>Appreciation Thread 64 Hi there /vr/. Today I want to talk

20th anniversary already passed for the NTSC gods. Nobody cares.

Why was the N64 so relevant in America and nowhere else? It was literally a proto XBox.

>>3827489
>Are you preparing the anniversary in any way?
nothing really, besides telling my gf about it (she's a very N64 enthusiast)
>Are you going to play some Nintendo64 those days?
I bought Episode I Racer last week (a friend loaned it to me and played the hell out of it as a kid), so maybe some podracing.
>Do you have magazines talking about the launch or early info about the system?
Well, not specifically launch days, but I have a lot of old magazines from N64 era
>Experiences? Memories? Your personal Top 10?
>christmas of 1998
>6 years old me
>never owned a console
>mom and I go to a mall
>so this is the console you want?
>y-yes
>okay, pick one
>isthisreallife.jpg
I remember I picked up Goldeneye 007 instead of 1080 Avalanche as my first game. Then we both pluged up the system for the first time. I remember my mother being really curious and excited with the thing.

>Do you hate this awesome, but extremely fragile joystick?
I hate more the fucking controller-transfer pak conection. I have to plug it to the second controller and leave it alone on the desk while playing with other controller. Fuck it.

OP here

>>3827529
>isthisreallife.jpg
How old were you in that time? Maybe we are about the same age I'm 25.

My controllers never gave me any problem with the that connector.

>>3827556
yes, i´m also 25 pal.

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>>3827489

My first N64 collection, that is to say, the ones that I had while the commercial life of the system.

>>3827570
mine is (in order of acquisition)
>Goldeneye 007
(as I said before, It was the first game I picked, never beated but I replayed levels like a retard exploring different possibilities)
>Pokémon Stadium
I loaded my Yellow Edition bros and fight with them on 3D. That shit blew my mind
>Lego Racers
first go karting game ever. Power up system is still better than any MK. Also, never could beat Basil the Bat
>Mario Party2
I spent countless hours solo with that game, feeling like the confiest game ever. I didn´t realize the game as fucking created with multiplayer in mind. In fact, I didn't played it multi until I meet my girlfriend (way beyond the commercial life of the N64)
>The Legend of Zelda: Majora´s Mask
Perhaps the reason I love videogames as I do

That was my first "collection", but then:
Games that a friend gave me or I ended up buying:

>Mario64
I liked it back in the day, but I can appreciate it more now
>Super Smash Bros
Beated it, played the hell out of it with a friend
>Mario Kart
Not as great as Lego Racers, but far more easy
>Paper Mario
Still unplayed
>Pokemon Stadium 2
Objetively it was the same but greater than the first one, but I never got into it as with it's older counterpart
>Lylat Wars
I liked it, but I couldn´t save the progress, so meh
>Episode I Racer
fuck, I loved this game. I Tempto Pagallies'ed my way to the top back in the day

also, games I played on recent years that belongs to gf:
>Shadows of the Empire
get stuck at some point and quit, but fuck, amazing game
>Ocarina of Time
I beated it and loved the fuck out of it. I still prefer Majora
That´s my collection story until today