A screenshot originating from the reddit subforum /r/creepygaming fired a frenzy among gamers that the kind of disturbing easter egg only thought true of an online urban legend had finally been discovered in a nostalgic, child-friendly racer for the N64. Although the mostly vibrant, brightly-colored California Speed contained a number of humorous billboards and the …
The Nintendo 64 was in heavy demand upon its release in 1996. Time Magazine called it “that rare and glorious middle-class Cabbage Patch-doll frenzy.” Nintendo’s third home video game console (nicknamed N64) was launched with two games outside of Japan: Pilotwings 64, and Super Mario 64, arguably one of the greatest video games to date, and …
Nintendo 64 (1996) The Nintendo 64 is probably Nintendo’s most polarizing console released to date. Ask someone about it, and they’ll most likely rank it with the best consoles ever released, or way down at the bottom of the list with the likes of the Virtual Boy and the N-Gage. Some simply couldn’t get past …
New consoles always come packaged in boxes and dreams, promises of games to come. I can remember my first days with every console. As an adult, I’ve favored computers, so consoles have always been gifts from my parents, evidence of their love for me. I spent my 11th birthday alone in our California apartment. That …