Best N64 Games of Each Genre?
Thought this would be fun. List your top-spot N64 games for the following categories (my opinions included):
Action: Road Rash 64
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Pokemon Puzzle League
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Mario Kart 64
Strategy: Pokemon Stadium 2
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: Mario Tennis
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: South Park Chef's Luv Shack
(added) Arcade: Namco Museum
Best Multiplayer: Perfect Dark
Most Difficult: Mortal Kombat Mythologies/Ridge Racer 64 (100%)
Most Favorite: The LEgend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: Battle Zone Rise of the Black Dogs
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64
Most Underrated: International Track & Field 2000/Chameleon Twist 2
What's your list? Just copy the list and paste-in your game titles. If you don't have an opinion for a certain category just put "N/A" beside it.
This will help you remember games from each genre: http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Nintendo_64/Adventure/
Action: Road Rash 64
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Pokemon Puzzle League
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Mario Kart 64
Strategy: Pokemon Stadium 2
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: Mario Tennis
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: South Park Chef's Luv Shack
(added) Arcade: Namco Museum
Best Multiplayer: Perfect Dark
Most Difficult: Mortal Kombat Mythologies/Ridge Racer 64 (100%)
Most Favorite: The LEgend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: Battle Zone Rise of the Black Dogs
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64
Most Underrated: International Track & Field 2000/Chameleon Twist 2
What's your list? Just copy the list and paste-in your game titles. If you don't have an opinion for a certain category just put "N/A" beside it.
This will help you remember games from each genre: http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Nintendo_64/Adventure/
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Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: N/A
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: N/A
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: N/A
Sports: Mario Tennis
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: N/A
Best Multiplayer: Super Smash Bros.
Most Difficult: N/A
Most Favorite: Super Smash Bros.
Least Favorite: Superman 64
Most Overrated: Goldeneye 007
Most Underrated: Quest 64
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Dr. Mario
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Rush extreme racing USA/ Mario Kart 64
Strategy: Worms Armageddon
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: Nhl 99
Fighting: Super Smash Bros/ Pokemon stadium.
Trivia/Gameshow: South park rally.
Best Multiplayer: Goldeneye 007
Most Difficult: ------------------------------
Most Favorite: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: Perfect Dark
Most Overrated: For price : Sculptor's cut. For gameplay : Conker's bad fur day.
Most Underrated: Worms armageddon.
Action-Adventure: N/A
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Bust a Move 99
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Mario Kart 64
Strategy: Worms Armageddon
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: N/A
Sports: Mario Golf
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: N/A
Best Multiplayer: Goldeneye with good players, otherwise Mario Party 3
Most Difficult: N/A
Most Favorite: Mario Kart 64
Least Favorite: Donkey Kong 64
Most Overrated: Mario 64
Most Underrated: Waveracer 64/Bust a Move 99
Action-Adventure: Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Wetrix
Shooter: Perfect Dark
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: Command & Conquer
Platformer: Tie - Super Mario 64 & Banjo Kazooie
Side-Scroller: N / A
Sports: Tie - WWF Wrestlemania 2000 & WCW vs. nWo Revenge
Fighting: Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Trivia/Gameshow: N / A
(added) Arcade: N / A
Best Multiplayer: Goldeneye
Most Difficult: N / A
Most Favorite: Tie - Zelda OOT / Goldeneye
Least Favorite: Hexen
Most Overrated: Mario Kart 64?
Most Underrated: Tie - Blast Corps / Turok
And I'll nominate my own category
Most Innovative: Mario Party
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Pokemon Puzzle League
Shooter: Perfect Dark
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: Pokemon Stadium 2
Platformer: Conker's Bad Fur Day
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Fighting: Killer Instinct Gold
Trivia/Gameshow: N/A
Arcade: Namco Museum
Best Multiplayer: Perfect Dark
Most Difficult: Mortal Kombat Mythologies
Most Favorite: Conker's Bad Fur Day
Least Favorite: Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Most Overrated: N/A
Most Underrated: Carmageddon 64
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Harvest Moon 64
Puzzle: N/A
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: N/A
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Yoshi's Story
Sports: THPS
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: N/A
Arcade: Killer Instinct Gold
Best Multiplayer: Mario Party 2
Most Difficult: N/A
Most Favorite: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: College Basketball
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64
Most Underrated: Space Station Silicon Valley
Action: (pretty broad...) Starfox 64
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Wetrix
Shooter: GoldenEye Winback
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: Worms Armageddon
Platformer: Banjo-Kazooie
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: 1080 Snowboarding or Mario Golf
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: N/A
Arcade: Gauntlet Legends
Best Multiplayer: Mario Party 3
Most Difficult: Glover
Most Favorite: Don't make me answer that.
Least Favorite: Mia Hamm Soccer 64
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64
Most Underrated: 1080 Snowboarding, Road Rash 64, Winback OR Destruction Derby 64
Here's the blank template for the list:
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Strategy:
Platformer:
Side-Scroller:
Sports:
Fighting:
Trivia/Gameshow:
(added) Arcade:
Best Multiplayer:
Most Difficult:
Most Favorite:
Least Favorite:
Most Overrated:
Most Underrated:
Action-Adventure: Ocarina of Time or Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine(toss up)
Role-Playing: Quest 64 (seriously, hated Paper Mario, never touched Harvest Moon before)
Puzzle: Tetrisphere
Shooter: Goldeneye
Racing: Mario Kart
Strategy: Ogre Battle 64
Platformer: Super Mario 64 or Conkers BFD(toss up)
Side-Scroller: Goemons Great Adventure
Sports: Mario Golf
Fighting: Super Smash Bros
Trivia/Gameshow: NA
Arcade: Namco Museum
Best Multiplayer: Perfect Dark
Most Difficult: Ogre Battle 64
Most Favorite: Super Mario 64
Least Favorite: Majora's Mask or Paper Mario
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64 (too big for its own good, reruns with each monkey)
Most Underrated: Quest 64 (first true 3D console rpg, gets dogged on too hard)
Action-Adventure: N/A
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: N/A
Shooter: Goldeneye
Racing: Mario Kart 64
Strategy: N/A
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Yoshi's Story
Sports: NFL Blitz 2000, Mario Tennis
Fighting: Super Smash Brothers
Best Multiplayer: Super Smash Brothers, Goldeneye 007
Most Difficult: N/A
Most Favorite: Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Brothers
Least Favorite: Triple Play 2000
Most Overrated: Clay Fighter Sculptors Cut
Most Underrated: Beetle Adventure Racing, Yoshi's Story, Destruction Derby
aleckermit, Diddy Kong Racing is totally worth a playthrough. I'm a big fan of Mario Kart 64, 1080 Snowboarding, Destruction Derby 64, Beetle Adventure Racing, and Polaris Snocross and I still didn't think twice about giving DKR the top spot for the racing genre.
Action-Adventure: Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario
Puzzle: Pokemon Puzzle League
Shooter: Goldeneye
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
Strategy: Starcraft 64
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Kirby 64
Sports: California Speed
Fighting: Super Smash Bros
Trivia/Gameshow:
(added) Arcade: Starfox 64
Best Multiplayer: Bomberman 64 2nd Attack
Most Difficult:
Most Favorite: LOZ Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: Jet Force Gemini
Most Overrated: Perfect Dark
Most Underrated: Chameleon Twist 2
Mario Kart 64 was first, and TONS of fun. It was like a 9/10 or 9.5/10 at the time. Amazing tracks and multiplayer. Plus the ghost races to test your patience.
But Diddy Kong Racing improved on almost everything. Unfortunately it sold poorly because most people weren't familiar with the characters. Ironically enough, Banjo Kazooie and Conker went on to become pretty popular themselves.
Improvements in DKR over Mario Kart:
1) Single Player x100! There is an "overworld" adventure mode, so it plays like a story. You don't just pick a level, you drive around and find it on the map. It all culminates in an actual boss "fight" (race) at the end of the game, with a bonus world opening up. About as memorable as a single player racing game could be.
2) Multiple vehicles - Hovercraft / airplane / kart. Mario Kart only had karts.
3) Unlockable characters - Drumstick / Tick Tock. You got these through racing "ghosts", just like in Mario kart. But unlocking Tick Tock required you to master just about everything, and increased the game's replayability.
Track design is about 50/50 and a matter of preference. Some Mario Kart 64 tracks are pretty amazing, and DKR has nice ones too.
But DKR is a must play for anyone who owns an N64, IMO. I know a lot of people recommend "must plays" for every system, but it is impossible to create a top 15 list on N64 without mentioning DKR. I have it in my top 10 easily, but not sure if everyone is that high on it.
Originally posted by: jonebone
Yeah Diddy Kong Racing makes Mario Kart 64 look pretty bad, and this is coming from someone who bought both brand new at release.
Mario Kart 64 was first, and TONS of fun. It was like a 9/10 or 9.5/10 at the time. Amazing tracks and multiplayer. Plus the ghost races to test your patience.
But Diddy Kong Racing improved on almost everything. Unfortunately it sold poorly because most people weren't familiar with the characters. Ironically enough, Banjo Kazooie and Conker went on to become pretty popular themselves.
Improvements in DKR over Mario Kart:
1) Single Player x100! There is an "overworld" adventure mode, so it plays like a story. You don't just pick a level, you drive around and find it on the map. It all culminates in an actual boss "fight" (race) at the end of the game, with a bonus world opening up. About as memorable as a single player racing game could be.
2) Multiple vehicles - Hovercraft / airplane / kart. Mario Kart only had karts.
3) Unlockable characters - Drumstick / Tick Tock. You got these through racing "ghosts", just like in Mario kart. But unlocking Tick Tock required you to master just about everything, and increased the game's replayability.
Track design is about 50/50 and a matter of preference. Some Mario Kart 64 tracks are pretty amazing, and DKR has nice ones too.
But DKR is a must play for anyone who owns an N64, IMO. I know a lot of people recommend "must plays" for every system, but it is impossible to create a top 15 list on N64 without mentioning DKR. I have it in my top 10 easily, but not sure if everyone is that high on it.
Also, DKR's music kicked so much ass.
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: Paper Mario (not like theres any other option really lol)
Puzzle: Dr Mario 64
Shooter: Goldeneye 007
Racing: F-Zero X
Strategy: ?
Platformer: Super Mario 64
Side-Scroller: Mischief Makers
Sports: Mario Tennis/Tony Hawk series
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: ?
(added) Arcade: ?
Best Multiplayer: Mario Party 2 / Goldeneye
Most Difficult: ?
Most Favorite: Goldeneye/Sin and Punishment
Least Favorite: Mario Party 1
Most Overrated: Ocarina of Time/Majoras Mask
Most Underrated: ?
Best Soundtracks: Bomberman Hero
Originally posted by: aleckermit
Majora for least favorite? Ouch bro. Nice to see Goemon's Great Adventure on the list, played it a little bit and loved it. On my list of N64 games to play through for sure.
Yeah I really do hate that game that bad. It was the first Zelda title I gave up on in disgust and sold, which says a lot because I had Zelda for CDI(Link, Faces of Evil.) I didn't like the 3 day clock, I didn't like the losses going back in time, most of the masks were just stupid to me, and I didn't much like the layout of things from the land to the dungeons or the story much either. It felt like an amateur crap job, and I still kind of feel as such after learning it was like the training wheels game for Miyamoto's successor as lead to the franchise. To me it was like a failed learning tool as he did better work after that by leaps and bounds.
Originally posted by: TheClassicVideoGamer
I'm loving these Quest 64, and diddy kong racing nods of approval. Just bought this Standee off NA to show my appreciation for the game. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quest-64-N64-Nintendo-Store-Dis...
Hey it's a good game, it has balance problems for sure with magic, but outside of that the story was kind of fun, the land was pretty big, all the 3D combat with 3D arenas then was unique as a true console first. I also liked the lighthearted approach to not having to buy every little item in the game or pay to sleep in the Inns because people knew what you were doing on your quest I suppose. It was just a fun game.
Racing - Diddy Kong Racing
Most Underrated - Quest 64
Action - Sin and Punishment (import I know)
Edit: I am glad that I am not the only that thought Quest 64 was fun.
Action-Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Role-Playing: N/A
Puzzle: N/A
Shooter: GoldenEye 007
Racing: Snowboard Kids (but when it comes down to MK64 vs DKR, DKR is so obviously superior it isn't even worth arguing, haha)
Strategy: N/A
Platformer: Banjo-Kazooie
Side-Scroller: N/A
Sports: Mario Tennis
Fighting: Super Smash Bros.
Trivia/Gameshow: Wheel of Fortune
(added) Arcade: N/A
Best Multiplayer: GoldenEye 007
Most Difficult: Donkey Kong 64 because it's so boring
Most Favorite: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Least Favorite: Donkey Kong 64
Most Overrated: Donkey Kong 64 (seriously, this game is terrible and clearly aimed at people with crippling OCD)
Most Underrated: Winback: Covert Operations / Snowboard Kids
Originally posted by: jonebone
Yeah Diddy Kong Racing makes Mario Kart 64 look pretty bad, and this is coming from someone who bought both brand new at release.
Mario Kart 64 was first, and TONS of fun. It was like a 9/10 or 9.5/10 at the time. Amazing tracks and multiplayer. Plus the ghost races to test your patience.
But Diddy Kong Racing improved on almost everything. Unfortunately it sold poorly because most people weren't familiar with the characters. Ironically enough, Banjo Kazooie and Conker went on to become pretty popular themselves.
Improvements in DKR over Mario Kart:
1) Single Player x100! There is an "overworld" adventure mode, so it plays like a story. You don't just pick a level, you drive around and find it on the map. It all culminates in an actual boss "fight" (race) at the end of the game, with a bonus world opening up. About as memorable as a single player racing game could be.
2) Multiple vehicles - Hovercraft / airplane / kart. Mario Kart only had karts.
3) Unlockable characters - Drumstick / Tick Tock. You got these through racing "ghosts", just like in Mario kart. But unlocking Tick Tock required you to master just about everything, and increased the game's replayability.
Track design is about 50/50 and a matter of preference. Some Mario Kart 64 tracks are pretty amazing, and DKR has nice ones too.
But DKR is a must play for anyone who owns an N64, IMO. I know a lot of people recommend "must plays" for every system, but it is impossible to create a top 15 list on N64 without mentioning DKR. I have it in my top 10 easily, but not sure if everyone is that high on it.
That's funny, the first two reasons are exactly why I like Mario Kart 64 more than DKR.
Edit: Also THPS is by far my favorite sports title for the 64, can't believe I forgot when originally filling mine out.
Jone made some great points about DKR up there and I definitely agree with everything he said. Few things that are better about MK64, though:
The level design in MK64 is more memorable - the tracks are more interesting and diverse, and they really suit the items and racing style of the game.
It's also a much much much better 3-4 player game (in DKR you can play two player adventure so that's a toss up). In fact I rarely play DKR with more than 2 people unless we are playing the Fire Mountain Battle Mode.
I have found you can get more creative with the use of items in Mario Kart 64, though I prefer the power-up system in DKR to the "randomosity/feed the poor" system in MK64. The biggest thing is the ability to use most MK64 items as a shield - when playing against equally skilled and strategically minded players it turns the game into something more than a racing romp.