Nintendo 64 Retrospective Extravaganza | Ashens

Do YOU remember the Nintendo 64? I certainly do, and will show you things about it for nearly an hour if you watch this video!
We've got weird controllers, a plethora of "paks", some nonsense with import adapters and a Power Rangers game so bad a magazine gave it -25%! Oh, and that Superman game, unfortunately.

Big thanks again to Jon Firth-Clark who play the games while I finagled the record-o-tron. (Setup for those interested: N64 to Retrotink 5X via S-Video cable, then into an Elgato HD60 S.)
Also a further tip 'o' the hat to CeX for trusting me to borrow some of their stuff and not get jam all over it.

[ArtyI]

I am 100% in for these old console retrospectives

[Ajq]

Ashens having cex in this video made me quite happy. I hope he has cex more in the future as it is very fun to watch these videos that feature cex.

[anonony]

The N64 launch in Canada lined up with my birthday almost perfectly so I got N64 at my birthday party and for the entire party me and about 20 kids sat around the tv in complete awe playing Mario 64. We were going to play laser tag and no one wanted to go, but we went and afterwards everyone rushed back to the living room to play more Mario 64 for the rest of the party .That game truly was transformative.

[johnran]

Me and three friends in middle school playing 4 player Goldeneye on a 13 inch TV with 4 teeny tiny split screens, it was somehow the greatest thing in the world.

[ViralHijack]

If you have a dead Memory Pak, you might need to open it up and replace the CR2032 battery. I did that with a couple of mine recently and they would save again. The third party ones are easier to change out than the official ones because the batteries aren't usually soldered in.

[theblackslash]

I used to work for CeX, I once dispatched some NES games to you from my store and I believe you used them in a video at one point! Megaman 2 was one of them I think?

Two other staff members and I had a bit of a fan moment when we saw your name pop up on the eCom sheet 😅

[SusanIvanova]

I hope cex' budget allows for a few more of these, I'd love ashens talk about all the weird plastic controller contraptions from the Wii era

[grouchydude]

This video brought a rush of nostalgia that I completely forgot about. As an adult, it made me realize how much my parents spoiled me and how much i miss them now.

[FigJam]

My father, being the semi-hoarder he was, actually kept all the N64 game boxes from all the games my parents ever bought me (about 15 in total) and they are all in mint condition. When I discovered that in the attic during a cleanout I was beyond amazed

[daemonspudguy]

Paul being the one to give Lightspeed Rescue a score that breaks the rating scale sounds about right, honestly.

[AnthroFox]

The ending has me thinking I should use the voucher online, and order it like that.

[YoshiSkiller]

Fun Fact: One N64 game was released with corrupted, glitched music, with lots of Midi errors, corrupted instrument samples and more.
It's called Donald Duck Goin Quackers, which is actually a port of the Dreamcast/PC version (that actually has some great, underrated music!), but has a few original songs that to this day are not as audible as they should be.

The game's TCRF article explains a lot of the music errors. It's crazy!

[TheySeeMeTrollen]

Best part about rare replay, It regularly on sale digitally for under 10. The digital version comes with goldeneye (until the licenses expire again)

[Andrew-hnjp]

The N64 is a magnificent specimen of a game console.

It's truly a beast.

[HeisenbergFam]

"there was Nintendo, then there were 64 of them"
S tier storytelling, im flabbergasted

[theyalwayscomeinfall]

I will forever remember the Christmas that I got an N64. It was the year that the console was released. We had an insane blizzard in my area during Christmas that year. My parents were divorced so I went to my dad's Christmas eve and then went back to my mom's that night for Christmas in the morning. I will never forget the ride to my moms. The city was completely empty. We didn't see a single car on the road. All the stores that weren't considered essential were closed. I had never seen my town like that. It was like everyone else in the world just disappeared. I will never forget that.

[XxEvanxX]

Grew up playing Diddy Kong racing and Mario party 2 on this legendary system as a kid with my 2 older brothers as well as taking turns watching each other as we played through Ogre Battle 64. We only had 4 games, but it was all we needed to enjoy it

[Cruelboypurple]

Fun fact, the Pikachu console still has the 64 DD connector, probably because it'd be more expensive to redesign the board just for a console revision they just didn't put a door for it on the plastic mold

[sweetchenandhellaran]

Always a good day when Ashens uploads a new video.

[kevmscotland]

Body Harvest was amazing. You glossed over the fact it has a time travelling mechanic too so you visit all these open worlds across various time periods fighting the Alien Invasion.
And the reason its "GTA like before GTA" - is that its from DMA Design - the same folk behind GTA. It's almost like a prototype of a 3D GTA.

And I love it. I'd imagine Rockstar* still have the IP somewhere in their vault and I'd love them to revisit it.