Best selling n64 games

So far as the latter category goes, this might just be their masterpiece. This was essentially Rare throwing everything they had at the wall and then some in order to say goodbye to the N64, and you just have to love how much they ultimately packed into this game and how much fun so much of it still is.

What Blast Corps lacks in mechanical fluidity, it more than makes up for in design ambition and adrenaline. There were actually a few great Star Wars games on the N64, which makes it that much more impressive that Rogue Squadron finds itself cleanly atop that particular pack. It was a lot of fun, but it was also pretty clear that there was a better game at its core just waiting to burst free. Star Fox 64 was that game.

This fast, furious, and shockingly difficult racing game left nearly every other racing game in the dust at the time when it came to pure speed. Long before time loops became a popular storytelling genre, Nintendo fans everywhere wondered why the studio was making a sequel to one of the most beloved games of all time that seemingly borrowed its core premise from the movie Groundhog Day.

Not everyone loves the results, but how can you possibly deny this game the credit it deserves for ambition alone? Even if this was a more traditional Zelda game, it would be one of the best.

Some say that your love of the N64 is directly related to how many people you were able to regularly play N64 games with. You know what, though? Even if GoldenEye was just its campaign, unlockables, technological achievements, and James Bond trappings, I think it might still have made this list. At a time when licensed games were mostly a joke and console FPS games were certainly a laughing matter, GoldenEye felt like a bolt of lightning long before you ever discovered the joy of fragging friends until you watched the sun rise.

To tell you the truth, I was also a little surprised to watch Paper Mario climb this high up this list. Well, you obviously know my answer to that question. Am I outing myself as a lifelong wrestling fan with this selection? Possibly, but No Mercy is still the best wrestling game in a console library that happens to include many of the best wrestling games ever made.

Travel with Adam Drake through 5 incredible levels of action-packed adventure, spanning more than a century of Earth history! Duke Nukem's coming to get some! Prepare yourself to become the biggest, baddest, alien basher in the known universe - Duke Nukem; as you blast your way through the streets of LA out to an orbiting station, and onto the moon itself.

Bag some aliens with over a dozen hi-tech weapons. Run, jump, crawl, swim, and jetpack your way through danger. Big weapons and bigger bosses for a fun-filled fragfest! Four-player, split-screen Dukematch action. He spins a web, swings across the sky and lands with a somersault onto the Daily Bugle building.

Who is this masked hero? It's you! Fight, jump and web-sling as Spider-Man as you take on a legion of sinister villains. The city is depending on you. Buckle up and get ready to race! Rally across America with Mickey and friends! Race around 20 All-American courses - from Alaska to the Everglades - as you try to track down the Weasels and rescue poor dognapped Pluto.

Then blast past your friends and listen as the drivers taunt each other using Disney's original character voices! It's a new outbreak of Dr. Mario madness! Mario's back, packing a prescription for fun--and now the frenzied action of the original gets even more frantic with all-new multiplayer modes! Up to four players can go head-to-head, or they can pair up to pile on capsules in Team Battle.

Other options let 'em race against time in Score Attack, target flashing viruses in Flash Mode, or test endurance in Marathon play. There's even a new story mode that pits Mario against pilferers trying to profit from his Megavitamins.

It's a puzzling epidemic, and Dr. Mario's got the cure! Can you do it, Duck Dodgers? Can you save the Earth? Marvin the Martian has built the Ultimate Weapon to destroy our planet. But there's one small problem: Ultimate Weapons require a lot of energy that Marvin doesn't have. So he sends out his minions to search for energy atoms.

It's up to you, Duck Dodgers, savior of the Universe and master klutz , to stop Marvin before he collects enough atoms to make his diabolical plan a success. We're counting on you! Control Goemon and his giant robot, Impact, Ebisimaru, a truly twisted ninja, Yae, the part-time militant mermaid, and Sasuke, a mechanical warrior. This brave band must travel from town to town, collecting information and purchasing helpful items in their quest to defeat the dreaded Peach Mountain Shoguns.

Baby Bowser has taken the Super Happy Tree and cast a spell on Yoshi's world, turning it into the pages of a picture book. The only Yoshis not affected by the spell were six hatchlings that were still protected by their shells.

It's up to them to reclaim the Super Happy Tree and restore happiness to the world. That is the only thing that can break Baby Bowser's spell! Prepare to enter into the most demanding and dangerous Mission Impossible ever. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, will be to guide your team through a spectacular series of authorized worldwide missions encompassing over 20 levels of gameplay. Razor-sharp reflexes, the ability to make quick decisions, strategic thinking and an extremely high level of accuracy will prove essential.

As always, should you, or any member of IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. As usual, Ethan Hunt will be your point man. This game will not self-destruct in five seconds, but you may Realism, Authenticity, Sophistication and a European Touch!

Play on four authentic European golf courses. Compete in European Tour and six non-tour modes. Go head-to-head with 64 established European stars. Realistic sound and weather effects. A true golf simulation with simple and intuitive feel. For the first time ever, you can actually talk to your favorite Pokemon. Tag along with Pikachu as it goes through its daily routines, taking field trips, going fishing and having picnics, becoming better friends with each passing day. Pikachu will hear and react to the words you say.

The more you speak the closer friends you'll be! Create and manage your own team. Play-by-play from Mike Patrick and Randy Cross. Precision artificial intelligence for real NFL gameplay. All-new Shoulder Charge feature for busting through defenders. Replay key moments of all 34 Super Bowls. Incredibly detailed player models. Game speed maximized for the N64!

Take control of the legendary hero Hercules and his friends Iolaus and Serena as they attempt to stop Ares from completing his diabolical plans.

Use each character's unique attributes: Hercules' legendary strength, Iolaus' nimble nature and Serena's accuracy to complete your quest. Travel through 12 unique fully 3D worlds, from the sunny seaside town of Porticus to the snowy mountains of Alpsius.

Explore the bandit-overrun forrests of Traycus or heavenly Mount Olympus. Fight mythical terrifying monsters such as the Minotaur, Cyclops, and more! Enter the arena and do battle with the toughest, most skilled martial arts experts on the planet. As one of the international fighting elite, you'll vie to become the true authority of hand-to-hand combat. Your destiny awaits. Defeat any of your 11 opponents and gain their abilities. Launch 5 different modes of attack, from Training to Record Attack.

Adjust scoring, ring sizes and difficulty settings. Compete in points-based martial arts tournaments. Force your opponent to relive defeat in instant replay.

Gain new abilities and skills when you face the Master in the Fighter's Arena. Young Alaron is on a quest to discover the truth about himself, his name, and his heritage.

Traveling to far and distant lands, pursued by forces he cannot understand, danger lurks around every corner. Alaron and his companions will seek to fulfill his destiny as the greatest mage ever known! Sarge and the Bravo Company Commandos managed to foil the Tan Army's first assault, but do they have what it takes this time? The adventure continues as Sarge and Vikki fight their way over pool tables, around a bedroom and across desktops to the final showdown against Plastro and his troops.

Prepare for another gigantic battle! It's Real Combat. Plastic Men. Race in style! Cruis'n Exotica takes you to fantastic locales in even more fantastic vehicles. Race through steamy Jurassic jungles or on the ocean floor. Midair stunts keep the action nonstop! Valuable short-cuts and nitro boosts speed up the already fast-paced action!

Fantastic driving action straight from the arcade! One to four player nonstop racing action. Three modes of gameplay to choose from. Get behind the wheel of one of nine authentic WRC cars, each with its own unique settings for speed, torque and steering. Experience road rage of global proportions. Nasty weather and wicked terrain make even straightaways life-threatening. Go it alone or head-to-head with up to four players. Check out instant replay of all the action from multiple angles.

Keep your road rage in check - collision damage could put you on the sidelines. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month. Metascore: 99 User Score: 9. Metascore: 97 User Score: 8.

Metascore: 96 User Score: 9. Metascore: 95 User Score: 9. Metascore: 94 User Score: 9. Metascore: 93 User Score: 9. Metascore: 92 User Score: 9. Wave Race 64 Platform: Nintendo 64 November 1, Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you've ever experienced.

Metascore: 92 User Score: 8. Conker's Bad Fur Day Platform: Nintendo 64 March 4, The day after his 21st birthday bash, Conker's sporting the worst hangover ever, and he just can't seem to find his way home. Mario Tennis Platform: Nintendo 64 August 28, All of your favorite characters hit the court in a wild and wacky multiplayer tennis game from the makers of Mario Golf.

Metascore: 91 User Score: 8. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8. Blast Corps Platform: Nintendo 64 February 28, A pair of defective nuclear missiles, en route to a safe detonation site, has begun to leak. Metascore: 90 User Score: 7. Metascore: 89 User Score: 8. Metascore: 88 User Score: 8. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8. Metascore: 85 User Score: 8. Metascore: 85 User Score: 7. Metascore: 84 User Score: 8. Metascore: 84 User Score: 7.

Space Station Silicon Valley Platform: Nintendo 64 October 21, Silicon Valley was intended to be the most technologically advanced amusement park civilization has ever known. Metascore: 83 User Score: 8. Metascore: 82 User Score: 8. Extreme-G Platform: Nintendo 64 September 30, Pit yourself against 12 laser-blasting speedfreaks across 12 looping, coiling, corkscrewing rollercoaster racetracks. Metascore: 81 User Score: 8. Metascore: 81 User Score: 7.

Metascore: 80 User Score: 8. Starcraft 64 Platform: Nintendo 64 June 13, In the distant future, a small group of human exiles have been doomed to fight for their survival on the edge of the universe. Metascore: 80 User Score: 7. Pilotwings 64 Platform: Nintendo 64 September 29, Forget about those other flying games. Super Smash Bros. Metascore: 79 User Score: 8. Harvest Moon 64 Platform: Nintendo 64 November 30, In Harvest Moon 64, you'll work hard to make a life for yourself on the run-down farm that you've inherited from your dearly departed grandfather.

Metascore: 78 User Score: 8. But it was the real-time strategy genre that saw some very unique and memorable experiences on N Yet somehow, it all comes together and works beautifully. Developer Camelot had already proven it could make an addictive golf game with Hot Shots Golf on the PlayStation, and nsurprisingly, injecting that same formula with beloved Nintendo characters sweetened the deal even further.

Mario Golf is an uncomplicated take on the sport with easy-to-learn controls that lead to great satisfaction when your shot goes just as planned. Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and the rest of the crew all have different stats, special powers, and multiple costumes to unlock.

Mushroom Kingdom-themed courses wouldn't appear until later entries in the series, but there is still variety on the green. Today, Mario has a long and celebrated history of jumping out of the platforming genre into various sports activities. But Mario Golf was the first time Nintendo gave its star his own sports game on a console. But the series came out swinging and landed a hole-in-one with this N64 round.

There are some truly excellent covers of the nostalgic themes found in the US version of the Pokemon anime, a ton of playable characters with their own voice quips, and a challenging story mode that has you going through the titular Pokemon Puzzle League, fighting gym leaders, collecting badges, and ultimately becoming the greatest Pokemon Puzzle Master of them all.

Wait a minute… no Hoth? The dynamic weather and water conditions range from subtle, such as fog obscuring your vision and eventually burning off, to dramatic, where entire portions of a track are altered.

Unlike the aforementioned Mario 64 and Pilotwings, Wave Race 64 does not ease players into their fight against the elements. But the high difficulty curve eventually gives way to being one with the controls and pulling off the most impressive stunts and even diving nose-first into the waves to bypass obstacles. Also, you get to ride a dolphin. No one knew what to make of Super Smash Bros. In typical Nintendo fashion, Smash Bros.

Instead of a life bar, characters would have their damage go up until they were knocked off the screen. There were all kinds of wild items like beam swords and invincibility stars. It was no wonder that so much of the contemporary coverage seemed bemused by it. What people didn't realize was that Smash Bros. While comparatively simpler than its successors, the original Super Smash Bros.

Even today, Pikachu's plaintive "Pika Pikaaaaaaaaa" while flying into the distance draws a laugh. Dated as it is in some ways, the original Super Smash Bros. To this day, Paper Mario is an incredibly unique and special experience.

Star Fox 64 is one of the N64's defining games. Star Fox has tried ever since to capture just what made Star Fox 64 so special, but it's doubtful that it will ever be able to recreate the raw spectacle that was Star Fox 64 in A showcase game for the N64, Star Fox 64 was a technological pioneer for Nintendo, being among the first console games to feature fully-voiced dialogue and rumble feedback.

But what makes Star Fox 64 truly timeless is its design. The Lylat System is a playground, which invites you to undertake multiple rapid-fire playthroughs in order to plumb all of its secrets. Easy to pick up, Star Fox 64 can become brutally challenging on Expert, which makes earning Fox's iconic shades all the more satisfying. Today it's mostly remembered as a meme generator thanks to quotes like "Do a barrel roll," but Star Fox 64 might hold up better than any game in the N64's library.

It's a true classic. As great as Goldeneye was, Rare managed to top it in every way with Perfect Dark three years later.

The highly tweakable Combat Simulator provided the pinnacle of split-screen gaming at the turn of the century. Get four friends together, throw in a few of the various bots that each had their own playstyles, and that was many, many nights of gaming sorted. Perfect Dark is a slower-paced shooter than most modern entries in the genre, but it remains fun and very playable today.

A clever approach to difficulty in the single-player campaign ADDED mission objectives when you played on higher levels -- a much more thoughtful way to manage difficulty than simply increasing enemy health and damage. Because of its popular movie tie-in, Goldeneye raked in much more gold. But Perfect Dark nearly perfected what Goldeneye started. Banjo-Kazooie has withstood the test of time as both a character duo and a game.