In 1996 Nintendo released a 64-bit gaming console. Tt's funny to me that a
console nearing 25 years in age, still holds its own today. This cartridge
system is one of my fondest memories as a kid, and beyond shaping my childhood
with games like Tony Hawk pro skater, It also solidify my love for first-person
shooters with the release of Goldeneye 007.
While you're about to see my console is the most common in appearance as a
charcoal grey unit, Nintendo 64 actually came in a variety of colors totaling 19
different variants. The console also had 296 n64 games to choose from, in total.
Not including varying cartridges or not for resale cartridges. But, in those 296
cartridges there are a few that every man-child (like myself) can hold and stare
upon with overflowing nostalgia until they become old and gray. So, to kick this
video off right let's play a few games as we talk about the console after I
unbox this mystery package this is actually the cam way converter adapter
for the n64 to HDMI unnecessary accessory if you ever want to plan a
live stream on your n64 or record gameplay from it in the box you'll find
an HDMI cable along with a microUSB to plug in your n64 to HDMI converter
there's also some paperwork showing you how the device works and where to plug
it in on the back of your TV and in the back of the console lastly we'll take a
look at the converter itself well in my opinion the cord that runs from the
converter to the unit is fairly short it does have an option to output in 1080 p
or 720 the two ports are your power port with the micro USB and an HDMI out on
the back of the n64 you can see a slot for the multi out it's the same one that
was used for the SNES and the Gamecube and this fairly large cutout for the
monster of a power supply that this console has funny enough as I get older
I now appreciate a little bit more of this design the power supply tucks
itself right into the rear of the console so you're not dealing with
excess wires or a separate power supply I think it's important that we touch on
the bottom of this console and chances are you never use this port growing up
but there's something under there called an extension port that's because this
ports primary function was to connect a disk based system called the n64dd or
the disk drive these systems are fairly and we're mostly used in Japan the top
at the n64 has a power toggle a reset button and this port cover we're inside
you'll find a removable memory pack the one I have here with the red top is
called an expansion pack but the original units all were stocked with a
jumper pack essentially this is RAM the expansion pack doubled the RAM to 4
Meg's this port in the expansion was actually created for that earlier
mentioned 64dd and strangely enough this expensive little Edition doesn't do much
for non compatible games without getting too much into it this little packet at
better visual textures to certain games but at the cost of loss frame rates but
that's a totally different cup of tea for a different video
fun fact although you might have done this in your adolescence it's actually
not good for your cartridges blowing hot air with a mix of spittle into a
cartridge contacts can actually over time cause rust on those metal surfaces
so don't do it unless you hate your childhood now let's jump into the
elephant in the room this monstrosity the n64 controller as a kid I never knew
how bad it was but today it's such a clunky ugly hard to maneuver thing it's
not a ergonomic and its placements just feel off playing games on it doesn't
feel natural and the real learning curve to using buttons as a d-pad or the other
thumb stick is just awkward I can appreciate the colors though purple was
always my favorite growing up well we're obviously used to high-definition games
some of the graphics and games like double-oh-seven don't seem to play as
good as I remember them being when I was younger but the sounds in the feel of
the controller helped as a console the n64 is one of my favorites it's
versatile for quality single-player games and is great for a party today in
2020 you can buy a system with some games maybe a controller or two for
around a hundred bucks or a little less if you're like me and you grew up in the
90s then this hunk of plastic is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face
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