N64 Facts YOU Probably Didn't Know

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@bigedwerd]

There's an alternate universe where Sega of Japan listened to Kalinske and the Saturn was made with the 64 chip and with Sony architecture.

[@Breaker197]

The glove thing was legit AF. We'd get gnarly blisters, and started wearing my dad's old weightlifting gloves.

[@ogre706]

Wait what? The N64 controller was not meant to be held with three hands? Smoke is coming out of my ears. But seriously, it's shocking to me how many people are puzzled by the design... it's not really all that complicated... my 11 year old self figured it out in less than a minute.

[@CulturedVultures]

Definitely meant to put this out at midnight my time! Definitely! SOUND OFF below if you want Dreamcast facts! 👇

[@elone3997]

Dreamcast facts (basically any obscure factoids are always entertaining), yes please 😉

[@gdtyra]

I want Dreamcast facts but would prefer to keep my sound on, thanks

[@uninvolvedthirdparty]

I muted my video, and no dreamcast facts? please advise

[@charlesbennett7484]

Yes please!

[@Delekhan]

Goldeneye deathmatch is where it was at for my friends and I. Thanks for the awesome vid!

[@TheKingOfAmazing]

I'd love to see a video like this for the Sega Saturn and the Sega Dreamcast because I really like learning about behind the scenes facts about games consoles. And I laughed at the wrestling reference. Keep up the great work dude

[@Mike-kw5xv]

People didn't give up and accept life being unfair in the later mario party games... nintendo drastically cut down on making those kind of mini games so they wouldn't have to keep buying those gloves.

[@michaelsilver253]

Seeing the left handle & center handle configuration for holding the N64 controller hit me somewhere deep in the most distant part of my soul.

[@aiodensghost8645]

Fun fact: outside of FPS games, it's also used for Sin and Punishment.

[@F1ghtGam3r]

The real question is, why hasn't Did You Know Gaming asked CulturedVultures to be in a video? The man makes absolutely wonderful videos ❤

[@bottlecapdave2021]

Oh my lord, bringing back memories with the Nintendo Gateway. I was 7 years old in 1994 playing Link to the Past on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Los Angeles. Tech innovation was on the fast track in the 90s. Amazing times.

[@metaldiceman]

Could you list the Bits and Hits song names and albums/EPs you used? I searched everything of theirs on Spotify but couldn't find anything from Smash Bros or Pokemon for example, the first two you used.

[@DTSephiroth]

"Don't look up what else happened that day." I did.... the regret was immediate....

[@RobotDCLXVI]

What day?

[@DTSephiroth]

@@RobotDCLXVI April 20th, 1999... but don't look it up... seriously.

[@gir489returns2]

I got a blister on my palm from trying to rotate the control stick as hard as I could on Mario Party.

[@robofishvselvis]

Yep, there would be a collective 4 person groan whenever the paddle game or tug of war came up.

[@linkkokiran7298]

When i was younger, i unlocked the on foot mode for Star Fox 64

[@grimmftw8044]

LSupersonicQ mentions in a Cultured Vultures video... my fandoms are becoming one!

[@Sly88Frye]

It's been too long since I watched one of your videos. I see you've updated the intro. Your channel is awesome. I've been missing out

[@dumbstruckempire]

Lots of good stuff to check out

[@pharmcat8484]

Never too late to go watch everything you missed.

[@jdpc9391]

Funny, I knew back then at release that there was a one-foot mode for Starfox 64. I'm pretty sure Nintendo Power wrote about it. But, I ever saw one cartridge of the game with the on-foot mode unlock.

[@timshaver996]

Mario party was a controller wrecker and made the n64 original controllers the rare treasure they are today

[@backup_account_1]

N64 video = super LIKE ❤

[@Vorundor]

The on foot combat was really fun. My brother is an incredible player, always good at games, he unlocked it. We would play it on the weekend with friends. Worth it.

[@waymonstoltz5001]

The first time i found the on foot section of Star Fox blew my mind

[@FuzedBox]

unlocked them and had no idea until now how I did. Still play it sometimes and wonder how I achieved all those Expert medals so easily; seemed so easy back then. Guess replaying a game 1,000 times as a kid with limited library does the trick.

[@dumbstruckempire]

I didn't know that for so, so many years.

[@leftyfourguns]

The N64 was incredibly powerful in its day, Spielberg and other Hollywood directors were first in line to check out the hardware and see how it could be used for filmmaking. Silicon Graphics (the company who made the N64 chip) did develop graphics rendering hardware used in pretty much every iconic blockbuster from 1995 to the early 2000s, including Jurassic Park.

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

Pro wrestling plus smash bros. We want more!

[@dumbstruckempire]

Always a good day to talk about old school WWF

[@MikeRox83]

Definitely want more Dreamcast facts! Crazy to think that it came out 2 years after the N64 and even just from the footage you show shows what a leap they had managed to make.

[@popixel]

Mario party did not come with gloves, but after the issue crept up were people were tearing up their palms, they offered the ability to get a glove.

[@CulturedVultures]

sorry yes, I didn't explain it very well!

[@EURIPODES]

N64 fact: There was no better way to start a fight with your friends than to absolutely annihilate them in Golden Eye or Mortal Kombat. 🤣

[@MrZeh617]

My older brother. Who usually whooped my ass at everything . Would get so mad at me sometimes he'd unplug my remote so i didn't keep winning lol good times, good times.

[@tree_alone]

@@MrZeh617 mk4 or ultimate trilogy?

[@MrZeh617]

@@tree_alone Golden eye , & especially Mario Kart

[@FranklySean]

My most annoying friend's favorite GoldenEye character was Oddjob.

[@erakfishfishfish]

Oddjob was a test. If a friend picked him, they aren’t your friend.

[@safebox36]

I cannot confirm this, but I remember rumours online that Nintendo still honoured the glove handout right up until the Wii era. Which might not be true, but given they still offer replacement parts for the DS and 3DS despite both consoles having shut down their services, it's not out of the question.

[@leftyfourguns]

Nintendo supports all of its past hardware until it runs out of the necessary inventory to do so. It would make sense, the glove probably would not be the most in demand accessory so I can see it sitting in the Nintendo warehouse for that long

[@JazGalaxy]

You missed it a bit when you said that the left-side handle grip of the n64 was meant to emulate “mouse and keyboard”. Believe it or not, “mouse and keyboard” didn’t really exist when the n64 came out. It was generally “mouse or keyboard”. “WASD” wasn’t really invented until Half Life a few years later, which allowed players to move with keyboard keys as well as have access to other controls to actually play the game like jumping and crouching. Before that, everyone used arrow keys, which were too far from other keys to allow the player to do anything else with that hand. FPS games of the “n64” era on pc such as Dark Forces, Duke Nuke , and even Quake 1 allowed the player to look up and down using the “page up” and “page down” keys. But it wasn’t needed because of aim assist and was considered purely a “ overly feature”. In the first release of Quake 1, “freelook” could be turned on by toggling it with the colon key, but the player stopped in their tracks to look around with the mouse. It was again a novelty. Over the life of quake, players started to use mouse to freelook while playing, and it was later included in later releases as a default setting. So “freelook” was basically invented during the life of Quake. Nintendo, also, absolutely could not care less what Americans were doing in First Person Shooting games at the dawn of the of the N64. FPS games basically did not exist in Japan and they actually actively hated them because of the guns, the violence, and the propensity for FPS to make Asian people motion sick. This was actually talked about by the developer of Maken X for the Dreamcast years later, who worked hard to make “the first FPS game for Japanese players”. He exchanged the guns for a katana and tried to do a number of tricks to combat motion sickness in the game. How well he did is probably judged by how many people remember Maken X…

[@leftyfourguns]

Very true, "mouse and keyboard" didn't start to hit mainstream until 1997ish (I think Star Wars Jedi Knight beat Half-Life 1 by a few months). For the most part, precision aiming in FPS was nonexistent on PC until the late 90s and honestly closer to the 00s. That's why GoldenEye was such a phenomenon. It was easily the most advanced FPS of that generation.

[@sealboy1211]

Myth, people used mouse and keyboard for doom. The looping demos are on a mouse. Wasd was popular by quake 1, I was heavily into quake multiplayer, had a little crew on “mplayer” before quake world even popped off and we were all using wasd by then. But of course, keyboard only was still a thing by quake, so it still shipped for the lowest common denominator, as you said it was made to play with a keyboard. With the look key and still able to use page up and page down. But the thing was, it was well known by quakes release that the first thing you would do to control the game properly was pull down that console and type +mlook 1

[@mjdf122]

N64 time with Vultures

[@drushe1983]

Did you just do a reference to A Mighty Wind at 1:28? Very nice.

[@aiodensghost8645]

For those looking for a modern day N64 controller, a Brawler64 is all you need. I recommend keeping a classic M controller around only if you play FPS games or Sin and Punishment

[@OverNightLuthier]

The N64 Launch lineup was awesome...Mario 64, Pilotwings, Waverace, and a unique star wars game? Even cruisin USA and Killer instict were awesome...i hope that was sarcasm. Lol

[@kamenanew9867]

I thought the same, that's a decent first few games for sure.

[@OverNightLuthier]

@kamenanew9867 I still play these games. Lol what game had bigger hype than Mario 64 back then? That game was a system seller. Even people that didn't have an N64 wanted to play that game.

[@aervaealtonelty9850]

More because of the number of titles, not the actual games.

[@kamenanew9867]

@@aervaealtonelty9850 i guess... don't most systems especially back then launch with just a handful of original titles tho? Like the PS1 didn't launch with 57 titles right there's just no way it has more than ten on day one. I could be wrong.

[@lmcgregoruk]

12:11 The N64 had the Boomerang controller first? Complete nonsense, the Apple Pippin had a boomerang controller before that.

[@terran0797]

I want to see Dreamcast facts please 😊

[@Crazy-Grey]

Unlocking the on-foot mode on Starfox 64 (or Lylat Wars in my case) was definitely a high point when friends came over for a round of multiplayer. Completely worth it 👌

[@pharmcat8484]

Question of the day. What cheat codes could you not get in Goldeneye64? I got them all except Invincibility.

[@2NDFLB-CLERK]

▪️ I remember earning that one when I was a kid. Pretty sure that was the trickiest one to get. I remember it was quite luck based (as to where Dr. Doak spawned). 🟥

[@sealboy1211]

One thing I remember about the n64 controller was most games were pretty customizable. I used to use the c buttons for movement and looked around with the stick, absolutely wrecked my friends in goldeneye and perfect dark with their single stick controlling everything and trying to look up and down with buttons. It was pretty much reversed dual shock with one stick for me. Did Turok default to c button movement, I think I remember that or maybe I just changed those controls too.

[@matthewfaubel8702]

I absolutely remember getting really bad blisters on my own hand after using it on the control stick for a Mario Party game. That was well after said litigation, and I never actually told my parents.

[@bon7029]

I remember unlocking on foot mode on Star Fox 64, mostly on a bet from my brother that I could not get all the medals on every map on hard mode in 3 months. I won $200.

[@kaylee42900]

Can confirm the gloves. Mario Party 1 absolutely wrecked your hands. It was impossible to get appropriate scores using your thumb. Nintendo thankfully completely removed those rotation minigames in the next games

[@Jay16872]

Put analog stick in palm and rotate thought this was common knowledge

[@kaylee42900]

@@Jay16872 it was and I'm saying you were forced to use your palm because it was impossible to hit max speed with your thumb alone.

[@intilagos-brown5232]

in regards to the region lock thing, in pal regions you can use a universal adaptor cartridge or whatever, but the picture you showed was of a replacement tray (which doesnt have the physical mould that blocks the other region carts from fitting) that you would put in your ntsc-j/u console to play both regions and is a better solution than doing the cartridge back swapping shenanigans. you dont need the thing if you dont mind your console being dustflap-less.

[@Alex-in8jy]

I definitely messed up my palm playing the wind up Shy Guy game in Mario Party 😆

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Turok was the first dinosaur related video game on the N64 that used motion capture animations

[@mrjpsycho10]

I had fun time with n64 when I was a kid.

[@CulturedVultures]

you're the man, man!

[@mrjpsycho10]

@@CulturedVultures you're welcome, man! I enjoyed watching your videos!

[@slimebuck]

why cant consoles be as TOUGH and STRONG as the n4 now a days? When I was a kid, I had an accident where my gigantic old school tube TV FELL onto my n64, and the CORNER of the TV hit the n64, literally breaking the entire side of the console off. That thing ran fine with no issues for over 10 years after that. (It didnt stop working after 10 years, i just got rid of it)

[@Sly88Frye]

Some of these I know about but I had no idea about that last one. I was born in 1988 so I would have been old enough to remember but I never went to it.

[@dumbstruckempire]

It's a fun rabbit hole. Definitely worth checking out some of the videos on the folks who have been trying to track this down.

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff!

[@bakkyarou]

I want to see more Dreamcast facts. I am letting you know here, down below.

[@tree_alone]

underwhelming release library? those games are all masterpieces.

[@hollowvoices1268]

May have meant that there weren't many launch titles

[@slimebuck]

I miss how simple life was when I first got my n64

[@christinaserrill4205]

WCW vs N W O was a good one too.

[@dhoffnun]

The PS1 had a 3rd party boomerang controller that was actually kind of cool.

[@aervaealtonelty9850]

I was PISSED because I bought an N64 with high hopes on Freakboy. Would have bought it even if it was 89.99. LOL

[@solmare_]

Dreamcast video pls

[@NarcolepticProphet]

Agh the Mario Party shy guy mini game..My palms were straight first degree burned couldn’t grab anything for a week. Super pissed I never heard about the free gloves. Would do it all over again just to have a unused pair of those bad boys!

[@MikeJackson690]

Rip Earthbound 64 🙏

[@Azuris190]

You should look up until when they repaired the Super Nintendo with spare parts, it will blow you Mind ;)

[@hartman.4744]

Loved this.

[@erikreber3695]

I fucking hate then64's controller.

[@Maxxim218]

Weird, I had Mario Party, and never had gloves

[@mekman4]

It’s a shame how the N64 controller walled off potential uses for the analogue stick, we may have had looking controllers for shooters much earlier.

[@PixelMatteson]

Raise your hand if Mario Party gave it blisters! 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Mr.GuGuGaCucaSnooch]

Dreamcast facts, get on it!

[@pharmcat8484]

We had 3 of the launch titles at our house. Care to guess which ones?

[@goatbone]

3 copies of Shogi

[@teddyjames2317]

Starfox on foot sounds easier then crash bash muti player unlocking

[@CulturedVultures]

GAMECUBE FACTS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioK1qmh9oppsqcU&lc=UgyDTo_0QDxjufO-y_94AaABAg

[@jamst5913]

What game does the thumbnail come from?

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

Whoa, you have carpet? Fancy

[@CulturedVultures]

and it's only mostly pigeon feather!!!

[@goatbone]

19:36 What a day.

[@StageRight123]

Yeah, I was working at my local skate shop that day, ironically playing the N64 we had hooked up to the tv, then turned it off to watch the news.

[@elone3997]

Awesome 👍☺️

[@hollowvoices1268]

wtf... On Starfox 64... where you're chasing the walking boss in the tunnel... WHERE WAS THAT AT? I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE

[@hollowvoices1268]

Wow, I had completely forgotten about that boss. It's been nearly 20 years since I last played lol

[@peterhoffmann502]

I unlocked the foot mode in starfox 64 twice. My first copy got stolen so did it again. Im a masochist

[@foxknight19]

How did people not know the fact about the handles?

[@pietzychannel]

How to unlock on foot mode is easier it is unlock expert mode then get a medal on Venom in expert mode not every medal

[@pharmcat8484]

Of course the SNES got support for longer than the N64. It had more whippers.

[@HappySlapComedy]

75 years? Dude the n64 wasnt round 75 years ago I think u meant to say 24 years ago .

[@SnareX]

Summary: you already knew

[@Jaminsongunner]

this 100% true i saw and ad to get them if you had the game before the lawsute in the fine print of a nintendo power

[@humanharddrive1]

I knew all of those.

[@nick6var]

Evidently I am watching the video on December 9, 2075!

[@CulturedVultures]

I remember it well

[@Mikanojo]

the year 2000 was seventy-five years ago?

[@CulturedVultures]

yes :(

[@oscarcamey8]

Anyone know where to get japanese n64 roms? I have an everdrive, some Japanese games look interesting. Some of those prices are ridiculous lol

[@CGplay186]

@oscarcamey8 basically is just go to search the console , game name and japanese if you want that rather then english, make sure to write room or will find everything else instead, is not hard to find, is so easy to find you shouldn't even need to ask, only reason I could see why someone would ask if beckuse they worried about viruses and the like, well that a risk you have to take but so far i have not experience any issue with emulator sites but mght want to avoid clicking the ads, very rarly any will link or tell where beckuse well it is after all piracy but now you know the basic search term, good luck if still have problem try other platforms or ask people privately.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

i see rebecca i lcick

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

not gonna fix that you get the point haha

[@CulturedVultures]

Kilik

[@SullySadface]

E.V.O. is a weird game

[@onebakedwalrus]

I dont see anything that would make me not make me want to look it up? I googled april 4 1999 and the only thing that came up is some shit about the world trade center deal?

[@rogerlost5851]

Everyone knows this stuff already

[@MaxxSilva22]

cool

[@cgrooney9945]

change your cover art much? lol

[@keithedward8482]

It’s not cheating because you can look at their screen too. Just learn to play the game.

[@CulturedVultures]

is only joke

[@Kdd_gaming456]

Hi 1st

[@Agent-vj3ns]

I put one of those quarter machine rubber popper thing on my n64 controller joystick as a kid. . Now we have retro fighters n64 and horipad mini.

[@StageRight123]

Fact #1: Worst console ever made.

[@CulturedVultures]

this is SouljaGame erasure and you know it

[@erakfishfishfish]

Too young to remember the Jaguar, eh?

[@charlesbennett7484]

🦤

[@evolucion888]

The facts are good but the jokes right after are not funny. Kinda repetitive and overdone.

[@frankbrodie5168]

As a SNES fanboy that N64 controller stopped me ever buying the (N64) machine. I jumped ship to Sony and the Playstation without a backwards glance. I did later buy an N64 controller on it's own just to confirm to myself how bad it actually was. To this day if I need cheering up I take it out of the box and hold it for a minute just to make me break into fits of laughter. Brightens my day to know that I'm at least smarter than the buffoon who came up with the design for that monstrosity.

[@jamst5913]

psst

[@jamesk9375]

Learn English..... the TH sound in particular. Also, it's mar-e-o not mary-o

[@radiocuco]

19:35 yoooooooo 💀