The Nintendo 64 10-Year Anniversary Thread (56K...er, no)

[dbiersdorf]

Info from GAF. But plenty of screenshots from me.

Nintendo 64

Code name: Project Reality
AKA: Nintendo Ultra 64

Release Details

Nintendo 64 system (NUS-001 {JPN})
Grey Controller (NUS-005)
AC Adapter (NUS-002 {JPN})
Release date: June 23rd, 1996
Launch titles: Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64 (9800 yen ea., excl. tax), Saikyou Haniu Shogi

THE GAMES:


Super Mario 64


Banjo-Kazooie


Banjo-Tooie


Zelda: Ocarina of Time


Zelda: Majora's Mask


Pokemon Stadium and Stadium 2


Pokemon Snap


Conker's Bad Fur Day


GoldenEye 007


Perfect Dark Zero


Mario Kart 64


Diddy Kong Racing


Bomberman 64


Excitebike 64


Quake II


Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


Paper Mario


Pokemon Puzzle League


Star Fox 64


Wave Race 64


Mario Golf 64


Mario Tennis 64


Super Smash Bros.


Rocket Robot on Wheels


Rayman 2: The Great Escape


Resident Evil 2


Snowboard Kids and Snowboard Kids 2


Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA


Mischief Makers


Killer Instinct Gold


Mario Party, Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3


Donkey Kong 64


Yoshi's Story


Blast Corps


Jet Force Gemini


Space Station Sillicon Valley


Shadow Man


Ogre Battle 64


Harvest Moon 64


Beetle Adventure Racing


F-Zero X


Star Wars: Rouge Squadron


Tony Hawk Pro Skater


Pilotwings 64


1080 Snowboarding


WWF Wrestlemania 2000


WWF No Mercy


Mystical Ninja


Mario Artist


Custom Robo


Animal Forest


Sin and Punishment

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Truely was the greatest system of all time.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Wow. 10 years already? I can vividly remember running into my bedroom with my N64 screaming "We Have Nintendo 64!!!!!!"
The N64, to this day, is still the console I play the most. Ranking in hours upon hours of Super Smash Bros. (as my friend and I are the self-proclaimed 'best players in the world) and Super Mario 64.
Its difficult for me to say, but I do not think that I would be so into video games if it weren't for the N64.
Happy 10 years!

[cyberfluxor]

Awesome timing! I just got 5 more N64 games added to my collection.

[swlovinist]

I definately have a soft spot for the system, with many must have games. I guess that is why I had to "catch them all". Awsome pics and I guess I will have to bust out some Goldeneye tonight!

[Vectorman0]

All of you N64 haters, marvel at all of the quality titles up there.

[Ed Oscuro]

Well, aside from Resident Evil 2. Yuck, is that what it actually looks like? I might have to give that one a pass then...but extra data files...nooo....
...

Happy 10th, N64! You were always my favorite system.

[heyricochet]

For being completely anal, perfect dark zero is the 360 sequel, snowboard kids 1 and 2 pics show up as 2 and 1. Otherwise, great pictoral representation of the great games of the nintendo 64.

[CreamSoda]

"Truely was the greatest system of all time."

I'll drink to that, bro!

Nintendo 64. Fucking. Rocks.

I've always loved this system, and I always will. I have so much nostalgia and amazing memories, it's unbelievable. The mighty N64 was pretty much my MAIN system from '97 to '01(when I stupidly tossed it aside for other consoles).

Sure the graphics were blurry, and the controller was wierd. But flaws aside, I love this thing to death!

Cheers to the greatest system ever built(in my opinion), THIS DRINK IS FOR YOU: N64!!!!!! ROCK ON,

[keiblerfan69]

I love my N64. It was my first console and will always have a place in my heart. I really want to try Animal Forest. See what it had before it got to the GC.

[Iron Draggon]

WOW, that was 10 years ago already huh? I remember when it first came out. You could hardly find it anywhere at first, it was sold out and all shipments in transit were sold out before they even arrived at the store. It took me a while to get one, but I finally got one, along with Wave Race 64 and Mario 64. I wasn't real impressed with Mario, but Wave Race was the shit. Then as things moved along, the games got even better. But sadly I had to bail out on it around the middle of its lifespan, as it just became way too much for me to keep up with while trying to keep up with all my other systems. One had to go, so I reluctantly chose to give the most expensive one to keep up with the boot, and that was the N64 at the time. So I sold it and all my games. I got another one later, and got some of the newer games like Donkey Kong 64 and Road Rash 64, but then I ended up selling that one and all the games later as well.

I wish that I could've afforded to keep up with it as well as I did with all my other systems. I remember that when I first started collecting for it, my friend who worked at the game store said that it was gonna be a real collector's item as the years went by, because most people wouldn't be able to afford to collect for it when it was brand new, and all the games would hold most of their value. Boy was he right!

So, I'm not one of the N64 haters just because I don't own one anymore, I just still can't afford to collect for it. But I would if I could. It had alot of very unique games that were alot of fun to play, even if some of them were impossibly difficult, and the graphics still look better than the Jaguar!

But, I kept my Jaguar and my Jaguar CD instead. It may have had alot fewer games, and even fewer that were really worth owning and playing, but the games are still holding their value very well also. So at least I didn't completely abandon the 64BIT generation, just the best part of it.

I still miss all the N64 games that I had, and wish that I had gotten to play some of the ones that came out toward the end of the system's shelf life. They still had alot of really cool looking games for it, but most of them were still way too expensive! Great system Nintendo, but OMG the expense! Did all the games really have to cost that much?

[milhouseOFpain]

10 years ago these games looked awful...they still do today


i can understand the appeal of a couple of these games but on the whole the system just doesnt do it for me.

[sabre2922]

Happy Bday N64

The Nintendo64 was a good system with some GREAT games.

Mario 64
Goldeneye
the Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time
Conkers bad fur day
Paper Mario

ahh thats good stuff man good stuff indeed.

What would gaming be like today without the revolutionary Super Mario 64?

Thank the gods for Miyamoto and the console that delivered what became (and still is) THE benchmark for what makes a great 3-D game.

All of that ALMOST makes up for all the FOG and the horrid controller , but hey it was worth the ride and the N64 name is obviously a fondly remembered console by both the old-school and the youngling gamers that started out with the N64 or PSone.

I have to add one more thing: The N64 gave me my favorite version of DOOM yea yea I know, but damnit I LUVED DOOM 64 and Im not ashamed to admit it OK not REALLY but ummm yeah lol

[poloplayr]

The dissapointment with the release of the N64 was what got me turned off from gaming for years until the Dreamcast hit the scene...The chunky/blocky/goddawfuly unaesthatic 3D graphics and the vile controller hurt not only my eyes but my Nintendo-worshipping heart.

It took years for me to get over the horror which was the N64...now, Nintendo and myself are friends/lovers again.

Sometimes you need to lose something to truly appreciate it when it comes back. For this, I thank the bastard console that is the N64. I salute you!

[Emuaust]

While there are a few ok titles,
If I wanted my 3D to look like a N64 id paste a big
Blurry Mess on My TV Screen,

(is what a famous person once said.)

I mean come on honestly the console had some good games
but in reality I had a distaste for it then and to this day
would be BY FAR my least played console, even more then my 3DO
and Jaguar, which I only have 2 games for

The only game to me that seemed a killer title was Goldeneye
I hated the N64 version of SMB64 but liked the DS version,
as was stated higher above some times they need to screw up/take a step
backwards to learn a new more exciting direction.

[tom]

>>>>What would gaming be like today without the revolutionary Super Mario 64? <<<<

Had been done on PCs/MACs years before already, so gaming nowadays would just be the same.

[Cers]

I have to add one more thing: The N64 gave me my favorite version of DOOM yea yea I know, but damnit I LUVED DOOM 64 and Im not ashamed to admit it OK not REALLY but ummm yeah lol

YES, you are my friend , DOOM64 was (and is) so great.........
And Wipeout64 too, the fastest Wipeout that exist.

I got my N64 a week after the jp. release for 999,-DM + Mario64 for 199,-DM and a month later Waverace64 for 219,-DM but it was it worth every Pfennig (Penny lol).

1DM was nearly a half $ at the time, now we have € (but I think you know that )

[sabre2922]

>>>>What would gaming be like today without the revolutionary Super Mario 64? <<<<

Had been done on PCs/MACs years before already, so gaming nowadays would just be the same.

ummm

NO

In all respect man.

OK how about where would CONSOLE gaming be today?

You know what , fuck it PC/Mac had NOTHING that compared to Mario 64 "back in the day".

But I dont care to get into an old arguement with a PC elitist/fanboy, especially since im the LAST gamer on this board that should be defending the N64

[Steven]

how ironic I was just thinking about posting about N64/Mario 64/Wave Race 64 and I didn't even knew it was the 10 year anniversary!

-N64, although I'm not a fan of it nor do I currently own one, was really the first system to make me say WOOOOOOW! Sure, Altered Beast on GEN did that, but Mario 64 was really stunning because it was fully 3D. In 96 there was nothing like it that I had seen.

-Who remembers just messing around and swimming around the castle? lol hey I was 13 alright. I swam more than I played the actual game :P

-Wave Race 64 was awesome. I used to practice my flips and whatnot countless hours. And the water... my lord. I felt like I could drink it. It was really a stunning game. Not a big fan of its control, but the practice mode and 2 player fool-around shennanigans ruled.

[MarkMan]

Ahhh N64... you were so young, why did you leave so early???

Damn. It was good times. 1996, I was 14 years old. I remember getting my N64 and Super Mario 64. Good times.

Wave Race
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Those were probably the 2 games I played the most.

I think I'll break my N64 our tomorrow and let my daughter enjoy it.

[GrandAmChandler]

A++ Thread! 1000 Meseta to you!!

I am adding two more games that were overlooked.

WCW vs. NWO: World Tour
and WCW vs. NWO: Revenge

Still the two best wrestling games of all time.