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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #1

December 4, 2014

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Over the course of this series, we’ve discussed how various series and genres changed with the transition from 2D to 3D gameplay. Some struggled, some succeeded, some had to be totally reinvented. Perhaps no series though made as seamless or as brilliant a transition as The Legend of Zelda. Ocarina of Time is regularly called […]

Super Mario 64 Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #2

November 27, 2014

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In seasons 1 and 2 of the show, we covered the SNES and GameCube – systems that allowed developers to improve on the concepts laid down in preceding generations. The N64 though was of a revolutionary generation. With 3D graphics, the way that games were made before no longer applied. In order to make a […]

GoldenEye 007 Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #3

November 20, 2014

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Today, we launch into the top 3 N64 games, and you know, there’s something extra special about these last three games – they aren’t “just” the best games for the N64, or even “just” some of the best games ever made. No, these three games were revolutionary. These three titles shaped the way video games […]

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #4

November 13, 2014

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As you venture How do you follow up Ocarina of Time? One of the most ground-break, popular, and beloved games of all time? With Majora’s Mask. Majora’s Mask begins with young Link as he ventures deep into the woods searching for his fairy Navi following the events of Ocarina of Time. But he’s met with […]

Perfect Dark Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #5

November 6, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Following GoldenEye’s blow-out success, the obvious choice for Rare would have been to continue with the Bond license. But the team opted to follow the game up with something that would be wholly its own creation – and gave us Perfect Dark. Imagine a complete game […]

Super Smash Bros. Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #6

October 30, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Super Smash Bros. It’s a series that has come to represent the very best in multiplayer gaming on Nintendo systems. Although the series is now better remembered for its appearance on GameCube, and is now inextricably linked to the GameCube’s controllers, the series got its start […]

Banjo Kazooie Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #7

October 25, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Mario 64 was an undeniable revolution in video game design. Although it would take Nintendo’s internal teams an entire generation to produce a follow-up, their partners at Rare took the concept and ran with it, giving us Banjo Kazooie. Banjo Kazooie isn’t “just another” Rare collectathon. […]

Star Fox 64 Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #8

October 15, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games The original Star Fox, with help from the Super FX chip, pushed the limits of the Super Nintendo. It demonstrated the potential of polygonal graphics, and offered a tantalizing glimpse of what the future had in store. Unfortunately, it was also just too much for the […]

Paper Mario Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #9

October 2, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Square’s decision to move the Final Fantasy franchise to the PlayStation was a devastating blow to the N64. The move represented a sea change that saw most of Japan’s top developers, all long-time Nintendo supporters, shift focus to Sony’s platform. One of the biggest difficulties that […]

Mario Kart 64 Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #10

September 18, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Super Mario Kart was a revolutionary game that arguably spawned the entire kart racing genre. But its successor, Mario Kart 64, was also a game changer – bringing the franchise into 3D and giving us 4 player split screen chaos. Mario Kart 64 takes what its […]

Banjo-Tooie Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #11

September 12, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie was a brilliant expansion of the 3D platformer formula established in Mario 64, and revolutionary in its own right. We’ll get to that title a little later in this list, but first, we should discuss its sequel, Banjo-Tooie. Gruntilda the witch has been freed […]

Wave Race 64 Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #12

August 28, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games What’s there to say? Wave Race 64 is AWESOME. Playing Wave Race 64 is like going on vacation. Despite being an early N64 title, Wave Race stands as one of the system’s best looking games. The realistic water physics that blew minds back in 1996 still […]