Sept. 29, 2025

Nintendo 64 Trivia - Gaming Revolution

Nintendo 64 Trivia - Gaming Revolution
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Commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Nintendo 64's US release with trivia about the console's innovative features, naming history, and impact on 3D gaming.

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Calarogus Shark Media Greeting's Trivia fans.

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I'm Mark Allison, and today we're celebrating the twenty ninth

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anniversary of the Nintendo sixty four's US release on September

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twenty ninth, nineteen ninety six, with questions about this revolutionary

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gaming console. Question one, The Nintendo sixty four was originally

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going to be called by what name? Before trademark issues

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forced a change.

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Question two?

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What was the signature controller feature that made the Nintendo

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sixty four unique compared to other consoles of its era?

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Question three?

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Which groundbreaking three D platformer starring Nintendo's mascot was a

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launch title for the Nintendo sixty four?

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Question four?

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The Nintendo sixty four was one of the last major

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consoles to use what type of game media instead of

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compact discs?

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Question five?

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What does the sixty four in Nintendo sixty four refer to?

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We'll be right back with these game changing answers after

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this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers.

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Question one, what was the Nintendo sixty four originally called?

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Answer?

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Nintendo Ultra sixty four. The name had to be changed

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because Konami owned the trademark for Ultra games, forcing Nintendo

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to drop Ultra and simply call it the Nintendo sixty four.

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Question two, what signature controller feature made the n sixty

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four unique? Answer the analog stick. The Nintendo sixty four

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controller featured the first analog control stick on a major console,

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allowing for precise three to sixty degree movement that was

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perfect for three D games.

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Question three, which three D.

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Platformer was a launch title? Answer Super Mario sixty four.

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This revolutionary game showcase the power of three D gaming

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and analog control, setting the standard for three D platformers

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and becoming one of the most influential games ever made.

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Question four. What type of game media did the n

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sixty four use instead of CDs?

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Answer? Cartridges.

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While competitors like PlayStation used CDs, Nintendo stuck with cartridges

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for faster loading times and durability, though they were more

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expensive to produce. Question five, what does the sixty four

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refer to? Answer its sixty four bit processor. The Nintendo

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sixty four was named for its sixty four bit central

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processing unit, which was cutting edge technology that enabled complex

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three D graphics and gameplay. That concludes our trip down

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memory Lane to the Golden Age of gaming on five

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daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison in this podcast was

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crafted with the help of AI technology. I actually won't

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be here tomorrow as we'll have a very special guest host,

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so don't miss Tuesday's

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Trivia and I'll be back on the mic on Wednesday.