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Advantages: Endless Multiplayer Entertainment, Some groundbreaking Games!!
Disadvantages: Some very poor games that scar Nintendo's Reputation

...got round to buying a Nintendo 64 as I already owned a playstation and couldn't persuade my parents to let me have both. Though this did not stop me from enjoying its endless multiplayer entertainment as luckily I had a very good friend who owned one. I am not 100% certain on what convinced me to impulsively buy one from ebay just over a month ago; perhaps an attempt to reclaim some of my not so distant childhood back or maybe it was simply because ... Read review

Advantages: Games are peerless
Disadvantages: Cartridges are more expensive than CDs

OK, I'm not going to go into some pureile rant about who makes the best consoles, I'll leave that for the ten year olds in the playground. The fact is that I own a Dreamcast, Playstation, N64, and a 3DO (remember them?) and, in terms of entertainment per hour, the N64 comes out tops. Let me tell you why... Like many men in their mid-twenties I would like nothing better than to waste away every available hour chasing yellow stars, beating lap records, ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, especially compared to like consoles, great games you can only get with nintendo.
Disadvantages: There are better consoles on the market, but most don't have the gameplay

...this are only made by Nintendo and therefore can only be played with a platform such as this. They are probably the best games for it as well. I am trying to review the actual N64 here, and so will not go into depth on any more games. The speed of the console is good. It occasionally latches on startup - but it is about 4 years old. Once started though I have very rarely had it crash during a game. The PS on the other hand regularly lost game data ... Read review

Advantages: Op
Disadvantages: Op

Ok, so the Nintendo 64 never grasped the publics attention in the same way as the PlayStation did, and now it seems as though the 64 bit purely for games machine is on it’s last legs, with very few releases arriving, but I do recommend this machine to you if you can pick one up for the right price. Let there be no mistake – there are some absolutely phenomenal games on the Nintendo 64, which play better than most of the recently released ... Read review

Advantages: Some of the best games on the market. Has innovated throughout its life.
Disadvantages: Failed to sell as well as many hoped. Expensive games. Approaching its death

...a life long follower of Nintendo and their games consoles. This started with their first home console the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES which although I didn't own (instead opting for the Sega Master System) I often borrowed a NES off others and always preferred it to the Sega console. This the led to the purchase of Ninty's next home console the SNES which still holds a large place in my heart as a truly classic console with some amazing games. ... Read review

Advantages: Mario 64 and Zelda - Ocarina of Time, cartridges far harder to ruin than CD's.
Disadvantages: Poor system, lack of quality games and high game prices.

The N64 was dubbed as a superb console enabling 64 bit technology to surpass that of the Sony Playstation. It's a shame it never really took off then. The N64 was possibly the most underrated console of recent years. It arrived in a market already dominated by the Sony PLaystation and attempted a full scale head to head battle with the 32 bit system. It came out severely injured. It's lack of games was the biggest downpoint though, quality ... Read review

Advantages: Very playable and quite powerful
Disadvantages: Difficult to get games

...safe route and chose the Nintendo 64 (or so we thought). Now a year on from that fateful choice, we're pretty happy with the N64 and have found it a pretty excellent choice, playing well and proving to be quite a powerful little choice, but we have become very concerned in recent months by the rumours we heard from people that Nintendo have stopped making games for the N64 and when we've looked in the local shops (places like Currys) we've seen ... Read review

Advantages: Range of games and colours
Disadvantages: Only a small one, cartridge games are a bit bigger and therfore harder to store.

The Nintendo 64, also know as the N64. Its name from the fact that it has a 64 bit processor. FACTS: Released in Europe in 1997 1st september, north america 1996 march 1st. Units sold worldwide 32.93 million. (as of 2005) Last console until the Wii to come with a lanch game. Super mario 64 and Pilot Wings 64. Best selling game: Super Mario 64 11.62 million CPU 93.75 MHz NEC VR4300 GPU SGI 62.5 MHz 64-bit RCP Cartridge ... Read review

Advantages: With the N64 I felt no need for any other console
Disadvantages: Clearly the PlayStation wiped the floor with it

...in the shape of a Nintendo 64, as my brothers have pursuaded my parents to purchase it as a joint family present - those with siblings will know the joy of having a present that you have to share. Needless to say as the youngest of three I probably got the least time with the black piece of plastic, and when I say the N64 began to see gaming accomplishments for me I do say that loosely as it was possibly only the building blocks to moving on to completing ... Read review

Advantages: great graphics, great games
Disadvantages: Other consoles have taken over from when the N64 came around

Although I have a Dreamcast and enjoy playing that console very much, I couldn't help but notice that I saw a second hand N64 for sale for only £40 with Zelda, Mario 64 and Perfect Dark. This was an oppertunity I couldn't miss out on, but also I had read many reviews about the N64 and how good the graphics are even compared to the Dreamcast and PS2. So I bought the N64 for the cheap price of £40 and it was one of the best moves I've ever made! ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap console
Disadvantages: expensive games

OK, so the N64 is a good, cheap console, but don't you think the price of the games is ripping us off? I mean, even the PS2 games are cheaper than the N64! I recently bought a N64, luckily it had many games with it, (mainly because it was second hand), but it was extremely cheap. It was £50 for the N64 and 5 games! I only bought this console to keep me going until a good new PS2 game comes out. I've recently been playing on Golden eye. Golden eye ... Read review

Advantages: Big name quality, excellent range of games
Disadvantages: Starting to become dated

...delivering cutting edge console technology, Nintendo do not disappoint, offering high speed graphics, lush sound capabilities and an impressive range of top quality games. Yes of course you've got your dreamcasts, your playstations and the erm...X-box (let's see how long that one lasts eh?) but for my money, Nintendo64 comes out on top all the time...I wait with bated breath for the arrival of Nintendo's new Dolphin console, and yes, the N64's not ... Read review