Nintendo N64

I was never a Sony child when I was younger, I was always Sega and Nintendo and as a result I think that when it comes to gaming I am lot less fickle compared to most games reviewers. The Nintendo 64 did not boast realistic graphics, what is did boast was a large catalogue of fantastic games with rich and long story lines, rather than Sony's many short games which many could say were churned out in order to keep the consumer happy. I feel that, had Nintendo released this console with the use of CD's rather than Cartidges it would have caught the attention of far more gamers than if did. The other problem was was a lot of the games on the N64 were considered ...  Read the complete review

The N64 was the last console to not use discs, and the sight of a cartridge sticking out the top of a console is long gone never to return. Yet a cartridge held excitement (and still) does: a cartridge could only mean school was over and gaming time was here! The main thing going for the N64 was the amazing Goldeneye, which me and some friends actually got out a few months ago and still had a blast on. There is yet to be a multiplayer game as good at it, and if you can pick up a cheap N64 it is worth it for that experience alone. The controller is also unusual these days, with the one joy stick in the middle necessitating a third 'handle' down the middle of ...  Read the complete review

Probably my favourite console of all time. It introduced a whole range of classic games from Nintendo and was unlucky to lose out to the Sony Playstation in that generation of console wars. It was 64bit and cartridge based. The first console to offer four player gaming through direct pads to the console. There was even an expansion to upgrade the RAM which was needed to take advantage of more power hungry games such as Perfect Dark, and the second Zelda instalment Majora's Mask. The machine offered graphics which by today's standards are pretty ordinary but then they were state of the art. The machine was well built and solid. Unfortunately you ...  Read the complete review

So it doesn't have the graphics, sound, complexity, multi-buttoned faceted capacity of the 21st Century consoles - who cares? This device is a ground-braking piece of technology, with a rightful place in gaming history. The introduction of rumble-paks, 360 degree movement, 64-bit - this is where it all started. And this is where we saw the likes of James Bond making his first appearance on a console, in what is still considered his greatest gaming moment. This is where we saw Super Mario take flight in the hours of fun that was the 3D version of the Italian plumber (did you collect all 120 Power Stars?). This is where gamers took their seventh day of rest, knowing that ...  Read the complete review

I first played the N64 many years ago when my friend got one. I has a playstation and she got a N64. We lived on the same street so we often went round to each others house. Now i loved playing the N64. She had some of the greatest games including Mario Kart, Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie and more and i loved them so much that several years later when all the new modern consoles were out, i bought a N64 myself just so i could relive the memories of these great games. Ok so the console is very old nowadays but it still has some of the greatest games of all time. First the console itself. The main console is Black in colour (but some other colours models ...  Read the complete review