Because the Nintendo 64 is great: Short reviews of all N64 games I own (in progress)

[GameMaster600]

That must be the longest post in the history of the Internet. Naturally, I couldn't be bothered to read it.

Mr Smith's guide to N64 games:
Goldeneye: Awesome
Zelda OoT: Awesome
Everything Else: Overrated and/or tosh

In Summary: Play Mega Drive.

I think I'm going to fix this post for you.

Goldeneye: Fun, Halo's way better.
Zelda OoT: Overrated but good.
Everything Else: Horrible to really amazing.

In Summary: Play any video game console you like, unless you plan on playing Takeshi's Challenge for the Famicom.

[A Black Falcon]

A little N64 site with written material called Micro-64 (stylized as µ64). It's under construction for now, it'll be a while before it's really presentable. An article series about demystifying N64 hatred is a fantastic idea. I recommend you PM cheaterdragon1 for further details.

Haven't heard of it.

The worst complaint that always gets me is "N64 shooters are so hard to play, I hate using the C-buttons!". Again, more pure ignorance. Virtually every N64 shooter has more than one control layout. Even Turok 1 has a "Left-Handed Mode" which maps movement to the D-Pad and aiming to the analog stick, much like modern shooters.

The problem with that is, how do you use the A and B buttons?

But anyway, I think standard N64 FPS controls -- C-buttons to move, stick to aim -- work fantastically. As I say in some of my reviews there, it's actually my favorite console FPS control method. (Yeah, I've never liked dual-analog FPS controls very much... I know, almost no one agrees with me. It's still my opinion though.)

I simply haven't found a copy of it yet. I'd very much like to play it and see how it holds up, I found Shadowgate on NES to be very fun.

It's a quite different game from Shadowgate or Beyond Shadowgate, but it is good. It's a first person adventure game, with a lot of exploration and puzzles.

[Guntz]

Haven't heard of it.

Well gee, it was only started about 10 days ago, sheesh!

The problem with that is, how do you use the A and B buttons?

Move your thumb from the analog stick and over to the right. Yeah, it's a bit hard to reach there, but eventually one gets used to it. The only game that is actually hard to play in "Left Handed Mode" is Rainbow Six, but that could have been fixed if a totally custom layout was permitted.

But anyway, I think standard N64 FPS controls -- C-buttons to move, stick to aim -- work fantastically. As I say in some of my reviews there, it's actually my favorite console FPS control method. (Yeah, I've never liked dual-analog FPS controls very much... I know, almost no one agrees with me. It's still my opinion though.)

I'm in that majority. I've tried playing with the C-buttons and any FPS games on Dreamcast but it's impossible. It just feels wrong. I can only play with dual analog sticks or in the case of N64, the D-Pad and control stick.

Amusingly, I'm not very good at using the mouse and keyboard method. I just don't play PC FPS games very much...

[A Black Falcon]

Analog sticks for movement feel much more wrong. PC FPS controls are digital movement, analog aiming; the N64 and DC match that. PC FPS controls are of course almost infinitely superior to anything with a gamepad, and it's what I was more used to too, so the N64's system is more natural than the Halo-style dual-stick setup that became the default. I've always found that awkward and hard to use.

Of course the N64 does reverse which hand is doing what, versus the PC, but I find that easier to get used to than moving with a stick.

[Mr Smith]

I think I'm going to fix this post for you.

Goldeneye: Fun, Halo's way better.
Zelda OoT: Overrated but good.
Everything Else: Horrible to really amazing.

In Summary: Play any video game console you like, unless you plan on playing Takeshi's Challenge for the Famicom.

How dare you change my original offensive, libellous and potentially trolling post into something placid and liberal by claiming games range from "horrible to really amazing"? Especially while claiming wild and dangerous things such as Halo being being way better than a revolutionary console experience. Halo is one of the most overrated games in the history of the world and any other worlds which have invented similar recreational devices. The only reason it is given such praise is because it was the only half decent game (the other half being tosh) on the Xbox and anybody foolish enough to buy an Xbox needed to justify there crappy purchase by overpraising Halo. The N64 had two awesome games and this makes it better than the Xbox (1 decent game) and the Gamecube (0 decent games) combined. You didn't even bother to use the word "tosh" in your post - a pox upon you, sir! An utter pox!

[GameMaster600]

How dare you change my original offensive, libellous and potentially trolling post into something placid and liberal by claiming games range from "horrible to really amazing"? Especially while claiming wild and dangerous things such as Halo being being way better than a revolutionary console experience. Halo is one of the most overrated games in the history of the world and any other worlds which have invented similar recreational devices. The only reason it is given such praise is because it was the only half decent game (the other half being tosh) on the Xbox and anybody foolish enough to buy an Xbox needed to justify there crappy purchase by overpraising Halo. The N64 had two awesome games and this makes it better than the Xbox (1 decent game) and the Gamecube (0 decent games) combined. You didn't even bother to use the word "tosh" in your post - a pox upon you, sir! An utter pox!

OK, I really do think this is a joke. If you actually think those systems have so little good games, then how many do you think the Mega Drive has? 5?

[Kamahl]

If you actually think those systems have so little good games, then how many do you think the Mega Drive has? 5?

Too many to count.

[Mr Smith]

OK, I really do think this is a joke. If you actually think those systems have so little good games, then how many do you think the Mega Drive has? 5?

I might be prone to exaggeration, but the Mega Drive has at least 3 million awesome games.

[GameMaster600]

I might be prone to exaggeration, but the Mega Drive has at least 3 million awesome games.

Then Gamecube has at least 1,500,000 awesome games.

[StarMist]

I don't actually own Snowboard Kids 1, though, so where would I mention that?

I got the feeling your N64 collection was also a work in progress: with such enthusiasm for it you're hardly like to stop. Or do you collect only CIB? That would warrant some selectiveness.

btw Mr Smith is right as customary.

[A Black Falcon]

I got the feeling your N64 collection was also a work in progress: with such enthusiasm for it you're hardly like to stop. Or do you collect only CIB? That would warrant some selectiveness.

btw Mr Smith is right as customary.

You're right, I would like to own every non-sports N64 game sometime, and have added to it here and there, but there are definitely some games I want more than others. As I said earlier in the thread, ones I own other versions of are low on my list, along with stuff like kids' learning games, but as for Snowboard Kids 1... I don't know, if I find it cheap I'd quite possibly get it, but is it THAT important when I do have the second one? I definitely like the second one, but I don't know how much I need both... I mean, other than for completion. If the first one had oncart saving like the second does I'd be a bit more interested, but it'd mean yet another controller pak... argh. I already have six or seven, and need several more if I wanted to be able to save all of the games I own, with NFL Blitz, All-Star Baseball, Turok 2, and Hexen being the worst offenders in terms of file size. I have enough space for either Hexen or Turok 2, but not either of those others, or both of the latter ones.

[GameMaster600]

btw Mr Smith is right as customary.

I already had this debate about the N64 and Gamecube in the thread about the N64 sucking, I made reasons why it and the gamecube were two of the best consoles ever (especially gamecube), and I do not feel like restating everything, though I feel as though I, by far, won the debate.

[cowboyscowboys]

If I like beat em ups, 1 on 1 fighters or RPG's what games am I gonna play on this shi'tay system? Yes one of those free roaming adventure games that I wasted far to much time as a child trying to like.

[NeoZeedeater]

Impressive review project, a good way to showcase the more obscure N64 games.

[StarMist]

I haven't played SBK 2 but from what screenshots I could find the courses look wholly new so you'd be getting a new set of courses. I wouldn't expect it to be like SSX where it's just the same mountain with different obstacles most games.

Also, no Duck Dodgers, Densha de Go, or Derby Stallion 64? Fushigi no Dungeon is decent too. Mario Golf is quite a good light game; you can also annoy your competitor during his swing with obnoxious noises; the courses have music too, not a common feature in golf games and always much needed.
Aha, and you like Indiana Jones, a good sign.


@ cowboyscowboys = Super Smash Brothers, Dual Heroes, and Quest 64.