Poll Nintendo 64

[MonaWare]

I still play my N64 games and all my other old systems as though they were new. They haven't got a speck of dust on them.

I really hate that wasteful mentality. You spend all that money on games and hardware, and your just supposed to move on when the new stuff rolls around, as though your old stuff becomes redundant? Bah! I don't even bother with new systems anymore. Far too many old favourites to play (and so many more to discover/rediscover!)

Yeah! Ive come to this way of thinking, too : p There are still so many games that I havent played in the past generations of consoles, and newer games feel less exciting to me right now. So Im actually more excited about the stuff from the past right now : p Its not that I cant get the newer stuff, I bought a Wii and tons of games for it all when it was released, all when they were relevant, because I was excited about the Wii. But I dunno, going back to games I used to enjoy, and finding other games from that time that I missed, Im just really into them right now, and its become a big fascination for me : p


And haha yeah I still play N64 @OldPug : p Or I was, but I havent bought any games for it in about a year now due to not currently having any room for it, haha. I have it put away currently. But I absolutely still pull it out, play games Ive had forever and even try out new games I havent played on it, its great : p

And you should definitely get a N64, its a great multiplayer console if you have friends near you who slike to play games, and it has tons of great single player games too.
Also its the best and coolest looking console ever made, haha. I miss that about old consoles, now its a contest to see who scan make the squarest, blandest console ever : p

 

[zipp001039]

Where do I even begin with the Nintendo 64? This and the GBA make up most of my childhood, so many great games, especially the multiplayer party games like Mario Kart 64 or Perfect Dark, I have countless fond memories of playing them with my siblings and cousins. Mario Party was the ultimate destroyer of friendships, haha.

Of course the single player adventure games also hold a special place in my heart, and as some of you can probably tell I'm a huge fan of Mario, so Super Mario 64, Paper Mario and several others are my favorites. Besides Mario I loved both Zelda games, I never got very far in Majora's Mask though because it used to scare me as a kid, lol. Now that I think about it Ocarina of Time was scary too though, they both had really dark stories to an extent (and geez, the Redead things were terrifying, thanks for scarring millions of kids Nintendo). By the way, has anyone heard of Glover? It was a bizarre game, pretty difficult from my memory, but I used to be really enchanted by it for some reason.

My cousins had Star Fox 64 and I remember being really jealous of that for a long time, haha. It was very immersive with the characters talking and interacting with the player, that was a new thing back in the day along with the rumble feature, even if it seems dated now that was a pretty big deal at the time. I liked the alternate path/storyline thing too, definitely adds replay value. Unfortunately I never got the chance to play it very often, but the little time I had with it was great. Maybe some day I'll track down a copy of it and give it a formal playthrough.

Aside from Star Fox 64, there were a lot of games I never had but was really interested in, probabaly the best example is Banjo-Kazooie. That was huge back in the day, I wanted it really badly but my parents said I had enough games to play, lol. Apparently there was a sequel to that game too, I forgot what it was called but I'm pretty sure it was on N64. Kirby 64 is another example, I remember vividly having to choose between it or Paper Mario, very difficult decision as a kid since I was obsessed with Mario but also had been asking for a Kirby game for a several months, but I ended up choosing Mario over Kirbs, lol. To this day my only exposure to Kirby was in Super Smash Bros. Melee, I should probably fix that. xP

 

[Metal]

Aside from Star Fox 64, there were a lot of games I never had but was really interested in, probabaly the best example is Banjo-Kazooie. That was huge back in the day, I wanted it really badly but my parents said I had enough games to play, lol. Apparently there was a sequel to that game too, I forgot what it was called but I'm pretty sure it was on N64. Kirby 64 is another example, I remember vividly having to choose between it or Paper Mario, very difficult decision as a kid since I was obsessed with Mario but also had been asking for a Kirby game for a several months, but I ended up choosing Mario over Kirbs, lol. To this day my only exposure to Kirby was in Super Smash Bros. Melee, I should probably fix that. xP

Yes there was a sequel for the N64 it was called Banjo-Tooie. It's just as good as the first game at least for me it was and if you're ever curious if you have say an xbox 360 or xbox1 I'm sure you'd be able to get it online download, or if you still have your N64 you could get it online. You've really played some really neat games on the N64 as a kid pretty much the same line up I have. In terms of Kirby games definitely try Cyrstal Shards on the N64 the game's charm is that you get to combine powers together which isn't anything like the other games in the series.

By the way, has anyone heard of Glover? It was a bizarre game, pretty difficult from my memory, but I used to be really enchanted by it for some reason.

In fact I made a post earlier about the game. It is quite a weird game with a weird premise. You're basically this Wizard's glove that mysteriously became sentient after some potion mix match, not only did it turn Glover alive it also turned the other glove into well the main antagonist Cross-Stitch. With no " real story " suppose that's as much as we're given in the beginning. Going through various world's using your funny circus ball was fun not just for attacks but crazy puzzles too since it was funny to turn your ball into various other things such as a bowling ball. The music from the game is simply charming as well.

 

[MonaWare]

Ive never played Glover ever, but alot of people really seem to like that game, so Id definitely give
it a shot. I love 3d platformers anyway : p

And @zipp001039 you made the right choice, haha. I didnt have Paper Mario for N64, but I did have the side scrolling Kirby game. I didnt like it so much : p To be fair, it was back in the days of N64, and at that time most people didnt want to play a side scrolling game anymore : p It didnt become acceptable again until like the Wii, haha. But I loved TTYD, its among my favorite games ever, so Im sure Paper Mario 64 was great : p

And haha, I used to be scared of certain un-scary games, too : p In fact, when I first played Aidyn Chronicles for the first time, I was afraid of everything, especially getting into fights. Of course its an RPG, meaning you have to fight to keep your level up, so by the time I got to Chaos Isle I couldnt get any farther : p

 

[Dangerous Duck]

Glover, Gauntlet 64, Bomberman hero, banjo-kazooie. Would always talk about how amazing Glover was in another chat site. It wasn't without it's problem some of the control scheme at least on the N64 was very wonky every time you'd aim the ball you'd have to be precise. It does have a PS1 port not sure how that holds up, aside from that it's a pretty fun platformer, especially if you're looking for more variety and trying to use more puzzle solving skills the kind that you didn't really see in SM64 or DK64. Shame that a sequel was cancelled oh well we at least have the first game.

Spoiler: No glove no love

The PS1 port of Glover was apparently very inferior and not well-received. I've only ever heard bad things about the PS1 version, and I suspect it's because like many other cheap ports, the game was quickly slapped together. It should have been handled with care, since you're converting a 64-bit game into 32-bit.

Glover was/is an amazing title bursting with inventive ideas and puzzles. It's a very tricky game and you definitely need patience, but what a unique, unsung gem it is...

 

[MonaWare]

It seems thats the case for alot of N64 to Playstation games. I saw a video of Rush for Playstation. While the N64 version was great, the Playstation one was funky and buggy, and didnt even resemble the N64 version.

 

[๖ۣۜHex Scout]

A lot of games tend to have that problem. Megaman Legends on N64 was terrible compared to PlayStation's. Glover was a fun game and I didn't have problems with the controls. The music was great and I like the levels.

Like seriously, this music is so good!

 

[MonaWare]

Haha, that theremin, is way cool hearing it used in a video game : p

I love N64 music. I miss those old keyboard songs from that era. I kinda wish the N64 style would come back. Colorful graphics and 3d platforming and keyboard music and all the other stuff from that era, I would be excited to try games like that, haha.

 

[Metal]

@MonaWare Never realized until getting online that many people did not like the idea of sidescrolling games during the N64 era. Since that dedicated era of games developers did start wanting to put their foot forward with more exploration games especially thanks to SM64 which is kind of like the father of taking that big step. Not just in the N64 but even in the PS1 era with Spyro being one of the bigger contenders. Speaking of the PS1 era and the Glover ports it's quite strange @Angler of Lake Asparagus that the PS1 version of that game would be inferior. Then remembering some of the convos I had with Magma and what you said about graphical issues made sense unlike the N64 where if you play a big adventure game such as Oot characters aren't weird or jittery as they are on PS1 graphics.

That's the biggest thing I love about the N64 especially since I grew up with that, the fact that it doesn't really suffer from graphical or polygonal issues. Except for maybe SSB which is mostly due to that game hardly having any funding it still came out alright though by now extremely ugly and dated especially DK in it haha. Had tons of fun with SSB1 regardless of how awkward it look the sound effects were the best.

Spoiler: No polygons here

Spoiler: Bonus the amazing SSB1!!

 

[Dangerous Duck]

@MonaWare Never realized until getting online that many people did not like the idea of sidescrolling games during the N64 era. Since that dedicated era of games developers did start wanting to put their foot forward with more exploration games especially thanks to SM64 which is kind of like the father of taking that big step. Not just in the N64 but even in the PS1 era with Spyro being one of the bigger contenders. Speaking of the PS1 era and the Glover ports it's quite strange @Angler of Lake Asparagus that the PS1 version of that game would be inferior. Then remembering some of the convos I had with Magma and what you said about graphical issues made sense unlike the N64 where if you play a big adventure game such as Oot characters aren't weird or jittery as they are on PS1 graphics.

That's the biggest thing I love about the N64 especially since I grew up with that, the fact that it doesn't really suffer from graphical or polygonal issues. Except for maybe SSB which is mostly due to that game hardly having any funding it still came out alright though by now extremely ugly and dated especially DK in it haha. Had tons of fun with SSB1 regardless of how awkward it look the sound effects were the best.

Spoiler: No polygons here

Spoiler: Bonus the amazing SSB1!!

The original Smash Bros for N64 will always be my favourite. I always found it much more satisfying to hit opponents, and the sound effects were really juicy (especially bomb explosions). The pace of the game wasn't too fast, hectic or confusing, either.

I still remember way back in school when Melee hit the streets, and some kids were saying the N64 game was better, because it was less confusing and more simple/easier to play. Haha. Boy, that makes me feel old. You would never hear anybody saying the N64 game is better today.

 

[Metal]

The original is really funny but I'm more surprised some one would call that one their favorite perhaps it's the cartoony atmosphere it brought that none of the other series had that caught your attention. School during the N64 era was a funny time it was either that, Dreamcast, or PS1. From what I remember kids were really ecstatic over a fighting game made by Nintendo since apparently the original project for Smash was it going to be a brand new fighting game Nintendo could call their own however it eventually turned into which favorite Nintendo icon do you want to see beat the shit out of another.

Many people had no idea who Ness even was, for the longest time don't think anyone knew what Mother/Earthbound is so it was funny that people just called him the short, fat, kid at least how the graphics made him look. By now everyone or mostly everyone would say Melee is the peak of the Smash series well if you're more serious about fighting games at least. Personally my fav is Smash 4 for obvious reasons.

 

[Dangerous Duck]

The original is really funny but I'm more surprised some one would call that one their favorite perhaps it's the cartoony atmosphere it brought that none of the other series had that caught your attention. School during the N64 era was a funny time it was either that, Dreamcast, or PS1. From what I remember kids were really ecstatic over a fighting game made by Nintendo since apparently the original project for Smash was it going to be a brand new fighting game Nintendo could call their own however it eventually turned into which favorite Nintendo icon do you want to see beat the shit out of another.

Many people had no idea who Ness even was, for the longest time don't think anyone knew what Mother/Earthbound is so it was funny that people just called him the short, fat, kid at least how the graphics made him look. By now everyone or mostly everyone would say Melee is the peak of the Smash series well if you're more serious about fighting games at least. Personally my fav is Smash 4 for obvious reasons.

Haha! Ahh, yes. The simpler days, when nobody knew who Ness was (nor Marth and Roy, when Melee was released).

Well, I was always really fond of the atmosphere in the original Smash Bros. The sequels never captured the same feeling, they tried to be more ultra-serious and dramatic.
For example, I really loved the original menu. It had such a calm, mysterious vibe about it. The background was shadowy and abstract, and the music was so atmospheric.
I also loved the unique challenge stages for each character, like "Board the Platforms". I always hated how they never brought it back.

I still think the Master Hand's battle stage and music was the best on N64. The atmosphere was so intense, and the music wasn't just another remix of the main theme.

Spoiler: Menu and Master Hand

 

[MonaWare]

Haha, I remember wondering who on earth Roy and Marth were when I first played Melee, my older brother and his friends explanation were "theyre from some Japanese game" : p

Though being able to play as Zelda and Ganon was amazing, and kid Link, too. It was exciting when that game came out. I get the feelings for the first one, though. I think we played that one together more than Melee : p

Oh and Dreamcast actually does have its own version of Smash Bros called Power Stone, theres two of them on the DC. The character are completely made up just for the game. But it plays alot like SSMB, a party fighting game. I really want both of them : p

 

[Glowsquid]

The original Smash Bros for N64 will always be my favourite. I always found it much more satisfying to hit opponents, and the sound effects were really juicy (especially bomb explosions). The pace of the game wasn't too fast, hectic or confusing, either.

Well, I was always really fond of the atmosphere in the original Smash Bros. The sequels never captured the same feeling, they tried to be more ultra-serious and dramatic.
For example, I really loved the original menu. It had such a calm, mysterious vibe about it. The background was shadowy and abstract, and the music was so atmospheric.

I'd never thought I'd find someone else with this precise opinion. I never liked the grandiloquent, self-serious style of the Smash Bros sequels.

 

[Dangerous Duck]

I'd never thought I'd find someone else with this precise opinion. I never liked the grandiloquent, self-serious style of the Smash Bros sequels.

Self-serious, indeed. It's a series loaded with cute, cuddly, unlikely characters (that were never created for hand-to-hand combat) so I find the bombastic style pretty pretentious and forced. The original game's style could accommodate both serious and cute characters alike. It was cool, crazy, and didn't pretend to be something it's not.

 

[Magma]

I say it fits in a way albeit likely not intentionally. From humble origins to a game series people put on a pedestal nowadays.

 

[Metal]

Just remembered I had Rampage 2 on the N64, man did anyone else ever played or enjoy this game series?
I keep thinking that one of the songs in this game the main theme of it is some sort of stock music but I can't really confirm that as it's the song you hear for mostly through out the game, it's a great upgrade and sequel to the previous two Rampages on the NES and N64 respectively.
Also rip scientist chick. The inclusion of more monsters made it interesting especially now that you could travel through out the world and then into space.

 

[Magma]

I always thought N64 games looked, for the most part, better than PSX games.

 

[Glowsquid]

Just remembered I had Rampage 2 on the N64, man did anyone else ever played or enjoy this game series?

I remember enjoying World Tour even though I hated the original arcade game but Rampage doesn't really seem like the type of the game that can sustain its premise over the course of *four* very similar, longer-than-you'd-expect-by-arcade-standards-games

I always thought N64 games looked, for the most part, better than PSX games.

I found I prefer sharp ---> blurry

"Helps" many of the game that push the N64 have truly vomitive framerate

 

[Magma]

I remember enjoying World Tour even though I hated the original arcade game but Rampage doesn't really seem like the type of the game that can sustain its premise over the course of *four* very similar, longer-than-you'd-expect-by-arcade-standards-games



I found I prefer sharp ---> blurry

"Helps" many of the game that push the N64 have truly vomitive framerate

I'm speaking less of the pixelated textured of the PSX vs the blurry ones of the N64 and more of the fact that the PSX had this peculiar effect where polygons and textures would sort of wobble and twitch. It was most noticeable when the camera would move in a PSX game but you could even notice it in idle animations too. Even at a higher resolution with antialiasing the effect doesn't go away.

That being said I do like it in its own way due to it being unique to the PSX's hardware.