Quote:Sim-racers okay, though the N64 has some solid ones too (some F1 games, MRC, etc), perhaps... but arcade racing? No way! And I don't find sim racers particularly fun, so... yeah, no contest at all. I've got 13 N64 racing games, and there are easily that many more again games that I could also get. PSX? It's got volume, but as usual, the quality is lower... does the PSX have anything to match Rush 2049 or F-Zero X? No? And what about Wipeout? The PSX may have 3 to the N64's 1, but the N64 one is the only one with a four player mode, and only Wipeout 3 also has analog controls (they make such a huge difference in these games...)... Not to mention Rush 2, the Cruis'n games, Beetle Adventure Racing, Extreme-G 1 and 2, etc. PSX? Um... Rollcage is good, though both games are also on PC and are as usual much improved on that platform (where I have Rollcage Stage II... great game...). Rush 1 for PSX is horrible. Same for Hydro Thunder; both games are great on N64. Other PSX arcade racers... what would you mention? Jet-Moto or something? Yeah right...
I'll give you the PSX vs. N64 but I was really talking about overall (including PSX/PS2 and N64/GC). Sony has more.
WipeOut on the N64 is my favorite of the entire series, and I've played them all. Doesn't mean the others aren't any good though. I'd rather play several great titles over the span of a console than one or two per generation.
I played Hydro Thunder on the DC. I couldn't stomach the PSX and N64 versions after I played it on the DC.
Hey, I liked Jet Moto! My friend and I actually brought it up in conversation the other day, wondering if they'd ever make another one.
Not that Jet Moto is awful, but that it's no competition for the best of the N64's arcade racing game lineup.
Hydro Thunder... the N64 version is actually really good. First, it's the only one with a 3 or 4 player mode. Yeah, it's in-boat-view-only, but that's better than the 2-player-onlyness of the PSX or DC/PS2/Xbox/GC versions... and yeah, the graphics don't compare (I own it for N64, but have played the DC one a bit and the arcade version much more than that (truly awesome as an arcade game...)), but the gameplay is all there in the N64 port, and that's what counts. Really, it's a very impressive port.
Wipeout... since getting a PS1 I've found Wipeout 1 (overly difficult, the lose-all-speed-when-you-hit-walls mechanic is as horrible as I'd heard it was for years, but still Wipeout fun, and it has great graphics... and no multiplayer without system link, which no one has.) and Wipeout 3 (very good game... but the F-Zero-inspired boost-your-shields system was a mistake... and once I played this it became very clear which game exactly XG3 had cloned. Still good, Wipeout fun, but it does lose a bit of Wipeout's uniqueness... oh, and the new bike designs are mostly boring. And only 2 players.) Wipeout 64 is just plain and simple a great game. Still, they're all worth getting... though I should note that had I really wanted to I could have gotten Wipeout 1 and Wipeout XL for PC. :) The PSX versions are just much easier to find...
Quote:You're forgetting the arguement. We're (or maybe it's just me) discussing why Nintendo isn't number one on the home console front.
Ah, I didn't read it all, been away for most of the last week... :)
Fighting games are lacking badly on N64 and GC, but that's not why Nintendo is behind... that genre just isn't important enough (in marketing clout) for that, despite how much fun a good fighting game can be.
Quote:Again, it features pokemon. Someone who's already decided they don't like Pokemon might not ever want to play anything that has anything to do with Pokemon.
True, that's a game that most people probably ignored because it had Pokemon in it, I know I did... as I said, it wasn't until I played a different game in the series, non-Pokemon, until I decided to get it... but that's my fault, not Nintendo's. I certainly won't complain that they're trying to make their games sell better... I mean, which will sell more: unique game A, or unique game A with the Kirby name on it?
Yeah, the latter game will.
Quote:If I don't like Nintendo's flavor of games then that's that. Believe it or not, some people don't. I have a cousin who doesn't like Mario Kart. The same can be said for Capcom, Rare, Konami, Team Ninja, or whoever. Respectively, they have highly acclaimed and respected games, but you can't make someone like a game they don't like, or a developer they just don't like.
Myself? I never got along with Capcom or Konami on my SNES, N64, or DC. I stopped looking a long time ago because there were plenty of other options available.
At one time I was all about Crash Bandicoot, but I grew tired of him and now I don't care what's going on with any of his games.
Another example is Square. Some people just don't like Square games, and others think they're the greatest RPG developers on the planet. Again, depends who you talk to.
Way to write a long statement without taking obvious positions on anything... :)
Ie: Yes, sure, of course, but you're not really saying anything here. What are you suggesting Nintendo do? Change the way it makes games, a way that overall works pretty well? That wouldn't be smart... sure, they should try to attract a larger audience, but it's absolutely crucial to also hold on to what they have, and that requires plenty of classicly Nintendo games.
OH, and as for 'people who don't like Mario', Nintendo's solution in Japan is their DS Touch Generations lineup, of mostly productivity or small-game stuff aimed at adults. It's just too bad that some of the titles are untranslatable (English-Japanese dictionary and practice your kanji, for instance...) and most of the rest have just been dropped, but that's one problem Nintendo has: caring about Japan first, and the rest of the world maybe (ie if Nintendo truly wanted to do in the US as it has in Japan with the DS, they'd actually be making an effort to get more of those cross-generational titles out here. They aren't.)...
Quote:Well, you only have a GC and a PC if I remember correctly. Of course you're going to look harder for more games. Myself, I have an Xbox, PS2, and GC. I buy the games that grab my attention and really don't go looking for anything more. There's plenty to play when you have three systems.
PC since 1991, GB since 94, GBC in 98, N64 in 99, GC in 01, GBA in 03, SNES last summer, and then I bought a PS1 last December... check my gamelist, it's up to date...
I mention the old consoles because I've been buying more stuff for them than newer ones for some time now; note how I just bought the PS1 and SNES last year, yet have 14 and 26 games for them, respectively... and 21 of those 45 N64 games have been purchased since I got my Gamecube...
Yeah, I buy lots of older, cheaper games. :) For instance, so far during spring break, I've spent about $110 on games... and gotten a total of 24 games, plus a Super Game Boy. Though seven of those were PC CD titles I got for virtually nothing.
Quote:Don't feel sorry for me. As I said, I don't give a shit. I'm more than content with my consoles.
That's exactly the saddest part: that you do not understand...
But really, what's so horrible about PC games, other than the fact that there are so many great games on it? I own more PC games than games for all consoles combined for a reason, after all...