StarFox64 still holds up tremendously well. The blocky and simple art design makes it visually easy to read, and the gameplay is solid.
Mario 64
Legend Of Zelda OOT
Mario Kart 64
Goldeneye 007
Perfect Dark
Diddy Kong Racing
Blast Corps
Starfox 64
Killer Instinct Gold
Tetrisphere
Super Smash Bros
Kirby 64
WaveRace 64
StarWars Shadows of the Empire
Mario Kart 64 was my childhood. My friend and I always dueled it out in battle mode.
Am I gonna be the first one to say Mario 64?? Really?
Mario 64
Paper Mario
Jet Force Gemini
Majora’s Mask / Ocarina of Time
Blast Corps
Custom Robo
Mario Golf
Space Station Silicon Valley
Goemon’s Great Adventure
Oh man I forgot about blast corps!
It really holds up, probably moreso than most N64 games. There’s so much fun in the simplicity of wrecking things.
Pleasantly surprised to see Mario Golf mentioned ❤️
Happy to see Perfect Dark so well represented - it was a hell of a hidden gem; it got sorta overshadowed by Goldeneye in the collective memory but it was one of those rare and shining examples of a sequel that perfectly added great and innovative next steps to the winning formula of the good first game without mucking up the core mechanics any.
I’m a sucker for Kirby 64
The crystal shards!
Super underrated: pokemon puzzle league
F-Zero X is one I haven’t seen mentioned.
I’ve gotta rep one of my all time favorite party games to this day (ported to PC) Worms Armageddon. They’ve had several sequels, but I believe that was the last one to use that particular physics engine, and every game since has just felt a bit… Hollow?
Also +1 to Paper Mario - S-Tier RPG, best of the whole series IMHO, tho the GameCube sequel TTYD is deserving of a very close second. I wish so bad they’d make a return to badges and acquiring new buddies and buddy upgrades throughout the game. The oragami king battle mechanics did not do it for me, and with it being the core mechanic of the game just soured my whole experience despite the rest of the game being pretty solid.
I bought Sticker Star real excited for Paper Mario, and hated it. Every attack is a consumable item? No thanks.
Ocarina of time, goldeneye, shadows of the empire, Mario kart
Diddy Kong Racing. Mario Kart with flight, I don’t know how it never got huge.
Edit: After Ocarina of Time of course. That was defining.
I swear Nintendo tried to hide it because it was better than MK64
It really was.
There is this though. About a remake coming early 2025.
Edit: oh wow GamePass too. Nice.
Majoras Mask, Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, and Goemons Great Adventure are some of my all time favorites.
I agree with most of these lists. I would add Banjo Kazooie! Just finished a replay of it (N64 version, not XBLA) and it mostly holds up.
Jet Force Gemini was my top go to game quickly followed by Conkers Bad Fur Day. Cruisi’n USA deserves an honorable mention as well!