Category: Game Reviews

Developer: Paradigm Entertainment Publisher: Nintendo Released: September 29, 1996 Rated: E 7/10 Pilotwings returns in 3D to show off the new tech like it did so successfully in the 16-bit era. With analog stick control and wide open 3D environments to explore, Paradigm has their work cut out for them, though perhaps Mario handles a Read more

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe Publisher: Konami Released: December 8, 1999 Rated: T 7/10 Nearly a year after its initial release, Castlevania for the N64 would see the release of what we would now consider its “complete edition,” featuring new characters and content originally cut from the initial release to get it out earlier. In Read more

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe Publisher: Konami Released:December 31, 1998 Rated: T 7/10 Probably preceded by its reputation to some degree, Castlevania (or Castlevania 64, as many refer to it) is often maligned for two major flaws that have only become more prevalent as tastes continue to change and it’s looked back on more unfavorably, Read more

Developer: Rare, Ltd. Publisher: Rare, Ltd. Released: November 24, 1997 Rated: E 9/10 It’s disingenuous to say that Diddy Kong Racing still carries the stigma of not being Mario Kart nearly 30 years after its original release. What was once an unwelcome comparison between two titles in the same genre, on the same system, released Read more

Developer: Williams Development Publisher: Williams Released: November 12, 1996 6/10 Rated: M Old, 2D era Mortal Kombat is always tough to talk about. It has something akin to “sacred cow” status as an all-time classic and historically significant, era-defining franchise. But the appeal has always been in spectacle and originality, while the likes of Street Read more

Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: June 30, 1997 Rated: E 10/10 Doing this profile comes with the most anxiety and the most amount of inherent personal voice and bias out of any game in this entire system library. Star Fox 64 is my favorite game. Through a combination of intense nostalgia, hours played, and Read more

Developer: Director’s Cut International Publisher: Midway Released: January 16, 1997 Rated: K-A 7/10 While Acclaim made off with the naming rights to the iconic NBA Jam, it was Midway who would continue the series in earnest with their immediate follow-up, NBA Hangtime in 1996. What we have on the N64, as opposed to its 16-bit Read more

Developer: Locomotive Publisher: ASCII Released: May 21, 1998 Rated: E 3/10 Sometimes being first to market is more important than being better for the most genre-focused titles on a system. With F-Zero X still on the horizon but the style of futuristic racing still very much in vogue during the early polygonal era, AeroGauge would Read more

Developer: Z-Axis Publisher: Fox Sports Interactive Released: November 23, 1998 Rated: E 5/10 Sometimes games are just good enough to get a “meh” review by not being outright broken or offensively bad (at least not in too many ways), and not being as bad as similar titles on the system. This essentially sums up my Read more