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~~Leo656~~ · 09-06-2021, 08:36 AM

If you had both the N64 and PS1 consoles at the time, like I did, which one you preferred came down to what games you played more than any technology. Obviously Mario and Zelda fans needed an N64. If you played sports games, you probably spent more time on the PS. If you played wrestling games, it was no contest, N64 all the way. RPGs? Had to be PS. Fighting games? Probably PS overall, as the controller was better for those and more of them came out for the PS by far, but whenever a game like MK4 came out for both systems a lot of people preferred it on the N64 even though the PS version had more bells and whistles.

At that time I mostly played Mario, Zelda, and wrestling games, and not much else, so I spent way more time with the N64 than my PS. I pretty much only played three games for the PS the first two or three years I had it. So all the "more advanced" technology and such just didn't mean anything to me if the system didn't have the games I wanted to play on it. Outside of FF7 and MGS, I didn't really care. Nowadays, it's much more balanced since I play more games in general, but at the time I definitely got more miles out of the N64. BUT, if I were a sports gamer or a big fighting game guy, it would likely have been different.
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Kind of a funny/sad story about my very first N64 experience. It came out just after my Birthday, and as a treat I remember my parents had rented the console and Super Mario 64 from someplace. And for whatever reason... I didn't like it.

Like I guess it was just "too different", or something, or maybe I was overwhelmed, I really can't say. But I am embarrassed to say that my first hour into it, I was underwhelmed, and in turn that really pissed my parents off because we didn't have a lot of money at the time and so them renting it was a Big Huge Deal and they expected me to be over the moon. So when I said "I kinda don't like it"... man, that was tense. I *think* it sent my Mom on a bender and she ended up going out drinking all night, but then again that happened a lot back then so maybe she just used that as an excuse, I don't know.

I DO know that literally like a half hour after that, though, something "clicked" and I was completely in love with it from that point on. I don't even remember how many times I've played and beaten that game over the years; that was my go-to game every time we had Christmas break, since I had a few days off from school to just do nothing but play that game for like a week. So many awesome memories.

I'm still mad at myself for that first impression, though.

I mean, if I'd had a better understanding of the situation I might've not come outright and said "I kinda don't like it". Even worse was how I fell in love with it shortly after anyways, but not soon enough to avoid starting a Whole Big Thing. Sigh.

09-06-2021, 08:36 AM	#4
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	If you had both the N64 and PS1 consoles at the time, like I did, which one you preferred came down to what games you played more than any technology. Obviously Mario and Zelda fans needed an N64. If you played sports games, you probably spent more time on the PS. If you played wrestling games, it was no contest, N64 all the way. RPGs? Had to be PS. Fighting games? Probably PS overall, as the controller was better for those and more of them came out for the PS by far, but whenever a game like MK4 came out for both systems a lot of people preferred it on the N64 even though the PS version had more bells and whistles. At that time I mostly played Mario, Zelda, and wrestling games, and not much else, so I spent way more time with the N64 than my PS. I pretty much only played three games for the PS the first two or three years I had it. So all the "more advanced" technology and such just didn't mean anything to me if the system didn't have the games I wanted to play on it. Outside of FF7 and MGS, I didn't really care. Nowadays, it's much more balanced since I play more games in general, but at the time I definitely got more miles out of the N64. BUT, if I were a sports gamer or a big fighting game guy, it would likely have been different. ------------------ Kind of a funny/sad story about my very first N64 experience. It came out just after my Birthday, and as a treat I remember my parents had rented the console and Super Mario 64 from someplace. And for whatever reason... I didn't like it. Like I guess it was just "too different", or something, or maybe I was overwhelmed, I really can't say. But I am embarrassed to say that my first hour into it, I was underwhelmed, and in turn that really pissed my parents off because we didn't have a lot of money at the time and so them renting it was a Big Huge Deal and they expected me to be over the moon. So when I said "I kinda don't like it"... man, that was tense. I think it sent my Mom on a bender and she ended up going out drinking all night, but then again that happened a lot back then so maybe she just used that as an excuse, I don't know. I DO know that literally like a half hour after that, though, something "clicked" and I was completely in love with it from that point on. I don't even remember how many times I've played and beaten that game over the years; that was my go-to game every time we had Christmas break, since I had a few days off from school to just do nothing but play that game for like a week. So many awesome memories. I'm still mad at myself for that first impression, though. I mean, if I'd had a better understanding of the situation I might've not come outright and said "I kinda don't like it". Even worse was how I fell in love with it shortly after anyways, but not soon enough to avoid starting a Whole Big Thing. Sigh.