Dr. Mario 64 - 4-Player Vs. Mode (Actual N64 Capture)

[Note: This video and description were originally posted on Youtube on December 31, 2016.]

This is a capture of me and a three other people playing the 4-Player Vs. mode in Dr. Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64. This is not an emulator. This footage was captured directly from my Nintendo 64 using an actual Dr. Mario 64 cartridge. I'm player one, Peter is player two, Drew is player three, and Shelly is player four.

It has been a while since I've posted some four-player footage, but here's a little something to make up for that. During the holidays I managed to record a Dr. Mario 64 battle with two friends and none other than my own mother.

If you've seen my prior puzzle game uploads you probably already know that my mother was really into these games back during the NES and SNES eras. We played Tetris, Tetris 2, Dr. Mario, Yoshi and Yoshi's Cookie a bunch back in the day, as well as Tetris Attack on the SNES.

Toward the very end of the Nintendo 64 era, Nintendo gave fans a little parting gift in the form of Dr. Mario 64. As I recall, the game was only $30 when it was released, and it included a full story mode with various characters (similar to Tetris Attack). Best of all, it included a new four-player battle mode, similar to The New Tetris (which was also released on the Nintendo 64).

Although I had no intention of buying Dr. Mario 64 back in the day, as I recall, my mother simply bought it on her own after she spotted it in a store (just like she did with Tetris Attack), and I certainly wasn't one to argue with a new game. We did some two-player battles, and on a few occasions, we were able to do four-player battles either with my friends or with visiting family members. Dr. Mario 64 was an excellent multiplayer game and a great value at only $30.

In this video we completed two full Vs. sessions. Although my mother had not played this game in quite a while, she still managed to kick our butts for a few rounds. It was quite impressive.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the official N64 S-video cable at 60 frames per second. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the N64's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.

I'm using an Arcade Shark joystick, Peter is using a Sharkpad Pro 64 turbo controller, and Drew and Shelly are using standard Nintendo 64 controllers.