What is it about the Nintendo 64 kid that resonates with me so deeply? Yea, obviously, as a total Nintendo obsessive, I loved the hell out of my flawed Nintendo 64 when it first came out. I preordered it. I counted down the days. I played Mario 64 in Toys R Us like mad in the days before the actual system came out. I even bought that really lame Star Wars game that came out in the first few months of the system. So yea, I loved the Nintendo 64 so I do see a bit of myself in the kid, but it's more than just that. Is it his contrived over-enthusiasm? His total disdain for the RC Car? His sister's mimcry? Yea, it's all those things but also, it's the internet-made remixes of the original video.
This one puts a Final Fantasy spin on the video, and is therefore awesome. Here's one mixing up a familiar tune. My favorite one, though, combines the N64 kid with Smash Bros... the timing of the flash is just perfect and it seems fitting that an awesome symbol of Nintendo fanaticism gets eternal glory as a Smash Bros. character.
Which reminds me. Smash Bros is going to be... so sick. Somebody get me a Wii. Quickly.
What eventually became of the kid? You can find out here. Also, I heard he put up his N64 for sale on Ebay... smart kid.
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