sixteen-bit
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lol
After checking the RGB thread, RGB mod is not overkill for NES.
It looks SO much better in RGB.
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The Nintendo 64 Appreciation/Collecting/Emulation Thread.
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lol
After checking the RGB thread, RGB mod is not overkill for NES.
It looks SO much better in RGB.
Says the person who doesn't have an RGB modded N64. Shit is fucking glorious on my 29" CRT.
What a great thread. The N64 was my first "New" system. I had an NES and Genesis, but those were both hand-me-downs. I still remember the christmas morning opening up the 64 along w/ Goldeneye and just flipping the fuck out. I have to have had at least 1000+ hours in Goldeneye, such an amazing shooter. 1080 was the shit and Starcraft 64 was so awesome playing 2 player (Even though the AI did the same exact thing every match).
Still remember the weekends at my friends house, 6 of us middle schoolers all crammed in his basement taking turns playing 4 player smash brothers. Soda and junk food all around us, getting 'drunk' off each other to the point that we were belligerent hyenas come 4am. Ah, the simple times of being young.
Still remember the weekends at my friends house, 6 of us middle schoolers all crammed in his basement taking turns playing 4 player smash brothers. Soda and junk food all around us, getting 'drunk' off each other to the point that we were belligerent hyenas come 4am. Ah, the simple times of being young.
Coreda
Member
I still laugh when I see this video, but my reaction was similar, haha!
My mother made me believe so hard I wouldn't have one for Christmas because it's price was too high and that it was only video games and that it wasn't worth spending so much money.
We were talking about it recently, during Christmas eve, and she's still proud at how much she fooled me and that she was expecting me to go insane when I unwrap it. Damn right I went insane, she had her money's worth alright.
I love this video because that was my reaction on Christmas morning 1996 too. Parents didn't buy me any games though... had to rent something from Blockbuster lol.
baphomet
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I was 13 in 1996 and got one for christmas. I didnt jump up and down or yell, but inside i was as stoked as that kid. I already had a ps1, but nothing beat gettin to sit down and play my own copy of super mario 64. A local rental place had imported a japanese console and sm64 and pilotwings so i had already played through a decent portion of the japanese version. I was probably as excited as that kid when i randomly strolled into that place after riding my bike there and seeing they had an n64 for rent like 2 months before the us launch.
Coreda
Member
It was a while before I had any games, too. There was a Blockbuster I used to rent new games from. Having sleep-overs and playing new release rental games was the best
JPeeples83
Member
The Nintendo 64 will be regarded as one of the greatest consoles of all time if merely for this game.
The original is still my favorite entry in the series, which makes no logical sense since it's got the worst graphics of the bunch - but does use the N64 pad really well. Maybe it's just that it was so much easier to have friends over and play it back then than it is now where you've got online, and better pads, but the experience just isn't the same no matter how much pizza and soda fills the area.
I sadly didn't have a N64 Christmas moment. My Grandmother got me the system on my birthday which was on July...but I didn't have ANY game to play it on until Dec., when she mailed StarFox 64. Of course I knew what the box was and decided to open my present early because, OMG Finally Use The Thing! My parents were NONE too happy with me obviously, but slowly got over it. XD
GRIZZMEISTER
Banned
I love all three Super Smash Bros. games but the Nintendo 64 original still holds a special place in my heart.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Just to be clear I have nothing against rgb modding I'm just saying for ne its not worth the hassle of having to build an amp or circuit to get the right video output.
s-video still looks pretty good, too.
s-video still looks pretty good, too.
speculawyer
Member
The N64 really got me back into gaming.
And man, what a reminder about how Rare was such a star and then became mediocre after Microsoft bought them.
And man, what a reminder about how Rare was such a star and then became mediocre after Microsoft bought them.
GRIZZMEISTER
Banned
Here's my Rareware N64 collection although I'm missing one title. Can you guess which one it is?
sixteen-bit
Member
Mickey's Speedway
GRIZZMEISTER
Banned
Ding! Ding! And We Have a Winner!
Here are some of my more valuable games in my N64 collection.
Coreda
Member
So this thread reminded me to check the progress of the cycle-accurate N64 emulator, now named Cen64. The forums can be found at Cen64.com.
Some screenshots and videos:
Various clips including Mario 64, Mario Kart, and others
Donkey Kong 64 capture
Majora's Mask screenshots:
Some screenshots and videos:
Various clips including Mario 64, Mario Kart, and others
Donkey Kong 64 capture
Majora's Mask screenshots:
Ding! Ding! And We Have a Winner!
Here are some of my more valuable games in my N64 collection.
Oh, you got Mario Party 3 ! It is so expensive in PAL region. Like 80 euros for the loose cartridge (which is roughly 110 dollars). At this price, I may never ever get it. I already forked out so much money just for Conker Bad Fur Day.
And let's not even talk about StarCraft 64 (which I don't own)...
boyshine
Member
Um... try ebay.de
KDash31987
Member
Man, I'm reminded that I should have bought Conker's Bad Fur Day when Toys "Я" Us had dozens of copies for around $2. Oh, well.
Anyway, since I haven't posted in here for a while, here's a recent picture of the current state of my collection:
I think Mischief Makers is the only thing I've bought since the last time I posted. I bought it off of televator a few months back for $6.
I was planning to buy it boxed, but I couldn't really find any boxed copies at the time (and if I did, they were around $50+), so I went ahead and got it loose, because I really wanted to play it.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer came with a system bundle. It was my family's second N64. I don't know why we had two, though. Heh.
Games I'm still planning to get at some point:
-Blast Corps
-Castlevania
-Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
-Conker's Bad Fur Day
-Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
-Killer Instinct Gold
-Mario Golf
-Mario Tennis
-NFL Blitz
-Ridge Racer 64
-The World Is Not Enough
I'd also like Majora's Mask at some point, even though I have the GameCube version already...though it's not a priority. I can't remember anything else I really wanted to get off the top of my head. This is stuff I wrote down on Notepad a while back. I have a list of games to get for all consoles. Hah.
Anyway, since I haven't posted in here for a while, here's a recent picture of the current state of my collection:
I think Mischief Makers is the only thing I've bought since the last time I posted. I bought it off of televator a few months back for $6.
I was planning to buy it boxed, but I couldn't really find any boxed copies at the time (and if I did, they were around $50+), so I went ahead and got it loose, because I really wanted to play it.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer came with a system bundle. It was my family's second N64. I don't know why we had two, though. Heh.
Games I'm still planning to get at some point:
-Blast Corps
-Castlevania
-Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
-Conker's Bad Fur Day
-Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
-Killer Instinct Gold
-Mario Golf
-Mario Tennis
-NFL Blitz
-Ridge Racer 64
-The World Is Not Enough
I'd also like Majora's Mask at some point, even though I have the GameCube version already...though it's not a priority. I can't remember anything else I really wanted to get off the top of my head. This is stuff I wrote down on Notepad a while back. I have a list of games to get for all consoles. Hah.
Ding! Ding! And We Have a Winner!
Here are some of my more valuable games in my N64 collection.
I miss cartridges
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Deleted member 74300
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Having 64 N64 games should be the goal of everyone with the system. Tons of good stuff to choose from.
entremet
Member
I miss cartridges
Same. They were so solid.
boyshine
Member
I miss cartridges
Fun fact: I just found out that wikipedia says Nintendo called 1994 "The year of the cartridge", so this year marks the 20th anniversary of the year of the cartridge.
boyshine
Member
Okay. This will be my goal for 2014. I currently have 30. I really doubt there are 34 more worth owning, but.. if you say so!
Edit: Where's the Atari 7800 thread?
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Deleted member 74300
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I really doubt there are 34 more worth owning, but.. if you say so!
I beg to differ.
Granted most of them are from Nintendo, Rare, Midway or just Wrassling games.
AKI ones only. Others are trash.
Fox Mulder
Member
you spend lots of money on this hobby, might as well get optimal visuals out of it if you can.
I read how awesome rgb was, but only really started caring after I found a 29 inch Sony pvm for $20. The damn cables cost far more than that though.
You can get Warzone to piss people off with the music. I bought it for a dollar just for the lols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0dlHuUZ3a8
Alaskanbullworm
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Now I have an itch to go searching for as many N64 games that I can. I've always wanted to find a later version of the Gameshark for the N64 since I had a very early version that only worked with earlier games. I really wanted to try some of the beta stuff from what people found using the GS for Zelda games, the later Rare games, etc.
I remember seeing Sculptor's Cut at a local EB Games shop for like $20 many years ago and I wanted it so bad, but I didn't have money on me at the time. *sigh*
Ding! Ding! And We Have a Winner!
Here are some of my more valuable games in my N64 collection.
I remember seeing Sculptor's Cut at a local EB Games shop for like $20 many years ago and I wanted it so bad, but I didn't have money on me at the time. *sigh*
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Deleted member 74300
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Coreda
Member
Haha :lol that's like the wrestling version of the FF XIV laughing reaction gif
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Deleted member 74300
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I'd like to think so also. The other versions of it I found weren't as good.
Are all PAL N64 cartridges avalaible in all european languages ? Because I once bought Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Land from a german eBayer and the game was in German only.
Mind you, I didn't really care since Yoshi's Island is not about the story, but that would be a problem in such a text-heavy game as Mario Party 3.
boyshine
Member
There might be a few, but most are multilingual afaik. Just ask the seller if unsure. Biggest issue I have as a collector is the languages on the box. But I don't think I've come across a N64 game w/o english ingame language yet. I've bought a few from both Germany and France.
I remember buying Mario Party and then returning it because the game had very low polygon models. Mario looked nothing like he did in Mario 64! It was such a letdown.
Same thing happened with Smash Brothers.
My young mind couldn't understand the reason for the terrible low poly models at the time.
Good times!
Same thing happened with Smash Brothers.
My young mind couldn't understand the reason for the terrible low poly models at the time.
Good times!
Check rom sites. A certain one lists the languages for every version next to the title. Not posting a link 'cuz piracy rules obv.
sixteen-bit
Member
lol, Mario in SM64 had a lot of polygons for the time. Even though you wouldn't expect it, the n64 model actually has more polys than the DS model in SM64DS. I guess they spent a lot of resources on trying to make his nose as round as possible.
GRIZZMEISTER
Banned
Here's a picture of my Gameshark collection which includes two 3.2 versions.
As some of you have stated, I really miss cartridges.
Shadow Hog
Member
Do the cards that current portables use count as cartridges? Granted, they're nowhere near as bulky, but still...
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
I love all three Super Smash Bros. games but the Nintendo 64 original still holds a special place in my heart.
I play Smash 64 online all the time.
sixteen-bit
Member
I miss Hu Cards
boyshine
Member
OK, so it turned out I actually have 34 N64 games, not just 30.
This is my current collection:
1 1080° Snowboarding
2 Banjo-Kazooie
3 Banjo-Tooie
4 Beetle Adventure Racing
5 Blast Corps
6 Conker's Bad Fur Day
7 Diddy Kong Racing
8 Donkey Kong 64
9 Doom 64
10 Excite Bike 64
11 F-Zero X
12 FIFA 99
13 FIFA World Cup 98
14 GoldenEye 007
15 Hybrid Heaven
16 International Superstar Soccer 2000
17 Jet Force Gemini
18 Killer Instinct Gold
19 Lylat Wars
20 Mario Kart 64
21 Mickey's Speedway USA
22 Mischief Makers
23 Mortal Kombat 4
24 NBA Jam 99
25 Paper Mario
26 Perfect Dark
27 Quake II
28 Ridge Racer 64
29 Star Wars Episode I: Racer
30 Super Mario 64
31 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
32 The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
33 World Driver Championship
34 Yoshi's Story
This is my to-get list:
35 007 The World is not Enough
36 Body Harvest
37 Clay Fighter 63 1/3
38 Command & Conquer
39 Mission: Impossible
40 Pilotwings 64
41 Rayman 2: The Great Escape
42 Resident Evil 2
43 Snowboard Kids
44 Snowboard Kids 2
45 Spacestation Silicon Valley
46 Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
47 Star Wars Rogue Squadron
48 Star Wars Shadows of the Empire
49 Starcraft 64
50 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
51 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
52 Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
53 Turok Rage Wars (only to complete the series)
54 Wave Race 64
55 WipEout 64
56 ?
57 ?
58 ?
59 ?
60 ?
61 ?
62 ?
63 ?
64 ?
As you can see, I'm still missing a few to get to the magic number of 64, so I turn to NeoGAF for advice. But before you start suggesting games I thought I'd list my criterias:
1. I'm looking for games that I either have fond memories of playing or wanted to play, but never got the chance. These games are already on the list.
2. I'm not interested in multiplayer games. That's why games like Mario Party or Super Smash Bros. are not on my list.
3. Only PAL games.
4. No games related to american football, baseball or wrestling.
5. Some games (like Rage Wars) can be there just to complete a series, but I do not want to buy entire series just to reach my number. The majority of the games belonging to each series must be worth playing.
That's all. Open for suggestions.
sixteen-bit
Member
Did Ogre Battle get a PAL release? If so, get that. Personal favorite 64 game, and it should appeal to your single player sensibilities.
boyshine
Member
Nope. NA/JP.
A Black Falcon
Member
There are lots of good N64 games... but if you want some games that weren't released in the US, Rakuga Kids and Taz Express might be worth a look. The latter one is one of only four PAL-exclusive N64 games, but the other three are two F1 games (F1 WGP II and F1 Racing Championship) and Premiere Manager 64, and from your list it doesn't sound like that stuff interests you. (Rakuga Kids, Airboarder 64, and Centre Court Tennis are the only PAL/JP but not US releases. I don't know if the tennis game is good, but Airboarder 64 is supposed to be not so great.)
Coreda
Member
All Star Tennis '99 is another tennis game worth checking out.
Only had a quick glance, but I would add Bomberman Hero and Bomberman 64, two excellent SP Bomberman games. Unfortunately, we never got The Second Attack.
I'm a fan of Rocket: Robot on Wheels. Tetrisphere and Goemon also deserve a mention. In terms of kart racers, there's the underrated (imo) Lego Racers. I own the N64 version, but as a kid, I only played a friend's copy on PS1. Not sure which version is superior.
I'm guessing you're not so much into Pokemon?