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Apparently SNES is too old of a system for some of our members, so I'm jumping up a generation in this week's Top Ten. (I initially planned an NES Top 10, but decided against it due to the aforementioned youngness of the crowd.)

So I sat down to come up with my list and thought long and hard about what games I truly liked on the N64. I managed to come up with only four games. So I took a gander at Wikipedia's List of N64 Games, and managed to get 4 more. How very sad. I remember now why N64 was such a flop in my mind.

Without further ado, here is my

..:: Top 10 List of Favorite N64 games ::..

10. NHL '99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_'99
Yeah, it's pretty sad when NHL '99 graces a Top 10 list for any video game system. There just wasn't anything else out there that I liked more. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun game, but hardly your typical Top 10 material. It may just be that I'm Canadian and genetically hard-wired to love hockey (scientific fact).

9. Zelda: OoT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
Blah blah blah Best Game Evar. Whatever. It ISN'T the best game ever, in my opinion, but it was the closest thing you got to an epic RPG (and I use the term very loosely here) on the N64. The game was sorta fun to play.

8. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rogue_Squadron
Now we're getting to the real fun games. Rogue Squadron was a blast to play (way better than Star Fox for your blaster-space-shoot-em-ups). Hey, don't knock me. It won Best Action Computer Game of 1998. Flying your own X-Wing is every nerd's dream.

7. Perfect Dark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark
It's a rare feat (lolgetit?) for a FPS console game to be fun for me, but Perfect Dark manages it. It's better than Halo, and I really don't have to say more than that.

6. Mario Tennis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Tennis_(Nintendo_64)
How does Nintendo make campy sports games with lame phsyics and cutesy characters so consistently fun? Whatever, Mario Tennis is a blast to play.

5. Star Wars Ep. 1 Racer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_Racer
Better than the movie. This is a very tight racing game. Apparently, this is the fifth best Star Wars game of all time (KotOR better be #1 - I'll have to check this out).

4. Mario Kart 64
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart_64
A solid sequel to one of the SNES's best games. 4 player mode battles are still fun today. Oddly enough, when GameSpy had it's Best Game Ever contest, Mario Kart 64 beat out the original in the preliminaries, a rare occurance during that contest.

3. GoldenEye 007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007
Quite possibly the best console FPS ever. Excellent single-player campaign, fun split-screen multiplayer deathmatch using popular Bond characters, zoomable sniper rifles, context-sensitive hit locations (a pioneering innovation at the time), and REMOTE MINES (best weapon ever developed for a FPS). This game often ranks near the top of many Top 100 Video Games list.

2. Super Mario 64
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64
This game defined 3D platformers, and is still the best 3D platformer out there (at least, of any I've played.) Maybe SM Galaxy will knock this game off it's perch of best 3D platformer. We'll see...

1. Super Smash Bros.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros.
What a fucking clever idea. Also, Best Fighting Game Ever (well, except for maybe SSBM, but its the same series so it doesn't count).

P.S. Pikachu owns.

So while beefing out a Top 10 list was quite difficult for the N64, it still has some of the best games ever made (GoldenEye, Mario 64, SSB). I never played Banjo-Kerblooie or Majora's Mask, and Diddy Kong Racing was a lame and weak Mario Kart knockoff, so don't gripe to me about them.


Previous Top Ten Topics:
Week 1: Top 10 Favorite SNES games
3. Super Mario 64
It was pretty sweet! I don't think I need to explain why.

2. Perfect Dark
I always felt that Goldeneye's multiplayer was pretty lame (and that shooters in general were pretty lame until the good stuff started hitting around 2000). Perfect Dark was actually quite a bit of fun, though, and my friends and I used to play it regularly until just a few years ago.

1. I DIDN'T OWN AN N64 OK
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1. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2. Super Mario 64
3. Banjo-Kazooie

It all gets less important from there.
Cool idea for an N64 favorites forum.

1.Super Smash Bros.
2.Super Mario 64
3.LoZ: OOT
4.Mischief Makers (For when all you need is utter nonesense :) )
5.DK 64
6.LoZ: MM (Would've been 5, but a little too short...)
7.Kirby 64
8.Mario Tennis
9.Mario Golf
10.Bomberman Hero

*phew*
Hard to choose an order!
1. Super Smash Bros
2. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
3. The Final Fantasy VI Graphical Demo
4. Conker's Bad Fur Day
5. 007: Golden-Eye
6. Perfect Dark
7. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
8. Banjo-Kazooie
9. Super Mario Kart
10. Super Mario 64
So many great games but these would have to be my favourite.

10. Super Mario Kart.
9. Vigilante.
8. Mario Golf.
7. Mario Tennis.
6. Legend of Zelda Majoras mask.
5. 007 Goldeneye.
4. Donkey Kong 64.
3. Super Smash Bros.
2. Banjo Kazooie.
1. Banjo Tooie.

Mine would probably be similar to demondestiny. I absolutely loved banjo kazooie. One of the best games i have ever played.
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author=prexus link=topic=323.msg4188#msg4188 date=1192660631
3. The Final Fantasy VI Graphical Demo
You can't list this! It wasn't actually made for the N64. It was a PC demo that was completely mouse controlled.
Any suggestions for next week's Top 10 list? I have a slew of ideas, but thought I'd weigh in here first. (I paln to release a new Top 10 every Wednesday or so).
author=kentona link=topic=323.msg4238#msg4238 date=1192728546
Any suggestions for next week's Top 10 list? I have a slew of ideas, but thought I'd weigh in here first. (I paln to release a new Top 10 every Wednesday or so).

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I think the #1 answer is going to be repeated a lot, Him.
author=WIP link=topic=323.msg4249#msg4249 date=1192738850
I think the #1 answer is going to be repeated a lot, Him.
#2
1.) Ocarina of Time
2.) Majora's Mask
3.) Banjo Kazooie
4.) Super Mario 64
5.) Super Smash Brothers
6.) Banjo Tooie
7.) Star Fox 64
8.) Donkey Kong 64
9.) Diddy Kong Racing
10.) Bomberman Hero

Others:
- 007 Goldeneye
- Mischief Makers
- Mario Kart 64
- Perfect Dark
- Yoshi's Story
- Kirby: The Crystal Shards
- F-Zero X

LoZ OoT
LoZ MM
007 Goldeneye
SM 64
SMK 64
SW RS
OB 64
SF 64
SSB
MM 64

Again try guessing what they all stand for. The hint; with N64s limited library of games you don't need any hints.


Originally Posted by prexus
1. Super Smash Bros
2. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
3. The Final Fantasy VI Graphical Demo
4. Conker's Bad Fur Day
5. 007: Golden-Eye
6. Perfect Dark
7. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
8. Banjo-Kazooie
9. Super Mario Kart
10. Super Mario 64

How could you choose FFVI's graphical demo instead of Earthbound's? There's no contest that EB's was better.
author=MK634 link=topic=323.msg4253#msg4253 date=1192748945
LoZ OoT
LoZ MM
007 Goldeneye
SM 64
SMK 64
SW RS
OB 64
SF 64
SSB
MM 64

Again try guessing what they all stand for. The hint; with N64s limited library of games you don't need any hints.

Ocarina of Time, Majorca's Mask, Goldeneye, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart 64, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Ogre Battle 64, Starfox 64, Super Smash Brothers, MegaMan 64 (I would've done the SNES one, but I was lazy)

I'm only going to go by the games I actually own and have played, so... (no, sadly, OoT will not be on the list, being as I don't own it, nor have I played it)

1) Super Smash Brothers
2) Goldeneye 007
3) Extreme G (this game is SO underrated, but so fun; also, techno)
4) Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
5) Mischief Makers (SHAKE SHAKE)
6) Mario Kart 64

... I can't think of very much else. I actually only have, maybe (I don't have all of them in front of me) twelve N64 games tops, and these are the only ones that are actually any good.
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1. Super Smash Bros
2. Perfect Dark
3. Goldeneye
4. Starfox 64
5. Super Mario 64
6. LoZ OoT
7. Rogue Squadron

....some amazing titles for the 64, but not nearly as many worth mentioning as the SNES. Oh well.
author=trance2 link=topic=323.msg4340#msg4340 date=1192938272
I'm only going to go by the games I actually own and have played, so... (no, sadly, OoT will not be on the list, being as I don't own it, nor have I played it)

1) Super Smash Brothers
2) Goldeneye 007
3) Extreme G (this game is SO underrated, but so fun; also, techno)
4) Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
5) Mischief Makers (SHAKE SHAKE)
6) Mario Kart 64
I have two copies of OoT. I inherited a bunch of games from my brother-in-law back when he got an xbox. Interested?
I just remembered a game i forgot to add.

007 World is not enough.

I thought this game was fantastic and am dissappointed in myself for not adding it to my list.
Not surprisingly, after my SEGA, I hopped onto the PLAYSTATION train... so my N64 days were short, and were mostly over at my friends house's... Though, Emulation has let me experience some more...

Here's my top 10.
(1-fav/10-least fav)

1. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
2. Conker's Bad Fur Day
3. Super Smash Bros.
4. Goemon's Great Adventure
5. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
6. F-Zero X
7. Mario Kart 64
8. Dezaemon 3D
9. Rayman 2: The Great Escape
10. Super Mario 64
A game i never really got into was Rayman 2 The great escape. I guess i had too much going on that time to really care about Rayman.
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