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Essential N64 games? Just busted mine out from the attic, currently have Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Snap (my favorite), Pokemon Stadium, and Kirby 64.
Thinking of getting Smash Bros and Majora's Mask- thoughts? Suggestions?

>> No.4811465

Yeah get Smash and MM.
Also Wave Race 64 and F-Zero X for top tier racing.
Also the Bomberman games.

>> No.4811470

Banjo-kazooie is a must, best Mario 64 clone ever.

Is pokemon snap that good? I tried to emulate it 10 years ago but it had graphic bugs that made it unplayable, maybe I should try now

>> No.4811475

>>4811470
I can't look at Snap unbiased because of the nostalgia factor, the copy I still play was my first vidya ever- but I'd say it's worth a shot if you like comfy shit and have a few hours to kill (also some really neat secrets)

>> No.4811482
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This bad boy right here.

>> No.4811841

The first party titles and the Rare titles. That's it.

I liked Doom 64 too but something tells me it's not "essential"

>> No.4811848

There is only one essential N64 game: Paper Mario.

>> No.4811851

F-Zero X is the only "essential" N64 game. As in, if it didn't exist, I'd have no reason to keep the system.

Zelda OoT is, of course, great, but you already have it.

>> No.4812321

Ogre Battle, Goemon.. the list goes on..

>> No.4812339

Majora's Mask for sure
Smash Bros isn't essential, it's cool to play just to see the origins of the series but other than that it's nothing special
Just get all the First party and Rare games, and then I think I've heard the best version of Rayman 2 was N64, which is a great game

>> No.4812341

>>4811460
Mischief makers

>> No.4812351
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Banjo Kazooie is great, question is, if you need two platformers though.
The shooters by Rare were great, question is, if you can bear them today.
Blast Corps is a unique game, also it still holds up.
Micro Machines features 8 player simultaneous multiplayer, need I say more?

>> No.4812356

WWF No Mercy/Goldenye/Mario Party for multiplayer shenanigans.
Mario 64/Zelda OoT/Paper Mario for single player
Turok 2/Mission Impossible/Command and Conquer always seemed to be in my 64 when I owned it (barring the other games mentioned here). A lot of good recommendations in this thread OP.

>> No.4812425

>>4811460
Goldeneye, Yoshi's Story

>> No.4812453

Bio Freaks

>> No.4813091

Thank you for all the great suggestions. Only question now is: Mario Party 2 or 3?

>> No.4813189

>>4813091
2 is the fan favorite

>> No.4813202

Pilotwings is comfy and fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0cILnAicZU

>> No.4813207

Castlevania 64 is one of my favorites but its apparently considered the black sheep of the series.

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>>4811460
Get conker buddy, i't's so good and so goofy you can't help but love it.
Also check out Fifa 98 and NBA showtime on NBC for some sports multiplayer.

>> No.4813241

OGRE BATTLE 64

>> No.4813372

>>4811460
Anon, if you don't really have an N64 library and are interested in exploring it, your best option is to invest in a flashcart that can play every game on the system. Some N64 games go for ludicrously high prices.

>> No.4813487

Mario 64
Mario Party if you have friends to play with.
Paper Mario
Yoshi's Story
Goemon
Ogre Battle
Banjo Kazooie
Conker
Mischief Makers
F-Zero
Pilotwings
Perfect Dark
Goldeneye
Turok
Diddy Kong Racing
Snowboard Kids
Rayman 2
Wave Race
Star Fox
Smash Bros isn't really essential unless you want to see where it all began. If you can get the MM remake for the 3DS, get that instead. It's a improvement over the original in almost every way unless you can't bare the small screen.

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>>4812341
Thats my favorite N64 game

>> No.4816169

>>4811460
Doom 64
Quake II
Turok
Turok 2
Turok 3
Turok - Rage Wars
Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n World
Cruis'n Exotica
Ogre Battle 64
WCW vs. nWo World Tour
WCW nWo Revenge
WWF WrestleMania 2000
WWF No Mercy
Virtual Pro Wrestling 64
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Goemon's Great Adventure
Gauntlet Legends
Harvest Moon 64
Forsaken 64
NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz 2000
NFL Blitz 2001
NFL Blitz - Special Edition
Duke Nukem - ZER0 H0UR
Blast Corps
F-ZERO X
Mario Kart 64
Rampage - World Tour
Star Fox 64
Super Smash Bros.
GoldenEye 007
Perfect Dark

>> No.4817559

>>4811841
If you think the Nintendo/Rare games comprise the only good games on N64, you don't know shit about the library. Midway alone produced a ton of amazing titles.

>> No.4817632

EverDrive 64 is all you’ll ever need, friend.

>> No.4817652

>>4817559
>muh body harvest

>> No.4817690

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Rayman 2
Super Smash Bros 64, Mario Party, Custom Robo (get GameShark adaptor to bypass region blocking)
Wave Race 64, F-Zero X, Diddy Kong Racing
StarFox 64, Sin and Punishment (get GameShark adaptor to bypass region blocking)
Bomberman 64, Bomberman Hero, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
Goldeneye 007, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark
Winback, Turok, Hybrid Heaven, Buck Bumble
>>4817652
Ordered this last week. I remember getting stuck playing this as a kid. I'm pretty sure the OP should get this game just for the fact that it inspired open world games.

Jet Force Gemini hasn't gotten a mention. My memory on it is hazy, but it's got strong production values to warrant a playthrough.

>> No.4817935

>>4817559
Midway was the real best developer on N64.

>>4817652
Don't think that was Midway.

>> No.4818228

>>4817652
Who said anything about body harvest? Try Gauntlet Legends, Quake 2, DOOM 64, Wetrix, Tetrisphere, Goemon, tons more. N64 had a lot of fantastic 3rd party games, they are just overshadowed by the big hitters so people assume they don't exist. Pretty much the same case with every Nintendo platform.

>> No.4818242

>>4811460
About 9 games.

Hilarious that people suggest garbage like Winback, Buck Bumble or cruis'n usa are good games. Glover "raer jemz". Please, stop kidding yourselves

>> No.4818325

>two hundred ninety six games

>> No.4818518

>>4818242
>Winback, Buck Bumble, Cruis'n USA are garbage
Do you even play games, bro? All those games are rather unique or were the first of their kind (i.e. Winback is the first cover shooter).

>> No.4818543

>>4816169
>Turok 3

thank you for mentioning this game. it's utterly overlooked

I'd also add Castlevania-Legacy of Darkness
skip regular Castlevania 64

>> No.4818558

>>4817690
Ack. Forgot Mario Kart 64.

>> No.4819978

Is Ogre Battle 64 worth the price?

>> No.4820083

>>4818242
>9 games
I can easily think of 9 games, and none of them even 1st party, or the ones you mentioned.

>> No.4820084

>>4818558
Nice Super Mario RPG reference.

>> No.4820109

>>4818543
is this the one where you can play as a raptor in multiplayer

>> No.4820337

>>4811460
>CTRL+F
>No Harvest Moon 64

Leaving out the one game tied with BTN for best in the series? For shame /vr/ I expected better from you all.

>> No.4820341

>>4813372
How to get?

>> No.4821582

>>4820341
krikzz lets you buy straight from the manufacturer. The top-of-the-line, 100% compatibility N64 cart runs for $175, while the older model with a couple incompatible games (the only one I can find by Googling is Stadium 2) and a few missing QoL features is a bit over $100, all in USD of course and not counting shipping. When Conker's Bad Fur Day goes for $60 loose it's really not that bad a price.

>> No.4822139

>>4821582
Damn that looks nice. Just bought one