Rethinking the Nintendo 64
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Rethinking the Nintendo 64
The controller is an odd thing. Being able to grip it two ways to use the digital pad or analog stick seemed like a good idea, but no games ever used the digital pad. Fighting games are usually best played with a digital pad, but no 2D fighting games like Street Fighter ever appeared on the system. Why is that?
Nintendo definitely goofy up by not putting two slot in the controller - swapping between the memory card and rumble pack is a hassle.
Rethinking the Nintendo 64
[QUOTE=The Video Game Critic]I've recently rediscovered the joys of the Nintendo 64, having picked up a few new games including Destruction Derby 64. I'm fascinated by the system because it was the last major cartridge-based console.
The controller is an odd thing. Being able to grip it two ways to use the digital pad or analog stick seemed like a good idea, but no games ever used the digital pad. Fighting games are usually best played with a digital pad, but no 2D fighting games like Street Fighter ever appeared on the system. Why is that?
Nintendo definitely goofy up by not putting two slot in the controller - swapping between the memory card and rumble pack is a hassle.
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BTW excellent choice picking up Destruction Derby 64.
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Make sure to check out Rocket: Robot on Wheels. One of the greatest, most overlooked titles on the entire system.
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Rethinking the Nintendo 64
I really like the old Spider-Man game on the N64. The PS1 version had better animated cutscenes, while the N64 one replaced it with comic book slides. But when it came to graphical presentation in the gameplay, the N64 version completely destroyed the PS1 version.
Rethinking the Nintendo 64
The N64 version in some ways is a lot more playable than the PS1 version. On the PS1, I always felt like I was fighting the camera more than the N64 version. Another good game to check out is StarCraft 64. It's somewhat scaled down, but it still has the cinematics.
Rethinking the Nintendo 64
starcraft 64 is the best ports of the trio (Warcraft 2, Diablo I and Starcraft) game made by Blizzard. The controller was made for this type of game and also unlike warcraft 2, it tell you what button do what in real time
Rethinking the Nintendo 64
Rethinking the Nintendo 64
-over the music (compare both version of tony hawk pro skater)
-texture (some game ported from the ps1) are ugly on the 64
- Some game on the 64 have load time (Quake for example)
but the 64 has the edge over
-graphics
-faster gameplay
- memory managing