I don’t see many posts here about the N64 and it doesn’t look like there is an N64 community on lemmy.world It’s the console I have the most nostalgia for and I have over 130 games in my collection. I’m currently playing a ROM hack called SM64: Beyond the Cursed Mirror. It has some pretty challenging platforming but it is fun.
The ‘64 was my first console and remains one of my all time favorites. My love for it is definitely coupled with the final days of analogue tv and the end of my childhood but man—what a great system.
Always love me some N64. Unfortunately, it hasn’t aged as well as some of the other retro consoles since the dips in framerate was pretty common for that machine even back when it was new. In comparison, the SNES still outputs a clean 60fps, as it was more of a priority back then.
So many games for n64 feel like fever dreams to me. Mystical Ninja was where it was at. Also Hey Pikachu…. Conker… Zelda… goldeneye… banjo kazooie…
Love me some N64
I have tried playing banjo kazooie again with the Switch emulator and that game is hard
Did you ever play Glover? When I think “weird n64 games” I think Glover.
Oh wow yes! That unlocked a memory
Space Station Silicon Valley
Orcarina of Time just rocked my world back then. I think I had the gold cartridge that had the original Fire Temple music and symbol on the mirror shield.
Low framerates, extremely close draw distances, and odd controller make it less appealing to most retro gaming fans that don’t have nostalgia for the system. That’s not to say you shouldn’t go ham on some Buck Bumble or Doom 64, but it does explain why it’s not as active as some other platforms.
NO ODDJOB! Slappers or throwing knives only. Perfect Dark no railgun.
My first ‘WTF is this controller’ layout but it just worked and could take abuse.
Absolutely love the 64. Was just playing Mario Kart, Battle Tanx, and Cruisin USA with my wife on Sunday night. Only downside is the system is slowing down and it takes 4-5 attempts before I can get most cartridges to boot up now.
It’s a been a good past year for N64. We got PC native versions of Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time; Majora’s Mask and Paper Mario in the works later on. Playing SM64 cooperatively works so much better than I thought it would 👍
Mario Kart 64 is still my favorite of the series.
Honestly, it was the perfect mix of random party and skill. I don’t think any Mario Kart since has captured that balance. It’s my favorite one, too!
I have a file with all the n64 roms, it wasn’t very big. I’ll use them in an emulation station at some point.
I think the best games for it now are the rom hacks, especially the Super Mario 64 ones.
I enjoy having some games people often don’t know about, such as Starcraft, Rainbow Six, the South Park fps game, the second 007 game, and Quake.
Oh nice I love Mario 64. Will have to check out these hacks
Anyone else remember Quest 64?
Ive had that sitting in my roms folder for years, but never gotten around to it. Do you think its a game that’s more propped up on nostalgia or do you think it hold up well enough today?
Quest 64 wasn’t considered good in its own time; not sure what people would think of it today. I think it was very elementary, “baby’s first RPG” type of stuff, if I remember right, and that certainly didn’t bode well against games like FF7.
Honestly, probably mostly nostalgia and the fact that there weren’t many RPGs of that style on the N64. I remember some fun stuff but also very rough around the edges.
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Ive been babying my N64 lately. Ive got it hooked up right now and I picked up a flashcart so I can try some romhacks, as well as a blueretro USB controller adapter. Its been pretty fantastic. Im just waiting for my upscaler to arrive so I can have some slightly nicer visuals.
Also, on the topic of flash carts, being able to use roms with the anti-aliasing disabled has been quite interesting. Good lord, the dithering!
My only other challenge now is finding which romhacks work on hardware and which are too much for it.
N64 like a lot of the Nintendo consoles had none of the games on the competitors, but often vica versa as well.
Smash Brothers of course started there
Custom Robo started there (only in Japan though)
You got all the rare games that were only on it. Mario Kart and Diddy Kong racing were there.
Mystical Ninjas Starring Goemon and Goemon’s Great Adventure were the last 2 Ganbare Goemon games released in the west (and they’re two of the most fun as well)
WWF No Mercy is one of the best wrestling games for actually playing the game and not watching sims.
It had everything except the big name titles that basically won the era, unfortunately.
My obscure nostalgia moment from the N64 was the game Blast Corps, where you had to destroy buildings with a range of vehicles to clear a path for a nuclear missile on a truck. Getting the side-swiper to skid just right was so satisfying.
And of course Banjo-Kazooie, as much for the immersive soundtrack as the colourful worlds.
Blast Corps was so good. I remember when you blew up a lot of the structures in one swipe, the game would stutter. How about that robot suit? Good times.
So many amazing N64 games. One of my more obscure favorites was Wayne Gretzky Hockey. So great with local multiplayer.
I love N64, it was one of the first console’s I bought with my own money, still play it today. I actually played F-Zero this afternoon.
