Been playing this game for over an hour now, never played before

And it's extremely disappointing so far. The camera is garbage, the controls don't work properly and everything else is subpar, nothing so far really shines and tells me "This is why this game is considered a classic", everything is simply really subpar. Before playing I was expecting something really good, perhaps I've overestimated the game's quality a little, or maybe it gets better.

And don't give me shit saying that it was good for its time but not for today's standarts, this year I played all three Crash Bandicoot games and they all felt amazing. Video games are art and art don't get old.

You're a jackass.

What instances in the first hour of play is the camera garbage?

Kill yourself retard fuck.

wtf? I'm posting my general impressions of the game so far, I really want to like it, but I'm not feeling it. Just wanted to know if it gets better. Why so angry? Are you Nintendo fanboys?

So you prefer running in a staight line like some jackass more than exploring an actual 3d level?

Fuck you.

Guys I just got done watching Casablanca. It sucks, rips off of like three quarters of the movies from the last 50 years. The whole plot is really derivative of BarbWire and some of the characters are ripped off from Grim Fandango.

We have to talk about parallel universes, OP.

No, I prefer exploring the 3d environments, but nothing so far is good or helps the exploration in SM64. I don't know, I'll continue playing the game, but after the first hour I'm not expecting much anymore, I just hope it gets better.

The controls are fine, but I admit the game's age clearly shows.

Do you have any idea what the word classic means

The fuck outta here, mutt.

Play a better game like Rayman 2

I know the game was important to the industry, but it simply isn't good. Crash Bandicoot Warped is a plataformer of the same generation and I still play and have fun with it even today. If SM64 couldn't stand the test of time, then it simply is not a game worthy of the tag "classic".

Goldeneye is a fucking garbage piece of shit game and everyone considers it a classic, I don't think your definition is how the tag works.

It's one of the most acclaimed games of all time, and part of that is because the controls are insanely tight. This is a bait thread.

Maybe I should have bought the DS version of the game. Well, no good in regretting now.

Let's be honest with yourselves: SM64 was a great game in 1996 but in 2017? It's horribly out classed by other 3D platformer games, especially later Mario games.

Implying Crash fucking Bandicoot has the same depth of control

Holy shit

>sonyfag shilling crash
Opinion discarded.

Well, maybe for its time it was good. The major problem I have with the controls are the fucking camera, it's utter garbage, also when I want to speak to some NPC or read a message I have to press B at least 3 to 4 times and when I'm running and press B to punch an enemy, Mario just fucking jump straight. The controls are clearly not that good.

wtf? I have a Wii U and am playing the game on the Virtual Console.

>all these people triggered by OP not liking Mario 64
Really though why are Mario fans such pretentious assholes?

>the controls don't work properly
too obvious
even 8 year old me got comfy with the controls inside of 10 minutes

When it was released it was a great game. Obviously it's dated, especially for a kid who never grew up playing 2d games and made the leap into 3D. It was amazing when it was released, and should be compared to other games of the period, not seen through a modern lens

Of course it feels like shit to you because you grew up playing games that were technologically better

>look this movie up
>its in black and white
wtf, how could anybody watch this old trash

The controls are the best thing about the game.
I hope you're not using he shitty classic controller

Holy shit, I thought the game couldn't get any worse, but I just learned that if you die you return the entire lvl hahahaha

Well, I'll simply play the game, probably beat it before saying anymore things about it.

Complaining about the controls of Mario 64 is just being a retard. Stop applying modern day 3D platformer standards to an N64 game, and instead play it like the game actually wants you to. It suddenly becomes a lot better when you approach it as it teaches.

Behead those that insult Nintendo.
And if you think SM64 is bad I hope you never play OoT. Mediocre doesn't even begin to describe that game.

Is the DS version better? I probably should have bought that version, the only reason I choose the N64 version was to have the original experience, but that experience has been pretty shitty so far.

>dude you have to start the level over

How old are you? All games used to be like this. I bet you're a soulsfag lol

>Is the DS version better?
Hell no, if you don't like the N64 version's controls then you'll fucking hate DS.

I have no idea. I haven't played a handheld since I had a gameboy color

Either a falseflag to make OP look worse or OP was baiting this whole time.

I'm 20, and yes I really like Dark Souls, but I also really like Zelda, especially the old ones. What's your excuse now?

Okay guys I just got to Bowser, end of the game already heh. I threw him off like 50 times already how long does this shit take

heh

>retarded soulsfag gen z kid doesn't like Mario 64

Makes sense.

Thanks for the valuable input, friend!

Hey. Here to explain the humor in his comment.
The joke is that soulsfag stereotypically brag about difficulty in their game which has trial and error difficulty supplemented by slow controls and frequent save points.
It's mostly funny if you play any hard game, Mario 64 not being one of them, but you whining about an easy game has its own humor as well.

Maybe it just isn't for you?

>people make bait this obvious in the current year

OP here, why are there no quest markers that show you where the stars are?

It's fucking bullshit, I run around this stupid grassfield and I can't find any more stars.

Well, the only other Marios I've played were Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3d Land. The first one I didn't beat, but it was quite fun, I liked the game a lot. The second one was incredible, I really loved it, everything was masterfully done, from the visuals, to the levels and the bosses, I know a lot of people didn't like that one but in my opinion it's infinitely better than SM64 so far.

Top kek

Guys I just started watching Seinfeld
Why isn't it funny

I know you're trying to be funny but that's a legitimate question.

I found the penguin baby but she won't take it for some reason??

Maybe read the NPC's dialogues.

gaaayyyyyy

Don't bother, this game is shit.
I've managed to get to and there's no way to beat him. No attack works on him and even grabbing him is useless, he just awkwardly looks at you until you let go.
Don't just throw me at a boss I can't beat after going trough an obstacle course! People should take off those nostalgia glasses.

>All these salty nostalgia-fags getting this butthurt over legitimate comments on a game that really hasn't aged well.
Holy shit guys seriously I'm in the same boat as OP and this game is some of the most overrated shit I've ever played.
It was inventive and groundbreaking at the time, but even shit would seem good when you've not got anything to compare it to.

You think Galaxy and 3D World are better than 64?

>dude dark souls is so great because it's hard
>git gud lol
>can't beat a boss in a Mario game

Top kek

>I'm in the same boat as OP
OP said games don't age.

>the controls don't work properly
Stopped reading here.

Fuck off """"""""Henry""""""""

>Mediocre doesn't even begin to describe that game.
Agreed, it is an excellent game so mediocre would be the completely wrong word to use to describe it.

Mario 64 is boring as fuck.

I get that at the time people thought that jumping around in a castle is interesting but nowadays you need actual levels. Also what's the deal with the faggy paintings on the walls? Is that like davinci's castle lol

this shitty meme stopped being funny a long time ago.

>the controls don't work properly
>the controls don't work properly
>the controls don't work properly
Don't worry user, if you pay more attention you might actually realise this games takes some dedication, unlike whatever AAA companies shit out today, you need to adapt yourself and actually care for the game.

Bowser*
And found out you could spin him, he came back so many times until he died though and he's not even the final boss fight.
This isn't hard or fun, it's just tedious.
Fuck this game.
Fuck off, this boss was shit.
Did you really like throwing that turtle 50 times until he conceded defeat? Take those glasses the fuck off.

>you've got nothing to compare it to
>implying there were no good games in the past

Gen z pls

This is literally me but with Ocarina of Time.
N64 games are overrated as fuck.

OP here, how the fuck do I open the numbered doors? This fucking game doesn't explain anything.

Classic /= shit

Super Metroid is still a 10/10 game.

OP, play Banjo Kazooie instead, it's much better.

Oh fuck. I don't agree on mario 64 but I really don't like OOT. I guess I believe it's possible he ain't baiting.

...

Just different tastes.All 3 Crash games are boring for me because of the little space you play in.

>throwing a turtle 50 times

Is it really any different the rolling and poking 50 times?

Doesn't matter how much the fanbois bitch about it. ALL early 3D games have aged like milk. No exceptions.
In fact, the only early 3D games I can enjoy are the ones I played during my childhood. Probably because of nostalgia.

They are.

This game would be better if you could pick up your coins after dying lel
Needs invasions too

Crash games don't even need an anlog stick.

Just started playing Orcana of Time and I don't even have a sword? What the fuck? What fun is a game where you can't fight anything? I don't see how this shitty point and click adventure got popular. And what the fuck is an orcana anyway?

Camera's not amazing but aside from that it's fine.

What do you mean by "the controls don't work properly"?

Not him, but the controls in old N64 games are very jank.

It's not bait, I'm holding some hope that the game gets better and I end up liking it a lot. And I've played Mario games before, Galaxy and 3D Land, loved 3D Land.

Nice b8 OP, you managed to get quite a bit of (you) milage out of it.

In some of them sure but SM64 is fine.

I even played it with a 64 controller last year.

>Loved 3D Land
you've made the bait too obvious

So I finally made it inside the castle and a voice told me nobody was home and to leave so I did
wtf do I do now

Since this is a FAQ thread, I have a question:

How are you supposed to know that the Goomba isn't a friendly NPC? I tried talking to him but you just die. Do I need better armor or progress the story first?

And yet people are still responding to me unironically. Really shows how dumb this board has gotten.

I've already said befoe. When you're running and you press B to attack an enemy, instead of punching, Mario just give a straight jump. When you want to talk to an NPC or read a message you have to press B at least 3 times for the game to recognize what you want to do. You also can't control the jump very well, so it becomes hard to defeat enemies by jumping above them.

Play the Banjo games instead, they're the only titles to do 3D Collectathons right.

Mario doesn't work as a collectathon, fanboys just have nostalgia for the game. Galaxy-style games work best for 3D Mario, you're not wrong.

You'll enjoy Banjo a lot more as the worlds are more fun to explore. A lot of the levels in Mario 64 feel very recycled, abd this feeling doesn't get better in the later levels.

Mario 64 isn't a fucking collectathon. Are you high on crack?

So your complaints are "I don't know the controls so they're shit" and "I'm comically shit at the game".

Got it.

Not exactly. Even the tightest N64 games still feel janky my modern standards. Devs didn't master analog control till the Gamecube.

>You know that game that is typically critically acclaimed?

>It sux nerds fight me!!! xD

Nah.

>Mario 64 isn't a fucking collectathon

Wow it's as if the controls were, like, context sensitive or something. Really makes me think.
Average bait though, I give it 4.5/10

Yes it is. The previous "get to the end of the level" goal has been replaced with "collect stars/coins/blue coins."

What a shitshow really...At least you don't need stamina upgrades

>If you collect stars it's a collectathong
wew laddie

He's going to reply:

>b-b-but the coins too!!!!

Just play with the Pro Controller.

>if you collect stuff, it's not a collectathon

Nintendildos sure are stupid.