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You can mistakenly call the GC an abomination and I won't even bother to defend it because mistakes by Nintendo early on (media format, design and it can be argued controller) that doomed that system.


But at least for America, the N64 was dope and paved the way for much of the newer system ideas that came out later. Were they all winners? Heck no. But console FPS, the brief surge of console Wrestlers, 4 person play sessions, mascot brawlers, mini game fests analog controls, force feedback, the various decent camera controls setups including camera lock-on/Z-locking outside of force perspectives are things that started on the N64 and helped build new genres .

Did the N64 have MGS or FF or a stellar fighting game not names Smash Bros, no not really, but by no means was that system a failure nor does it deserve to be called an abomination because it came second in the console war instead of first.