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SeANMcBAY posted:This piece of poo poo literally fell apart in my hands while I was playing a game. Ugh, I have nightmares of being stuck with that one because nobody else would put up with it. loving terrible. Synthetic Hermit posted:Arcade Shark by Interact Ahahaha, what?!?
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Synthetic Hermit posted:SuperPad 64 by Performance I have both of these. The first was the best 3rd party controller I used until the Z button just sorta melted one day in an intense match of Goldeneye. The stick actually worked well, which was rare in 3rd party controllers of the day. The second one...man, could not get used to that thing at ALL.
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Aug 21, 2014 07:04
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Synthetic Hermit posted:MakoPad by InterAct I own this exact Makopad, as in the exact one in the picture. It's the most recent one Retrogames.co.uk had in stock, and I happened to buy that one. It's pretty good and surprisingly comfortable (in my hands at least). The buttons aren't quite as good as the ones on the official controller, but the stick is quite nice and I actually prefer using the Makopad for most games nowadays. DMorbid fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Aug 21, 2014 |
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Aug 21, 2014 12:15
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Even as an 8 year old I knew to stay away from third-party junk. Official 4 lyfe.
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Frankston posted:Even as an 8 year old I knew to stay away from third-party junk. Official 4 lyfe. I learned the hard way on third-party controllers when my first Playstation's controller ports died due to a lovely rumble pad. Fortunately my parents, who had forced me to get the cheaper controller instead of a proper PS1 dual shock pad like I wanted, decided it wasn't my fault the PS blew up and bought me a new one.
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Frankston posted:Even as an 8 year old I knew to stay away from third-party junk. Official 4 lyfe. Was the SuperPad 64 Plus licensed by Nintendo?
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Aug 21, 2014 18:30
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Frankston posted:Even as an 8 year old I knew to stay away from third-party junk. Official 4 lyfe. My experience was bittersweet. One of the chunkier 64 pads, with rubberized grips, slow and turbo options. Slow was just rapid start presses, so it was useless in many games. It was the most comfortable controller I've ever used, but the analog stick was trash. You had to constantly fiddle with reorientation and use it only in games with larger dead zones.
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This is pretty cliche, since I've never met anybody who didn't like the game, but I still do the occasional playthrough of Ocarina of Time. I still remember when I was a kid playing that. Took me a while to beat it too. Game really is one of the best ever made. That and the hours and hours spent playing Mario Kart, Goldeneye, and Smash Bros. I don't think there's been too many consoles that have gotten so much replay time out of so few games - for me at least.
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Ice Fist posted:This is pretty cliche, since I've never met anybody who didn't like the game, but I still do the occasional playthrough of Ocarina of Time. I still remember when I was a kid playing that. Took me a while to beat it too. Game really is one of the best ever made. Submissions are being accepted for Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, the biannual speedrunning marathon/charity fundraiser. One of the top Goldeneye runners, rwhitegoose, proposed a Nintendo 64 Triathlon: Super Mario 64, Goldeneye, and Ocarina of Time. Runners of each game, most of them world record holders, would make a team of three and pass the controller off once their game is beaten relay-style. Unfortunately the submission was rejected.  Full list: http://gamesdonequick.com/submission/all Lots of N64 games so I'd say it's relevant.
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Cubey posted:
I love the makopad and the superpad 64. I use a superpad like that for most games. I use an original style controller for Sin and Punishment. But for fighting games, superpad all the way. But.....that's because I don't have a Hori Mini, which I didn't see in the list.
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Aug 21, 2014 21:59
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Hori mini supremacy. It's probably the most expensive and tiniest controller.
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So I'm curious why is the Rayman 2 port on the N64 seemingly valued as much as the Dreamcast port. Is it just because it's a green cart or was the n64 port somewhat unique?
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Synthetic Hermit posted:
SeANMcBAY posted:This piece of poo poo literally fell apart in my hands while I was playing a game. Hahahaha mine stopped working just an hour after I started playing. Back to the store it went!
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The Taint Reaper posted:So I'm curious why is the Rayman 2 port on the N64 seemingly valued as much as the Dreamcast port. All I know are the facts - the N64 was a much better selling console (over three times more worldwide), the N64 port came first (before the PC release even), and it's a very good port. Great graphics, music, and controls. Similar situation with the DC and N64 versions of Episode I Racer. Also, I didn't list the Hori Mini because it uses a GameCube style stick - the list is just for the classic controllers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Z1h_H5wpQ Some excellent classic N64 promos: E3 1999 Hot Newz Diddy Kong Racing Top Gear Rally Nintendo Sports Also, a few classic commercials: Donkey Kong 64 Banjo-Tooie WTF!!  Pokémon Snap fan site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx7UJ9wMOFo      
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Correct me if i'm wrong, but Nintendo would make so much more money if the Wii and WiiU was an HD version of N64 and all the N64 games. Amirite?
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Element1290 posted:Correct me if i'm wrong, but Nintendo would make so much more money if the Wii and WiiU was an HD version of N64 and all the N64 games. Amirite? Wii, no - that sold WAY more thanks to the motion control fad. Wii U, theoretically. But once you take out all the Rareware games and the third-party games from defunct publishers/developers, you're pretty much left with the games the Wii U already has/will have, just better quality/more memorable. Also, the N64 was more powerful than PS1 and Saturn - if the Wii U was more powerful than the PS4 and Xbone, the price would be through the roof, negating the improved game quality.
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I, for one, want an HD version of Body Harvest. Get on that poo poo, Rockstar North. 
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Synthetic Hermit posted:Wii, no - that sold WAY more thanks to the motion control fad. Wii U, theoretically. Take away the motion control gimmick and what are you left with? I'm simply talking about the quality of the games. I feel like if the Wii systems had gone the HD route and remade some of those classic N64 games, they could have done much better. I, for one, would have bought one instantly. Instead, I just laughed them off and bought a 360.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgfxro8-iGw
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Commissar Ken posted:Ahahaha, what?!? I had that piece of poo poo Arcade Shark. It may have been the worst controller I've ever used.
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http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/08/26/ign-plays-super-mario-64?watch For Nintendo's 125th birthday, IGN played 125 of Nintendo's very best games, including plenty of 64 games. Full list below the video! 
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More nutty N64 ads! Waialae Golf Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Hey You, Pikachu! Paper Mario Paperboy Christmas! Plus, a totally epic nostalgia trip... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0D8bcCl4yU
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Here's some swell articles from Nintendo Life!  The System The Controller 64 Weeks, 64 Games
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A few items... First off, aside from the lack of audio, CEN64 is progressing nicely. It's now faster, boots more games, and has the beginnings of 64DD support! Second, some cool videos. And lastly, my Top 15 non-Nintendo/Rareware/Star Wars titles!               
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Here's some non-Nintendo Power magazines I remember from back in the day: Electronic Gaming Monthly       Expert Gamer (formerly EGM2)     Gamepro     Tips & Tricks    And what the hey...one more NP: 
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Synthetic Hermit posted:And lastly, my Top 15 non-Nintendo/Rareware/Star Wars titles! Whoa whoa whoa... Attitude but not No Mercy or even Wrestlemania 2000?!? Were you drunk?
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Commissar Ken posted:Whoa whoa whoa... Attitude but not No Mercy or even Wrestlemania 2000?!? Were you drunk? I'm not a big fan of the style of those games. It's just plain ol' personal preference.
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At last.... I HAVE THE POWER
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My muscle memory wouldn't allow it haha.
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Now do a Goldeneye DLTK run with it! 
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I stumbled across a great youtube channel for N64 games: https://www.youtube.com/user/glennplant/videos The guy has a pretty impressive collection and it looks like he intends on reviewing them all
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Epoxy Bulletin posted:At last.... What the hell is that? E: speaking of controllers, I recently got a ps4 controller to use with my pc and it's not bad for 64 emu use. I'm using the trackpad as the d-pad, which was always an issue for me with other setups. site fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Jan 19, 2015 |
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site posted:What the hell is that? See this post on page 11 ~ The Glove by Reality Quest.
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Doh! In my defense that post was 5 months ago... To change the subject: can anyone give me some pointers on the state of the 64 emu scene right now. What's still being updated, and what are the best plugins to use, specifically for Perfect Dark and (ugh) Jet Force Gemini. I just busted out a year+ old version of project64 w/ stock plugins when i bought the new controller so my poo poo's probably hella weak now. My PC is getting a bit up there in age: Core2quad q6600 oc'd to 2.8ghz Ati radeon 5870 8gb ram e: alternatively, has anybody attempted to bring the 360 port of PD to PC? site fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Generally, you haven't missed much. "Traditional" N64 emulation has been stagnating for years. Cen64 is the hot new jam in which it'll be a cycle-accurate emulator much like higan/bsnes. There was also a crowdfunding thing for GLideN64, which calls itself an "open-source graphics plugin for N64 emulators." I feel that's just throwing more software hacks at ineffective code designed for decade-old computers, while something like Cen64 will just work since it will be executing exactly as an N64 would. That said, I remember using Glide's 'Napalm' releases with pretty good results for some of the more demanding games like Jet Force Gemini and Majora's Mask There's a proof-of-concept emulator for the 360 that only plays the XBLA game Frogger 2, so if you're itching to play the 360 version of PD then your only option is on the console itself.
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The last emulator I used was Mupen64 with the Glide Napalm video plugin. It worked reasonably well, but SO many things still don't look or work right... If you ain't picky, try that - otherwise, just keep following CEN64's progress! 
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Cool. Thanks for the tips!
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