Woot!!! I grew up with N64, as well. I had all of the good games that almost no one else had. DK64, Super Smash Bros., and Paper Mario occupied a lot of my time until I got a PS2 (In fact, I am replacing said PS2 that I've had for years soon because it has had problems with disc read errors on CD-based PS2 games that I recently bought). I am more of a Sony fan now, but I really do still have a special place in my heart for Nintendo. So much inspiration for modern games comes from old Nintendo ideas and many people overlook that fact.
Also, I feel the same way about having missed a lot of games in my childhood. I'm 18, so I had plenty of time to enjoy the SNES before the N64 or PS1 came out, but, unfortunately, I just never paid much attention to games before I got my N64 (most of my time then was spent watching cartoons like Animaniacs and Pokemon, but that is another story). Right now, most of the games I buy are from the beginning of the last generation console cycle or older, so, in a way, I'm really trying my best to catch up.