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All N64 Games #196: Pokémon Snap

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

This is a game I had as a kid, and I ended up trading it in because of how much is annoyed me. All these years later, I still have the same major problem with the game

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #195: The Game of Life 64

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

When it comes to making a video game version of The Game of Life, the Japanese publisher Takara haven’t just made a digital recreation of the board game, but have instead properly adapted the game to take advantage of being a video game.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #194: King of Pro Baseball 2

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

King of Pro Baseball 2 feels a lot more stable and smooth than the first game.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #193: Sumo 64 2

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

I really enjoyed the first Sumo 64 game, much to my surprise. It had simple but quick gameplay, and an intriguing story that went a bit off the rails (in a fun way) by the end.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #192: California Speed

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

California Speed seems like what the Cruis’n games would be like if they were competently made.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #191: Vigilante 8

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

I remember having a lot of fun with the sequel to Vigilante 8, Second Offence, but never played the first.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #190: Snowboard Kids 2

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

Some sequels try to reinvent the wheel, others try to make improvements on the original while some, like Snowboard Kids 2, just provide more of the same.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #189: WCW Nitro

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

This wrestling game feels like it’s trying to be more of an arcade style fighter than a wrestling game.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #188: Harvest Moon 64

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

The biggest problem with Harvest Moon 64 is that Stardew Valley now exists. Everything that Harvest Moon 64 does, Stardew has done it better.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #187: Legend of the Flying Dragon

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

In their review of the PAL version of Flying Dragon, N64 Magazine said that the game had squandered potential. The thing is, by the time the PAL version came out, Japan already had the sequel, and it seems to be the game the N64 was wanting.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #186: Parlor Pro 64: Pachinko Simulation

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

I’m not sure what it is about developers of Pachinko games, but none of them seem to quite know what humans look like.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #185: Castlevania

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

In 1997, the PlayStation got Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It got great reviews and is now considered to be an amazing game. However, it didn’t sell well. Unfortunately, this era of consoles looked down poorly on 2D games.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #184: Super Smash Bros.

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

Considering it’s humble beginnings, I don’t think Nintendo ever expected Super Smash Bros. to be such an important part of its line-up of games on future consoles.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #183: J.League Tactics Soccer

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

J.League Tactics Soccer is a Japanese-only football management game. So a ton of text, figures and sitting and watching.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #182: Vivid Dolls

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

A game running on Seta’s N64-based Aleck 64 arcade cabinet, this is something that Nintendo probably wouldn’t have allowed on the N64 itself – a porn game.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #181: BattleTanx

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

In the future year of 2001, a virus will ravage the Earth and have a 98% death rate amongst “females”. The governments of the world tried to create “quarantine zones” to protect the “females”.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

Aug

All N64 Games #180: Japan Pro Wrestling: Toukon Road 2: Next Generation

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

An update to the previous Japanese-only wrestling game. This seems to have more features and the presentation is even nicer.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #179: Big Mountain 2000

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

1080° is built from quality stuff, Snowboard Kids is a lot of fun and Twisted Edge is dodgy, but has a few almost neat ideas. Big Mountain 2000, however, is just completely bland.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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All N64 Games #178: Chameleon Twist 2

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024

The first Chameleon Twist was a game with interesting but fiddly moves that weren’t used to their full potential, so I was hoping that the sequel would fix these issues.

Posted by Dean Jones 4 months ago

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