Kids just got an N64

External Since: Dec 16, 2004 Posts: 96

Super Mario 64 is a must-get for any generation of gamers. Mario Kart
64/Diddy Kong Racing is also a pretty mandatory purchase if you have an N64.

I never really liked the Rumble Packs. They were tough on the little AAA
batteries and it was cumbersome juggling them with memory carts.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/game/22674.html

There's a variety of FAQs there for the console, as well as a pretty
helpful message board that has a lot of "Best Games to Get" lists.

Hope this helped...

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Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen
http://coryhansen.com

External Since: Feb 08, 2005 Posts: 262

"Tommo ³" <tommocubed.spambit.RemoveThis@dialstart.net> wrote in message
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> "drax" <drax1313.RemoveThis@spamsandwichhotmail.com> wrote in message
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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
>
> 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.
>
My experience of N64 3rd party controller packs was counting myself
fortunate if they didn't fall apart and bubble away into the floor the
second they were removed from the packaging.
With the Cube however I've never had any problems with cheapo cards save the
one I got with my cube which corrupts regularly so I binned that one.