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"What was the piont in releasing the N64 ???"

Why did Nintendo even bother thinking about releasing another cartridge game like the N64. They must have known that gamind with CD's was the new era.


Here are a few reasons why the N64, shouldn't have been released:




1) Cartridge games are dearer to produce, therefore we, the customers, find the games more pricey which then leads to us not buying them.

2) The cartrides and the consoles are bulkier than other consoles.

3) Cartridge games have to be cleaned more often because the dust gathers in the hole were the cartridge is inserted.

4) If you push the cartridge in too forcefully, you can wreck them.





If you wanted, you could say ''Wht did they bring out CD based consoles if it was posible to have just the same efects with a cartridge console. If all consoles were cartridge based then maybe the games could be sold for less.

The original Playstation was the ugliest piece of kit ive ever seen. It looked more like something you build a house with, not a games console.

You can say this now, but i think the point of the N64 was to bring us games that the PS could not handle in the N64 settings.

I.e Perfect Dark - I would not want to have play this on the PS - Imagine it - Crap blocky graphics, terrible sounds, and a complete lack of polish - But on the '64 the machine allowed Rare to get the game amazingly good (yes I know Rare is part owned by Ninty so would never release a game for PS, but you know what I mean)

Games like JFG, Mario (yes all of them) and Zelda would have either been put on the GC (which I hope they still will!) or ported to the PS or Dreamcast.

One last thing - What is more bulky, a completely 90 degree PSX 'box' of crap, or a lovely curved, smooth finish on an N64?

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slik ~_~

What's that thing next to your namr represent, slik?

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slik ~_~

Ah, he's been swearing and stuff. Some of his topics were a bit "offensive", you see.

How come hes been banned?

Quiksilver, can I just say you're doing a grand job at the newbie hunting.

none of my cart have ever broke. i got carts from ten years ago for my snes that still work. i dont even keep them in boxes eitier, i just leave them on my window sill. sometimes they may not work, but this is very rare. all u have to do is give the cart a quick blow, and it works fine. ALL my 64 carts...(about 30 i got) always work fine.

andu call the 64 bulky? the original PSX was huge compared to the 64.

You tell them Afro!