and things got better over the years =0
the wii is different and the most memorable of the 7th generation. it did things unlike the other 2 consoles and its honestly my favorite. no online fees for the games you play online, mario galaxy (aka my favorite game ever made) resides there, as well as an amazing wealth of other nintendo and sega games that are spectacular, both as console releases and downloads. its the first system ever that truly innovated backwards compatibility throughout 4 generations of games.
This is the first ever console I bought with my own money - and I don't regret it! I'm 14 and never played it when it was current :'( I game through the night with the likes of Super Mario and Zelda - very nice :')
The N64 was designed with a major expansion in mind, the N64 Disk Drive, which turned out to be vapor ware. It was always in development and never came out (unless it was released in Japan or something.) It would have plugged in to that port on the bottom.
I have the PIkachu themed N64 and Pokemon Stadium. I try to find more games online but these days, the games cost more than the system. It still works great! One of my favorite systems to date!
Found my old N64 in the garage, blew off the dust, plugged her in, whipped out Zelda OOT......handed controller to the kids.....I am officially a awesomely cool dad.
My uncle gave my older brother a N64 ages ago and I still have it to this day, the analog stick is a little stiff on both the controllers but I have no problems playing 007 goldeneye.
I've always wondered why I always liked old fashioned games like these, mainly because I had these, but all broke down. I just look back and always remember the great times with these odd consoles
I remember watching this channel as a little kid and then becoming OBSESSED with older consoles! Lol
Me too my friend, this channel and AVGN really got me into retro gaming, I love it so much. These videos take me back to a simpler time in life.
Damn I miss this channel so much
The Nintendo 64 was and still is an awesome console, I remember getting this on Christmas of 1998. The first two games I ever own was Pokemon Stadium 1 and The Legend Of Zelda : Ocarina Of Time. It's my favorite console of all time. :)
I have to agree , easily one of the best consoles ever IMO. Unfortunately I had no chance to have it when it came out , but I recently bought it just to play those legendary plataformers (the Banjos ,CBFD ,DK, Super Mario, etc).
Cool. There great games.
DK, Goldeneye and SF64 are my favs.
My 1999 christmas, N64 with Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64. I tore the wrapping and exclaimed "My dream come true!".
Nintendo64Gamer64 what color was your nintendo 64?
this channel is so relaxing to watch
Michael why
Morgan because
@@MorganNye Well it used to be great channel. Then greed consumed him. Making game review videos behind paywall only.
Now he lost interest in video game, lol.
Spiral down viral because why
Spiral down viral what are your reasons
I wish I had grown up with this system instead of being born the same year it was released. Oh well, I'm collecting old systems now. I have a red transparent N64 and about 10 games now.
The N64 is amazing. Probably the best console I will ever own, but that's also the nostalgia talking.
+August Celine III
I surprisingly liked the N64 being completely skipped the console purely because of Financial reason and I'm basically too young to own more than one console per generation at the time. (owned a PS1 obviously)
One thing N64 really trounced PS1 was its reliability I gone through 3 PS1 for the past 10+ years yet an N64 I bought last year probably 19 year old system still works flawlessly.
The only thing that prevents me from enjoy N64 to the fullest unfortunately was the controller it was pretty fragile,quite ironic since the console was/is rock solid reliable.
Very friendly console for collectors,and just retro gaming appreciators like me.
"Not the most attractive console."
I... I actually think it looks kinda cool.
TacoSpy Call me weird but I think the GameCube is Nintendo's best looking console... I'm not joking, the little discs, the bad-ass controller, the game cases, and the odd-looking cube are just real attractive to my eyes.
Mark Manuel The GameCube kicks ass!
Exactly..its the most sleek looking console ever imo idk wtf he's talking about haha.
+Mark Manuel gamecube hands down has the best controller feel ever imo
buy a 1st gen wii instead unless you dont want that whole library of games. or if you want to get the gba to ngc adapter, which is only compatible with an original ngc. the original wii has a gamecube system built in pretty much. wii's have 4 controller ports for ngc and 2 memory card slots like the original ngc. the only thing you'll need is 1(4) ngc controllers and some memory cards and youre set, just buy games. plus wii's and ngc are pretty much the same price depending on where you look. ive seen both around 50 and below.
This. Was my fav channel when i was kid 2011 me... Once again im watching... Feeling nostalgic....
Yea
I feel old when I say I grew up with these consoles.
haha yup
You think that makes you feel old? Home video games didn't even exist until I was about 8 or 9!
lurkerrekrul Take A Chill Pill
Yeah well 1996 was like yesterday to me! I remember playing Digital Football handhelds before videogame systems became affordable
You make people whos first console came out before the N64 feel even older when you say that.
I love the n64. One of the best consoles ever. The only problem with it is the fragile analog stick.Other than that, it's the best.
Edgar Bonites hori minipad 64 very nice alternative
N64 sucks ps1 is better
Neil W yep
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 liar liar pants in the fire
I remember christmas of '97 when i got my 64, i was the happiest 10 year old ever. I let a friend borrow it a few years ago...and never got it back.
Sad story bro.....my condolences
Can you call him/her a friend, then?
I wish I would've known. I would've prepared a eulogy...so sad... :'(
damn that sucks.
That's why you should never let anyone borrow anything; especially consoles. I learned this the hard way too, but by using this Scroogelike philosophy I still have all my consoles and games from Nintendo to the Wii and PS3, with the Segas in between. I had to rebuy my N64, but fortunately it was cheap, but the games have held their value well. Ouch!
I was a late bloomer, but I remember the N64's later years fondly. I was unable to get one until a year or so after it was discontinued, but I never regretted my purchase. I spent hours with Mario Kart 64 and Super Smash Bros. My Brother-in-law lent me Ocarina of Time, and I've been a Zelda fan ever since. And my N64 still works, though it's not overly fond of newer TVs.
Well, the 6th generation consoles did some things better than their competitors. Playstation 2 was always better with simulation games, GameCube was a powerhouse with multiplayer and 1st party, Dreamcast had amazing fantasy and arcade games and Xbox was amazing with scifi games and a bit of simulation, also well known for its first person shooters. Console design, they couldn't be more different, I think in the 7th generation, it was only the Wii that really stood out, the Xbox 360 and PS3 kinda did the same thing.
it's sort of the same these days with the wii u's oddball controller *i do like the wii u gamepad btw* and exclusive titles.
when i think of the Xbox, I think Shrek the game.
The GameCube was unable to play multiplayer games.
i love fortnite are you fucking kidding me?then why did GameCube have 4 controller ports and super smash bros melee?
n64 is worth buying to replay your childhood. so many classics so many good times makes me wanna cry.
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I was elementary when I watched this video and I always enjoyed this TH-cam channel.
N64 was my first console. Not the first I played but the first I owned.
While everyone was asking for PlayStation 4 and Xbox ones for Christmas I asked for a Nintendo 64
Marcos Lopez and I asked for a Sega Genesis and an N64
Marcos Lopez Christmas 2015 while every kid was asking for a PS4 or Xbox one I got an NES. Mostly because I got PS4 the previous year
Same here,dude.
Same here in 2016. I already had a PS4 since 2014.
Nintendo 64 is a great console to this day.
The game I played the most on the N64 was Shadows of the Empire. XD
I loved that game.
Shadows was an amazing game and would have loved to have seen lucas do something more with it.
I mss this channel so much.
one thing i always liked about the N64 back in them days was it was easier on my eyes when it came to 3D games
the other systems when it came to 3D games had sharp colored blocks which annoyed me .. the N64 smoothed those out
We’ll all them ps1 fanboys like blocky
I still have my N64 & it still works! Got it for Christmas back in 1998. It was my first console. My first three games when I got it were Banjo Kazooie, 1080 Snowboarding & NFL Blitz. I have over 20 games! I also have a Gamecube, Wii & Wii U. Nintendo FTW!
Actually, the N64 was discontinued in 2002 in Japan and 2003 everywhere else.
MARIO 64 makes me wanna buy this console again!!
tom newbon do it!!! i still have mine from christmas 97' and my mario 64 I got with it that year.... i love the console cuz it's simple impossible to really break.. and it's just imo the most impactful gaming system to hit the market
awesome cheers man lol i just added you to my google circles now lol
Colby Sneaker Mario 64,Zelda games,goldeneye,perfect dark,Mario kart,Conquer bad fur day,banjo games,donkey kong 64,killer instinct gold,duke nukem 64,turok games,super smash bros,Tony hawk pro skater,resident evil 2,WWF no mercy,starfox 64,waverace,pilotwing,fighter destiny,south park,rainbow six,mission impossible,mario tennis,TWINE...I still have all these games and they still fun to play.The n64 is a nice console.
My favorite Nintendo 64 I like to play on my favorite was super Mario 64 & Mario kart 64 & Star fox 64 & banjo kazooie & Mortal kombat trilogy & mortal kombat 4 & mega man 64 & army men sarge’s heroes & donkey Kong 64 & legend of Zelda ocarina of time & diddy Kong racing & goldeneye 007 & mission impossible & madden football 64
No DLC
No Online
No internet to play
Good times for Gaming
The N64 was not outdated, it was incredibly powerful for its time. 93MHZ processor which was the same as a mid level Pentium Processor. The Playstation was only about 30mhz.
So many fun-filled Saturday mornings at my cousins house early in my childhood!
The Nintendo 64 is the best console of all time ! ! ! !
Cool thanks for sharing your opinion with me. :D I hope you enjoy my videos I posted just posted two new ones.
Cool. :D
I like the GameCube better, only because it has more games and better sound, graphics, and a better controller than the N64. The N64 is great though, just not great as the gamecube was in my opinion.
Oh cool thanks for shring your opinion. This is nintendo64ization / SegaSaturnGamer48 do you remember me?
Oh yea, I remember you. Sup?
The ps2 and n64 were my childhood consoles ;)
Mine too.
Yeah! So many memories with those 2 systems.
The ps2 and xbox were mine,still have them today! They work flawlessely even if they have taken some abuse especially the ps2(parents and the dog tripping over controller cables) they still work.Simply amazing consoles.Even tho i have never touched an n64, the emulators were great.
I realize this video is old, but fun tip; the following are all the same video cable: SNES, N64 & Gamecube.
I really wish that the N64 had an eject button, the Super NES's was very convenient.
It's really easy to pull out an N64 Cartridge but an eject button would have been a splendid addition
DAMN I MISS CARTRIDGE GAMING
it was so much easier to handle.
It was as if you couldn't break it or nothing.
THESE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!!
I hate how CDs are so delicate now.
Bullshit.
but dvds and cd roms hold WAY more memory than a cartride
David Garcia but they're so delicate and they would get scratched up so easily and its a pain in the ass to handle.
The n64 cartridges were big. But can't hold lots of data. Nintendo 3ds cartridges can hold up to 8 gb of memory and is smaller. SD card isn't a cartridge but it is way smaller than the Nintendo 3DS and holds ALOT More. A MICRO SD Card is EVEN smaller than the sad card and can hold more than the regular sad card
So I guess the lesson is the smaller the better?
GameSlimia at least we have digital copys
Born in 93 as well. I didn't get into gaming until around 2002 so I got a gamecube. Never had a N64 and actually played it yesterday for the very first time. Thinking about getting one very soon.
I remember the day this was released ... My local independent game shop rented these out for £20 for 3 days .. Including 5 games , 2 controllers and delivery/ pick up.
I also remember spending the entire weekend playing Goldeneye at my best friends house .... His mum said we smelt like Onions ...LOL classic
It funny how when he placed the N64 and the Panasonic beside each other, I immediately thought to myself "the Panasonic doesn't work, does it?", and it turned out it didn't xD
On the same note, if I go to a garage sale (for lack of better word), and I see a Panasonic or Philips CD-I, I immediately become skeptic and assume the sh*t doesn't work, however, if I see an N64, SNES, or NES for that matter, I automatically assume that they are still in working order--- I dunno, maybe it's because they are cartridge based that I think that way.
Or the fact that the NES, SNES and N64 have a better build quality than the CD-I ? haha
Perhaps :-) I think that was the point I was trying to make^^'
PikaLink91 Even the GameCube has a better build quality than most disc based systems (though i have heard some earlier models suffered from hardware issues. Luckily, mine hasnt yet. But i do have a newer model for backup.) PS1 probably had it the worst though. You literally have to turn the damn thing with the disc side facing down so it will spin properly. Great console..cheap design :/
well anything with a disc has more internal moving parts. and laser that read the disc deff dosent last forever...
No S Sherlock
I have an N64, loved this console, people moan about the price of games and consoles today, go back to the 90's and late 80's, this stuff was mega expensive, I still have a lot of my retro stuff, but did sell some of it, but still have a massive collection, I could have paid my mortgage off years ago if it wasn't for gaming :)
I love this system! My top three favorite N64 games:
1) Goldeneye
2) Ocarina of Time
3) Super Mario 64
The biggest downfalls were the 4kb Texture memory, high-latency rambus memory, and shoddy control-stick that breaks more often than the original 360 Red Ringed.
you can buy a controller with a normal gamecube like control stick just look it up.
Yes. but they're both expensive and overly-sensitive making playing games that require the control-stick pretty much impossible.
i don't consider $2 expensive
2$ where?
Last I checked they were 500$ a pop.
look up Redesigned Joystick for Nintendo 64 Controller Repair N64 Thumbstick Pad i could only find $10 and up but i have seen less
i was born in 97, and had one in 99, best console of mu life to this day, loved goldeneye and starwars and sonic, love you old nintendo :)
3:30 it does not have a massive library, only about 200-240 games, much less than other systems of both that time and generally
its not like we try to get all the games.
It also has LEGEND OF ZELDA MAJORAS MASK(AKA BEN
It's not about the quantity... but the quality of the games matter! I both had the PS1 and the N64 and they both have the same amount of GOOD games, if you skip all the bad/weak games. I had fun with both consoles at the time, but I think the N64 was clearly superior because it brought a lot of new things to the table.
The reason N64 was not nearly as succesful as the PS1 was because it refused the move with the times, the things that made it bad then make it good now ironically but still I just pointed out that it didn't have much games and many people even try to collect the whole library, I know that the ones that were were great but that's not what I meant, I didn't say anything about the quality of the games but their quantity because that was the topic of converaation
Slavko Gelo I understand what you say and i respect your opinion. But still the N64 didn't have so few games after all. And some games you could play for weeks/months and didn't get bored with. Still part of quantity has to be quality based (or how long you can play a single game). For example do you know ho much games were released on the first atari (even before the nes system)? They were releasing does games like madness. :P But very few were good. Same thing can be said for the complete ps1 library. Overall it would be kind of disappointing, but if you only look at the good ones or the games that are still oke, than it would break even with the N64. Also you mentioned success... it's kind of hard to decide which one was more successful. You would've to ask yourself if total sales of the console is enough or that you've to look in retrospect which console made more impact on gaming overall. Like you said the N64 had a lot of things keeping it back from becoming a super selling machine. It was expensive, the games were always a lot more expensive (some even 80-90 euro's... euro weren't there yet but i recount it in euro's), the library was indeed a lot smaller than the ps1 library (almost every console has a smaller library than the ps1... i think) and one of the most important things: the ps1 or playstation could easily be hard modded. It was one of the first consoles everybody (or at least a lot of people/casual gamers) hard modded back in the days. It's the same with the success of the wii. Part of it is that it attracted casual gamers, but I think a bigger part of it was because it's one of the easiest consoles to softmod and that it was dirt cheap so low risk. If you can mod a console... and be able to have a lot of games for it... it's way more interesting than a console that is nearly impossible to hard/softmod and that has games that are very expensive like the N64. I know... I know the N64 also can have an add-on and is able to play copied games. But nobody had such a thing at that time. Sorry if my answer became a bit long... but i wanted to explain that success is something hard to measure. Same thing can be said for the DS btw...
If only they had decided to sacrifice loading times for CDs. Imagine what they could have done with games like Ocarina, Majora, or Jet Force Gemini if they had the power of CDs. Oh well.
They would be a pixelated mess like ps1 games.
dank meme central There were tons of excellent looking PS1 games.
Kalilu Jawara With the right type of game it looked ok, but the n64 looked much, much better.
Kalilu Jawara You don't have to imagine with some games, OOT and Majora's Mask 3DS remakes look amazing compared to the N64 versions.
ccricers The funny part is that the 3DS uses the modern equivalent of cartridges.
I've had both Playstation 1 and the n64. I liked the n64 for multiplayer racing, wwf, and FPS games while I played Final Fantasy and Resident Evil on Playstation. It seemed like PS was my "solo play" console(resident evil, metal gear solid, final fantasy, ect) and my N64 was my multiplayer console(Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart 64, WWF Attitude, Wrestlemania 2000, No Mercy, ect)
legendary console say what you want about it, it had the best games ever....
They should rerelease the n64 maybe n65. With today's microchip technology so much could be squished on a cartridge. Plus the n64 is just awesome.
u sir r a genius
Do you know what 64 stands for?
It's stands for the number of "bits" - 64
I really loved this channel ❤
N64 is better then the Wii u
PlayStation 1 is better then both the 2.
probably the greatest console ever
Overated like all Nintendo systems.
Mark, you didn't talk about the control deck, the coolest part of all, you can hook up a disc drive to your nintendo 64.
Gaming was 100% better back then. After that it went down the toilet. Games are the same for every system these days. And it's gotten worse thanks to CoD.
I love the Nintendo 64 my favorite console of all time my favorite game for Nintendo 64 is Super Mario 64 I play mine all the time and I love it Nintendo 64 is my 1st favorite Nintendo console I like it better than PlayStation cause the Nintendo 64 has better graphics than PlayStation the Nintendo 64 is my favorite game system of all time
zpushy633 ZL goldeneye is my favorite game on the n64
Flying V that's awesome
zpushy633 ZL what's your favorite n64 game
Flying V Super Mario 64
Some punctuation would be nice.
Still got my N64. Works perfectly. Got it for Christmas '97, still one of my favorite presents ever. Maybe this year Nintendo will do a N64 Classic, would be interesting to see the chassis shrunken down.
I remember being in Year 4 so I was 8 years old and me and my freinds we're talking about video games. He and everyone else had the PS2 (wow so many years when the PS2 was the system to own) anyway him and another friend we talking about Jak 2 and I didn't have the system, just the 64. They we're trying to get me jealous because I didn'y have the PS2 yet and I was talking about all the brilliant games I had for it and they just laughted and I was like 'Shut your tits, come round and play it' Okay I didn't say tits but you get the idea. We played Goldeneye, Mario 64, Perfect Dark, 1080 and Majora's Mask and his hands were glued to the controller, he couldn't put it down he was that addicted to the games. Not so shitty now is it? Bunch of jerks.
I had a load more games
Lol,same here.My friends were always loving the games for the graphics not gameplay too much so i got them to play n64 on emulator with me and they were loving it.Some people just dont know what good hardware means and they act like they have the best stuff in the world,lol
...and that man's name was Albert Einstein
At least they didn't watch cartoons for 8 year old girls.
i don't get why so many people think that goldeneye is a good looking game. the graphic is terrible compared to games like tomb raider or metal gear solid
Why are you talking about the graphics of a 15 year old game? Its about gameplay and Goldeneye had the best gameplay of a fps of its time.
Tomb Raider and Metal Gear Solid look like jaggy shit compared to Goldeneye.
ITS A 15 YEAR OLD GAME WTF DO YOU EXPECT AMAZING GRAPHICS.
***** i know that but games like tomb raider or Metal gear solid were released in the same period of time
It was a couple years after which the graphics slightly improved and most of the games were like that in 1996
Both great consoles. I didn't even know they were still making games for the Dreamcast! Great review. I love the last line lol
fuck the ps4 and xbox one im buying an N64
+Fox gaming one of the best things ive seen someone say in this generation
+Balazs Nagy Gonna ask for an N64 for christmas because they're just too good :3
+Fox gaming FUCK YEAH!
bought mine yesterday, defenitly not dissapointed :D
+Fox gaming You've made a bad choice.
WWF NO MERCY, GOLDENEYE 007, SUPER MARIO 64, ZELDA, AND SUPER SMASH BROS IS ALL I PLAYED ON NINTENO 64 HAHA ... MAN THOSE WERE TO GOOD OL' DAYS SMH
Mario Kart
Boooooooooooommmmeerr...
Dude, stop yelling.
I loved this channel even more than AVGN.
The last great Nintendo console even with its flaws and being behind the times.
n64 > psx
*****
to me n64=psx
mrcallese You win.
mrcallese
Contrary to popular belief, it's not PSX, it's just the Playstation.
yeah thats tru mine just says playstation on it hahaha
i bought one of these suckers at goodwill for 11$, with mario 64, and ocarina of time, and it works. Yay!
they can survive atomic blasts
I bought one for ten bucks at a market, along with rougue squadron! Got it last year and it still works like a charm!
I never knew the Nintendo 64 had memory cards that could be plugged into the controller. However, I did know that you could plug in a rumble pack into the controller and I have one and I also have a transfer adapter that plugs into the controller that allows for the use of GameBoy games in the Nintendo 64(I never could figure out how to use it though. Maybe you might know how to use it and know what games it works with.). I like the N64 for a lot of the same reasons you do. It is very simple, trusty, reliable, and has easy to learn controls. Since it is cartridge based, there are no mechanical moving parts to fail and no CDs to get scratched. The problem with all the disc-based gaming systems is that the CDs scratch so easily, game cartridges however, provide you with reliable gaming and don't scratch at all. Video games in the form of a cartridge are really made to last for years without trouble. The gaming systems they have nowadays I don't like. They have very complicated controls that are difficult to learn and a lot of the game titles for them seem ridiculous and they are all the same( First-person shooter) I really like your videos by the way. They are very professional in appearance.
Couldn't of said it any better. New days suck, Old days are GOLDEN. Long live the 90's
And both my Mega Drive (sega genesis in the US, it seems) and my original PS still work today. The PS3 and XBox 360 always seem to have a lifespan of 3-5 years without requiring fixing or maintenance
***** I couldn't agree anymore. Back in the day in the 90's videogame producers were very original in creating new videogames.
***** Hell, then just buy one. The games are just as good now as they were then. Nothing has changed.
MrRebelutionary Correction, game design has deteorated while graphics had an amazing leap in quality. Still, I prefer good game design
It's an expansion port. There was going to be a hard drive add on for it at one point that would connect to the N64 there, but it got scrapped. Zelda Ocarina of Time was planned for the drive but was reworked to fit on a cartridge instead.
I had the black and the clear blue models of the N64 growing up, extremely durable and fun console. Mario 64, Starfox 64, DK Racing etc - fantastic library of games.
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I couldn't agree with you more. I'd hope to see more of that in the future.
Those were the days. Three different consoles, three unique experiences. The N64 had carts and Nintendo, Rare, and stuff just not found elsewhere due to the cartridge format. The PlayStation has the third party companies, and a ton of JRPG’s. Just a little bit of everything. The Saturn had awesome import games, and was powerhouse in the 2D department. Saga games were great, 2D fighters and my favorite genre, shooters, or space shooters, whatever you want to call them rocked my tiny little world. Those were the days.
I still got my Nintendo 64 since Christmas Eve, 1997. I got GoldenEye 007 on Christmas Day. GoldenEye 007 is dear to my heart, but I didn't get a Mario game for it. It felt like going to a Disney theme park without Mickey being there. I eventually got Super Mario 64, after the system's demise.
Cartridge based cosonles
are almost eternal. Very reliable, tuff, no scratches.
I love em
One thing Mark is right about is how that "32/64 bit" era was the last to have unique, distinctive exclusivity between consoles. You wanted great party/multiplayer games (that also had solid single player) - you got a Nintendo 64. You wanted an edgier and mature single-player experience you got a Playstation. If arcade games and shooters were your calling - a Sega Saturn was your choice. The lines since then have blurred - stylistically and subjectively things cross over now.
My first game console I ever played and got to own back in the day. Got mine Christmas 1999. :)
Great system! Great for multiplayer gaming, childhood memories, and game night
One small thing I liked about the N64 was the screen effects on certain games when you hit the reset button. There are probably a few videos showing them on TH-cam, but if there are, I seem to be using the wrong combination of keywords 'cause I can't find 'em.
Very true. Matter of fact I found a N64 at a Savers for $10. Problem was it looked like it had been sitting in someone's basement for the last 15 years, Dust was literally falling out of the vent holes.... But I bought it anyway. Took it apart and gave it a good cleaning (even found a colony of dead cockroaches in it) Despite all the abuse booted it up and it worked! Just like it did in 1997. These systems are tanks!
I loved my N64. Doom 64 was the first game I owned for it, and still works after 15 years. The only thing I didn't like about Doom64 was it didn't have multiplayer.
Still the best Video game channel EVER!!!
was released the year i was born :3 and my brother had one in 96 and we still have it ... :3
who does not love n64 if you don't you have been under a rock for 100 years
I have the N64. It was my first home game console actually. And the one I have is my original one. It's seen a lot of tough times; soda spills and such, but it does still work. Even have the expansion module.
Loved the N64..Easily among my favorite consoles ever along with the Super NES & Xbox 360. I always preferred the durability of cartridges over discs.
Home made games are still being made and can be downloaded and burn on to a disc. I think you can Google "Homebrew Dreamcast games" and you will see them.
not what i meant. i was saying if a wii works on a certain tv a n64 will work as well. you were saying you might get a n64.
Just ordered mine together with Goldeneye. Can't Wait
N64 = My childhood + my early days of video gaming =) So many good games and memories ! I loved the fuck out of this system......then everything changed when the next gen consoles attacked as graphics and things got better over the years =0
+RedHannya At some point Graphics became more important than gameplay
the wii is different and the most memorable of the 7th generation. it did things unlike the other 2 consoles and its honestly my favorite. no online fees for the games you play online, mario galaxy (aka my favorite game ever made) resides there, as well as an amazing wealth of other nintendo and sega games that are spectacular, both as console releases and downloads. its the first system ever that truly innovated backwards compatibility throughout 4 generations of games.
N64 is my favorite console, still have my first one.
This is the first ever console I bought with my own money - and I don't regret it! I'm 14 and never played it when it was current :'( I game through the night with the likes of Super Mario and Zelda - very nice :')
You didn't mention that mysterious "ext" port on the bottom, where the N64 Disk Drive, that great piece of vapor ware, was meant to plug in.
I miss my childhood. CGR, AVGN, Screwattack, GT Countdown
it'll never be the same
I still play Nintendo 64 games on Nintendo 64 Nintendo switch online+ expansion pack & you don’t need working N64 that’s cool What do with it
The N64 was designed with a major expansion in mind, the N64 Disk Drive, which turned out to be vapor ware. It was always in development and never came out (unless it was released in Japan or something.) It would have plugged in to that port on the bottom.
I have the PIkachu themed N64 and Pokemon Stadium. I try to find more games online but these days, the games cost more than the system. It still works great! One of my favorite systems to date!
@MrOrbitz89 Wasn't Mario Party 3, which was the last game btw, released in 2001?
My friend just gave me his extra N64 and I am SO EXCITED.
Found my old N64 in the garage, blew off the dust, plugged her in, whipped out Zelda OOT......handed controller to the kids.....I am officially a awesomely cool dad.
Some times i wish i was born in the 80 just for these old consoles they were awsome. :)
I think you can use it as a gamecube av cable, too.
But the rumble feature was not part of the controller, it was an add-on that you could stick on that cheesy 3-hand-thing.
My uncle gave my older brother a N64 ages ago and I still have it to this day, the analog stick is a little stiff on both the controllers but I have no problems playing 007 goldeneye.
I've always wondered why I always liked old fashioned games like these, mainly because I had these, but all broke down. I just look back and always remember the great times with these odd consoles
The A/V cord for the N64 will also work with the GameCube.