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Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64 (N64) was released in 1996 and cemented 3D console gaming as a rival to 3D PC gaming with titles such as Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye and StarFox 64.

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The Nintendo 64 (N64)

32.93 million N64s were sold between 1996 and 2002. Nintendo succeed it with the Nintendo GameCube. The main competitor for the Nintendo 64 was the Sony PlayStation.

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The Controller Add On Introduced a New era of Controller Feedback that reverberated throughout the industry.

Never Ending Realm ranked the Nintendo 64 #4 on its list of all-time greatest consoles.

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The 10 Best Games of 1996 According to GameRankings

Posted on March 23, 2022April 16, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Personally, 1996 is dear to me. Super Mario 64, which might be my second favorite game of all time, arrived along with my favorite console of all time, the Nintendo 64. For music, it signaled the arrival of Goo Goo Dolls to mainstream prominence with their hit single “Name”, and yes, I also danced the…

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Shigeru Miyamoto on What Makes Ocarina of Time a Special Game

Posted on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

I can never write enough about the Legend of Zelda: of Ocarina of Time, as it is my favorite game of all time. Thus, on my weekly internet search about the game and its development, I ran into a rather interesting Shigeru Miyamoto “Iwata Asks” interview.  The interview is part of a long string of…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Paper Mario 

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

While the Nintendo 64 is my favorite console of all time, I would be doing myself and our readers a disservice if I told them that Paper Mario was my favorite N64 game. Heck, it wasn’t even my favorite RPG on the system.  While critics raved about Paper Mario 22 years ago, I never found…

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Majora’s Mask Arrives on NSO Service in February

Posted on January 23, 2022February 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Nintendo Switch Online subscription members will have something special to look forward to in February. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask finally arrives to the service, though we can’t vouch for the eventual quality of the emulation.   Does Majora’s Mask Make the Service Expansion Pack a Worthy Investment at Last?  If you have never…

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The Top 10 Nintendo 64 First Person Shooters of All Time

Posted on January 11, 2022January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Nintendo 64 was the powerhouse of its time. It was, for the most part, the only machine between the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn that could do justice to the first-person shooting genre. Thus, the system was known for its great and numerous FPS experiences, even though the Nintendo 64 had an anemic lineup…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: John Madden Football Games

Posted on December 30, 2021January 26, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

I know what you are thinking…we never really cover sports games on this site; however, with John Madden’s passing on Tuesday at age 85 and after decades of successful Madden games, we are compelled to take a look back at Madden’s impact on gaming. Furthermore, the impact on me as a gamer. John Madden Beyond…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Perfect Dark

Posted on December 24, 2021December 30, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Nintendo’s 64-bit console was a great system, despite its failure to maintain Nintendo’s dominance of the home console market. The system, hampered by its chosen format for media (cartridges as opposed to CDs), featured some of, if not, the most revolutionary games of all time. The N64 was home to the greatest first person shooters…

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A New (Old) N64 JRPG is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online on Dec. 10th

Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Last week, I complained about how barebones the Nintendo Switch Online service is. The service is quite anemic. In terms of games quantity, and the N64 (and Genesis) expansion pack which drives the price of the service up to $49.99, is laughable at best. However, my concerns (in last week’s article) primarily centered on the…

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The Best Console Launch Games of All Time – Part 2

Posted on December 6, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

There are too many memorable launch games to cover in just one list. Consequently, we have decided to continue our listing of “best launch games” of all time this week.  Last week, we listed some of the most important (and revolutionary games) of their time, and today we continue the trend by including some well…

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Nintendo Switch Online: Is The Service Worth it for JRPG Fans?

Posted on December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Let’s forget, for a moment, that Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch Online subscription service is filled with first party Nintendo games that are arguably better than any JRPG in history (Super Mario, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda can’t be beaten). Hardcore JRPG fans do not want to hear that, however. They want to know if paying…

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