The legendary video of Brandon Kuzma tearing open his N64 on Christmas Day 1998 has gone down as one of the most famous Nintendo-related YouTube videos of all time, to the point where Brandon himself - now all grown up and less excitable around wrapped items - continues to milk it. And why not?
However, time waits for no man and it would seem that Brandon and his beloved N64 have some serious competition in the form of Erick Garcia's 7-year-old son.
The youngster was surprised (via Skynet forerunner Google Home - you can tell this is 2017 and not 1998) by the arrival of a Nintendo Switch on his birthday, at which point he falls over and actually rotates on the ground due to sheer, pent-up excitement. What's interesting is that in both of these cases, siblings are close by to share the joy.
So who wore it best? You decide.
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I cannot wait for Christmas morning in my house...
It's good, but N64 kid retains his crown.
@Pazuzu666 Even with the floor rotating routine? You're a tough guy to please!
Take back the switch, go back to the shop and see if you can exchange the kid for a pro controller.
I did the same thing when I got my Switch at the game store. Everything was fine until security arrived.
I'm glad I'm old enough that I was able to buy it myself. Siblings are cool and all but having to share gaming consoles is not really an advantage. 😂
I like it how in both they both have the sister trying to fit in, but not really understanding the hype
https://media.giphy.com/media/ZIZBsSgHyQhaM/giphy.gif
That's so awesome.
And exactly how I felt... on the inside.
I have a similuar video of me and my brother getting the Mega Drive back in the day, it's on VHS though
If they kept him propped up he might have run up the wall and danced on the ceiling.
Oh what a feeling.
I've always laughed at the boy trying to maintain his excitement at the Nintendo 64 car.
Ah, these videos take me back though - this was me with WrestleMania 2000 + Super Smash Bros. 64 on one Christmas, and Pokémon Stadium 2 on the other.
I remember freaking out in my car right after picking up my Switch from Target back in April. It felt so great since it was the first system I'd ever bought with my own money.
ERMAHGERD NERNTERNDER SWERTCH
Nintendo paying for reviews again!
(Joke)
One of the wonderful and annoying things about children is that sort of pure, unfiltered expression of emotion.
Bless his heart.
@In_Ex_Fan Except the Switch is made for sharing. Two controllers out of the box with games like Mario Kart, ARMS, Pokken DX and SniperROTATELEFTISAIDLEFTNOSTOPMOVINGJUSTROTATELEFTClips.
I would say I felt the same as the switch kid, but in reality, I was just at Target with my dad, and we randomly found some Switches in stock so he told me to grab one because, "'We wouldn't be able to find them anywhere else"
@Damo the floor rotating was nice, but N64 kid punching the air repeatedly hasn't (yet) been bested.
@riChchestM sure, but there's a difference between sharing what's yours and sharing possessions. Because, if you have siblings things like that are never really your own.
@In_Ex_Fan I disagree, being forced to share your consoles as a child teaches you a few valuable lessons:
Don't hoard valued possessions to yourself. Don't expect to have everything handed to you and you alone. Taking your fellow's needs and wants into careful consideration is more important than your own desire for complete ownership.
@Pazuzu666 https://youtube.com/watch?v=1F3GJ1EYj4c
@PlywoodStick Funnily enough, I started off being a sharing kid. But then after countless possessions of mine were broken, loaned away without my permission and generally never returned to me - I started to realize that you should only loan stuff out to siblings/friends that you don't particularly care about.
In short, sharing made me into the selfish person I am today to takes care of his own items right up until I've completely lost interest in them.
@PlywoodStick I didn't say that's not important. But a console has nothing to do with needs. It's for entertainment and that's nothing you need. It's important to share but it's also important to have things to yourself. Especially when you're growing up with older siblings. Because you also have to to learn to respect other people's properties.
Yeah, the floor rotation settles it for me: we have a new king.
@ThatNyteDaez I understand to a degree. Used to have Harvest Moon 64, my sister and a friend she used to have 16 years ago wanted to borrow it and bring it over to her place for a sleepover. (Both my sister and I liked playing HM64!) However, they moved away, and never returned the cart. Also, some of the friends my sister had were the unsavory sort... At some point, they stole some GBA games like Circle of the Moon and Breath of Fire 1. My sister also one time broke a Warcraft III disc I used in half, because she didn't want to wait to get on AOL chat etc...
However, I would consider those instances to be my fault for not being more diligent about keeping track of them, or not taking my sister into consideration enough. I've never had any problems otherwise with borrowing or loaning, did it pretty frequently when I was younger. (Not many people to do that with anymore, except digitally... But depending on how it's delivered, a digital copy either can't be copied, or it can easily be copied and shared ) So there is a balance to keep between sharing and security. Another valuable lesson.
Kid calm down throwin me switch around!
Its gonna end up broken! XD
This is pretty much how I was on launch day. Haha
@Bunkerneath The sister of the N64 kid said in an interview that she was genuinely excited.
I need to have some kids already and spoil the shhh out of them too ~
@In_Ex_Fan The boundaries and teachings a child has with things they want early on in life affects their psychology about things they need later in life. If you learn that you can share things with people you trust, and be cautious (but courteous) with people you're less familiar with, you're more likely to apply that way of thinking throughout life. Likewise, if you learn that you have to closely guard everything you own, and don't even have to share it with the people you love, your own friends and family (unless they're greedy, that's another story), then that affects your interactions as well.
It's true that there are certain things that should be guarded, but if you're taught early on to apply that to all the things you like, it starts applying everywhere, even if only subconsciously. The likelihood is greater to make a difference between becoming a more generous or a more selfish person.
That was funny. Nothing like making a kids day
Staged!!
It's actually a Google advert.
Hiding presents in grimey alleyways is probably not the smartest associative behaviour to establish in such a young, sugar enraged lad.
We need to all tell our kids- you will not find a beautifully wrapped Nintendo Switch console beside, behind or in any general vacinity to public refuse receptacles.
@Damo
N64 kids scream though...
I've never heard more genuine excitement in all my life. Also his little sister is cute, trying to copy her brother.
Switch kid has a good attempt though.
Rotating on the floor killed it for me. It's a 0 out of 10
The Switch family does a lot of shopping at Restoration Hardware,lol. The chairs, lights, tent, shelves and floor rug are from Resto.
@Bunkerneath Huh. I'm not seeing what you're seeing. The only one not understanding and just sort of playing along ("trying to fit in?") between both videos is the little toddler in the tutu in the newest video. I don't suspect she has any idea what is going on, no. Every other little girl is super excited and clearly understands what's going on... just not insane. lol.
@PlywoodStick I never said kids should share nothing. But I think gaming consoles aren't something that sould be shared. I shared a Super Nintendo and a PlayStation with my 2 siblings and we constantly fought about who was up next. That never tought us the importance of sharing. Later on my sister wasn't interested in gaming, my brother hat his own PC and I had a N64 and a PS2 later on that my sister bought me. And we never fought about it. He wanted to play with the N64 or PS2? He had to ask me. I wanted to play games on his PC? Didn't even think about it without asking. A gaming system is valueable. That teaches that you can't be careless with things. And I learned to share that way. I learned to trust that it was okay if I shared when I wanted to share. I learned about generosety when my sister bought me a PS2 just because she wanted to. And nowadays I lend my PS4 to a friend occasionally when he wants to play games like Bloodborne. It's not like I'm totally selfish and don't want to share anything. I just think "being forced" to share a gaming consoles is the best way to learn the importance of sharing.
@In_Ex_Fan yea but then now I have to share it with my wife. GG4life
I have tried to do that ground rotation thing. that is hard. props for skill level.
@Neocloudzero Well, better not make her angry.
@Pazuzu666 I've gotta agree. I know we shouldn't be concerned with material things. But I still feel his reaction encompasses every depth of joy and glee anyone has ever had in being surprised with a new console.
Plus, its my favorite Nintendo console. If that were me and I was that age, I probably would have reacted the same way.
Just to comment on the topic of sharing. I was raised mostly by my grandmother in a household along with other cousins. Not to mention, there were almost 15+ other first cousins coming and going at various times. So sharing wasn't even a debate. You shared. It was a given.
But boundaries do need to be taught and a child needs to learn that you can say no and don't have to share everything. In the same vein, learn that you can't expect to have everything shared with you
N64 kid still wins.
I had a similar reaction, and I'm 37.
I am the most boring person when getting something new I do not go out of control over it even when I was a kid.
I love the mom in the background like, “Uuuuuggh... why do my children have to like video games?”
Wow
I still prefer N64 kid. I like the way he stares at the box and grabs it like it's a treasure.
Switch kid abandons the console immediately to start freaking out.
Love it!
@PlywoodStick My sister borrowed my 3DO system when she went to back to college after the holidays and I never saw it again. Every single time I bring it up, she says "what 3DO system??".
Now I'm a father of 2 sons. My oldest is super respectful and takes great care of all his stuff. My youngest not so much. He's not destructive but is definitely more careless in general. We shared a 3DS system until I realized that we all needed our own for the simple fact that I didn't want finger prints and scratches on my system, and it was killing my oldest every time he would let my youngest play his system and he would almost drop it or something like that. We bought a family Switch back in July and my youngest actually purchased his own after receiving a ton of cash at his birthday party over the weekend.
Mom's reaction at 0:53 is great . . . that glass needed filling.
@dkxcalibur It's one thing to lose my stuff, but the worst is when you don't own up to it! Never giving you something important again!
After the tragedy in Vegas, I needed to see some moments of joy. Thank you.
Fake news
I still think the Nintendo 64 kid was better
I'm sure many of us react this way on the inside when getting a new system. I'd probably be committed if I did this in public when I get a Switch. XD
On a serious note, I'm happy for that kid!
THANK YOU SATAN!!!!!!
@Damo The floor rotating routine is amusing but it doesn't beat the unhinged screaming of N64 kid.
But Homer Simpson has already done the floor rotation thing.
NINTENDO SWITCH!!!
@dkxcalibur Hmmm, asking to borrow a system is odd... Usually my friends and I would just bring it over for the day, or transfer console to another room, but not to somewhere temporary like a dorm... And yeah, 3DS isn't exactly kid friendly. 2DS is, like the GB, GBC, GBA, and DS original (even though Lite was the popular one for kids) before it.
Man this was my reaction the first time I ever was given sweets at the age of 5. We were poor.
Pretty funny. But after years of exposure to things like YouTube and various forms of social media, I'm instantly skeptical of this sort of video, because in this day and age there's always the chance that a video has been scripted and/or rehearsed and then shot specifically with the aim of uploading it and getting views and likes from a massive online audience. Everything just seems fake to me, these days. The internet has made me extremely cynical.
@PlywoodStick well the lending of my 3DO to my older sister was obviously a one time thing! It's not like she was a stranger or some kid in the neighborhood.
......and, yeah, the 3DS is plenty kid friendly. It's just as kid friendly as the 2DS, which we also own one of.
I can’t say I was this excited when I got my switch.
Pretty much my reaction as well. I had as similar reaction the other day because my dad found an old SNES in a donation bin (at where he works; he didn't steal it lol) and it had Super Mario All-Stars and Super Metroid!
@Damo The floor rotating thing was done YEARS before this kid was even a thought. We need better.
Switch kid was less cringey, but N64 kid will forever hold his timeworn crown with pride.
So much joy before so much disappointment.
Is the N64 kid where Daniel Bryan got his chant from? hmmm YES! YES! YES!
@Damo
Indeed, Curly Shuffle Switch Kid gets my vote!
The two N64 kids pawing at the N64 box and screaming guttural howls of excitement is still pretty funny though!
I did fist pumps of joy back in 1983, 1987, 1991, and 1992 when I got my Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and SNES respectively!
@Shane76 If they grew up in a middle class family, then no, they aren't.
When I was growing up, my family couldn't even afford to buy me a gaming system. The only time I'd get to play one is when I went over to visit my cousins. The first console I ever really got was a Gamecube, and that was when the Wii was first released. Before that, I had only gotten a Gameboy and a DS. Both of which I spent days working hard mowing grass and stacking wood to get. The excitement of getting something so pricey for free IS a big deal.
Lol, reminds me of a episode from Spongebob!
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