Games played: Mario Kart 64 (0:05), Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (0:25), Goldeneye 007 (0:30), Super Mario Sunshine (0:58), Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (1:10), The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (2:05), Mario Golf (4:25), Super Smash Bros. (6:10), Diddy Kong Racing (6:50), Super Smash Bros. (7:50), Viewtiful Joe (9:40)

@melancholas

Ай бұрын

Both having build in a multiplayer tab, has been the biggest win for me. It was a p. I. t. a to get them for older generations. For that reason my memories are connected to playing multiplayer games with friends (pre-online era multiplayer) especially those THQ WWF and WCW games. And the jump into 3D for some franchises made many games more interesting to me. Yes, the older Zelda games on NES and SNES have been great in their own way, but Zelda, Mario (Kart) and Metroid these games are far more superior for me. When it comes to shitstorming back then, I never ever cared about that and would call it "when our eyes first met" moments. The GameCube, Xbox and PS2 era in general for still one of the best, if not the best generation in concole gaming. Back to the expectations for The Wind Waker, I remember that I first have been disappointed when I saw on where the graphics design decision fell on. Maybe the one or other here remembers that there have been promo videos and snippets, where there have been showcased a much more different Zelda game. Soul Calibur on GameCube then was that game where I thought, this is how I wanted Link to look like. Took me years to give Windwaker a chance. BTW, I hope you had a great time with the bird family. 👍

@skygrade

Ай бұрын

Metroid prime for the GC and GoldenEye were best for me. Could you do a Metroid vid?

People love when Retro Bird mentions bananas or Timmy, but I'm over here going nuts whenever he says "dirty dog."

@Gutsyredcoat

Ай бұрын

Same here, love every bit of how he uses it and its delivery. Clean classic humor and this is coming from a guy who likes vulgar humor as well

Playing Mario 64 for the first time was a feeling that has not been matched since. That was a magical experience.

@braves4life25

Ай бұрын

First time playing dark souls is my closest experience and still that hasn’t reached Mario 64

@bombkangaroo

Ай бұрын

Like Miyamoto said back in the day "Gamecube is an evolution, not a revolution". Even though it was the technically better console, with a better controller and more mature software after years of experience developing 3D games, it just never hit as hard as N64. Mario 64 really was a watershed moment in gaming, that's when everything changed. Sure, there were 3D games before, but none which got so much right at the same time. It became the benchmark for all future games, the gold standard for years to come.

@TRJ2241987

Ай бұрын

For me, Ocarina of Time, Sonic Adventure 1st level, Crazy Taxi, Halo, GTA Vice City & GTA IV were the last ones to give that similar 'jaw drop can't believe this is real' feeling......but certainly I will never forget the 1st time finally getting my hands on a Nintendo 64 controller at the kiosk at Kay Bee Toys in Barkhamsted, Connecticut......footrace against the koopa.....I was nine years old.....absolutely magical......and then opening the box for the console on Christmas '96 after months of hoping (and being told by my mom that she wasn't able to get one) still gives me chills thinking about what a great moment that was

@braves4life25

Ай бұрын

@@TRJ2241987 KB toys.. that’s a true throwback

@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701

Ай бұрын

Yes it was a Gaming Experience like *No Other* 🙌

Just wanted to say I appreciate the extra work you put in to capture games running natively on a CRT. All too often people capture from emulators or direct feeds which lose that cozy vibe you get, original controller in hand, sneakily playing by the glow of some cathode rays. Your extra effort does not go unnoticed!

@Level_Eleven

Ай бұрын

This 💯 It really adds some character to the channel!

@neogohanamv

Ай бұрын

@@Level_Eleven Definitely agree! I know it's difficult to capture CRTs properly with a camera, especially while also balancing a controller in spotlighted focus and actually playing... but all of that does add a ton of charm to the presentation.

@carlataylor9924

Ай бұрын

I agree! Nothing like having a game room in your closet and how would i know that if you didnt capture real footage of how you really play and own your hobby! Love it!

@reggiebuttsmash2321

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@TheMysteryDriver

Ай бұрын

Maybe he could get an old capture card that plugs into rca, rf or whatever

The translucent green N64 still looks amazing to this day.

@Crazy_Gamer_OG

Ай бұрын

I'm still fond of the classic dark grey originals.

@Gamevet

Ай бұрын

It's pretty epic! I have the Grape N64. I wouldn't mind owning the Gold console.

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Especially with a yellow cartridge in it!

@AnonimitySmith

Ай бұрын

I've still got my translucent green console and a pokemon edition N64

@DPTBassment

Ай бұрын

I bought the translucent green controller for my 2nd controller. My console came with a gold controller.

N64 is special to me because I’m endlessly fascinated by early 3d. Something about its limitations spawning creativity. The games were still funky and broken in a good way. I love GC too, but something about it (besides just the graphics) feels like a conventional, modern system.

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

I love the N64 for its quirks as well! That entire generation in fact :)

@Gutsyredcoat

Ай бұрын

Yup I still to this day feel some sort of exploration in the games just because of the graphics and layout, looking for things that probably aren't there and thats because in 97 when I first got one it was that much of an impact on myself and the world

The N64 walked so that the Gamecube could run. Just like how the Super Nintendo improved on the NES in almost every way, so did the Gamecube with the N64. Better controller, better third party support, and it could even play all 3 types of Gameboy games.

@yotornadoyo

Ай бұрын

Worse games though

@ericfudurich7944

Ай бұрын

Mario 64, Zelda 64, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark. Gamecube just can't touch these. Nes has a far superior library to the Snes.

@jaretco6423

Ай бұрын

​@@yotornadoyoMetroid Prime & Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door says otherwise.

@GoodVibeCollecting

Ай бұрын

@@yotornadoyo To each their own.

@GoodVibeCollecting

Ай бұрын

@@ericfudurich7944 The N64 has fewer bangers but the ones it does have are like 9/10. The GC has more bangers but they are more like 8/10. So I guess it balances out.

The most underrated moments in your videos are the masterfully framed gaming segments where you have the TV and controller in screen, highlighters via spotlight. I love those, way to flex also, lol. They remind me of some old film noir interrogation scenes or something. I love your videos man. You are the banana pudding of retro videos. Just sweet, sweet comfort dessert for my brain.

GameCube introduced RE4. Enough said lol

@Level_Eleven

Ай бұрын

Yeah but OOT

@kallevirtanen7145

Ай бұрын

w i n d w a k e r

@mushra50

Ай бұрын

You do know that Nintendo bag for that game to be an exclusive on the GameCube but Capcom told them they don't want to do that

The N64 analogue stick, when in good condition, is supposedly more precise than any modern analogue stick you'd find on any game controllers. However, the biggest problem with them is that they wear out a lot faster than modern control sticks as well, though it would still typically take a couple of years. They'd wear out so gradually that a lot of people wouldn't really notice how bad they got, and a lot of the bad reputation of N64 controllers is probably a result of people using ones which had worn out sticks. Thankfully, you can buy replacement parts for surprisingly cheap, though those parts will typically be a bit worse than the original sticks, and it can get really expensive if you want replacement parts that are of better quality than the original sticks. Speedrunners for games like Mario 64 strongly prefer the original type of analogue stick, which is a testament to how precise that control stick type really is. Considering that it was the first standard controller for a console with an analogue stick, it stands to reason that it was flawed. Calling the N64 controller bad would be like saying the model T is a bad car by pointing out how inferior it is to a modern car. It just doesn't make sense.

@lmk10000

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Sony made the analogue controllers better just because they saw what Nintendo did and copied them.

@TheMysteryDriver

Ай бұрын

I never had an N64 controller go out on me.

@joshuarichard6827

Ай бұрын

The model T is bad. Terrible analogy

@mrcrunch8000

29 күн бұрын

People say that but seem to neglect the fact it's less a technology thing and more a physical thing.

it seems to me that the gamecube's popularity took off as soon as the wii exploded in popularity. suddenly all those people who didn't have the gamecube could play all those gamecube games

@otdreamer193

Ай бұрын

I believe that had something to do with it.

@neogohanamv

Ай бұрын

Especially with the deluge of Wii shovelware. I think you're right that lots of people went back and explored GC classics when Cooking Mama 7 didn't quite do it for them.

@dahubbzgaming

Ай бұрын

The Wii era is when I started to play more Gamecube.

Star Fox 64, Perfect Dark and Diddy Kong Racing for me. Not to mention the zaniness of the polygonal masterpieces that are the jank Zelda characters. The N64 didn't take itself too seriously but we got some unique classics like Wave Race 64, Doom 64, Conkers Bad Fur Day, WinBack. What a blast.

@megamob5834

Ай бұрын

You get a like for mentioning Winback. Such an underrated gem

i am guilty of hating the windwaker art style when it first came out. but yes, it has aged beautifully, and i was wrong.

@Crazy_Gamer_OG

Ай бұрын

I liked the art style of WW, but after playing the game I ended up hating it for other reasons.

@divinecomedian2

Ай бұрын

I still wish they'd gone with something else. But I'm not as upset about it now.

@tulwinn

Ай бұрын

@@Crazy_Gamer_OGthat’s funny, the complete opposite to me. It looked weird when all I saw were stills in magazines. But once I saw it moving, I was sold. It was a like live cartoon. I wish they would bring it back.

@joshuarichard6827

Ай бұрын

@@tulwinnall games are live cartoons

@blast_processing6577

12 күн бұрын

I think a lot of people disliked the Wind Waker art style initially, but it really has aged well and it fits the game's story well.

“You don’t deserve to Donkey Kong.”

Glad the dirty dog didn't do dirty deeds this week. I missed my weekly weekend Retro Bird last week. Only the Duke could catch strays in a video about GC vs 64. What a monstrosity.

@Outrage654

Ай бұрын

As long as he doesn’t do it dirt cheap

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Glad to be back at it!

@MegaDeox

Ай бұрын

What's with all the dirty deeds jokes lately? I only know the ACDC song by the same name.

@PowerSynopsis

Ай бұрын

@@MegaDeox Baader Meinhof effect I guess...but not really since you've known about ACDC for a long while I assume?

GameCube over the N64…FTW. When Capcom dropped screenshots of the Resident Evil Remake, they blew peoples minds, the level of detail, the graphics were so much better than anything else at the time. And Nintendo once again revolutionized controllers with the Wavebird.

@divinecomedian2

Ай бұрын

Revolutionized? What about the GameCube controllers was used in any other controllers?

@grawman67

Ай бұрын

Analog triggers, having wireless capabilities, having a wide variety of colors​ just like N64.@@divinecomedian2

@mushra50

Ай бұрын

Is crazy that the GameCube was kind of doing Bluetooth technology before Bluetooth technology even existed

@grawman67

Ай бұрын

@@divinecomedian2 The form factor as well as wireless tech that worked well

You should really bring that hairstyle back

We all missed you last week! Thanks for this!! ☺️

@MrPooPooJohn

Ай бұрын

This is true.

Retrobird putting out a vid on a Friday night is a huge win 🏆 I love this guy so much so wholesome so chill easily have become 1 of my favorite youtubers of all time

new retro bird video is always the highlight of the week

I mentioned in a post but I'll retype here since this is the video if yall don't mind :) The GameCube was really the Super N64. It did the same thing the SNES did from the NES. The NES/N64 created staples in 2D/3D and the SNES/GCN refined those staples with better visuals and sound. Sure Zelda went from High Fantasy to Pirate Anime, but Final Fantasy went from High Fantasy to Steampunk Anime moving from the NES to the SNES. I don't think the Gamecube tried going a 'different' direction, They evolve just like every other company does, the only difference is Nintendo never moved away from having a focus on family friendly games, in an era where that was taboo for video games. So Nintendo never changed, everyone else did. :)

I would choose the N64. The gamecube is great but it kind of just feels like the middle step between the N64 and wii to me. Since the wii is basically a beefed up gamecube. There's something so iconic about the blocky graphics of the N64 that kind of again, makes the gamecube seem more transitionary to me than something that cuts above the N64.

Grew up with NES,SNES, but the 64 came out at that magical time for me (age 12) and it definitely holds the top spot in my heart as well. My most treasured gaming memories and moments occurred on the 64. Does anyone else remember how huge the 5th gen of consoles was for gaming ? We took the leap into 3d and especially at the beginning, the n64 just a higher ratio of quality titles. I love the PS1 as well, but I think the n64 will always be my favorite console ever. GC wasn’t appreciated in its time like it is now, and its library has that extra layer of polish that should extend its relevancy a bit longer in the conversation. Great vid. Oh and both controllers are awesome as well.

The GameCube was a better console overall not just in terms of hardware but also the games themselves. I know that's just an opinion but GameCube games have aged far better than the ones on N64 and unfortunately the only thing that kept the 64 relevant were the first party titles by Nintendo and Rare (especially memorable 4-player multiplayer games)

@TehPwnographer

Ай бұрын

The games from that era have aged the best, I would compare it to the timelessness of the Super Nintendo

@Crazy_Gamer_OG

Ай бұрын

There are a lot of games on the N64 that weren't made by Nintendo or Rare that are still appreciated. You just don't see a lot of people talking about those games because they weren't made by them. The Turok games are all really good & have remasters, Gauntlet Legends on N64 is still considered the best home conversion by a lot of people, Body Harvest is a game that's getting more recognition these days, & there are a lot of arcade racing games that are still some of the best in the genre on the N64.

@karimcheese7257

Ай бұрын

@@Crazy_Gamer_OG I played all those games growing up, in fact I have more playtime on the 64 than most other consoles because of my friends all having one. But the GameCube had more variety and it better represented particular genres lacking on the 64

I'll always prefer GCN over N64 but when it comes to the initial Mario Launch title I'll take Mario 64 over Sunshine as crazy as it may sound.

@tonyp9313

Ай бұрын

I don't like Sunshine.

@Gamevet

Ай бұрын

@@tonyp9313 Yeah, the gameplay was certainly better in Mario 64, but those boss battles in Sunshine were significantly better.

@otdreamer193

Ай бұрын

@@Gamevet Oh yeah the bosses were a step up from the 64 days, Especially Bowser I died to that final battle more than I can keep count. The Manta ray on the beach and Gooper Blooper, and that caterpillar boss fight. Outside the bosses there was key moments in the gameplay I just got annoyed with & from a story standpoint I never understood the whole "Mario is the perpetrator" trope which was also used in Sonic Adventure 2. I get that framing is a real concept but come on at least make it more legit by actually looking like the person being accused. Even the Tales series got that right when Lloyd Irving was impersonated and every one thought he'd turned evil and hurt innocent people.

@braves4life25

Ай бұрын

@@otdreamer193nothing will compete .. growing up in the 90s playing snes and the first time you popped in mario 64.. I spent hours just running around the level doing nothing haha

@jaretco6423

Ай бұрын

​@Gamevet I don't know. I found the bosses in Sunshine kinda on par with 64 in terms of lacklustering bosses. The only one that stood up to be decent is Mecha Bowser. Everyone else is either an waiting game, too sloppy or just plain mediocre.

I thought you were gonna give the nod to Gamecube since that had Super Monkey Ball (bananas)

@neogohanamv

Ай бұрын

Based on the overwhelming number of Donkey Kong and Super Monkey Ball games, GC definitely is the top banana.

@tempestnova6715

Ай бұрын

But N64 has Donkey Kong 64. Ooooooh Banaaanaaa.

@Crazy_Gamer_OG

Ай бұрын

@@tempestnova6715 Too many Bananas in DK64...

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

I do love me some Super Monkey Ball!

@divinecomedian2

Ай бұрын

Diddy Kong Racing also had nanners

I always thought the Wii was the ultimate culmination of what the N64 started, it's basically a beefed-up Gamecube.

4:05 it's not just a stool, it's a stool that says "THE GAME" on it in bold font

I never played the game cube, I really should try and give that a go.

@XpRnz

Ай бұрын

Can be perfectly emulated on pc too! Very playable.

@grawman67

Ай бұрын

Highly recommend it. It's easily emulated or played for cheap if you get a GameCube or Wii

64 had my heart until the Resident Evil remake dropped on the Cube! I still have a lot of love for both consoles though! 😁

@otdreamer193

Ай бұрын

That was a very impressive Remake, The graphics alone still hold up to this day same with RE4 interesting how GC might not have beat PS2 in sales but there was a time when they had one of the best series of all time exclusively.

@tonyp9313

Ай бұрын

The Originals on PS1 are better. I beat both the remake & Resident Evil 0 on GameCube back in the day.

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

I got that remake on day 1. It was an experience!

@otdreamer193

Ай бұрын

@@RetroBirdGamingIt's getting another Remake eventually, Guess we gonna see that First Zombie turn his head slowly invoking nightmare fueled PTSD again 😂

@otdreamer193

Ай бұрын

@@tonyp9313 Funny thing about the originals is that Code Veronica is actually the true Resident Evil 3 that finishes off the trilogy despite not being on PS1.

I really love your stuff. The way you shoot the TV beats any captured footage. And you’re one of the very few channels I can click when my 5 nieces and nephews are running around not needing to hear cusses. I will gladly teach them all, everyone I know in the future. #keepingitPGisjustalrightwithme

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Thank you for that! Really means a lot :)

N64. Goldeneye, Mario 64, Starfox, Ocarina of Time, and Perfect Dark cannot be beaten.

Great vid, I actually never owned a game cube until I was an adult. I’m still finding games that shock me with their quality.

@nathancrowe641

Ай бұрын

What stood out to you, and what did you play, as a kid?

10:14 same. Although I love smash melee, lost kingdom and animal crossing, n64 has perfect dark, duke, wave race, battletanx, and ocarina of time. Diddy Kong racing and Star Fox 64 are some of my best early gaming memories, playing with friends or at babysitters as a kid

On paper if you compare game by game the GameCube wins. But it's hard to explain to people that didn't experience it how revolutionary the N64 was. And you can get a hint of this by comparing SNES and N64 games. We were finally no longer confined to the 2D plane, and man did it feel good. Remember just playing around the castle in Mario 64 and swimming. Remember the first time on Hyrule Field in Ocarina. Compare Star Fox to Star Fox 64. Damn. Our jaws were on the floor. Then we got a GameCube and...well...those graphics sure look nicer. Please.

If Confucius was a video game nerd

Gamecube is hated online, what...?? Back in school all of my buddies owned one of them and we played the games like crazy. Mario Kart, Soul Calibur 2, Dragonball games, Time Splitters, The Sims, the Zeldas of course, Luigi's Mansion... Such an amazing console. Unfortunately I sold it...

As much as I love both consoles, I have to give my personal choice to the N64. Whenever I have friends over these days, we always gravitate to it for Mario Party 1 - 3 over 4 - 7. Same applies with Mario kart 64 vs Double dash, it's just easier for us to pick up and play I suppose.

Something about being in a room with a GameCube feels more special. Playing it. Holding its control, and even turning it on feels special. It's like life isn't supposed to be as good as it is as when you have a GameCube but it accidentally gave you too much. From its blocked shape, to the tiny discs you put inside, to the first perfectly working wireless controller experience that still stands the test of time today... It provides a very satisfying feel to just have one, that I don't think happens to N64. Humble opinion.

👹 also!, never owned a gamecube until 2 years ago and I mainly got it because u can hook up the GBA player onto the bottom and I can buy two types of original games for the hardware! ❤👹👍🏼

Oh poor Timmy, he'll never recover. .

GC had two fantastic Metroid games whereas the N64 had none

The good thing about the game cube is that is it is also built in too many Wii consoles. That helps offset the lower sales of the original console.

Probably in my case I would go with the GameCube. Don't get me wrong, I love the N64 and I have so many great memories on it but unfortunately almost all the games that I played on that console were pretty much rentals of a video store, there was so many good games that I managed to beat it but others don't. With the GameCube was the contrary, I finally could start to buy and own games on it and take all my time into it, loved to death in spend hundred of hours on Animal Crossing, F-Zero GX, Luigi's Mansion and Super Smash Bros Melee along with other titles.

Space Station Silicon Valley was my most played game on the N64.... Although the N64 and GameCube are two consoles that I never really "loved" owning.

I slept in a pool of banana peels until this weeks video

I just got an N64 unexpectedly and have been having a lot of fun with it. I don't have any nostalgia for the console so it's been fun seeing what was released for it. Was delighted to find out the N64 has a solid roster of racing games!

@tonyp9313

Ай бұрын

I got the ever drive for it. To make that work you need to buy the expansion pak.

@neogohanamv

Ай бұрын

Beetle Adventure Racing is an overlooked title if you like racing! It seems odd at first glance since it's only Volkswagen Beetles, but the "adventure" part is what sells it -- the courses have a lot to discover in them and it makes it really unique

@hdroid18

Ай бұрын

@@neogohanamvcan second this for sure! It is a great little game with not half bad graphics for the system either!

I love Retro Bird’s shots of playing games. The way it shows the controller and the screen but nothing else in the shot even exists… literally how gaming feels 😂

The GameCube was a better system all-around but I gotta go with the N64. Some of my best gaming memories are with the N64. Playing Goldeneye and Mario Kart etc at my friend's house until we'd fight and his mom would make us go outside and spending hours by myself playing and customizing my created wrestlers on Wrestlemania 2000. Magical times.

The N64 felt like it was missing something. I had one and buying games for it was difficult. everyone I knew had the same few games

The humor and B Roll champion of the world. Have a banana!

Nintendo 64’s top tier is up there with any system’s in terms of all-time classics. Goldeneye, Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Super Smash, Mario Cart 64, Starfox and more

As a bloke named Tim, I use invisible controllers all the time

The psychotic knife banana scene was good made me laugh out loud yet again RB👍

Why choose?!? If I were a kid and my parents said they could only buy me one console, sure. But I'm an adult and I have all the consoles I want, including those two! My decisions come down to "what console/game do I feel like playing next?" 😀

@hdroid18

Ай бұрын

Hell ya dude! My thoughts exactly! 🤘

Love when these videos pop up on my youtube..it makes me happy

I have always thought the gamecube had a better library, basically being better sequels to the best n64 games, except for the 2 series where it arguably mattered most. Mario Sunshine and the Zeldas on gamecube always felt like a step down from their n64 counterparts to me, but everything else got better. F-Zero, Mario Party, Mario Sports, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros all improved. Add in games like Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil, Chibi Robo, and Monkey Ball all help to make the GameCube library head and shoulders above the n64 overall to me.

Dang, that yearbook photo. Haha.

I never owned a N64, but my brothers and I had the Saturn and the PS, while I did play the N64 a few times at some friends at the time. Maybe it's because we were teens, we just found all these video games amazing, also PCs with Win 95/98 were just intriguing and did many things that were new to us, hey, can you write and print text, can you also play Time Commando and Duke Nukem 3D on this thing? I actually remember thinking how well we could control Mario with that analog stick, and we also played Goldeneye, even South Park and Bomberman 64. We were just happy kids. My heart goes to the Saturn, and the PS1 just kept on giving sequels and exclusives past the 00's. Even as early as 2003, consoles such as the NES, SMS, SNES and Mega Drive were really cool, we all played them and had lots of fun. During the early years of the 6th gen, we could only dream of getting a PS2 or GameCube, so we watched gaming channels and enjoyed what we could see. Today, people have a keyboard at their reach and they like to type what they don't enjoy in life.

Just got into your videos and this is the first one I can watch when it’s new. Love your videos, keep up the good content!

Alright 👍 new video!It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Literally one of the best gaming channels on KZread! Enjoy your poop party.

The N64 is my personal winner, because I have it totally blew my mind in the 90th, but I love both consoles.

I'd likely rather play games on the GameCube today, but the N64 definitely gets the win in terms of how just revolutionary and satisfying it was relative to it's time. All the GameCube games felt very underwhelming to me back in the day, especially all the first and second party entries in popular and beloved franchises, whereas so many N64 games genuinely blew me away at the time and saw many hours of play. The N64 felt magical and was objectively around during and part of one of the biggest paradigm shifts the gaming industry has ever seen. The GameCube just felt like a pretty typical next generation console, and worse than that actually didn't leave me as satisfied as the Xbox from Microsoft. Now that's just embarrassing for Nintendo that it could beat Microsoft with its first entry into the industry imo. The same thinking applies to thr controllers too, with the N64 one being revolutionary at the time, and the GameCube one, while very comfortable, actually felt a little disappinting compared to the Xbox's S controller and the PlayStation 2 controller. So yeah, N64 was mindblowing and magical. GameCube was very solid and all but also just kinda meh for most part imo.

Some of the greatest and most important games ever made were released on the 64, but as far as overall quality of the entire library I think it's hard to argue against the Gamecube. Love these systems and have great memories of playing both!

Your content, topics and especially humour are always top notch! Absolutely love your videos!

Love the video, and glad you're back! I always look forward to these. I would have to say that the N64 wins out for me. I think the games are more iconic though I think a comprehensive comparison would have to be case by case. One interesting take I'll stand by though is I think the n64 controller is actually better, provided it's in good condition. I think it gets way too much hate for it's design, but it at least has a functional d-pad unlike the blister inducing tiny pad of the GameCube. People criticize the N64 controller for only half-justified reasons. They'll say the 3 handles are awkward, and they are half right. They usually won't mention that games were intended to have usually one of two control schemes and you had a controller that could do both very ergonomically. Games weren't made to use the dpad and analogue stick at the same time for the N64 outside of turning HUD menus on and off so the 3 hand criticism is unwarranted. I could say more, but at the end of the day they are both great consoles i owned and enjoyed in my early youth and it will probably just come down to graphics for a good many people anyways lol.

$79.99 was the cheapest I could find N64 games when it came out. That priced me right out of getting an N64.

@william18miller

Ай бұрын

did you live exclusively by KB Toy Store? pretty sure I bought Mario 64 at Wal-Mart for $60 on launch day

@neogohanamv

Ай бұрын

Yeah, the prices being so much higher than CD-based games was a huge bummer. I've argued with people who say prices never went over $60, but they must've gotten their N64 in 99 or so. I got my N64 before official launch at a KB Toys, and Mario 64 was 60 bones. But plenty of later games hit that 70, 75, or even 80 dollar mark. Meanwhile, FF7 launched on PS1 at $50 or so. That made me a convert.

@frankhalgas3798

Ай бұрын

@@william18miller No, I shopped everywhere, but I usually miss launch day stuff. It was a busy time for gaming. I had dozens of PS1 games, hundreds of PC games and even then I realized, I work too much to be able to finish all these games before I pass.

N64's 3rd party library is quite underrated. It's small but very high ratio of quality to quantity. Duke Nukem 64 and Zero Hour, Doom 64, Body Harvest, Shadow Man, San Francisco Rush series, best version of RE2, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, Turok 1-3, Sin & Punishment, Vigilante 8, BattleTanx, the AKI wrestling games, Ogre Battle 64, etc. Really like the GCN also, some incredible build quality on the hardware, but I'd rather play most of its 3rd party games on original Xbox instead.

"he's the retro bird." "and he's gonna steal your games while eating all yer bananerrs." Yeah!

@Level_Eleven

Ай бұрын

Nanners? On a ‘TENDER channel?!

For Me, Gamecube is the better system but it's mainly because of Smash Bros Melee and other multiplayer games like Mario Strikers and Def Jam Fight for NY. Other games we played a lot were the Sonic games, Animal Crossing, the Zelda games (of course), LOTR, Paper Mario... I prefer the N64 Zelda games and 3D Marios over the Gamecube ones, but when it comes to the other games I prefer the Gamecube. Controllers : I prefer the Gamecube one as well but I don't mind the N64 controller at all. I like it.

Easily in my top five consoles of all time, with nearly all of my favorite games ever made spread out between them both

I love both but the GameCube slightly more because of the Gameboy adapter! Also, maybe for a future video idea we can discuss frame rate now vs then. We didn't care as much then and still had a blast playing

@Crazy_Gamer_OG

Ай бұрын

Turok 3 is probably one of the best looking games on the N64, only issue is that it's FPS is usually under 20. Still, a great game. Probably the only game to have both mocap & voice acting.

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

The trend of videos measuring frame rate counts is what really got that going.

Bird! Do you ever watch Regular Car Reviews? Your guys’ humor is PEAK!

N64 is more nostalgic but NGC has a better library, though both are very good.

The N64 was the console I owned and loved during my peak gaming years, but the Gamecube gave us Super Smash Bros Melee, which was THE game my friend group played for well over a decade.

Absolutely GameCube for me. I got mine around 2003, and pretty much every new game I bought for it seemed like a real cut above any equivalent for any other console I'd played. It's what made me a Nintendo fan. I have some very fond memories of Double Dash, Smash Bros Melee and SoulCalibur II. Nintendo really had 3D design figured out at that point, and were able to produce first-party games more frequently, but it's Capcom's support for the console that knocks it out of the park for me. There's little that can compete with my first times through the Resident Evil remake, Resident Evil 4 and killer7. Absolute golden child console, for me. The N64 had Ocarina of Time, and I'll always have a certain respect for it because of that, but it doesn't come close to how much affection I have for the GameCube.

The head and heart comparison is on point with how I feel about them. Well said!

I never owned an N64 but I did own a GameCube, so I might be biased, but I feel that overall the GameCube as a complete experience holds up much better. That said, I respect that the N64 was a landmark platform in it's own right, even if playing the 3D games for the console now makes my eyes bleed I have to acknowledge that the number of polygons it could push, the four controller ports, and the killer line up of both in house and third party games were very impressive. The controller is and always was a mistake though, I respect that a lot of people have nostalgia for it and that back then no one was really sure how to make a controller that was good for both 2D and 3D games, but that thing is a monstrosity. I just wanna know who I should blame for making a wish with a monkey's paw that Nintendo's next console after the N64 would use optical media instead of cartridges. Nintendo said, "We're finally moving to optical media," then the finger of the paw curled, and the rest of the sentence was, "but our discs will be a weird format that's severely scaled back from standard discs," and the poor GameCube got the worst aspects of both cartridges and discs: substandard data capacity compared to other game discs AND slower than cartridges. The GameCube could have been so much more if only they had gone with a more standard optical media format.

@hdroid18

Ай бұрын

So true! I do love how cute the little game discs are, but as a practical matter it was shooting themselves in the foot you could say

@ladams391

Ай бұрын

@@hdroid18 Yep, I forgot to mention it in my first comment but I too have some nostalgia for the tiny discs, I remember I had a little zippered booklet case that came with the carrying case my parents got me to go with my GameCube and I thought it was so cool at the time that I could carry like thirty or forty full-sized games in the palm of my hand or a pocket. Not that I ever had that many games to put in it, but the idea felt so cool to my younger self. As I got older and learned more about the actual hardware and technical details of the console, though, I felt increasingly disappointed that Nintendo let their fear of piracy (which inevitably happened anyway because it literally always does) push them into a design decision that, in my opinion, was the greatest limiting factor of the GameCube hardware, especially considering it was the last console they've made to date that could compete on equal footing with the other consoles of its generation in terms of power.

@maroon9273

Ай бұрын

Same thing with the wii and wii. U which uses DVD and single layer blu-ray disc like tech. Instead of using HD DVD and dual layer blu-ray like disc. Nintendo was always behind media format for their consoles since the n64 and hardware with the wii.

@ladams391

Ай бұрын

@@maroon9273 As I understand it (and I haven't looked into it in quite a while so feel free to correct me if I'm verifiably wrong) the Wii U using what I like to call "diet BluRay" was mostly because of some kind of issue where Sony didn't want to play ball with the licensing to use real BluRay tech and tried to charge a ton, and Nintendo wasn't having it so they just created their own comparable format instead. Who knows if Sony actually were trying to overcharge, but I do have to respect the "Well in that case I'll just make my own" that Nintendo pulled, it always makes me chuckle to think about it. I've never particularly cared for the business practices of Nintendo or Sony so as far as I'm concerned they kinda deserve each other's nonsense (specifically the executives and other business types, I don't mean any disrespect to all the engineers and developers that actually work really hard to bring these systems to market).

That Mario golf transition about graphics was super smooth

I look forward to your videos every week. They are funny, informative, and stay positive in the realm of gaming, which regularly decends into negativity. Keep it up!

N64 was my nostalgic console. I did not spend a lot of time growing up with the Gamecube (too busy playing that sweet PS2). However, in my adult life I have spent more time playing Gamecube than maybe any other console. That whole era is just really awesome. So, I give the edge to Gamecube, but love them both.

Rocket Knight Adventures was 1 of 3 Sega games we ever owned. Moms went out of town to see crazy grandma, came back with cold KFC and The Knight from a bargain bin at a Walmart probably. Definitely one of the best we ever accidentally received. ✌🏽❤️🎵🎥♾

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

What a random, yet awesome way to get it!

I wholeheartedly agree with that little bit in the middle where you mention how huge the leap is from N64 to GC graphically. It's easy to forget because it's all just "old" now but my jaw dropped to the floor the first time I saw Wave Race Blue Storm running on a kiosk at the mall - and I'd already played plenty Dreamcast and PS2 at that point. But it's easy to forget that the N64 was a HUGE jump from the SNES and even the PS1 and Saturn (at least at first, it's complicated). Likewise, Mario 64 on the Toys R Us kiosk is like a core memory at this point.

N64 for me. I have way too many fond memories of the games I played on that thing. Staying up all night playing WCW/nWo world tour with my brother in law.. 4 of us playing Goldeneye over at my buddy’s house while devouring pizzas.. playing Wave Race at my ex girlfriends house on her family’s big tv… the countless hours i alone put into Mario 64 amazed by the jump in 3D graphics… When GameCube came out I was into the original Xbox at the time.. my nephew had a GameCube though and tried it out.. unfortunately Mario Sunshine and Windwaker didn’t cut it for me, but I can get why people liked it.

Fun fact the artificial banana flavor is what bananas used to taste like. I know it has nothing to do with video games but I wonder if retrobird knows this.

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I've seen this brought up here and there :)

U used to use my n64 controller to pretend and play with it like it was a hell cat from wing commander...lol

Double Dash was peak Kart

Make me choose between both of these amazing systems? Why don't you ask me to choose between my children while you are at it?

I choose N64 because of how revolutionary it was (including its controller), and also for a personal and nostalgic reason, it was the console that I dreamed of having as a child and I couldn't, and I had to wait 25 years to enjoy the gems in its catalog (games which to this day have not been surpassed). That makes it my favorite console of all time.

For me, it's GameCube. The controller is a big upgrade, but what it really comes down to for me goes something like this Mario 64 > Sunshine Zelda OoT & MM = WW & TP Mario Kart 64 Smash Bros. Ogre Battle 64 Donkey Kong 64 No Mercy > Day of Reckoning Paper Mario Star Fox 64 > Assault GoldenEye F- Zero X Resident Evil 2 Perfect Dark > Perfect Dark Zero Pretty much all of the GC sports games are also improved just enough to matter. So while N64 has its wins it falls behind in my opinion. There are also plenty of great games on both systems that would be difficult to find a comparable game for. Banjo Kazooie/Tooie, Conkers bad Fur Day, Viewtiful Joe, and Tales of Symphonia to name a few.

@brighamfish713

Ай бұрын

Wasn't perfect dark zero exclusive to Xbox 360? I think you might have a blooper there. Otherwise I enjoy your comparison and comment. Though I'm a weirdo and actually like the N64 controller more lol.

@yujiro424

Ай бұрын

@brighamfish713 You're right. I made a mistake system wise, although I still stand by my opinion on which is better. Thanks for the heads-up.

That transition during the golf game around 4:25 was super smooth

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hilarious as always, keep up the great content dude! Great video 😎

I jumped ship from the SNES for that PlayStation CD-ROM goodness, but N64 was a cute toy to play at friend’s houses. I did enjoy the Gamecube late in its lifecycle the most though.

I choose the N64. When you play those games you know what you're getting into. Some people can still be wowed by how good some of these games play. Some 3rd party titles on the Gamecube look lice, but the controller lacks enough buttons to really be preferred over other platforms. At the very least, the N64 versions, while toned down, can play very well with its controller

Resident Evil Remake, Resident Evil.Zero, and Resident Evil 4 all debuted on the GCN. It's hard to believe given where that franchise is at these days but the GCN wins for that, in my opinion, along with the fact that the console's graphics have aged a lot better than the it's predecessor's.

The N64 was the most fun console of that generation....nothing beats 4 player game sessions of smash bros, goldeneye, nba hangtime and mario party etc etc...

Both are great but I'm going to give it to the GameCube for two reasons. 1) it doesn't require a hardware accessory to fully enjoy all its games. 2) it stood up against tougher competition and survived. GCN fought against the juggernaut that is the PS2 and later the revolutionary Xbox.

When Resident Evil and Metal Gear jumped ship from PS to GameCube, I just had to get one. I still play RE REmake to this day…TO THIS DAAAY!

@RetroBirdGaming

Ай бұрын

Yeah, that game is awesome!

virtualboy had the best multiplayer games