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dugan 08-16-12 09:41 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 
Aah, yes, N64 vs PSX. The point of contention in the ugliest and most passionately fought USENET flame wars I've ever seen. They also tended to be fairly one-sided, with the PSX side winning by overwhelming numbers.

JTH182 08-16-12 10:00 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 
I had an N64 and Sega Saturn in that gen. I think the Saturn was very underrated.

Anubis2005X 08-16-12 10:21 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 
I only had an N64, but in all honesty, it was probably my least favorite Nintendo console behind the Wii.

Mike86 08-17-12 04:55 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 
I guess I'm in the minority but I liked and still like the N64 better. A lot of the games that came out on it still hold up fairly well to me. Some good ones (mentioned already but worth repeating): Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Brothers, WWF: Wrestlemania 2000, WWF: No Mercy, and a bunch of others.

Arpeggi 08-17-12 05:23 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 

Originally Posted by stingermck (Post 11348894)
Good lord PSX. Close thread.


Matthew Chmiel 08-17-12 07:56 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 

Originally Posted by Anubis2005X (Post 11349655)
I only had an N64, but in all honesty, it was probably my least favorite Nintendo console behind the Wii.

I prefer the N64 over GameCube and Wii.

The console had a lot of standout titles that defined future gaming regarding multiplayer like Goldeneye, Mario Party and Super Smash Brothers. The problem with the N64 is outside of first party titles published by Nintendo, there were few third-party games developed for it (a problem we would see on a larger scale with the GameCube and Wii). There's no more than twenty or so N64 titles that are worth a damn.

At the same time, PlayStation also defined future console gaming with true-3D graphics rendered on board. The console gave birth to many franchises and redefined existing franchises (FFVII).

To be fair, this was the first and only console war that Sony won fair and square.

sven 08-17-12 08:06 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 
Mario Kart 64, THQ's wrestling games, and Goldeneye were all really fun multiplayer games but that is about all the system had going for it. Its single player games bored me to tears.

Suikoden 1 and 2 were enough to trump everything the N64 had to offer IMO.

FRwL 08-17-12 08:44 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 

Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 11350785)
I prefer the N64 over GameCube and Wii.

The console had a lot of standout titles that defined future gaming regarding multiplayer like Goldeneye, Mario Party and Super Smash Brothers. The problem with the N64 is outside of first party titles published by Nintendo, there were few third-party games developed for it (a problem we would see on a larger scale with the GameCube and Wii). There's no more than twenty or so N64 titles that are worth a damn.

At the same time, PlayStation also defined future console gaming with true-3D graphics rendered on board. The console gave birth to many franchises and redefined existing franchises (FFVII).

To be fair, this was the first and only console war that Sony won fair and square.

Ditto. 64 over GCN.

GCN may have had more 3rd party support but damn... its 1st party was limpdick. 64's 1st party was strong and better than GCN/Wii's.

Michael Corvin 08-17-12 10:37 PM

Re: N64 vs PSX
 

Originally Posted by chess (Post 11348928)
I was a playstation guy during that era, and it had a bunch of good games. I probably have a thousand hours in Twisted Metal 2, I thought the second and third Crash Bandicoots were great, I loved Gran Turismo and don't even get me started on Symphony of the Night. But most of the games on PS1 have not aged well at all, and I'm not a huge RPG guy.

In contrast the N64 was a top heavy system with some serious classics that still hold up today:

Mario 64
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
Smash Bros.
Paper Mario
Goldeneye

It's a quantity vs. quality and a then vs. now argument, and I'll go with quality and games I'd play right now. N64.

:up: N64 all the way.


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