Mario Party and Smash alone make four player compatibility a must for the system. N64 had lots of games that supported four player game modes and many fond and nostalgic memories are of these multiplayer moments. So four controller ports is more of an argument for team real not team fake. And the expansion port, as many have already said, is there to make it look like the real thing.Fake. It won't have the memory expansion port and it won't have 4 ports. Probably cheaper to finally go wireless if they're going to have 4p support. And with only 1 or 2 controllers coming with the system, why waste money on controller ports that probably won't get used.
Its mind boggling all the people either complaining about or discrediting this because of the expansion port. I would bet just about anything that if/when a N64 Mini releases it will have an aesthetic only expansion port, It would look off otherwise.
Fake. It won't have the memory expansion port and it won't have 4 ports. Probably cheaper to finally go wireless if they're going to have 4p support. And with only 1 or 2 controllers coming with the system, why waste money on controller ports that probably won't get used.
I agree, it will have an aesthetic expansion port on top that won't open and it will definitely have four controller ports unless they only put single or two player games on the system, which would be such a dumb idea that I can kinda see Nintendo doing it.
Fake. It won't have the memory expansion port and it won't have 4 ports.
That's a good point.What? Of course it will have four ports.
That's one of the iconic features of the console.
What? Of course it will have four ports.
That's one of the iconic features of the console.
Not only that but people are acting like its a giant hurdle to overcome or something, I don't get it. I just see it as a cheap easy way for Nintendo to sell more N64 controllers. Not like you can't easily slap 4 controllers onto a Pi already.
Didn't put much thought into the 2 or 4 controller ports topic, but I think you're right. IF they only have 2 ports they def won't have games that supported more than 2 players. Can you imagine Mario Party or Smash limited to 2 players? People would flip.
Hopefully the controller build quality is better than the original because Mario Party will destroy those analog sticks.
Smash Bros., however, is a pretty good stick-flopper too. I really hope they switch to GameCube-style sticks for these, if and when they do come about.
This would be really cool and I hope they do it. Theres a fine line between maintaining the original and making tweaks due to QOL, and I think switching to that would make sense.
I'd imagine it's would be cheaper for them not to be using those optical mechanisms this time round and to just use the existing mechanisms that all other pads use
Its mind boggling all the people either complaining about or discrediting this because of the expansion port. I would bet just about anything that if/when a N64 Mini releases it will have an aesthetic only expansion port, It would look off otherwise.
If I was halfway decent at photoshop I'd take out the expansion port just to see what people thought of it then Fuchsia
This is what the ideal line up would be (Rare games excluded for obvious reasons)
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Super Smash Bros
Star Fox 64
Pokemon Snap
Paper Mario
Mario Kart 64
Mario Golf
1080 Snowboarding
Harvest Moon 64
Wave Race 64
F Zero X
Bomberman 64
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Mischief Makers
Snowboard Kids
Sin and Punishment (Japanese only coming to the west)
Custom Robo (Japanese only coming to the west FOR THE FIRST TIME)
Bangai-O (Japanese only coming to the west FOR THE FIRST TIME)
This is my take as well. It's easy to fake a system when you know what it has to look like and can reference prior Classics for other details. The lack of controller shots also make me think it is fake because the creator isn't sure how the controllers will look -- meaning if they will be identical to an N64 controller or gets some sort of tweak.Fake renders of a product that's probably real. Expansion pack slot looks too detailed and would probably just be smoothed over, front panel seems silly.
That's a good point.
It won't come with more than 1 controller though. 2 will be a miracle. Getting enough controllers to play 4 player will be a bloodbath at retail.
SNES mini came with 2 so I see no reason this wouldn't come with at least 2
Serious question cause I have no idea the answer. Did the NES, Snes, or N64 originally come with more than one controller with the base model or whatever?
I don't think in the base model, but I'm pretty sure all three had at least one sku that had 2 controllers (I know the N64 had the gray and atomic purple bundle).Serious question cause I have no idea the answer. Did the NES, Snes, or N64 originally come with more than one controller with the base model or whatever?
Serious question cause I have no idea the answer. Did the NES, Snes, or N64 originally come with more than one controller with the base model or whatever?
SNES mini came with 2 so I see no reason this wouldn't come with at least 2
The most popular SKUs of the NES and SNES came with two controllers, the N64 came with one.
Only reason I ask was cause I wasn't sure if the NES and Snes originally came with 2. I was too young to remember. Don't know why but I expect the N64 Mini to only come with one.