Subj : game consoles
To   : Arelor
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jan 08 2026 08:44:41

  Re: game consoles
  By: Arelor to MRO on Thu Jan 08 2026 08:56 am

 Ar> The N64 was great for multiplayer games, that I remember. The PSX fell
 Ar> short in that regard. There weren't many games that supported more than 2
 Ar> players, and if you wanted to play 3 or 4 player games you needed a bunch
 Ar> of extra accessories which most people didn't bother with. Meanwhile the
 Ar> N64 had stuff like Perfect Dark.

I had a N64 but didn't play any of the multiplayer games..  I'd never even played Goldeneye 007, which I've heard was a very popular game for the N64.  I think it's interesting that the N64 had 4 controller ports though; it was definitely designed for multiplayer games.

In the 16-bit days, there was a console called the TurboGrafX-16 (or PC Engine in other markets), which I don't think was very popular overall, but it looks like it was very popular in Japan.  I bought one, because a local store had some on sale with a massive discount.  I actually thought it was a fun console. It had only one controller port (surprisingly), and there was an adapter that would give you 4 controller ports.  I don't think there were many games for it that were multiplayer though, for the same reason (having to buy an accessory to get multiple controller ports).

When I use emulators these days, there are still a couple games I like to play for the TurboGrafX-16: Air Zonk (which is one of the more well-known games for it) and the Bomberman games that were made for it.

Nightfox

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