I'm not much of a gamer, and currently have no gaming system. Mostly just haven't ever had the time, and I know if I got one, I'd spend rediculous amounts of time playing it. But recently, I got a hankering for some good ole action adventure stuff.
So today, I purchased a Nintendo 64 on Amazon for $30 through one of their resellers.
I'll definitely be getting Super Mario 64, and probably Episode 1 Podracer. Any other suggestions for some good N64 games? I mostly want stuff that I can play for a half an hour or so, then shut off, not things like Zelda that will have me wrapped up for hours trying to solve a puzzle.
Posted by Home Decor and Gardening (Member # 239) on :
SUPERMAN 64 = ***** / *****
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
GoldenEye baaaaaby!
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
You CAN NOT have a Nintendo 64 without Zelda. Can't be done.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Well, if it can't be done... hmmm... maybe I'll have to go and get it. They made "Link to the Past" and "Orcina of Time" for the 64 right?
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
LttP was SNES. Ocarina and Majora's Mask were N64.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
GoldenEye is meh... TWINE is much better. Also, MarioKart.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Topher you smoke seriously good shit to believe that to be true.
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
If it weren't for the AI Bots or the Sky Rail level in multiplayer, there would be no reason at all to play TWINE.
Definitely Goldeneye, and you should get Zelda. Other great games include San Francisco Rush 1/2/3, Blast Corps, Pilotwings, Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Shadows of the Empire, Rogue Squadron, Rainbow Six. Don't know if you can just play half an hour, though--some games are addictive.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I got a 64 just for Ocarina of Time, and considered it a sound investment. Well, especially since I didn't actually buy it myself. Anyway, it's still plugged into the TV, though I haven't touched it in years. I'm stuck on a Rogue Squadron mission and haven't had the heart to go back. (I only have three games for the system.)
Honestly though, if you're looking for games designed to take up just small bits of time here and there, that you can pick up easily and put down easily, you'd probably be better off with some flavor of Gameboy or a PSP.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I recommend Perfect Dark, but only if your 64 comes with an expansion pack. Also, and this may seem wierd, but Harvest Moon 64 is probably the most addictive 64 game out there. I played it 14 hours straight and made my Nintendo overheat. Also I recommend Super Smash Bros. but only if you have some extra controllers and friends. San Fransisco Rush 2049 is a good one too.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Well, for both GoldenEye and TWINE I only ever played the multiplayer bit with my friends, and I liked TWINE better.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
The system I bought only comes with one controller and no expansion pack, but I can buy extras of both.
Another question: Is the N64 controller as crappy as I've heard? It looks hard to use. Is there another generic controller I can buy that will work with it?
Currently on my definite list: Super Mario 64, Mario Cart, and Shadows of the Empire. That should be enough to make my wife mad.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I never had any problems with the N64 controller it's actually quite comfortable. most games use the analog stick so you need to hold it from the middle and right prong thingies. All the other generic controllers look pretty much the same but are a whole lot more crappy.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Hmmm... well, we'll soon see. I just ordered Super Mario 64 from another reseller at Amazon. You want some funny reading? Pick any reseller there with a bunch of lifetime ratings and and go look for some of the 1 and 2 star replies. There are some stupid pissed off people that shop on Amazon. My favorite was where the buyer blamed the seller because the movie was too short and gave him a 1 out of 5 for it. At least Amazon gives the sellers the opportunity to respond to bad remarks.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
(I should really play LttP, one of these days.)
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
I heart that this thread comes fast on the heels of the Xbox 360 release. (Still waiting to see on that one...)
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
No matter how great video games become, they'll never compare with the thrill of actually driving insanely and shooting strangers.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
The N64 just got here. I'm waiting on my first game, Super Mario 64, to arrive so I can test this bad boy.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
*runs into the room at lightning speed*
Stop calling it Mario Cart or I will thump you.
*runs out*
*runs back in*
If you want a girl to play computer games, then Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing and The Sims are total winners. Honestly, they're like shopping but...more. Or something.
Mario Kart, while excellent, is really a multiplayer game. I will also court controversy by declaring Double Dash to be better than the N64 version.
Ocarina of Time is the greatest game in the universe. You know how you get stuck on puzzles in other games, eventually figure them out/cheat and think "how was I suppossed to know that?" Never happens. All the puzzles in Zelda are extremely obvious. You just don't know what the answer is yet.
Once you've done all them, pick up a Gamecube. They're really cheap now and you will not only be able to play Ocarina again (if you are crazy), but also Wind Waker and Moonlight Princess. Then you can go on message boards and argue about how cel-shading is the most awesome thing ever, with only Moonlight Princess' visuals being better than it.
Oh, Paper Mario is also great.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Yah... but I just want to smash turtles and flatten mushrooms and crap.
If my darling bride gets hooked on the gaming, I might invest in another controller and Mario Kart. Though, the first thing she said after I opened the box was, "It only comes with 1 [controller]?" This makes me wonder if there will be many a day I come home from work to find my yet unshowered wife laying on the floor with a crazed look in her eye as she tries to figure out a Mario-related puzzle.
Screw it, I'll wait until I get paid for my current freelance gig and go on a N64 spending spree. Expander pack, second controller, few more games... yah...
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Zelda OoT is awesome. I love that game. I wish I had it on my computer.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I'm gonna borrow a game from one of my friends just to get the thing hooked up and make sure it works. One of the down sides here is that there are no instructions with it. I know I need to plug the audio and video cables into the ports on either my tv or vcr, but is there anything else I need to do to the tv or vcr to get it to the right channel? Is there one channel it always has to be on or something?
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
If your TV/VCR has a Video or Line In channel, than that's what you need to set it to.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
quote:Zelda OoT is awesome. I love that game. I wish I had it on my computer.
You can...
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Yeah... I tried once, didn't work.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I'm gonna borrow a game from one of my friends just to get the thing hooked up and make sure it works. One of the down sides here is that there are no instructions with it. I know I need to plug the audio and video cables into the ports on either my tv or vcr, but is there anything else I need to do to the tv or vcr to get it to the right channel? Is there one channel it always has to be on or something?
It's also sometimes called EXT1, or AV1, or something like that. Look for a button on your remote that has a square with a small arror on one side of it.
You really should have SCART, especially for Paper Mario and Ocarina. But you silly Yanks don't have that. If you could get a S-Video or Composite lead though, it would make me warm.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I've got a button on my TV remote called "VIDEO". It's the one I press to access my DVD player. It defaults to Channel 3 which picks up my VCR. Pressing the button 3 times will cycle through "VIDEO 1", "VIDEO 2", and "VIDEO 3". Then there are two other settings before I back to Channel 3. I'm guessing one of these will pick up the N64.
I was out to lunch today and popped into this video game store by the mall. They had a bin full of used N64 games ranging between $3 and $20. So I grabbed F-Zero X and Star Wars Episode 1 Racer. I was also looking at Paper Mario which looked decent.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
Starcraft and Command & Conquer, I guess.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Starcraft on N64 is crap. Never tried Command & Conquer on it, though. Probably also crap.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
Yeah, probably . I never really liked the Nintendo 64 system, and the few games I did play on it were not impressive or all that fun.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Hmmm... Maybe I should've gotten the Super Nintendo. That way I could've played all the classic Super Mario Games...
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Oh N64 itself is fine. Just strategy games like Starcraft don't adapt well to consoles. IMO.
Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
Atari 100 time! Woohoo....where's my Pong
Posted by Dukhat (Member # 341) on :
I have an XBox (no, not a 360, just the old kind), and the controller is about the most comfortable type I've ever used since the Atari 2600 joysticks. But the type of games I usually play on it are of the caliber of Leisure Suit Larry and "The Guy Game," which is basically a game version of Girls Gone Wild.
Other than that, though, I mostly use the XBox as a DVD player.
I also have tons of those "plug-and-play" joystick games you can get at Target for 20 bucks each. I tend to play them for about a week or two, then throw them into a cardboard box. My newest acquisition is the new Atari Flashback 2, which is a miniaturized Atari 2600 deck with regular 2600 joysticks. 40 games are built in.
Posted by Intruder1701 (Member # 880) on :
Leisure Suit Larry is a great game, I wont tell you how it ends
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I'm guessing he gets laid, from the pictures I remember seeing in the brochures that came with the King's Quest games.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dukhat: I have an XBox (no, not a 360, just the old kind), and the controller is about the most comfortable type I've ever used
Super-wrong comment no 1.
quote:Originally posted by deadcujo: Yeah, probably . I never really liked the Nintendo 64 system, and the few games I did play on it were not impressive or all that fun.
Super-wrong comment no 2.
quote:Originally posted by Intruder1701: Leisure Suit Larry is a great game
Super-wrong comment no 3.
I would ignore pretty much every comment on this page, unless this is the official reverse-language page of Flare. But it's not, it's the "people talk utter bollocks" page. Apart from me.
Paper Mario is great, but it's an RPG. Since you've never really played computer games you won't have experience with it. However, through reading small 30 word messages by you I feel I know you like a brother, and I would guess that you'll probably like it.
If you want to play the SNES Mario's, you could always pick up a GBA. They're all on that.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
What is this GBA of which you speak? Some kind of tele-visual device, I'd imagine...
I can get a new one at Best Buy for about $80 it looks like... Hmmm... thoughts a brewin'...
Posted by Trimm (Member # 865) on :
You REALLY want to get Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario All Stars
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
All Stars is SNES, is it not?
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Super Mario Bros. All Stars (which is 1, 2, 3 and Lost Levels) and Super Mario World are defintely games I would like to be able to waste hours playing. And yes, they're all SNES.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
The Game Boy Advance is essentially a small SNES. Game developers have lept on this by releasing 5 billion SNES ports for it. So Super Mario Advance is actually Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Advance 2 is actually Super Mario World, Super Mario Advance 3 is actually Yoshi's Island, and Super Mario Advance 4 is actually Super Mario Bros 3.
(They're all the SNES/All-stars versions, actually. In fact, they're even better, because they're like totally in widescreen of yeah amazing).
You can get an attachment for the Gamecube that lets you play GBA games on the TV. And one for the N64 which lets you play ye-old Game Boy games, which is less useful.
Don't let the nostalgic 2D goodness distract you from the glory of Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, two of the greatest games ever and 2 of only 5 games to ever get 10 out of 10 in uber wanky twat game magazine Edge. (The others, for those curious, are Grand Turismo, Halo, and Half-Life 2.)
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Well, Super Mario 64 just arrived yesterday. I got the system hooked up and tested it... everything seems to work ok. Tonight I will lose my N64 virginity.
I found out yesterday that someone is apparently interested in hiring me to do a wedding invitation like the one I did for my wedding (IT WUZ A MOVIE P0sTER BABBY!!). Be that the case, I think I shall be using a portion of the unexpected fundage to purchase a Game Cube and a few games. Game Cube's Mario Kart rocked my world. There's plenty of time to enjoy the N64 until then, though.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Super Mario Advance is actually Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Advance 2 is actually Super Mario World, Super Mario Advance 3 is actually Yoshi's Island, and Super Mario Advance 4 is actually Super Mario Bros 3."
Thank you. Between Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario 64 DS, Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Paint, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Mario Pinball, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, Wario Land 2 t/m 4, Wario World, WarioWare Inc.: Mega MicroGame$, WarioWare Inc.: Mega PartyGames. WarioWare: Touched, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi Touch & Go, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga, Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Smash Bros, Super Smash Bros: Melee, Luigi's Mansion, Mario is Missing, Mario's Time Machine, Mario Picross, Dr. Mario, Mario Party 1-6, Mario Party Advance, Mario Kart DS, Mario & Luigi 2, Mario Baseball, Super Mario Strikers, Mario Tennis Advance, DDR: Mario Mix, Mario Party 7, Super Princess Peach, Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, WarioWare: Twisted, Super Smash Bros: Revolution, Super Mario 128, Super Mario Revolution, and Yoshi's Universal Gravitation, I almost thought Nintendo had ever so slightly run dry of inspiration, but you have just shattered that clearly very wrong impression. Well done.
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
The Mario 3 one is kind of cool though, because you can get new levels and stuff.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
If your gonna get a GC (gamecube) I reccommend Soul Calibre 2 great game and Link kicks the ass. I also recommend Wind Waker, it's pretty good too.
Star Fox adventures isn't bad if your into furry breasts. and scantily clad blue fox ladies. And an annoying little dinosaur you can play fetch with.
But if you get an expansion pack for your new 64 I definately still recommend Perfect Dark, especially if you get an extra controller and a friend. The sound is great, the music fits the game perfectly, Joanna gets called a bitch, there's an alien named Elvis. The multiplayer is where the game really shines tho, It has more game modes and options than most PC games, Plus bot support so you can play solo, but it really needs the expansion pack. The weapons are cool too, the mines stick to ppl so you can send 1 of ur friend on a suicide mission with the remote mine or 4 on thier back. They have several Goldeneye levels such as the factory and the bunker that you can unlock. Dammit, i wish i still had my 64 now.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Where would I find a friend?
Anyway, I played Mario 64 last night. Not bad. The game control is taking a little effort to get used to, but I like it. It took me forever to get started because I didn't realize that one of the doors in the castle didn't require any starts to open... doy. Then I spent the next two hours getting 5 out of six stars in the first level. I dig those canons, baby.
If I get a GC, it won't be until next year. The Mario Kart game for the GC will definitely be on my must have list.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Give M64 time to grow on you. Let it seap into your pours. Learn to appreciate it's buty.
The control system does take some getting used to, true, especially if you've only ever played 2d games. But even today it stands out as one of the best fusions of control and camera devised for a 3d game.
I'm still waiting for Mario Olympic Curling, myself...
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
Why not just have a Mario game where you can participate in the olympic games? A Super Mari-Olympics if you will.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
A.) Is there really a Yoshi's Universal Gravitation? There is! What the? I eagerly await Wario's Undecidable Propositions of Formal Mathematical Systems.
B.) The best Mario game is Super Mario 3.
C.) The very best Mario Kart player I have ever seen is a woman. Like, you can skid just right and get speed boosts? I never won ever. Though she also wrongly preferred Perfect Dark to Goldeneye; proof I suppose that all genius comes with its attendant flaw.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I prefer Perfect Dark to goldeneye. Who is this woman? I would very much like to meet her and play a round of Capture the Briefcase.
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
Aww, yeah...
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Bowng chicky BOWNG bowwwng....
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
Oh ya man! we'd do it doggie style while playing King of the Hill! Then Switch it up for a little "Co-operative" Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
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. I never really liked the Nintendo 64 system, and the few games I did play on it were not impressive or all that fun. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)