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N64 had no good games made by Amercians. Just Japanese and British
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:12 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration What were American game developers doing in the 90s?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, 1998, Japan. Super Mario 64, 1996, Japan. GoldenEye 007, 1997, United Kingdom. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, 2000, Japan. Banjo-Kazooie, 1998, United Kingdom. Perfect Dark, 2000, United Kingdom. Mario Kart 64, 1996, Japan. Star Fox 64, 1997, Japan. Super Smash Bros., 1999, Japan. Paper Mario, 2000, Japan. Banjo-Tooie, 2000, United Kingdom. F-Zero X, 1998, Japan. Diddy Kong Racing, 1997, United Kingdom. Wave Race 64, 1996, Japan. Pokemon Snap, 1999, Japan. Mario Tennis, 2000, Japan. Sin and Punishment, 2000, Japan. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, 1998, Germany/United States. WWF No Mercy, 2000, Japan. Pilotwings 64, 1996, Japan/United States. |
Date: April 6th, 2026 1:16 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Space Station Sillicon Valley Body Harvest
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What was the best American game? NFL Blitz?an Arcade port |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 2:10 PM Author: carmine messiness RAN here to say silicon Valley, ljfl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800624) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 2:20 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Great game (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800666) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:25 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Similar for PS1. Is American gaming just flame?
Metal Gear Solid, 1998, Japan. Final Fantasy VII, 1997, Japan. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, 1997, Japan. Resident Evil 2, 1998, Japan. Tekken 3, 1997, Japan. Silent Hill, 1999, Japan. Gran Turismo 2, 1999, Japan. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, 2000, United States. Final Fantasy IX, 2000, Japan. Vagrant Story, 2000, Japan. Chrono Cross, 1999, Japan. Ape Escape, 1999, Japan. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, 1997, United States. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, 1998, Japan. Crash Team Racing, 1999, United States. Suikoden II, 1998, Japan. PaRappa the Rapper, 1996, Japan. Resident Evil, 1996, Japan. Wipeout XL, 1996, United Kingdom. Spyro the Dragon, 1998, United States.
These crash and spyro games are bad imo. One could only like those if they were poor growing up and never played mario |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:04 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca American devs, to the extent there were ever any good ones, were & are on PC. They just want to write poorly-optimized slop in C++. And yet while sucking at Engineeribg, it is their singular obsession. Never gameplay. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49797961) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration I can't believe they thought trash like Mortal Kombat was comparable to Street Fighter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49797981) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 3:01 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Mortal Kombat violence is deeply unsettling bc it’s Real Guys digitized as pixels and it’s violent af. It caused Columbine imo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798056) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 4:06 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Yep once we visited this old friend of my mom who lived in a manufactured home, her son had mortal kombat and he was really odd and would hump other kids and he ended up going to prison for assault or something later (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798272) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 10:05 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799137) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:32 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration "American developers were not sitting around doing nothing. A huge chunk of US strength in the 1990s was on PC. The ESA's 1999 and 2001 industry reports say the PC game business surged in the early 1990s because of CD-ROMs, cheaper multimedia PCs, and 3D graphics cards. The Computer History Museum notes that Quake helped drive 1990s PC 3D hardware. So while Japan was crushing it on console action, RPGs, racers, and platformers, American studios were making a lot of the era's defining PC stuff: id with Doom and Quake, Blizzard with Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft, Maxis with SimCity, Westwood with Command and Conquer, and Looking Glass with Thief. So the US output only looks poor if you judge the 1990s through PS1 and N64 canon alone. Those machines naturally overweight Japanese strengths: Nintendo first party, Squaresoft, Konami, Capcom, Namco, Polyphony, and so on. Japan had an enormous console-centered industry in that era, and Japanese games had an overwhelming global presence through the 1980s and 1990s. Put differently: if you asked for "top 20 1990s PC games," the American share would jump a lot. If you ask for "top 20 PS1 and N64 games," you are looking at the exact slice of the decade where Japan was strongest and where N64 business choices especially pushed many Western studios away."
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:33 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Maybe american nerds were making way more money working at microsoft and netscape and AOL building the cyberspace? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49797888) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:34 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Game dev is losery and less stable and no IPO to look forward to maybe bad 401(k) plans etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49797890) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 3:07 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Why don’t unemployed compsci Nerds make their own Firm (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798075) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:35 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration I don't think anyone will have the balls to defend the state of american gaming ITT (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49797892) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Factor 5 was German-American. Not sure who’s in the credits for Rogue Squadron, SOTE, Podracer, and the rest. But it actually doesn’t matter. These games were all damn good but they get overlooked in favor of “Dark Forces” as well as the GameCube rogue squadron which is shorter iirc.. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798059) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 4:06 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Those games were helped a lot by the licensing IMO. People loved Star Wars back then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798275) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 10:15 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca they were still good imo. Factor 5 was just talented. they helped port RE2 because they were so good at Engineering. Rogue Squadron 1 gets overlooked because people just want to prop up the Gamecube's legacy but dgaf about N64. it's Longer than the Gamecube games. Looks nearly as good with the RAM expansion. Just a worse framerate/slower handling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799159) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 10:18 PM Author: Purple hell nearly as good? lmao man, no way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799167) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 5:46 PM Author: Stirring erotic generalized bond base Americans were making games like Fallout and Diablo on PC. The first two Fallouts were still the best CRPGs until Larian came around. But yeah they make absolutely terrible console games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798568) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 5:49 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration First two Fallsout (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798574) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:32 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Nintendo's so-called "dream team" was actually a nightmare. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798808) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:34 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration What does CRPG stand for (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798815) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:39 PM Author: Stirring erotic generalized bond base Computer RPG. It’s always been kinda dumb because it literally just means RPG, but it was a way to differentiate from JRPG before realtime Western rpgs were common. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798823) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:40 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca yeah but it implicitly means Computer not Console. like Fallout 3 doesn't count lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798827) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:43 PM Author: Stirring erotic generalized bond base Yeah but now it kinda means “western RPGs that don’t suck” because people call BG3 a CRPG even though it has Ports. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798833) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:46 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca also AAA means western, implicitly imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798839) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:52 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798852) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 10:22 PM Author: mint outnumbered scourge upon the earth menage (miyamoto bumping "Best Indie Game of [year]?" threads on gamefaqs with recommendations like "super mario odyssey" under one of many rotating alts) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799172) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 9:53 AM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Indie means western also. Japanese titles are just called “soulslike” or “gacha” or “nintendo” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799813) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 10:14 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799864) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:42 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Western rpgs look even scummier like those fallout xbox games and oblivion, skyrim etc were piss brown and really janky games (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798831) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:47 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca designed to allow for seamless transition from Halo gameplay lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798840) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 7:52 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49798851) |
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Date: April 6th, 2026 10:23 PM Author: Purple hell this thread is just dishonest. Sure, most of the N64 Titles were made in like Japan. So what.
But Sierra, LucasArts, Blizzard, etc were, at the same time period, pumping out one all time classic after another. That doesnt even take into account Fallouts, Diablos, etc |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 12:01 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration They made starcraft for n64 and it was bad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799343) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 12:05 AM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca The thread is about n64. And Lucasarts used Factor 5 who were basically German (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799357) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 12:31 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration He's trolling IMO (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799385) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 8:10 AM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799631) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 9:56 AM Author: Turquoise bossy location dysfunction Not mentioning blast corps? Locked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799823) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 10:14 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration British (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799862) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 10:44 AM Author: Turquoise bossy location dysfunction Turok (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49799955) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Was really bad imo with fog 10 feet in front of you at all times (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800217) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:54 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Turok 2 was much better. Very fun multiplayer iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800584) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 2:09 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca I got Turok 2 remaster and couldn’t get past the first level. You have to perfectly find a number of Lost Children or they don’t let you advance. My perception of Turok as a character is that he should NOT be trusted with lost children btw. He’s incredibly Scummy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800619) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 2:20 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800673) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 10:29 AM Author: impertinent mustard resort Doom 64, Rainbow Six, madden, nfl blitz, FIFA.
Maybe not the best collection, but definitely got a lot of play in my day. American developers were working on pc games. |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Doom - pc port Rainbow six - pc port Madden - wasn't ever good Nfl blitz - great game but an arcade port FIFA - made in Canada |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 12:58 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Madden 64 somehow was received worse than “NFL Gameday.” This is an under emphasized aspect to the Console War. Sony ponies up for the License in order to Win hearts and minds. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800395) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:02 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Madden was never the best football game of any gen until they bought the exclusive license and were the only one allowed to make nfl games and it still sucks tbh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800406) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 12:59 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca Doom 64 is acksually a Separate Game for some reason (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800398) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:03 PM Author: impertinent mustard resort madden 2000 for N64 was great. Solid playbook, awesome career mode (salary cap, injuries, trades, draft etc.). PC port means nothing to me. Also Doom 64 was very distinct from the PC game. Rainbow Six was a port BUT it crushed the Playstation version which was an arcady joke. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800411) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:03 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration Doom was maybe the 10th best fps on n64. Off the top of my head. And it was also on 32x (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800416) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:05 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration There were 4 good fps games on n64 turns out https://i.redd.it/5i0oaz4ffltd1.jpeg (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800422) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:37 PM Author: Shaky Carnelian Parlor Macaca This is the Scummiest concentration of Scum and villainy I’ve ever seen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800536) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 1:43 PM Author: translucent disturbing bawdyhouse internal respiration True. Forsaken was a good game though, idk why space ship shooters like that died out. True 3d movement (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854163&forum_id=2)#49800554) |