The Best Nintendo 64 Games Ever Made, Ranked
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- 1The first three-dimensional entry in the Mario franchise, Super Mario 64 follows Mario as he puts his broadened 3D movement arsenal to use in order to rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of his archrival Bowser. Mario has to jump into worlds within paintings ornamenting the walls of Peach's castle, uncover secrets and hidden challenges, and collect golden Power Stars as reward for platforming trials.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
Also ranks #1 on The Best Sandbox Games of All Time, Ranked- Also ranks #2 on The Best Nintendo Games, Ranked
- Also ranks #3 on The 100+ Best Video Games Of All Time, Ranked By Fans
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- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned, they can be used to solve puzzles, gain access to new areas and warp to different locations. Dungeon exploration is somewhat more puzzle-oriented than in earlier games but they are not too complex.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Nintendo Games, Ranked
- Also ranks #1 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
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- 3GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. It was exclusively released for the Nintendo 64 video game console in August 1997.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
- Also ranks #8 on The 30 Best Video Games Based On Movies, Ranked
- Also ranks #1 on These Video Games Were Based On Terrible Movies, Yet They Somehow Turned Out Fantastic
- Also ranks #3 on These Are The Video Games That All Other Video Games Copied
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- 4Mario Kart 64 is the second main installment of the Mario Kart series. It is the first game in the series to use three-dimensional graphics, however, the characters and items in this game are still two-dimensional, pre-rendered sprites. The game offers two camera angles and three engine sizes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. Each kart has distinctive handling, acceleration and top speed capabilities. Shells that you fire at rival racers, Bananas that make them skid out and Lightning Bolts that make them small and very slow are just a few of the game's unique power-ups.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #4 on Video Games That Secretly Reward You For Cheating
- Also ranks #5 on The Best Racing Games of All Time
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- 5Humorous action-platformer that does away with the tedious item collection found in most games in the genre. Instead, BFD employs a combination of standard jump, run and explore mechanics and context-sensitive gags and actions. For instance, in the beginning of the game, by pressing the B button on the first pad he encounters, Conker drinks some Alka-Seltzer to wipe out his hangover, at which point players can proceed forward. Later on these pads are used to activate a slingshot and throwing knives; to turn Conker into an anvil and drop downward; to shoot automatic, double-handed guns; to activate a The Matrix-inspired slow-motion effect and flip through the air shooting enemies; and much, much more.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
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- 6K. Rool has kidnapped the Kongs! Can Donkey Kong rescue his friends, reclaim the Golden Bananas and save his homeland from certain doom? Take out some Kremlings with Chunky's Pineapple Launcher or Lanky's Trombone. Float through the air using Tiny's Ponytail Twirl. Even rocket to the sky with Diddy's Jetbarrel!
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
- Also ranks #4 on 13 Classic Video Games That Unfortunately Haven't Aged Well
- Also ranks #9 on The Best Rare Games List
- Also ranks #12 on The Creepiest Things In Your Favorite Childhood Video Games
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- 7In this 3D platformer, the heroic but naive bear Banjo enlists his smart-mouthed bird buddy Kazooie to help rescue his younger sister from a vain, beauty-stealing witch. The player is tasked with exploring the witch's lair and the nine large, open levels within it, looking for tasks and challenges to complete. Along the way they meet a variety of characters who teach them new moves and transform them into different animals. Modeled after Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie is distinguished by its cheeky and sarcastic sense of humor and by a large, varied, and novel moveset.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
- Also ranks #2 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #2 on The Best Rare Games List
- Also ranks #3 on 15 Video Games That Relentlessly Mock You For Cheating
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- 8Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you've ever experienced. Feel the pounding and crashing of the waves as you accelerate into straight-aways, whip around the marker buoys and go airborne on the jump ramps. Don't race alone - challenge a friend! Take control in three different modes of play - Championship, Time Trials and Stunt Mode. Nine challenging courses set in exotic locales - race conditions change and the wave action responds to the way both you and your opponents race!
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #3 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #17 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #48 on The Best Racing Games of All Time
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- 9Forget about those other flying games. This is the ultimate flight experience! Pilotwings 64 carries you off into a vast three-dimensional environment. Pilot several different vehicles and take in breathtaking sights. Successfully complete flight tests to earn your flight badge. Get a high enough score, and you’ll get a chance at bonus games such as Cannonball and Sky Diving! Soar into a wild blue yonder with Pilotwings 64!
- Developer: Paradigm Simulation
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Simulator, Sport
- Also ranks #29 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #33 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
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- 10The update to the 16-bit Super NES title continues the original's on-rails 3D shooting action on the Nintendo 64. Starring Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi, and Slippy Toad, this new 64-bit version contains 15 plus levels, easy, medium, and difficult paths, forward-scrolling levels as well as full 3D realms, and a three-part multiplayer mode using a four-player split screen. In addition to plenty of Arwing action, the game introduces a new hover tank and even features a submarine level. The 8-megabyte cartridge also boasts voice samples from 23 different characters instead of the original's animal noises. Star Fox 64 was the first game to feature Rumble Pak support. A Rumble Pak bundle and standalone version of the game were sold. Released in Europe under the name Lylat Wars.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
- Also ranks #1 on Every 'Star Fox' Game, Ranked Best To Worst
- Also ranks #4 on The Best Games You Can Beat In One Sitting
- Also ranks #6 on The Best Video Games Set in Space
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- 11Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.
- Developer: Intelligent Systems
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
- Also ranks #2 on All 13 Mario RPGs Ranked By Nintendo Fans
- Also ranks #2 on Every 'Paper Mario' Game, Ranked Best To Worst
- Also ranks #2 on The 30 Best RPG Games for N64
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- 12Diddy Kong Racing is set on Timber's Island and revolves around Diddy Kong and his friends' attempt to defeat the intergalactic antagonist, a wizarding pig named Wizpig, through winning a series of races. The player can take control of any of the featured characters throughout the game. Diddy Kong Racing features five worlds with four racetracks each, and the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or pilot an aeroplane.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #2 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #7 on The Best Rare Games List
- Also ranks #15 on The Best Nintendo DS Racing Games
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- 13Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game between several different Nintendo franchises, and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. Players must defeat their opponents multiple times in a fighting frenzy of items and power-ups. Super Smash Bros. is a departure from the general genre of fighting games: instead of depleting an opponent's life bar, the players seek to knock opposing characters off a stage. Each player has a damage total, represented by a percentage, which rises as the damage is taken.
- Developer: HAL Laboratory
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Platform
Dig Deeper The Best Amiibos For Super Smash Bros.- Also ranks #1 on The 30+ Best Nintendo 64 Battle Games
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- 14Get all of the body slams and flying elbows you can handle with WWF WRESTLEMANIA 2000 for the Game Boy Color. Wrestle with or against 15 of the brightest stars in the WWF: Steve Austin, The Rock, Ken Shamrock, Val Venis, Jeff Jarrett, Billy Gunn, X-Pac, The Big show, Triple-H, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Kane, Big Boss Man, Road Dogg, Mankind, and Vince McMahon. After choosing your favorite wrestler, take on any challenger in a Single Match, or find a partner for a Tag Team bout. And for some of the toughest competition, you can try to win the WWF championship in the Career mode. If you have friends that are wrestling fanatics, link up and challenge them to a match. Try to become a crowd favorite and challenge the WWF superstars in WWF WRESTLEMANIA 2000.
- Developer: AKI Corporation
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Sport
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- 15WWF No Mercy allows players to compete for seven different WWF titles, with each belt getting its own unique story. Stories can be replayed, allowing players to defend their title in a storyline. Upon successful completion of a story mode, players will unlock the title they were competing for in the Exhibition mode, where titles can be won and defended as the players see fit. A maximum of four players can compete in a range of modes, including caged and ladder contests and pay-per-view events. The player can also create an own event and compete for WWF titles unlocked in Championship mode. Certain matches are held outside the ring, in four different backstage locations.
- Developer: Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Sport
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- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, it utilizes the same engine and visual style as its predecessor. The game retains the traditional elements of Zelda games as well as those introduced in Ocarina of Time, such as active blocking with a shield, various throwing items, and the usage of melodies played on the ocarina to solve puzzles. Compared to the previous Zelda games, this installment is more oriented towards interaction with NPCs and has a larger variety of items, optional quests, and mini-games. It also includes a time system that spans three days, and this cycle must be reset periodically to progress through the game.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
- Genres (Video game): Adventure
- Dig Deeper How The Internet Twisted The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask Beyond Recognition
- Also ranks #1 on The Creepiest Things In Your Favorite Childhood Video Games
- Also ranks #2 on If You Played These Video Games As A Kid, You're Probably A Pretty Messed Up Person
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- 17Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2's Nintendo 64 version was developed by Edge of Reality, who developed the Nintendo 64 port of the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The Nintendo 64 version includes all of the features from the PlayStation version plus an additional level however it lacks the FMVs featured on other versions as well as having some content censored such as the soundtrack.
- Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Sport, Arcade
- Also ranks #5 on The 250+ Best Activision Games of All Time
- Also ranks #31 on The Best Video Game Sequels
- Also ranks #37 on The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time
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- 18It's you against 29 other machines competing for the title of F-Zero X Champion. You're racing at speeds of over 1,000 km/h high above the atmosphere. Your competition comes from every corner of the galaxy and won't shed a tear at the thought of smashing you off the track. With four-player simultaneous gameplay and the Rumble Pak accessory, you have the fastest racing game on the N64 system!
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Arcade
- Also ranks #4 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #16 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #46 on The Best Racing Games of All Time
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- 19Mario and the gang are back for another round of Bowser-bashin' party action! Watch as your favorite Nintendo characters don different duds for each of the five all-new Adventure Boards! A slew of new tricks and devices bring new levels of challenge and excitement to board game play. New board maps, new Mini-Games, new action and new surprises means a whole new batch of fun! Get ready to unleash your best Hip Drops, hammer swings and high-flying high junks for another round of frenzied multi-player action!
- Developer: Hudson Soft
- Genres (Video game): Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game
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- 20Forget buying expensive golf gear--Mario brings the game to you. Mario Golf features four complete 18-hole courses, 11 golfers, and precise play control. Create your own golfer and build up his or her experience and skill levels by competing in various tournaments and head-to-head matches. The more you play, the stronger and more accurate your golfer becomes. There are many different modes of play in Mario Golf, including a wide variety of minigames designed to challenge even the most level-headed swingers.
- Developer: Camelot
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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- Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal.
- Developer: HAL Laboratory
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
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- 22A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
- Developer: Iguana Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Adventure
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- 23Mario Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis 64, is a 2000 sports video game developed by Camelot and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. The game was released in North America and Japan in the summer of 2000, and released in Europe later in November. It is the first tennis-based game starring Mario since Mario's Tennis, and the second game developed by Camelot on a Nintendo system. The game is known for being the introduction of Waluigi, and the re-introduction of Princess Daisy and Birdo. Mario Tennis was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2010. The game's success led to two sequels: Mario Power Tennis released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004, and Mario Tennis Open released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012.
- Developer: Nintendo, Camelot Software Planning
- Genres (Video game): Tennis, Sports game
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- 24NFL Blitz takes the idea of a normal football video game and turns it on its head with fewer players, bigger hits, and lots of personality.
- Developer: Midway Games
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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- 25You killed the Demons once, they were all dead. Or so you thought... A single Demon Entity escaped detection. Systematically it altered decaying, dead carnage back into grotesque living tissue. The Demons have returned - stronger and more vicious than ever before. You mission is clear, there are no options: kill or be killed!
- Developer: Midway Studios San Diego
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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- 26Every game in the main series has a standard Party Mode in which up to four players play through a board, trying to collect as many stars as possible. In every turn, each player rolls a die and progresses on the board, which usually has branching paths. Coins are primarily earned by performing well in a minigame played at the end of each turn. On most boards, players earn stars by reaching a star space and purchasing a star for a certain amount of coins. The star space appears randomly on one of several pre-determined locations and moves every time a star is purchased, usually occupying a blue space. Every Mario Party contains at least 50 to almost 110 minigames with a few different types. Four-player games are a free-for-all in which players compete individually. In 2-on-2 and 1-on-3 minigames, players compete as two groups, cooperating to win, even though they are still competing individually in the main game. Some minigames in Mario Party are 4-player co-op, even though it doesn't say it. In most situations, winners earn ten coins each.
- Developer: Hudson Soft
- Genres (Video game): Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game
- Also ranks #12 on Every Mario Party Game Ranked Best to Worst
- Also ranks #13 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #13 on The Best Hudson Soft Games List
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- 27Mario Party 3 is the third and final Mario Party title for the Nintendo 64. A total of eight characters are available to choose from: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Donkey Kong, and newcomers Waluigi and Princess Daisy. Mario Party 3 features duel maps, in which two players try to lower each other's stamina to zero using non-playable characters such as Chain Chomps. It is the first Mario Party game to feature Luigi's main voice and also it is last Mario game where Princess Daisy appears in a yellow and white dress, and with long hair, as well as the last Mario game (until New Super Mario Bros. Wii) in which Yoshi's "record-scratching" voice is used. It is also the first Mario Party game to have multiple save slots.
- Developer: Hudson Soft
- Genres (Video game): Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game
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- 28Experience extreme MX! You grind your way through the hairpin turn, a wall of mud exploding in your wake. Your next jump launches you into the air - you pull off a spectacular double no-footed can-can and become an instant legend! In Excitebike 64, you'll find all the high-flying action, heart-stopping stunts and bone-jarring crashes of the extreme sport of motocross. It'll set the daredevil inside you free. 20 stadium tracks and awesome outdoor courses - plus six different riders with six unique styles!
- Developer: Left Field Productions
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #14 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #22 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #86 on The Best Racing Games of All Time
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
1999Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.- Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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- 30Colossal, immense, and gigantic; beautiful, gorgeous, and grandiose -- these are the words one thinks of when describing Rare's follow-up adventure to Banjo-Kazooie. Keeping consistent with the attitude found in this title, Rare has wittily named it Banjo-Tooie. Banjo-Tooie, simply put, is incredibly unimaginable. The worlds are ludicrous in size, the gameplay is polished and deep, and the soundtrack proves to be an immaculate compliment. When it comes to defining platform-based entertainment, Banjo-Tooie is filled with chapter after chapter of standards. Explore eight giant worlds, solve puzzles and help game characters to unearth jiggys, play as Mumbo, a T-Rex, Submarine, Money-Van, Washing Machine, and more, and learn more than 40 new moves on the way.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
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- 311080° Snowboarding is an intense snowboarding game in which the player gets to choose between many different boards, tricks, courses and much more.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #10 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #25 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #190 on The Best Classic Video Games, Ranked
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- 32The Amaranthine Accordance is trying to bring a massive Dinosoid army to Earth from the Lost Land in an effort to restore dinosaurs to their rightful home. The new Turok, Joshua Fireseed, must stop them from sending four deadly Bionosaurs through the portal and prevent them from conquering the planet.
- Developer: Bit Managers
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Adventure
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- "Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG for the Nintendo 64. Featuring a gripping storyline with multiple possible endings, and a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans for over a decade. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land. There he witnesses the plight of the lower classes – the victims of a tyrannical ruling elite whose only thought is for the preservation of their own lofty status. With civil war brewing, Magnus is faced with a terrible choice: to betray his own noble origins in the name of liberty, or turn a blind eye to the evils of his rotten society."
- Developer: Dual Corporation
- Genres (Video game): Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
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- 34Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing game originally released in 1994. It was developed by Midway Games and published and distributed by Nintendo. It is the first game in the Cruis'n series and features locations around the United States.
- Developer: Midway Games
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Arcade
- Also ranks #4 on The Best Arcade Racing Games Of All Time
- Also ranks #5 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #6 on The Greatest Games You Could Actually Beat at an Arcade
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Nfl Blitz 2000
1999It's back and it's better than ever! NFL Blitz 2000 adds 4-player support, new offensive and defensive plays, realistic weather conditions, new stadiums and a Tournament mode! Customize offensive and defensive plays to your liking. Call audibles at the line of scrimmage. You've got control now! Passing made easy with new "Blitz Passing" for one-touch long bombs! "ON-FIRE" mode gives super power performance to your players! With non-stop action and a "pick-it-up-and-play" learning curve, NFL BLITZ 2000 is THE game for every football fan!- Developer: Midway Games
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
1996As opposed to the more realistic hockey gameplay seen in Electronic Arts' NHL series, the game featured a more unrealistic arcade-style of gameplay, featuring moves such as "power saves", which caused the goaltender to briefly transform into a brick wall, "power shots", which would set the net on fire or knock the goalie into the net, and "power checks", which would send an ambulance across the top of the screen. It featured high-scoring games and over-the-top fights. There was also a simulation mode for those looking for more realistic gameplay. The game allowed the creation of profiles and would keep track of important individual and team stats, including goals, assists, and wins, among others.- Developer: Williams Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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- The story follows Goemon's struggles to prevent the Peach Mountain Shoguns gang from turning Japan into a Westernized fine arts theater. The plot calls for three cinematic musical features and battles between giant robots; like other Ganbare Goemon games, it is peppered with surrealist humor and anachronisms. The protagonist of Mystical Ninja is Goemon, a hot-blooded, kiseru-wielding ninja with blue, bushy hair based loosely on the legendary thief Ishikawa Goemon. The lord of Oedo asks him to find those who maimed Oedo Castle. Goemon lives in Oedo Town and is friends with Ebisumaru, a strange, gluttonous fat man who wears a blue bandana. Ebisumaru is defined as lazy and perverted. Their kunai-throwing friend Sasuke is a mechanical ninja (made by the Wise Man of Iga) who enjoys hot baths and Japanese tea. Rounding out the heroes is Yae, a fierce sword-wielding kunoichi, who happens upon Goemon's band in Zazen Town. The villains of the game hail from the organization Peach Mountain Shoguns and include a gang of four "weirdos" led by Spring Breeze Dancin' (Danshin Harukaze) and Kitty Lily (Margaret Ranko). They intend to transform Japan into a stage for their talents.
- Developer: Konami
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
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- 38A simpler port of THPS3 for the previous console generation. You may not be able to live like the legend, but now you can skate like him. Skate as the legendary Tony Hawk or choose from a dream team of 12 top pro skaters, including old favorites like Lasek, Thomas, Muska, and Steamer, as well as new talent like Gilfberg, Caballero, Koston, and Mullen. Or enjoy full customization abilities with the enhanced Create-a-Skater (now including female skaters) and the Skatepark Editor. Travel from L.A. to Tokyo, Suburbia to Skater's Island performing challenges and meeting goals. New moves include the Revert, which allows you to link vert tricks, and flatland tricks such as Caspers, the Primo, and Handstand Manual. If you're good, you can even unlock hidden pro footage.
- Developer: Shaba Games, Gearbox Software, Edge of Reality, HotGen, Vicarious Visions
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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Snowboard Kids 2
1999The game is set in Snow Town, which is the main hometown of the protagonists. The plot follows the daily lives and adventures of the kids, and the rather ridiculous attempts of Damien to sabotage them. The gameplay of this game is almost identical to its predecessor's, but with a few differences. There are now three distinct playing modes: the Story mode, which follows the game plot and uses the classical system of cash prizes by winning the races; the battle mode, which includes multiplayer mode; and the Training mode. There were new additions and changes to the Items and Shots. All of them were redesigned and the Shots were renamed as Weapons. Additions include the Rocket, the Wings and the Whirlwind (see more below). Other changes to the Items and Weapons include the reduction in the freeze time when a character is hit by the Freezing Shot, and the effect of losing coins when hit by a Slapstick. The special tricks (which were different for each character and required the player to perform a combo to do them) were replaced by the ability of doing multiple tricks while in the air. It also added the ability to repel Weapon attacks by performing a Trick or Board Grab in the imminence of the hit. The player can also look behind by pressing the R button.- Developer: Racdym
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
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Bomberman 64
1997The evil Altair is using the Omni Cube to drain the energy from Planet Bomber. With the aid of a mysterious helper, you must defeat Altair, and restore peace to Planet Bomber. In the Adventure mode, guide Bomberman through 24 areas of perilous conflict. Battle Altair's sinister allies, destroy their bases and put an end to the insane attack. The multi-player Battle mode offers endless hours of explosive action. Use the standard Bomberman character or create a custom one and save it to an N64 Controller Pak.- Developer: Hudson Soft
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
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- 41The kids are arguing about their snowboarding skills. The debate escalates to the point where they decide to hold a snowboarding tournament to determine who is the best. One character, Shinobin, has no involvement whatsoever until he is unlocked by the player. In addition to the usual gameplay of a snowboarding game, Snowboard Kids adds "Shots" (special weapons used to attack players) and items which can help the player, hinder other players, or both. The game has nine main courses. Although some of the courses are snowy mountains, many are courses that would be unorthodox for snowboarding in the real world. Such courses include an amusement park, a desert, a vast valley, a dark highway, and a Japanese village during the cherry blossom festival. There were several game mechanics that were unique to Snowboard Kids from other snowboard games and racing games at the time. One was the addition of the second item slot, allowing each player to carry a shooting item and support item (such as a rock, or invisibility) at the same time. Also, players needed to pay 100 gold in order to grab an item during the race, which could be obtained either through performing tricks or collecting coins scattered across the course. All courses also required players to race down the hill for multiple laps. Once a player had reached the bottom of the hill, he or she would need to pass through the lift gate to be transported back to the top of the hill, and could not be attacked by other players in this transition.
- Developer: Racdym
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #2 on 12 Criminally Underrated Nintendo 64 Games That Deserve More Credit
- Also ranks #9 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
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- 42Blast Corps is a 1997 video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. Destroy a series of buildings or objects using a variety of unique demolition vehicles, in order to mainly clear a path for trucks carrying defective nuclear missiles.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Tactical
- Also ranks #3 on 12 Criminally Underrated Nintendo 64 Games That Deserve More Credit
- Also ranks #24 on The Best Rare Games List
- Also ranks #30 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
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- 43The gameplay of Hydro Thunder consists of racing high-tech speedboats through treacherous environments, from the cold seas of the Arctic Circle, to a post-apocalyptic, flooded version of New York City.
- Developer: Midway Studios San Diego
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #3 on The Best Dreamcast Racing Games
- Also ranks #7 on The Best Arcade Racing Games Of All Time
- Also ranks #11 on The Best Midway Games List
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Extreme-G 2
Jan 01 1999Extreme-G 2 is a 1998 futuristic racing video game developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment, and the sequel to Extreme-G.- Developer: Acclaim Cheltenham
- Genres (Video game): Racing video game, Vehicular combat game
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WWF War Zone
1998WWF War Zone is here, featuring the top superstars in the World Wrestling Federation! Signature and finishing moves unique to each wrestler. Specialized matches including Steel Cage Match. Four-player action with Tag Team, Tornado, War, and Training Modes! Over 300 motion captured maneuvers. Create and save up to 30 customized wrestlers- Developer: Probe Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Sport
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Mischief Makers
1997Mischief Makers is a Single-Player Video Game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in the United States on October 1st, 1997. The protagonist is the Ultra-Intergalactic-Cybot G, Marina Liteyears. She must protect the clumsy and lighthearted Professor Theo from the evil emperor. While visiting Planet Clancer, the Professor is suddenly kidnapped by the empire, and thus starts our game. The player must travel to different worlds and utilize widely innovative and different modes of gameplay to save the professor. To get 100% completion one must collect a golden gem in each stage and achieve super fast completion ranks.- Developer: Treasure
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Puzzle
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- 47Baby Bowser has taken the Super Happy Tree and cast a spell on Yoshi's world, turning it into the pages of a picture book. The only Yoshis not affected by the spell were six hatchlings that were still protected by their shells. It's up to them to reclaim the Super Happy Tree and restore happiness to the world. That is the only thing that can break Baby Bowser's Spell!
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Platform
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Lego Racers
1999Lego Racers is set in the fictional Legoland universe, the game depicts Rocket Racer, the "greatest racing champion" in Legoland. After becoming bored from beating everyone at racing, he decides to create a racing contest, and finds the best racers in the history of Legoland using a dimensional warp machine created by his friend, Veronica Voltage, a genius scientist and mechanic. The player takes on the hosts and co-racers in an attempt to beat Rocket Racer and become the "Greatest Lego Racer of All Time".- Developer: High Voltage Software
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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Monster Truck Madness 64
1999It offers improved graphics, an updated interface, new trucks and tracks and the addition of variable weather conditions from its predecessor. However, the game engine is essentially the same as that utilized in the original game. A testament to their similarity is the fact that most custom trucks and tracks are compatible with both games. The "Summit Rumble" king of the hill tracks could only be played if one intended to compete online. Again, "Army" Armstrong provides commentary for the game. However, his race calls have been updated, and new ones have been added.- Developer: Edge of Reality
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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- 50Goemon and all his friends are back in his greatest adventure yet! Goemon's Great Adventure combines classic Goemon platform action with an all-new twist. The evil time-traveling nun, Bismaru, has summoned Dochuki, a demon prince, to take over the Earth. But first, she wants to marry him! Can Goemon and his gang stop the demon? Can Dochuki escape the cloying clutches of the wacked-out nun? Will Ebisu ever beat his own dumpling eating record? It's an adventure you'll never forget!
- Developer: Konami
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
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Cruis'n World
1998Features exclusive to the Nintendo 64 include a new Moon track, a few new modes and some of the vehicles being renamed.- Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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- 52Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game, a sequel to 1985's popular Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II and marks the final game in the series to be produced by Atari Games. Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period.
- Developer: Atari Games
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Also ranks #5 on The 30 Best RPG Games for N64
- Also ranks #13 on The 35 Best RPGs for Dreamcast
- Also ranks #15 on The Best Midway Games List
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- 53Rampage World Tour is a updated version of the classic Rampage. Rampage World Tour starts off at Scumlabs International where three lab technicians, George, Lizzy, and Ralph have mutated in an accident involving toxic waste. George has turned into a gigantic ape, Lizzy a gigantic lizard or dinosaur, and Ralph some sort of gigantic wolf. The three destroy the lab they previously worked at and then embark on a path of destruction encompassing the entire globe.
- Developer: Point of View
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Arcade
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- 54The insect invasion has begun. The galaxy is being infested by the evil Mizar and his horde of Drones. Already, the planet of Goldwood has been subjugated and the peaceful Tribals enslaved. With an arsenal of mega-weapons at their disposal, the Jet Force Gemini team must travel in search of Mizar's lair - rescuing Tribals and splattering Drones along the way. But can Juno, Vela and their faithful dog, Lupus, exterminate the deadly threat before it's too late? + " The game also includes a multiplayer mode where two to four players can compete in traditional deathmatch games. " -Wikipedia
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Platform, Adventure
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- As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you!
- Developer: LucasArts
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Adventure
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Destruction Derby 64
1999Much like other Destruction Derby titles, the aim of the game is to race through to the finish, while taking out the other cars for points and not crashing out yourself. In this addition, up to 4 players can play, with options including a straight out Derby, Capture the Flag, arena battles and much more. There are 12 single player tracks to go through, and plenty of cars to use, including a taxi car (which you must complete the game to unlock).- Developer: Looking Glass Studios
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Simulator
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Top Gear Overdrive
1998In the main mode of play, the player races through six seasons, each season containing more races from more tracks, and with faster cars competing. At the beginning of the race the player would start at the back of the grid, at the start line. Computer players at the front of the grid would often start a third of the way around the first lap. Players started with three charges of nitrous oxide, which were used to give the player a temporary speed boost. Shortcuts were available on each track, and often the use of these decided the outcome of the races, particularly in later seasons. At the end of each race the player would be presented with a screen to allow for various upgrades to their car, such as to acceleration and handling. The player was also able to change their car for a better (or worse) vehicle and could buy extra nitrous oxide to use in the next race.- Developer: Snowblind Studios
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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Duke Nukem 64
1997Duke Nukem's coming to get some! Prepare yourself to become the biggest, baddest, alien basher in the known universe - Duke Nukem; as you blast your way through the streets of LA out to an orbiting station, and onto the moon itself. Bag some aliens with over a dozen hi-tech weapons. 32 levels of non-stop carnage. Run, jump, crawl, swim, and jetpack your way through danger. Big weapons and bigger bosses for a fun-filled fragfest! Four-player, split-screen Dukematch action.- Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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Magical Tetris Challenge
1998Join Disney's Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they embark on a non-stop adventure full of challenging fun and excitement in Magical Tetris Challenge. Completely addictive, deceptively simple, you'll go wild in a kaleidoscopic shower of falling Tetris pieces in this magical version of the world's most popular video game.- Developer: Capcom
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Adventure
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- 60Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets. Capture the perfect frame to gain bonus points from Professor Oak in order to unlock helpful items and locate and photograph the elusive Mew, a legendary Pokémon whose existence has never been recorded.
- Developer: HAL Laboratory
- Genres (Video game): Simulator
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- It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a determined, all-out assault on the Rebel forces. To save the Rebel Alliance from this Imperial onslaught, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have assembled the Rogue Squadron, a group of twelve of the most skilled battle-tested starfighter pilots. You will fly into battle as Luke Skywalker, to engage in intense, fast-paced planetary air-to-ground and air-to-air missions ‒ dogfights, search and destroy, reconnaissance, bombing runs, rescue assignments, and more.
- Developer: Factor 5
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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- 62Retire to the country for a new challenge in Harvest Moon 64. Hard work is rewarded as you struggle to bring prosperity back to a neglected farm. Work the land, pick up odd-jobs, and get to know the neighbors. Harvest Moon 64 has all the charm of the original Super Nintendo classic, plus many new surprises. * Tons of new seasonal vegetables and fruits. * Raise cows, chickens, and sheep. * New items and gifts. Including tools that increase in power as you master them. * One of town's five eligible women may prove to be the love of your life. * Celebrate seasonal festivals with the nearby townsfolk. * Enjoy local horse and dog racing.
- Developer: Victor Interactive Software
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
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- 63Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends. Worms Armageddon was originally developed as an expansion pack to Worms 2 and initially titled Wormageddon before it was released as a standalone game. Worms Armageddon was acclaimed by critics, who praised the refined gameplay and stylized graphics, and it has been featured in a number of "greatest games of all time" lists. Worms Armageddon is still updated periodically as of 2020, and was released on the Steam platform in 2013.
- Developer: Infogrames
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Platform, Strategy
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Worms Games of All Time, Ranked by Fans
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Artillery Games of All Time, Ranked
- Also ranks #20 on The Best PlayStation Strategy Games
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South Park
1998Single player takes the form of a "Story" mode divided into five episodes and fifteen linear levels. The player will face weak minions (which change based on the episode), plus occasional sub-bosses which will try to escape into town. The final level is devoted to a unique boss fight. Players use quirky weapons ranging from infinite yellow snowballs to cow launchers and toxic Terrance and Phillip dolls. Every weapon has a secondary fire, and players switch between the four main characters when they switch weapons - each of the four kids shares a single life bar because of this. The kids will comment on game actions as they occur, with heavier profanity censored with bleeps. The kids will get angrier (and fouler) as their health depletes, until they finally give up on saving the town and go home.- Developer: Iguana Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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- 65In the tradition of the Bust-A-Move series, Taito's Bust-A-Move '99 is a traditional puzzle game. The main objective is to destroy or get rid of (by dropping) all the bubbles located within the stage. Once you do this, you'll graduate to the next level. While the premise may sound simple, the logic and execution is not. Using a "bubble shooter", you must aim and shoot your bubbles to the top of the screen so that you can bring three bubbles of the same color together. When you do this, the bubbles will pop. One way to earn points is to have the popping bubbles as well as the bubble that was shot fall off the screen (in multi-player, it puts these bubbles on your opponent's side). This also gives you a lot less bubbles to take care of. Bubbles are constantly falling down. Popping them all in a short amount of time is necessary because the longer it takes you to pop them all, the faster they will drop. If you fail to clear out all the bubbles and they reach the bottom of the screen, the game is over. Bust-A-Move '99 contains some new options never seen in the Bust-A-Move series. There are now special bubbles (star, metal and rainbow to name a few), obstructive bubbles and blocks and new backgrounds. You are also given the opportunity to create your very own stages with the create-a-level editor.
- Developer: Taito
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
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- 66Play as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune, America's favorite TV show, anytime, anywhere! Spin the wheel and put your brain to the test against thousands of unique puzzles. Play solo or challenge players online. Enjoy an authentic TV-show experience with Wheel of Fortune. Spin the wheel, win special wedges, and experience true-to-the-TV-show rules. Win iconic in-game prizes such as luxurious trips, cars, and up to one million dollars.
- Developer: Frima Studio
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game
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- 67The Game.Com edition of Resident Evil 2 follows much the same structure and story of its console counterpart. This version has the player control Leon by positioning him in the direction he needs to go and by having him move forward whilst engaging zombies. Leon can only be moved over three horizontal planes as in a 2D game with a side view, but with a pseudo 3D effect. Each non-scrolling location holds different zombies and once they are dead Leon moves to a new screen. He has access to an inventory to cycle between weapons. There is support for options such as touchscreen inventory menus, in addition to the game keeping track of the time the player has spent with the game.
- Developer: Tiger Electronics
- Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Science Fiction
- Also ranks #86 on List of All GameCube Games
- Also ranks #1 on The Greatest Survival Horror Games Of All Time
- Also ranks #2 on '90s Video Games You Were Too Afraid to Play in the Dark
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- 68In the game's Stadium Mode, one player competes in 80 different battles, divided into four tournaments. Beat the Stadium Mode and you're in for a bonus battle against the ultimate Pokémon warrior, Mewtwo, as well as a secret mode that gives you 80 brand-new, and devilishly tough battles. There is virtually no way you can beat the secret mode without having trained your own, elite Pokémon. One to four players compete against each other or the computer in a no-holds-barred battle with customizable rules. You can select rental Pokémon for these battles -- but that makes them much too predictable since their selection of techniques isn't determined by the trainer. You can also select quick and easy versus and random battles.
- Developer: HAL Laboratory
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
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- Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is a video game that was developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in North America on November 30, 1999 and is a prequel and expanded version to the first Castlevania game on the Nintendo 64, but also contains a remake of the original game with improved graphics, added villains (Spider Queen, Medusa), and alternate versions of some levels (Forest of Silence, Tower of Science, Tower of Execution, Clock Tower).
- Developer: Konami
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
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- 70Monopoly is a board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. The game is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single entity. Monopoly is a redesign of an earlier game "The Landlord's Game", first published by the Quaker and political activist Elizabeth Magie. The purpose of that game was to teach people how monopolies end up bankrupting the many and giving extraordinary wealth to one or few individuals. Since the game was created, more than one billion people have played it, making it "the most played (commercial) board game in the world. The 1999 Guinness Book of Records cited Hasbro's previous statistic of 500 million people having played Monopoly. Games Magazine has inducted Monopoly into its Hall of Fame.
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Wipeout 64
1998WipEout 64 was released by Psygnosis as a follow-up to the racing game WipEout XL, taking place one year later in 2098. Like in previous installments players control highspeed hovercrafts, pick up weapons to damage the opponents' vehicles and try to finish the race in the first position. In many aspects, the gameplay is pretty similar to its predecessor, such as selection of hovercrafts, visuals or the handling system. Beside new racing tracks the main differences include a Split-Screen Multiplayer Mode (up to four players), Weapon & Super Combo Challenges as well as various Special Weapons for each Team!- Developer: Psygnosis
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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Glover
1998Glover is a platforming video game featuring a magical, four-fingered glove named Glover in his quest to restore the Crystal Kingdom by retrieving crystals that were lost.- Developer: Interactive Studios
- Genres (Video game): Platform
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- 73Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game released by Midway in 1996 as an update to Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Unlike the previous title, it was not released in arcades, but was instead released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn and PCs. Further versions were also released for the Game.com and R-Zone. Mortal Kombat Trilogy features the same gameplay and story as Mortal Kombat 3, but adds characters and stages from the other three arcade games, including Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Some completely new characters were also introduced. New additions to the game included the "Aggressor" bar, a meter that fills during the course of the match and temporarily makes a player character faster and stronger. It also features a new finishing move called Brutality, a long combination of attacks that ends with the opponent exploding. The game was met with mixed reviews. The harshest criticism directed at the Nintendo 64 version, which did not have all the content of the other versions due to limited storage space on the cartridge.
- Developer: Tiger Electronics
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Arcade
- Also ranks #3 on Every 'Mortal Kombat' Game, Ranked By Fans
- Also ranks #4 on The Best Midway Games List
- Also ranks #5 on The 30+ Best Nintendo 64 Battle Games
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Sin and Punishment: Hoshi no Keishōsha
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WCW/nWo Revenge
1998More than 60 wrestlers, including ALL of the top WCW and NWO superstars! Awesome new features including wrestler entrances, all the real WCW belts, hidden weapons, instant replay, completely updated roster and complete user stats and arcade style scores! Enjoy real pay-per-view arenas, 40-man Battle Royale mode, and a costume editing feature!- Developer: AKI Corporation
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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Elmo's Letter Adventure
Jan 01 1999- Developer: Realtime Associates
- Genres (Video game): Educational game
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Elmo's Number Journey
Jan 01 1999- Developer: Realtime Associates
- Genres (Video game): Educational game
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Beetle Adventure Racing!
1999Take control of a collection of the latest Volkswagen Beetle "2.0" models, from street type to off-road designs, and race across varying road types that will test your speed and endurance! Find shortcuts or use nitro boosts to finish first in order to move on to the next track. If the computer AI is to easy for you, battle against a friend in two player race mode or challenge up to 4 people in a special Battle Mode, with added abilities including weapons, from mines and rockets to magical elements, while collecting the flag and finding the exit!- Developer: Paradigm Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #11 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #14 on 14 Video Games That Totally Deserve A Rerelease Or Remake
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Rampage 2: Universal Tour
1999Players choose one of the three original monsters to rescue. The player then uses the characters in the part of the world where the rescue is held. They work as a collective to break buildings, eat people, and destroy cars and this creates competition among players. When a player (literally) unlocks George, Lizzie, or Ralph, then they become playable characters. Once all the monsters are rescued, aliens begin to invade the earth, leaving the monsters the only ones who can save the planet they just helped partially destroy. After fending off the invasion on Earth, the monsters rescue Myukus (a cyclops-like alien) from Area 51 before chasing the aliens through space, destroying the aliens' bases throughout the Solar System and eventually rampaging through their homeworld.- Developer: Avalanche Software
- Genres (Video game): Arcade
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- 80Road Rash is the third entry in the vehicular combat/racing series of the same name. It was first released on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in 1994, received a demake of sorts on the Sega CD in 1995, and then finally arrived to Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows in 1996. Not to be confused with the original 1991 title on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
- Developer: Monkey Do Productions
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
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- 81StarCraft is a strategic game set in a Galaxy far away on multiple planets. Its style and balance between the three antagonistic species it features is unique and appealed to millions.
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
- Also ranks #3 on The Best Strategy Games of All Time, Ranked
- Also ranks #3 on The Best Blizzard Entertainment Games List
- Also ranks #21 on 36 Classic PC Games From The '90s That Still Hold Up
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Gex 64
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- 83Experience the game that started it all! Enter a gritty, high-tech world and take advantage of electronic intelligence and covert surveillance to determine who reigns supreme. Join either the forces of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) or the Brotherhood of Nod as you build bases, muster forces and dominate your enemies. All for the love of power. Play as the Brotherhood and obey the charismatic Kane’s every command or take control of GDI forces as they seek to save the world from Kane’s ambition. Gather Tiberium to produce tanks, infantry and more to decide the fate of the world.
- Developer: Westwood Studios
- Genres (Video game): Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
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- 84The END of the ROAD is only the BEGINNING. Strap yourself in and get ready to ride! Players battle the elements and each other in a race that takes them across 6 rugged courses including the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas and Pike's Peak! Choose Circuit Mode and climb your way to the top of the heap. Course terrain includes snow, water, asphalt, dirt, sand, rocks and mud. Four selectable trucks and four hidden trucks. Players can customize trucks in the Speed Shop.
- Developer: Midway Games
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Sport
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- 85Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: To destroy forever the Curse of the Evil Count. Unfortunately, everybody's home this evening. Bats, ghosts, every kind of creature you can imagine. You'll find 'em all over the place, if they don't find you first. Because you've got to get through six monstrous floors before you even meet up with the Master of the House. Your Magic Whip will help, and you'll probably find a weapons or two along the way. But once you make it to the tower, you can count on a Duel to the Death. The Count has waited 100 years for a rematch.
- Developer: Konami
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Also ranks #4 on The Most Punishing Video Games of All Time
- Also ranks #5 on The Hardest Video Games To Complete
- Also ranks #6 on The Best Konami Games List
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- 86The PlayStation version has the FMV scenes and audio music from the PC CD-ROM version, but no multiplayer mode. The scripting and animation is slower, enemies have only their front sprites and lack gory deaths when attacked by strong hits or weapons, and the frame rate is slower. Although all levels are present in this version and feature their correct layouts, their architecture details are somewhat simplified and there is some loss in overall lighting quality. This port is based on a beta version of the original PC version of Hexen as many gameplay tweaks are shared, such as the simpler level design and the Fighter's fists being weaker compared to other versions.
- Developer: Raven Software
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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Space Station Silicon Valley
1999This is the Game Boy Color version of the Nintendo 64 game Space Station Silicon Valley. It is a 2D game, instead of the 3D perspective of the original. The player controls Evo, a robot reduced to a crawling microchip after a ship crash, and are tasked with taking control of animals to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.- Developer: Tarantula Studios
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
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- 88Game Boy Color port of Mickey's Speedway USA.
- Developer: Rare
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #18 on The Best Mickey Mouse Games of All Time
- Also ranks #30 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #38 on The Best Rare Games List
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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
2000Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion picks up where Turok 2: Seeds of Evil left off. Oblivion, a monstrous cosmic entity that consumed everything in its path and reigned before the birth of our universe is now invading the bodies of the living and devouring them from the inside-out. When the Primagen's Lightship was destroyed, the chain reaction it triggered as a result was so powerful that the universe as it existed was completely eradicated, and the almighty Oblivion was pushed to the very brink of destruction. For the first time, Oblivion felt pain, fear, and hate. Oblivion survived and now desperately seeks a means to punch through the Netherscape that separates our world from the Lost Lands. The last shreds of the pure energy source that created our world and nearly wiped out Oblivion are contained within the Light Burden, the bag that every member of the Turok lineage has carried. Unless Danielle and Joseph Fireseed, siblings that carry the title of Turok, can stop the death of the Turok mantle, it will signal the beginning of the end - the rebirth of Oblivion.- Developer: Acclaim Studios Austin
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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- 90Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game based on the pod race featured in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. As of 2011, the game holds the Guinness record as the best-selling sci-fi racing game, having worldwide sales of 3.12 million and beating other series like Wipeout and F-Zero.
- Developer: LucasArts
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #4 on These Video Games Were Based On Terrible Movies, Yet They Somehow Turned Out Fantastic
- Also ranks #7 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #15 on The Best Dreamcast Racing Games
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- 91While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle completed, the player's Rival will appear. Defeating the Rival will unlock Round 2, in which the player must re-challenge the Stadium, Gym Leader Castle, and the Rival in order to complete the game. But, they have different Pokémon and the difficulty is much higher. Stadium: The player begins by choosing 6 different Pokémon. There are 250 different Pokémon to choose from; including some legendary Pokémon. Pokémon tournaments take place in the Stadium. There are four Cups to participate in. Each round consists of eight battles, and every Cup except the Little and Prime Cup consists of four rounds, named after Poké Balls, that must be cleared to win that Cup.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Genres (Video game): Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
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Killer Instinct Gold
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Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck
2000Marvin The Martian has developed an ultimate weapon that will allow him to finally destroy Earth, which will ultimately allow him to take control of the universe. Upon the demonstration of the weapon, a slight snag hinders Marvin from completing his devious deed. The Weapon is out of Atoms, which it runs on, so he sends his minions (All of which are characters from the Looney Tune universe) to gather Atoms to fuel his weapon. Duck Dodgers is informed by his academy of Marvin's deeds and sets out to find the one-hundred Atoms before Marvin can. This ultimately has Dodgers and his sidekick, Cadet, trekking to four different planets, including a large pirate ship, to obtain the upper-hand over Marvin.- Developer: Paradigm Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
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- 94The game consists of five gameplay modes: Grand Prix, a course-by-course simulation of the 1997 season; Exhibition, a single race; Time Trial, a race against the clock and Challenge, which comprised real scenarios from the 1997 season-examples include trying to win the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix as Damon Hill or beating Jean Alesi as David Coulthard in the 1997 Italian Grand Prix. The final mode allowed 2 players to compete in a single, split-screen race.
- Developer: Paradigm Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Simulator
- Also ranks #23 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #28 on The Best Dreamcast Racing Games
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F1 Pole Position 64
1997The game featured all the tracks from that Formula One season, at a time when the racing began in Australia, and ended in Japan. Teams would be set up with relevant drivers, however there was a roster-feature included, which allowed the player to swap drivers from one team to another, and even removing a real driver and replacing him with unknown drivers named Driver 1-6. Grand Prix Mode allowed players to progress through the racing calendar, you could also choose single races or a time trial on various tracks. Battle mode allowed you to pick who you wanted to race against over a however many laps you chose.- Developer: Human Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Simulator
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Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
1997Take on "The Great One" again in this hot sequel to the smash hit voted "Best Sports Game" of '96! With more great features, such as new hidden teams and improved, hard-hitting AI, Gretzky '98 packs a wallop! Includes all 26 teams, each with 17 available players on their actual NHL teams, and you can make player trades or line manipulations to create a powerhouse team of your own. Play 3-on-3, 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 games on either arcade or regulation size hockey rinks, plus exhibition games, full 82 game seasons or a best-of-seven playoff series with full statistic saving capability.- Developer: Software Creations
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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Extreme-G
1997Extreme-G is a futuristic racing game with an emphasis on speed. It also features many weapons and an F-Zero style energy shield and regeneration.- Developer: Probe Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Shooter, Racing, Sport
- Also ranks #8 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #21 on Every Nintendo 64 Game Playable With Switch's NSO + Expansion, Ranked
- Also ranks #41 on The Best Dreamcast Racing Games
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Army Men: Sarge's Heroes
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Rocket: Robot on Wheels
1999First-time Nintendo 64 developer Sucker Punch Studios jumped onto the scene with a highly original 3D platformer. The design philosophy behind the title is simple -- rather than build the platformer around the main character, the software house opted instead to focus on the interactivity of the 3D environments he travels. To that end, Rocket employs an advanced physics engine which allows the main character, a lovable unicycle-based robot named Rocket, to travel and experiment with colorful, platform-esque worlds with realistic gravity and inertia. Every object has its own set of lifelike attributes that must be "weighed" into consideration when solving puzzles.- Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
- Genres (Video game): Platform
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- 100Spider-Man's past comes back to haunt him when more maniacal madmen than you can count on two webbed hands bust out of prison and team up to settle the score against him! Only your Spider-Sense, wall-climbing ability, web-swinging maneuvers and a little help from the Fantastic Four can even the odds! The hunt is on... but who's the prey?
- Developer: Western Technologies Inc.
- Genres (Video game): Platform
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- 101GET EXOTIC! …from Atlantis to Mars and everywhere in between. Race in style! Cruis’n Exotica takes you to fantastic locales in even more fantastic vehicles. Race through steamy Jurassic jungles or on the ocean floor. Midair stunts keep the action nonstop! Valuable shortcuts and nitro boosts speed up the already fast-paced action! Fantastic driving excitement straight from the arcade! 28 exotic cars to race! 1 to 4 player non-stop racing action! Turbo boosts, stunts, nitros and more! 60 tracks from around the world! Three modes of play to choose from!
- Developer: Midway Games
- Genres (Video game): Racing, Arcade
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- 102Mega Man Legends, known in Japan as Rockman DASH Hagane no Bōkenshin, is an action-adventure game released by Capcom. It is the first game in the Mega Man Legends sub-series of Mega Man games from Capcom, and the first major 3D polygonal Mega Man title released in the franchise. It was released on the PlayStation in 1997 in Japan and in 1998 in North America. A Nintendo 64 port was released in 2000 with the same title, but it was renamed Mega Man 64 for the English release in 2001. Another port was released for Microsoft Windows in 2001, and PlayStation Portable in 2005, with the latter exclusively in Japan. It stars a different spiritual incarnation of Mega Man named Mega Man Volnutt, the game's playable character. Mega Man Volnutt is a "Digger", a person in charge of investigating ruins from a flooded Earth. During his journey with his friends, their ship crashes in Kattelox Island, where Mega Man decides to confront pirates who are attacking it to obtain its hidden treasure. As an action-adventure game, Mega Man Legends 's gameplay is very different from the ones of the original series despite sharing a few elements.
- Developer: Capcom
- Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, third-person shooter
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- 103
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
1999He's all that stands between us and a Time-Spanning Alien invasion. He's Duke Nukem. Gaming's Greatest Action Hero. And this is his finest hour! Zero Hour! Awesome new enemies! Hilarious gags and one-liners! Same blood and guts attitude! Over 30 gut-wrenching levels set in four action-packed time eras! Incredible Teamplay and Deathmatch modes for up to 4 players! Over 20 all-new weapons of high-octane annihilation.- Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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ClayFighter 63⅓
Oct 21 1997ClayFighter 63⅓ is a fighting video game developed and published by Interplay for the Nintendo 64 video game console in 1997. Its title is a parody of other games released for the N64 at the time, many of which were popular franchises with "64" suffixed. A later version of the game, ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut, released for rental only, is one of the rarest and most expensive N64 games.- Developer: Interplay Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
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World Driver Championship
1999One of the last racing simulations to be released for Nintendo 64, this graphically intensive title used custom microcode optimization and high polygon count modelling. The development team was able to optimize the usage of the various processors within the N64 to allow far draw distance (reducing the need for fog or pop-up), high detail texturing and models, Doppler effect audio, and advanced lighting and fog effects for realistic weather conditions. Impressively the game has a high resolution 640x480 mode that does not require the add-on N64 RAM Expansion Pak. Additionally, unlike many other games of its type on the platform, the game runs high resolution at a sufficiently playable pace, undoubtedly due to the use of a reduced screen area letterbox mode that lessens the number of pixels needing to be displayed.- Developer: Boss Game Studios
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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- San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing is the first game in the Rush series. Tne N64 version contains six regular tracks and two hidden tracks. The regular tracks can be run in either reverse or mirrored modes and feature added collectible hidden keys throughout the track that can be used to unlock hidden vehicles. It also contains a Practice Mode and a Death Race mode where the game ends if the player crashes. The N64 port of Rush also includes a Circuit Mode and a save system for Fast Times, circuit progress, and hidden keys that the player can find on secret spots to unlock new cars.
- Developer: Atari Games
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Also ranks #16 on The Best Arcade Racing Games Of All Time
- Also ranks #20 on The Best Nintendo 64 Racing Games
- Also ranks #29 on The Best Midway Games List
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- 107
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers
2001Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers is a platform game for Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Scooby Doo. It was released in 2000 and 2001. Each room, or sometimes different sections of the same room, are presented as unmoving camera shots which the player moves through.- Developer: Digital Eclipse
- Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Adventure
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Chameleon Twist 2
1998Chameleon Twist 2 is the direct sequel to Chameleon Twist. The original Japanese version kept the original design for the main characters, whereas the international release changed them to more realistic-looking chameleons.- Developer: Japan System Supply
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Adventure
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- 109
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
1997Over 40 wrestlers in all, including over 20 WCW and NWO superstars like Hollywood Hogan, Sting, The Giant, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The Outsiders and many more! Each wrestler is capable of performing 30 to 40 moves, including his own signature moves! Featuring five different gameplay modes, Tag Team and simultaneous four-player action!- Developer: Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Sport
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- 110Now featuring over 40 of your favorite WWF Superstars including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mankind, The Undertaker, and D-Generation X! Customize your own wrestler's move sets and costumes. Two-man commentary featuring Shane McMahon and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
- Developer: Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Sport
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- 111San Francisco Rush 2049 is the third game in the Rush series, sequel to San Francisco Rush and Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA. The game features a futuristic representation of San Francisco and an arcade-style physics engine. It also features a multiplayer mode for up to four players and Rumble Pak support on the Nintendo 64 port. A major difference in game play compared to predecessors in the series is the ability to extend wings from the cars in midair and glide. As with previous titles in the franchise, Rush 2049 features a stunt mode in which the player scores points for complex mid-air maneuvers and successful landings. There is also a multiplayer deathmatch battle mode. There are six race tracks, four stunt arenas, eight battle arenas, and one unlockable obstacle course named The Gauntlet. The single player race mode places emphasis on outlandish and death-defying shortcuts in each track. The game has a soundtrack mostly comprising techno music.
- Developer: Atari Games
- Genres (Video game): Racing
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- 112
Turok: Rage Wars
1999Turok: Rage Wars is a first-person shooter video game released for the Nintendo 64. The game supports up to four players or bots with a single player mission-based mode also available. The game allows use of the RAM Expansion Pak for enhanced play sessions.- Developer: Acclaim Studios Austin
- Genres (Video game): Shooter
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- 113
The New Tetris
1999There are several key differences in gameplay from the original Tetris. First, in addition to clearing lines, one can also form 4x4 large squares of four pieces to form blocks. When a block is created, it turns solid gold or silver, depending on the makeup of the block. Blocks can only be constructed from whole pieces: if any part of a piece has been cleared, then it cannot be used to form a block. When a line that has pieces from a block is cleared, it earns more points.- Developer: H2O Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle
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- 114Shadow Man is an action-adventure game developed by Acclaim Studios Teesside and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is based on the Shadowman comic book series published by Valiant Comics. The game was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Dreamcast. A sequel, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 in 2002. The game was remastered for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch in 2021
- Developer: Acclaim Studios Teesside
- Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Platform game, Action game
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Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
2001The king took him in at a very young age, but Alaron is now old enough to realize that he was adopted deciding to set out on a quest to track his own heritage. Along his journey, Alaron has had the fortune of meeting up with a party of others that are looking for adventure. You can choose to play as any of 13 characters. A more or less traditional role-playing game, AIDYN CHRONICLES: The First Mage is a brilliant mix of interaction, fighting, and extensive exploration. All of the battles take place in an innovative turn-based system, challenging you to handle both combat and real-time strategy. All of the characters and environments in the game are rendered in full 3D, and the characters have complete freedom in their ranges of movement. There's more territory in the game's expanses than you'll ever get a chance to see, and the sheer diversity of the character types is really impressive. If you like role-playing games, you'll want to check out this installment of Aidyn Chronicles.- Developer: H2O Interactive
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing (RPG)
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Dark Rift
1997Dark Rift delivers hyper-active 3D fighting with a sci-fi theme! Compete against eight exotic and powerful characters and two very large bosses. Motion captured character animations enhance the realism. The arsenal includes multiple-hit combos, back-crunching grabs, juggles, projectiles, and punishing special moves. Tune into individual character stereo sound tracking. Fight in Tournament, 2-Player or Training modes.- Developer: Kronos Digital Entertainment
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Sport, Arcade
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- 117
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Jan 01 2000Donald Duck: Goin' Qu@ckers*, known as Donald Duck: Qu@ck Att@ck in Europe, is a platform game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Disney Interactive for various consoles and Windows-based personal computers. A completely different game with the same title was released for the Game Boy Color, as well as on Game Boy Advance, the latter being given the title Donald Duck Advance. Gameplay is similar to Crash Bandicoot. The levels alternate between a 2D and a 3D perspective. The story focuses on Donald Duck and his quest to save Daisy Duck from the evil magician Merlock. The game's reception has been mixed to positive, with reviewers praising the music, backgrounds, and animations, but criticizing the short length and the fact that it is mostly for the younger audience.- Developer: Ubisoft, Disney Interactive Studios, Ubisoft Montreal
- Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game
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Fighting Force 64
1999Fighting Force players control one of four characters. They move through urban and science fiction environments, battling waves of oncoming enemies with weapons ranging from fists and bottles to knives, chairs and guns. The player can make some choices as to which territory to travel through. The four characters have various reasons for taking on Dr. Zeng, a criminal mastermind with an army at his command. The action starts with a police cordon around Zeng's office skyscraper, moving to such locales as a shopping mall, subway and Coast Guard base before finally ending at the top of Zeng's island headquarters.- Developer: Core Design
- Genres (Video game): Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
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- 119Discover the most frantic, frenzied, fun-filled Pokémon challenge ever--Pokémon Puzzle League! Line up three or more blocks of the same type to clear them off the screen. Create chains and combos to send garbage to your opponent. Collect badges from other Pokémon trainers to earn the right to enter the ultimate competition... a battle against the mysterious Puzzle Master!
- Developer: Nintendo Software Technology
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Strategy
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Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt
1999In their big debut on the Nintendo 64, the favorite cartoon babies are about to get wrapped up in the scavenger hunt to end all scavenger hunts. Featuring three different board games, RUGRATS: Scavenger Hunt utilizes the animation and humor from the cartoon series, and melds it into an original game that has players traipsing through 3D worlds looking for hidden objects. In "The Pirate Treasure Hunt," the babies travel underwater in search of items; "Angelica's Temple of Gloom" challenges players to find bits of Stu's broken Aztec statues before Angelica can; and "Reptar Rally" has the babies collecting sweets in Candy Island. Once you choose your baby from a list that includes Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, or Lil, you begin using a spinner (just like a board game spinner) to determine how many spaces you'll advance. There are lots of trick spaces that give you advantages or disadvantages, like the Spike the Dog spot (which allows you to ride the pet for five spaces), and a Dil spot (which makes Dil come out and shuffle the board). Don't get too worked up though, as each baby has an energy meter, and if it hits zero you'll have to take a nap.- Developer: Realtime Associates
- Genres (Video game): Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
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