Best N64 games of all time

Nintendo embraced polygons as these titles helped define 3D gaming

Words: GamesRadar Staff on February 14, 2013

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BladedFalcon - February 14, 2013 3:52 p.m.

Ocarina of time below Mario 64? Nope. Also, that 9 out of the 10 top N64 games are first party games pretty much highlight what the biggest problem of the N64 was, good 1st party support, but not much else. And goes to show they were really scraping for entries if they put shadows of the empire in here.
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ncurry2 - February 14, 2013 5:03 p.m.

Does it matter who made the games? Would a lamborghini be less impressive if it was the exact same car but made by Honda? I value a game based on how good it is, not by who made it. Nintendo clearly understood their hardware and knew how to make amazing games. And they did. This is a list of those amazing games. The end.
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shawksta - February 14, 2013 5:08 p.m.

Ocarina of Time is Higher than Mario 64, maybe you meant to say something else?
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ExtraCheese - February 14, 2013 5:26 p.m.

He's commenting on your statement that only the first party titles mattered.
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BladedFalcon - February 14, 2013 6:22 p.m.

er... ouch, yes, my mistake, I meant to saw "Ocarina ABOVE Mario 64? nope" I got confusled, my bad ^^;
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TaserLime - February 14, 2013 3:27 p.m.

how is SM64 below Ocarina!? The hell? Mario 64 aged well, Ocarina didn't, let's be real.
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LOZ4EVAH - February 14, 2013 4:43 p.m.

They both aged well (gameplay-wise) as the remakes show. Just the graphics show it's age
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clint-welding - February 14, 2013 3:03 p.m.

How is Banjo-Tooie so low on the list! That was #1 on my list!
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shawksta - February 14, 2013 7:46 p.m.

Ai Matey, Banjo Tooie and DK64 for that matter were my top favs
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Person5 - February 15, 2013 6:28 a.m.

DK64 seems to have a lot of people who don't like it, they're classified as "crazy people"
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shawksta - February 15, 2013 12:23 p.m.

It general is just being a big world with too much dragging but also that some people just simply dont like "Collectathons" as if they're a bad thing when their not. Super Mario Galaxy 2's Completion bonus gives you another 124 stars to collect but in Treasure Hunting mode, which brings back the good ol classic we missed so much.
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tehtimeisnow - February 14, 2013 2:58 p.m.

all a bunch of garbege and godlen eye is horrable any call of duyt gane is far superier then that
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clownferret - February 15, 2013 2:10 a.m.

goldeneye is call of duty's grandad
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MolokoVeck - February 14, 2013 2:33 p.m.

If you added up the hours that I have played the just the top four games on this list, it would probably equal at least half a year. Yeah, 4,000 plus hours, sounds about right.
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SDHoneymonster - February 14, 2013 2:25 p.m.

A brilliant expanded list. Great to see some love for Shadows Of The Empire & Episode 1 Racer (which got balls hard on later courses - I still have the dents in my fingers from the analogue stick), Body Harvest, Blast Corps, Mystical Ninja and especially MISCHIEF MAKERS!! Love that game, one of my all time favourites. Jet Force Gemini too is an underrated game - the drop in co-op where one player plays as Floyd the Droid is great fun. No Space Station Silicon Valley is a shame though - one of the most genuinely mental games I can remember playing. Also personally would have had Shadowman on this list - dark, scary, fantastic characters and a sprawling adventure, sort of like a voodoo Zelda with serial killers. The abandoned mansion level haunts me still.
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Imgema - February 14, 2013 4:08 p.m.

I agree about Silicon Valley and Shadowman. Tow of the best N64 games. Shadowman was one of the most sinister, scariest games i ever played.
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SDHoneymonster - February 15, 2013 8:17 a.m.

Yeah, think Shadowman should be on there mainly because it was so unique in N64 terms - on a platform associated with cutesy kid platformers & kart racers it was pretty grim & adult-themed. The in-game journal is still one of the best too, what with it having all the case studies of the killers and all - just in terms of atmosphere it was on its own. Plus, brilliant voice work too: 'I don't drink... with snakes.'
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vinny86er - January 17, 2013 10:24 p.m.

No road rash 64? I remember playin that for hours while listening to eminem's second album
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james-coker - January 15, 2013 1:21 a.m.

Sorry but i just have to say this. The screenshot used for Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is incorrect. That screenshot is actually from the sequel to Mystical Ninja, called Goemon's Great Adventure. A sidescroller game that was far less popular than Mystical Ninja. Had to be said >.>
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Imgema - February 14, 2013 3:51 p.m.

Yes and i think the Rush 2049 screenshot is also incorrect, it looks like a screenshot from the first rush game.
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ldg1414 - October 2, 2012 6:19 p.m.

I generally agree, but come on, is there like a law that says Ocarina of Time needs to be number 1 every time, I mean I played the game, wonderful game, one of the best made games I ever played, but just seems like everyone is caving into popularity with it. No relatively unknown titles on this list either, space station silicon valley was one of the most innovative games on the n64. Donkey kong 64 should be on this list too. Banjo Kazooie is better than Mario 64, it has everything that game has plus more. Banjo Tooie is also better than banjo kazooie, but I guess sequels would take up too much space. Sadly they don't make games like they did on the n64 anymore. We've got mario galaxy, but you're just running through straight forward levels.
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