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One of the greatest consoles of ALL time! If you don't own one, go get one, NOW! They're so cheap nowadays that you can't possibly pass up the opportunity to get one. I've seen them going for as little as £25.
Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should get a Playstation aswell. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna like this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So now, if you don't own one, GO OUT NOW AND GET ONE!
The Gamecube might be just round the corner, but play the classics while you still think there good!
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Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should get a Playstation aswell. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna like this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So now, if you don't own one, GO OUT NOW AND GET ONE!
The Gamecube might be just round the corner, but play the classics while you still think there good!
Cooky
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slik ~_~
One of the greatest consoles of ALL time! If you don't own one, go get one, NOW! They're so cheap nowadays that you can't possibly pass up the opportunity to get one. I've seen them going for as little as £25.
Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should get a Playstation aswell. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna like this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So now, if you don't own one, GO OUT NOW AND GET ONE!
The Gamecube might be just round the corner, but play the classics while you still think there good!
Cooky
Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should get a Playstation aswell. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna like this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So now, if you don't own one, GO OUT NOW AND GET ONE!
The Gamecube might be just round the corner, but play the classics while you still think there good!
Cooky