Kids just got an N64

"ZaiGoat" <NOzaigoat DeleteThis @EsbEcEglobal.netSPAM> wrote in message
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> What sort of games did you have in mind? If your kids like Pokemon I
> highly recommend Pokemon Stadium II (not Stadium I) and Pokemon Snap.
> Snap will be cheaper than Stadium II, but both should be available on
> Ebay or Amazon or Half.com.
>
> Otherwise Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie are nice "platformers", The
> Legend of Zelda for role playing, Diddy Kong Racing for a car race.
>

The games are mostly for the kids, and they seem to like all kinds. I know
they bought pokemon snap, and they bought pokemon stadium, but I'm not sure
which one. thanks for the recommendations.

drax
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drax wrote:
> didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and I
> was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were as
> cheap as $2.

There were plenty of low-grade games published for the N64, as well as
some gems. The quality titles are worth something to collectors and
retro gamers, but most of the stuff isn't, which is naturally reflected
in prices.

My advice would be to stay clear of the really cheap stuff unless you
know what you are getting - some games can be quite painful experiences.
It's worth checking some review sites to find the cream of the the N64
crop. I have found that http://www.metacritic.com/ is particularly good
for this purpose.

My recommendations would be to get Banjo Tooie and Banjo Kazooie, the
Zelda games, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64, Star Fox, Goldeneye and
Perfect Dark (provided that those game genres are your cup of tea).

And an excellent source for N64 hardware and game information is the
GameFAQs site:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/

Tuomas
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"Tuomas Salo" <Tuomas DeleteThis @spam.fööbär.fi.INVALID> wrote in message
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> drax wrote:
> > didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and
I
> > was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were as
> > cheap as $2.
>
> There were plenty of low-grade games published for the N64, as well as
> some gems. The quality titles are worth something to collectors and
> retro gamers, but most of the stuff isn't, which is naturally reflected
> in prices.
>
> My advice would be to stay clear of the really cheap stuff unless you
> know what you are getting - some games can be quite painful experiences.
> It's worth checking some review sites to find the cream of the the N64
> crop. I have found that http://www.metacritic.com/ is particularly good
> for this purpose.
>
> My recommendations would be to get Banjo Tooie and Banjo Kazooie, the
> Zelda games, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64, Star Fox, Goldeneye and
> Perfect Dark (provided that those game genres are your cup of tea).
>
> And an excellent source for N64 hardware and game information is the
> GameFAQs site:
>
> http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/
>
> Tuomas

Thanks for the links and recommendations.

drax
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"drax" <drax1313.TakeThisOut@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I did some repair work on my nephew's PS2, and he offered up his old
N64 as
> payment. My kids love old video games so I grabbed it from him, but he
> didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and
I
> was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were
as
> cheap as $2. My question is which games would you recommend as
excellent or
> must haves for N64, and is there a decent FAQ that describes the
different
> hardware options like memory cards and rumble packs?

Under rated and usually cheap: Snowboard Kids.
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"Cullen Skink" <news-groups.DeleteThis@REMOVETHISTOEMAILntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "drax" <drax1313.DeleteThis@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I did some repair work on my nephew's PS2, and he offered up his old
> N64 as
> > payment. My kids love old video games so I grabbed it from him, but he
> > didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and
> I
> > was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were
> as
> > cheap as $2. My question is which games would you recommend as
> excellent or
> > must haves for N64, and is there a decent FAQ that describes the
> different
> > hardware options like memory cards and rumble packs?
>
> Under rated and usually cheap: Snowboard Kids.
>

Thanks for the recommendation.

drax
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There's an older game called Rocket Racer. It gets challenging at points but
it's basically g-rated.


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"Lots42 The Library Avenger" <lots42.TakeThisOut@aol.comaol.com> wrote in message
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> There's an older game called Rocket Racer. It gets challenging at points
but
> it's basically g-rated.
>
>

Thanks,

drax
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"drax" <drax1313.RemoveThis@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I did some repair work on my nephew's PS2, and he offered up his old N64
as
> payment. My kids love old video games so I grabbed it from him, but he
> didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and I
> was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were as
> cheap as $2. My question is which games would you recommend as excellent
or
> must haves for N64, and is there a decent FAQ that describes the different
> hardware options like memory cards and rumble packs?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> drax
>
>

Games I really liked on N64 are Mario Golf, Smash Brothers (great group
fighting game), and Snowboard Kids I & II.
But the number one game for me was Mario Kart. That game was so fun, many of
the colleges kids I came across that had N64s had that game. And it's four
player, so it can be had by the whole family.

Cheers,

Johnny
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"Johnny Storm" <stefsmurf.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "drax" <drax1313.DeleteThis@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:340bnqF4410foU1@individual.net...
> > I did some repair work on my nephew's PS2, and he offered up his old N64
> as
> > payment. My kids love old video games so I grabbed it from him, but he
> > didn't have any games or memory cards. I took the kids to gamestop and
I
> > was amazed to find used games costing as much as $15, while some were as
> > cheap as $2. My question is which games would you recommend as
excellent
> or
> > must haves for N64, and is there a decent FAQ that describes the
different
> > hardware options like memory cards and rumble packs?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > drax
> >
> >
>
> Games I really liked on N64 are Mario Golf, Smash Brothers (great group
> fighting game), and Snowboard Kids I & II.
> But the number one game for me was Mario Kart. That game was so fun, many
of
> the colleges kids I came across that had N64s had that game. And it's four
> player, so it can be had by the whole family.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Johnny
>
>

thanks,

drax
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"Johnny Storm" <stefsmurf.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Games I really liked on N64 are Mario Golf, Smash Brothers (great group
> fighting game), and Snowboard Kids I & II.

Did Snowboard Kids 2 get a PAL release? How does it compare to the
original?
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Don't know if it was brought up but...

Look for a Controller Pak and not a memory card. Nintendo called their cards
Controller Paks and are of much better quality than 3rd party memory cards.
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"XvUNSCARxX" <xvunscarxx.RemoveThis@aol.coma> wrote in message
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> Don't know if it was brought up but...
>
> Look for a Controller Pak and not a memory card. Nintendo called their
cards
> Controller Paks and are of much better quality than 3rd party memory
cards.

I haven't played it much, but the memory scheme is a little confusing.
There are memory cards, but it seems that some carts have the save right on
the cart?

drax
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"drax" <drax1313.TakeThisOut@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "XvUNSCARxX" <xvunscarxx.TakeThisOut@aol.coma> wrote in message
> news:20050111071627.29024.00000047@mb-m27.aol.com...
> > Don't know if it was brought up but...
> >
> > Look for a Controller Pak and not a memory card. Nintendo called their
> cards
> > Controller Paks and are of much better quality than 3rd party memory
> cards.
>
> I haven't played it much, but the memory scheme is a little confusing.
> There are memory cards, but it seems that some carts have the save right
on
> the cart?
>
> drax

Most of the major games had memory save space on the GamePak itself,
probably 80% of my games have this. The smaller third party titles required
the controller pak, and this seems to have been done to save publishing
costs.

When I bought my N64 I was advised by the games shop assistant to just buy a
Datel controller pak to save money. All of the froups have told me what a
bad move 3rd party memory paks are, but my own experience of them is
different, and I've had no problems at all with the Datel card. Or the
Toys'R'Us one for the GameCube. Oh the joy of being called a lucky fool by
the other froups.
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