Magicpaint
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This was so cool back then (to me 
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Lesser known N64 games you loved back in the day
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NEO0MJ said:
Also not many know that before Akira, the main VF character was supposed to be an arab named Shiba.
http://www.unseen64.net/2008/10/17/virtua-fighter-arcade-saturn-beta/
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RockmanWhore
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MYE said:
The game looked great though, I think it must be the N64 with the best colors, so vivid. Too bad the game sucked
RockmanWhore
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MYE said:
There are some nice third party games on N64, but there is a huge quality gap between these games and the best stuff from Rare and Nintendo.
FTH said:
Sounds like Crazy Ivan but it was a PC/PSone/Saturn game.
This one and Snowboard Kids. God, that game was awesome. Also Turok 2 was pretty cool (yet I'm sure it was more popular), and um... one with a bee that a cousin of mine let me borrow (Buck Bumble, thanks Infernal Monkey!).AlphaTwo00 said:
Does Rayman 2 count, as well? Because that one was a blast, a bit difficult then for me (I was a bit dumb). Also Yoshi's Island, I loved that one so much!
I don't know, the N64 was my first "big" system, it was brilliant!
Nocturnowl
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I'm still bitter that I never got full completion of Spacestation Silicon Valley due to the souvenir in that bear mountain stage being unattainable. Rat-O-Matic was an awesome level if anyone remembers it, loved the idea of a machine that turns mice into rats. On the subject of Rats you could drop turd bombs and eat turd, incredible stuff.
Bomberman 64 must require some mad gaming skills to 100%, I still don't know how you reach half the costume parts! Hell I don't even know how I beat Rainbow Resort, the game went nuts with difficulty. I much prefer Bomberman Hero myself.
Bomberman 64 must require some mad gaming skills to 100%, I still don't know how you reach half the costume parts! Hell I don't even know how I beat Rainbow Resort, the game went nuts with difficulty. I much prefer Bomberman Hero myself.
Magicpaint
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I remember going through hell as a young boy playing Bomberman 64, but I did get near 100%...it was the only N64 game I had for a long while, I had the time, ha.Nocturnowl said:
Fantasy Final
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So much multiplayer games with this.
A Black Falcon
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Why do people keep saying this? It wasn't true then, and isn't true now. There are lots of great third party N64 games, many of which have been mentioned in this thread but others that haven't. The Rush series (2049 is my favorite racing game ever), Extreme-G series, Turok series, Forsaken 64, Doom 64, Lode Runner 3D, Mace: The Dark Age, Space Station Silicon Valley, Gauntlet Legends, California Speed, Hydro Thunder, Wipeout 64, the Top Gear games (Rally 1 and Overdrive particularly, but the other two are alright too), Bomberman 64, Rayman 2, TWINE, Duke Nukem: Zero Hour, Tonic Trouble, Goemon's Great Adventure (still one of the all-time best 2.5d platformers), Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, Aidyn Chronicles (deeply flawed, but really impressive if you can get past that), Rocket: Robot On Wheels, BattleTanx: Global Assault, etc, etc, etc, I'll probably list more later, but the point is the N64 has a quite good third party lineup, most definitely.Brera said:
The game has great graphics, and the Star Wars theme is cool, but it's so, so hard! I wanted to like it, and did for a while, but the crazy difficulty wore me down and I always ended up giving up in frustration in the third cup. One slip up and it's over for the race, no hope to catch up... and the races are very long.Metroid said:
Episode one racer is great, I played it so much on PC back in the day.Metroid said:
Never was a huge N64 fan back in the day, I only bought one because of OOT. Was never too impressed by most of the third party offerings on the system either but a few of them were great. I LOVED Snowboard Kids for example and I'd give my right testicle to get No Mercy on VC.
state_vector_collapse
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Not the greatest RPG ever (by a long shot!) but I recall being impressed by the size of the overworld and how towns wouldn't load in, you would just approach them and then could walk around. My young head loved that back then
Mister Wilhelm
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GDGF said:
Without it, GTA would not exist.
POWERSPHERE
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This thread is making me crazy nostalgic! Oh those rentals from the cute girl at Video Ezy...
Anyway, first game I got with my 64, and man what a game.
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I won Forsaken in a Hyper magazine contest, and loved it!
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Man, my friends and I played the fuck out of this game. We used to have BBQs every monday night and just play this
Anyway, first game I got with my 64, and man what a game.
I won Forsaken in a Hyper magazine contest, and loved it!
Man, my friends and I played the fuck out of this game. We used to have BBQs every monday night and just play this
Oh man that theme was awesome.MYE said:
Refreshment.01
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Ahoi-Brause
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THIS, THIS AND THIS!BloodySinner said:
I loved that game and the whole gritty atmosphere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTeYeehzlU
legacyzero
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Came to post THIS.wwm0nkey said:another great game
Need to replay this some time.
Game was SOOOOO awesome.
Also. San Fransisico RUSH needs to make a return RIGHT NOW.
Deadly Cyclone
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DR3AM said:
Beetle Adventure Racing FTW.
Also, I played this with my dad a ton.
Top Gear Rally
This is one of my favorite racers of all time. Great blend of arcade/realistic racing physics (felt very realistic at the time compared to the Rush and Cruisn games). It was very challenging, taking shortcuts was often necessary to win, but he shortcuts were full of hazards. Tree's, sharp muddy turns, so take them was a risk/reward situation.
There weren't a large number of tracks, but you felt a sense of accomplishment unlocking a new track.
The cars had very detailed cosmetic damage for the time. Replay mode was great as well, it was awesome to watch your horrible crashes, especially when playing two player and causing your opponent to wipe out.
You could also do custom paint jobs with a MS Paint type editor.
The Librarian
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YES!CurseoftheGods said:
panama chief
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Another vote for Snowboard Kids. I always liked the first one way more than the second.
Everytime someone gets to the bottom of the course and then get totally fucked over by the ski lift gate, an angel gets its wings.
Also, Silver Mountain Music. Hell yes.
Everytime someone gets to the bottom of the course and then get totally fucked over by the ski lift gate, an angel gets its wings.
Also, Silver Mountain Music. Hell yes.
Johnlenham
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wwm0nkey said:another great game
Need to replay this some time.
Yes!! I remember during summer holidays having 5 friends all crammed in my room playing this and we got stuck on some puzzle that involved a sauna pool or something. Good times.
Wetrix,Silicon Valley and Snowboard kids get a mention aswell!
Cosmic Schwung
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Refreshment.01 said:
ElzarTheBam
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Loved this game alongside the others mentioned here such as body harvest, Goeman and G.A.S.P!