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NINTENDO 64 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY - Happy Console Gamer
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
- The Nintendo 64 celebrates the 25th Anniversary on this day in North America 25 years ago! Johnny and Rob Man look back on the launch of the N64 and Mario 64!
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Everyone could use a friend like Rob in this world
I vividly remember my Dad surprising me and my brother at Christmas with a grey N64 and a copy of GoldenEye 007 and Super Mario 64 back in ‘97… the excitement that I felt at that point was unparalleled and I have really fond memories of me, my brother and my Dad spending the majority of Christmas Day that year completely immersed in the multiplayer mode on GoldenEye 007… an unforgettable Christmas that’s still fondly remembered by us all.
My dad was never a real gamer per say but we had lots of fun with golden eye 007
My dad brought home a 64 with Pokemon stadium and ocarina of time. And we actually got to play it! Unlike with his Saturn, he was scared we'd scratch up his games lol
I think it was 98 or 99 that my Mom bought me an Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64 and Goldeneye, the same two games you got as well. I got the N64 with with the Atomic Purple controller included. But the real special treat outta nowhere that Christmas was that my best friend that lived right next door to me got the EXACT same setup (games & system) the same Christmas day because both our Mom's went Christmas shopping together, so amongst us we had four controllers and each of us had a younger sibling so we had soooo much fun that Christmas holidays
Ocarina of Time with the N64 controller is still such an amazing experience to this day
100%
I remember being utterly speechless seeing the N64 for the first time at Incredible Universe. There was a line from hell behind me waiting to try Mario 64 😆
Same. Seeing Ocarina Of Time for the very first time absolutely blew my mind.
I got my N64 on Thursday, Sept 26th 1996. It released a couple days early at the Toys R Us where I preordered it. I was going to college on the other side of the state from where I grew up. After class I found out they released the system early. I called in to work saying I wouldn't be in until Monday. Packed some things to go stay the extended weekend at my parents house across the state, picked up the N64 and drove across the state to play Mario 64 with family and friends. What a great weekend!
Cool great story...
Great story!
I will always remember my first time trying out the Nintendo 64! It was at Blockbuster Video in mid-1996. Totally blew my ten year old mind away. My first thought was, Oh my GOD, Nintendo is reinventing video games! The N64 controller and Super Mario 64 changed everything. You had to be there to know what I am talking about. Today it does not seem to be a big deal, but back then this was revolutionary. Going from Super Nintendo to Nintendo 64 was huge.
Going from 16 bit to 3D is revolutionary. People wanted anything close to Virtual Fighter style games. Remember N64 was the last to come out. Sega Saturn and Playstation were 1-2 years head start.
Literally had the same memory. Riding my bike to Blockbuster and playing Mario64 on the demo unit. Blew my fucking mind.
Same! I was also 10 at that time. I couldn't believe that video games were this advanced all of a sudden.
Hey Jonny, hi Rob. If it makes you feel any better, I was 46 years old when the N64 was released. Still enjoying it today, love it when you guys get together.
P.S. Jonny looked a bit of a wild man in his younger days....lol.
Look good for 71
@@youraveragejoe2 Actually, my grandson took that photo and turned me into an alien… little bast….err…I mean bless him…..lol
@@C64Queeg500 you still look good either way😁
I was shocked at Rob Man saying he was 20 when it came out. These 2 look great for pushing 50.
The jump from 16-bit Super Nintendo to 64-Bit Nintendo 64 was unlike anything we'd ever experienced before or since. I remember it all like it was yesterday. The feelings ahead of this console launch... it was a level of hype that hasn't been topped since.
I remember being a teenager (17) with a job. Purchased this lovely machine day one. Definitely older now but a lifetime of memories. PRICELESS!
Hard to believe this thing was only a few years old when I started to play it when I was around 5. It was hooked up to this hotel my family would always stay at and it was absolutely incredible. I was introduced to so many franchises that day including Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Smash Bros., and Kirby. This is one of my most favorite consoles and probably the one I have the most nostalgia for. Every time I hear the Paper Mario intro I nearly tear up.
It was the best console at that time and seeing Mario 64 was just incredible
Ho man, you’re my favourite video game youtuber. You always put a smile to our faces here at home. My wife loves u guys and she’s not even a gamer!
N64 was the first console I was able to get on launch day, even though I grew up playing NES and SNES first. Never will forget how excited I was back then in 96. Kids these days don't know what it was like! *grumbles in old man* :) My thumbs don't miss the controller joystick though haha.
Did you play on any other consoles back in the day other than Nintendo's consoles? Such as Sega's consoles, Turbografx 16, or any home computers (Amiga, Atari ST etc)? If not, have you emulated any of the others in this day and age?
I'll send you my pain pills
@@ulysses2162 my friend down the street had a Sega Master System and the Genesis, which I played when I would visit sometimes. He was a Sega fanboy and I was Nintendo haha. I don't really play emulation much other than NES and SNES games here and there.
@@sugoidave That's cool... sounds similar to me and my best friend back in the day, haha.
I emulate, as I like to try out all the systems I never played before back in the day, ones I saw in magazines etc... like the Neo Geo, I'd see screenshots and be drooling over them, lol.
The Nintendo 64 is one of my most nostalgic consoles of all time. I’ve been gaming since ‘91 and when I got the N64 with Super Mario 64 for Christmas in ‘96 from my dad it really changed my life and I beat a video game for the first time, got all the stars and everything with SM64. It was great!
I was born in 1995 so I can’t imagine my life without an N64. Still have my original console, and it’s a house rule that it is the only console that is always connected to a TV. Still my favorite in my heart!
Funny story, I was born the same year and my first game was Super Mario 64 back in 1998
Same year, it's funny others saying this makes them feel old because yeah as far as I was aware it was around my whole life.
I was Born in 92 the N64 and ps1 defined my childhood
Playing the Mario 64 demo at Toys R Us is quite a memorable experience.
Same. I played the N64 at the Toys R' Us kiosk, playing Super Mario 64 for the first time. I rented it, and Super Mario 64 was the rental title.
I think I might have played at a blockbuster or something. I was so pumped for this game. I never owned it on 64 tho. We got a 64 right before goldeneyes launch. That was the first game we picked up. My friend had Mario 64 and would lend it to me and bring it over all the time.
I remember when it would cut you off after like 5 minutes and Mario’s voice would come in through the speakers saying, “Hello! It’s a me! Mario… thank you for playing Nintendo 64. Who’s Next?” 😂
Yes, I remember when it replaced an SNES and Street Fighter II Turbo at our local Target.
I remember ditching high school and sneaking into E3 just to play the N64 and Mario 64 and seeing Miyamoto San. No regrets lol.
wow 25 years! that's crazy. i remember getting the N64 on my birthday when it came out here in sweden. good memories and man time flies and man do i feel old! haha
Might be the arthritis
I miss those times. N64, mario64, and some lunchables pizza. That was my jam lol
I just remember being completely immersed in Star Fox 64, I would draw the characters all the time in school and come home and play that thing nonstop.
"...and you and Satan were already in the house..."
Never gets old, love it! :D
I missed the 64 and this last week just started my first play through of Mario 64 thanks to the 3D All Stars collection. 36 stars in so far and loving it!
Thanks for the video guys!!! I love it when rob shows up!
How's his leg doing?
Something about Mario’s 1st entry into Peach’s castle, greeted by bowser’s evil laugh, then left with an eerie vacancy in the castle-struck a deeply emotional chord in my 7-year-old self. It was engrossing. Mario 64 coupled with the excitement of a new 3D experience is surely a memory I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.
It was an undeniably magical ambiance how it was all put together.
What a wholesome episode, thank you for this. I was 17 when the N64 released in Europe in ‘97. I’m 41 years old now and still gaming. In fact I’ve preordered the Switch OLED. I remember all the hype of the N64 which at the time was called Ultra 64 during development and I remember all the hype for Killer Instinct and Cruis’ n USA being developed by Rare exclusively to the Ultra 64. I remember getting Mario 64 with the N64 and playing it every day hunting all 120 stars. I remember F-Zero 64, GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Zelda, Mario Kart 64. It didn’t have many good 3rd party games but I still have great memories with the console and I’m thankful for that.
Everyone is deserve a friend like Rob and Johnny in life. What a friendship. God bless Guys.
You summed it up perfectly. It truly was a beautiful time for video games. It was all about having fun. I'll never forget playing Mario 64 for the first time.
This might be my favorite episode ever.
I love the N64.
I was about 13 years old and I still remember seeing Super Mario 64 on a huge screen at a local games shop, and I think I never had a moment of pure awe like that in gaming ever again.
I love seeing these two more! It’s almost like seeing family, Ive seen them for so long. But the 64! I remember seeing the Nintendo 64 for the first time while standing in line at blockbuster. There was a Mario demo playing on the kiosk and both my dad and I turned and said, “is that the new Nintendo?!” at the exact same time! We were floored! The graphics were like nothing I’ve ever seen. Ever experienced! I’ll always remember that night.
Back when the new console launch meant getting games that were leap years ahead in graphics and innovation compared to the previous generation..I'm in my late 30s and i miss those days
This was the year I started gaming (officially). Man so many happy memories with the N64. Having mates stay over and play games all night. This show is awesome!
I was 12 when the N64 was released. I got it with Mario 64 for Christmas of 96. I was blown away by it. The graphics looked so amazing. The game felt larger than life.
I'll never forget seeing the N64 Mario Kart demo at Toys R Us. The colors were so vivid, and the gameplay was so smooth. That shit blew my mind.
Yes, the sound and motion and the ambiance of all of it was so surreal.
This is so beautiful. It's crazy how video games and friends can bring us such joyous everlasting memories. Thanks for sharing.
I remember waking up xmas morning, racing downstairs and watching my older bro unwrap his present to reveal the N64. We'd both grab our chocolates and rush to our bedroom, set it up then both perch on the bed and watch the zelda OoT intro play out in awe. Watching link ride epona through hyrule and listening to that gentle music wash over us will forever be ingrained in my mind.
It cannot be underestimated how much nintendo has shaped my culture over my lifetime and they show no signs of stopping! 😃
Nothing keeps the invasive thoughts away like a Robman and Johnny story time
What genuinely wonderful childhood stories. You guys certainly have a way of storytelling
The Nintendo 64 was the first console I ever saw at the age of like 2, maybe 3 back in 2000/2001. Dad used to play Goldeneye and I remember watching him play that. Then, I started playing N64 with Super Mario 64, Goldeneye, the AKI WCW games, Diddy Kong Racing, Army Men Sarge’s Heroes, 1080* Snowboarding, Destruction Derby 64, Star Wars Shadows of the Empire, Cruis’n USA, StarFox 64, Wave Race 64… the list goes on and on. And those were just a few games I played growing up, and I still love the N64. It’s one of the best consoles Nintendo put out imo. Awesome video as usual Johnny! Always happy to see Rob on!
I was 15 when this came out. I'm 40 now. I feel your pain. I remember the mainstream news talking about this. The hype was that high. True story. My Uncle was taking me to my first concert Ozzfest and we were picking up a buddy of his. We get there and the guy had just bought and hooked up a N64 on a 52 inch TV! We almost didn't go to the show. We got lost in playing games that we forgot for 2 hours why we came there in the first place.
Fun to hear your story. I live in europe and I imported the N64 from Japan with Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64 on the launch day (23 june 1996).. for $1700. My best decision ever.
How can it be 25 years, seems like only yesterday. Don't imagine the younger people today can fully appreciate the gigantic leap it was when you first saw Mario 64. Groundbreaking moment that will probably never be experienced again 👍
Love your channel dude! I vividly remember being 12 and reading gaming magazines every month from fall of '95 right up until launch for every screenshot and tidbit of info I could get on the N64, and I'll never forget my quest to finally get to play it in summer of '96. After a failed attempt at the Toys R Us near us which had a power outage in the electronics section of the store where the demo units were setup (just my luck!), I had to wait a couple weeks later till I finally got to play it at our local Nobody Beats The Wiz in NJ, and I managed to get to the top of Thwomp's Fortress and beat Thwomp within the 5 minute demo time limit which impressed the crowd of onlookers the system had attracted! Of course I had to wait until Xmas to finally get mine, played the hell out of Mario 64, Shadows of the Empire, Wave Race and Cruisn' USA in those early days. Most memorable console launch ever for me!
I was there and remember having lots of fun, do time really flies by tho.
Thanks for the memories boys 😆
I will never forget getting the N64 for Christmas that year. I was 8 years old. Best Christmas of my childhood hands down. I was so ecstatic and the days that followed were equally unforgettable.
Mario in 3D blew my mind. Good times 👍
My favorite N64 memory came from when I was working as a concrete labourer, I was 17 at the time. We were working out of town, one of my co-workers brought the system and Mario Kart 64 with 4 controllers. A group of us spent a bunch of hours after work in a hotel room drinking beers and playing N64. It was just a really fun night hanging with the guys, definitely stands out as a great memory.
To this day, Mario Kart 64 is still my favourite in the series. I'll never forget, my grandma took my brother and I down to Kmart in Melbourne (we lived in the country) and we arrived at about 8pm at night, on a school night. She was getting things, we weren't there for the N64.
They had a kiosk set up with Mario Kart 64 and the first track my brother and I ever played was Wario Stadium. We were immediately hooked so we spent the next school holidays saving up for it and picked it up at the same location about a month later.
Some of the best memories playing the N64 was Wave Race 64. My dad (who has passed away now) was not really into videogames, but he really took to Wave Race which we played the living daylights out of.
It came out in 1997 here in Europe. I was 9 years when I first played this machine. I started my journey as a gamer during the last couple of years of the Mega Drive and got a PS1 at launch in 95, but when I saw Mario 64 runing....OMG...it was like I was playing the in game, with the same grsphics as the cutscenes. Im 33 now, and it also hits me...
I feel very lucky for the childhood I had, and for the chance to see the transition of 2D gamers to full 3D.
Cheers from Portugal HCG and Rob ,)
this man always makes me smile and happy....thank you john big respect to you sir
The best channel on youtube, no doubt about it. I always watch your videos with the biggest and genuine smile on my face. In the rush of everyday life, you know, work and other stuffs, it's hard to find some time to play videogames, but you know, videos like these makes me remember how much fun videogames are and how much they meant to me. Thanks
I was 5 years old when me & my sister got a 64 for Christmas. Our first game was banjo kazooie. I’ll never forget the excitement of opening that gift & seeing this new system I never knew existed until that moment.
I was 6 years old, my brothers had begged for it essentially the entire year.... Christmas was over but my Dad had to go grab one more present.... Definitely the best Christmas of my life and probably the best winter season of my life.... I was completely enchanted by Mario 64 and I had pretty much no clue what was going on in it... some of my fondest memories
I had the exact same feeling during the build-up to the launch of the Ultra 64. To this day I’ve never been as excited about any consumer product. There was just something magical about that era in gaming. I still vividly remember walking into Toys R Us with my mom and finally seeing the N64 in that bubble chamber Tv setup running Mario 64 and thinking: my god I have to have one of these. I finally got it that spring in ‘97 and those are still my favorite games of all time. The N64’s lineup may have been lacking 3rd party support, but the memories I made during those years from 96-2000 as an 11-15 year-old with this console and it games are what define my experience as a gamer.
I’m so glad you guys made this video, it reminds me of the Super Mario 64 memories video from a while back. I love you guys a bunch, you guys always make my day
I rented the Japanese imported N64 at a local chain. I was 15. My friend and I were astounded while playing Mario 64. It changed everything forever. I’ll never forget that moment.
I remember that very Game Fan and browsing it every time I went into Toys R Us. Then to soon after constantly play on the 'sample' N64 as I browsed the stores. Memories sirs. Memories.
I carried around a Wal-Mart ad for a Nintendo 64 in my school box all through 5th grade. I finally got one in the summer of '97 and borrowed Super Mario 64 from my cousin. I was hooked. My friend came over with the Players' Guide and we got all 120 stars.
Johnny you are to us what video games are to you. You helped me through such hard times man, you can't even imagine how lonely a man could get. Thank you, brother, you're an original.
I believe it was 1997, I was 8 years old and my uncle(who is not and is still not a gamer) got an N64 and I was so jealous. I begged my mom to drive me and my brother to his house while it was sleeting outside just so I could play it, lol. We got there and my Uncle was playing/attempting to play Shadows of the Empire. As a Star Wars fan, you have no idea how much that opening level blew me away. Such a good memory. Like you guys it's not my favorite Nintendo console but it still holds a dear place in my heart.
I played Zelda: OoT for the first time in medical school. When I was home from university for the summer I had my mom pick up a Gamecube with the Zelda collection. That was probably the best summer ever!
Nice. I had the Gamecube what Zelda collection too which is rare and it came with Zelda l & ll, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask with the demo of Wind Waker.
When was you in medical school? Must been a long time ago.
@@Melbester9 Yes, I am getting older. :-) Early 2000. I bought Wind Waker the summer as well separately plus a game boy player so I could play A Link to the Past on my GC.
What a great video, thanks for sharing your memories!
I remember the first time I saw Mario 64, I had to walk down the street to get my brother from his friend's house, for dinner. And they were all sitting in the living room, playing the level where you have little wings on your hat, flying through the sky collecting red rings, I was just in awe of what I was seeing.
RIP brother, I love you.
I was always late to getting the new systems. So I remember going with my mom to Sears and while she would look at clothes, me and the other kids who were with their parents would be huddled around the N64 display taking turns on the demo of Mario 64. We were so blown away by 3D Mario. Was definitely one of my favorite systems when we finally got one. Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Tony Hawk, Spiderman, Mario Party 64, 1080 Snowboarding, and WCW vs NWO Revenge were among my favorites.
25 years (or maybe a touch less for us in the UK)? Crazy! It's impossible to replicate how exciting Mario 64 was, seeing it for the first time. Mind blowing.
Interesting seeing those initial games in that magazine! Some came out on day 1, some took years, some never on the system at all.
I got mine late for Christmas of 1999 with Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Star Wars Episode 1 pod racing. Coming off owning a SNES and a Genesis it blew my mind. 25 years old, that blows my mind.
I was 4 years old when the Nintendo 64 first came out and looking back now at 29 is wild. “Super Mario 64” and The “Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” hold such a dear place in my heart because a lot of my childhood revolves around those games. Also off topic to early 3D games, the Spyro games on the PlayStation were pretty impactful as well and to this day put “Super Mario 64” and “Spyro: Year of the Dragon” as my favorite 3D platformers. Thank you guys for making this video and bringing back some good nostalgic memories for a lot of us!
I was 8 years old when this console came out. I remember it being such a huge deal. My family have always been dirt poor so I never owned one, however I did have a PS1 with limited games thanks to my family really scraping money together for me. One of my best friends did not have a PS1, so we decided one summer to swap consoles just for the holidays. What a summer, I got to play Mario 64, Mario kart, Banjo, pokemon Stadium, Pokemon snap and Golden eye. I'll forever be thankful to my friend for suggesting that, if it wasn't for him I would have never tasted the glory that the N64 had to offer. It solidified my love for Nintendo. I can't wait to dive back in very soon on the Nintendo Switch
I remember buying the N64 on launch it was a dream come true after seeing Mario 64,
I remember being 13, going to the London Trocadiro, Virgin megastore, where they had N64's in stock, my hometown was sold out completely, my dad wanted Turok, I wanted Mario 64... he scraped the money together and got both games... I was 13 years old and seeing Mario in 3D blew my tiny mind, and still does because its impressive all these years on... I still have my N64 all these years on, it was more the time spent with my dad that I cherish and I won't ever get rid of my original console.
I was 10 when the N64 was first released and I'll never forget getting StarFox 64 and WaveRace 64 on Chrstmas day Then, a week later was my birthday and my grandpa (RIP) got me MarioKart 64. So many memories playing these games, and what classics they are now that go for quite a bit of money. Although, the SNES was the first system i ever got, it was the N64 that solidified gaming as a prominent part of my life. Rad video dudes!!
It's a great feeling when you bring home a brand new console, definitely remember my brother bringing home the N64. Was a great console in it's time. Good memories
My friends and I drove over an hour into Boston to this odd arcade. They had imported Japanese N64's. We got to play Mario 64 months before its NA release. At that point I couldn't wait to get my hands on the console. I am about as old as you John and you making this video makes me feel my age.
About five years ago (I'm now 40), I adopted a dog off the side of the highway. I was playing Ocarina on a CRT TV and I was at the end. I went to sleep and this dog that I completely adore ate my N64 during the night. So much rage but I love my dog. Now I play Switch.
I was 15. I remember Blockbuster Video getting a kiosk about 3 months or so before launch. They demoed Mario 64, and I was blown away. I couldn't stop playing. I followed this console in the video game publications, but I didn't expect the game to be that good. I got my first job because I needed to get an N64 before the new Zelda came out.
I was 14 years-old at the time when it came out. I still remember here where I live (Montreal), our amusement park (La Ronde, today owned by Six Flags) had a specific place, a building that used to be an aquarium in the 1980s that Nintendo rented and repurposed the whole interior into basically a 'current gen and next gen' all-Nintendo things. It was called the Nintendo Megadome. And during the summer of 1996 (would have been late August for me when I went in on that famous day) they had about 4 or 5 demonstration stands (shaped like small cylindrical columns, from what I can remember) where you could play Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64 as well (about 2 stands for each game). I did _not_ know they had that when I went to the amusement park on day that. And when I got in and saw it... I cannot describe my feelings. I was absolutely floored, mind-blown to the 7th sky.
I picked up the controller and after staring at it for about a minute, I looked up at the screen and started to move around the Castle at the beginning, opening doors, going in different rooms, jumping around. It was a moment in history for me. I will never forget. I can say I experienced the Nintendo 64 and Mario 64 that way here and considering it was pre-launch (by about 2 months) I felt extremely privileged at the time. It was also very unique at the time to experience a console prior to launch. I remember telling some of my friends about 2 or 3 weeks following that day in September when school started and they just didn't believe me at all (even though some of them knew about the Nintendo Megadome but wouldn't believe I had actually played the 'Ultra 64' and Mario 64 there).
For me today the Nintendo 64 is possibly my 2nd or maybe 3rd favorite video game console of all time. I always debated with myself about my 'preference' overall between the PS1 and the N64; but one thing is for sure, is that between 1995 to the release of the Dreamcast in 1999 (here in North America that is) we were BLESSED as video gamers to have had both the PS1 and the N64 during those years; whichever console you'd prefer to have (or heck, for some it might have even been the Sega Saturn) at the time, we all need to realize a moment here that the transition from 16-bit to 32-bit and moving into 64-bit and 'true' 3D gaming all occurred within merely a period of 5 years. In just half a decade we moved 2 generations and went from bare bone story-telling in games to CGIs, FMVs, from Cartridge to CD-Roms and CD-quality soundtracks on top of all that.
What an incredible period for video gaming the 90s was. It was perfect.
The 64 was my second console in life. Yet it is first in my heart. Ocarina, Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, Mario 64, Mario Kart, Winback, RE2, and many more. Great lineup.
I think everybody, myself included, had the same mouth-dropping experience seeing mario 64 for the first time back then. Revolutionary
I have great memories of this system and playing it with friends and family. Can't wait to wait your video on my next break today. Thanks for all that you guys do!
Great video, guys. The first time I experienced the N64 was at a friend's house. When I got there, she was just ready to jump into Tick Tock Clock in SM64, phenomenal. I ended up getting the N64 for my Christmas with MK64 and F1 Pole Position (so bad that it's actually good) and then SM64 for my birthday. It's still my favourite Nintendo console.
You two… I shall binge watch all of your awesome Christmas episodes very soon…
My friend rented an N64, Mario 64, and Pilot Wings for his 12th birthday party. We spent all night playing the system in complete awe.
I had the luck to grow up playing the N64. I couldn't even remember when I got the console, so young I was. To me, videogames and N64 were almost the same thing. Mario 64 and Diddy Kong Racing will be forever my top 2 games of all time.
Literally can’t believe this dude is 47. He looks like a 30 year old at most. For real, what is your diet, exercise, sleep schedule? Lol
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I lived in a remote place. We didn't have a phone at home. When my grandpa brought me Ocarina of Time, before I turned it on, I went to my friend's house and called him and his brother to go with me and enjoy the game. Good memory that is!
I bought mine in November of 96, almost 2 months after launch. I was 14. I still have it hooked up, and it still works.
Thank you for this. The N64 actually holds the most memories of any console for me. I remember Xmas receiving my first NES and that was big, but N64 holds a special place for me. I had gotten injured and moved from LA to Alaska(culture shock) and was working 60hr weeks. I got sick with double pneumonia and my partner at the time bought one and gave me Mario 64 to keep me down. I collected all 120 stars a few times lol. The magic of this console after a big break from video games was nothing short of pure magic. OoT, Banjo Kazooie, Mario 64, Golden Eye, even Wetrix and Tetrisphere which I still play to this day sometimes lol. Even the controller was great for me as with small hands it gave me options.
Love ur together videos, as always. I remember we got our japanese 64 back in july of 96. My brother and i played the crap out of the only 2 launch titles mario64 and pilotwing64.
While I'm too young to have been around for the N64 launch (one year younger than Johnny was at launch), I do own an N64 that my dad brought back for me around 2013 or 2014.
He knew I was into retro game collecting, and went looking through flea markets farther south in Alabama than where I live, and picked up an N64 with Mario 64, WaveRace 64, and Nascar 2000, plus two controllers AND an SNES with two controllers plus games.
Even though I've played them less as time goes on, I really love to have these pieces of hardware in my collection.
Despite not having much memories of the N64 at this point I loved the console. I do remember playing Goldeneye with my brother, and Snowboard Kids, Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, and Mario Party with him and our mother.
I was born in '93 and I remember very little of the early days of my gaming since I got started with an NES pretty much as soon as I could hold a controller in my hands.
A little strange to think back at the fact that my first experience with video games was Super Mario Bros. on NES, despite my age.
Our parents bought our cousin's NES for my brother when our cousin was selling it to afford an SNES.
My brother is several years older than me which sort of explains the fact that I was playing old consoles as early as I did.
Great video!! Brings back a ton of memories for me when I got my n64. My older brother got one and took it out of his back pack. We played n64 and mario the whole day… my mum made my brother give it back to the shops because I wasn’t doing my homework. But we got it back for Christmas again lol
In my neighborhood I had the ps1 my friends had a sega Saturn and a n64. When I saw Mario 64 I was completely awe struck, couldn’t believe I could run around in 3D it blew my mind. Love the ps1 but the dreams of n64 flood my memories.
Man time has flown by. I was 2 years old when it launched, it was my first console i got for xmas of 99.
I'm right about the same age as you guys, and I share a lot of the same memories! I remember getting my N64 with Mario and I remember playing that way into the night exploring the worlds and being mesmerized! It would have been great to have known you guys back then!
I remember being in college, probably around 97/98 so maybe a little late to the party, I wasn’t really a big Nintendo fan, But couldn’t help but be amazed by the N64 console, two my friends had it & it wasn’t even Mario for me that sold it although that was great but what wowed me was eventually seeing one friends copy of Shadows of the Empire on it and Goldeneye, playing Goldeneye in my other friends house in his huge attic games room, about 8 of us in there all gathered around taking turns four at a time, (the other friend brought round two controllers) winners stayed on and he also had a p.c in there & a hi-fi (& ps one) just all the game sessions & all the music we listened to still burned into my memory to this day, the summer break after the first year of college was the best ever because we spent even more time there then, he even rented a whole slew of games like 1080 Snowboarding & Mario Kart, we loved playing the ballon battles for days! Great me memories of gaming together in person that I miss as I don’t see those friends these days, I live so far away now and lost touch. Happy Anniversary to a revolutionary console even if you weren’t the best of all time you were still hugely significant.
Dude thank you for sharing. Too young to remember release but the way you describe it makes me almost feel like I was there for it
I remember I was 12, super hyped for the n64, my parents wouldn't buy me one, but it didnt stop me from pre-ordering it. I was selling one of my dads friend my SNES and like 40 games for the price to get one, I made the mistake of showing the guy the VHS I got from nintendo power showing off the n64, mario, pilotwings, and goldeneye, and after he saw that he decided not to buy the SNES from me and get an n64 also. I was devastated, but my parents felt bad and ended up buying it for me when it launched with Mario and Pilotwings too.
The N64 was my first new console. My father had a Super Nintendo before I was born and I played the hell out of it. But one day in 1997 he comes home from work with a N64, an extra blue controller, Super Mario 64, and Wave Race 64. Me, my father, and brother played until our thumbs went sore.
I recently reignited a "vintage" gaming flame when I came across my Gameboy stowed away in my grandmother's closet still in my old Gameboy carrying case, i then began to wonder where my SNES was, so i went out to our storage room and began searching and found it along with several of my games. Both the Gameboy and SNES fired right up with no problem. I then began watching videos like this and reminiscing about sitting at my cousins house and playing 007 Goldeneye, Diddykong Racing, Starfox and Mario 64 for hours on end, so of course i went out and bought an n64 and those games. My gf also wanted an n64 so i just bought her the DK edition for Christmas, and Zelda. The multiplayer functionality of older game consoles seemed to be so much more user friendly with playing a quick game with friends, and surprisingly is just as fun as modern games, with little to no boot-up time. Within a minute, we're set up racing Diddy Kong. I haven't even turned my Xbox One on in over a month now.
I traded my saturn at the time to a friend to play mario64. Finished it in a week. Was a blast. That evolution in gaming will mever come around again.
MORE N64 MEMORIES PLEASE! Golden Eye, Mario Kart 64, Waveracer, etc...
Johnny NAILED it @14:36