The Nostalgic Nintendo 64 Console Celebrates Its 20th Birthday

Two decades and it’s still remembered as if it was yesterday.

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It seems like yesterday when you were blowing in the bottom of that game cartridge just to get that last play out of Super Mario Kart, right? Twenty years ago the world was introduced to the console that would bring friends and family together under one roof, the Nintendo 64. Originally making its debut in Japan back in 1996, mid June to be specific, the N64 would go head-to-head against a strong competitor in Sony’s PlayStation. Along with one of the gaming world’s most unique controllers, the Nintendo 64 provided classic games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64 and GoldenEye 007, just to name a few.

What were some of your favorite titles to play on Nintendo 64?

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