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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 Best Console Launch Games of All Time – Part 1

Posted on November 29, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

With Black Friday gone, and the Holiday season fast approaching (though there are no console launches this year), I have decided to list the best console launch titles of all time. After all, most gamers that want a new console (be it PS5 or XBSX) haven’t been able to nab one. Thus, the new console…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Ocarina of Time and Miyamoto’s Thoughts on its Story

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will turn 23 years old in just 3 days, and thus, there has been no better time to reminisce, and discuss, what perhaps is Zelda’s most important entry on this edition of Throwback Bit Thursday. The topic? The game’s story, and how Miyamoto (and Nintendo EAD) approached some…

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N64 Games Arrive to Nintendo’s Subscription Service With Issues

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Nintendo Switch, with over 92 million units sold in just four and half years, is on its way to becoming Nintendo’s most successful ‘Home’ console (though it is a portable). Nintendo’s Switch Online subscription service was seen as a great opportunity for the company to entice gamers into its ecosystem with Nintendo’s amazing back…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Quest 64

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Nintendo 64 was not known for its RPGs. While it’s best three are some of the greatest games of all time (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber), apart from those, all that we are left with is Quest 64,…

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The Nintendo 64 Turns 25 Today…Yes, We are Getting Old and it is Good

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

I have written plenty on Nintendo, and the Nintendo 64’s blunders in losing ground to Sony’s PlayStation in the mid to late 1990s. But today, it is about honoring Nintendo’s last cartridge based console, as it is, undoubtedly, my favorite Video Gaming system, ever. 25 years ago I was 11 (about to turn 12) The…

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Top Ten Best Nintendo 64 Games Ever According to NER

Posted on September 16, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Unlike our previous ‘Best Nintendo 64 Games‘ list, which was mostly objective (we just listed the game based on professional critic averages score). Today’s list is -nearly – fully subjective. These are my  personal favorite Nintendo 64 Games. The criteria used for the placement of these games is the following: How good (and impactful in…

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The Top Five Nintendo 64 Role-Playing Games According to Metacritic

Posted on September 7, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

This was a tough list to compile. The reason for that is that when  you search for Nintendo 64 “RPGs” you only get two hits on Metacritic.com. Simply put, the N64 did not have many traditional RPGs released on the U.S. and you could (quite literally) count them on one hand…even if it was missing…

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The Five Worst Rated Nintendo 64 Games (Metacritic) That Did Not Deserve Bad Ratings

Posted on August 14, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Once in a while, I venture into Metacritic in order to scout older games from the 1990s and early 2000s, and I am surprised by some of the games’ lower than expected ranking. Here are five Nintendo 64 games that truly shocked me for their low rating average scores. These are games that I personally…

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The Top Five Best Selling Nintendo 64 Games of All Time

Posted on July 23, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

With 32.93 million consoles sold, the Nintendo 64 fell quite short of the Sony PlayStation’s (at the time) historic sales numbers. Sony’s debut system reached the 100 million mark effectively ending Nintendo’s decade long domination of the home console market. Despite this, Nintendo always makes money on software, and it was no different during the…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Remembering the Nintendo 64

Posted on June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

It might seem crazy, but this week the Nintendo 64 turned 25 years old, marking an important milestone for one of the most influential consoles in gaming history. Today’s edition of Throwback Bit Thursday presents a perfect occasion for me to remember what is, perhaps, my favorite console ever.  A Child with Dreams and a…

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