![]() The Nintendo 64 had a stellar lineup of games – several of which I only got to play years later as they were unaffordable to me when I was younger and broke! Now I’m old and still broke – but at least there’s emulation! Actually, the Nintendo 64 was the console that got me into the emulation scene back in the early 2000s. Navigating the new 3D environments needed a controller suited to that purpose, and the Nintendo 64’s analogue stick delivered – even if it seems a little primitive when compared to the controllers we enjoy today! Having a “trigger” also made shooting games feel all the more immersive.Ī Nintendo 64 controller. The chunky three-armed device was intimidating at first “I don’t have three hands,” I remember thinking, “so how am I supposed to hold it?!” But having an analogue stick was a neat feature, one that felt like a massive upgrade from the wobbly joysticks or D-pads of past consoles I’d been able to play on. It felt like the future back then – and considering that the Nintendo 64 pioneered a number of features that are still part of gaming today, I guess I was right about that!Īesthetically, I love the design of the Nintendo 64 and its controller. I’d played PC games with 3D environments before, and other games with 3D sprites, but it was only when I sat down to play Super Mario 64 that I got to fully experience a 3D virtual world. The Nintendo 64 was my first experience with proper 3D graphics. Though we often think of PC gaming in 2021 as being the gold standard that consoles have to try to measure up to, it wasn’t that long ago where even an expensive PC would struggle in gaming performance next to a dedicated games console – and the Nintendo 64/PlayStation generation was certainly part of that era!Ī transparent blue Nintendo 64 console – and its controller. Though I had a PC as well at the time, it was underpowered compared to the console and couldn’t come close to matching it. I upgraded from a Super Nintendo (or SNES) to a Nintendo 64 at Christmas 1997, and the console was my primary gaming machine for about three years until I picked up a Dreamcast shortly after the turn of the millennium. It just got me thinking about one of my favourite consoles and some of the amazing games I enjoyed back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Included with the subscription are a handful of Nintendo 64 titles which the Switch can emulate. Nintendo recently launched the so-called Switch online “expansion pack” – representing incredibly poor value, but that’s beside the point. To learn a little bit more about Jet Force Gemini, you may check out Wikipedia’s write-up.įor those who want to learn more about First 4 Figures’ Temptation Thursday polls, kindly click HERE.Spoiler Warning: Minor spoilers are present for some of the entries on this list. *You must be a member of our Official Collectors Club to vote. There is also a downloadable content pack for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition allowing fans to dress up their character using skins of Juno, Vela, and Lupus!Īnd so, for today's 234th Temptation Thursdays poll, we shall focus on Lupus, the canine playable character of Jet Force Gemini. Even though there hasn't been a sequel or follow-up game to Jet Force Gemini, the characters have gone on to make cameos in other games by Rare such as Banjo-Tooie. The game received praise from critics for its graphics, soundtrack, and crystal-clear surround sound effects. ![]() Jet Force Gemini must work together to try and prevent Mizar’s evil plot to destroy the Earth with an asteroid. ![]() The team, called Jet Force Gemini, is trying to stop the invading insectoid horde of drones sent by Mizar, the game’s antagonist. The story in Jet Force Geminifollows the adventures of a three-member galactic law enforcement team: the humans Juno and Vela and their war dog, Lupus. The game includes both a campaign-style single-player mode and a deathmatch-style multiplayer mode for up to four players to compete in. First released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 console, Jet Force Geminiis a third-person shooter video game designed and published by Rare. ![]()
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