N64 wins its gen

In my experience with playing games i've come to find that the N64 had a much more quality library then any other system during its generation.

PS1 is my favorite that generation. Much larger and more diverse game-library with it's share of exclusive gems. And the controller is so much more comfortable to use, both the original and the dual-shock edition.

PS1 IMO but it's all subjective really. I just liked the lineup more on the PS1. FF7-FF9, Silent hill, metal gear....So onHells_rebelion

Yeah, its all preference. PS1 had some great rpgs and other games like metal gear like you mentioned. And the N64 of course had great platformers, although the PS1 did have Crash and Spyro.

The PS1 is the only console I've preferred over its Nintendo competition so yeah.

the n64 has good racers, fps's,platformers,action adventure, third person shooters, the best fighting series and one good rpg. And it had the best grahics and the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex...

lol @ ps 1 being better, im laughing with all the jaggies and mess how dare you think ps1 holds up very well the only games i remember that hold up today are crash and driver , the rest are still blocky and messy especally on hd tvs

the n64 has good racers, fps's,platformers,action adventure, third person shooters, the best fighting series and one good rpg. And it had the best grahics and the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex...

conkertheking1

The PS1 can answer the N64 in most genres in some way, shape, or form. PS1 was better in some areas, N64 better in others. The only thing it can't answer is Nintendo franchises, and the N64 can't match the mass amount of great rpgs on the PS1. Both are good consoles, its preference.

I love the N64 way more than the PS1 or Saturn, but I have to agree with most everyone else in saying the PS1 was the rightful winner of that gen. It objectively had a more diverse set of games, way more AAA and AAAE titles, sold more consoles, and was supported way more by outside devs and publishers.

i do respect the ape escapes the bandicoots and all the games of ps1 but i just prefer the n64 to the ps1 because of the games i played i generally liked the nintendo ones for some reason

the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex..conkertheking1

[QUOTE="conkertheking1"] the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex..Dudersaper

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="conkertheking1"] the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex..Heirren

Not even counting that there's the way too sensitive and liable to wear out thumbstick. And there's the awkard placement of the action buttons. A & B plus the 4-C buttons? Why not the 4-button diamond configuration of most controllers? Or even the Sega 6-button configuration? Both are much more intuitive.

lol @ ps 1 being better, im laughing with all the jaggies and mess how dare you think ps1 holds up very well the only games i remember that hold up today are crash and driver , the rest are still blocky and messy especally on hd tvs

mariokart64fan

the n64 has good racers, fps's,platformers,action adventure, third person shooters, the best fighting series and one good rpg. And it had the best grahics and the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex...

conkertheking1

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="Dudersaper"]Sure, then all you have to do to press the L button or use the D-Pad is take your hand off the middle handle, and having to take your hand off the controller to press a certain button is not awkward at all.Emerald_Warrior

Not even counting that there's the way too sensitive and liable to wear out thumbstick. And there's the awkard placement of the action buttons. A & B plus the 4-C buttons? Why not the 4-button diamond configuration of most controllers? Or even the Sega 6-button configuration? Both are much more intuitive.

Without a doubt. The N64 had the best games of its generation. Mario 64, Zelda OOT, Majora's Mask, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Mystical Ninja, Goemon's Great Adventure, Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Goldeneye and The World is not Enough.

But what I HATE about the N64 is the controller. Worst video game console controller ever. The joystick was uncomfortable and easy to break, and NOBODY has three hands. What were they thinking when they designed that thing!?

I know people say graphics don't matter, but the PS1 didn't do 3D graphics well at all. Having blury textures that constantly shake in the background really take away from the experience.

But Nintendo kinda fvcked up in the next generation. Sony's PS2 blew Nintendo's Gamecube out of the water.

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="conkertheking1"] the controller isnt awkward at all you just hold it where the trigger and stick are if thats not too complex..Heirren

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="Dudersaper"]Sure, then all you have to do to press the L button or use the D-Pad is take your hand off the middle handle, and having to take your hand off the controller to press a certain button is not awkward at all.Dudersaper

Most of us here have had this arguement, and I still stand by the fact that although Nintendo had some great games and argueably the top 2 to 3 games of that generation, the PS1 wins by sheer amount of quality games. The PS library is about 600% larger. N64 was ALSO not that great outside of its blockbuster hits. Anything made by Nintendo or Rare was pretty clutch but other than a couple oddball hits other than those, the consoles games were rather shaky when it came to quality in my opinion. 10-20 average-good games and 5-10 great games can not touch a console that EASILY had more game combined then both of those that were great. Also, as far as average is concerned, the PS1 had that on lock as did the N64. There were a fair share of bad games on both consoles as well... Superman 64 and Big Rigs for starters. Although if we want to talk which console had more BAD games, I would say that the PS1 has that on lock as well. If the N64 had 200-300 more games and at least 25% of those were decent, it would be a much closer race to me. However, this is one of the most one sided arguements in my personal opinion.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Nop n64 games have all aged poorly PS1 is full of 2d-esque games which are much better today.JigglyWiggly_

I said all n64 games aged bad

PS1 has games that didn't age badly

And here are a few PlayStation games that DID age badly:

Soul Blade/Soul Edge

Tekken 1 and 2 (Tekken 3 aged very well though)

The Tomb Raider games (I personally never played the originals, but those controls sound so intolerable. I'm sticking to Legend and Anniversary)

not to bash on the N64, but personally I found it to have the weakest library of all three consoles of it's time

Not to say The Zelda games, Mario and SSB weren't great, but personally I feel that it's First Person shooters have all aged rather poorly and while Banjo is a pretty good game, I don't think it's quite as good as lot of people say it is (though to be fair, I always thought the spyro games were VERY overrated)

EDIT: And as other people pointed out, the controller was freaking horrible, yes, the three handles were a design decision, but that doesn't mean it was a GOOD decision

Banjo is a pretty good game, I don't think it's quite as good as lot of people say it is (though to be fair, I always thought the spyro games were VERY rilpas

Nop n64 games have all aged poorly PS1 is full of 2d-esque games which are much better today.JigglyWiggly_

I disagree. F Zero and Goldeneye are still 2 of the best multiplayer games to play with a group of friends around.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Nop n64 games have all aged poorly PS1 is full of 2d-esque games which are much better today.l34052

I disagree. F Zero and Goldeneye are still 2 of the best multiplayer games to play with a group of friends around.

[QUOTE="l34052"]

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Nop n64 games have all aged poorly PS1 is full of 2d-esque games which are much better today.Heirren

I disagree. F Zero and Goldeneye are still 2 of the best multiplayer games to play with a group of friends around.

I think part of the anti-goldeneye camp stems from europe, see, the other day I played Goldeneye on a PAL N64 and I noticed how freaking slow the game was, I don't if it's meant to be like that, but it might have something to do with the PAL version of the game running at 50HZ

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="l34052"]

I disagree. F Zero and Goldeneye are still 2 of the best multiplayer games to play with a group of friends around.

rilpas

I think part of the anti-goldeneye camp stems from europe, see, the other day I played Goldeneye on a PAL N64 and I noticed how freaking slow the game was, I don't if it's meant to be like that, but it might have something to do with the PAL version of the game running at 50HZ

For me the ps1 had no rareware. sooo it just disapointed me in alot of areas of quality where im used to seeing it.

For me the ps1 had no rareware.

conkertheking1

N64 had no Square, N64 loses by default.

wtf are you smoking bro rareware had more games than nintendo on the n64. your lack of knowledge on the subject is simply hilarious

N64 had no Square, N64 loses by default.

WhySoLimp

wtf are you smoking bro rareware had more games than nintendo on the n64. your lack of knowledge on the subject is simply hilarious

conkertheking1

i own all those games and there all good. blastcorps im not too big a fan of though

Are you guys seriously bringing up goldeneye?
It runs at like 15fps
the controls are garbage
the AI is buggy

One of the guns looks like a pencil

broken escorting missions


It has aged so badly
I am a serious FPS player, so if I say it's bad, it's bad.
Go play a good game like painkiller hell and damnation etc.

[QUOTE="WhySoLimp"]

N64 had no Square, N64 loses by default.

conkertheking1

[QUOTE="conkertheking1"][QUOTE="WhySoLimp"]

N64 had no Square, N64 loses by default.

Darkman2007

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="conkertheking1"] Yeah if your even a fan of rpgs.lolsrilpas

Are you guys seriously bringing up goldeneye?
It runs at like 15fps
the controls are garbage
the AI is buggy

One of the guns looks like a pencil

broken escorting missions


It has aged so badly
I am a serious FPS player, so if I say it's bad, it's bad.
Go play a good game like painkiller hell and damnation etc.

JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="rilpas"][QUOTE="Darkman2007"] or fighting games, the N64 isn't exactly a fighting game fan's dream system.Darkman2007

Closest I can think of is Nightmare Creatures

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"] or survival horror games, it only has one game in that genrerilpas

Closest I can think of is Nightmare Creatures

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] you sure there wasn't more than just RE2?Darkman2007

Closest I can think of is Nightmare Creatures

yep, though it's still just one game.

though to be fair, the saturn only had 3-4 survival horror games, so it wasn't much better off

Are you guys seriously bringing up goldeneye?
It runs at like 15fps
the controls are garbage
the AI is buggy

One of the guns looks like a pencil

broken escorting missions


It has aged so badly
I am a serious FPS player, so if I say it's bad, it's bad.
Go play a good game like painkiller hell and damnation etc.

JigglyWiggly_