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Why is this still considered the greatest Nintendo console of all time?

>> No.6245792

>>6245789
It's puzzling. GameCube and Wii had far better variety in their software libraries.

>> No.6245794

>>6245792
Because N64 had a higher percentage of good games compared with its smaller library

>> No.6245801

https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/12/the-n64-is-the-best-gaming-console-ever-and-heres-why-6871021/

this might help

>> No.6245820

>>6245789
thats not a snes

but n64 is still based n redpilled, and motherfucking raped the competition.

>> No.6245824

>>6245789
By who?

>> No.6245826

>>6245824
see
>>6245801
and millions of others

>> No.6245832

>clunky controller
>poor third party support
>games ran at like 20 fps

Yeah no, SNES is still better

>> No.6245838

>>6245832
on every site the first party games on the N64 out ranks the ones on the SNES.

>> No.6245956

>>6245838
and there wasn't a 64 mini because nobody wants it, not because nintendo can't emulate dk64.

>> No.6245959

>>6245956
dude I see threads all the time asking for a N64 mini. You dumb

>> No.6245967

>>6245789

Popular wisdom considers Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time to be among the absolute greatest games of all time. People in their late 20s or early 30s today associate the N64 era with their childhood. The first generation of 3D games was a watershed moment for the popularity of video games and their technical capabilities. All of these factors have cooperated to create an amount of undue nostalgia and reverence for 5th gen consoles.

>> No.6245971

>>6245838
First party Nintendo game are overrated as hell. First party releases on N64 ARE better than those on the N64, but the SNES has a way better library.

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>>6245789
>sold less than the Saturn in Japan
>small library of collect em up shovelware
>3 solid games
>cartridges
No clue OP

>> No.6245982

>>6245971
The orginal Nintendo had better games than the SNES

>> No.6245985

>>6245794
This. Quality over quantity.

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>>6245985

>> No.6246000

>>6245997
fuck off with your SNES fandom

>> No.6246043

Letting 5th gen babies in here was a mistake.

>> No.6246046
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>>6245789
Havent whipped this bad boy out in years

>> No.6246114

Because it has some of the best Nintendo games of all time on it.

>> No.6246117

>>6245997
>quality over quantity is a retarded ideal
holy fucking shit

>> No.6246120

yes

>> No.6246136

Would be shit without Rareware.

>> No.6246149

>>6245789
That's not a SNES. Everyone still says the SNES was the greatest.

>> No.6246151

>>6245982
It is at least a debate.

>> No.6246157

>>6245959
>i see threads on a chinese basket weaving forum where tens of people want one
>therefore
Nah, bud, sorry. /vr/ threads aren't good market research.

>> No.6246228

>>6245967
/thread

>> No.6246248

>>6245789
I’m actually not a huge fan of the Nintendo games themselves. All the use my N64 has gotten over the years is because of the wrestling games. AKI developed games that have stood the test of time. I understand the wrestling stigma, but I always felt those games were underrated in comparison to the praise OOT, Mario 64, Smash, etc receive.

>> No.6246252

the real question is why do zoomers love it so much? it's not even supposed to be from their generation, but they really latched onto it. was it maybe something they enjoyed as a hand-me-down?

>> No.6246285

>>6245789
It's the best 3D Nintendo console. The best Nintendo console is the NES/FC

>> No.6246287

>>6245789
>It looks good
>Handles well with the stick in the middle
>GoldenEye
>Mario 64
>FIFA 98
>Mario kart

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>>6246117

>> No.6246342

>>6245801
>and here’s why
That’s a sure fire sign that a journo is lying

>> No.6246356

>>6246117
What about quake over quality and or quantity?

>> No.6246384

>>6245789
Literally WHO has ever considered it the greatest Nintendo console of all time? I'm a pretty big N64fag and even I wouldn't say that.

>> No.6246393

>>6245789
Because it had seminal entries in the Mario and Zelda franchises, and was a multiplayer powerhouse.
I don't think it's the best console (cartridges and other hardware decisions were dumb), but it was important, at least for Nintendo.

>> No.6246403
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6246403

I prefer NES or SNES, but N64 is pretty damn good and unique, and I love how it makes some people seethe so much

>> No.6246418

compared to the super fami? fuck no

>> No.6246419

>>6246403
Based. N64 is an all around fun console with its own distinct style, but part of the fun of loving it is seeing everyone seethe over it.

>> No.6246663

>>6245789
It's not. NES/SNES are contenders in that fight for their own reasons. Gamecube gets honorable mention.

>> No.6246682

>>6245789
Eh, I wouldn't say that. For me it's SNES>NES>N64. Doesn't mean I don't love it though. I really like that late 90's nintendo "make everything round and colorful" aesthetic.

>> No.6246686

>>6246393
>cartridges
This is one of the best things about the N64

>> No.6246735

lol

>> No.6246830

Literally nobody said that, ever. It's in fact, the worst console.

>> No.6246871

>>6245832
>the irony of bitching about framerates and praising SNES in the one post

>> No.6247054

>>6245789
zoom zoom!

>> No.6247960

>>6245985
>>6245794
I guess, but it's not like it's hard to figure what's good and what's bad on the Wii. I thought GameCube's library had a favorable ratio.

>> No.6247968

>>6245979
>bitching about shovelware
>not realizing the saturn's """""massive library""""" is occupied by shitty anime games, shootem ups, and more forgettable anime trash

>> No.6247971

>>6246252
yes a lot of poor kids got their older brother's shit because they couldn't afford what was new.

>> No.6247976

>>6247054
How's your midlife crisis going?

>> No.6248008

>>6245832
This

>> No.6248074

>>6247976
swimmingly

>> No.6248181

>>6245832
Considering:
>OOT/MM > ALttP
>F ZERO X > F ZERO
>Mario Kart 64 > Mario Kart
>Star Fox 64 > Star Fox
>SMB3 was better on NES
I'd honestly say the 64 beat the snes in terms of quality. It really only has super metroid, earthbound and SMW, the last of which is playable on gameboy advanced.

>> No.6248189

Saturn > Nintendo 64

>> No.6248365

>>6246136
I'm surprised that no one acknowledged this guy's comment. Anyone noticed the edginess Nintendo lost after departure from Rare? Rareware being a 2nd party partnership was the one of the main reasons why Nintendo was popping at the time. GoldenEye, Jet Force Gemini, Killer Instinct (SNES version, Gold has its flaws but the hype from part one still had people buying), Perfect Dark (the sequel would've done better on a Nintendo console), Conker's Bad Fur Day for breaking the barriers of Nintendo's censorship (despite mortal Kombat games being released with explicit content). And don't forget that they were responsible for how cool Donkey Kong used to look with the cast of characters surrounding him at the time. I have yet to purchase a new Donkey Kong game since DK64.

Aside from that, Nintendo was the only company to succeed with 3D games on a cartridge after Sony had every other company moving towards Data disc. My father didn't trust me with CDs at a young age, so I had to deal with the N64 at the time. Still enjoy it till this day.

>> No.6248391

>>6245789
It's not. By like anybody.

>> No.6248392

>>6245792
this is the opposite of reality

>> No.6248443
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>>6245789
>Why is this still considered the greatest Nintendo console of all time?
:citation needed:

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>>6245820
>thats not a snes

>> No.6248447

>>6246000
Checked, you seething zoomer.

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>>6246043

>> No.6248476

Are you high? Most people that know what they're talking about agree this is the worst /vr/ Nintendo home console

>> No.6248536
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>>6245789
Consistent art direction with most of the hits. Even the normalist of normalfags can tell when a game is an N64 game. It helped a lot that Rare played ball in maintaining the cartoon art style. Just look at Smash 64 and how all the characters, despite being from different games, look like they belong in that game then look at the mess that is modern Smash. Also the art style aged the graphics a lot better than games that tried to be realistic.
Also Pokemon fucking exploded. It was on TV, it was a card game, and it was on the N64. It really brought the system into the face of people who didn't even play it and the constant presence of Pokemon everywhere when it was new made people who didn't even own an N64 familiar with it.
There are other reasons but I forget.

>> No.6248567

>>6248536
Are you retarded? The point of smash is to have clashing art styles, and the only reason 64cwasnt that way was cause of technical limitations. Even each character didnt look remotely like their original game model.

>> No.6248576

>>6248476
Dude you're such a dumb fucking retard it hurts. Have you played the games?

>> No.6248585

>>6248567
When did I say it was intentional. All I said is it contributed to the nastolgia bait.

>> No.6248891

>>6248576
Yes, and while of course there are great games, there's just way more good ones on their other retro systems. Also better controllers

>> No.6249843

>>6246830
No, that's Virtual Boy by far. Then Wii and Wii U

>> No.6250427

>>6245789
Who says this? Don't get me wrong, the N64 is my favorite Nintendo console and is still the king of local multiplayer, but the SNES, Gamecube, and even Switch are better than the N64.

>> No.6250674

>>6245789
Because kids that grew up in that generation are adults now and won't shut up about it. 90s kids are insufferable.

>> No.6250716

>>6248536
Take your pokeweeb fanboyism to /vp/