Your Favorite N64 Game
- Thread starter Carl The Manicorn
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, F-Zero X is a fantastic game. The graphics are pretty shonky, but you need to make sacrifices if you're gonna have 30 racers on the same track.
Other games that have been mentioned in abundance but still need to be stressed:
Banjo-Kazooie
Jet Force Gemini
Diddy Kong Racing...
You know what, if the game has RARE's logo on it you're pretty much guaranteed a God tier title. Blast Corps was probably their weakest game, but even that has its unique charm.
And the Mystical Ninja games. Seriously. The first is a 3D Zelda-esque action adventure, the second is more 2D platform action-oriented adventure, similar to the SNES titles. Both have great gameplay and hilariously Japanese dialogue. Hell, the first game even has canned laughter.
Other games that have been mentioned in abundance but still need to be stressed:
Banjo-Kazooie
Jet Force Gemini
Diddy Kong Racing...
You know what, if the game has RARE's logo on it you're pretty much guaranteed a God tier title. Blast Corps was probably their weakest game, but even that has its unique charm.
And the Mystical Ninja games. Seriously. The first is a 3D Zelda-esque action adventure, the second is more 2D platform action-oriented adventure, similar to the SNES titles. Both have great gameplay and hilariously Japanese dialogue. Hell, the first game even has canned laughter.
Conker's Bad Fur Day is my absolute favourite.
I still love me some Goldeneye multiplayer.
Honourable mentions would have to go to anything Turok, if you were/are lucky enough to be allowed to get them in a non-censored form.
The Zeldas pretty much bugged out on me sooner or later, so my favourite Zelda still takes place on the SNES... same goes for anything Mario or Yoshi or Goemon/Mystical Ninja, really.
It's a shame the N64 was crushed by the CD, the PSX and the then budding 3D boom. It felt like a fresh and more accessible take on the Neo Geo, really.
For me, in its days, it was the last console that offered to be played spontaneously both with random kids or hardcore creatures of the night.
I still love me some Goldeneye multiplayer.
Honourable mentions would have to go to anything Turok, if you were/are lucky enough to be allowed to get them in a non-censored form.
The Zeldas pretty much bugged out on me sooner or later, so my favourite Zelda still takes place on the SNES... same goes for anything Mario or Yoshi or Goemon/Mystical Ninja, really.
It's a shame the N64 was crushed by the CD, the PSX and the then budding 3D boom. It felt like a fresh and more accessible take on the Neo Geo, really.
For me, in its days, it was the last console that offered to be played spontaneously both with random kids or hardcore creatures of the night.
The seven games above are, in my opinion, the finest on the N64. In general, I would urge you to pick up all of those, and avoid several of the derivative, overrated Rare games on the N64 that people here are likely to praise, i.e. Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie, etc.duckymcfly99 said:
Get Mario Kart 64, by all means, but Diddy Kong Racing is overall a much, much better kart racer for the N64. For a start, you can play battle games against bots, and the arenas are not ridiculously oversized like the MK64 ones...
Avoid Shadows of the Empire like the plague- the only thing it did right was the Battle of Hoth, and then Rogue Squadron came along and improved the gameplay in every single way, and did a better version of Hoth to boot.
Super Mario 64 and Conkers Bad Fur day were probably the finest 3D platformers ever made up until Galaxy came out, and even then they're still hot contenders.
I recently got Body Harvest- the granddaddy of GTA with a massive collection of vehicles usable in an open world. I'm struggling with the first part, but this vid hints at many good times to come.
Outside that, I hear some lesser known games were very good as well, such as Space Station Silicon Valley, and Harvest Moon 64.
Oh! Almost forgot PilotWings 64. Can be quite tough to beat at times, but there is nothing quite as relaxing after a hard day's work than hang gliding freely around a tropical island to that music...
Avoid Shadows of the Empire like the plague- the only thing it did right was the Battle of Hoth, and then Rogue Squadron came along and improved the gameplay in every single way, and did a better version of Hoth to boot.
Super Mario 64 and Conkers Bad Fur day were probably the finest 3D platformers ever made up until Galaxy came out, and even then they're still hot contenders.
I recently got Body Harvest- the granddaddy of GTA with a massive collection of vehicles usable in an open world. I'm struggling with the first part, but this vid hints at many good times to come.
Outside that, I hear some lesser known games were very good as well, such as Space Station Silicon Valley, and Harvest Moon 64.
Oh! Almost forgot PilotWings 64. Can be quite tough to beat at times, but there is nothing quite as relaxing after a hard day's work than hang gliding freely around a tropical island to that music...
Majora's Mask is by far my favorite N64 game, but that's because it's one of my favorite games in general.
Close contenders are Kirby 64 because I love Kirby, Paper Mario because it's a surprising good RPG, and Ocarina of Time because I'm in love with the Zelda series.
Close contenders are Kirby 64 because I love Kirby, Paper Mario because it's a surprising good RPG, and Ocarina of Time because I'm in love with the Zelda series.
Also this- by the way
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.104227-best-game-of-the-N64-generation?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.104227-best-game-of-the-N64-generation?page=1
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is among my personal "best games ever" as is Banjo Kazooie.
Others: Banjo Tooie, Pokemon Snap/Stadium 1/2, Mario Party 2, Super Mario 64, Kirby and the Crystal Shards, Star Fox 64, Pokemon Puzzle League
Others: Banjo Tooie, Pokemon Snap/Stadium 1/2, Mario Party 2, Super Mario 64, Kirby and the Crystal Shards, Star Fox 64, Pokemon Puzzle League
Those there, definitely those three. Aidyn Chronicles and Quest 64 definitely. Be warned though, Aidyen Chronicles is hard, extremely hard.
I have a desire to quote each and every one of these posts to point out that they need to be played.
The Banjo Kazooie games, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64 are all great choices. I would recommend Mario Party, but it's a controller destroyer so it's a good idea to stay away from that.
The Banjo Kazooie games, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64 are all great choices. I would recommend Mario Party, but it's a controller destroyer so it's a good idea to stay away from that.
What about Mario Party? I personally enjoyed 2 & 3, but I guess a majority of people enjoyed the first installment as well. Either way, the Mario Party franchise is great for the N64.
I used the palm of my hand... I ended up wearing down the skin there so much I actually started bleeding a few times. Tug of war, pedal power, paddle battle. Our analog sticks were almost useless after Mario Party.Mortai Gravesend said:
I would never recommend anyone to get the first Mario Party games due to how bad it is for the controller. It's a great game, but considering how hard I assume it is to get new controllers these days that's a bad idea.CrimsonBlaze said:
Two words (and i'm surprised no-one has mentioned it yet!!) Buck-fucking-bumble!! (ok thats three words but i needed to emphasize it) also f-zero x and Vigilante 8
Did you reach the lava world? The boss battle with the Dragon there was epic. What about the three Guardians? Their second battles are always trippy and fun. Though there was one level that stumped me until I stumbled onto the concept of Button bashing. The Carnival/Olympics level.Jerram Fahey said:Mischief Makers sucksNile McMorrow said:I bought it on a friend's recommendation, and I wasn't impressed.
Rogue Squadron
Lylat Wars
Banjo Kazooie 1 + 2
Golden Eye
Pod Racer
Pokemon Stadium
Mario Kart 64
Mischief Makers. I think it's a fairly obscure title, and it probably has aged far worse than any of the other titles in this thread, but it was a fun platformer when I was a kid!
Wow, there are a lot of great titles in this thread! I wonder if game design was really that great back then, or we are just having our asses kicked by nostalgia
Lylat Wars
Banjo Kazooie 1 + 2
Golden Eye
Pod Racer
Pokemon Stadium
Mario Kart 64
Mischief Makers. I think it's a fairly obscure title, and it probably has aged far worse than any of the other titles in this thread, but it was a fun platformer when I was a kid!
Wow, there are a lot of great titles in this thread! I wonder if game design was really that great back then, or we are just having our asses kicked by nostalgia
The computers were close to unbeatable in most of those games, especially if you were alone in Paddle Battle against 3 of them. My sister was really good in those games though. She usually wore gloves because she had a history of some serious skin lossMortai Gravesend said:
. I also remember that I had some serious problems even completing Pedal Power at all. Another friend of mine also used his palm so we're far from alone (my friend lived on the other side of the country when I had Mario Party). The game was great, but I think there's a reason why they didn't use the analog stick in the same way in Mario Party 2 or 3.