It's hard to pick my absolute favorite game for the N64, but I can narrow it down to two in different categories...Originally Posted by digitalpress
F-Zero X (This is my "stuck on deserted island game. I still think that the original SNES game rules over all sequels.)
Sin & Punishment (my all-time favorite N64 game, but it's too short for island duty.)
Some other favorites include...
Diddy Kong Racing (Superior to the allmighty Mario Kart 64 in my opinion, much better AI mainly)
Hydro Thunder (plays better than the DC version and beats the crap out of the shitty PSone port.)
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (same comments as Hydro Thunder)
Road Rash 64 (Looks like ass, but man, does it play great and the crash animations are hilarious.)
Stunt Racer 64 (DAMN this game looks and place great!)
Wetrix (hey... don't knock it until you play it days on end.)
-Carmegaddon 64 irked with it its blatant awfulness. Who the hell approved this?
-Mario Kart 64 pissed me off with its cheating SOB A.I. Diddy Kong Racingis far superior.
-I was disappointed to hear that Sin & Punishment had been cancelled for a USA release, even though it had already been localized. GameFan did a big interview with Treasure and everything.
-Stunt Racer 64 surprised me with its beauty and fluidity. I wasn't happt to see the gorgeous hi-res mode in letterbox, though.
I first saw the N64 in action the day after it came out. My friend had Mario 64. I thought it looked and played great, but I'd already been very impressed with Battle Arena Toshindin and Ridge Racer on PSone, so it wasn't the "WOW!" experience that some people had.
My boyfriend at the time bought me a new N64 for my birthday (or maybe it was Christmas) in 1999. It had Star Wars Episode I: Racer packed in with it. I thought the game was fast, beautiful, and got hard as hell too quickly. It took a while to get used to the controller, but now I like it a lot.
I still have my old N64, and I also got a Watermelon console to match me decor. It stays out most of the time.
I have about 200 or so Nintendo 64 games, most of them boxed. I have about 10 or so imports. The N64 import scene is sadly ignored, and that's a shame. There are some really cool imports for the N64 (nothing like the Saturn, though.)
Bakuretu Muteki Bangaioh
Bomberman 64 (last N64 game)
Custom Robo 1 & 2
Dezaemon 3D (Shooter maker!)
Sin & Punishment
Rukakids
I remember when Next Generation Magazine had the N64 on the cover with the headline "SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH NINTENDO 64" and a big image of a shattered Mario face on it. There article was about how the "Triple A" and "Dream Team" games were really not so great (Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Cruisin' USA) but that NOA was concentrating on how the N64 games were selling so great and ignoring the fact that many of the games were crap and if there are only a few games available for a popular console then those games will sell regardless of quality.
In short, the N64 is one of my all-time favorite consoles dispite the Vaseline graphics.