6th February 2013, 10:32 AM
The multiplayer angle I see. Yeah, while the SNES has a lot of really fun multiplayer games, it is hindered by the overall failure to support the Hudson multitap. So, games like Turtles in Time remain stubbornly two player. All the same, some outstanding exceptions include the various Bomberman games and of course Secret of Mana. There's also Killer Instinct, Street Fighter 2's various versions, and other fighting games. There are a lot of amazing multiplayer experiences as well.
That said, on purely multiplayer virtues, the N64 is a solid competitor. The extra ports mean far more games support 4 player modes. I mean, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Mario Parties 1-3, Super Smash Bros. (there is a solid contingent that swears by the first game and the first game alone), N64 versions of Bomberman, Killer Instinct Gold, the Pokemon Stadium games, all manner of Tetris from flat to sphere, Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, Excitebike 64, Pilotwings 64, Wave Race 64, and Diddy Kong Racing. There's also surely some others I'm forgetting, like maybe those Battle Tanx games.
Yeah, the N64 had a solid multiplayer lineup that'll keep a group busy until they want to watch a movie.
That said, on purely multiplayer virtues, the N64 is a solid competitor. The extra ports mean far more games support 4 player modes. I mean, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Mario Parties 1-3, Super Smash Bros. (there is a solid contingent that swears by the first game and the first game alone), N64 versions of Bomberman, Killer Instinct Gold, the Pokemon Stadium games, all manner of Tetris from flat to sphere, Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, Excitebike 64, Pilotwings 64, Wave Race 64, and Diddy Kong Racing. There's also surely some others I'm forgetting, like maybe those Battle Tanx games.
Yeah, the N64 had a solid multiplayer lineup that'll keep a group busy until they want to watch a movie.
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