Category: Game Reviews
Straight-up reviews of officially released games, with a score
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Cruis’n World
Developer: Eurocom (Port), Midway (Arcade Original) Publisher: Nintendo Released: September 30, 1998 Rated: E 6/10 N64 port specialists Eurocom take the wheel on this second Cruis’n release on the N64. The natural progression of “first the United States, then the world” is no surprise, but with more variety in the tracks, more cars to choose Read more
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: October 26th, 2000 Rated: E 10/10 Majora’s Mask is like the game Eiji Aonuma sold his soul to make. I play it and I just think of him and the other project leaders standing out at the crossroads, wracked with anxiety on how to follow up possibly the greatest Read more
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007: The World is Not Enough
Developer: Eurocom Publisher: EA Games Released: October 17, 2000 Rated: T 8/10 It’s tough to tell if we’re past the point where we can call The World is Not Enough the “forgotten” Bond title for the N64. Obviously, when we’re talking about 007 games for the system, any old sense of shorthand for a Bond Read more
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Tigger’s Honey Hunt
Developer: DokiDenki Studio Publisher: NewKidCo Released: November 1, 2000 Rated: E 4/10 Man, those Hundred Acre Wood folk can throw one helluva party! It’s Tigger’s job to scrounge for “hunny pots” along all of the 2D planes in the forest and bring back as much as he can find. Reminds me of the Christmas episode Read more
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Cruis’n USA
Developer: Williams Entertainment (Port) TV Games Inc. (Arcade Original) Publisher: Nintendo Released: December 3, 1996 Rated: K-A 5/10 Few titles were as indicative of the perception of the N64 and its status as underwhelming or disappointing amongst its contemporaries as Cruis’n USA, the arcade racer shown off early and often in hype packages and previews Read more
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Cruis’n Exotica
Developer: Gratuitous Games (Port), Midway Games (Arcade Original) Publisher: Midway/Nintendo Released: October 17, 2000 Rated: E 6/10 Cruis’n Exotica closes out our trilogy/quadrilogy of N64 Cruis’n ports (it all depends if you count California Speed). From what was once a crucial and keynote part of the console’s early lineup, we arrive, somewhat unfortunately, at what Read more
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California Speed
Developer: Midway Games (Port), Atari Games (Arcade Original) Publisher: Midway Games Released: March 18, 1999 Rated: E 6/10 California Speed, like its cousin, Off Road Challenge, is a Midway racing title that is best not referred to as another Cruis’n game because five Cruis’n releases would seem excessive, both on one console and in arcades Read more
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Namco Museum 64
Developer: Mass Media Publisher: Namco Released: October 31, 1999 6/10 Rated: E The Namco Museum series began only a few years earlier with the first of five volumes released for Playstation in 1996 and 1997, though there’s a good chance retro enthusiasts have only seen two of those volumes in person while perusing the shelves Read more
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Tetris 64
Developer: Amtex Publisher: Seta Corp. Released: November 13, 1998 5/10 The full experience of Seta’s version of Tetris can be a bit difficult to get an idea of nowadays, as it was the only game compatible with the N64 Bio Sensor, an accessory originally included with it upon release. The Bio Sensor would clip to Read more
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Stunt Racer 64
Developer: Boss Game Studios Publisher: Midway Released: October 3, 2000 Rated: E 6/10 Cruising their way past the unfortunately low bar of “best Blockbuster exclusive title,” Boss Game Studios loads up another racer that offers something a little different from most of the pack. Stunt Racer 64 forms something of an antithesis to their efforts Read more