When the games came out, I remember the old 4 screen multiplayer Mario Kart 64 days. Then soon after Goldeneye 007, which blew my mind.
You really needed to point that out? π΄
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Respect your elders!!! 
Pretty sure our first console qualifies me as an elder. π
I had a VHS tape that showed a trailer of Mario 64 lol it was amazing. I don't even remember how I got it.
I've got one that showed Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. I think they sent them out if you had a Nintendo Power subscription.
If you subscribed to Nintendo Power they sent it for free. You could also request it.
I remember getting Donkey Kong Country, Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and Diddy Kong Racing.
I still have one.
The beautiful crystal clear version I bough on marketplace just to collect and play mario 64.
Bitdoo just released a controller in crystal Blue as an hommage to this very console. It looks amazing
And mine still works!
Mine as well.
Perfect Dark multiplayerwas sort if the precursor to a lot of online shooters. It was also the only one with bots which made it highly advanced for it's time and allowed a lot of replayability.
Banjo-Kazooie was my favorite game of all time, though.
My first memory of the N64 was seeing it in a Blockbuster not long after it came out. The kid playing was doing the first slide in Mario 64 over and over. Later I saw it at a Toys R Us and the person was in Dire Dire Docks. I remember the tint was off and the water looked green. Both of those locations are long gone now, of course. π΄
Oh, man, Blockbuster. That unlocks another bunch of memories.
Three games at launch in the US. Mario 64, PilotWings 64, and WaveRace 64.
All bangers.
A new pilotwings would make me think hard about getting a Switch 2.
A new Custom Robo would 100% do it.
I've still got one kicking around for a yearly get together with friends, where we play nothing but Mario Kart 64 the entire day.
Specifically battle mode on skyscraper.
Modded with am HDMI out and original controllers with GameCube joysticks.
I bought one the day it came out in the UK. Back in those days they didnβt get released in all countries at the same time, there was nearly a year between Japan and the UK. I used to go through the backs of magazines staring at the adverts trying to find someone who would sell an import for a remotely reasonable price but they were inflated by like 2.5x.
I still remember seeing it as a young child at the E3, which is a wild memory now because (1) they stopped allowing children and (2) they no longer exist.
The demo included Bom-omb Battlefield and it was the first time I had seen 3D. Sure PlayStation and Saturn (and I think Jaguar?) were there too, but Mario 64 was definitely the most impressive.
I discovered Starfox 64 the same year I discovered weed. It was a good year.
Hehe. If that was me I'd have discovered weed at like, 10. That may be problematic, lol.
Just started playing jet force Gemini the other day. I wasn't crazy as a kid, the targeting system is indeed awful.
I was never able to finish it...
That's why I'm playing it now but the targeting is so awful I'm not sure u want to.
I still have one kicking around in case I feel like playing some Goldeneye.
I mean I could also play that in the cloud on the switch these days but nothing takes me back to times past than that crappy controller with the floppy broken thumbstick.
Also, a little video I stumbled upon yesterday for the people that have fond memories with Goldeneye: https://youtu.be/GaxI3Hef3U0?is=1pCCi_8UZOXCLdp3
What better way to celebrate the 30th N64 anniversary than by playing the PC decomps/ports of the greatest hits: https://readonlymemo.com/decompilation-projects-and-n64-recompiled-list/#n64-recompiled-pc-ports
We got to rent time on one of these that very summer in an arcade-like coffee shop (or something, I was young, I don't remember) in NYC. Everything was in Japanese, but Mario was running around in an open world and it blew our minds.
I didnβt grow up with the console but I absolutely adore it. It birthed some of my favorite games of all time. Thereβs something that feels so cozy about it. I know itβs been said to death but I feel like I can talk to another N64 fan and itβs almost guaranteed we played the same games
Ouch i feel old
And emulation still isn't perfect, I'm considering to buy it one for my crt.
fuck I'm. old, I had one. ?Mario Kart and Golden Eye got played... a loy.
I played one once at a rich cousin's house around release and I think once a few years later. I wouldn't touch one again until 2012ish and that controller felt awful.
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