Nintendo 64: Launch Titles vs Last Titles

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Today we're diving deep into bookends of the N64's library for LAUNCH VS LAST. Lasting between the years 1996 to releasing most of its last titles around 2001, there was plenty of the growth in the N64 as a system and what its games were able to accomplish. We'll be seeing that in spades here.
Also, I apologize about all the different captures methods used in this video. I know it can be jarring. Capturing the footage for some of these games was a bit of a pain to say the least. So please excuse some of the widescreen footage for some of these games.

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