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All N64 Games #358: Army Men: Air Combat

Monday, 23 Dec 2024

The Army Men games like to use different genres – starting with an RTS, then delving into 3rd person shooters, and now a vehicle shooter

Posted by Dean Jones 2 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #357: StarCraft 64

Sunday, 22 Dec 2024

StarCraft is a big name in PC RTS games. The previous RTS port to the N64 tried to play to the console’s strength by completely recreating the levels in 3D, but StarCraft 64 takes a different approach

Posted by Dean Jones 3 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #356: Mario Artist Communication Kit

Saturday, 21 Dec 2024

There’s not a lot that can be done with this software now

Posted by Dean Jones 4 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #355: Indy Racing 2000

Friday, 20 Dec 2024

I don’t know a great deal of Indy Racing, but from what I can figure out, it seems to be a racing event using Formula 1 cars (or one of the lower powered kinds) on short ring tracks. Indy Racing 2000 takes an arcade spin on this, with easy handling and generous collision.

Posted by Dean Jones 5 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #354: Riqa

Thursday, 19 Dec 2024

Riqa was a game that was shrouded in mystery for quite a while. It was one of Bits Studios three big N64 projects. The other two – Die Hard and Thieves World – both ended up being relaunched into GameCube projects, while Riqa was fully cancelled

Posted by Dean Jones 6 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #353: PGA European Tour Golf

Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024

Another Golf game, this one has four courses, and is otherwise very unremarkable.

Posted by Dean Jones 7 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #352: International Track & Field 2000

Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024

While Mario & Sonic took over for a while, the original Track & Field is probably still the most iconic game themed around Olympic sports.

Posted by Dean Jones 8 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #351: Legend of the River King 64: Ride the Salt Sea Wind

Monday, 16 Dec 2024

The second Legend of the River King game on N64 is quite a bit different to the first, pulling back on some areas of the game to focus on the fishing a lot more.

Posted by Dean Jones 9 days ago

Dec

All N64 Games #350: Perfect Dark

Sunday, 15 Dec 2024

Following up from GoldenEye was a big task, but Rare decided that the best course of action was to come up with a brand new game using the same formula, instead of sticking to the Bond license.

Posted by Dean Jones one week ago

Dec

All N64 Games #349: Doshin the Giant: Tinkling Toddler Liberation Front

Saturday, 14 Dec 2024

This expansion to Doshin the Giant is truly bizarre. Essentially, it’s just a list of challenges for the first Doshin game, but the way it’s presented, and the disk swapping itself, is really quite strange.

Posted by Dean Jones one week ago

Dec

All N64 Games #348: Japan Pro Golf Tour 64

Friday, 13 Dec 2024

The first – and last – third party game on the 64DD, made by Media Factory. It was available for sale for only two weeks from Nintendo of Japan’s website, with estimated sales between 3,000 and 10,000 copies.

Posted by Dean Jones one week ago

Dec

All N64 Games #347: Excitebike 64

Thursday, 12 Dec 2024

The Excite games are known for being a bit arcadey and a bit silly, but Excitebike 64 takes a different approach

Posted by Dean Jones one week ago

Dec

All N64 Games #346: Power Pros Baseball 2000

Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

Another year, another Power Pros.

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #345: Bass Rush: ECOGEAR PowerWorm Championship

Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

The fourth N64 bass fishing game that I’ve covered, and it seems to be the most basic so far.

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #344: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Monday, 09 Dec 2024

The development of Majora’s Mask was a mess. Nintendo knew they wanted to build upon all the work they did on Ocarina of Time, but the main people involved had different ideas.

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #343: F-Zero X Expansion Kit

Sunday, 08 Dec 2024

One of the big possibilities for the 64DD was the ability to add new content to games. Each time the device got delayed, more and more of these plans were shifted.

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #342: Rat Attack!

Saturday, 07 Dec 2024

Rat Attack! is a very simple game. It’s a traditional arcade-style game where you control a cat and draw boxes to capture rats

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #341: Rantarō the Ninja Boy 64 Game Gallery

Friday, 06 Dec 2024

Rantarō the Ninja Boy is a Japanese anime about a young ninja. The N64 game, based on the show, is a collection of simple puzzle games where you recreate pictures of animals and characters from the series.

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #340: Yosuke Ide’s Mahjong Cram School

Thursday, 05 Dec 2024

This is the last Mahjong game released for the Nintendo 64, and it offers a polished presentation

Posted by Dean Jones 2 weeks ago

Dec

All N64 Games #339: Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs

Wednesday, 04 Dec 2024

Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs is a sort of port of the 1998 PC game Battlezone. It’s a hybrid of a vehicle-based first person shooter and a real time strategy.

Posted by Dean Jones 3 weeks ago