/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10369307
A good upscaler and deblur mod

>>10369307
Emulate instead

>>10369307
Superman 64

ED64 Plus is a fine cheapo alternative to an Everdrive. Only game I can think of that doesn’t work on it is No Mercy, which is a worthy purchase despite its high price tag. Harvest Moon is fun. Ogre Battle is awesome. Even if you have played Super Mario 64 before, you should again, it’s awesome.

>>10369307
Is there a reason why? Emulation makes a lot more sense. It's easy and free and you don't have to worry about storage and maintenance.

>>10369353
N64 emulation is particularly imperfect. The cost of a system, several controllers, and a flash cart is pretty low, and plenty of good games have fair price tags if you want to go that route.

>>10369363
N64 Emulation got a lot better recently. Try emulating on Ares

>>10369367
I’ll pass, I own one

>>10369307
https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_64
and get a flashcart

>>10369353
>Is there a reason why?
Offshoot shitposting thread from >>10368929

Janny needs two threads to tell us that N64 games are blurry. A good way to spend your holidays

Besides the obvious Nintendo games. I recommend Rocket Robot on Wheels, Body Harvest, Jet Force Gemini, Space Station Silicone Valley, and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.

>>10369307
Super Mario 64

Any advice on a cheap upscaler? My 4k TV has composite inputs but its internal scaling is pretty shit. It seems an old CRT would be cheaper than a good upscaler.

>>10369307
Buy a white one

>>10369307
Personally I would say just buy a USB or bluetooth N64 controller instead and just emulate it. Like every cartridge console the files are extremely small, so you can download the entire English-friendly romset in the span of a few minutes, if even that. Once you've made it past the Mario and Banjo/Rare games and I guess Smash Bros, there's not really much else. Some people really like the Zelda games but I personally never got into them. Has some good racing games as well, mostly either first-party or by Midway.

>>10369702
>Has some good racing games as well, mostly either first-party
Yes.
>or by Midway.
Fuck no. Midway is trash.

Don't do it. It just isn't very interesting system. There are only a small handful of good games and even the better ones struggle to hold up today. I get it, I once tried to like system too, but there just ain't much to like. Just emulate.

>>10369307
Nintendo games

I bought a N64 recently, but haven't gotten a flash cart yet. There's quite a few games off the top of my head that I want to play: Sin and Punishment, Operation Winback, Bomberman (both games), Chameleon Twist 1&2, Rocket: Robot on Wheels, Star Soldier Vanishing Earth, Bangai-O, Knife Edge, F-Zero expansion, Sim City 64, Wonder Project J2, Fighters' Destiny 2, Ridge Racer, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, Ogre Battle, Forsaken, Space Station Silicon Valley (with the patch), Pilotwings, the Extreme G series, Mischief Makers, Megaman Legends, Turok 1, maybe Turok 2. I had a N64 as a teenager and I've already played through most of the main titles back in the day. I'm mostly interested in Japanese only games or games that I missed or only rented. If you include the games that I've already played then there's quite a decent library of games to work through.

>>10369808
Oh yeah, I forgot Goemon.

>>10369808
>Fighters' Destiny 2
As the FD enjoyer, the first one is more soulful. Also based list in general. N64 becomes way more comfy if you exclude american-made games which make it feel like Jaguar 2.0.

>>10369814
>N64 becomes way more comfy if you exclude american-made games which make it feel like Jaguar 2.0.
I like the star wars games though

>>10369814
>american-made games which make it feel like Jaguar 2.0
Damn, I never realized that but you're not wrong

Wetrix

>>10369363
>N64 emulation is particularly imperfect
is not 2010 anymore
>but there is a 0.5 ms delay in donkey kong soundrack

>>10369307
Excluding games with remasters (Doom 64, Turok 1 and 2, Quake II, soon to be Turok 3):

Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n World
Cruis'n Exotica
WCW / nWo: Revenge
WWF No Mercy
F-Zero X
Mario Kart 64
Gauntlet Legends
NBA Hangtime
NFL Blitz
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Goemon's Great Adventure
Hydro Thunder
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Rampage: World Tour
Shadow Man
Star Fox 64
Vigilante 8
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

>>10369307

>>10370127
>Cruis'n USA
>Cruis'n World
>Cruis'n Exotica

Blast Corps is the only game that never had an improved version of its gameplay.
Tried two emulators a week ago and they both flicker.

>>10370130
Battletanx, Rogue Squadron, Vigilante 8, Turok 2 were my go-tos.

>>10369860
cruisin usa is basically a pole position sequel in terms of depth

>>10370145
What about California Speed? I played that game a lot growing up. OST still holds up too, surprisingly

Mario Tennis, one of the most polished and refined games Nintendo published for the system. feels like it belongs to gamecube-era of mario spinoff games with its presentation and huge roster of characters including Waluigi and Daisy, exept without the gimmicks and superficiality of later Mario sports spin-offs.
seriously is the best tennis game of the era. I personally enjoy seeing an 'expanded mario universe' within the context of simple Nintendo 64 graphics, before nintendo got extra kiddie in the 6th generation, just look at Mario in the key art here, he's looking serious and badass. This game will seriously test your skills.

>>10370751
>look at Mario in the key art here, he's looking [...] badass
For your own sake, I hope you're kidding around.

>>10370759
eh I was sorta joking around, but back then Mario did seem cool and you could be sure that if he came out with his own sports game it would be complex and engaging even for adults. since then Nintendo has really over saturated his games.

>>10370063
You need a beefy PC to get accurate N64 emulation

Expensive, but worth it.

get a controller like this

>>10371705
I played the DS game and it was garbage. How different is it from that.

>>10369307
Mario, Zelda, the list goes on...

>10369363
>>10370824
Retard.

>>10371779
Get a life, niglet baby.
https://desuarchive.org/vr/search/text/mario%2C%20zelda%20the%20list%20goes%20on/

>>10371771
Very different, although I only remember playing a few levels of the DS one, it seemed way more puzzle-oriented than the original. Also different (less soulful) characters as far as I remember.
However, I want to revisit the DS one because of the level editor.

>>10371760
don't listen to this fucking retard

>>10369307
>>10369314
>Emulate instead


if you want an N64 you should definitely get one but i will also agree that N64 emulation can be good for its own reasons. if you're getting a real n64 then you'll also want a CRT tv or a retrotink to play on modern TVs and not have it look like shit.

i've got an n64 but just a small 13 inch CRT currently, so i usually emulate unless i'm playing multiplayer. sometimes the controls are a bit of a pain to bind but other than that i've had good experiences with emulation lately. nice to be able to upscale the games.

>>10371840
>nooooo you need to use the gimped OG controller with inferior ergonomics because...because you just do ok!

Bomberman 64
Bomberman hero
Bomberman64 the second attack
Rayman 2
RE2
Smash bros
All the mario games are decent
Zelda both are good
GOLDENYEYE
Perfect dark
Battletanx are fun
Starfox64 is amazing
All the star wars games are good
Jet force Gemini
Banjo Kazooie and Dk64 if you like collectathons
Turok is okay
South park is fun think it runs off the turok engine
Glover if you like surreal puzzle platformers
Blast corps
Some other games I can't think of right now

>>10370751
This and mario golf are kino

>>10371901
Forgot kirby 64
F zero x
Megaman legends

Can't really recommend any fighting games or rpgs
Feels like all the good ones were on ps1 or saturn

>>10369307
I recommend:
• Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
• Killer Instinct Gold
•

>>10369307

I know this shit is on every platform but nothing beats spending 70% of the time navigating through pitch black darkness

>>10371963
Doom 64 is an original entry, considered by many as the real Doom 3. It's not a port of Doom

>>10371979
>considered by many as the real Doom 3
By a very few maybe. It was cool to discover a new iwad for a while but the game is a step back from Doom 2.

>>10371979
It also shares a lot of sound effects from Doom PSX. And yes, it is the real Doom 3

>>10371963
It's a fun game but not on the level of originals. Also new sprites are ugly.

>>10372005
Final Doom is the real Doom 3.

>>10369307
Buy an HDMI modded N64.

>>10371864
>if you're getting a real n64 then you'll also want a CRT tv or a retrotink to play on modern TVs and not have it look like shit.
It all depends on the tv's scaler and input lag both of which have improved a lot over the years. You can get a fine picture out of many N64s hooked up to modern tvs. It's almost always preferable to *shudder* N64 emulation.

>>10371889
>oh you wanted to play anything involving a reticle? Not my problem, all I play is woohoo platformers!

>>10370751
adored this game and didnt even bother considering power tennis just off the visuals alone. Mario would lose his polygonal charm and be the art style would be stuck in awkward teenage years until the wii u, and by that time the passion has worn out on both fronts

>>10372230
the shoulder buttons are on the controller. are you blind?

>>10372075
Sounds like a waste of money
A standard N64 with an S-video cable is all you need

>>10373168
I guess my income is higher than yours, but yeah S-Video is fine.

>>10373424
It's incredible that, at one point in human history, SOUL of this caliber was real. Something went horribly wrong after the 90s.

>10372105
>You can get a fine picture out of many N64s hooked up to modern tvs.
No need to lie, retard.

>>10373069
yeah because fucking button placement is the primary issue with every knockoff controller

>>10372075
>Buy an HDMI modded N64.
Is an HDMI mod significantly better than s-video plus upscaler?

>>10369307
Get a PlayStation instead. I hear Final Fantasy 7 is amazing and CDs seem to be the future. Nintendo is fucking doomed.

>>10369307
Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey is the only good N64 game

This one's my favorite!