Is it wrong that I think the N64 is the most aesthetically pleasing system despite its being my least favorite Nintendo console (not considering the Virtual Boy, Game & Watch, etc.)?
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Is it wrong that I think the N64 is the most aesthetically pleasing system despite its being my least favorite Nintendo console (not considering the Virtual Boy, Game & Watch, etc.)?
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That is one fine looking machine.In-fact, my favourite (with Wii coming second).
I prefer the N64 to the GC gameplay-wise.Putting the Nintendo 1st party giants to one side, don't forget it had all the Rare greats: Goldeneye, Banjo-Kazooie, Diddy Kong Racing…A truly fantastic console.
Gamecube has had the best games so far, but N64 is the best looking machine
SNES was obviously the best looking machine, but the Americans were lumbered with the purple toaster while we Europeans (and Japanese) got our future-vision plastic bliss. N64 was however my favourite Nintendo console by far, all down to a since unmatched tag-team performance by pre-collectathon Rareware and Nintendo. Never before or since have I become such a part of the games. Having said that, my recently flashed DS lite (that I won for £4.00 in a game machine at the cinema) is up for the challenge. And I think we're all now expecting great things from Wii.
Style wise, I'd have to say the N64 is the best looking Nintendo system, just ahead of the Communist Non-American SNES. However, I must say, as slick as both of those systems are, the Dreamcast the prettiest system ever, just ahead of the Wii and slimline PS2.
I always throught the ultra/N 64 was kinda ugly.The Super Famicom / Euro SNES is by far the nicest looking machine in my opinion, it really was ahead of its time.The N64 looks kinda like some sort of orthopedic toilet seat.
Not only is the N64 the best looking console, but its controllers are true pieces of art. Besides, the best game ever was made for the N64: Blast Corps.
Agree with you about the joypad: the best positioned A, B action buttons, 3D analogue and the debut of trigger button first seen on a standard controller.
I do like the N64, it was pretty slick, especially in comparison to the hideous PS (though the PSOne tried to fix that too late in the machine's life). It's prettier than the SNES too, though the revamped SNES was nice but it could have done with a different color scheme.Overall Nintendo's had some interesting console design, the one's who need to improve theirs is definitely Sony. Their console itself is awesome, but the look is just hideous (both PS, PS2 and some would argue the PS3 too).
you can't be serious N64 is the ugliest creature that Nintendo ever brought to the world. It's huge and looks even bigger. The thing I hate it most is that it's so American and gives me signs of Nintendo losing its own Japanese spice.
It's not "huge" at all. It has the same footprint as the slimline PS2. When first launched, it was seen as tiny – much smaller than the original grey cased Playstation.
The N64 is actually one of my favorite systems. I always thought it looked pretty good. The N64 is probably the most innovative console before the Wii if u think about it.