February 5 1999, Wipeout 64 debuted on the N64 in PAL territories! There are only a handful of N64 games with noticeable load times, Wipeout 64 being one (the occasional 5 second PLEASE WAIT) screen. Dev Psygnosis said the time was to decompress sound files and music tracks! - ThreadSky

quest64official.bsky.social • 20 days ago

February 5 1999, Wipeout 64 debuted on the N64 in PAL territories!

There are only a handful of N64 games with noticeable load times, Wipeout 64 being one (the occasional 5 second PLEASE WAIT) screen. Dev Psygnosis said the time was to decompress sound files and music tracks!

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pokeparadox.bsky.social•20 days ago

I played this quite a lot and it was...

BANG ON!

spiral1407.bsky.social•20 days ago

I had no idea there was WipEout on N64. It's kinda like Ridge Racer 64, both being from franchises you'd typically associate with Sony

michirin.bsky.social•19 days ago

I was today years old when I learned Wipeout showed up on N64...
Feels like learning Ridge Racer showed up on N64 last year...
Wow...

gryphplex.bsky.social•20 days ago

Futuristic racers are one of my favorite genres, N64 was great for this. Just checked out the Wipeouts on the PSP recently, too.

momark.me•20 days ago

f-zero x is so fucking good its unbelievable

momark.me•20 days ago

is what i thought the first and only time i played wipreout 64

lighter.bsky.social•20 days ago

I forgot there was a Wipeout on the n64

seregioslens.bsky.social•20 days ago

IKR? Is also on Saturn, so on all 3 major console at the time.

Although Wipeout 64 is more unique, and I think quite interesting to revisit today

1chithekiller.bsky.social•20 days ago

I always noticed a load time for Perfect Dark, and on the levels with longer cutscenes you'd have noticeably longer load times. I also always found it interesting how carts with bigger roms were noticeably heavier than much smaller games.