History of Nintendo 64 1993-Today (Full Documentary)

Ever wonder how the Nintendo 64 came to be?
Why Nintendo decided to use cartridges instead of CD’s like other game consoles at the time?
How Super Mario 64 was developed?
All of these questions and SO MUCH MORE will all be explained in this information heavy hour long documentary of the history of the video game console, Nintendo 64.
Learn all about who helped make the system come to life, who voiced Mario, how Sonys PlayStation began as a Nintendo console before it got axed.
With its many trips and falls during its life, the Nintendo 64 had a very hard, fun and interesting run as Nintendos 5th Generation game console.
Learn about the rise of everything else with Nintendo as well from 1996 to today, from Pokémon, the gameboy camera, gameboy advance, Nintendo Wii and everything else!
This video is meant for educational purposes to promote a deeper knowledge on the history of things many people know and love.
Enjoy!
DJ Glowing Ice
Special Thanks to:
Beforemario
Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island
Nintendo
Chapters:
0:00 Origin of Nintendo 1889
0:30 Nintendo in the 1960's
0:46 Nintendo Toys
1:30 Nintendo Works With Magnavox Odyssey
1:41 Nintendo Lazer Clay System
2:00 Wild Gunman
2:30 Genyo Takeda and Nintendos First Arcade
3:00 Nintendo Game & Watch Series
3:15 Donkey Kong and Jumpman Created
3:53 Mario Bros. Is Created and Famicom Released
4:13 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Released
4:29 History of Super Nintendo
5:08 History of Nintendo Playstation
5:30 Game Boy and Super Famicom Released
5:52 Nintendo Works on Phillips CDi and Cancels Nintendo Playstation
6:40 Nintendo and Silicon Graphics
7:41 Silicon Graphics Looks into Video Games
8:53 Nintendo and Silicon Graphics work on Nintendo 64
9:30 32 Bit Console Era
9:36 Nintendos 1993 Shoshinki Show Project Reality Announced
10:30 Super Mario 64 Starts Development
11:43 Nintendo Announces New Console Release
12:07 Amiga CD 32 and 3DO Released
12:24 Sony Playstation Announced
13:14 Nintendo Announces Cartridge's for New Console
13:42 Nintendo 64 Dream Team Publishers
14:20 History of Killer Instinct and Cruisin USA Arcades
14:37 Nintendo Ultra 64 Name Reveal
15:33 Nintendo Teams with Rambus Inc
15:55 Production Starts for Super Mario 64
16:14 Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation Released
16:38 History of the Nintendo 64 Controller
19:00 Nintendo 64 in 1995
20:07 1995 E3 1st Annual Show & Virtual Boy
20:55 1995 Nintendo Spaceworld and Nintendo 64 Name Change
21:23 Nintendo 64 Console Reveal
22:23 Zelda 64 in 1995
23:04 Nintendo 64DD Announced
24:30 Controller Pak
25:08 N64 Early 1996
27:20 1996 E3
28:15 Japanese Release of Nintendo 64
29:40 North American Release of Nintendo 64
31:16 Wave Race 64 Released & Blockbuster Video N64 Rental
31:35 1996 Nintendo Spaceworld show Nintendo 64DD & Rumble Pak Revealed
32:38 1996 Holiday Season Sell Out
32:55 1996 Nintendo 64 Game Releases
33:23 UK and Australian Nintendo 64 Release
34:00 1997 E3
34:15 James Bond Goldeneye 007 Was a Hit
35:08 Star Fox 64 North American Release
35:20 Goldeneye 007 Nintendo 64 Released
35:29 1997 Nintendo Spaceworld Show
36:21 Nintendo 64DD Features and Games
37:49 Playstation Beats Nintendo 64
38:17 Nintendo 64 Early 1998
38:28 1998 E3
38:50 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Announced
39:43 Pokemon Stadium Japanese Release
40:09 Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak Release and explained
41:02 No Nintendo Spaceworld Show
41:16 Hey You Pikachu Release
41:33 Nintendo Starts Working on Project Dolphin
42:06 Nintendo 64 End of 1998
42:33 1999 E3
43:36 Nintendo 64DD Release Date Announcement
43:47 1999 Nintendo Spaceworld 10
44:19 Nintendo 64DD Release
46:45 Playstation 2 Release
46:56 Randnet Online N64 DD Service Running and N64 DD Hits Retail
47:33 E3 2000
48:13 2000 Nintendo Spaceworld
48:26 Gamecube and Game Boy Advance Revealed
48:51 Super Mario 128
49:33 Nintendo 64 2000 Sales Figures
49:48 2001 E3 Gamecube Announced
50:02 2001 Nintendo Spaceworld 12
50:15 Nintendo Gamecube Release dates
50:35 Final Nintendo 64 Game Release
51:00 Retirement of Nintendo 64
51:19 Why Nintendo 64 Lost Sales Wise
52:39 N64 Innovated the Game Industry
52:58 Nintendo 64 Total Sales
53:17 All Nintendo 64 Games
53:33 Nintendo 64 Legacy and Afterlife
53:55 Super Mario 64 DS
54:04 Nintendo iQue
55:18 Nintendo iQue Release
55:48 Nintendo iQue Games
56:25 2005 E3 Nintendo Revolution Announced Wii Virtual Console
57:01 Nintendo 64 Lodgenet Controller
57:40 Nintendo 64 Today Switch Online Membership
58:50 Credits
#documentary #nintendo #history

[@nathanson16]

Dude this is extremely well put together. Great archival footage as well! Loved the whole thing.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks you so much dude! This def was a passion project I wanted to do right! I’m glad you loved it! 😊

[@wadeepperson6906]

I had more fun on a 64 than I ever had with any other console. The 4 player mode on Mario kart and goldeneye always had me playing with friends.

[@budgetking2591]

proximity mines, blow them up with your watch, man i loved that game.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Same! Even games that were considered bad I loved on this system like Mission Impossible. So many great memories

[@wadeepperson6906]

@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio sometimes even if they sucked it just be fun cuz you had other people going. There was this racing game that's super realistic as far as driving goes but I can't remember the name of it. It was like a dirt and road rally racing game. You start out with this crappy Ford fiesta or escort 😆

[@Jrizzle7426]

Getting my n64 on Christmas in 96 is probably my fondest childhood memory. I got killer instinct gold. That year I also learned how to hook a console up on my own.

[@dnznznfjsnsnsms9996]

Those were the days man. If only we could go back

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Definitely top 3 greatest childhood moments is getting an N64 for Christmas.

[@nidgeybiffo]

Same! I think 96 anyway. With top gear rally. Fond memories

[@user-xt6vv5kz1h]

"So long, gay Bowser " -a classic Mario quote

[@scav3155]

You're gay lol

[@nidgeybiffo]

😂I remember that

[@PotatoeSnow]

Bowser has identity crisis and wanted prove all-time villain by kidnapping the top princess in the world. Of course she's such a low value woman now, Bowser kidnaps Luigi and has other better plans, cause sigma.

[@bK0TT0Nd]

They may claim that not that he said, BUT at the time that what WE heard!!!! Idk care what you may say about. THATS WHAT was heard when the game originally released. “Sooooooo long GAY bowser!!!! “

[@michaelhutton8554]

The Nintendo 64 has such a strong nostalgic hold on me more than any other console. Something about it is so special to me... the art style in ads, the music, the couch co-op... It's just so special still to this day.

[@LITTLE1994]

I still have my N64, and it's worth it.

[@WarioSaysSo]

The N64 had so many great exclusive games. When thinking about them all, there was in the end of the day quite many titles to love. Having played a lot of N64 growing up, there was so many good ones: - Super Mario 64 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Goldeneye 007 - Mario Kart 64 - Mario Party 1, 2, 3 - Mario Golf - Mario Tennis - Super Smash Bros - Banjo-Kazooie - Banjo-Tooie - Conker's Bad Fur Day - Jet-Force Gemini - Killer Instinct Gold - Diddy Kong Racing - Donkey Kong 64 - Dr. Mario 64 - Star Fox 64 - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Star Wars Episode I: Racer - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - Super Paper Mario - Yoshi's Story - Pokemon Stadium - Pokemon Stadium 2 - Pokemon Snap! - Pokemon Puzzle League . Perfect Dark - Blast Corp - Pilotwings 64 - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Wave Race 64 - Tunic Trouble - Gex 64 - Body Harvest - Bomberman 64 - Bomberman Hero - Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - ClayFighter 63⅓ - Cruis'n USA - Cruis'n World - Harvest Moon 64 - Mickey's Speedway USA - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Ridge Racer 64 - Road Rash 64 - Taz Express And then not forget some of the nice 3rd party games: - Duke Nukem 64 - Duke Nukem Zero Houer - Doom 64 - Mace: The Dark Age - Vigilante 8: Second Offense - South Park - Glover - Worms Armageddon - Donald Dock Quck Attack - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Lego Racers - Rampage 2: Universal Tour - Rampage World Tour - Quake 64 - Shadow Man - Snowboard Kids - Snowboard Kids 2 - Spider-Man - Tarzan - Tigger's Honey Hunt - Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

It was definitely a system with solid hits, Sony seemed to have a monopoly on the more mature RPG’s. I’d take N64 over PS1 still to this day.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio Agree! Yeah growing up, being a Nintendo guy then was somewhat difficult at times when seeing games like; Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Crash Bandicoot, GTA and loads of interesting titles not comong to Nintendo, but I agree that the N64 still had in the end of the day the most re-play valued games and best multiplayer games indeed.

[@konuralpyldzkan1495]

​@@WarioSaysSoespecially when you realise franchises like final fantasy had started as nintendo exclusives and became playstation classics

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@konuralpyldzkan1495 Very true! Nintendo was so pissed that there relationship souered for years! Nintendo got to hot headed as Square would likley have offered other projects for Nintendo as compensation.

[@FelixS.]

@@WarioSaysSoResident Evil 2 was on the N64 even with an implemented randomizer which puts it above the PSX imo.

[@moogletattoo1]

I've heard about Nintendo's playing cards but until this video I have never seen nor thought about looking to see what kind of playing cards they made. thanks man

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

No problem dude. It interesting to see all the ventures Nintendo went down over the years. Would have love to find more photos (if any) of Nintendos love hotels but I’m sure the company wants any evidence of that buried and gone lol

[@RavenRecoil]

Man, what a video! I can't imagine how much time you spent on this. N64 was the best gaming I ever did. I lived through all of this in my teenage years.

[@julianmitchell5776]

Nintendo - “ we’re skipping right over 32 and going head first into 64 “ SEGA - “ well ain’t that a Bit “

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

😂😂

[@theretromillennial]

lol. Technically they didn’t skip 32 bit. That was the Virtual Boy… so they basically skipped 32 bit.

[@ED13209]

Pretty good video, verry informative and decently produced . 👍

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you! I appreciate the positive honesty 😎

[@saltycynic5770]

"1993-present." proceeds to explain creation of early toys, donkey kong, nes, snes. Weird how all the 70s and 80s happen in 93 huh? Was a crazy year with 2 other decades all happening in that year. Wild times man 😅

[@thatonerampartmain8843]

As much as I loved the background of Nintendo it felt like padding for the video, no offense to him though he did awesome it was just unnecessary

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I just figured it’d be fun to include the origin story. People like myself would appreciate that. Lol

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

@@thatonerampartmain8843thank you. I just wanted to give people where are completely unfamiliar with the company and quick back story. Oh trust me, the “directors cut” had 30 more minutes of n64 game releases I cut 😂

[@saltycynic5770]

Dont take me too seriously. That was just meant to be a tongue-in-cheek nod title. Its a good video overall and the background state of the company and industry leading up that console generation does add some context what it was like in those time for people that didnt live it which id probably a lot of your audience. That was one of the most fascinating console generations to watch happen.

[@saltycynic5770]

I also forgot that toy was called the ultrahand. Any bets the tear of the kingdom ability was and intentional nod to that?

[@seblav9386]

I was at school the september 30 when during the dinner hour my mother said she succeeded to get one. All the afternoon I didn't listen the teachers.

[@thundergod2645]

Sega genesis was my first console. 64 was my second, I remember opening this thing on Christmas morning. This console and some of the games like 007, Mario 64, ocarina of time, super smasg bros will forever be a fond memory of my childhood.

[@theogofguitar]

As a 90s kid who grew up in the transition from 2D-3D was a Sega Genesis kid, never had a Saturn or PlayStation but got a 64 around 97-98. This is so cool to see the backstory. This type of stuff should be preserved it’s insane that these companies themselves don’t produce full documentary and archives on these moments in gaming. The beginning of the 80s to 90 is important but 94-98 as the 3D revolution is so pivotal to gaming we still have now. We might have VR/AR now but this change almost 30 years on still is the dominant method in which we expect all games to play outside of 2D games built for nostalgia.

[@SkellyMan42069]

Waking up on a Saturday at my moms house at like 7am and having a bowl of Chex and playing Zelda and Rayman 2 are easily some of my best and earliest memories

[@hectorcamacho5565]

Amazing video man! Great research!!!!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it brother 😎

[@tomh.648]

Outstanding, entertaining, & informative documentary you've created here - Good job! I'm pretty informed on the subject, but happily ended up learning several "new" facts. Thank you -- SUBBED!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

That’s the goal! To bring something new that possibly people didn’t know before! When I make these big documentaries I dig DEEP, it gets exhausting sometimes but it’s fun 😂. Thanks for the sub! I’m happy to have you aboard 😎 have a good one!

[@Alpha-lg5fw]

Thank you for this work!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

No problem! 😎 thanks for watching!

[@paulo64bits]

Amazing documentary, thank you. 🙏🏻

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Hey thanks bro! I appreciate it! 😎

[@treychampagne1631]

High effort video, thank you for this!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks for the huge praise! I’m happy you liked it! 😎🤘🏻

[@hummushero9428]

Nice Documentary Bro. You should make more.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks brother, I’m planning on it!

[@user-qn9lk2jz7c]

Oh I had that ram pack. Then i had an epic aftermarket gamecube pack

[@marttull5979]

Yoy can tell this was a labour of love fantastic documentary 👌

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Oh yeah, Nintendo 64 feels like home to me. Thank you and I’m glad you liked it! 😊

[@ogre706]

The Nintendo 64 was made by a company called Nintendo? Amazing.

[@maxmuller6730]

Great work 👍 I really like your content.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks man, I appreciate that! 😎

[@RobertCatiller67]

I enjoyed this video and look forward to more like it! Well researched and presented, although I'm equally impressed by how you handle your comment section. "The KZbin algorithm is strong with this one...."

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Awesome! Thanks so much man! As you would expect, these videos take a bit of time to put together but I’m already working on a documentary of a defunct candy company called “Amurol”. many people know of their products but not much about the company themselves. I hope to have it out late February if not early March. I’ll be putting out some mini documentaries sooner than that and a bunch of soda reviews. So I always have something happening, I hope you can stick around for it! Take care bro and have a good one! 😎

[@GarlicMonoxide]

Very well put together man. Keep it up.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks brother. Will do. Working on a documentary on a very obscure video game called “Sim Refinery” now. Should be out by the end of this week!

[@GarlicMonoxide]

​@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadioI'll keep my eyes peeled!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

@GarlicMonoxide right on man! Thanks!

[@Waifu4Life]

There was a total of 22 N64 Virtual Console games if you count the Japan Exclusive Custom Robo V2.

[@thebipolarbear1]

Awesome video. I'm a 64 fan it was my Christmas gift in 96 and I love it still have it in 2024

[@juniorjones9719]

Excellent documentary dood

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks brother 😎🤘🏻

[@Kylefassbinderful]

In 1998 I got a Playstation for my 12th birthday. Originally I asked my mom for an N64 but Eloctronic Boutique was sold out and the guy swore up/down to my mom that a Playstation was a much better pick anyways -- so that's what she got lol. I wasn't really mad because in the end I loved my Playstation _but_ I really wanted to play Goldeneye and Mario 64 lol.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Oh yeah either way, PlayStation or N64 you had a good console but for different reasons. The only kids not so happy were the ones who got a jaguar or a 3DO 😂

[@McRcFly]

She chose WISELY

[@thomascrowley9122]

249.95. Wish we could go back to those days

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

That and games that actually are in the boxes instead of needing internet to download them.

[@zomgNOOO]

Reading about these games years before they were released was brutal. It seemed like an eternity before Turok and Goldeneye came out.

[@lazydesmond8240]

Still have my childhood 64, that thing is the cockroach of game systems. Almost every system I've owned since has needed to be repaired at least once, but that thing just goes. If Nintendo ever made a new 64 I'd buy it day one

[@robonintendo]

I subscribed to Nintendo Power from issues 17 to 100. I still have my DKC and N64 VHS tapes! Pretty neat advertising for the time.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I would occasionally find random issues at my local library. Somehow I did get mailed one of those pre-release tapes though! I think maybe because my dad registered our Super Nintendo with our address on it. Really cool 😎

[@ToolCraze]

I had the Diddy Kong racing tape.

[@countdread6467]

Most excellent video. This system brought me my favorite game of all time. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I called in to work 3 days(Vacation days muahah) just to play it. I love and still love my N64. Always will. Though the Nintendo Gamecube will be my favorite Nintendo system ever made and my favorite console of all time. Both N64 and Gamecube keep me Nintendo happy even now I'm in my late 40's. Thanks again for a great video.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks! The ocarina of time is the best Zelda game. The music, the world, I mean there’s something about it that feels like home there. Hahaha I would have done the same, get that doctors note and tack the 3 days into a weekend to have 5 solid days to play! Hey dude, video games are eternal. I’ll be playing and gaming until the end of time! Thanks for the great comment and have a good day buddy.

[@Janopooh]

Nice vid!!!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@hartman.4744]

The only error I can find is in this otherwise outstanding video: when he says N64 controllers are now compatible with Nintendo switch. That is certainly not the case. You need a special N64 styled new controller

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks man. But when I had did that I did mean that there were n64 controllers compatible with the switch. Watching it back now I can easily see why people would think I meant old 64 controllers were compatible. Weird and unfortunate wording.

[@epicon6]

The 64DD is a good example of what would have happened to the Nintendo PlayStation. It would have never been a thing but a gimmick Nintendo would have canceled or treated badly anyway and there would be no PlayStation today.

[@kytch111]

Even though I do love the Playstation and Xbox consoles, Nintendo consoles will always be number one in my heart!

[@razorbackroar]

Nice video bro bro

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks my dude, I appreciate that 😎🤘🏻

[@starwarskong]

I got the Nintendo 64 on launch day in North America going to every place that sold electronics. Even though I played the heck out of the system and the games I bought for it, it became apparent to me that I had a love-hate relationship it this version of Nintendo’s system.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I can totally understand. I felt the same way when I’d see games like resident evil on PlayStation and we’d get “Glover” 😂

[@Nick-cp8wf]

Amazing documentary

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks man! 😎

[@sneakerb0ss176]

I remember seeing the DD in magazines and waiting for a release and never got it 😂😂😂 it was just all hype

[@atlanta2076]

Quality content!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you! 😊

[@PongbyAtari]

@IIWR I was managing a Babbages at the time of the N64 launch we stacked & removed those systems off the display floor three or four different times that day then finally got the okay to leave them out. Fun memories of a chaotic system launch 😅

[@Moonstrider]

Love this vid❤

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you! 😊

[@randomstuff_21]

I think nintendo can take it a step further by releasing the n64 in the form of its mini consoles, but include everything they wanted, too. The 64dd, the unreleased content for the classic games we've come to know and love. It'd be pretty cool.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

That would be awesome. I have sim city 64 but no 64DD to play it on so that’d be a godsend.

[@randomstuff_21]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio put me in coach @nintendo 😂

[@Epic_C]

I still don't know why they dropped the "Ultra" name from it. I always thought it just sounded a lot better. Better than the Wii U and the "New" series naming fiascos.

[@jonasmaya941]

nice video, EQ that audio though my friend needs more low end

[@danielreynolds4716]

"wait for it" yeah...i did a lot of that waiting for software on this thing..but still one of my favorite consoles growing up and probably the reason i dont wig out on unstable frame rates to this day

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Yeah same about the frame rates. People will trash a game these days because of it, but I’ll just be like “is it fun though?”

[@brockinson3709]

Really well done.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks man! I appreciate that! 😎

[@Sanscripter]

you should do more documentaries!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I’ve got plenty of them in the back catalog man! Check out the “documentaries” playlist on my page, sit back and enjoy! And thanks dude, I’m always working on one in between all my food reviews and other wacky videos I make

[@MusicalBulbear]

you can even play SNES games on this beast. All you need is an everdrive or some sort of flash cart, and sodium64

[@maximusthe4th]

Yup! I ain't gonna Flinch on this one. This one needs to keep growing. 100k views. LFG!!!!!!!

[@drTERRRORRR]

I remember PSX game being about 150-200 of my local currency and the N64 ("Doom 64", to be precise) was 375. So,yeah: they've beat counterfeiting i guess?

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

😂😂😂😂 exactly, Nintendo had no idea how far counterfeiters would go.

[@drTERRRORRR]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio Greedy fucks. There are only 2 effective ways to fight the pirates: 1) MMORPG 2) Reasonsble price to great quality ratio.

[@louisminati]

Doom 64 was sooooo different than the PC dooms I was used too. I remember the presentation being so dark it was hard to play.

[@Retroman8077]

U didn't mention the Famicom recall with the square buttons. My favorite piece in my collection.I still wonder if Sony and Nintendo actually made a PlayStation if it would look and be the same as it does today. Imagine Nintendo backwards compatible PlayStations.....damn

[@dakotawinston7677]

Damn kickass video

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you! 😎🤘🏻

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Strange at 24:37 the controller pack is shown being put in backwards.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Wow! I’m glad you caught that. Looking back I’m wonder why they showed it that way.

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio I was wondering the same thing. They probably wanted to showcase the front of the Memory card with the sticker on it.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

@ebenezerspludge8369 yeah you’re right, as the other side doesn’t have much to offer in the looks department

[@featherpony]

4:07 The Famicom was not Nintendo's first game console. Nintendo's first gaming console was the "Color TV-Game" (1977-1983).

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Famicom was the first game console that actually mattered

[@featherpony]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio That's subjective.

[@hummushero9428]

12:18 Man I feel bad for people who paid $600 for a 3DO. That’s nearly $1K today.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I remember those days and seeing the commercials for them. Never knew one kid who actually had that system lol

[@hummushero9428]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio I had a friend who’s parents would get him pretty much whatever he wanted, the system seemed pretty sophisticated at the time. obviously it was overpriced though and perhaps not the easiest thing to develop for and quickly got left behind.

[@Fotosynthesis858]

The only reason why I bought N64 was to play “007 Golden Eye” 👍🏾

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

If there was one game to choose from out of the lot, yep 007 Goldeneye would be it

[@Raymond-Reddington88]

Well done:)

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you sir!

[@D-Fens_1632]

I have mixed feelings on the N64. I grew up on Atari 2600 and Colecovision, finally got an NES in 87, was a full on video game enthusiast who got the SNES upon release, then got an N64 in May 1997. I had Mario and Turok and initially loved them and beat them both (had to cheat for Turok). But the novelty of 3D quickly wore off and I found new games too big to explore and too time consuming and I lost all interest in getting the new consoles upon release. I still play some old stuff but my serious love of video games died with the N64. I did later buy a used Goldeneye because it was mandatory, and I think I got NHL 2000, but I haven't touched anything N64 related in over 15 years. I'm 2D for life. Except for Twisted Metal 2, the only PS game I own and the sole reason I later picked up a used PS1.

[@SailorGreenTea]

58:38, interesting

[@maximusthe4th]

AHA!! looks like my man "All Out" here fused part 1 and part 2 together brilliant

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

The plan all along! If you want it all in one sitting during dinner time with the family. Here it is!

[@maximusthe4th]

Brilliant this video will hit 100,000 views and keep growing I don't know when that will happen, but mark my words you put in that much time and effort into videos you see big time results.

[@buster5661]

You didn't over modding or peripherals??

[@roberthunter479]

I remember getting frustrated that Nintendo had been pushing back the release date. I was out of highschool, working and eager to play. I went to live abroad in South America for a number of years for business and first saw the N64 down there at a friends house in 1997 and played Mario 64. I was later in Santiago in the middle of town and saw an N64 display showing Turok and I was blown away by the graphics. What irritated me, after the N64 release, is that Killer Instinct was never released on the N64. Not the version in the arcade. If you play the arcade version, I distinctly remember the arcade saying something along the lines of "soon for release on the Ultra 64".

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Oh yeah, I remember getting turok for my birthday and loved the game. Not just for the gameplay but the music of that game is great! I was always confused by that voice announcing “coming soon to Nintendo Ultra 64”. My mom worked at a bowling alley in the 90’s and I always hung out in the arcade area where both the cruisin usa and killer instinct arcades were there. I was 9 at the time and didn’t have a Nintendo power subscription so I had no idea what was going on about the N64 until it actually came out and I saw a demo kiosk at a Target store. Still even after its release I still thought a Nintendo Ultra 64 was out which was better than the regular Nintendo 64. Man was I wrong! Making this documentary solved and pieced together so many mysteries and questions I had growing up!

[@roberthunter479]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio That was a well put together video.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thanks man! 😎

[@VideoGameGoonie]

Just take a drink every time you hear Nintendo 64 or N64 or just 64 😂😂😂. Great video though lots of great info.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

😂😂 that’ll get me needing to go to the bathroom in no time. Thanks man, I appreciate it 😎

[@halfsourlizard9319]

I'd be curious to see what the alternate universe was like where N64 used disc-based media ...

[@epicon6]

52:14 That couldn’t be further from the truth. Because they have the mentality of selling their children’s IP with the biggest profit margin possible. Meaning quality actually comes last because they use decade old hardware and sell it to families with a big profit margin, and you can’t get quality on ancient hardware. That’s why the N64 used cardridges and suffered, because they are dependent on selling their console as the family game toy more than 3rd party support, so they have to protect their IP. Also why Nintendo feels like they have to take every one to court today because their family toy sales depend on their IP.

[@ReoAard]

Thanks

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

[@janetcarvalho431]

Nostalgia

[@MrMr-ws3tv]

14:54 That's cool

[@itsmatt517]

It's like my entire life flashed before my eyes.........

[@kpitts8921]

Was like “89? NES was out before that right? Ohhhh 1889, dam”

[@KeepRowing247]

I could never win the race down the slide versus the penguin but the music was cool

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

It’s definitely a pain, I remember I had to push forward on the analog stick and hope for dear life I didn’t fall off

[@Rickt2445]

I love these videogame history videos, always interesting. Wonder what things would have been like if PlayStation didn't take so many developers away from Nintendo. Seeing final Fantasy and others on N64 would have reshaped the world in a way. And I believe the first part adds needed context to how the N64 came to be

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Thank you so much as to what I was trying to do with the first 7 or 8 minutes of this. When you tell a story, even if it’s not exactly the subject, it’s always good to lay a foundation to give the subject (nintendo 64) the weight it deserves. Yeah those RPG’s PlayStation won over killed the N64’s longevity. The few Zelda titles kept it alive into 98 and 99 but man. I feel it’s a system that never got to realize and harness its final form of power.

[@JoaoRuivoIII]

44:52 - OMG, is that Yoshiaki Fujiwara? 😅

[@neilking4800]

I loved my NES and SNES but when PSX came out, I switched over and never turned back. N64 had some good games but playstaion had a lot more great games

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I always wanted a PlayStation for the longest time but I think my dad was a loyal Nintendo fan so it was a coca-cola and Nintendo household growing up. I can’t complain but I’m glad I’m grown up and I can buy Pepsi all I want now 🤣😂

[@pearlmario9858]

My favorite Nintendo console, Nintendo 64

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Same here too! It’s the best

[@tommoffitt4813]

Is that Hornberger in the N64 commercial??

[@maximusthe4th]

Let's freaking goooooooooooooo!!!!! We need this to get to 1m but Let's shoot for the big 200k next first!! 🛡🗡❤️🙏

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

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[@Alexander-ix2jp]

@18:09 Didn't the Sega Saturn have the analogue stick controller first? "Notably the 3D Control Pad beat the Nintendo 64 to market by a month in the US and several months in Europe, so the Sega Saturn stands as the first video game console to support modern analogue stick support." Sega was always ahead of the curve and their magnetic Dreamcast analogue stick is still superior to the stuff that we have even today.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

With all the push back of the release date I’m sure Sega saw what Nintendo was doing in 1995 and beat them to the punch by putting out that controller then. I’m sure had Sega not known what Nintendo was doing a year prior, an analog stick wouldn’t have been a glimmer in their eye.

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio Hm, Sega still beat them to the finish line though, so Sega takes the crown in this regard 👑 A wise man once said, Sega does what Nintendon't :D

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Nintendo would pass on 32 bits in the 1990s, but would eventually make their 3rd generation Game Boy handheld, the Game Boy Advance, a 32-bit console...

[@JohnFleming-sw7hn]

Was the N64 really designed first in 1993?

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

1993 was the year Nintendo started the groundwork for what would become the Nintendo 64, yes!

[@Ottophil]

I remember hearing about project reality and ultra 64 demos back in the day

[@mchambers4376]

The Virtual Boy really harmed the reputation of Nintendo. Instead of saying, "Save up for the N64. It will be worth the wait. Until then we have some killer new games to keep you on the SNES." Instead Nintendo said, "Spend all your saved up money Christmas and birthday wish lists on the Virtual Boy. This is the future of gaming and console we will support. All the new great games will be on Virtual Boy so don't be left out." Neither myself or any of my friends bought a Virtual Boy but we all felt lied to. How could we ever put our faith in Nintendo's next console the N64 if it would just turn out to be another Virtual Boy lie? The PlayStation was already out for a year with a ton of great games so it wasn't just a promise.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I remember seeing the virtual boy being displayed at Toys R Us back then and I played a demo. Even as a kid not even 10 years old I said “that sucks”

[@aykay6778]

Nintendo created their worst enemy with the n64 being cartridge based . I feel they could have destroyed Sony had they gone the cd route.

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

They had such an iron fist against piracy it was ridiculous. And yeah they really did screw up big time then, the 64DD was cool but ultimately a waste of time in my opinion

[@TheOriginalBrazilian]

Cool that they reused the name ultra hand on Zelda ToTK 😮

[@dakotawinston7677]

That iQue and lodgenet though $$

[@ToolCraze]

They also had N64's at McDonald's at one point

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Oh I remember those greasy controllers like it was yesterday

[@mavadelo]

Always found it funny that some of the biggest goof ups Nintendo made, turned out a blessing in disguise. Take the beef with Sony, if they hadn't betrayed Sony, Sony would never have made the PSX to compete (and get back at) Nintendo. This actually incentivised the big N to push for new tech and ideas just like they had to do when Sega was still around. It was already clear by that time Sega and Atari would not be able to compete in the console market any longer as Sega made utterly weird decisions and Atari... well.. Jack happened, need I say more. (do we really need to talk about 3DO, NeoGeo, or Amiga? they never stood a chance to begin with) As for Philips, it thaught them how important their intelectual property was which ensured in the long run that they were able to create a somewhat cohesive game universe where Mario, Samus, and Pikachu could occupy the same game.

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

A bit unfair to throw the Neo Geo in there, considering it was originally only made for Hotels and rentals, until so many people pestered SNK about it, that they noticed that people really would throw a ludicrous amount of money at them for this system. Only then was it released to the general public and for such a incredible niche system, it actually did quite well. It sold more units than the Jaguar, 3DO, Amiga CD32 and Virtual Boy combined. I'm glad it existed, not only was it the ultimate bragging rights system back then, it (and still is), also introduced the concept of memory cards.

[@cpu64]

I was a huge SGI fan and hearing it would work with nintendo was super exciting, but the results were kinda disappointing based on the hype.

[@jaythirteen13]

This seems to have very little to do with what the title says. Good info but it starts in the 1800s

[@richlong4119]

I’m 46 as a kid was was big into Nintendo had a Nintendo Super Nintendo genesis Sega cd and 32 x for a short minute but then I got my license and a girlfriend and Lost interest. So I missed out on the n 64 PlayStation x box. But when my son was old enough to play 5:42 I got back into it I feel I missed out. But anyway I remember being bummed out when the SNES CD was canceled

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

I basically missed out on the video game world from my late teens until my early 30’s too. Just a different era with Xbox 360 being big and everyone having multiplayer parties. A lot of my friends were a part of that stuff but I was needing to work. I didn’t have time to party lol. It’s never too late to get back into it. I’ve got back into gaming and I love it as a 37 year old

[@krisfrederick5001]

This isn't the history of N64. It's the Bible of Nintendo. All the way back to Genesis...pun well intended. "In the beginning God created the Heavens, the Earth...and Nintendo."

[@mathprodigy]

God said "let there be a charismatic every man mascot who will carry this company through the ages". And there was Mario. And it was good.

[@BumpkinBros]

All the days when Nintendo cared about the power of their systems. Rip switch when the switch 2 coming out!?!?!

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

At this point I think Nintendo will keep releasing the switch with just upgraded cards. I think the end of new consoles may be coming near. I hope not but seeing that the switch has now been out for 7 years with nothing new in sight, who knows!

[@BumpkinBros]

@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio I really hope they make like a "super switch" that can play regular switch cards (since the switch library is legendary) but will also Build on the power to potential around 16gb of ram (steam deck ish levels of power but well optimized)

[@BumpkinBros]

@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio really enjoyed the video man! Great effort!

[@evangooch9339]

Nintendo 64 came out in 1996…

[@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio]

Lol

[@evangooch9339]

@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio …lol

[@funnrun3399]

The ultra hand shows up in super mario bros