Nintendo 64

Koji Kondo: a Mozart of video games

Chris WatsonMarch 25, 2020Estilo vida, Hardware, Industria, Informática, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo EAD, Nintendo Japan, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, Ocio, Plataformas videojuegos, Reports, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, Videoconsolas, Videojuegos

From the University of Nagoya to the history of popular music thanks to the Mario and Zelda sagas There are many factors that contribute to a musician going down in history, either as an interpreter or as a composer. It is possible to become a virtuoso on an instrument and be remembered for it for […]

Hybrid Heaven, the game that never wanted to be Metal Gear

Chris WatsonMarch 21, 2020Hybrid Heaven, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Nintendo 64, Reports, Videojuegos

Science fiction, RPG and action. The title of Konami that was presented in parallel with that of Kojima, but that never shared the same objectives. E3 from 1997. Playstation, Saturn and Nintendo 64 showing games everywhere. Among them, names such as Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil Director's Cut, Metal Gear, Quake, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Banjo-Kazooie, […]

Pokémon: the 10 best spin-off games in the series

Chris WatsonMarch 13, 2020GameCube, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii, Pokémon Mundo Misterioso: Exploradores del Cielo, Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Pokémon XD: Tempestad Oscura, Pokkén Tournament DX, Reports

We review the best Pokémon video games away from the main saga; other ways to understand the universe of Game Freak pocket creatures. Pokémon is in a special moment after the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield on Nintendo Switch. What is already the most successful entertainment franchise of all time will be no less […]

The ‘Secret Screen’ accessory from Nintendo 64 comes to light 20 years later

Chris WatsonJanuary 15, 2020Hardware, News, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo EAD, Nintendo R&D1, Plataformas videojuegos, Videoconsolas

The peripheral did not go on sale, but it would serve as an accessory to provide additional features and functions to the games. Nintendo 64, Nintendo's first three-dimensional home console, featured numerous accessories and peripherals to improve the gaming experience or achieve graphic enhancements, higher frame rate … just like the Expansion Pak did with […]

Donkey Kong 64 began as a platform game in 2.5D

Chris WatsonNovember 25, 2019Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong Country, News, Nintendo 64, Nintendo EAD, Rare

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first Donkey Kong Country, one of the members of the original development team explains some curiosities. Donkey Kong Country is now twenty-five years old. The British video game Rare, originally released on SNES when the company worked under the protection of Nintendo, is a project well […]