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All N64 Games #112: Dezaemon 3D
For the N64’s first sci-fi scrolling shooter, this is a bit of an odd one, as it isn’t a specific game, but rather a creation kit for making you own sci-fi shoot-’em’-up game.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #111: Cruis’n World
While still nowhere near a good game, Cruis’n World has significant improvements over Cruis’n USA. It’s still an arcade-style racing game with a lot of courses, although this time it’s based across the world instead of just the USA.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #110: Mortal Kombat 4
The big Mortal Kombat game for this generation of consoles, and this one brings the graphics into full 3D.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #109: Mike Piazza’s Strike Zone
Not knowing the name Mike Piazza, the name made me think of bowling. Unfortunately, this is another baseball game, and by far the worst one so far on the N64. It’s definitely not helped by the horrific and extremely ugly graphics, either.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #108: Virtual Chess 64
I wasn’t expecting much from Virtual Chess as it’s just chess, but at least you can’t mess up chess – or so I thought. Against all odds, Titus have managed to achieve the impossible and create a chess game that looks bad and controls poorly.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #107: Quest 64
There’s a lot of curious things about the Quest series. This game was given different names in different regions. In North America, it was the very generic Quest 64. In Europe is was the rather meaningless Holy Magic Century and in Japan it was Eltale Monsters
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #106: International Superstar Soccer 98
ISS vs FIFA was a big debate for a while, with 1998 probably being the biggest year for the argument. N64 Magazine clearly preferred ISS, but for me, I enjoyed FIFA 98 more.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #105: Wetrix
As Tetris set the standard for puzzle video games, other puzzle games try to have names similar to it. A water-based puzzle game? Of course it has to be named Wetrix.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #104: Pachinko 365 Days
Another Pachinko game. While I still have zero interest in the Japanese hybrid of slot machines and 10p machines, this one at least seems competently made.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #103: Robotech: Crystal Dreams
Based on an American/Japanese sci-fi animated series, Robotech: Crystal Dreams was an extremely ambitious flight simulator game that ultimately went over budget and was cancelled when it needed another six months of development.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #102: Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
With this being published by Nintendo, you would hope for a fun and solid portrayal of Baseball, similar to how NBA Courtside did the same for Basketball. Unfortunately, while this does go for a more arcade-style format, it’s rather clunky and messy by comparison.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #101: World Cup 98
World Cup 98 is simply FIFA Road to World Cup 98 with some minor gameplay changes and a ton of stuff removed.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #100: Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
I really had no idea that the N64 had so many people trying to claim the title of being the N64’s fighting game. In BioFREAKS, the concept is that in a dystopian future, people have been modified into grotesque monsters
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #99: ClayFighter Sculptor’s Cut
This is an “improved” and updated version of ClayFighter 63⅓ featuring some gameplay changes and new characters.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #98: Forsaken 64
Forsaken is a spaceship combat game that takes place in cramped maze-like arenas. Naturally, this feels very disorientating
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #97: Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition
Another colour match puzzle game, Bust-a-Move (or the much better named Puzzle Bobble in Japan) is a well renowned puzzle series, with this being a port of the popular arcade version of Bust-a-Move 2.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #96: Bomberman Hero
Coming out a mere six months after the first Bomberman game on N64, this Bomberman game seems like it was developed as a separate take on Bomberman rather than a sequel to Bomberman 64 (it actually started out as a Bonk game).
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #95: Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
Licensed sports games aren’t what you expect to be published by Nintendo, but here we are with NBA Courtside, a licensed basketball game and one that does a really good job with the sport.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #94: All-Star Baseball 99
The N64’s first baseball game that was actually released in America (and Europe). This follows similar control schemes to most of the Japanese baseball games, aiming the bat with the stick.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
All N64 Games #93: GT 64: Championship Edition
Racing games that go for “realism” really don’t age as well as sillier and more arcade-style racing games, and GT 64 when it came out was already just a cheap cash-in to make itself look like Gran Turismo on the N64. Due to this, GT 64 is a truly horrid experience without a single redeeming feature.
Posted by Dean Jones 6 months ago
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