General gaming discussion

Banjo looks wrong because of the issues I mentioned. You can't really just use the direct X library to emulate what the N64 did as it did all its effects in its own weird way. They will just look wrong unless you take a lot of time to code shaders to emulate it.

The N64 was kind of a rubbish console. The library really isn't that great. And I'll stand by a lot of games not being great on it. The Rare FPS games have been far surpassed and hard to enjoy with that framerate and their 3D platformers got stupid after Banjo. And Conker's sucks.

Like the PS4 when you think of the exclusives on the system, it kind of sucks.

The biggest issue for a N64 mini is the licenses. The N64 is fondly remembered for Goldeneye and the fantastic wrestling games that have arguably never been bettered and all of those would be impossible to get on the system.

Because it's gorgeous and came out at a time when the rival consoles were a nondescript massive black box (XBox) and probably the worst looking console of all time that looked like a radiator with chicken wire over the vents (PS2). Well the Dreamcast looked great as well. Think it's a gorgeous piece of both industrial and aesthetic design. And it had a handle.

The Gamepad was gorgeous as well with the button placement designed around how much use each got, analogue triggers and far and away the best analogue stick of any controller. The only downside was the c stick but it wasn't as bad as people say and honestly didn't a lot of use considering FPS games weren't that big on the GC.

If you look at its competitors you had the DC pad which has issues (one analogue stick and a dodgy d-pad), Xbox Duke was a monstrosity but the later s controllers I have to say were lovely, and the PS2 with that awful dualshock design that Stockholm syndromed people into liking it. So glad Sony finally made a good gamepad with the Ps4.

I remember him on here. Always was a great contributor. Seems he touched a lot of peoples lives as seeing a lot of friends of mine that I didn't know would have know him putting up condolences. RIP.

Save your money for Ace combat 8