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Is buying a used n64 worth it?
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:23 am
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:23 am
My son played Mario kart on n64 for the first time at my cousin's house and now he wants one so he can play it at the house. I hate to spend money on something old for one game but if I do get it I'm going to get goldeneye 007 so I can play my favorite game as a kid on it. I'm just worried about buying one and the n64 console doesn't last long and I lose money on it. Anybody had any experience with them lately?
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:37 am to Byrdybyrd05
My brother in law found his a while back unpacking some boxes. We had a blast playing Goldeneye and a few other games. If it works, go for it. Several of the places around here that sell used items have them in stock. And the games are cheap too. I think I saw a console for $40-50 and games were $10-15 each.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:03 am to TU Rob
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games were $10-15 each.
not goldeneye or mario cart. you'd be shocked how much those are selling for.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:32 am to CAD703X
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not goldeneye or mario cart. you'd be shocked how much those are selling for.
Yeah, I'm sure they are more. I always go to ebay for stuff like this though. You can find bundles of games sometimes with good titles in there.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:36 am to TigerRob20
You can run an emulator on a Fire TV Stick and play those games with a $15 bluetooth controller. Very easy to setup
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:40 am to Tigeralum2008
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You can run an emulator on a Fire TV Stick and play those games with a $15 bluetooth controller. Very easy to setup
A lot easier than trying to use the 64 controllers with their short cables with a 70" TV
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:44 am to TigerRob20
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trending at $69.99
it was only $19 when it was new
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:49 am to Tigeralum2008
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You can run an emulator on a Fire TV Stick and play those games with a $15 bluetooth controller. Very easy to setup
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 running RetroPi with N64, Sega Gennesis, SNES, NES, Atari 2600, etc. Also runs Kodi.
I also have Pihole on it to filter out ads for my entire house.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 11:50 am to TigerRob20
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:19 pm to Byrdybyrd05
If you have one of the Nintendo Wii consoles you can download it for $10 on the virtual store.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 8:35 am to Byrdybyrd05
I mean, it's not like you will be dropping a ton of money on one.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 8:46 am to CubsFanBudMan
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I have a Raspberry Pi 3 running RetroPi with N64
Mario Kart runs fine, but Goldeneye runs like garbage.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 9:38 am to Byrdybyrd05
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I'm just worried about buying one and the n64 console doesn't last long and I lose money on it.
These consoles were pre-internet. They're tanks that don't require software updates.
I still have my N64 as well as my SNES and they both work perfectly.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 2:39 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I'm just worried about buying one and the n64 console doesn't last long and I lose money on it
Cartridge style systems tend to last virtually forever. I still have an NES system from when I was a kid in the 80s that plays.
This post was edited on 5/20/17 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 5/21/17 at 6:13 pm to TigerRob20
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25 is the cheapest right now, trending at $69.99
Time to make some money. Combined, my sister and I have over 100 N64 games stashed away. Including 4 Mario Karts, a couple Goldeneyes, and several Smash Brothers. Plus games like Perfect Dark which was a cult classic.
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