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This really isn't going to help people thinking me and madman are the same person, but bugger it. NINTENDO SIXTY-PHOURR! 
The N64 came out in Japan on the 23rd of June 1996. A console I loved mainly because it felt more 'NEXT GEN' than the Playstation or Saturn did in the same era. First time I saw Wave Race 64's water effects (I know, they look super lame now) my jaw literally dropped. I was a sega fanboy so I tried to play it down, but by that Xmas I had one of my own.
The N64 was home to best games that RARE ever made. Goldeneye, Banjo, Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Jet Force Gemini (to be honest I don't really like that last one but other folks seem to). RARE may have been a poor shadow of their former selves under Microsoft's portofolio, but in the late 90's to early 00's they felt untouchable. (Literally the best thing Rare have released in 15 years would be that Rare Retro Replay complication on Xbox One.)
N64 brought us 4 player local multiplayer with Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye, it closed the bridge between PC and consoles at the time with the Quake and Turok series looking as good on console as they did on PC's in that era, it showed us what real 3D platforms would look like. Sure in 1996 the Saturn had Nights, the playstation had Crash Bandicoot but the N64 had Super Mario 64 which was in a league of it's own offering true 360 control in a virtual world.
And were would those 3d worlds be without analogue control? I know the others caught on too but it was standard with all N64 consoles and games.
It wasn't all rosy. The blur on some games was bad, cartridges were expensive (not that would put Neo Geo Gamers off), 3rd party support was poor and you couldn't have a memory card and a rumble pack inserted at the same time... But it was progress. A true generational jump in progress I don't think I'll see again in my lifetime. Unless VR like on Star Trek becomes a thing.
N64, I salute you.
Now Nintendo please return to your roots for the NX. K thx bye.
The N64 came out in Japan on the 23rd of June 1996. A console I loved mainly because it felt more 'NEXT GEN' than the Playstation or Saturn did in the same era. First time I saw Wave Race 64's water effects (I know, they look super lame now) my jaw literally dropped. I was a sega fanboy so I tried to play it down, but by that Xmas I had one of my own.
The N64 was home to best games that RARE ever made. Goldeneye, Banjo, Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Jet Force Gemini (to be honest I don't really like that last one but other folks seem to). RARE may have been a poor shadow of their former selves under Microsoft's portofolio, but in the late 90's to early 00's they felt untouchable. (Literally the best thing Rare have released in 15 years would be that Rare Retro Replay complication on Xbox One.)
N64 brought us 4 player local multiplayer with Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye, it closed the bridge between PC and consoles at the time with the Quake and Turok series looking as good on console as they did on PC's in that era, it showed us what real 3D platforms would look like. Sure in 1996 the Saturn had Nights, the playstation had Crash Bandicoot but the N64 had Super Mario 64 which was in a league of it's own offering true 360 control in a virtual world.
And were would those 3d worlds be without analogue control? I know the others caught on too but it was standard with all N64 consoles and games.
It wasn't all rosy. The blur on some games was bad, cartridges were expensive (not that would put Neo Geo Gamers off), 3rd party support was poor and you couldn't have a memory card and a rumble pack inserted at the same time... But it was progress. A true generational jump in progress I don't think I'll see again in my lifetime. Unless VR like on Star Trek becomes a thing.
N64, I salute you.
Now Nintendo please return to your roots for the NX. K thx bye.
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Two madman's that don't like me, both N64 fans.
