In AWE

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Old

...of speakers in. But good speakers cost money, and with the disappearing profit margins on new PCs chucking in some crap speakers is quite common. For general Windows use you only need bog standard speakers, but then for Windows use you don't need a top of the range soundcard either. The Soundblaster 64 AWE was at the time a top of the range card, and was used professionally not all that long ago, but as time moves on it becomes a budget option for home PC's. Now, first up I better say that mine isn't actually a card, it's integrated on to the motherboard, but to all intents and purposes (according to the manual) it should be as good as having the real card. Windows and Linux think its Soundblaster 64 AWE, so that's good enough for me! First of all, the details. On the back you get 4 slots, a speaker out, mic in and line in, as well as a game...

real_rob_writer 19.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Creative Labs Soundblaster 64 AWE  

  Almost 64

Advantages: High performance emulating
Disadvantages: Some compatability issues, high system requirements

...I've owned an N64 since it was first released, but after the Playstation 2 came out, the poor Nintendo sat unused on one of my shelves for years. Recently, however, I brought it down to my flat at university and have been playng on it for the "retro" games. Some of the games I own are now broken due to incidents with spilled coffee, being stepped on etc. So when I wanted desperately to play one of these games I turned to emulators so that I would be able to play the games I own on my PC. Project 64 was the one that was most highly recommended to me so I decided to give it a try. ----------------- Background ----------------- In order to play console games on your PC you'll need two things, an emulator and some ROMs. A ROM is basically the content of the console game but converted into computer files so that you'll be able to run...

crutchley_am 10.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Project64 (Nintendo 64 Emulator)

Super Mario 64 DS

Advantages: Great game
Disadvantages: None?

...Growing up with the SNES, Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo 64 I am a real Mario fan and love most of the games that I have played from the Nintendo team and this game is no exception. In this game the Princess Peach has been captured again and its Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Warios mission to save her, each character has their own special abilities for example Mario has the ability to jump higher with his wall kick move and run fast, Luigi can jump really high without help of a wall, Yoshi has very similar abilities to Luigi and Wario has great strength though is really slow. You go through the Princesses castle in this game and jump through paintings to access levels and gain as many stars as possible to continue on to the next stage of the game. There is a lot of fun secrets and mini games that you can find in the castle...

lorrainek90 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)

Mario 64, evolution in gaming.

Advantages: Nostalgic, great for kids, excellent score, long gameplay and massive worlds.
Disadvantages: Some very difficult tasks, camera annoying and music repeated

...My experience with the game Mario 64 is one of the best gaming experiences I have had in my lifetime of playing computer games. I have owned this game for more than 10 years and still find myself playing it. From the first moment I played Super Mario 64 and an Nintendo 64 which the game is played through I was in awe at the graphics, everything being very colourful and most objects represented using simple shapes and textures. The way Mario 64 is displayed is excellent and works very well with the Nintendo 64's processing abilities. The use of a joystick as a controller for mario 64 also produced a smooth controlled way of controlling mario in his 3 dimensional world. Not only the graphics and input are great but the gameplay is also, I think it is great that the game managed to incorporate flying, sliding and racing as means to...

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Review of Super Mario 64 (N64)

In Awe

Advantages: A shining example of mother natures creativity
Disadvantages: none she is just superb

...?s fragile trumpet as it plays melodic scores magnified by sunlit petals flowing to far distant shores. The insects dance upon the bloom enticed by hue and sweet perfume and as they dodge from head to head they pollinate them as they tread. As I watch all thru? the spring I see the bees and insects sing and as they dance the trumpet frill I stand in awe of the daffodil....

donf18 05.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Daffodils

Super Mario 64 DS

Advantages: Lot's of levels to keep you occupied
Disadvantages: None

...Every Nintendo Console should have its own Mario game, And the DS is no exception. When I picked up this game in the shop my first thought was oh it just the Mario off the N64 which would have been great anyway as that was such a good game! However this game is so much more than the original version as Nintendo have added stuff in to make it a great addition to the DS. In the original you played as Mario (as normal) trying to save Princess Peach from Bowser (Again standard for Mario gaming) However in this DS Version you get to play as Yoshi, Mario, Luigi & Wario who all have different moves available to help you through the maze of levels. Another addition Nintendo have made is to add a number of minigames that become available as you progress through the game, these use the full functionality of the touchscreen and are just as...

skipper6 13.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)

Excitebike 64

Advantages: The gameplay is brilliant and the graphics well.....
Disadvantages: You be wanting more.

...So it’s finally here after months of waiting one of Left Field’s finest games for the N64 hits the shelves and is consequently swiped back off again by thousands of hungry gamers. Excitebike 64 is a long awaited update of a classic NES game but it’s more than just an up date, it has plenty of extra’s to get your teeth into! The first thing that will hit you about this game is the incredible attention to detail on the graphics, the bikes, the characters, the tracks, the scenery, everything all have pixel perfect looks and amazingly this has no effect on the games ‘smoothness’ of play and although you will be hurtling past the Scenery at unthinkable speeds you will be wanting to slow down and gaze at it’s beauty. Excitebike 64 has lots of different modes that include, Season mode where you...

Snowdrift 25.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Excitebike (N64)

Mario Kart 64

Advantages: Great multiplayer, graphics and the usual cool mario tunes.
Disadvantages: Computer cheats like hell

...the use of weapons so if your looking for a serious racer this isn’t for you. Races consist of 8 racers including you, you must come 4th or better to progress to the next stage. After 4 races whoever has the most points wins the gold trophy. The weapons are mostly from the original Mario Kart but there are some extras. Basically there are the standard fire directly forward green shells and the red homing shell variety. The best weapons are the lightning strike which shrinks all the other racers slowing them down and allowing you to squish them if you drive over them. Also there is a blue shell that tracks down the person in pole position and can hit anyone else who happens to get in the way. The biggest difference between this and the original is that you can carry two weapons on MK64, one outside of your vehicle the other in reserve...

egg_ 27.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Mario 64, Check Out My Hotel!!!

Advantages: Graphics | Originality | Gameplay | Its a mario game...
Disadvantages: Rare | only on N64

...This is the first review that I have done in my change of colour orange. I hope that it is useful. As I have now become orange, I thought I might change the style of my reviewing, depending if I like doing this style of writing is depending if I stick with it or not. This is a review on the classic game Super Mario 64, for the Nintendo 64. It is far the best Mario game that I have played, and the most entertaining. It is the first Mario game to be done in 3D and also a very big Mario game. I will hopefully be talking about the levels of the game, the storyline, and other things. The story of this game is about Mario, who goes to Princess Peach?s castle, where he is to meet Princess Peach. But little does he know that the castle has been taken over by the evil Bowser (Mario?s arch nemesis). Mario will need to do many levels to unlock...

DBZKing 05.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Super Mario 64 (N64)

Not a bad little card

Advantages: good price, reasonable quality
Disadvantages: no advanced features

...The awe64 is a great card if you only want one set of speakers and 64 bit sound quality. If you are after superb editiong ability and recording features then go for a more expensive card. I have the awe 64 gold, and there is little difference betwen this and the standard card. The sound is a LITTLE bit crisper. The card is great if you want a sound card to run your games and listen to your CD's but thats about the limit of what your going to get. I would recommend this to new users or users who are not really that serious about sound....

giverous 11.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Creative Labs Soundblaster 64 AWE