Nintendo 64 U.S. Unveiling @ E3 '96 in Los Angeles, California 

Not if ur using air pods with the left one in and not the right ;-;

I don't get why people don't use splitters to split mono audio to 2 channels.

LukaPlayz no not really

@@simon5802 It kinda is so..... feel better anyway?

But this history won't work in exams

so are the rest of the E3s

@kiyonexus You do realize people can just go back and play the stuff that came out before they were born, right?

@kiyonexus Even so, nobody's truly "missed out" if they can just buy a Super Nintendo off Ebay and play the games. Yeah, the childlike wonder is gone, but the experience is still there.

@kiyonexus super nintendo? You missed out on the original nintendo...mario 1 2 3 were amazing.

You missed Nes, Snes, and Sega games before N64

@kiyonexus yes, you are right

As a 10/11 year old in 1996, I absolutely did.

No, just one of the worst.

Were you around back? If you were, then you would understand... it set the bar for many of todays designs

ToniSkit I was. the one that set the bar for todays designs was the SNES controller. I get that it was revolutionary for having an analogue stick, but thats a feature of the controller. The design of it was undeniably shit. I mean fuck, did any games even use the left section of the controller? YEESH.

Lucas Goudie The design makes sense when you think about it. Back then 3D games were a very new thing, and Nintendo wasn't sure if they were going to be successful, or if developers still wanted to focus on more traditional 2D style games. Because of this they couldn't commit to designing the entire controller around using the analog stick like you see today. They compromised by allowing you to hold it like a traditional D-Pad controller for 2D games on the outer grips, but then move your hand to the inner grip for newer 3D games like Mario 64.

I have no problems at all with the original n64 controller. Instead, it's even 1 of my favorites. The worst (analogue) controller is in my opinion the first generation sony PSP. that thumbstick....arrrrgh

Mario 64 was truly a revolution in gaming history.

Exactly the same here. I almost turned into the famous Nintendo 64 Kid

what are you talking about? i can ask you the same question. If you were to put the nintendo vs the super nintendo in a graphics comparison for some games you wouldnt be able to tell which came first. Yes there def was a leap in graphical improvement just like a current next gen console graphical leap. The difference is that they decided to go with a 3d look instead of the traditional 2d that is why it felt like such a big leap in advancement. The same leap can be seen in every next gen console. For example lets compare metal gear solid (ps1) vs metal gear solid 2 (ps2) the technological jump has insane now lets take it to current gen consoles. Uncharted 3 vs Uncharted 4 there is also a huge jump between the ps3 and ps4. I can go on and on. Usually It takes around the end of the consoles life cycle to truly see the technological leap because developers have a much deeper understanding of the consoles and therefore we can see games like God of war vs God of war 3 or try comparing the new Red dead redemption 2 vs GTA V which was from last generation and people will tell you in a heart beat which one came first : ) .

The Xbox one's graphics are lightyears ahead of the 360, not sure what you're trying to say.

GoodAtBeingNoob are they?? Not really, gears 3 is an amazing looking game especially if you upscale the resolution meaning the assets were always amazing.

@@basedaudio1 yes obviously the n64 is a much bigger jump compared to the nes, but the original comment says that you can barely tell the difference between a 360 and one, which just isn't true, also I commented that over a year ago, why tf do you care?

@@basedaudio1 no need to call me a shit head, I ain't the one replying to a year old comment with some dumb shit 😂🖕

Depends, some of my cousins only play retro games that I have kept in great working order and lent out. But I agree mostly those days are a bygone era, an arguably more fun , less fuss era. I miss it as well, not just exclusively to N64 but others, like PlayStation and Saturn.

You still their bro?

Don't you remember the Genesis games with a MIND BLOWING 64 COLORS!!!!

Knux576 10 years from now you will be laughing at what we have today as of 2017. The greatest thing is when you enjoy the moment, that era in history.

CyanBlue So true

leftyfourguns lol

The PS4 and and Xbox One now look like jokes compared to what's out/coming out in 2020. Tech is improving at an alarming rate.

***** I know right fucking E3 back then, and the biggest jump in graphics for ALL the consoles ever 2d to 3d HUUUUGE lol i remember getting a t-shirt with my super nintendo "waiting for nintendo ULTRA 64" lol kinda wish they kept the Ultra part. These days i refuse to accept its my age, these days games/consoles have lost a certain....magic ?

"This is like moving 15 copies of Donkey Kong Country a second!" Guess how many ROMs of DKC get moved a second on the mighty interwebz?

It really only had 250MHz lol

someday people will talk like that about todays tech, time runs fast and technical stuff gets outdated fast ... one day people probably emulate Xbox One X on a Calculator ...

They had no idea what the future had in store 😂😂

+monkeyman123321 It's because more people have access to technology now, and they want simple and efficient use without having to worry about technical specifications. IE, old people and ignorant people who want easy and simplistic technology. (Just like themselves)

Lemmons I think it's the other way around, I think nowadays people want to hear the actual specs than hear buzz words.

EPCOTFan13 I think it depends on who it is, however for the mass It's just buzzwords look at why apple does so well.

EPCOTFan13 Times were just simpler back then

Nowadays companies don't even try anymore

I stretch my hand across the whole controller. I can't play it the way other people play it.

Lmao

Wish I still had mine

Your right i miss the 90s even though i was an little kid at the time's

And the ps1

Changing the elevation of terrain back then was actually a really big hit on the performance. Mario 64 was initially co-op, one person could play Mario and the other could play Luigi. But they could only do it in a flat world. Raising terrain with co-op wold break everything. Video games have come so far haven't they?

Me too