N64 games worth playing?

[Darth Sensei]

I've searched and can't find this specific question. Which N64 games are worth playing?

Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Zelda .......

Anybody else consider any of the other games really worthwhile to play?

Dave

[sisko]

Both Zelda's

Mario 64, Tetrisphere, Rogue Squadron, Banjo Kazooie, Mario Kart, Mario Tennis...

[chadtower]

Monster Truck Madness, and I'd highly recommend getting a steering wheel for the racing games. They're cheap now.

[ManekiNeko]

Here's a few oddball choices...
Paper Mario, Ragukakids (JPN, EU), Fighter's Destiny, and WipeOut64.

JR

[Oobgarm]

Blast Corps, Harvest Moon 64, Top Gear Rally.

Perhaps you should look here as well:

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[ManekiNeko]

Uh, why'd you highlight the word "pee", Oobgarm?
After looking at this list, I remember now why I disliked TheAveng so much. He should have called himself TheAmbig, as in The Ambiguously Gay Duo... that would have been a more fitting nickname.

JR

[Oobgarm]

I didn't mean to! I have no idea how that happened.

[Neil Koch]

Body Harvest
most of the wrestling games
Killer Instinct Gold
Turok

I also second the recommend Blast Corps... probably my favorite N64 game besides Goldeneye

[devilman]

I third Blast Corps.

I'd also add...

1080 Snowboarding (still my favourite snowboarding game on any format)
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Perfect Dark
Pilotwings 64

[DDCecil]

Goemon's Great Adventure. Talk about Underrated...

[NE146]

Man I looooooovveee BANJO KAZOOIE.

That game is kick ass y0

Platform collecting at it's finest. No bout adout it. Until of course you get to the ending and have that major battle with the witch (WHY don't they let you replay that part again without going through the whole game )

Banjo Kazooie y0

[SoulBlazer]

Add Harvest Moon, Starfox, and Paper Mario to that list.

[Kid Ice]

Beetle Adventure Racing
Wipeout 64
Quake 2
Ridge Racer 64

[Dire 51]

No one mentioned Mischief Makers? I'm surprised. Great game. I recommend F-Zero X too.

Both N64 Castlevanias are worth trying, at least. I hear Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is also quite good.

[kainemaxwell]

Zelda
Perfect Dark
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Kart 64
Conker's Bad Fur Day

[Gunstarhero]

Well, there's alot more to the N64 than the 3-D platformers, thats for sure. As far as its contemporaries go(PS, Saturn), the N64 wipes the floor with its racing games alone.
-San Fransisco Rush series 1-3: Now this is the way to bring home an Arcade Racer. Let the graphics suffer, but keep the framerate up, keep all the cars, add some cars, add some tracks, add keys and secret cars, and secret tracks and you get simply the best Arcade racing games you can find. Rush: 2049 distinguishes itself as being one of the largest N64 games(as big as Ogre Battle64), its also an achievement graphically on the system. Anyone who's played it w/expansion pak would probably agree. You gotta love track 3 just to see the Jet Fighters do the flyby, what great sound f/x!

-Mario Kart 64: Get this before Kiddy Kong Racing, this is still the king of Kart Racing.

-Monaco Grand Prix, F1 World Grand Prix: The N64 has a good selection of realistic Sim Racers as well, with plenty of options for the hardcore racing nut. These games are too hard for me, but once I finally get the race underway, they really blow me away with their great sound f/x, and intense challenge. I love F-1 racing in 1st person mode, I don't know why, but 1st person mode in these games always seems more realistic than any other kind of racing game.

-Mario Party 1,2,3: Again, for its time, the N64 really is the king of mulitplayer gaming. These will kill your controllers over time, but they were worth it with 4 players. Only drawback is playing even the shortest game mode can take up to 1 hour.

-Blast Corps: Already been mentioned by almost everyone. Rare's best effort on the N64. It came out at the most opportune time, when the N64 had only a few titles for purchase, this game was a true Godsend. Still a blast today.

-Starcraft64: While everyone is telling you the same old snoozefest games like Banjo Kazooi and Conkers BFD, here's a game that will actually keep your attention.Another of the huge 512mbit carts on the N64, this game packs a wallop. It includes the standard Starcraft levels, plus the Broodwar missions if you have the expansion Pak. What a deal! Of course, its only a deal if you don't have the PC game. PC gamers rag on this title of course,(because its not Keyboard and Mouse) but as far as the game itself is concerned, its just about perfect a port as you're gonna get. In fact, I got all my strategies for this game from reading the Starcraft PC newsgroups, the game is right on the money gameplay wise, and graphically its no slouch.

-Nuclear Strike: If you like the Strike series, you are sure to like this final installment, with a medium res mode offered to Expansion Pak owners. This time though, NOT as good as the PS1 version, simply because it doesn't have all those cool FMV sequences found in the PS versions of the Strike Games. Other than that, the N64 NS has slightly better graphics thanks to the smooth anti-aliasing found in most N64 games. Sound f/x are great, not much for music on this one though. A cheap game to pick up.

-Ogre Battle 64: Too much to talk about with this one so, I'll just say its a Huge Game with cool graphics, and deep gameplay. Easily one of the top 5 games on the system. Hows that for a generic description?

-Paper Mario: Probably the closest thing to a true RPG on the N64, with OB64 being a close 2nd. This is a super fun title. I think these are some of the neatest graphics I've seen on the N64, truly unique. May be a bit too cute for some. I like how sometimes the game plays like Super Mario Bros, but its still an RPG...I don't know really how to describe it, it has 2-D character sprites, but the environment is in 3-D, its cool thats all I know. Pretty cheap right now too.

-Starfox 64: This game launched the Rumble Pak. Meh. The game rocks as a rail shooter though, with multiple paths, multiple endings, and nice interaction with your teamates, I don't see why this shouldn't be a part of anyones N64 collection. I love MACBETH stage, the Tank rocks!

-Goldeneye, Perfect Dark: If you don't know about these games by now, my description won't help.

[ClubNinja]

I hear Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is also quite good.

It's not the deepest or most overwhelming shooter ever, but I certainly enjoying blasting through it when I get the chance. I'd recommend it.

[Kid Fenris]

I gotta mention Sin and Punishment, Treasure's excellent 3-D action shooter. It's an amazing treatment of Cabal's central idea, with great designs, varied gameplay, and some bizarre storytelling. Though it was only released in Japan, there's little language barrier, as the voice acting's in English.

Ogre Battle 64 is another of my favorites. The storyline's quite solid, and the gameplay improves on every aspect of the SNES original. As was said above, it's one of the best N64 games.

I also really dig Jet Force Gemini, even if the game could stand to have better sniper controls. It's still fun, and there's a LOT to explore.

[Sothy]

Star Wars shadows of the Empire is cool its like alot of different games in one although it centers on the 3rd person runnin around stuff.

Army Men Sarges heroes is cool.

PILOT Wings 64 a good game if you play it to beat levels and stuff but just aimlessly cruising around with the gyro copter in the little states level "mini USA" is Awesome fun for some odd reason. Birdman was trippy too.