The Nintendo 64 is a difficult console to judge. While well-regarded in its time, the system endured plenty of struggles. Sticking with cartridges while the PlayStation embraced CDs drove developers away, and many gamers who grew up on the Nes and Snes also flocked to Sony for a new generation of more mature games.
But more than 20 years after the last official N64 release, the console still has a devoted fanbase who not only go back to classics like Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, but also underrated gems like Mystical Ninja starring Goemon and Snowboard Kids. If you’ve read up on the N64, you probably know all about the ill-fated 64Dd add-on or that Final Fantasy VII was initially slated for the consoles, but these are 15 things about the N64 you probably never knew until now.
15. The N64 Launched with Only 2 Games in the U.
But more than 20 years after the last official N64 release, the console still has a devoted fanbase who not only go back to classics like Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, but also underrated gems like Mystical Ninja starring Goemon and Snowboard Kids. If you’ve read up on the N64, you probably know all about the ill-fated 64Dd add-on or that Final Fantasy VII was initially slated for the consoles, but these are 15 things about the N64 you probably never knew until now.
15. The N64 Launched with Only 2 Games in the U.
- 8/26/2023
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Photo: ‘Prehistoric Planet’ When Nature Documentaries Go Prehistoric Television nature documentaries can be found just about everywhere in this day and age. There exist entire television channels that are dedicated to showing programs that teach viewers about the world of plants, animals, and natural environments. And with the abundance of these documentary shows being made, it was only a matter of time before the next step was taken and dinosaurs became the subject of such works. In 1999, the BBC produced the six-part series ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’, which used a mixture of computer animation and puppetry to bring dinosaurs back to life. It’s a simple, yet very clever idea. People interested in learning about dinosaurs would get to see them in action while learning about how they lived. The success of this series no doubt had an impact on various other dinosaur documentaries made in a similar vein throughout the years,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Austin Oguri
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
London -- BBC Worldwide is partnering with Us-based 3D specialist Evergreen Films to bring dinosaurs to the big screen in 3D.
BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide's natural history brand, will team up with Evergreen on the project which aims to take audiences "on a quest to explore the Dinosaur world," according to the pubcaster's commercial arm.
Combining factual content with storytelling, the film will detail the story of families born and families torn apart, of growing up, of rivalry and competition -- and the relentless struggle to survive.
The plans have filmmaking pedigree and will bring together the makers of BBC productions including "Planet Earth," "Walking with Dinosaurs" and "Life" with the team behind "When Dinosaurs Roamed America" and "Dinosaur Planet."
The parties said they now have the "technical capability and understanding" to mount a 3D dinosaur tale on the big screen. The budget for the theatrical release is being kept under wraps.
BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide's natural history brand, will team up with Evergreen on the project which aims to take audiences "on a quest to explore the Dinosaur world," according to the pubcaster's commercial arm.
Combining factual content with storytelling, the film will detail the story of families born and families torn apart, of growing up, of rivalry and competition -- and the relentless struggle to survive.
The plans have filmmaking pedigree and will bring together the makers of BBC productions including "Planet Earth," "Walking with Dinosaurs" and "Life" with the team behind "When Dinosaurs Roamed America" and "Dinosaur Planet."
The parties said they now have the "technical capability and understanding" to mount a 3D dinosaur tale on the big screen. The budget for the theatrical release is being kept under wraps.
- 6/30/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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