• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s really funny to think about now, but we really were blown away by how nice this game looked.

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      2 months ago

      Seeing SM64 at Walmart was crazy to me. I can’t remember which game it was on PS2, but I was thinking there’s no way they can improve graphics from here on out.

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        2 months ago

        I remembered having trouble the first time a tried n64 at toys r us.

        I couldn’t walk in a straight line easily.

        I agree with you about ps2. I remember thinking that things could not get much better from that point on.

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          2 months ago

          Is it possible the display controller was broken? N64 joysticks weren’t the most resilient and hoo boy did kids abuse those demo setups 😂

          That’s actually a really cool thing we won’t see anymore: I remember those demo stands everywhere. Target, Best Buy, Toys R Us, whatever.

          It was kinda cool walking up and just trying something… in my experience for like, 30 seconds before Mom was like “C’mon we have to go.” and I’d be hoping we passed by it again before trudging down the paper towel aisle or something… 😂

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      2 months ago

      I remember seeing Gran Turismo 3 for the first time. I was amazed, it looked like real life! When I tried it again in more modern times, Iike ish 2014, I was more like wtf, is that thing in the distance a car or a tree, can’t tell because the resolution is too low😃