LogFAQs


Current Events > PS1 dominating the N64 feels like a Mandela Effect

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4
MasterOfGames57
08/30/22 3:58:42 AM
#1:


When I was growing up, not most, but all of my friends had an N64. I only knew of a couple kids who had a Playstation back then. Hell, I was only vaguely familiar with the Playstation brand until the PS2 was released. How the hell did the N64 seem so massively popular, yet the PS1 outsold it by 3x?

---
Know Your Mouth and Shut Your Role!
My posts are more important than the posts of other users on this board.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius
08/30/22 4:02:08 AM
#2:


MasterOfGames57 posted...
How the hell did the N64 seem so massively popular, yet the PS1 outsold it by 3x?
PS1 games were $40 new, while N64 games launched at $50-70.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Big_Nabendu
08/30/22 4:02:51 AM
#3:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/5/AAPyH_AADm_h.jpg

---
The embrace of the Dark is gentle. Let it absorb your sorrows, forever.
\[T]/ Owner of the 500 board and Leader of sunbro board GT Nabendu
... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills
08/30/22 4:05:45 AM
#4:


probably because you're American.
Nintendo did have strong presence until N64, but in other parts of the planet PS1 dominates, though mostly because piracy.

---
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you.
http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html
... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne
08/30/22 4:14:14 AM
#5:


I was an N64 kid too but the debates in middle school definitely favored the PS1

---
I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna COMBINED!
... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4
08/30/22 4:15:32 AM
#6:


The PS1 was a shitty 3D engine platform at the time.
But that's what people were into.
Remember the PS1 was a Nintendo reject.

---
"Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan.
Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC
... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses
08/30/22 4:20:00 AM
#7:


SiO4 posted...
The PS1 was a shitty 3D engine platform at the time.
But that's what people were into.
Remember the PS1 was a Nintendo reject.

It's a shame. PlayStation might of stopped Nintendo from creating the worst controller known to man.

---
Name checks out
"I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought
... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil
08/30/22 4:24:07 AM
#8:


Nintendo made this?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/7/2/AAMTIRAADnlc.jpg

---
A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses
08/30/22 4:25:37 AM
#9:


spikethedevil posted...
Nintendo made this?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/7/2/AAMTIRAADnlc.jpg

I said "known".

---
Name checks out
"I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought
... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream
08/30/22 4:26:42 AM
#10:


Lost_All_Senses posted...
I said "known".
Savage

---
"That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!"
... Copied to Clipboard!
#11
Post #11 was unavailable or deleted.
spikethedevil
08/30/22 4:28:15 AM
#12:


Lost_All_Senses posted...
I said "known".

But it is known.

---
A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod!
... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate
08/30/22 4:32:55 AM
#13:


N64 was one of the rare few consoles I never owned, I played a ton of the first Playstation. I did wind up getting all consoles next gen.

---
I feel sorry for the earth's population, 'cause so few live in the U.S.A. At least the foreigners can copy our morality, they can visit but they cannot stay.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob
08/30/22 4:38:09 AM
#14:


spikethedevil posted...
But it is known.

True. I had those.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres
08/30/22 4:55:39 AM
#15:


Yeah n64 was more common where I was too.

Might just be america, would have to see sales #s by country I guess.

I guess as I was a bit older, young teens before the ps2 came out ps1 was getting more popular in my demo, and I picked up a used one to play rpgs as the 64 was majorly deficient

---
........the ghost in the machine...
IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982
... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten
08/30/22 5:16:45 AM
#16:


How old were you guys in the mid to late 90s? If you were little kids still, it makes sense everyone you knew had n64

I was a teenager when the ps1 and n64 were competing. Most people I knew had ps1. I think kids had n64 and teens had ps1
... Copied to Clipboard!
pfh1001
08/30/22 5:52:51 AM
#17:


Zikten posted...
How old were you guys in the mid to late 90s? If you were little kids still, it makes sense everyone you knew had n64

I was a teenager when the ps1 and n64 were competing. Most people I knew had ps1. I think kids had n64 and teens had ps1


Exactly. I was about 17 when the PS1 launched & everyone roughly my age got the PS1 because it had a huge & awesome library. The N64 had a few big 1st party games but pretty much nothing else.

Out of all my friends & acquaintances, there were dozens of people who had Playstations & I only knew 1 person that had an N64.
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 5:57:51 AM
#18:


Well I had a Sega Saturn so

---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses
08/30/22 6:14:42 AM
#19:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Did you guys sacrifice him to the Nintendo Gods?

---
Name checks out
"I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/30/22 6:19:22 AM
#20:


Zikten posted...
How old were you guys in the mid to late 90s? If you were little kids still, it makes sense everyone you knew had n64

I was a teenager when the ps1 and n64 were competing. Most people I knew had ps1. I think kids had n64 and teens had ps1

Good point. If an adult was into video games they were more likely to be into the PS1 too. I remember talking about Syphon Filter with my teacher back in the day.

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
#21
Post #21 was unavailable or deleted.
Jagr_68
08/30/22 6:50:30 AM
#22:


Sorry you're either having early Alzheimers or you were probably born in 94.


---
New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif
https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 7:11:13 AM
#23:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/9/AAZ1uBAADnmV.jpg

---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 7:11:28 AM
#24:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/3/0/AAZ1uBAADnmW.jpg

---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68
08/30/22 7:23:23 AM
#25:


Actually I might add that back in pre-internet days, we all still had cliques or console war kid shit in our lives so while one kid lived in a circle where N64 was popular, it was the other way around for another with the Playstation.

Both console software have been viewed equally fondly for design, concept, and/or technical quality (mostly playstation).

---
New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif
https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68
... Copied to Clipboard!
InTheEyesOfFire
08/30/22 7:26:02 AM
#26:


I had a ps1 while all of my friends had a 64.

---
"Oh man would you just shut up already, how come all you sword guys have to talk about how cool your swords are?"
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 7:30:38 AM
#27:


Worldwide...

PlayStation One sold 102.49 Million consoles.

Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 Million consoles


---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Etna
08/30/22 7:32:58 AM
#28:


PS1 had the added benefit of being a CD player and that was enough for some people to tip the balance.

PS2 doubled down on this with the DVD player and PS3 with a bluray and multimedia interface

---
https://i.imgur.com/OlKhtDy.gif https://i.imgur.com/ZtoMK5o.gif
https://i.imgur.com/74NcmdK.gif https://i.imgur.com/UOQ9An8.mp4
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 7:40:05 AM
#29:


Over it's lifespan the PSOne had 3,061 titles to choose from.
The N64 had only 393.


---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68
08/30/22 7:44:45 AM
#30:


bulletproofvita posted...
Over it's lifespan the PSOne had 3,061 titles to choose from.
The N64 had only 393.

dayum and about 15 of them were only worth owning.

---
New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif
https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson
08/30/22 7:51:14 AM
#31:


Zikten posted...
How old were you guys in the mid to late 90s? If you were little kids still, it makes sense everyone you knew had n64

I was a teenager when the ps1 and n64 were competing. Most people I knew had ps1. I think kids had n64 and teens had ps1
Makes sense. I was born in '88, and everyone I knew talked about N64 and had one.

Then, as they started becoming teens, they started getting PS2's and Xboxes.

---
"To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic
... Copied to Clipboard!
#32
Post #32 was unavailable or deleted.
spikethedevil
08/30/22 8:11:02 AM
#33:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


This is complete BS:

---
A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Father_
08/30/22 8:13:28 AM
#34:


Had both growing up #blessed

---
GO TO YOUR ROOM!
... Copied to Clipboard!
#35
Post #35 was unavailable or deleted.
Verdekal
08/30/22 8:19:42 AM
#36:


Most people on my block had a PS1, only one kid had a 64.

---
Don't tease the octopus, kids!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe
08/30/22 8:19:55 AM
#37:


Some games were even better on the N64 than on the PS1.

---
GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 8:44:17 AM
#38:


The N64 Controller was ASS tho.

---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz
08/30/22 8:48:30 AM
#39:


bulletproofvita posted...
The N64 Controller was ASS tho.
it really wasnt. only bad thing about it really was the joystick which wore out after a few rounds of mario party
... Copied to Clipboard!
bulletproofvita
08/30/22 8:50:42 AM
#40:


Kloe_Rinz posted...
the joystick which wore out after a few rounds of mario party
See

---
I don't do signatures.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz
08/30/22 8:51:09 AM
#41:


for every other game it was fine

pretty sure modern controllers wouldn't handle mario party 1 that well either
... Copied to Clipboard!
#42
Post #42 was unavailable or deleted.
bigblu89
08/30/22 10:19:32 AM
#43:


spikethedevil posted...
This is complete BS:

It kinda isn't.

bulletproofvita posted...
Over it's lifespan the PSOne had 3,061 titles to choose from.
The N64 had only 393.

393 Seems like a lot, but in comparison to other consoles over the last 40 years, it isn't.

NES: 716
Genesis: 713
SNES: 1,757
PS1: 3,061
PS2: 4,380
XBox: 991

You get the point.


---
It takes zero effort to be a good person.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68
08/30/22 10:22:05 AM
#44:


Kloe_Rinz posted...
for every other game it was fine

pretty sure modern controllers wouldn't handle mario party 1 that well either

Who the fuck specifically designed those mini games anyway? That person(s) sucks and clearly no one beta tested that shit.

---
New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif
https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68
... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius
08/30/22 10:25:48 AM
#45:


Jagr_68 posted...
That person(s) sucks and clearly no one beta tested that shit.
Whoever designed tested it never guessed that anyone would palm the joystick.
... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast
08/30/22 10:26:03 AM
#46:


I had a N64 and my friend had a PSOne, but we shared them so we basically had both.

That said, I find N64 games in general to be more genre-defining than PSOne. Star Fox 64, GoldenEye, Ocarina of Time, Mario 64. All significantly better than genre peers from that era.


---
Lenovo Legion 7 - Ryzen 5900HX, RTX 3080 16 GB (165W), 32 GB DDR4-3200
By Grabthar's hammer............... What a laptop.
... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkFists
08/30/22 10:31:59 AM
#47:


bulletproofvita posted...
Over it's lifespan the PSOne had 3,061 titles to choose from.
The N64 had only 393.
Jeez, I knew N64 had a small library, but I didn't know it was that bad...

And yeah, I was a PS1 kid myself

---
"The starting point is of the utmost importance"
... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo
08/30/22 10:36:09 AM
#48:


I originally had an N64, and I feel like a few of my friends had one as well. The PS1 didnt take off right away amongst people I knew, but by the end of that generation, EVERYONE had a PS1. Between games like Final Fantasy and Tony Hawk, it was everywhere.

---
Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran
... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown5uspect
08/30/22 10:38:31 AM
#49:


https://youtu.be/GeOSWLGKuaE

---
#EatTheRich
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamen_Rider_Blade
08/30/22 10:41:26 AM
#50:


DarkRoast posted...
I had a N64 and my friend had a PSOne, but we shared them so we basically had both.

That said, I find N64 games in general to be more genre-defining than PSOne. Star Fox 64, GoldenEye, Ocarina of Time, Mario 64. All significantly better than genre peers from that era.
Nintendo 1st Party games always tended to be awesome, regardless of the era.

---
Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp 'Once Upon A Time in Mexico'
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4