never owned a N64 and only got in short bursts at friends' houses. my cousin got Pilotwings 64 instead of Mario that first Christmas, so we played the shit out of that instead. later we mostly played Goldeneye.

and yes, it's primitive, but the ground-breaking feeling was still there. the analog movement, the freedom to explore, the depth of gameplay (all those jump variations, with perfect weight and balance to them)...everything since has been an improvement on that original template. Miyamoto brought down the 10 Commandments of 3-D gaming from the mountaintop.