Thread 12071373

Crazy to think that this console is gonna be 30 years old next year, I still remember renting games from blockbuster with my lunch money or reading magazines and finding cool games I wanted to try out.
I think I'll play some of the horror-themed games it has for October (RE2, Nightmare Creatures, Doom 64, etc..)

>>12071373 (OP)
It's the only console I have a hard time playing these days.

>>12071374
Really? I played some Jet Force Gemini and Ocarina of Time recently on mine and was having a blast, was impressed with them by comparison of today's games. Made it further in both games than I did as a kid, plan to beat them both.

>>12071373 (OP)
Us euros had to wait until March 97 to get ours

>>12071374
sucks to be you

>>12071373 (OP)
Don't tell anyone else, but I actually prefer RE2 on N64 to PS1 because it gives you the option of direct analog control and higher resolutions with the expansion pak. It's also got a pretty cute little randomizer mode.
Still have fond memories of laying on my stomach on a carpeted floor in front of a 13" little Emerson CRT, playing my N64 as a kid. My first console, so I'll always have a soft spot for it despite all its drawbacks.

>>12071590
comfy, I've been playing through the RE games lately and want to play RE2 N64, but feel like I should do it on real hardware.

>>12071373 (OP)
will we ever get a mini?

Home of the best video game ever made, so respect.

I'm getting filtered, dudes...

>>12071373 (OP)
Does anyone else get thrown off by the frame rate? I tried playing Banjo-Tooie, and it would be running at twenty something fps. Felt terrible. Was this common, and I just didn't notice as a child?

>>12071590
RE2 on N64 isn't a bad port and those who insist that it is are probably butthurt that Angel Studios was able to cram both discs into a single 64MB cartridge against all odds, with the only things missing being one of the FMVs (which is practically identical to another one anyway) and the Extreme Battle mode.

>>12072290
https://youtu.be/PbQPFpl7Pdg?si=Tsgb5LnzLyGN7iBl and the best track of the game

>>12072497
I actually forgot about that, a shame but not too horrible of a compromise all things considered. They had to ship the game somehow and they most definitely delivered.

>>12071373 (OP)
You couldn't rent games from blockbuster as a kid

>>12071374
Why

>>12071373 (OP)
i spent hundreds of hours fucking around in mario64, doing 99 stock matches in smash bros, and killing all of my allies in star wars before proceeding with the mission. good times. its crazy to me how some people never grew up and kept on gaming, and instead hold the n64 on some unassailable pedestal of "masterpiece" despite all of the advancements in gaming made since then.

>>12071567
>trying to brag
>posts one of the worst games on the system

>>12072923
>all of the advancements in gaming made since then
What are those? Injecting feminism, homosexuality and trannyism into everything? Or perhaps pay to win pay pig shit? Or is casino psychology more impressive to you? Don't tell me it's achievements.

>>12072932
i didn't post carmageddon 64

>>12072962
that's why i said "one of the worst" and not "the absolute worst"

>>12072967
i didnt post monster truck madness 64

>>12072974
which is still better than any rareware on the 64

>>12072941
>i have /pol/ brainrot from being terminally online, so my critical thinking and observational skills have vanished.
you pathetic, jaded opinion is worthless and has been discarded.

>>12072978
that's a pretty cool opinion, dudette.

>>12073194
Great argument. Not.

>>12072272
Framerate in Rare games is all over the place. 3D N64 games in general can be slow because of the slow RAM. You probably didn’t notice as a kid. Diddy Kong Racing has a performance patch which is stable at 30fps. Hopefully more games will get that.

>>12072923
N64 and Game Boy are the only systems I have any real interest in.

I got an N64 with the Borti Advanced RGB mod and it looks noice. Then immediately after I found an UltraHDMI N64 for a decent price and it looks even more noice.

>>12073345
What a weird assortment? Why? The Gameboy doesn't even have that many good games. Surely if you accept Gameboy-style games, you'd enjoy NES and SNES and Genesis games as well.

>>12073363
clearly just an autistic fixation due to familiarity of what he grew up with. broader horizons dont exist to those sorts.

>>12073363
I like the simple graphics of Game Boy and that it's easy to pick up and play anywhere any time. It has plenty of good games. N64 I like because it was innovative and stuff like Mario Party and Smash Bros. is just fun.

this board is full of 12 year olds from reddit

>>12072272
Im only brothered by framerate if it fluctuate heavily. Emulators let you overclock the CPU so you can try that

>>12072923

On December 31st, 1999, my Dad’s company had a party at one of their offices. My brother and I packed our n64 and found a conference room with a TV. We played 99 stock smash (thought we’d unlock Mewtwo) and unlimited fountain drinks. It was a blast.

I later found out my parent’s were scared shitless of Y2K and wanted to be around a bunch of people in case things went south, kek.

HEROES of Nintendo

>>12074564
I love time capsule moments like 1996.
Just couldn't be replicated today. Culture changed so much. Star Wars as a whole mutated indescribably.

>>12072932
>posts one of the best games of all time
ftfy

translation never

>>12075609
>Yakouchuu II: Satsujin Kouro
I searched for it on Bing, and it displayed porn in the video tab. Why is that?

>>12075692
lel

I was lucky enough to see this box IRL back in 1996 at a toy store where they had the Japanese console and SM64 early. Seeing SM64 running on a TV (the demo/attract mode), for the first time after seeing only screenshots on magazines was one of the most memorable moments in video games for me.

>>12075609
This, Zool 64 and japanese Quest 64 are the games I'm waiting for a translation to come.

>>12071373 (OP)
It was a lifetime ago. I remember since I was unable to afford the console, I'd just visit my friends to play the games on the system. I even bought these Treasure-made games just to bring over to their places to enjoy, as I was a fan of the developers. It was some real great times playing games in those days. While not as relevant these days, it still has so much amazing that was on the system. Sounds like you're going to have some great fun too.

>>12071373 (OP)
i have never owned a nintendo console in my life
pitch me your favorite 64 games

>>12079781
Mischief Makers
Goemon's Great Adventure
Tetrisphere
Rocket Robot on Wheels
Turok Dinosaur Hunter
Extreme-G
Star Soldier Vanishing Earth
Robotron 64
Top Gear Rally

Gauntlet 64 was really fun to play 4-player if you had siblings

>>12079793
It's possible to play multiplayer on emulators no?

>>12079785
funny enough, mischief makers has been a blind spot for me for a long time among treasure's catalog, even though it's probably their most popular game in the west, i'm a big fan of the rest of their games though
i think i'm gonna go emulate that rn
noted all the rest as well o7

>>12079801
hope you atleast have a 6 button pad, i cant imagine a good setup for Mischief Makers using a standard controller or even a keyboard.
>>12079803
the grunts faces and pain sounds are the best thing about goldeneye.
https://youtu.be/48Wgz5g3hMk

>>12079810
shit, that makes sense though. i remember trying to emulate sin and punishment some years ago and getting filtered by exactly that. closest i have is a usb saturn pad, but i assume an analog stick is necessary though?

>>12079819
its a dpad game so it could work

>>12079785
>Top Gear Rally
found that more chill than Pilotwings for some reason

>>12079895
comfy music and tracks (except mountain)
https://youtu.be/NAMeBknaEQQ

>>12079801
You need a N64 controller

The control doesn't work well with a moderne controler

>>12071373 (OP)
>I think I'll play some of the horror-themed games it has for October (RE2, Nightmare Creatures, Doom 64, etc..)
On topic, I'm revisiting the Scooby-Doo licensed game (Classic Creep Capers) as a Halloween themed event for my kids (and to finally cross this off my backlog). It has a ton of charm, but holy shit, it might have one of the worst cameras I've dealt with on the N64. Not like the retarded complaints about the camera in better games (SM64, for example). I think the devs of CCC were actually incapable of coding a solution to a real mechanical issue: stick orientation does not reset when transitioning through the fixed camera angel unless you let go entirely or pause. Makes the chase segments disorienting to navigate.

>>12081312
I beat that game last year and thought it was fun, one thing is you have to use the resident evil-style controls on the options menu, because the default ones are horrid.

>>12081323
>you have to use the resident evil-style controls on the options menu
I'll scan the menu for that next time. Thanks for the tip.

awesome

I miss this era of Nintendo so much brothers

>>12072941
BTFO
what a fag

>>12081805
I wish I kept all my boxes. I still have the n64 box but not the game boxes

>>12082183
Love wave race. Got that with an N64 at a church garage sale for five bucks. Shit was so cash.

>>12082183
That CG art is what I thought games would look like in the future. The waves felt very "realistic" to me back then. Good game

>>12077480
Where was that from?

>>12086169
Is IA slop, Anon.

>>12086175
explain this then

>>12071373 (OP)
Re2, despite removing content has a different control scheme that some may prefer. I am a survival horror enthusiast so I have mastered and enjoy tank controls but it's nice to see how it handles with a more normal control style.

Snowboard Kids 2 rules

>>12072941
I'm not a poltard but this is what I picture people genuinely think video games should be like everytime I see someone ask if a game "held up" or "is worth playing today"; because asking if something "held up" is like implying that modern standards are better. Which they aren't.

>>12072272
Double check you aren't running the PAL versions which run at 50hz so you'll get 20% slower speeds

>>12086641
>im not a poltard, but i definitely think about poltard shit that nobody said anything about instead of actual game aspects/quality
no wonder you follow it up with
>implying that modern standards are better. Which they aren't.
when they objectively are, and you have to be a willfully ignorant retard that doesnt play games to not understand that.

it's friday at last

>>12088038
What game is that?

>>12088835
citizen malicious the second

>>12088870
Thanks I'll be sure to check that out

>>12073348
cool story bro

>>12071373 (OP)
This thing should have been called Ultra Nintendo Entertainment System. (UNES, Ultra NES)

>>12071373 (OP)
My childhood was 90% made up of playing Metroid64 and I wouldn’t change a damn thing about it.

>>12091792
did you also play kid icarus 64

>>12071373 (OP)
so is this beatable with a modern controller? getting filtered hard

>>12092265
I beat all cups as a 10 year old without knowing how to drift or any other advanced techs. I believe it's doable...

Do any decent USB N64 style controllers exist.

>>12072923
What a weird fucking take
>Praises N64
>Calls it shit and inferior to modern advancements

Just because you're okay with modern slop doesn't mean the rest of us are. The amount of copium you're inhaling is reaching astronomical levels.

But yeah, fuck your bait.

>>12073363
NTA, but fuck off. I grew up with a ton of systems and enjoy them too, but it's ok to have your favorites that you lean on.

You don't HAVE to like everything. Plus those two systems have very specific vibes and games so I get what this guy is saying. Just because possible similar games existed on other systems doesn't mean it matches the experience.

What are the best aftermarket controllers for the N64?

>>12073419
This. The other baiting faggot that assumes all other system adjacent ports are good is retarded. Dude nailed it on the head and was exactly what I was thinking too. If you know you know.

And I agree. Both of those systems had more just fun games in general.

>>12079781
Super Mario 64
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Bros
Crusin' USA
Star Fox
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Mario Party
Mario Kart 64
Goldeneye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
F-Zero X
Wave Race 64
1080° Snowboarding
Donkey Kong 64
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer
Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Those were some of my favorites. N64 has a soft spot for me. The retarded bashing by Zoomers that can't even figure out how a fucking computer files system's folder structure works is invalidated everytime I see it.

You just had to be there.

Sure, the games had flaws. But fuck, they were fun and had soul. Some of the best party games on earth.

>>12081312
I got that Scooby Doo game randomly and that was way before I knew about Resident Evil with tank controls.

It's basically Scooby Doo with tank controls. Slight jank but actually fun and scary, especially when you're getting chased by some of the monsters.

Fuck, the knight guy and witch doctor guy still make me remember the horror of having to run away from them lol

>>12082278
I had to move senior year of high school and had to get rid of all the game boxes I had for a long time.

That shit has still affected me to this day. I would love to have them because that shit is so personal and of its time period.

Fuck.

I know its gay but I might get some repro Chinese boxes from Aliexpress cause why not. I don't want some other fuckers box cause it's not mine. Idk if that makes sense.

But yeah the boxes were so fucking cool. Plus the manuals man, holy shit.

>>12084123
Agreed. I've seen some people try to use that art style on some Mario 64 ROM hacks and it always looks so poorly implemented.

The ONLY recent fan game that comes close to that render era (not N64) is that Sonic 96 fan game hack, it's incredible for what they're trying to do based on the cool fuckin renders of that time period.

https://youtu.be/WD0Pwz9VjSI?si=G6KEqDzd9S2biruP

>>12092686
Yes, some people swear by this one, and yes, I did high levels of autistic research on this

https://www.amazon.com/KIWITATA-Controller-Switch-Rechargeable-Raspberry-Nintendo/dp/B0CJF72QVH

Other than that, using a SNAC port on a MisterPi works for me.

The above linked controller has worked just fine for me on Linux and Windows.

>>12092723
Hori

>>12092770
Cheers.

>>12092712
the only copium is on you, jaded retard. i had my fun and plenty of it. the only difference is that i grew up and my standards evolved. is there a lot of slop out there now? sure. but there are plenty of good games too, and you have to be willfully ignorant to not recognize that. and also, there has ALWAYS been slop in every gen. for all of the praise you people like to give the n64 for "pioneering new advancements", you sure stopped paying attention to advancements and refinements pretty quick. you get so defensive, which is so telling to deeper issues. nobody can take away the fun you had. recognizing that standards change and evolve doesnt undo the fun you had. and also, /vr/ does not mean that you have to ONLY say good things about retro stuff. you're allowed to grow up.

>>12079795
No shit Sherlock. Yeah just configure 4 controllers and you're good to go l

>>12093013
It's not about growing up. It's about realizing there was an era of good games, and the modern era doesn't cut it.

Nice try, nigger. Go back to your stupid Steam bullshit, and keep pretending some retrowave themed game can even come close to the best games from the Nintendo 64 era. Kneel.

>>12093013
What a fuckin Zoomee

>>12074564
Seeing that side box of the N64 as a kid made my heartbeat so fast. It was too expensive for my family when the console came out, but you had star wars 1999 remaster memorabilia everywhere, even in popsickles.

>>12093753
All 4 Star Wars games on the N64 were incredible, SotE might be rough and very fucking hard, but it's a very fun game with a spectacular presentation, specially for its time.

>>12093529
there are still some genesis and snes games i go back to from time to time, but n64 is just awful. if you cant find where the quality or fun is in modern gaming (or gaming for the past 20 years in general), i feel sorry for you, but i'll be over here having a great time. your stagnant life must be filled with misery and copium.

>>12074564
Who the fuck is left of Bowser?

>>12086634
I just bought the first one

>>12094125
fulgore killer instinct

>>12093774
Shadow of the empire wasn't that hard having beat it recently. Maybe it helped having played it as a kid and the levels/bosses came back to memory. Normal difficulty is a very chill experience. You would think jedi is the hardest, but the enemies take increased damage too so it just becomes a game of peekaboo with storm troopers making sure to hit them first. Great game.

I like Castlemania

>>12073363
>>12073414
NTA but come on man. You can play every video game you want but people are fascinated with what they find Interesting. I've played at least 5 times as many "Ps4 games" as I have Gameboy games but I've taken apart and modded Gameboy systems because I think they're cool.

>its nostalgia bias!
Ok, probably.....and? You're on the board for old video games. People on this board should be too old for this kind of instigating for no reason.

>>12095519
I'm gonna treat myself to either this or Dracula X as a Christmas gift to myself

>>12096104
I also wanna try adventure rebirth since i got a Wii not so long ago.

OWNED:
Super Mario 64
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Blast Corps

PLANNING TO BUY:
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Nightmare Creatures
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire
Gauntlet64
Body Harvest

DO NOT WANT:
Goldeneye 007
WaveRace64
Pilotwings64
StarFox
Cruisin' USA

Some of these 'do not want' are okay games but I've already played them to death (Goldeneye and Pilotwings) or I played them a few times and didn't enjoy them.

>>>WHAT ELSE SHOULD I BUY?<<<

>>12096171
Why are you buying? To say you have or because you like the games?

>>12096171
How did you not enjoy wave race? Are you a gay faggot?

>>12094090
You are a bigger nigger faggot than I ever could imagine.

Imagine saying modern Steam games are better than the best of N64 games. Imagine being this gay.

Fuck outta here bitch.

>>12096203
This

>>12096553
you have literally no argument to make. you can make no real, genuine comparisons. any comparison you choose to make will undoubtedly be cherry picked from the ton of bad modern games, while you deliberately avoid games that you actually know to be good. additionally, your primary criticisms will be brainrot /pol/ buzzwords, or exceedingly reductive "-slop"isms (like "rollslop" or "parryslop" for example).

again, if you genuinely cant find any modern games fun, and you're stuck on n64, you have my pity. i also pity those around you, because your autistic hyperfixations and limitations undoubtedly manifest in other areas of your life too, affecting other people.

I did Claire A/Leon B, I think I'll do Leon A/Claire B after later this month.

>>12096597
Are you new here? If someone saying nigger faggot triggered you this much you're in for a bad time.

Inb4: you did the thing I said you would do.

>>12072923
Do you realize that every N64 thread there's someone like you that has to shit on it? And practically half the replys in every thread are people arguing. Why do you have to come in here and constantly say this shit? I hate lots of things but I don't feel the need to do this.

>>12096678
Pity them, they want you to be miserable too.

had no idea this existed

>>12096678
i loved my time with the n64. im just amazed that how some people never grew up and are somehow delusional enough to think that its somehow the pinnacle of gaming. im just amazed that they somehow cant recognize the advancements/improvements made in gaming since then, and that they somehow cant find any enjoyment in anything since then. i had my fun, and i cherish that, but i can recognize primitive trash with the culmination of experiences that i've had since growing up. its wild how something like that can trigger you people so much.
>>12096662
i didnt say anything about ad-homs. i mean, i did say that you had no argument, so thanks for proving that true, but i didnt actually say anything about ad-homs. i probably should have though, lol.

>>12096883
Does everything that people do in life that you don't understand, make you this upset? Don't you think it's kind of axiomatic to be so aloof and above it all when it's you that can't understand the other person.

At least don't tell me that you're not upset you've posted seven paragraphs already.

>>12096171
The New Tetris

>>12071373 (OP)
A friend of mine rented ocarina of time once and he was freaked out by the skeletons in hyrule field. Made the game look amazing to me.

>>12071798
Confident that 90% of posters who bring up this game only played this on Dreamcast. Fun game, but you didn't play this on an N64.

>>12096920
i dont understand, am i upset or am i aloof? you dont seem to even know. its pretty funny that you think im upset though. your reading comprehension must be pretty abysmal if thats what you got from it. the "im not the one thats mad/triggered, its you!" play is pretty funny though. why are you so focused on me as a person, instead of actually trying to present an argument for how the n64 is the pinnacle of gaming and way better than modern stuff? is it because to dont have an argument, and in fact you're just a soulless troll trying to instigate a flamewar?

>>12096074
You can have favorites, but to outright write off all other systems is strange.

>>12073419
Fair enough. Sounds like you enjoy couch co-op. I find Gameboy titles to be particularly weak compared to other offerings. If you like the Gameboy, you might want to check out the Wonderswan. It's not as good, but still does have some absolute bangers

>>12096958
Not the GB anon, but for me I like puzzle and arcadey games and GB has a lot of them. You just start playing, jump in for a high score, and jump out.

>>12096941
waiting for an english patch

>>12096958
>You can have favorites, but to outright write off all other systems is strange.
exactly this. that was the strange part that screamed autism.

>>12096958
>You can have favorites, but to outright write off all other systems is strange

I don't know what you're talking about.

Did you assume other posts in this thread belong to me?

>>12072967
>that's why i said "one of the worst" and not "the absolute worst"
>carmageddon 64
>not superman 64
Superman 64 redemption arc complete, game is good now.

>>12092718
This. I think Game Boy is the best but I focus on the entire line up from DMG to Micro. We can all have our favorites.

>I'm on the board for discussion of video games that are specifically over 20 years old.
>There's dozens of threads for the discussion of specific systems and series
>some anons appear to have an affinity for one or two

This is fucking unacceptable

>>12100698
>appear to have an affinity for one or two
>This is fucking unacceptable
congrats on missing the nuances of the point completely.

>>12092756
>I know its gay but I might get some repro Chinese boxes from Aliexpress cause why not. I don't want some other fuckers box cause it's not mine. Idk if that makes sense.
I get where you are coming from.
I sold most of my collection in 2013 back before this stuff was valuable and I've recently been rebuilding my GBA game collection by just buying cheap counterfiets off ebay.

>>12101839
Just emulate. You're collecting junk with no historical or resale value and contributing to a predatory market
>b-
Schadenfreude at people who didn't do research getting scammed is not an argument for scamming. There is no argument for it

>>12071373 (OP)
i beat banjo kazooie for the first time today, fun game. tried it in the past and i remember really sucking at certain parts but when you get used to it it's not so bad. final boss was some bullshit though until i learned the trick run in circles and her aiming gets fucked up, also just use gold feathers on the homing orb.

>>12092753
It's surprisingly decent for what it is. I had it as a kid, but I couldn't handle anything that made me anxious back then. Completing the game as an adult, I'm disappointed that no one ever made another game like this for the IP. Seems like a major missed opportunity.

>the knight guy
He fucked me up as a kid. Not only does he have the scariest appearances in the game, but for some reason, he's easily the hardest of the monsters to run away from. One of my few gripes with the game is that the difficulty of the first mystery is way harder than the rest of the game.

https://youtu.be/ZYlnjJUn89Q
The Tiki level was my favorite in the game, also liked the references to other Hanna-Barbera toons.

>>12102957
I think I read that the devs collaborated somewhat closely with Hanna Barbera. Whatever they did, the end result captured the feel of the source material really well (both visual and sound design).

>>12096171
Buy an everdrive you dope

>>12102140
>also just use gold feathers on the homing orb
I don't think this is a "trick" per se, pretty sure this is the intended strategy, I don't think you can dodge that orb outside of it.

>>12071373 (OP)

Ocarina of Time is a top 10 game of all time.

>>12103805
If your mommy didn't let you play T and M rated games, so you don't count those, maybe.

>>12102957
I rented this one time
I have nothing else to say

>>12104975
>rented
That's probably all it deserved. It's good in a "better than my expectations" kind of way, and it's a short experience. Easier to appreciate games like that when you're not paying full retail.

>>12104975
I played it when I was on a Scooby kick a few years ago and had a nice time with it, certainly aimed at young kids but its a charming experience still, specially if you like Scooby-Doo.