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nintendo 64I was a doubter. While waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the Nintendo 64 to escape development, I bought a PlayStation. I really enjoyed the PlayStation, but the moment I saw Mario 64, I realised that I had to buy the Nintendo.Sometimes the N64 does feel like a hardware key for Mario; the energetic wee plumber is definitely the core product. Yet can anyone doubt that WaveRace 64 is the most compelling racing game on any console? WipeOut you say? For shame! Everything about the Nintendo is so... considered. The controllers feel beautiful in the hand, and the analogue thumb-stick is the only way games like Mario could function. Even the cartridge nature of the system, easily the most debated aspect of the N64, feels right. I loved games like WipeOut on the PlayStation but the load times drove me to quite desperation. I love slamming a cart into the top of the N64, hitting the power, and receiving instand aural and visual satisfaction. I really don't care if the cartridges are more expensive! The graphics really are amazing. The mip-mapping and anti-aliasing are stunning, and the slickness of the texturing is a generation away from the "buckle and burst" appearance of the PlayStation and Saturn. In Mario 64, this huge visualization potential is harnessed in such a subtle, inocuous manner, you don't feel like you're playing a graphical tour-de-force; you just feel like you're playing the best game ever. The control of Mario is so complete, you begin to understand what human / computer interactivity can really be like. This is the first game that makes the third dimension feel comfortable, natural. Just another Miyamoto miracle.
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