Get N, or get Out!

One of the biggest mistakes I've ever made in recent times was selling my Nintendo 64.  I didn't have a massive collection of games for it, but the ones I did have were some of my favourite games from all the consoles I had at the time.

Anyway, I'm happy to say that I have recently corrected that mistake and have acquired a new Nintendo 64 (thanks Ebay), complete with two of the best games I've played on the system - Goldeneye 007 and Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire.

I remember buying the N64 on release day, way back on Saturday 1st March 1997.  Like most people, I bought it with Super Mario 64, and additionally I bought Star Wars Shadow of the Empire at the same time.  I also remember it not being cheap - Both games came to just under £100 alone, and the console was £250 - ahhhhh, those were the days when I had money to spend!

Thanks to emulation though, I found myself playing N64 games on my PC using a great emulator called Project 64.  This led me to selling my Nintendo 64 four years ago.  The problem with this emulator was that even though Super Mario 64 could be emulated 100% perfectly, both Goldeneye and Star Wars would not play properly at all, with numerous graphical glitches.

I really missed those games...

Will I ever replace the games I had before?  I doubt it to be honest, but for the price I paid for this N64, it's so nice to play these great games again.  What's difficult to believe is how the console is now considered 'retro', afterall it did come out over 15 years ago.  Another reminder of how old I am getting.