# Playstation vs Nintendo 64

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 11, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009 "2000-12-11T14:21:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009/21 "2000-12-12T20:55:14Z")

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You can make all the points about memory and power and polygons, and if this is better than this and blah blah blah, but here’s the big difference:

If you like to play games by yourself (single player), get the PlayStation.

If you like to play games with other people (multiplayer), get the Nintendo 64.

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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009/22 "2000-12-12T22:01:03Z")

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True, of course N64 had zelda 64 and mask

Personally Id get a computer, and just use emulators for all those games.

Barring that a dreamcast:) They havet he best games.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009/23 "2000-12-13T00:49:08Z")

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I have a N64, SNES, Genny, PS1 (part of the psx2), PS2 & Dreamcast, nes, gboy (these you can just play on the computer with an emulator)etc

Right now Im playing the Shenmue on the Dreamcast. It’s the best so far. The Dreamcast is cheap & its the only one of them that can play umm backups without any modification or other machine whatsoever, also comes with a 56k modem & you can use it with NetZero to get on the web FREE! (It sucks using the joypad as a keyboard but you can get a keyboard).

I got my DC from [games2you.com](http://games2you.com) They have them for $99 used.

The memory card of the DC can download from the web little gameboy like games free & play it on them. Cute. You can also play major games online with the DC.

I like all the machines for their own specific reasons. But the DC has the best value at the moment. Haven’t opened the pSX2 yet.

BTW, I played FF8 PSX on my PC computer with just the free demo of Bleem from [Bleem.com](http://Bleem.com) & it works perfectly fine.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-vs-nintendo-64/45009/24 "2000-12-27T17:05:05Z")

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Thanks for all of your input.

We got N64, and about 6 games: 2 Zeldas, Spiderman, Mariocarts, Star Wars Pod Racers, and some other spacecraft/race game named Turboblast or something. 4 controllers, and expansion pack. We need a controller pack to save some of the games, but area retailers are all out.

Man, I could play Mariocarts all day and all night! I think I have a blister on my thumb! The kids just couldn’t believe it when they opened it. As late as X-mas eve, my son was trying to brainstorm how we could possibly convince his mother to let one of them in the house. Glad we got that on film.

**Mrs D** thinks we are all nuts.

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