oesii Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Well after admiring the N64 and some of it's games for about 7 years I finally broke down and got one, us retrogamers are a little slow and usually cheap For $50 I got the black console, 2 controllers, Vtec racing wheel and pedals and 7 games. Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Beetle Adventure Racing, Crusin World, Mario Party 3, Mario Kart64, and Mario 64. Cruisn' is a little weak but the other six have definetely been on my wanted list for awhile after playing them at friend's houses and emulation. Now I want to get Mario Tennis and Golf, Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing, Zelda, and Starfox. Great system that I don't think get's enough credit, the games are just fun to play, not as good looking as a PSX or DC but the gameplay is really there in the good games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 That's a very nice set up for $50, the main game store chain here wants $25 just for some of those games loose (such as Mario Party and Mario 64) and even when they have a stack of 5 to 10 of the same game in the glass they never drop their prices. D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 Yeah I'm pretty excited about getting some more games, the flea market I usually go to has them for $5-10 but I never bothered to see what they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 make sure you get the RAM expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 make sure you get the RAM expansion yeah definetely, Perfect Dark is unplayable without isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 pretty much, there are a few modes, but the regular one player game is not available w/o it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Definitely a good buy, there's a lot of quality games for it. The expansion cart is a must, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyDevil Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Great choice, the N64 has some great games. Try opening the door to the expansion port, if you see red you already have the expanson pak. My old N64 broke and I bought another one for $19.99 at Gamestop and it had the expansion pak already in it. The funny thing is Gamestop sells the expansion pak for $24.99, so I saved that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Great choice, the N64 has some great games. Try opening the door to the expansion port, if you see red you already have the expanson pak. My old N64 broke and I bought another one for $19.99 at Gamestop and it had the expansion pak already in it. The funny thing is Gamestop sells the expansion pak for $24.99, so I saved that money. Exactly the same thing happened to me on the other side of the world. I checked all the brains to see if any where the expansion, $19.99! Turok games are a must 007 goldeneye is a classic in its own right Tony hawk pro sk8 1, imho better then the ps version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Why do people always rag on the Cruisn' games? I haven't actually tried the N64 versions, but they're on my list... Do old racing games just not age well, or are these bad ports or something? Cruisn' USA always seemed like a classic to me, and I still plan on getting it regardless of the bad reviews I've seen. --Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Why do people always rag on the Cruisn' games? I haven't actually tried the N64 versions, but they're on my list... Do old racing games just not age well, or are these bad ports or something? Cruisn' USA always seemed like a classic to me, and I still plan on getting it regardless of the bad reviews I've seen. --Zero Cruis'n did not turn out well on N64. It is an awesome Arcade series, but the big N just couldn't get it right at home. I would recommend the San Fransisco Rush series on N64 for a better Arcade racer, these games really shine on N64, especially Rush 2049. The first thing I noticed about Cruisn N64 was the lame backgrounds. They're stagnant or something, they don't scroll around like the Arcade version. The colors, and the sound f/x are pretty close, but seriously, its not even close to the experience of the Arcade version. Weird too, because you think Nintendo would have been able to make these games way better, especially since Cruisn' was the game shown to the public on the ULTRA 64 hardware early on, so it was in development for a long ass time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 Why do people always rag on the Cruisn' games? I haven't actually tried the N64 versions, but they're on my list... Do old racing games just not age well, or are these bad ports or something? Cruisn' USA always seemed like a classic to me, and I still plan on getting it regardless of the bad reviews I've seen. --Zero Not exactly ragging on it, just my opinion, I got six A quality games and Crusin plays poor in comparison to other racers, Beetle Racing for example. Might just be a bad port for the N64 as mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 I always liked Cruisin' USA. The fact that it was my second N64 game may have something to do with that, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 I haven't played it much, but I got one from a friend for a few bucks and my reaction to trying it was, "Not bad." Of course, I haven't played the arcade version.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Cruisn' N64 isn't horrible, but it does not stack up to the Arcade version, and as mentioned, it doesn't stack up to other N64 racers. If you don't have any racers on N64, its' just my opinion, but I wouldn't recommend Cruisn' as a top priority. The N64 is a great system if you enjoy Racers, from Arcade to Simulation, its got a fantastic selection. I haven't tried Cruisn' Exotica, or World so maybe someone could give us the lowdown on how these turned out on N64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Oesii - if that flea market ever has Mario 64 for like $10, PLEASE get it for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 Oesii - if that flea market ever has Mario 64 for like $10, PLEASE get it for me! you're in luck, I'm probably swing by there tomorrow what do people usually want for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 No luck finding Mario 64, apparently that's a real popular game And the selection/prices of N64 games wasn't a good as I expected, first time looking in these bins, all the sports and wrestling games were $5 but the good games had their prices at $12-16. I did pick up boxed Donkey Kong 64 and Zelda: OOT for $12 each, so that's fine by me But I did get some cool things at the flea, got 4 Odyssey2 games, since I just bought a console this week and I got a 2600 heavy sixer for $2 because it was untested and dirty, hope there's life left in that old girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 I would recommend the San Fransisco Rush series on N64 for a better Arcade racer, these games really shine on N64, especially Rush 2049. Well, luckily I have a Dreamcast, so it's not like I'm lacking in good racing games especially since Cruisn' was the game shown to the public on the ULTRA 64 hardware early on, so it was in development for a long ass time. I don't think the Ultra 64 arcade hardware had anything at all to do with the N64... Nintendo implied it, but as far as I know, the hardware in entirely different. I'm not sure, but I think the Ultra 64 hardware ran on a TMS34020 or something, whereas the N64 uses a MIPS R4300. Sucks to hear that the game isn't that good... I'll probably still pick it up, but I'll wait until I find a good price. Has anyone tried Cruis'n Exotica? I've read some good reviews of that one, although stuff like driving underwater seems a little too over-the-top to me. --Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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