Nintendo 64 still loved by at least two fans
Robert Aicardi and Sergio Patterson
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Entertainment
The video game industry we know today evolved from the six bit Nintendo from the mid-'80s. Now across America, there are X box 360s, PlayStation 3s, and Nintendo Wii's.
All these advancements in technology really have improved the quality of games, but has it improved the quality of game play? In the mid 1990's, Nintendo was the first company to evolve into three dimensional system. Their creation completely changed the way we view and play video games. This creation was named Nintendo 64 (N 64).
Everyone at NDNU who plays video games knows all about N 64. They remember playing that first Madden football game in 3D and thinking to themselves, "There is nothing better than this."
Inside the top gamer magazine in the United States, three of the top five video games are from N 64 (Mario 64, Goldeneye, Zelda64). Currently in my room, my roommate (Chris Clock) and I, along with my co-writer for this article, play WWF No Mercy on N64 for at least 4 hours a day. The three handle controller, A and B buttons with trigger button, and of course the C pad. Who could not love this system?
Beside my co-writers biased opinion, N 64 is the best system ever created. If we look into other forms of entertainment, we find similar situations. Looking into professional basketball, everyone is starting to declare Kobe Bryant better than Michael Jordan.
If His Airness didn't accomplish the milestones he achieved, there would be no Kobe Bryant for the game would not have evolved to where it is today. The same goes with N 64.
If Nintendo never created a 64 bit console, we would be still be playing NBA Jam on Super Nintendo.We always look to the new systems as the best ever, but we have to remember how the new system came to existence and where they got the idea from. When it comes to video game consoles, we have to look at the company that started it all, Nintendo.
All these advancements in technology really have improved the quality of games, but has it improved the quality of game play? In the mid 1990's, Nintendo was the first company to evolve into three dimensional system. Their creation completely changed the way we view and play video games. This creation was named Nintendo 64 (N 64).
Everyone at NDNU who plays video games knows all about N 64. They remember playing that first Madden football game in 3D and thinking to themselves, "There is nothing better than this."
Inside the top gamer magazine in the United States, three of the top five video games are from N 64 (Mario 64, Goldeneye, Zelda64). Currently in my room, my roommate (Chris Clock) and I, along with my co-writer for this article, play WWF No Mercy on N64 for at least 4 hours a day. The three handle controller, A and B buttons with trigger button, and of course the C pad. Who could not love this system?
Beside my co-writers biased opinion, N 64 is the best system ever created. If we look into other forms of entertainment, we find similar situations. Looking into professional basketball, everyone is starting to declare Kobe Bryant better than Michael Jordan.
If His Airness didn't accomplish the milestones he achieved, there would be no Kobe Bryant for the game would not have evolved to where it is today. The same goes with N 64.
If Nintendo never created a 64 bit console, we would be still be playing NBA Jam on Super Nintendo.We always look to the new systems as the best ever, but we have to remember how the new system came to existence and where they got the idea from. When it comes to video game consoles, we have to look at the company that started it all, Nintendo.
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