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bouzane on 05 March 2012
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spurgeonryan said:
bouzane said:
spurgeonryan said:
brendude13 said:
Gamecube rules, N64 sux!


Name me 10 great GC games, and I will name you 20 Great N64 games. Now you could add all the multi plat games from the GC and it might win, just because the N64 was basically missing any multi plat support. I never was that excited for the GC.


I'd have to more or less agree with brendude13 personally. I think many of the ''classics'' for the N64 are horrid while the GameCube had many fantastic games, although some were indeed multiplatform.


Just checked your age, left a comment and came back. You had to have grown up with the N64. Are you serious? I am sure you are since you said it, but come on! Those are the games that started it all. First 3D Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong (more or less), Banjo, F-zero, Conker, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, Shadows of the Empire, etc. They may have not been pretty, and developers were trying to figure out the 3D control back then, but they were great for what it was back then. The start of the 3D age. I am not saying Nintendo was first, but they started the graphics wars I think. Forget about any battle that the Snes, Genesis, whoever else had. When you read magazines back then it was all about PS graphics, and N64 graphics. Which were better.  For what they had that was a great system. For what the GC had it was not really. Could have done so much more. But we got more of the same, and not much else. The extra effort from 3rd parties was appreciated, but that was not enough. You may not agree with me, but you must agree with the sales of the system.


I thought that the 5th generation as a whole, especially the N64, was a trainwreck. Early 3D gaming was marred by awkward controls and hideous graphics as well as some downright attrocious game design. Mario 64 was good but after Super Mario World 1 and 2 I expected more levels and better boss fights. Also, thumbs down to collect-a-thons. Ocarina of Time had at least a dozen issues that prevented me from finishing it ranging from gigantic, barren wastelands to having to pause / unpause the game so many times in the Water Temple to equip / unequip those damn boots. I loved Conker's Bad Fur Day and it remains not only my favorite 64 game but one of my favorite 5th generation games. Perfect Dark and GoldenEye 007 didn't exactly impress me with their terrible boss fights, awkward controls, lousy graphics and offline multiplayer. Additionally, I hated the first stealth level in Perfect Dark and the statue graveyard in GoldenEye. I haven't played much Donkey Kong 64, Banjo Kazooie or Shadows of the Empire. As far as the graphics of the PS1 and N64, it was like arguing over who was the strongest midget. I saw what the 5th generation consoles had to offer and I ran to the PC with the exception of a few RPGs. In recent years I forced myself through everything from Mario 64 to Metal Gear Solid and while they are good games, far better existed on the consoles that came before and after. Personally, I couldn't care less about what console was new and original, I care about what console was good and as far as I am concerned, the GameCube has quality games in spades compared to the N64. Just my two cents.