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The N64 console: the n64 had better cpu and gpu performance  but.. hindered by low storage cartriges. Which means textures looked low quality and blurry then tour average ps1 game. The ds actually has some clean looking textur compared to the original n64 but also game software got morenefficent even back in 2005 on the ds release. N64 Games would almost always have smoother fps on then the ps1 but lool blurry.


The Ps1 was an evolution. The cd discs were cheaper in cost then the cartriges for game devs, had much more storage (for 1999 standards) on the disc.


But.. While 2D graphics destroy thr N64 easilly duento the 700 mb vs the smaller 80 mb max n64 cartriges. Thd load times are slower then the N64.


The ps1 cpu isnt the fastest but it still pulled off Spyro 3, near the end of thenps1s life. The gpu was especially a bottleneck on the PS1 for devs atnthat time. The ps1 best handled 2.5 d games and or 2D sprites. Once you headedvinto 3D you could see just how powerful it was compared to the N64 specs.


Which one is you all fav?

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Hm, Interesting..... Since I'm more into Arcade Games nowadays.


I'm quite disappointed with what Sony PlayStation had to offer..... Yeah, it had NAMCO but rather handful were there.

It had "Ridge Racer" then the first three Tekken Games, then "SoulEdge", "Galaxian 3", "StarBlade", "Time Crisis".

They were gonna bring "Ace Driver" on it as a Sony PlayStation Version was being developed but for whatever reason it was scrapped which is a huge bummer to me.

Then outside of NAMCO it got "G Darius" then "RayStorm" and CAPCOM brought over "Star Gladiator" and "Star Gladiator" and a different version of "Street Fighter EX" which seemed quite different from Arcade Original so that might not count.

But then that's it, and it doesn't seem to have much to offer and seems Arcade Games were pretty much less prioritised there.

Though it does have a fair share of 2D Arcade Games that were also on Sega Saturn but the Sega Saturn Versions of these is much nicer in comparison.

Especially Arcade 2D Fighting Games by CAPCOM and the Sega Saturn Control Pad was much nicer on these.


Nintendo 64 on the other hand..... It looked like Arcade Games there were pretty much almost nonexistent.


So yeah, but Arcade Games on the side..... I'd say, I'd pick Nintendo 64.

Unfortunately it's not only limited in Cartridge Storage Capacity but also it had tiny Texture Cache which explains why many games had nasty looking textures.

But on the other hand it had really nice games like Professional Wrestling Games made by AKI from WCW to WWF, and we got nice games from Nintendo like "Wave Race 64" and "Super Mario 64" and games like "Super Smash Bros." and really nice exclusives like "Goldeneye 64".


Though my favourite Home Video Game Console from Fifth Generation Of Home Video Game Consoles were Sega Saturn. As it had great amount of really nice and fun Arcade Games.

Nintendo 64 would be my Second Favourite on that generation.

i'm very split tbh.


ps1 and n64 are both great consoles, and both had a great selection of games, but both of them also have their own pros and cons.

the playstation 1 felt more mature than the n64, i feel like a lot of game franchises got started on the ps1. the n64, again, had great games, but they were often more clean. the n64 especially had good platformers and i think the graphics on the n64 generally look better. 

for me personally though, it's a 50/50. i love both of them. i do only have a n64 but i have ps1 games for my ps2 and i played a lot of other ps1 games on an emulator. n64 has the classic nintendo charm, and some really good platforming games.

ps1 all the way. i think n64 had great games but so did the ps1, and the ps1 had SO MANY great games. the n64 had a much smaller library, and i feel like that is where it fails. + the n64 barely had rpgs (which is my favorite genre of game so)

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bit of a hard pick cos both have some of my favorite games of all time but I like the n64 more tbh. It had a smaller library but there were some fantastic games there that were really impressive for the time like perfect dark and cbfd. Also if you ask me it was nintendo's golden age when it came to their own franchises. The ps1 did have the benefit of being easier to developers to program games for it so that's a plus, and I fucking love the first silent hill game and symphony of the night, but overall I just enjoy the games on the n64 more



I grew up on Playstation but I remember N64 titles way more. The Legend of Zelda series, Mario Kart 64, and Goldeneye gave my friends and I a lot of good memories. The Playstation gave me memorable moments gaming alone. Resident Evil 1 / 2, Silent Hill, and Crash Bandicoot were the highlights for my PS1 era days. Though the RE2 port for N64 was rather impressively made. 

The N64 was great but the PS1 was better in regards to quality...and some games tbh. I love the N64 dearly but one must face the objective truth





N64 had smash bros (not ultimate, like just the original), you know pretty good AND THE GOAT PAPER MARIO (Mario 64?? what's that?) And the Ps1 had the literal Original Weird core Game, and the whole Playstation was basically my childhood. PS1 is on top

N64 game catalogue clears house way too easily

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@Black Market Stray Cat Both of these were actually on Sega Saturn especially "Gex" which originally were Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Games alongside "Road Rash" and "Road And Track Presents: The Need For Speed" which also got ported on both.

Hot take Spyro 3 Year of the Dragon is more developed then Super Mario 64. Voice acting, lots of it actually on a 700 mb disc. Multiple homeworlds, a game currency, you can fly and hover. Spyro can menuver manyy more vehicles then Mario in 64.

Spyro while the controls arent super smooth feel more modern and responsive and flexible then Mario 64. This is a yest subjrct where media storage capabilities can trump better cpu and gpu with thw blurry texture.


Why do I focus on blurry textures? Cause I grew up with Rayman 2 on ps1 which had the better music tracks, it had voice acting, textures looked sharp and clean. Pixelated yes but clean.

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