Category: Game Reviews

Developer: Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Activision Released: April 30, 1999 Rated: E 5/10 Traveller’s Tales has always had a close relationship with Disney and Pixar, starting out in the mid-’90s with wildly successful adaptations of Toy Story as well as classic Mickey Mouse cartoons with Mickey Mania. While A Bug’s Life can feel like one of… Read more

Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports Released: October 24, 1997 Rated: K-A 6/10 Though not faced with quite as many hurdles as other franchises in the step up to 3D, the first Madden title on the N64 still performs admirably out of the gate, delivering pretty much exactly what you’d expect in terms of content… Read more

Developer: Boss Game Studios Publisher: Midway Released: June 15, 1999 Rated: E 7/10 The N64 has a lot of racing games. Yes, I’ve said it many times at this point, but it’s worth bringing up again because for as many as there are per capita on the system, none of those games were ever going… Read more

Developer: Treasure Publisher: Nintendo Released: October 1, 1997 Rated: E 7/10 Few games attest to the undiscovered potential of the N64 library like the inevitable oddity that is Mischief Makers. To hearken back to the original intent of the controller design that divides and confuses so many, the dual design of the analog stick and… Read more

Developer: Midway Games Publisher: Midway Games Released: August 17, 1999 Rated: E 9/10 As much as I personally can rant and rave and go on ad nauseum about the pure, unspoiled joy of NFL Blitz, the series does leave me without much to say in each of its successive entries. It’s the type of dismissal… Read more

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Nintendo Released: December 3, 1997 Rated: E 7/10 Hudson’s iconic mascot (I’d say he beats out Bonk the Caveman) debuts in 3D just in time for the ‘97 holiday rush, bringing another easy multiplayer option to utilize those four ports on top of a new adventure mode. While it sits adjacent… Read more

Developer: 3DO Publisher: 3DO Released: October 12, 1999 Rated: T 9/10 Sometimes when sequels come right on the heels of their predecessor, you feel like you can only expect so much. That quick turnover development time can only allow for so many foundational changes to the formula. But sometimes all it takes is that extra… Read more

Developer: Japan System Supply Publisher: Sunsoft Released: November 30, 1997 Rated: E 7/10 Coming in as an early entry to the pool of the N64’s signature genre, Chameleon Twist operates like something of a discount Yoshi title. The use of the chosen animal comes from a platformer based on using a prehensile tongue for puzzle… Read more

Developer: Midway (Arcade Original), Saffire Corporation (Port) Publisher: Midway Released: March 30, 1998 Rated: T 6/10 The original side-scrolling “smash-‘em-up,” as the franchise likes to call itself, got a healthy reboot in 1997, when Midway’s original three-player monster sim Rampage returned to arcades with Rampage: World Tour in 1997. A home port naturally followed and… Read more

Developer: Genki Publisher: Ocean Released: September 4, 1997 Rated: E 4/10 It would be great if seeing a developer like Genki contribute a racing title on the N64 could inspire confidence and excitement, given their future pedigree in the genre with the Tokyo Xtreme Racer franchise. But as one of the system’s perennial bargain bin… Read more