N64 and how it holds up today
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arcadifvid
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Re: N64 and how it holds up today
so.. just curious question... why isn't N64 clones or being part of a multi-system like Retron, a thing yet? I would have thought N64 would come before GBA. Some effective lockout chip? hardware too expensive to re-create/reproduce? generally no demand?
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Flodder450
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Re: N64 and how it holds up today
vatermuzik wrote:I, for one, love the early 3D style graphics on the N64. It's definitely the most unique of that generation's consoles, which is probably why it is so collectible now.
I think its more because of nostalgia and people "rediscovering" the console, i know i did!
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FerretGamer
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Re: N64 and how it holds up today
arcadifvid wrote:so.. just curious question... why isn't N64 clones or being part of a multi-system like Retron, a thing yet? I would have thought N64 would come before GBA. Some effective lockout chip? hardware too expensive to re-create/reproduce? generally no demand?
The patent isn't up yet on it.
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Re: N64 and how it holds up today
FerretGamer wrote:The patent isn't up yet on it.
I'm shocked, kinda weird that they held onto the patent for it this long compared to the nes and snes....
Flodder450 wrote:vatermuzik wrote:I, for one, love the early 3D style graphics on the N64. It's definitely the most unique of that generation's consoles, which is probably why it is so collectible now.
I think its more because of nostalgia and people "rediscovering" the console, i know i did!
Same here, though not so much rediscovering it but finally having the cash flow to finally buy games and such for the system now. The problem is as well I keep remembering the time when car dealerships and dentist offices used to be a little cooler at least the ones I had went to. For some odd reason both of those places I can remember playing mario and kirby(to the dealer for the first and the dentist for the last). I'm wondering now why they don't have it since I don't recall the last time I remember going over to these places a few years back that they still had them or not. Which I think the answer was not....would be nice though those were great games even if I can't recall the exact ones...
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Re: N64 and how it holds up today
alienjesus wrote:I'll be that guy who disagrees then. This is one of my favourite eras of gaming, I feel that the graphics may not have held up, but most of the games anyone remembers from the era control well, are a ton of fun, and still hold up well til today.
I'm in agreement.
However, I've never had any gripes about the graphics.