whitey
[09] Warrior
After many discussions amongst friends it seems that there is much hate towards the n64 almost 13 years after its launch. Which is understandable, it was the beginning of the end for Nintendo and it didn't have half the games that the PS had
But I was digging through my collection to remind myself what the hell possessed me to ask for a Nintendo 64 over a Playstation back on my 11th birthday (1997) and this is what I came up with. (I actually wanted a Saturn but it was too expensive. I was a sega fanboy what do you want?)
1)Sony was new to the console business.
Other new comers to the industry where companies like Phillips, 3DO, and Apple. And each one of them was a massive failure. Many people thought that once Nintendo got the momentum they would crush Sony.
2) Hardware issues.
All my friends that owned a Playstation anytime between 1995-1997 had to send it away for repairs at least once. Meanwhile I've yet to meet someone in person that had a problem with the n64.
3) memory cards.
they were expensive for a kid my age at the time. having to pay money to be able to save a game seemed retarded at the time to me. Yes the 64 had memory cards, but few games supported them.
4)the controllers.
Up until the dualshock came out, all the playstation controller was was a snes controller with extra shoulder buttons. It didn't have an analog stick or buttons dedicated for camera control. meanwhile the n64 had that right out of the box. As well as the rumble pack. At the time the nintendo 64 seemed better prepared for 3d games than Sony. And before anyone corrects me I'm fully aware that the n64's stick wasn't true analog. But it created the illusion.
5)load times.
Okay, it was retarded for Nintendo to stick with cartridges. But keep in mind, things like the FX chip put the SNES over the edge. You can't do an add on like that with CDs. Anywhoo the other big advantage with cartridges was no load times. Many early Playstation games had retarded load times. Games like ridge racer would take a few minutes to start up. Yes this problem was fixed later on in the Playstation's life but I'm talking about 1996-1997 Playstation, and load times sucked ass! Especially if you were in impatient tween like me.
6)Ground breaking games.
Mario 64, LoZ ocarina of time and Goldeneye. Mario 64 was the first good 3d platformer. Ocarina of time was the first 3d action adventure game to get it right. And Goldeneye was the first FPS on console that was better than most PC FPSs. And all of these games were in glorious full 3d, unlike most PS games which used 3d rendered characters on static backgrounds. (Resident evil, FF7-9, metal gear solid etc...)
Basically all i'm trying to say is that if you bought a n64 before 1998 you were not retarded for thinking it would win the 32/64 bit war.
and here is a list of 10 great games for the console that have aged well. people keep telling me its impossible.
Starfox 64
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Mario Kart 64
Mario 64
WWF wrestlemania 2000
F-Zero X
1080 snowboarding
Winback
jet Force Gemini
Paper Mario
But I was digging through my collection to remind myself what the hell possessed me to ask for a Nintendo 64 over a Playstation back on my 11th birthday (1997) and this is what I came up with. (I actually wanted a Saturn but it was too expensive. I was a sega fanboy what do you want?)
1)Sony was new to the console business.
Other new comers to the industry where companies like Phillips, 3DO, and Apple. And each one of them was a massive failure. Many people thought that once Nintendo got the momentum they would crush Sony.
2) Hardware issues.
All my friends that owned a Playstation anytime between 1995-1997 had to send it away for repairs at least once. Meanwhile I've yet to meet someone in person that had a problem with the n64.
3) memory cards.
they were expensive for a kid my age at the time. having to pay money to be able to save a game seemed retarded at the time to me. Yes the 64 had memory cards, but few games supported them.
4)the controllers.
Up until the dualshock came out, all the playstation controller was was a snes controller with extra shoulder buttons. It didn't have an analog stick or buttons dedicated for camera control. meanwhile the n64 had that right out of the box. As well as the rumble pack. At the time the nintendo 64 seemed better prepared for 3d games than Sony. And before anyone corrects me I'm fully aware that the n64's stick wasn't true analog. But it created the illusion.
5)load times.
Okay, it was retarded for Nintendo to stick with cartridges. But keep in mind, things like the FX chip put the SNES over the edge. You can't do an add on like that with CDs. Anywhoo the other big advantage with cartridges was no load times. Many early Playstation games had retarded load times. Games like ridge racer would take a few minutes to start up. Yes this problem was fixed later on in the Playstation's life but I'm talking about 1996-1997 Playstation, and load times sucked ass! Especially if you were in impatient tween like me.
6)Ground breaking games.
Mario 64, LoZ ocarina of time and Goldeneye. Mario 64 was the first good 3d platformer. Ocarina of time was the first 3d action adventure game to get it right. And Goldeneye was the first FPS on console that was better than most PC FPSs. And all of these games were in glorious full 3d, unlike most PS games which used 3d rendered characters on static backgrounds. (Resident evil, FF7-9, metal gear solid etc...)
Basically all i'm trying to say is that if you bought a n64 before 1998 you were not retarded for thinking it would win the 32/64 bit war.
and here is a list of 10 great games for the console that have aged well. people keep telling me its impossible.
Starfox 64
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Mario Kart 64
Mario 64
WWF wrestlemania 2000
F-Zero X
1080 snowboarding
Winback
jet Force Gemini
Paper Mario
