Today is the 15th NA Anniversary of the Nintendo 64

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What are your fond memories of the "Fun machine"?

I remember getting mine in Christmas of '96 with Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy (meh). Fun times were had. I still collect games for the system (most recent purchases were Beetle Adventure Racing and Mischief Makers).
 
Playing SM64 for the first time was an experience I'll never forget. Being able to move around freely was so cool back then. It was the first Mario game I beat by myself and I spent hours getting all 120 stars...

And though the N64 had a sparse library, there were plenty of memorable games: OoT, Majora's Mask, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, 007, Perfect Dark, Blast Corps, DK64, the Banjo series, the Mario Party series, Star Fox 64, Paper Mario, F-Zero, WCW/NWO vs the World.

It's too bad Nintendo doesn't make games like they used to...
 
[quote name='Vinny']Playing SM64 for the first time was an experience I'll never forget. Being able to move around freely was so cool back then. It was the first Mario game I beat by myself and I spent hours getting all 120 stars...

And though the N64 had a sparse library, there were plenty of memorable games: OoT, Majora's Mask, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, 007, Perfect Dark, Blast Corps, DK64, the Banjo series, the Mario Party series, Star Fox 64, Paper Mario, F-Zero, WCW/NWO vs the World.

It's too bad Nintendo doesn't make games like they used to...[/QUOTE]

Yeah, they only make two of the highest rated games ever this generation. Sucks.

Good memories indeed!
 
My fondest memory of the N64 is the Ocarina of Time. I used to go home after school and play the game while on the phone with a friend. We'd pretend to be these sports-like shoutcasters and make stupid commentary about the cutscenes and dialogue. Other days we'd race to see who could complete a dungeon first. And then other days we just marked down the whereabouts of everything and we created our own guide to the game.

I wonder how he's doing now...
 
[quote name='RabbitSuit']My fondest memory of the N64 is the Ocarina of Time. I used to go home after school and play the game while on the phone with a friend. We'd pretend to be these sports-like shoutcasters and make stupid commentary about the cutscenes and dialogue. Other days we'd race to see who could complete a dungeon first. And then other days we just marked down the whereabouts of everything and we created our own guide to the game.

I wonder how he's doing now...[/QUOTE]

Haha that sounds awesome.
 
I still remember the shortage of Goldeneye during the holiday. Still one of the best "launch window" games to ever come out (Halo's pretty close up there but still Goldeneye is eternal).
 
[quote name='SuperPhillip']Yeah, they only make two of the highest rated games ever this generation. Sucks.

Good memories indeed![/QUOTE]

Not what I meant... nothing on the Wii/DS realy blew my mind like many N64 games did. Galaxy/2 were both great but they made novel use of what makes the Wii unique. Mario 64 gave us 3D freedom, OoT changed adventure gaming with the Z-locking mechanism, Goldeneye (not Nintendo but at least Rare was owned by Nintendo back then) changed multiplayer gaming... I meant stuff like that.

Besides, release a great game in a sea of mediocre ones and it'll seem like an excellent game.:p
 
Some of my fondest memories in gaming.

OOT
Mario 64
Jet Force Jemini
Super Smash Bros
Mario Kart 64
Tony Hawk's Pro skater
Banjo Kazooie

So many good memories from those games and there are plenty of others I can't recall from the top of the head.

I think what makes the N64 so special is the age of which I played these games. This was a time before the internet, before the use of strategy guides, and before "top ten greatest games this year" lists (all three particular to me as a kid). I know I would play these games without worrying about the time I had to beat them or ever waiting for the "next best release" because as a kid I would just pick up what looked interesting on the store shelf or the local blockbuster and enjoy the game for what it was.

The thing I envy most about those times is that I played those games spoiler free with zero expectations. So every game was impressive and fun to play and some of those were unforgettable experiences.

Much simpler times, but freaking awesome times.
 
I had never owned an N64 until I bought one recently. (I was a Sega Fanboy)

Back in the day I always thought that the controller was uncomfortable to use and I always seemed to have issues with the analog stick (my friends must have always given me their broken controllers when we played bond or perfect dark).

Now that I am revisiting the system - I still think that the controller is awkward, but not too bad once you get a feel for it. The few games that I have so far have held up pretty well over the years. I also love the focus on multiplayer games - super smash brothers is still a blast (and still more fun than the wii one from a few years back).
 
I got my N64 the Christmas of 1998 along with the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The open world of the game was just an amazing experience I couldn't believe I was playing a video game. I remember defeating Gohma and feeling so accomplished jumping up and down in my living room ( I was in 4th grade at the time lol). Ocarina of Time is still my favorite video game of all time.

Another game that my friends and I were obsessed with then and still play now is the original Super Smash Bros. Spent countless hours playing that game. Still my favorite entry in the series. I also still collect games for the N64. Actually just bought Earthworm Jim 3D and Rayman 2: The Great Escape just the other day.
 
I got my N64 when I was about 8...which was in 2003, from a garage sale. What I played depended on what was found at sales. Not once in my original run with the system did I fully beat any game (save MArio Kart, if that counts) but boy did I have fun.

Last year I played and fully beat SM64 (120 stars and everything), but back in the old days I couldn't even get 50 stars.
 
My parents brought my Nintendo 64 day one, from that point on I experienced the last great gaming console ever created. Every game from Super Mario 64 to Piliotwings to Star Fox 64 was a day one purchase for me. Even the low end titles like Blast Corps and Mischief Makers(true n64 heads know about this one),were classics. These games will always live down as the true greatest of all times. No games now can touch the whole quality of gaming the 90's gave us. Long Live the 64.
 
[quote name='SuperPhillip']What are your fond memories of the "Fun machine"?[/QUOTE]

My fondest memory of this when I was 16 was "damn I am never going to get this over priced system with $80 games." I did manage to finally get one during the spring of 97 after I landed a one week job for spring break. I didn't have much money for games but at least I had my n64.
 
The best memories of my time with the N64 were with Goldeneye and three other friends. Whether it was trying to figure out just how you win with Slappers Only!, figuring out what AC-10 actually meant, or +10 Health with Golden Guns, Goldeneye was an amazing experience, and kind of kept us in an era where gunfights could last five minutes instead of the average 5 seconds in an FPS now.

The original Smash Brothers, playing Smash Brothers before people got into "breaking" Smash Brothers. Just finally getting to smack Nintendo characters about.

And the underwater music from Super Mario 64. It's one of the most gorgeous tunes created for a video game and it always brings back wonderful memories of a castle that will never leave my memory.
 
I remember walking into an EB on N64 launch day and picking one up without having pre-ordered, the guy behind the counter told me he had one that wasn't spoken for. How times have changed!
 
[quote name='skiizim']My fondest memory of this when I was 16 was "damn I am never going to get this over priced system with $80 games."[/QUOTE]

Yep, that's my memory too, in addition to fondly recalling the N64 as "the one between" the far superior SNES and GC consoles.
 
I played a lot of Ocarina of Time and Mario 64. I would go to Lake Hylia (the lake where the water temple and the fishing mini game was) and try to shoot the flying crows (forgot their names) from long distances to a point a giant version would show up. In Mario 64, racing the penguin or chasing the monkey that steals your hat.

I spent a lot of time playing these games: Harvest Moon 64, Mischief Makers, Mystical Ninja Staring Goemon, Ganbare Goemon, Jet Force Gemini,
 
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