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Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009

In case you missed my last part, here's a quick recap.

10. Pokemon Stadium

9. Super Mario 64

8. Star Fox64/Lylat Wars

7. Pokemon Stadium 2

6. Zelda: Majora's Mask

Now the finale of games:

5. Gauntlet Legends

Gauntlet Legends Boxshot

Developer: Atari Games Midway

Publisher: Midway

Also on: Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation One

From my last blog (regarding how I miss this series), I explained a little on why this is my favorite Gauntlet game and why I slightly prefer it over Dark Legacy on the PS2. While Dark Legacy had more worlds and characters, while Legends had less. It almost sounds like it would be the lower version, but nope, it's the other way around. The two to four player coop is more fun, it's a little more trickier to get more worlds to open up UNLIKE Dark Legacy. The enemies feel a bit tougher and more challenging, and it's just mindless fun, which could probably be needed if you did a lot of brainwork. A superb beat/hack 'em up arcade sty1e RPG that's very underrated/underappreciated.

In case anyone is curious, I always play as the female Archer and/or the Valkyrie in this game.

4. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Boxshot

Developer: Factor 5

Publisher: Lucasarts

Also on: PC (known as Rogue Squadron 3D)

Never have I been this mindblown by a Star Wars game before I played this game. This is actually better than Star Fox 64 in terms of flying in spaceships. While Star Fox was an on rail shooter with some all range freedom of movement. Rogue Squadron is nothing but all range. The game felt like the Star Wars movies and even had a great story of what Luke Skywalker was doing before he was training with Yoda to be a Jedi Knight. Not only that, you got a huge variety of ships (X-Wing, A-Wing, Snowspeeders, etc.) and you can go back on some missions and play around with your new ships once you finished the game, such as using the A-Wing in the Tattooine mission.

3. GoldenEye 007

GoldenEye 007 Boxshot

Developer: Rare

Publisher: Nintendo

From about a year ago, I had a blog about my console killer app's. GoldenEye was a runner up to my number one, but after strict thinking, I docked it a level. Why? Don't get me wrong, GoldenEye is still one of the greatest movie based games off all time, also one of the greatest shooters of all time, and everything is intact (fun multiplayer, amazing controls, fun single player, etc) except for one thing: Graphics. It's less blocky than the character modeling in Star Fox 64, but due to the N64 Expansion Pak and this game's sucessor, the graphics aged quite badly. What is the successor?

2. Perfect Dark

Perfect Dark Boxshot

Developer: Rare

Publisher: Nintendo (N64 version)

Also (going to be) on: XBOX 360's XBLA (MS as publisher)

Also (currently) on: Gameboy Color

Why this game of course. More depth. Better multiplayer and single player. Better weapons. Better story. What else is there to explain? Well I can say that GoldenEye and Perfect Dark are king and queen of the console FPS. But in some cases, Queen > King. And this is the new runner up for N64 killer app.

The game introduced me to a new badass who happens to be a fave of mine, but... yeah let's move on.

The number one N64 game is...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Boxshot

Developer: Nintendo EAD Division

Publisher: Nintendo

Also on: Gamecube (LOZ collectors edition and LOZ: OoT Master Quest) and Wii Virtual Console

For me, this Zelda can NEVER seem to be surpassed. Engrossing story, great gameplay, and so many moments that make you feel speechless. Hyrule is a beauty to explore. And has a lot of variety, kid or adult. Many Zelda games after this tried to dethrone it, most tried and failed. While one didn't even try.

And that concludes my top ten N64 games. A list of a childhood icon, a legendary hero, two espionage agents, one for the government and one for an Institute that fights against corporations, arcade RPG heroes, space animals, and even Pokemon. So much enjoyment came to me all in one cl_assic console.

If you agree or disagree with anything, comment below or write a response blog, linking to both parts of the list.

Category: Opinion
Posted by nintendoboy16, 6:17am
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dude no star fox come on that was one of the best games on the N64 XD
Posted Nov 4, 2009 7:02 am PT
both Pokemon stadiums but no Banjo Tooie or Pokemon snap(My 2 favorite N64 games ever)= Im going to eat your family
Posted Nov 4, 2009 7:48 am PT
@dragonfly110

I didn't like Pokemon Snap all that much. It was a good game, but somehow, photography is not ideal for a console like the N64.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 8:31 am PT
wow rogue squadron over mario
Posted Nov 4, 2009 9:09 am PT
nice list.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 10:47 am PT
How Cliche. nice.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 12:04 pm PT
I like the list overall.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 12:13 pm PT
Those are all fantastic games, my favorites are definitely Goldeneye and Perfect Dark.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 1:06 pm PT
I've only played one of those. Good list though .
Posted Nov 4, 2009 2:28 pm PT
Love it......No mario Kart or Jet Force Gemini?
Posted Nov 4, 2009 5:14 pm PT
i cant wait for PD to hit the xbl marketplace. i might actually buy that game.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 7:07 pm PT
Yay for Rogue Sqaudron!
Posted Nov 4, 2009 9:38 pm PT
Cool list... can't say I played any of them.
Posted Nov 5, 2009 7:03 am PT
@MissMorphine

Do so. Like I said, Perfect Dark is one of the greatest N64 games of all time. Not only that, it's one of the greatest shooters of all time.
Posted Nov 5, 2009 7:32 am PT
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