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 | Title : Nintendo 64 Console with One Gray Controller
Author : Nintendo
Release Date : 19991130
Binding : Electronics
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Editorial Reviews :
Nintendo first dabbled in video games during the industry's early years of the mid-'70s. Generations of successful gaming console releases through the years led to the much-hyped 1996 launch of Nintendo 64, a system that represented a giant evolutionary leap in video game technology. Within the first three days of launch, hundreds of thousands of gamers hunkered down with Mario 64, considered by many to be one of the greatest video games ever created. Even today, the system's excellent design continues to host an ever-expanding library of breakthrough games.
Nintendo 64's popularity among younger gamers is no surprise. Well-respected games featuring such long-lived and much-loved personalities as Mario (of arcade classic Donkey Kong fame), Zelda, and Banjo-Kazooie are easy to learn and offer enormous replay value. But times are a' changin' and the system's ever-growing library of titles has expanded into every genre of games imaginable, including games better-suited for older gamers. In fact, some of the most acclaimed--in some cases, groundbreaking--games available on any platform today are packed onto N64's old-school cartridges.
Under the system's hood, its appeal to the young certainly didn't produce a less mature gaming machine. On the contrary, the 64-bit system boasts impressive graphics, stereo sound, and numerous accessory enhancements, including a high-resolution pack that boosts graphics to awe-inspiring resolutions.
Start your library with Goldeneye 007, Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, and Star Wars: Episode One Racer--these titles represent a decent start to any N64 cartridge library.
With the recent launch of Sega's Dreamcast system, Nintendo 64 is being left behind as the leader in video game technology. And with newer game systems featuring CD-based games, the system's expensive cartridge format is proving itself an archaic and unconventional storage format. But, at a sub-$100 recommended retail price, innovative accessory enhancements and a great library of games keep the system's rabid fan base satisfied, if not eager for Nintendo's next evolutionary step.
Buyer Reviews :
Is Nintendo losing ground? With the release of the Playstation2 Nintendo may be sinking. Or are they? What happens when a new console game hits the market? Can't find one. Only alternative? Buy a system already on the shelf. Which one is best? Nintendo64. Has more games available then PS2 and plenty of consoles are available. Though the N64 doesn't have as many titles as PS1, the quality on many of them is better. Nothing on PS or Dreamcast out-does Mario or Zelda. These tiles are the hottest sellers on all Nintendo systems. Can Playstation say that? Sony only has 2 systems. Nintendo has 4. With ever increasing quality titles every week. Which is the better buy? Sony again gets the headstart with the PS2, but with Nintendo GameCube and Xbox hitting the market during the 3rd and 4th quarters of next year, Sony better have at least 30 or more titles on the shelf That are of very high quality. Ridge Racer is played out and Crash Bandicot has nothing on Mario or Zelda. How will PS2 stand up to the release of these more powerful systems? Will Microsoft's first attempt at the console market be as good as Sony's first attempt? Will the PS2 be strong enough to stand up to the bashing these 2 new systems will bring next year? The clock is ticking as countdown begins! But it's not over yet. Nintendo still leads in the handheld gaming market. Finally listening to the long demands of a handheld with a color screen, Nintendo finally answers with Gameboy Color. Available in a rainbow of color with matching color accessories, made Gameboy color the hot product of Y2k. With the up and coming first 32bit handheld system, Gameboy Advance will keep the big 'N' king of the handheld markket. With the ability to play over 500 of the original Gameboy titles plus the present and up and coming Gameboy Color titles, Gameboy Advance is going to be a hefty console to beat. With Sega mostly likely leaving the console market, after the creation of another ill-fated system and Microsoft filling the gap, high-tech console gaming will take us into another fulfilling decade of fierce competition and gaming.
(by Timm Proctor)
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