Category: Game Reviews
Straight-up reviews of officially released games, with a score
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Goldeneye 007
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: August 25, 1997 Rated: T 10/10 It’s possible that at some point in the past decade or so, you may have heard that Goldeneye 007 — one of the original, foundational bricks in the legacy of the prolific console FPS genre — has aged poorly. As someone who grew up… Read more
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Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
Developer: H2O Entertainment Publisher: THQ Released: March 20, 2001 2/10 Rated: T Maybe we all owe Quest 64 a little apology. I, personally, grew up never understanding what anybody saw in that game and to this day, I still dislike it. But at least that game tried. Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage sneaks in just… Read more
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Automobili Lamborghini
Developer: Titus France Publisher: Titus France Released: November 30, 1997 Rated: K-A 3/10 If your trip through the N64 library is approached chronologically (as I did) or alphabetically, Automobili Lamborghini will be your first run-in with Titus, the same company behind what you probably consider the worst game on the console in Superman 64. The… Read more
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Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Developer: Rare, Ltd. Publisher: Rare, Ltd. Released: March 5, 2001 8/10 Rated: M You hear it plenty of times about all sorts of media. “You couldn’t make so-and-so today!” And yes, I’ve heard it myself about Conker’s Bad Fur Day more than I’ve heard it about any video game. Busty and flirtatious sunflowers, buckets of… Read more
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Wave Race 64
Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: November 4, 1996 Rated: E 7/10 The release window of a console is, by its nature, always bound to be populated by some titles that resemble little more than tech demos with a bit of window dressing. But Nintendo has a knack for taking games like that and, via… Read more
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Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers
Developer: Terraglyph Studios Publisher: THQ Released: November 29, 2000 Rated: E 4/10 Fixed camera angles, tank controls, tense chase sequences featuring intimidating and indestructible enemies? There’s only one game we can be talking about: Scooby-Doo; Classic Creep Capers, of course. An item-hunting adventure title where players take control of Shaggy, accompanied by Scooby and the… Read more
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Power League 64
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: August 8, 1997 4/10 Even with baseball offerings from Imagineer and Konami already on the market, and Namco coming up not long after with a new Famista title the same year, the opportunity for Hudson to carve out its niche with the first Power League release on the… Read more
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Paper Mario
Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Released: February 5, 2001 10/10 Rated: E Though I certainly enjoy “cozy” games like Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, I admit that I never felt the same emotions people describe feeling from cuddling up with those titles. That is, until I started playing Paper Mario again. While a lot of… Read more
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Super Bowling
Developer: Athena Publisher: UFO Released: January 15, 2001 Rated: E 5/10 Usually with these profiles, resale value and rarity are things explicitly not worth focusing on, in the context of this website. The accessibility of these games through emulation or flash carts means that price point is not an inhibitor to anybody playing a game… Read more
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Mega Man 64
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: January 10, 2001 Rated: E 7/10 It’s a little hard to find a starting point for how to assess Mega Man 64. With the PS1 original, you have a cult classic spinoff in a series that still has a lot of options for reinventing itself. Alongside Mega Man 8, X4-X6,… Read more