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I have played Mario 64 , Zelda 64 and Mario Kart 64 with a Saturn pad (gen 2) without any trouble in Ultra 64 or whatever. I couldn't figure out how to configure the same for GoldenEye, but that was about it. FPSs are better with analog sticks to be sure. Everything else on the N64 is fine with a digital controller.
I seem to remember reading 10 years ago or so(or whenever it was that N64 emulation was at it's peak) that most emulators were pretty much programmed to play Mario 64 and Zelda 64...so any other game working would more than likely just have been a serendipitous perk.