Nintendo 64 question

[Uncle_Sham]

There is a small town located somewhere close to mine and it has a radioshack that is pretty rundown and probably hasent been visited for two years, anyways they have a big displaycase like at wall mart where they keep all ther games and shit, so they have about three or so n64 brand new in boxes and i was wondering if it would be worth buying one of them.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Depends on how much they want. You can get a decent used one for under 30 bux if you look hard enough.

[Uncle_Sham]

well these peices of shit are like 150 smackers so i would probably go the pawn shop route, but would much rather have a nes then a 64. I adore 64s basicly for paper mario.

[DuFresne]

A brand new one is quite a find. I'd do it if I had the money to spare.

[Uncle_Sham]

Since i bought a wii i havent got money to spare for anything.

[Chojin]

I got my n64 brand new for about $64 near the end of its life. Last I checked, they were going for $10 on ebay.

[Uncle_Sham]

Yea people dont really give a flying fuck about them anymore, because of the big hype over the wii and whatnot.

[Zomboid]

Great system, even if it's old. There's plenty of games on there that are worth playing at least once.

[Ninjavenom]

$150 is not worth it. Go with ebay.


edit: make sure you buy Turok 2.

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

i call bullshit. Radioshack never has sold videogames.

[Uncle_Sham]

Its a half assed hillbilly run radioshack connected to a ligh fixture store selling crap that i havent seen for 4 for years. Yes the have n 64s

[DuFresne]

Just wondering: was anyone ever heard of an N64 dying? I mean just of old age, not by someone smashing it or eletrically frying it. They're seriously very well put-together, and mine still works as well as the day i bought it.

[Angryhydralisk]

Seriously, when Gamestop was selling systems, used 64's were 20 bucks. Used NES' and SNES systems were 30. Finding a 64 is a hell of a lot easier than you think, because everyone had one. And by everyone, I mean everyone, their mom, and their family dog.

Plus it's common sense tobuy a Nintendo system used,because they are nearly indestructible.

Anyways, should you get a 64, the obvious games to get are:

- Super Smash Bros.
- GoldenEye 64
- Perfect Dark
- Anything first-person shooter, since the shitty controllers work with it fine.
- Mario Party

It's a party system, tried & true.

[Uncle_Sham]

also wht is the rarity of an dream cast? my friend had one and tried to take it to a pawn shop but they refused because it was too rare and there were no games available for it. Could someone confirm this.

[executioneer]

you've gotta be kidding me

[Uncle_Sham]

i kid you not!

[Uncle_Sham]

He was probably just being a lazy douche, am i correct?

[Chojin]

'They refused it because it was too rare?' I hope your buddy isn't into jewellery, either.

Dreamcasts were $20 each, last I bought one in 2001.

[executioneer]

i don't understand how pawnshops can stay in business these days, what with ebay and all

maybe it's the meth addicts who can't go use the library computer because they get kicked out for pissing on the books that keep them going, idk

[Uncle_Sham]

No, im sure the general crooks keep the place nice and fresh, if you catch my drift

[MarioRPG]

I'd buy a new 64 controller because after a few years of play you can barely move in games like Super Mario 64.

[Uncle_Sham]

My friend got one for his birthday, and it was used. The system worked fine but the on controller, the joystick thing in the middle had no spring left it was all limpy and junk.

[Zebra 3]

$150 is not worth it. Go with ebay.


edit: make sure you buy Turok 2.
I hated that game. - Super Mario 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron are my top N64 picks.

[Zomboid]

Old thread, but fuck shadows of the empire was fun. N64 had a ton of awesome games. Last game I bought for it was Castlevania 64 for 3 bucks.

[timrpgland]

Shadow of the Empire was ok at best imo. It got a boost because it was one of the early games. The Boba Fett fight was cool at least and there were a few shining moments but, overall, it kind of sucked. I thought Rogue Squadron was a much funner star wars game.

Some of my favorite N64 games (in order of brain functioning):

Ogre Battle 64
Goldeneye
Mischief Makers
Paper Mario
Super Mario 64
Star Fox 64
Wave Race
Hybrid Heaven
Goemon's Great Adventure
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Starcraft 64
Quake II
F-Zero X
Earthworm Jim 3D
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Banjo Kazooie
Banjo Tooie
Yoshi's Story
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Some of the WWF, WCW games
Excitebike 64
Mario Kart 64
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
BattleTanx
Blast Corps
Forsaken 64
Shadowgate 64
Turok (I only really liked the original)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Doom 64
Jet Force Gemini
Conker
Perfect Dark
1080 Snowboarding
Super Smash Bros

I'm forgetting some.... some on accident, some on purpose :P

It's too bad we never saw Sin and Punishment over here.

[DuFresne]

Sorry, I know this is a little off-topic, but does anyone know the correct way to pronounce the name "Goemon"? I thought "Go-mon" when I was little, but that's probably wrong. I also read somewhere that "Goy-mon" is wrong, but it didn't say what was right. I've already searched the internet, but to no avail.

[Fathom Zero]

I've always said Go-mon.

[kahljorn]

damn unclesham was really stupid