# 201 - From the Vault Nintendo 64 Retrospective

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Podcast: [There Will Be Duds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-will-be-duds-4011979)
Published: 2026-02-05T00:00:01+00:00
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We're opening the vault again, which we've started using as a means to feature stuff other than what we normally do on the show. This time, we're doing video games! Again. Nintendo video games! Again. It's the Nintendo 64, in all it's janky and dated glory. This is part 1 of an eventual trilogy of episodes on the console, to be completed at some point in the future! Next week's movie: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) You can join the conversation Wednesdays at 7pm EST! Available in podcast form on all your favorite podcatchers! Socials:linktr.ee/ThereWillBeDudsTwitch // ThereWillBeDudsYouTube // There Will Be DudsTwitter // @ThereWillBeDudsFacebook // There Will Be DudsInstagram // ThereWillBeDudsTikTok // @ThereWillBeDuds (0:00) Maurice(00:24) Show start(5:02) Beginnings(10:17) Zelda is for grown-ups(12:54) Launch/end titles and cousin games(21:01) Instruction manuals(34:33) Honorable honorable mentions(39:44) N64 vs. PS1(45:21) Obligatory SM64 section and influences(58:52) More weird games(1:03:32) First games(1:11:52) Any new franchises(1:16:29) Music(1:30:16) Outro

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