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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (5 children)

This image is a fantasy.

No one had four grey controllers.

Show me some red, green and "translucent" purple.

Also one of the control sticks should be broken.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

On a related note, they can now refurbish your N64 conrollers with mini GameCube joysticks and they're fucking SICK.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Theyre not as good as the original sticks though. Bigger deadzone and a different gate. Cool, but not a very accurate replacement. Steel Sticks is a better, if more exclusive, option.

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That's pretty spot on for my experience. I only had 3: 1 gray, 1 red, and 1 translucent purple off brand.

(edit: the red one was the one with a drifty joystick, but for some reason it was my favorite)

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

We were grey, yellow, and offbrand black that had a semi-functional turbo mode and the joystick would reverse if you pushed too hard on it.

A 4th was always supplied by the rare potential 4th player

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That's not four grey controllers.

That's one grey controller and three grey d-pads.

edit: That word shouldn't have been plural.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

That actually explains how Goro kept kicking my ass.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I've had twelve controllers and my original translucent purple one from when I bought it new is still the best one.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

(i still have my original four grey controllers with rumble packs for the lot)

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[–] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oddjob is banned. No exceptions.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Oddjob actually wasn't that bad once you realized he was at perfect headshot height when you crouched. I wrecked a lot of kids who thought Oddjob was a secret weapon.

[–] HeurtisticAlgorithm9@feddit.uk 19 points 9 months ago

Based on a study that shows most people remember the world as at its best when they were 12, I would guess OP is 38-40 Y/O.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

WCW vs. NWO World Tour was my jam

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is it an unpopular opinion to say, that Perfect Dark had the better campaign and multiplayer?

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

No. Perfect Dark was fucking excellent. And you could still play Temple and "Felicity"

[–] GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 9 months ago

Perfect Dark was better but GoldenEye was more influential.

I'm definitely team Perfect Dark but I understand why GoldenEye was more significant in the zeitgeist and features more predominantly in memes.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I can't comment on the campaign, but as basically an upgraded sequel with 3 extra years of development, that makes sense.

I didn't play Perfect Dark (multiplayer) until about a year after it came out. My immediate reaction was, "How can this exist? It's a direct ripoff of GoldenEye!" Only to discover that, "Yeah, it's made by the same people."

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Gauntlet Legends.

[–] anti@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 1 points 9 months ago

Time Splitters Future Perfect also

Hard to beat sniper only death matches on Siberian dam

[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Playing shooters using a joystick to aim is actual torture.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You'd rather use the four C Buttons to aim? Controllers don't exactly have a lot of options. Sure, the most accurate option is "trackball," but those were only on high end arcade cabinets and PCs at the time. Couldn't get any of them for under $300 USD. And lightguns woyld have needed more inputs on them than they had at the time, not to mention the N64 never had a lightgun peripheral for it to my knowledge.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't see any extended ram pack in there... gonna get some slowdown when the explosions start flying

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I've got the ram pack in my original one.. I'm down to three good controllers though, I should resolve that sooner rather than later.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Look at Richie Rich over here with their 4 official controllers, not one Mad Catz or "Game Controller" branded controller!

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Mad catz? Haven't heard that name in a while.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 6 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Takes deep breath

GoldenEye is bad and has always been bad.

Ducks for cover

Look, I get that there is a generation in anglo territories where the N64 sold ok that discovered multiplayer games with this thing, but it's a slideshow with barely functional single stick controls. Quakeworld was a thing over here.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Ducks for cover

Hey, no fair. You know how hard it is for us to aim down.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

<Delivers audible Oddjob slap 👋>

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Amazing how the nostalgia goggles can make us think we were having fun with friends or something?

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Throws proximity mine in general direction.

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I'm partially with you on this. I was so confused by people being in love with Goldeneye as I had been playing FPS games multiplayer for many years at that point, Quakeword and its many mods were light years better. That being said, it was highly novel for console-only gamers and the game itself was fun enough once you got over the horrid controller.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I agree that GoldenEye wasn't a great game (even for the time) but are you really going to compare it to the online PC gaming scene in 1996?? Did quakeworld even have couch co op support? If it did, I sure hope someone had the adapter so you could play it a TV instead of your tiny crt monitors. If it didn't, this comparison holds even less weight

And what's with the "anglo regions" stuff? Was there a store in your area selling PCs for the equivalent of 200USD or something?

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[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

If that's what you had then it was really fun.

I will agree that it is complete dogshit now though.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 9 months ago

Also, SNES > N64.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd go with wipeout on PS1 but we can agree to disagree.

[–] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.nz 1 points 9 months ago

And I instantly now have that one song in my head with the vocals that sound like "heyyeyeyo!"

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

...pilotwings 64 and a quiet night home alone...

[–] raker@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Stacks - Capture The Flag - Power Shotgons

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I played Revenge, that was a fun one too. World Tour was my favorite as there was a generic wrestler who was my secret weapon and could not be defeated.

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