This Day in Gaming, June 23rd

[Shrygue]

via Kotaku




1996: Nintendo releases the N64 console in Japan, along with Super Mario 64. The system goes to sell a little over 30 million units with this Mario launch title becoming the most successful software released for the console.

But it's actually a sad story, given that Sony's Playstation goes to sell almost triple the units than videogame veteran Nintendo. And it's a rough, transitional time for games in general as programmers learn the dos and don't of programming in 3D.

That's not to say the N64 didn't have some great titles that still bring tears to the eyes of grown gamers everywhere. So commenters, what were your favorite N64 moments?

[ICE]

this thing brought me perfect dark. the first shooter i ever got in to.

[Kaiser]

Great system. Have a lot of great memories with it. Still remember getting a bunch of buddies together for a match of Goldeneye. Good times.

[pibs]

too bad nobody had a 3rd arm for that joystick
playing conquers bad fur day was an eye opener for me, i had never played a mature game especially on a nintendo system.

[Hiei311]

first rated m game i played was resident evil 2 =] i got this bad boy when mario party came out.....****in playing games on that thing really need to hands..well 3 cuz of the f**** joy stick >.<