NINTENDO 64
I'm back with another retro console of the month. This long absence is due to more work that I am doing, but I will be attempting to return to a semi-normal schedule again.
The Nintendo 64, or as it was commonly known as, the N64 is the 3rd Nintendo Home console, which was released in the year 1996. The N64 was officially announced in 1994 as the 'Ultra 64'. It wasn't until 1995 when the Nintendo 64's hardware and games were officially announced. Nintendo decided to release the N64 as a competitor to the Sega Saturn and Sony's PlayStation.
Around 388 games were released for the Nintendo 64 with games such as Donkey Kong 64 and Mario Kart 64 being some of the more noticeable games. There were some games which uses high praises from the critics such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time using 3-D graphics to it's advantage. The games for the N64 were on the form of a cartridge, like the GameBoy games.
One of the more noticeable features of the Nintendo 64 is the controller for the console. The controller had 10 buttons on it and it was in the shape of an 'M'. This controller became an instant recognisable feature of the N64, which makes it a part of the legacy.
The N64 was discontinued in 2002, when Nintendo released their GameCube, which took mini-DVD's instead of the Game Cartridges that the N64 used. Across the globe, 32.93 million units of the N64 were sold.
So there's today's fun facts about the N64 and stay tuned until next time.
Peace Out - Geekette
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