Playing a Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64 in 1996 - My Retro Life [Extended Cut]

[@garethclisby3105]

Your dad was so ahead of his time. Like the quality of reviews and filming when nobody did that is unreal

[@gaijinshogun7011]

He was youtuber before KZbin and is one now!

[@MsJavaWolf]

I had a SNES and when the N64 came out, my family didn't have the money to buy a next gen console right away, so my memories of Mario64 are from playing it at shopping malls. It was a magical time, the games, all the sounds in the mall, the smell of popcorn. It might be hard to understand for younger gamers, how big the jump from 2D to 3D felt at that time.

[@starstarstar4643]

Yep, I ended up getting an n64 late spring of 97, still one of the best summers ever with cousins coming over to play mario kart, waverace, nba hangtime...good times

[@miaomiaochan]

Oh, I remember. I was around 11, and playing that game for the first time was like experiencing real magic.

[@Choom2077]

Yep, same here. We ended up getting an N64 a little over a year after it's release. We were still hitting the SNES pretty hard back then. My favorite system. 💜🤍

[@gregstar2091]

exactly. =)

[@retrodadstl]

Man thats crazy i would play it the walmart kiosk until my dad got a playstation for xmas that year i was so bummed but got my own n64 in 2000 traded a kid a machamp holo card for his jungle green n64 w dk64 man those were the days 😂

[@fearnot82]

bro what? You had a dad that loved videogames, loved it so much he imported an n64 from japan. thats so cool

[@starstarstar4643]

Yep, Tyler is someone to be envied

[@stoheha]

Dude made content with such purpose it's as if he's a time traveler that's knowingly making something for KZbin.

[@BenRai2k]

My older brother imported 3 n64s when they launched in Japan. I was playing Mario 64 and a woman came over to buy some pet birds from my mum that was a breeder. The woman ended up so amazed by Mario 64 she bought one of the imports off of us.

[@gordonshumway7465]

Did you watch the video? He says they rented it, bro.

[@adewilson132]

@@gordonshumway7465it’s not that serious.

[@mikedoux2521]

I will never ever forget the first time I played Mario 64 at Toys R Us in '96. The wait until Christmas that year was absolutely brutal. My dad was the real MVP that year. He basically lived the plot of Jingle All the Way for two months 😂

[@toumabernabe737]

It's unreal how that dad was ahead of that time. Reviewing things like in YT days

[@fritzeyok]

Your dad was a coolest dad, a real boss 😎😎😎 You spent a perfect childhood dude!

[@imaca6538]

I love this channel. I’m in the uk and was 17 when the n64 came out. The 3 most breath taking moments in gaming do me was golden axe on the mega drive in 1990, Mario 64 in 96 and psvr in 16. The n64 doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Absolute game changer

[@inceptional]

For me those three moments would probably be Street Fighter II on the SNES, Super Mario 64 on the N64 and whatever on the Oculus Rift CV1. Interesting how there's basically two same/similar choices there, which shows just how impacting those things were in the overall landscape of gaming. I'd say the N64 probably does get the respect it deserves, and it absolutely deserves all of it. I really was a huge paradigm shift moment, not just in terms of fully embracing the 3D graphics and 3D worlds, but also the full analogue 3D control out the gate too.

[@shaun8062]

This is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for making and uploading. I lived through this era and while it's one thing to bask in the nostalgia of that generation, it's especially pleasurable enjoying how wholesome your videos are, bringing a level of comfort or ease, highlighting some of the simplest and enjoyable moments.

[@greyskywarren6028]

I love this channel. I distinctly remember back when I was 8 years old, and Super Mario Bros. 2 was THE game everyone was anticipating. Back when it came out, you literally had to be there when they put it on the shelf, or it was gone in an hour. Back then, there was no game release events - just a date announced. As luck would have it, I had a relative that worked at my local department store, and she was able to get a copy 2 weeks before it was released. When I told my friends, none of them believed me until they came over and saw the holy grail! It was so awesome - and the fact that you could pick from 4 different characters, each with their own unique abilities (my favorite was Luigi, as he could jump higher). It was insane as even after it was released, none of my buddies could get it for at least a month. Memories I will never forget.

[@LeedleLee457]

I grew up in a relatively poor family with 5 siblings including me. But during Christmas of 1998, we were gifted an N64. Weirdly it didn't come with Mario, it came with Banjo-Kazooie instead. I'm definitely more of a Playstation guy, but the N64 brought our families together. Pokemon Stadium, Mario Party, Conker's Bad Fur Day, etc. So many good memories with this console!

[@SKN64Productions]

Super Mario 64 is such a classic 🌟 I still remember seeing my family play it when I was a baby. & Someday, I wish we can see the uncut sequences of these tapes, like the last ones 2 years ago! ^^ I'd love to take a trip down memory lane! ⭐✨✌️😄

[@yoshaosaxofonista]

This das recorded everything with commentary. Its like he knewed we would need all these informations ☺

[@starstarstar4643]

A nostalgia time machine these videos are

[@Fony_turgeson]

Alot of people would make fun of. Or put you down for doing this. And i was probably one of them. Call you a nerd or something...but thank you for doing these. Without people like you. Us 80s 90s baby wouldnt have this nostalgia. Seems your just as happy if not more then the kids lol. Great content. What a good father too have

[@PCgamerChannel]

Only dumb people

[@mikedoux2521]

Who the hell would put him down or call him a nerd for sharing these awesome videos with the world? What a bizarre thing to say.

[@LG-ro5le]

@@mikedoux2521an arrogant person would

[@ColeSanchez-f4w]

@@mikedoux2521Oh there’s people that would. Extreme Jocks and hoodlums mostly I feel like 😂

[@mrgatogris8863]

What the hell are you about ? lol N64 one of the best consoles ever !

[@memohdfromwwe_]

Very impressed with the level of details your Dad knew regarding Console vs Arcade, Cruis'n USA N64 < Arcade Version. Killer Instinct Gold > Arcade Version. What a bad ass

[@CoopsGameShelf]

My Dad brought me and my twin brother home a n64 with Mario 64 in 1996 just before our 11th birthday. He watched us play it in the living room. Still the last Mario I was ever into and the best single player Mario. (I never played the Wii or the Switch)

[@JesseFicarra]

"That's why they're coming out with the disk drive" You thought lol

[@Truedoogie]

Bless you for this channel and having the foresight to record so much.

[@OhBoysPaintball]

Grew up going to Microplay in my home town all the time. They’re actually still there and going strong to this day.

[@sonnyblack0870]

Playing Mario 64 for the first time Xmas ‘96 at my buddies place is one of my standout video game memories. I just couldn’t believe that Mario was in 3D and it actually worked.

[@zaammiii]

It's actually so crazy every time it switches between you and your dad's voice, the only way I can tell the difference is by the quality of the microphone!

[@malcolmmurphy2924]

I was the same way with my son I really loved video games but I loved watching my son playing and loving it. Wish I would of recorded it all?

[@VaultBoy1974]

Omg, Die Hard GameFan. I remember drooling over their ads in EGM and their own mags.

[@Trevor6714]

I also remember being at a toys r us, in like 1999-2000 and they had a demo kiosk. I remember pressing the ocarina of time demo over and over. Hearing the narrator say “the legend of Zelda, ocarina of time” and it was just a quick video of link picking up the master sword. I miss that era of technology. There was this kid staring at me looking annoyed that I kept running the demo over and over. Can’t say I blame him tho lol

[@theknappster2067]

THIS IS AMAZING!

[@miaomiaochan]

One of the happiest memories of my life was when I received an N64 with a copy of SM64 as a present. My young mind was blown when I entered the game for the first time and saw that I could move Mario in any direction I wished in a 3D (!!!) world.

[@AmaniLeeTV]

I’m 100% recording everything with my sons moments like this your not going to get back props to your dad

[@Playmaker146]

I cry every video 😢 memories, my dad really made sure i had every system bro

[@MyRetroLife]

Same here man 😢

[@superstreetfighter14]

Super Mario 64 was like watching a theme park come to life on screen. 🤩

[@NickyNicest]

God I fucking miss the 90’s

[@basedbine9187]

i love your channel so much

[@camerongreenwoodcrampakacgc.]

I absolutely love this video Tyler. The Nintendo 64 AKA the N64 is the best Nintendo console ever apart from the NES and the SNES which are my two favourites

[@simonthomas5113]

I was late to the party and playing PS1. I picked up a Goldeneye bundled N64 and bought Super Mario 64 in a second hand store for £10. Who the hell trades in a SM64 cartridge? Just such great gaming days playing those two titles, and still enjoying their triple A games to this day.

[@CyanideSublime]

Your Dad beat AVGN to it 8 years in advance.

[@Lone_wolf150]

I remember when I first watched the trailer of Mario 64, my jaw hit the floor.

[@daviddonnell2153]

Not everyone is fortunate enough to get brand new consoles as a kid. My parents were divorced and no one was a gamer, so at 4/5 i had no influence from the gaming industry but my family did not had a lot of money too

[@mikeypie24]

after watching all these videos, you have to be the luckiest and most spoiled kid alive in the 90s, and pease. your parents had money. there is nothing wrong to admit that, its America, I am surprised they did not surprise with you a NEO GEO AES with game that cost 300 dollars each, you had every system. North America and Japanese. god bless your dad.

[@MyRetroLife]

Neo Geo was for rich kids. Even, my family had their limits! 😂

[@ElFamosoArt]

Ill never forget my dad taking my sis and I to Walmart and buying us the N64 with Didy Kong Racing

[@TommyMarioAshSpiderManSonic1]

I Remember Super Mario 64 That's My First Introduced To Mario Since I Was 2 and 3

[@diesel3175]

This content is pretty darn cool, Tyler if you ever revisit these comments, I have two questions: What were those plastic cases for the cartridges from? and what the heck did you dad do for a living? lol

[@gamergirl2236]

I never had the original but I did have the remake for DS. I remember always bundling in my bed making my parents assume I was sleeping, but I was up late playing Mario 64 DS.

[@Gamers_Heaven762]

I wasnt born around this time but my family made sure I knew about this time and im forever greatful im almost 18 but video games are my LIFE

[@hitmixhyepock9405]

I had the pre-order for the N64, the 3d glasses and the 3d Mario t-shirt.

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

The music from Mario 64 is in a league of its own

[@oreocookie1331]

There will never be anything more magical than being a child playing SM64 for the first time.

[@imaniman6797]

Can't wait to get this

[@supersmashmaster43]

Mario 64 looked really sharp on that tv

[@SeanGrady90]

N64 games in hard plastic case boxes? What in the world?

[@Pesticide00]

Super Mario 64 is still a masterpiece

[@gaijinshogun7011]

Love this channel. At 8:20 Tyler’s dad is showing the game cases which are plastic N64 cases! Can anyone explain this? I only ever saw N64 games in cardboard boxes.

[@Nicksnerdcave]

How did you get those hard cases back then?

[@supersmashmaster43]

Maybe they bought it off from a rental store

[@randydavis5313]

what TV was this being played on? it looks incredible

[@HollowRick]

Some form of Sony Trinitron

[@marioarty]

@@HollowRickPanasonic

[@marioarty]

It’s a Panasonic

[@ItsMavicBrah]

We got one of these on release day, it blew my mind. I think this was the biggest jump gen to gen I can remember... and like I said, blew my mind. Tons of great memories of my parents and me playing Mario and Zelda for hours, and 007 with my friends. Outstanding console.

[@MrZillas]

I had a SEGA Saturn back then (I still have it). I remember how the N64 entered the stores. I was in vacation and one mall had "Waveracer" for playing. So I tested it some rounds. I found it a lousy experience. Mario 64 also never really touched me. I think, some of the better games were "Duke Nukem 3D" with split-screen and some new weapons (but it was censored). One really fun game was "Road Rash 64", but the console had not enough power for 2-player-mode and enough bots. Still a fun game. Looking on my SEGA Saturn, I found the N64 very terrible. Mortal Kombat was bad too, also Sub-Zero-Mythologies. Castlevania did not look good. Later on I had a SEGA Dreamcast and I bought "Re-Volt". Later on I saw the N64-version: once again terrible. ............. I think, Mortal Kombat Trilogy is good for the N64. When the N64 came out, it had almost no chance against the Playstation and the Saturn. And when the Dreamcast and the PS2 came, it instantly killed the N64. But for a young kid it was for sure a nice to have console. In 1998 I had my Windows98-computer and played Half-Life and Kingpin and the "real" Duke Nukem 3D, the N64 was no match anymore.

[@cmdrdredd]

N64 was hampered by memory constraints.

[@jeffwatkins6701]

Put your Dad on Mount Rushmore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Greatest!!!!

[@HarisonnAraujo]

Nintendo 64 The best console ever 90's.

[@fearnot82]

your dad read GameFan? I still have copies of that magazine

[@Don_Matteo]

I waited until 2003 to get my first N64 (fleamarket of course) and boy did I love it at first. Mario 64 and zelda, even star wars. wow. Goldeneye yeah I did that. But years went by and I got a bunch of games and different versions of the console. But it seemed most games just didn't feel right. I mean I finally got a Gamecube in 2005 and really started getting back to top notch gaming (still NES freak). I finally ended up ditching N64 to my grandma's house where I'd play it on vacations. And finally sold it. I was so dissapointed in games like bomberman hero and stuff. N64 really suffered because the cartridges. Damn it could have done way better textures had there been space on the media.

[@davidpicard5376]

Fond memories

[@viewtifuljoe66]

funny thing is n64 was great but had one smallest libaries of a nintendo console, i can think of and also had shortest lifespan of any console the nintendo had well their main ones anyways.

[@MXCombs22]

Was that a Gameboy light???

[@TheKobe2002]

i wonder the value of that game now

[@GameParodiesPat64]

what’s up with the plastic game cases ?

[@diesel3175]

I was wondering the same thing. Pretty damn cool.

[@maralinekozial9131]

Did have the Japanese version & definitely owned the pre release American version that came out the day before it's released date with the 64 system & the PilotWings game that I literally haven't played since 1996 lolz Btw I was a kid back then & never once did I ever use a 64 controller by its middle hand section, used & held it like a Super Nintendo controller & I could still reach the joystick & I had tiny hands but I did get Nintendo thumb alor worse & get blisters more than all my friends that used the controller properly 😂

[@rolandbaron5813]

Gotta get a N64 again.

[@lilboosiebadass]

Imagine if Mario 64 came out in 1964

[@TheBorkka]

I remember when I got the N64 with Mario 64 shortly after release. Best consol and gaming years ever. I remember one christmas I got Zelda ocarina of time, Goldeneye and Diddy kong racing. That was probably the best christmas ever.

[@gamingguy9006]

Guessing that your dad was a PC gamer

[@JohnDavies-wi6oq]

I'm confused

[@MyRetroLife]

How so?

[@TheRandom1212Channel]

i grew up with n64 when i was 5 and im 13 year old

[@diegomorata2885]

I gave away my n64 because i had a ps2

[@cmdrdredd]

N64…the worst controller design ever u too the Wiimote

[@alm5992]

Everyone: "Coolest dad, coolest childhood." Me: spoiled brat.