Tag Archives: Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64, released in 1996, was Nintendo’s 5th generation video game console. It was cartridge-based and had many revolutionary early 3D games.

July 30, 2024

Jul 2024

Playing Pokémon Red With NSO SNES Controller

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Playing Pokémon Red with the only controller they originally designed it for, a Super Nintendo controller (some context and caveats apply).

November 22, 2022

Nov 2022

Lateral thinking to extend game console life-cycles

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Applying Nintendo’s idea of “lateral thinking with withered technology” to extending console life-cycles.

November 6, 2022

Nov 2022

History of the Mario Party Gloves

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A comprehensive history of the 1999 settlement between Nintendo and the New York State Attorney General.

November 3, 2022

Nov 2022

Mario Party’s Joystick-Wrecking Rotation Games

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Questioning the decision to bring back a few dangerous mini games from the original Mario Party.

May 22, 2022

May 2022

Video Game Visuals That Age Well

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A review of a re-release of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards led me to explore which kinds of classic video game visuals stand the test of time.

March 21, 2022

Mar 2022

On Nintendo’s Pro-User Cartridge-First Strategy

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Wherein I hope Nintendo does not switch from its cartridge-first distribution strategy for new games.

January 8, 2021

Jan 2021

The Two Decade Mario Party Finally Ends

Nicholas A. Ferrell

On my discovering and finishing an un-finished round of Mario Party 20 years after starting it.