Nintendo 64

Quest 64 Check-In Week 1

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When I first started this blog so many years ago, one of the main recurring features was the “Check-In” series. This was a weekly feature where I played a few hours of a long game every week and then talked about my experience. I always compared it to a “let’s play” video, but in written form. In the past, I played games that would go on to be some of my all time favorites, like Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Xenoblade Chronicles X. Will that be the case this time?

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Random Game Wednesdays: Conker’s Bad Fur Day (N64)

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I’ve started Conker’s Bad Fur Day several times, but for one reason or another, have never finished it. I’m not really sure why, I’m a huge fan of Rare’s games, especially on the N64, but I just never made it all the way through. But, when I sat down to figure out what game I’d be playing today, the random number generator decided I need to play it again. I don’t know that this will lead to me finally beating the game, but I sure did play through the first hour or so again.

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Random Game Wednesdays: WCW Backstage Assault (N64)

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While browsing a thrift store some time last year, I came across a blue Nintendo 64 cartridge. Upon inspecting it, I learned it was a copy of WCW Backstage Assault, I could have it for less than five dollars. I have never really enjoyed any of the N64 wrestling games, even the ones that everyone says are great, but I happen to know that this isn’t one of those. I’m also something of a late bloomer when it comes to being a wrestling fan, so this game is based on an era of wrestling that I don’t have any nostalgia for. But, it would be funny to own the bad wrestling game and it was cheap, so it came home with me. It has sat on my shelf ever since.

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Retro Hunting 8/8/24

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I buy a lot of old video games pretty regularly. Sometimes they’re old favorites that I just didn’t have in my collection, sometimes they’re games I always wanted to play but never had the opportunity, and sometimes they’re just something weird I found. With how often I do this, I thought discussing the games I pick up might make for a fun new recurring feature on this blog. So, here it is, the first installment of Retro Hunting. I picked up five games this week, all on different consoles.

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Turok First Impressions (Kind Of)

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It feels a little weird writing a first impressions piece on a game that I obsessed over a couple decades ago, but here we are. Earlier today, the Nintendo 64 game Turok: Dinosaur Hunter released on Nintendo Switch, a port of last year’s Xbox One version, which was itself a port of a PC version from a few years earlier. But I didn’t play those versions. I did, however, spend a good chunk of my day with the Switch release. Continue reading →

Killer Instinct Gold Gameplay Video

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Hey everyone. Just like last week, I decided to upload my play session of Killer Instinct Gold to my new YouTube channel. There’s no talking or editing or anything, it’s just raw footage of me playing Killer Instinct pretty badly. If you want to check it out, you can see it right here. Let me know what you think of these. Is it interesting to see my actual play session after reading my Random Game Wednesdays post?

Random Game Wednesdays: Killer Instinct Gold (N64)

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Killer Instinct will always hold a special place in my heart. I received my Super Nintendo towards the end of its lifespan, and Killer Instinct was the game packed in, and as such, I played it all the time. It was also the first game with blood in it that I was allowed to own, so that’s kind of cool. But despite all that, the game’s sequel, called Killer Instinct 2 in arcades and Killer Instinct Gold on Nintendo 64, kind of came and went for me. Continue reading →

Random Game Wednesdays: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64)

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In high school, an acquaintance of mine loaned me his copy of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. I haven’t stayed in contact with that acquaintance and honestly don’t even remember his name. I just remember that we used to talk about video games in gym class instead of doing whatever we were supposed to be doing. I’m pretty sure that the copy of Goemon that I played this morning is actually his. Whoops. Continue reading →