NINTENDO 64 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY - Happy Console Gamer
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- The Nintendo 64 celebrates the 25th Anniversary on this day in North America 25 years ago! Johnny and Rob Man look back on the launch of the N64 and Mario 64!
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Rob Man is the coolest friend ever for making that phone call.
Everyone could use a friend like Rob in this world
I vividly remember my Dad surprising me and my brother at Christmas with a grey N64 and a copy of GoldenEye 007 and Super Mario 64 back in ‘97… the excitement that I felt at that point was unparalleled and I have really fond memories of me, my brother and my Dad spending the majority of Christmas Day that year completely immersed in the multiplayer mode on GoldenEye 007… an unforgettable Christmas that’s still fondly remembered by us all.
My dad was never a real gamer per say but we had lots of fun with golden eye 007
My dad brought home a 64 with Pokemon stadium and ocarina of time. And we actually got to play it! Unlike with his Saturn, he was scared we'd scratch up his games lol
I think it was 98 or 99 that my Mom bought me an Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64 and Goldeneye, the same two games you got as well. I got the N64 with with the Atomic Purple controller included. But the real special treat outta nowhere that Christmas was that my best friend that lived right next door to me got the EXACT same setup (games & system) the same Christmas day because both our Mom's went Christmas shopping together, so amongst us we had four controllers and each of us had a younger sibling so we had soooo much fun that Christmas holidays
Ocarina of Time with the N64 controller is still such an amazing experience to this day
100%
The jump from 16-bit Super Nintendo to 64-Bit Nintendo 64 was unlike anything we'd ever experienced before or since. I remember it all like it was yesterday. The feelings ahead of this console launch... it was a level of hype that hasn't been topped since.
I remember being utterly speechless seeing the N64 for the first time at Incredible Universe. There was a line from hell behind me waiting to try Mario 64 😆
Same. Seeing Ocarina Of Time for the very first time absolutely blew my mind.
I got my N64 on Thursday, Sept 26th 1996. It released a couple days early at the Toys R Us where I preordered it. I was going to college on the other side of the state from where I grew up. After class I found out they released the system early. I called in to work saying I wouldn't be in until Monday. Packed some things to go stay the extended weekend at my parents house across the state, picked up the N64 and drove across the state to play Mario 64 with family and friends. What a great weekend!
Cool great story...
Great story!
I will always remember my first time trying out the Nintendo 64! It was at Blockbuster Video in mid-1996. Totally blew my ten year old mind away. My first thought was, Oh my GOD, Nintendo is reinventing video games! The N64 controller and Super Mario 64 changed everything. You had to be there to know what I am talking about. Today it does not seem to be a big deal, but back then this was revolutionary. Going from Super Nintendo to Nintendo 64 was huge.
Going from 16 bit to 3D is revolutionary. People wanted anything close to Virtual Fighter style games. Remember N64 was the last to come out. Sega Saturn and Playstation were 1-2 years head start.
Literally had the same memory. Riding my bike to Blockbuster and playing Mario64 on the demo unit. Blew my fucking mind.
Same! I was also 10 at that time. I couldn't believe that video games were this advanced all of a sudden.
I remember ditching high school and sneaking into E3 just to play the N64 and Mario 64 and seeing Miyamoto San. No regrets lol.
I just remember being completely immersed in Star Fox 64, I would draw the characters all the time in school and come home and play that thing nonstop.
The Nintendo 64 is one of my most nostalgic consoles of all time. I’ve been gaming since ‘91 and when I got the N64 with Super Mario 64 for Christmas in ‘96 from my dad it really changed my life and I beat a video game for the first time, got all the stars and everything with SM64. It was great!
Ho man, you’re my favourite video game youtuber. You always put a smile to our faces here at home. My wife loves u guys and she’s not even a gamer!
I was born in 1995 so I can’t imagine my life without an N64. Still have my original console, and it’s a house rule that it is the only console that is always connected to a TV. Still my favorite in my heart!
Funny story, I was born the same year and my first game was Super Mario 64 back in 1998
Same year, it's funny others saying this makes them feel old because yeah as far as I was aware it was around my whole life.
I was Born in 92 the N64 and ps1 defined my childhood
Hey Jonny, hi Rob. If it makes you feel any better, I was 46 years old when the N64 was released. Still enjoying it today, love it when you guys get together.
P.S. Jonny looked a bit of a wild man in his younger days....lol.
Look good for 71
@@youraveragejoe2 Actually, my grandson took that photo and turned me into an alien… little bast….err…I mean bless him…..lol
@@C64Queeg500 you still look good either way😁
I was shocked at Rob Man saying he was 20 when it came out. These 2 look great for pushing 50.
N64 was the first console I was able to get on launch day, even though I grew up playing NES and SNES first. Never will forget how excited I was back then in 96. Kids these days don't know what it was like! *grumbles in old man* :) My thumbs don't miss the controller joystick though haha.
Did you play on any other consoles back in the day other than Nintendo's consoles? Such as Sega's consoles, Turbografx 16, or any home computers (Amiga, Atari ST etc)? If not, have you emulated any of the others in this day and age?
I'll send you my pain pills
@@ulysses2162 my friend down the street had a Sega Master System and the Genesis, which I played when I would visit sometimes. He was a Sega fanboy and I was Nintendo haha. I don't really play emulation much other than NES and SNES games here and there.
@@sugoidave That's cool... sounds similar to me and my best friend back in the day, haha.
I emulate, as I like to try out all the systems I never played before back in the day, ones I saw in magazines etc... like the Neo Geo, I'd see screenshots and be drooling over them, lol.
Hard to believe this thing was only a few years old when I started to play it when I was around 5. It was hooked up to this hotel my family would always stay at and it was absolutely incredible. I was introduced to so many franchises that day including Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Smash Bros., and Kirby. This is one of my most favorite consoles and probably the one I have the most nostalgia for. Every time I hear the Paper Mario intro I nearly tear up.
It was the best console at that time and seeing Mario 64 was just incredible
I missed the 64 and this last week just started my first play through of Mario 64 thanks to the 3D All Stars collection. 36 stars in so far and loving it!
I miss those times. N64, mario64, and some lunchables pizza. That was my jam lol
"...and you and Satan were already in the house..."
Never gets old, love it! :D
Playing the Mario 64 demo at Toys R Us is quite a memorable experience.
Same. I played the N64 at the Toys R' Us kiosk, playing Super Mario 64 for the first time. I rented it, and Super Mario 64 was the rental title.
I think I might have played at a blockbuster or something. I was so pumped for this game. I never owned it on 64 tho. We got a 64 right before goldeneyes launch. That was the first game we picked up. My friend had Mario 64 and would lend it to me and bring it over all the time.
I remember when it would cut you off after like 5 minutes and Mario’s voice would come in through the speakers saying, “Hello! It’s a me! Mario… thank you for playing Nintendo 64. Who’s Next?” 😂
Yes, I remember when it replaced an SNES and Street Fighter II Turbo at our local Target.
I was about 13 years old and I still remember seeing Super Mario 64 on a huge screen at a local games shop, and I think I never had a moment of pure awe like that in gaming ever again.
Everyone is deserve a friend like Rob and Johnny in life. What a friendship. God bless Guys.
What a wholesome episode, thank you for this. I was 17 when the N64 released in Europe in ‘97. I’m 41 years old now and still gaming. In fact I’ve preordered the Switch OLED. I remember all the hype of the N64 which at the time was called Ultra 64 during development and I remember all the hype for Killer Instinct and Cruis’ n USA being developed by Rare exclusively to the Ultra 64. I remember getting Mario 64 with the N64 and playing it every day hunting all 120 stars. I remember F-Zero 64, GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Zelda, Mario Kart 64. It didn’t have many good 3rd party games but I still have great memories with the console and I’m thankful for that.
wow 25 years! that's crazy. i remember getting the N64 on my birthday when it came out here in sweden. good memories and man time flies and man do i feel old! haha
Might be the arthritis
Back when the new console launch meant getting games that were leap years ahead in graphics and innovation compared to the previous generation..I'm in my late 30s and i miss those days
Something about Mario’s 1st entry into Peach’s castle, greeted by bowser’s evil laugh, then left with an eerie vacancy in the castle-struck a deeply emotional chord in my 7-year-old self. It was engrossing. Mario 64 coupled with the excitement of a new 3D experience is surely a memory I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.
It was an undeniably magical ambiance how it was all put together.
Thanks for the video guys!!! I love it when rob shows up!
How's his leg doing?
I remember being a teenager (17) with a job. Purchased this lovely machine day one. Definitely older now but a lifetime of memories. PRICELESS!
I was 12 when the N64 was released. I got it with Mario 64 for Christmas of 96. I was blown away by it. The graphics looked so amazing. The game felt larger than life.
I love seeing these two more! It’s almost like seeing family, Ive seen them for so long. But the 64! I remember seeing the Nintendo 64 for the first time while standing in line at blockbuster. There was a Mario demo playing on the kiosk and both my dad and I turned and said, “is that the new Nintendo?!” at the exact same time! We were floored! The graphics were like nothing I’ve ever seen. Ever experienced! I’ll always remember that night.
You summed it up perfectly. It truly was a beautiful time for video games. It was all about having fun. I'll never forget playing Mario 64 for the first time.
This was the year I started gaming (officially). Man so many happy memories with the N64. Having mates stay over and play games all night. This show is awesome!
I'll never forget seeing the N64 Mario Kart demo at Toys R Us. The colors were so vivid, and the gameplay was so smooth. That shit blew my mind.
Yes, the sound and motion and the ambiance of all of it was so surreal.
Nothing keeps the invasive thoughts away like a Robman and Johnny story time
This might be my favorite episode ever.
I love the N64.
What genuinely wonderful childhood stories. You guys certainly have a way of storytelling
This is so beautiful. It's crazy how video games and friends can bring us such joyous everlasting memories. Thanks for sharing.
I have great memories of this system and playing it with friends and family. Can't wait to wait your video on my next break today. Thanks for all that you guys do!
I’m so glad you guys made this video, it reminds me of the Super Mario 64 memories video from a while back. I love you guys a bunch, you guys always make my day
How can it be 25 years, seems like only yesterday. Don't imagine the younger people today can fully appreciate the gigantic leap it was when you first saw Mario 64. Groundbreaking moment that will probably never be experienced again 👍
What a great video, thanks for sharing your memories!
I was 15 when this came out. I'm 40 now. I feel your pain. I remember the mainstream news talking about this. The hype was that high. True story. My Uncle was taking me to my first concert Ozzfest and we were picking up a buddy of his. We get there and the guy had just bought and hooked up a N64 on a 52 inch TV! We almost didn't go to the show. We got lost in playing games that we forgot for 2 hours why we came there in the first place.
Fun to hear your story. I live in europe and I imported the N64 from Japan with Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64 on the launch day (23 june 1996).. for $1700. My best decision ever.
The best channel on youtube, no doubt about it. I always watch your videos with the biggest and genuine smile on my face. In the rush of everyday life, you know, work and other stuffs, it's hard to find some time to play videogames, but you know, videos like these makes me remember how much fun videogames are and how much they meant to me. Thanks
My favorite N64 memory came from when I was working as a concrete labourer, I was 17 at the time. We were working out of town, one of my co-workers brought the system and Mario Kart 64 with 4 controllers. A group of us spent a bunch of hours after work in a hotel room drinking beers and playing N64. It was just a really fun night hanging with the guys, definitely stands out as a great memory.
You two… I shall binge watch all of your awesome Christmas episodes very soon…
Love your channel dude! I vividly remember being 12 and reading gaming magazines every month from fall of '95 right up until launch for every screenshot and tidbit of info I could get on the N64, and I'll never forget my quest to finally get to play it in summer of '96. After a failed attempt at the Toys R Us near us which had a power outage in the electronics section of the store where the demo units were setup (just my luck!), I had to wait a couple weeks later till I finally got to play it at our local Nobody Beats The Wiz in NJ, and I managed to get to the top of Thwomp's Fortress and beat Thwomp within the 5 minute demo time limit which impressed the crowd of onlookers the system had attracted! Of course I had to wait until Xmas to finally get mine, played the hell out of Mario 64, Shadows of the Empire, Wave Race and Cruisn' USA in those early days. Most memorable console launch ever for me!
I was there and remember having lots of fun, do time really flies by tho.
Thanks for the memories boys 😆
To this day, Mario Kart 64 is still my favourite in the series. I'll never forget, my grandma took my brother and I down to Kmart in Melbourne (we lived in the country) and we arrived at about 8pm at night, on a school night. She was getting things, we weren't there for the N64.
They had a kiosk set up with Mario Kart 64 and the first track my brother and I ever played was Wario Stadium. We were immediately hooked so we spent the next school holidays saving up for it and picked it up at the same location about a month later.
Some of the best memories playing the N64 was Wave Race 64. My dad (who has passed away now) was not really into videogames, but he really took to Wave Race which we played the living daylights out of.
Great video. Thank you for making me think of so many memories
I think everybody, myself included, had the same mouth-dropping experience seeing mario 64 for the first time back then. Revolutionary
So many great memories of me and my brother playing smash and dk64. Thanks for talking about the n64 in such detail of your memories about it!
this man always makes me smile and happy....thank you john big respect to you sir
I rented the Japanese imported N64 at a local chain. I was 15. My friend and I were astounded while playing Mario 64. It changed everything forever. I’ll never forget that moment.
Johnny you are to us what video games are to you. You helped me through such hard times man, you can't even imagine how lonely a man could get. Thank you, brother, you're an original.
Dude thank you for sharing. Too young to remember release but the way you describe it makes me almost feel like I was there for it
I remember that very Game Fan and browsing it every time I went into Toys R Us. Then to soon after constantly play on the 'sample' N64 as I browsed the stores. Memories sirs. Memories.
I remember buying the N64 on launch it was a dream come true after seeing Mario 64,
I carried around a Wal-Mart ad for a Nintendo 64 in my school box all through 5th grade. I finally got one in the summer of '97 and borrowed Super Mario 64 from my cousin. I was hooked. My friend came over with the Players' Guide and we got all 120 stars.
My friend rented an N64, Mario 64, and Pilot Wings for his 12th birthday party. We spent all night playing the system in complete awe.
MORE N64 MEMORIES PLEASE! Golden Eye, Mario Kart 64, Waveracer, etc...
I was 5 years old when me & my sister got a 64 for Christmas. Our first game was banjo kazooie. I’ll never forget the excitement of opening that gift & seeing this new system I never knew existed until that moment.
Great video!! Brings back a ton of memories for me when I got my n64. My older brother got one and took it out of his back pack. We played n64 and mario the whole day… my mum made my brother give it back to the shops because I wasn’t doing my homework. But we got it back for Christmas again lol
The Nintendo 64 was the first console I ever saw at the age of like 2, maybe 3 back in 2000/2001. Dad used to play Goldeneye and I remember watching him play that. Then, I started playing N64 with Super Mario 64, Goldeneye, the AKI WCW games, Diddy Kong Racing, Army Men Sarge’s Heroes, 1080* Snowboarding, Destruction Derby 64, Star Wars Shadows of the Empire, Cruis’n USA, StarFox 64, Wave Race 64… the list goes on and on. And those were just a few games I played growing up, and I still love the N64. It’s one of the best consoles Nintendo put out imo. Awesome video as usual Johnny! Always happy to see Rob on!
What a surprise ! A mid week video from you guys thanks!!
Johnny just needed 15 minutes with the machine ;)
About five years ago (I'm now 40), I adopted a dog off the side of the highway. I was playing Ocarina on a CRT TV and I was at the end. I went to sleep and this dog that I completely adore ate my N64 during the night. So much rage but I love my dog. Now I play Switch.
I remember the first time I saw Mario 64, I had to walk down the street to get my brother from his friend's house, for dinner. And they were all sitting in the living room, playing the level where you have little wings on your hat, flying through the sky collecting red rings, I was just in awe of what I was seeing.
RIP brother, I love you.
It's a great feeling when you bring home a brand new console, definitely remember my brother bringing home the N64. Was a great console in it's time. Good memories
I will never forget getting the N64 for Christmas that year. I was 8 years old. Best Christmas of my childhood hands down. I was so ecstatic and the days that followed were equally unforgettable.
Mario in 3D blew my mind. Good times 👍
Another great episode! Goosebumps
You and Rob are always great together. Keep it up
Man I feel old T_T, I vividly remember this launch. Mario 64 was a revelation at the time, and flying around the AT-ATs in the Hoth battle in Shadows of the Empire blew my mind. Waverace was fun with friends too. Great video man, always like to see you and Rob 👍
I got mine late for Christmas of 1999 with Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Star Wars Episode 1 pod racing. Coming off owning a SNES and a Genesis it blew my mind. 25 years old, that blows my mind.
I played Zelda: OoT for the first time in medical school. When I was home from university for the summer I had my mom pick up a Gamecube with the Zelda collection. That was probably the best summer ever!
Nice. I had the Gamecube what Zelda collection too which is rare and it came with Zelda l & ll, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask with the demo of Wind Waker.
When was you in medical school? Must been a long time ago.
@@Melbester9 Yes, I am getting older. :-) Early 2000. I bought Wind Waker the summer as well separately plus a game boy player so I could play A Link to the Past on my GC.
I love the videos with these two! They make me feel like they are my friends
My parents bought me N64, Super Mario 64 and Turok. Couldn't find a memory card for weeks. What a good time that was.
I had the exact same feeling during the build-up to the launch of the Ultra 64. To this day I’ve never been as excited about any consumer product. There was just something magical about that era in gaming. I still vividly remember walking into Toys R Us with my mom and finally seeing the N64 in that bubble chamber Tv setup running Mario 64 and thinking: my god I have to have one of these. I finally got it that spring in ‘97 and those are still my favorite games of all time. The N64’s lineup may have been lacking 3rd party support, but the memories I made during those years from 96-2000 as an 11-15 year-old with this console and it games are what define my experience as a gamer.
Awesome video John! I loved the N64 and always went over my friends house to play it.
I believe it was 1997, I was 8 years old and my uncle(who is not and is still not a gamer) got an N64 and I was so jealous. I begged my mom to drive me and my brother to his house while it was sleeting outside just so I could play it, lol. We got there and my Uncle was playing/attempting to play Shadows of the Empire. As a Star Wars fan, you have no idea how much that opening level blew me away. Such a good memory. Like you guys it's not my favorite Nintendo console but it still holds a dear place in my heart.
25 years (or maybe a touch less for us in the UK)? Crazy! It's impossible to replicate how exciting Mario 64 was, seeing it for the first time. Mind blowing.
Interesting seeing those initial games in that magazine! Some came out on day 1, some took years, some never on the system at all.
I'm right about the same age as you guys, and I share a lot of the same memories! I remember getting my N64 with Mario and I remember playing that way into the night exploring the worlds and being mesmerized! It would have been great to have known you guys back then!
Love ur together videos, as always. I remember we got our japanese 64 back in july of 96. My brother and i played the crap out of the only 2 launch titles mario64 and pilotwing64.
The 64 was my second console in life. Yet it is first in my heart. Ocarina, Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, Mario 64, Mario Kart, Winback, RE2, and many more. Great lineup.
I spent many hours playing Goldeneye with my friends back then. Thanks for the great video and memories.
I went from playing Mario at NES to playing Mario on N64 nothing in between... I didn't know if I was dreaming or actually playing it , couldn't believe a game like that could be real .
WCW vs NWO, Goldeneye, and Mario Kart 64 were played obsessively between my brother and I, with our friends.
I remember being 13, going to the London Trocadiro, Virgin megastore, where they had N64's in stock, my hometown was sold out completely, my dad wanted Turok, I wanted Mario 64... he scraped the money together and got both games... I was 13 years old and seeing Mario in 3D blew my tiny mind, and still does because its impressive all these years on... I still have my N64 all these years on, it was more the time spent with my dad that I cherish and I won't ever get rid of my original console.
It came out in 1997 here in Europe. I was 9 years when I first played this machine. I started my journey as a gamer during the last couple of years of the Mega Drive and got a PS1 at launch in 95, but when I saw Mario 64 runing....OMG...it was like I was playing the in game, with the same grsphics as the cutscenes. Im 33 now, and it also hits me...
I feel very lucky for the childhood I had, and for the chance to see the transition of 2D gamers to full 3D.
Cheers from Portugal HCG and Rob ,)
I lived in a remote place. We didn't have a phone at home. When my grandpa brought me Ocarina of Time, before I turned it on, I went to my friend's house and called him and his brother to go with me and enjoy the game. Good memory that is!
I bought mine in November of 96, almost 2 months after launch. I was 14. I still have it hooked up, and it still works.
I was 6 years old, my brothers had begged for it essentially the entire year.... Christmas was over but my Dad had to go grab one more present.... Definitely the best Christmas of my life and probably the best winter season of my life.... I was completely enchanted by Mario 64 and I had pretty much no clue what was going on in it... some of my fondest memories
i know all these stories,but i still love hearing you both telling them again
I had the luck to grow up playing the N64. I couldn't even remember when I got the console, so young I was. To me, videogames and N64 were almost the same thing. Mario 64 and Diddy Kong Racing will be forever my top 2 games of all time.
My buddies staged a Ocean's 11 style heist at my small town Wal-Mart to get a N64. One person distracted the lady in the electronics department, and the other two grabbed the N64 from behind the counter and headed for the bathrooms. They took everything out of the box and stuffed the console, controller and cords in their pockets/down their pants. I can't believe they actually got away with it. That was my experience playing N64 for the first time and Mario 64 was mind blowing.
I was like 12 at the time and everything you guys have shared is pure nostalgic for me and my friends
The N64 was my first new console. My father had a Super Nintendo before I was born and I played the hell out of it. But one day in 1997 he comes home from work with a N64, an extra blue controller, Super Mario 64, and Wave Race 64. Me, my father, and brother played until our thumbs went sore.
I remember I was 12, super hyped for the n64, my parents wouldn't buy me one, but it didnt stop me from pre-ordering it. I was selling one of my dads friend my SNES and like 40 games for the price to get one, I made the mistake of showing the guy the VHS I got from nintendo power showing off the n64, mario, pilotwings, and goldeneye, and after he saw that he decided not to buy the SNES from me and get an n64 also. I was devastated, but my parents felt bad and ended up buying it for me when it launched with Mario and Pilotwings too.
I was 15. I remember Blockbuster Video getting a kiosk about 3 months or so before launch. They demoed Mario 64, and I was blown away. I couldn't stop playing. I followed this console in the video game publications, but I didn't expect the game to be that good. I got my first job because I needed to get an N64 before the new Zelda came out.
And I graduated high school 26 years ago. If you want to make yourself feel old remember that milestone.
Another classic video from you guys. I was 15 when the 64 came out. Time flys
I was 8 years old when this console came out. I remember it being such a huge deal. My family have always been dirt poor so I never owned one, however I did have a PS1 with limited games thanks to my family really scraping money together for me. One of my best friends did not have a PS1, so we decided one summer to swap consoles just for the holidays. What a summer, I got to play Mario 64, Mario kart, Banjo, pokemon Stadium, Pokemon snap and Golden eye. I'll forever be thankful to my friend for suggesting that, if it wasn't for him I would have never tasted the glory that the N64 had to offer. It solidified my love for Nintendo. I can't wait to dive back in very soon on the Nintendo Switch