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The M64 reminds me why I love the Nintendo 64, flaws and all

XDA ·Patrick O'Rourke·about 5 hours ago
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Published Jun 1, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication  MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the  Financial Post and Postmedia . He's based in Toronto. Over the past 15 years, he's written thousands of articles. Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.  Aside from the classic, handheld Game Boy, the Nintendo 64 (N64) is my favorite video game console ever. It ushered in the 3D era in a groundbreaking way thanks to its wacky controller's joystick. I'll never forget playing Super Mario 64 for the first time at a Toys "R" Us demo kiosk, or exploring Hyrule Field in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Christmas Day in 1998.…

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