Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time may be the greatest single-player video game ever created in any genre. It's that good. Those new to Nintendo's enormously popular Zelda series will be glad to know this game stands completely on its own. Our hero, Link, starts the game as a young boy living in a magical forest village populated by elf-like children. But there is evil lurking in the world. Strange monsters are appearing, and the land is changing. It's up to Link to discover why, defeat the monsters, and stop the evil at its source.

The game world's ever-changing environment looks like a fairy tale come to life. Majestic waterfalls, towering castles, and magical forests are a feast for the eyes and ears. Rivers flow, rain falls, the sun and moon rise and set. There's even an erupting volcano! Exploring this world is half the fun of the game. Along the way, you learn musical tunes that you can play on the flute-like Ocarina, a magical device that helps you teleport, alter the weather, even control time itself.

Character interaction is important to gather clues. The fairy princesses, singing frogs, and dragons you'll meet can be cute, humorous, or somewhat terrifying. Sprinkled liberally throughout the game are hundreds of secret treasures and enjoyable minigames (one of which, the fishing game, would almost be worth buying by itself). Game controls are easy to learn. There's even an elaborate fight training course built right into the game. Controlling the hero quickly becomes instinctive, and you can concentrate on saving the world. To win the game, you'll have to use not only Link's sword, but your mind as well. This game's challenging and inventive puzzles really make you think. In fact, to keep from getting stuck, it's worth spending a few bucks on an official player's guide. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo has come up with an all-consuming adventure title that will provide days of engrossing gameplay. --Eric Fredrickson

Pros:

• Best single-player video game
• Freedom to explore a rich, complex world
• Helpful fairy guide gives hints
• Charming, humorous, lighthearted, yet challenging

Cons:

• Some puzzles can be frustrating
• Only one saved game per player--don't save when you're stuck!
• Much more fun with Rumble Pack

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Features

• Variety of items and secrets
• Fully 3-D rendered graphics
• Clear background music and detailed sound effects
• Highly interactive environment

Reviews (833)

ocarina of time review
I loved it.It just draws you in.There was some parts i got snagged on but it is one of the best puzzle solving games you'll ever buy.I'd give it 5 stars any day.Like finding one of those big chests wondering what will be inside,is it a bomb bag,is it a bow and arrow,is it a sling shot?It's a magnificent game,i'd recomend it for anyone and everyone.So next time your out buying video games and you see it on the shelf BUY IT!

What a revolutionary LoZ game
The most recent LoZ games, in my opinion, have all been fairly average.Wind Waker was the latest actually good LoZ game.But of all the LoZ games, OoT is just plain incredible.

In this game, you play as Link as he grows from a child into a young man while on his quest to defeat Ganon and save the world from ultimate, evil rule.Along the way, you meet many friends and face amazing boss battles.

The graphics (at the time) were just incredible.It really made me enjoy looking at and playing the game.Nintendo really did a great job in this department.

The gameplay is like no other.One of the few incredible games to utilize the C Buttons for vital controls, this game felt really comfortable to play, and there's tons to do in the game besides just beating it.Also, throughout the game, you are forced to travel back and forth through time and play as Young or Adult Link to complete the game, which is awe-inspiring in my opinion.Sadly, after doing little everything, there's no addictive mini-games to really play and not much else to do, but go through the game again and again.

The sound is incredible, and the music has never been better.I found myself turning the volume on the TV all the way up while playing this game, because the sound was that good!

If you're an avid gamer, yet you've never played this game, then something's really wrong with you.Pick this game up and play it 'till your fingers fall off (which I guarantee you'll do).This game is worth buying and owning for as long as you even are alive.

An epic classic! Still the greatest game to roam the Earth!!
A long time ago... in the unevolved time of 1985, a video game company emerged on the scene, known as Nintendo... And from a classic platform (genre) named Mario came a new series: The Legend of Zelda....

I love this game so much, I have to play almost all the time. This is THE greatest game to walk the planet. Or roam. Or kill the other video games. Any are true. This classic is the first 3D legend of zelda, and is still an amazing game to date.

Well, if it's such a great game, why's it so good? What makes it good? Here's a fork in the road where opinions split into multiple directions, but personally, I think the freedom of galloping on horseback on a wide, open, orange-green field, courtesy of the setting sun. This is just awesome for me. I never understood the game when I was young, but now I know all the characters, and all the dungeons. Or the whole game. Whatever. Off topic.

Another great thing is the ever-changing environment. In the night, things get noticably unsafer than in the day, just like reality. The gate to the town closes so you have to battle these skull things that rise up out of the ground. The sun sets and rises every few minutes, (which is kinda scary, in 5 minutes it becomes night), and the moon appears when it's nighttime.

Now the BESTEST thing is the interactiveness, and more importantly, the side quests. The Oot is an eploring RPG, so you don't HAVE to do what the plot tells you to do. There are TONS of mini-games to do. One, you can go fishing. Yes, you heard me correctly, F-I-S-H-I-N-G. How cool is that? There's also archery shootouts, on-horseback shootouts, and even a treasure chest game.

There are tons of things you can do in this game. One nice thing is that the game jumps for you, so it's easier to do things. You can swim and ride on a horse. Oh yes, and dive.

The plot is swirling and amazing, truly spectacular. This is THE best storyline I've ever seen in a videogame besides the Windwaker, which is as good, if not better than the Oot, but I'm preferable to the Majora's Mask. I'm not gonna tell you the story, so I don't spoil the excitement of learning what you have to do.

ALL IN ALL, I think the Oot is a must-have game for any N64 or Gamecube owner. It's the revolutionary classic. Once you play the game, that's when you'll realize. If you realize it's the greatest game you've ever played, rock on. If you think it sucks, go to hell. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Role Playing Games    3. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    4. N64    5. Role Playing Games (Game, rpg, rpgs)   

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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Game Cartridge (26 October, 2000)
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Stange is good
Majora's Mask is a strange game: while it is a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, it is clearly a Zelda game of a very different shade.

It begins with Link slowly trudging deep in the Lost Woods, with his trusty horse, Epona, when he is attacked by a masked and mischevious Skull Kid - who steals his precious Ocarina and Epona. Worse still, the Skull Kid turns Link into a Deku form of himself, and Link finds himself in a strange Mirror - like Hyrule. Things turn even worse when Link finds the moon slowly getting bigger over the course of 3 days...

Majora's Mask features the very same Gameplay as Ocarina of Time, with a few exceptions. The entire course of the game is set within 3 days or 72 hours - and hours seem to pass like minutes, giving a player a total of just over an hour. While this may seem off-putting, it is implemented very well - people have set schedules over the course of the game, meaning you will be pottering around the Clock Town while not in dungeons, with the promise of an upgrade - or even a new mask.

Masks, as the title suggests, play an important role - some make you run faster, talk to enemies, summen foes or sooth arguements and more. There are a total of 24 masks to collect, the reward being a mask containing "The Merits of all masks". The best of the masks are the ones that allow transformation. (Let's face it, who HASN'T dreamed of swimming as a Zora or rolling as a Goron) The Zora Mask, the Goron Mask and the Deku mask. they allow you to transforminto all your favourites from Ocarina, each with the gifts of the species - Super fast swimming, Incredible strength, and, er, spitting nuts.

Majora's Mask is harder, darker and more original than Ocarina of Time - the unique aspects of the game are implemented very well but the way the game is played may be off-putting for some. Brilliant and totally original.

P.S. the start bits kinda boring.

The darkest in the Zelda catalogue
If only that damn site IGN didn't take my idea first. They described this game as the Empire Strikes Back in Zelda and it's true. It's more darker, more gloomy and at times it can even be depressing. Unlike Ocarina of Time which oozed coolness and wonderment or Wind Waker which was cheery and uplifting due to its look, Majora's Mask is quite different than other installments but in no way is it bad, it's just different.

Story: I always considered this game more like an epilogue to Ocarina of Time rather than a full sequel. At the start of the game directly taking place after Ocarina, Link is in a forest and gets ambushed by Skull Kid and is turned into a Deku(they look like tiny trees with a long mouth) and enters a portal. From here Link finds himself in Termina, a land that is gonna be destroyed by a falling moon in 3 days. So it's up to Link once again to save the day using the powers of time and this weird masks.

Graphics: Reviewing this game in 2005 with such games as Metroid Prime, Halo and Metal Gear Solid 3 of course puts Majora to shame but remembering the graphics at that time, it's more of an extension of Ocarina only darker and not as vibrant. Due to maybe the Expansion Pak or just the game itself, the game does have framerate issues and some rough textures. Beware that the Gamecube re-release on the Collector's Edition sometimes freezes the game.

Gameplay: All Zelda games pretty much to this day revolved around some kind of "gimmick": in Ocarina it was time travelling, Wind Waker was controlling the wind, Minish Cap was the ability to shrink to thumbnail size and the Oracle series revolved around time travelling and season changing. Majora's Mask revolves around, yep you guessed it, masks. Link with the benefit of 24 masks(25 if you get all 24), Link can turn into different characters such as the Deku race, Goron race(big tough creatures with a taste for rocks) and the Zora race(fish people roughly). Or there's different masks like Postman, Ghost, or Bunny mask which makes him run faster.

The other aspect for the 3rd time in Zelda's history revolves around time travelling, once in Ocarina and the other in Oracle of Ages. Only this time it's different. You see the game's clock makes 3 days take about roughly 50 minutes before the moon crashes so with the Ocarina you can go back to Day 1 and start over, even make the time go slower so you have more time. This is quite annoying to say the least since your funds, arrows and bombs revert to zero if you go back to Day 1, your items are intact, your extra stuff isn't. And also you could be in the middle of a dungeon to be really close only to be on the final day and have to reset to Day 1, which incidentally cancels any progress you made in the dungeon.

Not to say the game is bad(it's just slightly hard) but it's quite enjoyable to go through, if you don't mind it's tone anyway.

very very good but,not as good as 'ocarina of time'
I played the Legend of zelda ocarina of time in 1997,WHAT A YEAR THAT WAS!!!I had so much fun!then in gameinformer magazine the new preveiws page said that there was going to be a new game called 'the legend of zelda:majora's mask'it was about link going to a new land where the moon is falling and he has only 3 days to live and on the third day link has to play the song of time so that he can go back to the first day,I HAD TO HAVE IT!but then half a year later when it came out,I was very upset because when I played it,it was too easy and I beat it in almost a week!when I played'Ocarina of time'it took me almost two YEARS!but other then that it was a fun game,Very fun in fact.I really liked that you can upgrade your sword,when in 'ocarina of time'the master sword is what you see what you get!PROS TO MAJORAS MASK:There are lots of masks that you can get and they give powers(like fast running),you can upgrade your sword twice,there are new songs for link to play on his ocarina and there is a bank so link can have alot of money!CONS:you have to play 'the song of time'way to often because the moon is falling for some reason and you have only 3 days to live,finding more then half of the masks are very hard to find,the game has only four temples and they are all very hard way too short.but all in all this game is worth around $15.00,so if you like the other Zelda games try this one too! ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 394
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Role Playing Games (Game, rpg, rpgs)   

Harvest Moon 64
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Game Cartridge (03 January, 2000)
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Features

• Sim farming game
• Become a farmer, a rancher and find a wife
• Beautiful 3-D graphics
• Delightfully compelling gameplay
• For 1 player

Reviews (258)

Great Game...this is coming from a punk
ok farming and punk dont seem to mix qiute good, but that does not apply for this game...HM 64 is the best HM game ive played even when wonderful life came out for GC, the girls are cute, and bein freinds w/ cliff rocks, the graphics are good for an N64 game..im proud to own Harvest moon 64...and u should too

Marrige FAQ
I have been playing this game for a long time and have been trying to find all it's secrets. I think harvest moon games are some of the best games money can buy. Trust me if you buy one of these you won't be at all dissapointed. I havent been able to but i know a bit about the marrige stuff. For starters you need to see all the girls heart events of which there should be about 5. You need to give the girls stuff they like wrapped up at the supermarket. You need to have over 100,000g to marry as well and it helps if you are friendly with the girl's family. I will be adding more to this site later. Hope you like it!

Hopelessly addicting
Harvest Moon 64 is very much like Animal Crossing, which came out two years later. It's a you-either-love-it-or-you-don't game. The game reeks of repetition, but it just has that charm that keeps certain people coming at it over and over. I suppose what really determines which of the two aforementioned categories is how good you are at it. I mean, if you really suck at it, like me, you would spend all day trying to water your plants, and have no time with any interaction, which is the true heart and soul behind this game. Sure, growing crops, raising animals, and foraging are important, but if that's all you do, you're not experiencing this game to its fullest.

Harvest Moon 64 was perhaps the Nintendo 64 game with the largest amount of possible character interaction until Nintendo released Animal Forest in late 2001. There are *counts* *gives up* over 30 people in that little town, and you can speak to all of them. Some of the people are not very fun to talk to, but others provide you with some hearty conversations and long-lasting friendships, especially the five available ladies. Oh yeah. My favorites are Anne and Elli. Ahem...although Harvest Moon 64 has that dating sim aspect, the actual process of winning their hearts is a bit confusing. Perhaps I just don't understand it. Other activities fill the year, such as festivals and horse/dog races. They break the monotony and offer some welcomed changes to the gameplay. Of course, you can add to the monotony during the races by spending time betting max coins for each entry, but I guess that's your choice. The gameplay here is pretty open-ended. It's just that the days pass so fast. Even though your character looks like he should be in middle school, it is possible for you to start a family. It's too bad your son will always stay a mooch. While the monotonous gameplay would seem soporific give it a try anyways. If you're good, then you'd most likely enjoy this game. Not only that, it would also be fun to watch. That's right. It is in fact FUN to watch somebody that is good.

The graphics are nothing special. The entire game is played from a top-down perspective, and your character's movement is a bit...odd, to say the least. Because the action is seen from the angle, moving in diagnals is the way to go. The character models are actually not that bad. They have this cute, beady-eyed look that is quite adorable. The music is very nice, but it is too short and as a result loops too often. Some people faulted the game for talking only in text. But you know what? Voice acting would have ruined it. Oh yeah. This is probably the only N64 with the descriptor "Alcohol Use".
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Asin: B00001ZWP8
Sales Rank: 3837
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Strategy Games    3. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    4. N64    5. Role Playing Games (Game, rpg, rpgs)    6. Strategy (Stategic)   

Paper Mario
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Game Cartridge (09 February, 2001)
list price: $49.99
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Editorial Review

Nintendo 64 owners have been patiently waiting for a decentrole-playinggame, and, at long last, one has arrived in the form of the perplexingPaperMario. World-famous video game icon Mario stars in this unconventionalRPG,which was originally announced as Super Mario RPG 2. Don't be fooled by the cutesy visual exterior of this game, which borrowsheavily from the well-established Mario universe. Yep... it's the same lovableMario who dons his familiar red overalls and unkempt moustache. However, thecatch is that Mario now stubbornly appears as a two-dimensionalcharacter--despite the largely 3-D exterior gaming environments that surroundhim. When ourflat-headed friend turns around, his paper-thin presence becomes immediatelyapparent. It's a cool gimmick, but fortunately Paper Mario is far fromacut-and-paste cartoon caper.

As with most RPG titles, players must battle with several menacing enemies asthey travel from place to place on their quest. Each encounter requires gamersto strategically choose between various modes of attack. For example, Mario isparticularly handy with the hammer--thus you might opt to select hishangover-inducing hammer attack. As the adventure progresses, additionalcharacters willjoin your quest. Your ever-growing posse gives you more fighting power, aseachteam member brings new attack moves and powers worth mastering. To advancewithin the game, you'll need to pay close attention to your health meter,enemyhit points, and your ever-expanding attack options. The game starts withenemiesthat are easy to defeat, but it quickly becomes quite difficult to survivesubsequent attacks without careful planning.

Unlike most RPG games, each attack sequence is enhanced by a special actionfunction. Instead of passively sitting back and watching each attack moveoccur,the player can enhance your attack by pressing a button or moving thedirectional controller at precisely the right time. As someone who has rackedupseveral hours (and more than a few snoozes) during repetitious RPG attacksequences, the action feature is a welcome addition to break up the monotonyofmultiple attacks.

Fans of the traditional Mario games will appreciate the return of familiarcharacters, such as Princess Peach and Luigi. Perpetual baddie Bowser evenplaysa key role in this addictive adventure. Best of all, there are plenty ofhiddenareas and extras to uncover. Paper Mario may boast elements of theclassic platform gaming genre, as well as the traditional RPG--but itultimatelycuts through all expectations to deliver an experience that appeals to bothcasual and hard-core gamers. --Brett Atwood

Pros:

• Weeks of gaming due to expansive environments
• Hidden goodies to uncover
• Classic Mario gameplay mixed with traditional RPG action

Cons:

• Highly addictive (prepare to lose some sleep)
• Cartoon exterior may not appeal to some hard-core gamers

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Reviews (238)

A dumb gimmick, but a great game
Generally, seeing Mario's picture on a game is an indicator that you'll get a technically excellent game that won't show a lot of creativity ... Mario games are among the best in any genre, but they don't add much to the genre.

Paper Mario is an exception. It's a very innovative RPG, expanding on the "action combat RPG" concept from the SNES Super Mario RPG. Fighting is conducted on a typical RPG combat screen, but Mario can both power up his moves and deflect his opponents' through skillful timing. This lets them run an amazingly tight difficulty curve -- this is the only RPG I've ever played where gaining a single hit point can make a noticeable difference in your power level.

The game's writing is typical for Nintendo -- kid-appropriate but not boring for adults, with some sly humor at the expense of its characters. While for the most part it's a cute cartoon, there are moments of real fear and wonder.

The "paper" bit is the only downside, and it's not much of one. Really, it's just a silly gimmick, and adds little to the gameplay aside from the occasional visual joke. It acts as a separator, making it harder for the player to relate to the character ... not that that would have been terribly likely anyway.

Excellent
Well, I won a free game rental at Video Plus, so I chose this game. Let me tell you, I was happy with my choice. I loved everything about it. I played for about 10 hours every day (I'm not kidding about that), and finished it before my rental period was over. I'm glad I managed that feat, because otherwise I would have wept when it was time to return it.

The worlds you'll travel to are so cool. I found myself exploring a giant toybox, a colorful garden, and a gorgeous desert palace, among many other environments. Since I didn't use a strategy guide, I was constantly wondering what would come next.

As I travelled the extensive world, I met many party members who would help me out, both in battle and in puzzles and exploration. Each partner has their own distinctive combat abilities, puzzle solving skill, and personality. For example, Watt, a sweet, good-natured sun ball that joins you in the Shy Guy Toy Box, can use electric shocks to attack in battle, and you can also use her to light up dark rooms. Parakarry, a distracted mail deliveryman, used dive-bomb attacks and could fly me across short gaps. The list goes on and on.

The combat system is a mix of action and RPG elements. You select commands from a menu to attack, but if you time your button presses carefully, you can do a lot of extra damage. Press A just as you rebound from your jump to do a double-jump; Rapidly flick the control stick to build power for a dive bomb; each attack has its own button combination, so you won't get bored.

Outside of combat, you can level up your HP and FP (FP are like MP), collect badges that make you more powerful, find Super Blocks to grant your partners new moves, and, most importantly, solve the perfectly-done puzzles. Each puzzle makes perfect sense; if you look carefully, you'll always find a way to solve it with a combination of you and your partners' abilities.

Finally, there are some little extras that can really make a difference. The graphics are bright and colorful, and look great even today; they make even minor characters memorable. There are a few sidequests, such as delivering letters and collecting Star Fragments to earn new badges. And after every world you complete, you'll get to play a short interlude where you control Princess Peach. It's these bells and whistles that really make the game unique and fun.

Buy this game immediately. It may be on a last-gen system, but the masterful gameplay and pure fun are timeless.

its good!
I like this game. Its fun some times it gets a littel borring but i reccomond it. The bake rounds are lovely and pretty and some times you get to be princess peach! ... Read more

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Super Mario 64
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The game that launched the Nintendo 64 system stands the test of time as one of the first andbest exploratory action/adventure games. Guide the legendary plumber through an incredibly vast magicalworld with never-before-seen movement and camera-angle freedom. Mario's got the moves with graduatedspeeds of running and walking, jumps, super jumps, bounce attacks, swimming, and more. The more youplay, the more moves you'll discover.

This industry milestone game lets gamers play at their own pace, encouraging them to explore new nooksand crannies of its many levels with a Zen-like approach where the journey is as important as the goal.Other N64 games such as Zelda, Banjo-Kazooie, and Donkey Kong 64 all owemuch of their inspiration to this gem of a game. A showcase for the system's graphics and processing speedcapabilities, Super Mario 64 is a must-have for any N64 owner. --Jeff Young

Pros:

• Huge world makes for enduring game experience
• Plenty of room for replay
• State-of-the-art graphics for its time
• Imaginative levels keep you guessing, and helpful characters act as an in-game tutorial

Cons:

• First-generation game doesn't feature as much texture or detail in graphics

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Features

• Restore peace in the Mushroom Castle
• Enter paintings that lead to a variety of words
• Retrieve power stars
• Battle a variety of enemies
• For 1 player

Reviews (226)

one of da best videogames of all time 4 nintendo
this was my second game i brought after buying blast corps which was my first game Super Mario 64 was a game made from heaven da graphics are off da scale with mario look some real u would want 2 eat him and ask 4 seconds please and da music has some remix from da earlier mario days during da original nintendo game system da levels are simple 2 hard not really that hard if you work hard 2 have fun you won't be disappointed at da very end of da end when you get 120 stars not 70 stars you get 2 c mario's green friend not yoda yoshi who looks uglier than mario party but it is a pleasure 2 see him but sadly u can't ride on top of him like da earlier days he is there 2 run his mouth 4 a couple of mins if u read his messages and give u some extra moves 4 mario 2 use and 100 marios so mario can have more lives than cats because some of the levels in the game allow mario 2 fail continously and after yoshi does that he leaves after yoshi leaves and goes 2 da waterfall u can now fly outside da castle as much as you like u can even stay on top of da castle as long as u like but beware if u jump 2 many times on top of da castle da u will go a dark room nside peach castle which will allow u 2 have no other choice but 2 restart da game so use mario new moves from yoshi wisely now when you finish da first half of da game which is having 70 stars you get 2 c mario's ugly girlfriend peach but u need 2 beat da hard browser on da final showdown on da very top of peach's castle n da videogame when u beat browser he will turn into a big bright star that big star is full of all da stars you have capture n da previous levels and then you wil turn into supermario man this is my favorite part of da game mario use his cap with wings and flies like superman but he is da fatter version of superman and is missing yellow on his clothes but da yellow is da star so u can say he is da next superman (tip of making mario da fatter version of superman put him next 2 a yellow star with his cap with wings on his head take a picture and you will c what i am talking about when mario looks just like superman)anyway after mario grabs his wing cap and puts it on top of his head he will fly right down 2 peach and they will renite but only 4 a limited time because u don't want peach with mario every step of da rest of da game u would eventually get so upset u would want 2 kill peach instead of da other enemies like browser oh yeah n da middle levels of da game n da basement of peach castle n da room where u c a liquid painting i love da level because mario can transform n2 like a power ranger like character (or like da characters from dual heroes if u ever played da game u understand what i am talking about) he looks cooler n liquid suit plus he can breathe underwater but his fat weight and da liquid suit keeps him from floating above da water but it is still very cool 2 c i no most people including myself don't enjoy fail but mario makes failiing fun he really does because if u fail from high places mario will scream (like a r2 from star wars three o like a girl u pick which 1 makes u laugh more) all da way until he hits da bottom somethings he will hit head while he is still scream and you will c yellow stars not da stars that mario captures but da yellow stars da give cartoon characters a head aches and when u finish da game and have nothing else 2 do and it is late at night during da weekends play mario and put him n volcano levels da have 120 stars and with 100 lives 2 c him fail l00 times and record it on tape 2 make u own cartoon of mario making a fool out of himself u can call it 100 ways of kill super mario but all jokes aside this is a great videogame and will be enjoy especially 4 people who r big super mario fans like myself

one of da best videogames of all time 4 nintendo
this was my second game i brought after buying blast corps which was my first game Super Mario 64 was a game made from heaven da graphics are off da scale with mario look some real u would want 2 eat him and ask 4 seconds please and da music has some remix from da earlier mario days during da original nintendo game system da levels are simple 2 hard not really that hard if you work hard 2 have fun you won't be disappointed at da very end of da end when you get 120 stars not 70 stars you get 2 c mario's green friend not yoda yoshi who looks uglier than mario party but it is a pleasure 2 see him but sadly u can't ride on top of him like da earlier days he is there 2 run his mouth 4 a couple of mins if u read his messages and give u some extra moves 4 mario 2 use and 100 marios so mario can have more lives than cats because some of the levels in the game allow mario 2 fail continously and after yoshi does that he leaves after yoshi leaves and goes 2 da waterfall u can now fly outside da castle as much as you like u can even stay on top of da castle as long as u like but beware if u jump 2 many times on top of da castle da u will go a dark room nside peach castle which will allow u 2 have no other choice but 2 restart da game so use mario new moves from yoshi wisely now when you finish da first half of da game which is having 70 stars you get 2 c mario's ugly girlfriend peach but u need 2 beat da hard browser on da final showdown on da very top of peach's castle n da videogame when u beat browser he will turn into a big bright star that big star is full of all da stars you have capture n da previous levels and then you wil turn into supermario man this is my favorite part of da game mario use his cap with wings and flies like superman but he is da fatter version of superman and is missing yellow on his clothes but da yellow is da star so u can say he is da next superman it is like u r watching da next God after defeating da devil n da videogame(tip of making mario da fatter version of superman put him next 2 a yellow star with his cap with wings on his head take a picture and you will c what i am talking about when mario looks just like superman)anyway after mario grabs his wing cap and puts it on top of his head he will fly right down 2 peach and they will renite but only 4 a limited time because u don't want peach with mario every step of da rest of da game u would eventually get so upset u would want 2 kill peach instead of da other enemies like browser oh yeah n da middle levels of da game n da basement of peach castle n da room where u c a liquid painting i love da level because mario can transform n2 like a power ranger like character (or like da characters from dual heroes if u ever played da game u understand what i am talking about) he looks cooler n liquid suit plus he can breathe underwater but his fat weight and da liquid suit keeps him from floating above da water but it is still very cool 2 c i no most people including myself don't enjoy fail but mario makes failiing fun he really does because if u fail from high places mario will scream (like a r2 from star wars three o like a girl u pick which 1 makes u laugh more) all da way until he hits da bottom somethings he will hit head while he is still scream and you will c yellow stars not da stars that mario captures but da yellow stars da give cartoon characters a head aches and when u finish da game and have nothing else 2 do and it is late at night during da weekends play mario and put him n volcano levels da have 120 stars and with 100 lives 2 c him fail l00 times and record it on tape 2 make u own cartoon of mario making a fool out of himself u can call it 100 ways of kill super mario but all jokes aside this is a great videogame and will be enjoy especially 4 people who r big super mario fans like myself

Excellent,but
Okay,the game is very addicting. The sound,graphics,gameplay is all great! But I discoverd something else funer. Super Mario 64 DS. That game is way better. This game is good but that game is something you can't keep your eyes off. Remember when you finish the game and eyerything to do and ther'es nothing left to do, well this DS game has mini games. They are very addicting and fun! You can draw on this as well. The adventure mode takes longer folks. You can play as Yoshi,Luigi,Mario Wario. In The beginning of Super Mario 64,you could just walk in. But thwe DS version is different. You have to collect a rabbit to get in. There is more room's in this castle too with more levels. Instead of collecting 120 stars. You have to collect 150. If you don't have enogh money for a DS and the game but have a N64,dust off the original and have some fun. Or go out and buy your DS and game. Get whatever. You have to play this though. If you don't think I'm right,then you will be sorry. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Exploration    4. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    5. N64    6. Action    7. Adventure   

Mario Tennis
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Game Cartridge (31 August, 2000)
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Best Tennis Game Ever
Mario Tennis certainly ranks up there with Virtua Tennis and Top Spin as the best tennis games of all time. With that said, let us take a look at what exactly makes this game so great. Well, with any sports games, the factor we have to take into account when analyzing its quality is its gameplay. Specifically, we want to know how well it emulates the sport. At first glance, Mario Tennis would not seem like a good tennis simulator. The controls are simplistic, and the characters are, well, Mario. Yet Camelot, who made Mario Golf, manages to put one over us. Despite the fact that you can perfect the controls in minutes, the game is deep. Ball physics are exceptional, and the type of court actually has an impact on the physics. Each player has his, her, or its own distinct feel. Movement in Mario Tennis feels more fluid than the more "realistic" tennis games, and this opens up the possibility for the development of strategy in your style. One complaint in the actual gameplay aspect of the game is the camera, but this is a flaw that plagues all tennis games. The court is split in halves, and one player/pair gets the bottom half and the camera behind them. This is infinitely better than being on the top half and having the camera facing them. It is possible to keep the camera behind you in single-player mode, but it can be a bother in multiplayer modes.

Like Mario Golf, Mario Tennis is chock full of various modes of play relating to tennis. I feel that the best one is the exhibition play, since that is the one best suited for multiplayer. It's just tennis, plain and simple. You can play a short game (1 set, 1 game) or a standard game (5 sets, first to 6 games). The latter length can get pretty tedious, especially if opponents are well matched. The Bowser match, however, feels underdeveloped. The items were supposed to be the key aspect of the Bowser match, but the rocking of the court seems to have a greater effect. The ring mode is better than ring mode in Mario Golf, since it is easier to aim, but there aren't that much incentives to play this mode. As far as single player mode, Piranha Challenge is super-cheap. Tournament mode, on the other hand, rocks. The game's standard 3 modes are okay. They range from extremely easy to challenging. However, definitely try to beat all three cups with everybody to open up the Star Tournament. Although the matches can get quite epic in length, these are definitely worth playing.

Okay. If you thought that you could get past this review without seeing a comparison with Mario Power Tennis...sorry to disappoint you. Many sport games can be separated into two forms: a more realistic sim-style game, or a less realistic arcade-style game. With improved battle modes and the flashy Power Shots, Mario Power Tennis is definitely more of an arcade-style game. So it all boils down to which type you prefer. MPT is just too insane for me. However, the graphics are definitely nicer than the somewhat blocky graphics in Mario Tennis for the N64.

Although limited, the voice samples are pretty good. The sound effects are well done, as each type of hit produces a different noise. The music is nice, generally falling under the easy-listening category. As far as replay value goes, even though multiplayer is fun, there gets to be a point (for some people) where it just gets old. Even so, Mario Tennis is still one of the best tennis games out there.

Go Tennis
This game is fun! You get to choose from all of your favorite Mario characters and villans. I would really reccomend it. Great game.

GREAT, ADDICTIVE, FUN FOR EVERYONE!!
This game is so much fun! My relatives, parents, siblings, and I can't stop playing! This game is so addictive. It is fun even playing alone! There are so many characters to choose from and you can even choose a doubles partner! Playing this game is a great way to learn how to play tennis plus the rules of tennis!
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Asin: B00004U1QY
Sales Rank: 1877
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Sports (Sport)    5. Outdoors (Outdoor)   

Mario Kart 64
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Mario Kart 64, one of the first games released for the Nintendo 64platform, is an updated translation of the very popular Super Mario Kart for theSuper NES (SNES). And while the game clearly takes full advantage of the graphicspower and speed of the N64, a few components that made the original so compellinghave been left out of this release.

Still, Nintendo's expertise at sucking players into the game world is strongly evident, andMario Kart 64 offers enough challenges to keep players (especially casualgamers) entertained. Placing a familiar Nintendo personality behind the wheel of asputtering kart powered by a 50, 100, or 150-cc engine, the game lets players racecomputerized opponents or up to four other players on a variety of well-designed tracks.Because karts lack the power and speed of race cars, drivers must focus on collectingpower-ups and nonlethal weapons rather than negotiating hairpin turns on two wheels.Grabbing and using on-track items is the heart of the game's fun: a strategically-placedbanana peel sends the unlucky victim into a spin, nailing an opponent with a turtle shelllaunches their vehicle skyward, and a rocket provides a quick boost to near-breakneckspeeds, if only for a moment.

The multiplayer mode provides enormously chaotic fun for up to four players--flip it onat a party and watch the guests congregate around the screen. --Eric Twelker

Pros:

• Well-designed tracks
• Simple controls
• Strong multiplayer appeal

Cons:

• Computerized opponents sometimes pull off questionable feats

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Features

• New set of courses and racers
• Slick 3-D graphics
• For 1 to 4 players
• Kart racing with the Mario Brothers
• Collect power-ups and nonlethal weapons to get ahead

Reviews (168)

Amazing
This was the first 'Kart' game quite like this.. there isn't any 'Kart' game like this either outside of the Mario franchise. If you think you can find a better Karting game out there, I'd like to see you find it and show me, because from my finds and plays, this is the only game that is worth playing. From DK to Bowser, Peach to Toad, this game has most of the characters that have been involved with Mario in some way. The graphics are great for its time, the sound is fun, the worlds are colorful, the idea is great. Who wouldn't like this game- at ANY age? I'm not sure, but if you don't, you amy need to see a doctor. This is the best Kart game ever, and the best Mario Kart game ever.

Awsome!
This game is so fun. I gave it 4 stars because there is'nt much 2 do. I think this is #1 graphics. Buy this game.

One of funnest games on the N64
Mario Kart 64 Launched with the N64 and it sure did good with the sales but Ultimatley this is disapointing.Mario Kart Succeds in graphics departure but Fails at the boring over and over gameplay that you indure in the game.Don't get me wrong this is a great game but it just pretty much fail to fun factor.Back when I got this game when It first came out I simply loved it but after the next day it kind of got boring for me.The game is great but fails with the overuse of boring driving and nothing exciting happens.If it were up to me I would have addes some really cool Driving maze level(yeah it does sound lame but what ever)

In Graphics the game is simply superb.It really does make the N64 a really good lookin' system.The level desighning and great setups make it one of the better looking N64 back in the days when it was still popular..It truly does make some Ps games look like crap.

The sound is pretty average...ehh I rather not go into that..

NOW.......The gameplay..
It just get's boring after awhile and nothing special happens and the single player is pretty short.But cool......
And that's pretty much it.

The Multiplayer is pretty fun.I had a blast playing it with my friends.It really is fun but like I said before...Nothing special.

When it all comes down to this.The boring yet kind of fun gameplay, Great Graphics but doesn't help gameplay, Really fun MP but still fails to succeed in fun factor(well atleast to me)

I give Mario Kart 64 a 3.4 stars out of 5

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Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Racing    3. Cars    4. Cart (mariocart)    5. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    6. N64    7. Racing (Race, Races)    8. Flying (Fly)   

Diddy Kong Racing
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Nintendo 64 - Diddy Kong Racing
Like most others who might've already discovered,this Nintendo video game IS pretty much for kids.That doesn't mean that many adults cannot find SOME fun with it.The player(s)have a chance to race on many tracks,like a dinosaur valley,an ice track,a volcano island,etc.Have to admit the graphics are good.At least I thought so.Can also switch over to this game to kill,say maybe thirty minutes.

Diddy Kong Rocks!
This game is lots of fun after you beat the entire game you get space boards. There are also some fun codes to have lots of fun on Multi player. If you want the code it's freeforall. This game really does stand the test of time. It is like a rookie form of Mariocart, but I think that it's a better game than Mariocart.

Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing is the other major kart racer for the Nintendo 64. When it came out, most people were accusing Rare of copying the Mario Kart 64 formula. That may be true, but at least they made modification. For example, there is a major decrease in emphasis on items in Diddy Kong Racing. In Mario Kart 64, you need a good hold on the items to win. In Diddy Kong Racing, items are merely an afterthought. What are really important are the boosters strewn all around the levels. This creates a different racing feel that some people may like more than others. I personally feel that the karts are not as agile as they are in Mario Kart 64, and that decreases my enjoyment of the game. Ah well. The inclusion of two extra vehicle types adds a different feel to the gameplay. I didn't really like the plane, but hovercrafts rule! In a racing game, level design is just as important as the controls. The courses are nice, but a bit lacking in variety. Oh well. It was obviously a way to fit in with the five different sections in the single player mode. Gawd...the single player mode...the Silver Coin Challenges are no fair, I tell you!

As the game is less focused on the items, the battle modes are a bit drawn-out and boring. However, Fire Mountain and Smokey Castle are brilliant. In Fire Mountain, your goal is to take eggs to your nest and make sure they hatch. The game becomes frantic with the addition of the ability to steal your opponents' eggs. In Smokey Castle, you must take 10 bananas (2 at a time) to your respectable treasure chest. It's not as awesome as Fire Mountain, but it's fun just the same. Graphics are actually decent for 1997. It may not be as visually stunning as what Rare would achieve in half a year with Banjo-Kazooie, but the game looks nice nonetheless. Most early Rare games have lousy backgrounds, but DKR's backgrounds are impressive. The music is terribly catchy, and the voice samples are cute. The Silver Coin Challenge is still unfair. ... Read more

Asin: B00002STH0
Sales Rank: 830
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Racing (Race, Races)    5. Flying (Fly)   

Golden Eye 007
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Game Cartridge (01 November, 1999)
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GoldenEye 007 has been a huge success for Rareware, and it's easy to see why. More than a simple movie translation, this has earned its top-seller status on its own. Fans of Doom and Quake will recognize the first-person shooter perspective, but there the similarity ends. James Bond 007 has too much style to simply blast everything in sight and move to the next level. No, as 007, the player has a variety of different missions to perform, each with its own specific objectives. Each mission follows the film closely, and so James must use stealth and cunning as much as brute force. But if you see a Kalashnikov rifle lying around, by all means pick it up.

Controls are easy to master, which is impressive considering the variety of actions the onscreen hero can perform. James can run and walk at variable speeds, duck, pivot, hide, attach mines to enemy helicopters, block doors from opening, and more. The optional auto-aim feature is especially nice. Of course, James Bond is proficient in a wide variety of weapons. You get to use them all, from the trusty Walther PPK (with silencer) to double sets of full-auto machine guns.

The game's faithful tribute to the Bond legacy includes briefing dossiers on each mission, complete with wisecracks from Q and flirtatious comments from Moneypenny. And the 3-D representation of locations and characters from the movie is very impressive. The Rareware team spent time on the set with digital cameras, and it shows.

One of the distinguishing features of the game is the outstanding artificial intelligence of the enemies. When attacked, squads will rush to hit the alarm. If they make it, reinforcements come running. Enemy soldiers respond to being shot or blown up with chilling realism. According to Rareware, there are over 30 different animation routines that come into play, depending on where the soldier is hit. For those who prefer the challenge of human opponents, there are six clever multiplayer modes where up to four players can shoot it out, as teams or solo agents.

With excellent gameplay, intelligence, and style, GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter that'll keep you coming back for more. --Jeanne Uy

Pros:

• Built-in save capability for up to 4 players
• Auto-aim feature helps novice players feel like a sharpshooter
• Rich, complex game world filled with detail and variety
• Great bonus missions

Cons:

• Sometimes cinematic scenes for fulfilling mission objectives are a bit anticlimactic

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Features

• Play as 007 himself in this first person shooter game
• Complete missions based on the film
• Use weapons, stealth and cunning to outwit the enemy soldiers
• Features characters from the film including Q and Moneypenny
• For 1-4 players

Reviews (303)

DON`T DRAG ME BACK TO 1999 PLEASE
I didn`t first play this in `97 when it fired onto shelves,it was the best game i ever played with 25+ levels i nevaer made it to the very last level,i`m stuck on the Cuban mission thats right after the "Jungle".When i 1st played this back when i was 6(You can considder that too young to play it then) and my brother traded 1080:SnowBoarding game for it in senior school and when we turned it on i was really proud i didn`t realise that he was only swapping for a couple of months i was sad when it left every time i went into a game shop i would surch for it but they never had it! when i was 8 i had made up with 2 guys who had N.64s and i traded my WWF WarZone for Mission Impossible But it was good but not as good as my thoughts on GoldenEye i soon gave up my interests on my N.64 because we had put it into the attic and i got a blue GameBoy:Color i still dreamed of getting 007 Goldeneye and complete it i then got a PS2 and none of the games matched Goldeneye,it was still on top even after 3 years until i played GTA:Vice City and Driver 2 but i still wanted 007 GoldenEye(I Know it sounds more storyish).But one day i came up with a idea to get 007 GE. my friend who still has his N64 had goldeneye i traded Turok:Rage Warz for it and now i have it but im still styck on "UnderGround facility" level,but i still have the determination 2 complete it my self.I can not play my n64 bcos my GameCube has took its place cos i only have place for 2 consoles.Goldeneye is worth 100/100 points for it fun factor as u know you play James Bond and is set on the Movie and you get a good number of guns and the gore is good you can set bombs and use your watch as a lasergun 2 cut down metal locks and also to kill a Russion Soldier you also get a magnet 2 steal jail keys of the russian guard and make your escape before they send out the "Firing Squad" to gun you down as your Death Penalty in the game you will meet the Russian Soviet Union Army as enemies,Natalya and 006 Travalyen(face) as allies,secret agent scientist(in a disguise) to give you a key and Ourimov and Travalyan Janus(This time the enemy) and Onnatopp as boss enemies.This game will go down as a video game classic along with GTA3/VC/SA,Driver,1,2,3 and others it will be a Legend.
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Goldeneye 007
Admittedly, Goldeneye 007 started it all. It may very well be the first FPS that was ever created.

There is nothing better than being Bond - brandishing the many weapons at his disposal (and this game has a sizeable arsenal), theQ Gadgets (who can say that they don't think the Watch Laser isn't cool?), and rubbing shoulders with the beautiful women that Bond attracts.

Goldeneye is a great game and will undoubtedly live within the sacred halls of the videogame museum (where other awesome videogames like GTAIII, Super Mario Bros., and GTA: Vice City live) forever. However, it is a bit dated now.

The graphics that seemed cutting-edge in 1995 now appear somewhat blurry. The character models - especially the faces - look blocky and unrealistic.

The music hasn't changed in ten plus years- I still find myself humming the "Statue Park" mission music. The sound produced from firing your weapons also sound awesome today. But the sound effects - especially the grunts and cries of dying enemies - are repetitious and unrealistic. In my opinion, the lack of voice talent also handicaps Goldeneye.

Multiplayer is still just as fun as it was ten years ago. The lack of suitable AI so that you can take on the "computer" by yourself makes multiplayer useless if you are playing Goldeneye alone. There are only a handful of multiplayer modes to choose from, and the combinations of weapons available are small. It would have been better had Rare allowed the player to at least customize which weapons they wanted to use within multiplayer.

In case you think that I am someone who has taken it upon myself to review Goldeneye without playing it, Goldeneye was my favorite videogame for a very long time. However, better videogames that fix the problems associated with Goldeneye have been released. Perfect Dark takes everything that is fun and "cool" from Goldeneye and enhances it. Goldeneye was a good game for its time, but Perfect Dark has all but completely eclipsed it with better multiplayer, cooler weapons, and sharper graphics.

Probably a big help to the N64
Yeah this is one of the classics that blew away everyone (N64 MAGAZINES got better because of it!!!) and bonded friends and family for years on end. There was no other game like it. Empire magazine started writing better games reviews because of it. This was a mental good multiplayer in 1997. We all played this side by side for years. I can't say I have played anything quite like it since. Golden Eye N64. Yeah, those where the days!!! I remember this left Playstation 1 owners in awe. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Military and Spies    4. Goldeneye    5. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    6. N64    7. Action    8. Adventure   

Excitebike 64
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Excitebike 64 is an updated version of the classic NES gameExcitebike. This realistic motorcycle racing simulation featureshigh-resolution graphics, three progressive bike classes, and both a rider and trackeditor. Speed through six outdoor courses and six indoor stunt tracks. You canalso show off over 32 stunt tricks in this fast action game. As an added bonus,the original NES version is hidden inside this game. ... Read more

Reviews (35)

ah pure motor bike bliss!
remember how cool the original nintendo exite bike was?its all here in its original form.but thats not the cool part.the cool part is theres a whole new way better version too.you can learn all your skills in a tutorial mode.you can build your own tracks from like hundreds[maybe] of different hills,ramps,dips and spins.you can even go to modes where you can play games with your bike like soccer.its easy to get lost for days in these games but the real idea i guess is to beat it on championship mode.its pretty straight forward there.theres a side game where you must scale a very steep and rocky mountainside.one[yes i mean one]mistake and youll see some of the most hideous wrecks in exite bike history!its great fun!

Go Excite.
This game may have some flaws but who cares? It's fun and thats why they made it. I don't exspect perfect from Nintendo.

Very Good Game With Some Minor Flaws
I think this is a great remake of a once well known classic super nintendo game made in 1984, however despite that this game has a few minor flaws which i may discuss later in my review.

The graphics are great, one of n64's best graphics yet, especially for a motocross game, but annoying little graphics glitches sometimes appear which is a shame, otherwise the graphics are smooth and nice on the eyes. Just the little graphic glitches which decrease its score to 4.5/5.

The sound is pretty good, the music through out the game is easy enough to cope with. As for the sound effects, they are what you would expect from an extreme game. You hear yells when you ride off a cliff, you can hear the irrating motorbike noise as you race, you can hear thumps when you hit the ground hard. The only complaint about the sound is that the comentator's speech is a little repetitive, but otherwise you can get rid of the comentator. 4/5

The controls are not very good at times your bike just goes any random direction. The reason why the game is hard is due to the control. Otherwise its pretty easy to pull of tricks, however there could have been a better job on the control. 3.5/5

The fun factor is pretty good, you can race your friends on which ever tracks you have completed, and you can verse them on most of the special tracks which you can get by winning certain stages. The special features include the "desert" where you just race to a fire and then race to the next fire, no multiplayer for this. "stunt course" is a course where you can challenge your friends or yourself in performing as many stunts to get as many points. "original excitebike" is a feature you get by completing the tutorial. Its just the super nintendo version of excitebike. "soccer" is a feature were you verse your friends in soccer on a bike. "hill climb" is were you verse your friends or yourself up a steep hill. "excite 3d" is a really good fun race course. The main fun factor in this game is the create a track mode. While there may be many features, this game doesn't have many great features. 4/5

The replay value is great, and probably the most effective thing about the game. You will want to keep racing on those very nice outdoor/indoor tracks. 5/5

The main things which bother me about this game is that it could improve 1. Contain more stunts i mean 15 stunts isn't much for a motocross game. 2. Make it that you can control the time limit for the stunt course, i mean 2 minutes, c'mon. 3. Make the controls easier.

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Asin: B00002STH2
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Sports (Sport)    5. Outdoors (Outdoor)    6. Racing (Race, Races)    7. Flying (Fly)   

Wave Race 64
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Great game, it's just not for me.
Okay. So back in 1996, the Nintendo already had Super Mario 64. The addition of the critically acclaimed Wave Race 64 made the Nintendo 64 even more promising over the then-somewhat-struggling PlayStation. Although it may be largely forgotten now after the relative failure of Wave Race: Blue Storm, Wave Race 64 opened to critical raves and is still a cornerstone of Nintendo 64 nostalgia for gamers.

But you know what? I think Wave Race 64 isn't really that fun! Is it a good game? Sure, it's a wonderful game when you talk about the technology relative to the time period. I mean, the graphics are phenomenal for 1996. The water is very nice, and so are the effects. The music is great. It has that soft jazz feel that appeals to people that don't work in IGN. The sound effects are pretty good, such as the "blub" sound when you hit a buoy. Heh. Blub. Blub. Blub. The announcer is just as annoying as the guy in Pokemon Stadium, but having that many voice samples in a game is something not even Super Mario 64 achieved. The guy just needs to tone down his enthusiasm. It sounds terribly hokey. And yeah. The game's physics are good, what with the waves and the water and stuff.

But you know? Aesop was right. If you are unable to succeed in something, then you are more likely to pass it off as irrelevant, or not worth it. The same thing applies for video games, and it is something I had discussed in many earlier takes. Games in which an individual sucks at are more likely to be labeled "not fun" by that individual. Well, guess what? I SUCK at Wave Race 64. I have never been able to get used to the wave physics, and I never remember specific controls. I do well enough in Normal mode, but every other mode pwns me. I was never into jet-skiing games anyways, so I am more apt to become discouraged, and I say that the game is not fun. It's a vicious cycle, and apparently the game is the victim. Oh well. I have other things to complain about. I can't do stunts, so I don't like stunt mode. (Gee. What a surprise.) And this game would have been PERFECT if it had 4-player mode.

A classic!!!
I remember the first time I saw this game... What a beautiful memory.Even though the Nintendo 64 turned out to kinda bust, it was my transition from 2d to 3d games.My first experiences with 3d were with Mario 64.I first played Nintendo 64 at a friend's house, and Wave Race 64 was one of the first games I played.My jaw was hanging for about a half hour.The first thing I saw was Dolphin Park - swimming dolphins, fish, "splashy" sounding music, backflips, barrel rolls, and BEAUTIFUL water.It was too much!What a surreal experience!After I got back up from fainting, my friend and I played this game for HOURS and HOURS and HOURS and HOURS.We would go to Southern Island and tried to find what we could ramp over, go under, and crash into.It sounds pathetic, but I've had some of the best times of my life playing Wave Race 64 with friends.

I never actually bought the game.I was around 11 or 12 at the time, and $60 was hard to come up with.But boy, we would rent it and made use of the WHOLE 72 hours we had it.I'm 20 years old now, and being frustrated with today's gaming experience, I decided to take a trip down memory lane and finally buy Wave Race 64.I hoped to experience some of the joy I did so many years ago.I found it for $2.75 on ebay.It's still a great game, but it was a little sad to play it again - to see the out-dated graphics and all.I beat all the circuit classes in no time.Also, the guys I used to play it with aren't around anymore.Makes me yearn for the good ol' days. :*(

But I'll quit sobbing.This game is without a doubt a classic.It is one of the best racing games of ALL TIME.DO NOT DISAGREE WITH ME.

Great game
This is a awsome game that well keep you up all night.I play it 24:7 ... Read more

Asin: B00002STI2
Sales Rank: 1664
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Racing (Race, Races)    5. Flying (Fly)   

Beetle Adventure Racing
Average Customer Review:
Game Cartridge (02 February, 2000)

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Editorial Review

In an ironic twist, one of the coolest, most action-packed auto racing games in eons starsone of the world's most sluggish cars. But racers will never sense a lack of speed in BeetleAdventure Racing as they zip, jump, and fall around some of the most original and beautifultracks seen on the Nintendo 64.

The uniqueness of this game lies in the beautiful graphics and rampant, humorous action (àla San Francisco Rush). On a Tiki-themed island track, for instance, racers are startled by aroaring T-Rex (clearly a nod to Jurassic Park), and risk a molten demise as the road passesalongside rivers of realistically rendered lava. With unusually long tracks, vertigo-inducing jumpsand falls, tons (and tons) of hidden areas and shortcuts, breakable obstacles, and well-placedpower-ups, this is a game that just keeps getting better with each play.

Solo racers are pitted against seven other cars in a single race or championship mode, duel againstone other computer car, or race against the clock. Multiplayer variations include head-to-headracing for up to four racers, and a Beetle Battle that could easily be its own game cartridge. In thisMario Kart-style mode, racers are armed with mines, rockets, magnets, and shieldpower-ups that impede the progress of fellow racers attempting to collect a variety of ladybug icons.Those looking for a long-lived gaming experience can't go wrong with this one. --EricTwelker

Pros:

• Gorgeous graphics rival many arcade racing games
• Enormously fun driving action, long, well-designed tracks, many shortcuts and hiddenareas
• Excellent car physics

Cons:

• No single-player Beetle Battle mode

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Reviews (32)

when your done reading this go buy it!
Beetle Adventure Racing is a fun racing game for all ages. The graphics are amazing for a Nintendo 64. The Championship mode is a little to easy though. But I really love the Beetle Battle mode, especially with four players. It deserves 5 stars by far. It is a game well worth the money. It will keep you entertained for hours played levels, earning cars, and much more.

Not hard, not easy, lots of fun
This is a racing game for anyone, and it features only the new version of the best selling car of all time, the Volkswagen Beetle.It is a great game, with different difficulty levels in the championships, challenging opponents, and progressively harder courses.This is also a great game for multiplayer, with the very original and fun "beetle battle"

Courses:

Coventry Cove:A simple course for beginners, not very hard, and many interesting shortcuts

Mount Mayhem:Significantly harder than Coventry Cove, this course takes you on a trip through a decked-out mountain, with many surprises and shortcuts and even a ski jump that you can take your car off of.

Inferno Isle: Self Explanitory.It's a course taking place on an island that is competing with a volcano, and there is also a spot where you can dive into the volcano (not into the lava, of course, but into the volcano for that matter)

Sunset Sands: Egyptian themed course, running through ruins.Unlike the other courses, this one has shortcuts that make a very significant difference in your position.

Metro Madness:also Self-Explanitory.A drive through the city streets at top speed, and an interesting shortcut that literally lets you drive through a hotel.

Wicked Woods: A "scary" drive through a Sleepy Hollow style setting.Rightfully, the hardest course in the game.

Altogether, I think that this is a game for anyone into the Volkswagen Beetle, racing games, or multiplayer.It combines the best interests of all elements of the racing game.

Not hard, not easy, lost of fun
This is a racing game for anyone, and it features only the new version of the best selling car of all time, the Volkswagen Beetle.It is a great game, with different difficulty levels in the championships, challenging opponents, and progressively harder courses.This is also a great game for multiplayer, with the very original and fun "beetle battle"

Courses:

Coventry Cove:A simple course for beginners, not very hard, and many interesting shortcuts

Mount Mayhem:Significantly harder than Coventry Cove, this course takes you on a trip through a decked-out mountain, with many surprises and shortcuts and even a ski jump that you can take your car off of.

Inferno Isle: Self Explanitory.It's a course taking place on an island that is competing with a volcano, and there is also a spot where you can dive into the volcano (not into the lava, of course, but into the volcano for that matter)

Sunset Sands: Egyptian themed course, running through ruins.Unlike the other courses, this one has shortcuts that make a very significant difference in your position.

Metro Madness:also Self-Explanitory.A drive through the city streets at top speed, and an interesting shortcut that literally lets you drive through a hotel.

Wicked Woods: A "scary" drive through a Sleepy Hollow style setting.Rightfully, the hardest course in the game.

Altogether, I think that this is a game for anyone into the Volkswagen Beetle, racing games, or multiplayer.It combines the best interests of all elements of the racing game. ... Read more

Asin: B00000IPDS
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Racing    3. Cars    4. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    5. N64    6. Racing (Race, Races)    7. Flying (Fly)   

Donkey Kong 64
Average Customer Review:
Game Cartridge (23 November, 1999)
list price: $59.99
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Features

• Play with Donkey Kong and four side kick friends
• Mini-bonus games in Adventure mode
• for 1 to 4 player5
• 3-D action adventure game starring classic arcade characters
• Search for more than 200 gold bananas

Reviews (296)

Sad for being Donkey Kong
I thought this game was going to be fun. I gave it 2 stars because the graphics where ok but it is hard to know where you are going. This game is confusing. Maybe it is for 12 year olds because my little sister could play it better than me. MARIO RULES!

Desperately Seeking Sequel!
This game has been tied with Super Smash Bros. Melee as my favorite video game EVER.I loved the graphics, even if they were a bit on the rudimentary side, but they weren't the worst graphics in the world.(Super Smash Bros. for N64 carries that title.) Here are the pros and cons:

PROS:
The voice acting is funny.
The music is great (even the DK rap, and I HATE rap, but this one grew on me).
Three new Kongs: Tiny, Lanky, and Chunky!
The bosses are fairly easy (except for Boss number 3.
I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!!!)
One of the new items is a "Crystal Coconut", which possibly pays homage to the TV show (which I think is GREAT).
It's fun just to explore the levels even after you've beaten them.

CONS:
You have to beat Donkey Kong Arcade twice in order to progress (and it gets harder the second time.ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!)
The third boss is SO VERY HARD.It took me several months to defeat the guy, but fortunately I could get progress in the game anyway.Yippee!

This game is most definitely worth the cost, but you might want to find it at GameStop or someplace like that.I got it for seven bucks and it worked like it was new! ^_^

This is...one helluva game!
What can I say? This game is HUGE, but it's fun. I was initially adamant at trying it out because I had been disappointed with Banjo-Kazooie the year before, but as soon as I got into it, I was hooked. This game is not for the weak of heart. It is about twice the size of Banjo-Kazooie. There are twice as many Golden Bananas as B-K had Jiggies. There are more than 3 times the amount of bananas (for Banana Medals) than B-K had Musical Notes. When you play a level in Donkey Kong 64 and then go back and try a level in Banjo-Kazooie, it feels terribly restricted. Yet the gameplay is still essentially the same. You move around the levels (you control five characters this time) and perform a variety of tasks, after which you are awarded a Golden Banana for your efforts. And then you lather, rinse, and repeat. Boss battles play an even larger part of a role than in B-K, where the only boss battle seemed to have been at the end of the game. Everybody have the same general moves, but they all must earn them independently from Cranky, Candy, or Funky with their specific coins.

And then there are the tedious aspects that everybody remembers in Donkey Kong 64. With five playable characters, Rare seemed to want them to work as a team, but sometimes that may be a bit of a bother. No, it is actually more of a big bother. Let's suppose there is a switch that Donkey must open. We can assume that the things behind that door are for Donkey Kong, but nope. Rare just made a Donkey out of us. It's for Diddy and Tiny! And then there are times when you are walking along collecting green bananas for Chunky but all of a sudden, the bananas change to blue! So then your only choice is to find a Switch Barrel and change to Lanky. It gets a bit tedious. And then there are the backtracking. You have to unlock certain characters in the beginning, and they are not all in the first level. So you must then go back and get their respective Golden Bananas in previous levels. Meh. All of this constant switching really takes away the fun out of the game, especially if you're playing it through for the fourth time. It's still worth it to play through the entire game at least once, although certain frustrating moments would make it acceptable to avoid the 101%.

But Donkey Kong 64 is still an amazing game. Even if you hate the repetition, you can't overlook the technological wonders Rare has instilled. The game had been one of the most stunning five years ago, as Rare was already setting themselves up as one of the experts in graphical achievements. Although each Kong look rather bland now, the game's visuals are certainly pleasing on the eyes. However, the same can't be said about the game's camera. The camera can often go crazy at times, especially during swimming moments or on Diddy's Jet Barrels. Those are times when I go on a cursing frenzy. There are other equally frustrating times. I suppose the camera had always been the death of 3D platform/adventure games. The game's music is terrific. Although people have a love/hate relationship with the infamous D.K. Rap, the rest of the game's soundtrack are lovely. Songs like the Main Menu music and Frantic Factory are catchy, while Fungi Forest can actually send a chill down your spine. And then there's the humor. Actually, some of the game's humor seems to be kind of forced, but then again, the same can be said about the humor in Banjo-Kazooie. Other parts are genuinely funny. However, as spectacular as the game is, the game's tedium and spotty camera keeps it from becoming a classic. It's too bad. Nintendo had such high hopes for this game. ... Read more

Asin: B00002STEZ
Sales Rank: 768
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    4. N64    5. Action    6. Adventure    7. Classics (Classic)    8. Retro   

Snowboard Kids 2
Average Customer Review:
Game Cartridge (05 December, 2000)

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Reviews (19)

snowboard kids
I think this game is hot easpecialy that it has over 10 tracks and 200 boards thats why Igot this game I like damein he's cool I almost beat the gamebye.

very cute
this game is a lot of fun to play. It's really cute, and easy to control

Flash
This is an awesome game i mean it has so many modes,and levels,like wendys house.It is a very cool game.it IS A TOO COOL GAME.try it out yourself. ... Read more

Asin: B00000IGZM
Sales Rank: 5535
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    3. N64    4. Sports (Sport)    5. Outdoors (Outdoor)   

Pokemon Snap
Average Customer Review:
Game Cartridge (24 October, 1999)
list price: $49.99
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Editorial Review

Although it's geared more for younger players, PokémonSnap is good clean fun for Pokémon fans of any age. In thisPokémon battle-free adventure, players assist Professor Oak in completinghis Pokémon Report by photographing the cute little buggers in the wildon Pokémon Island. Players take a trolley-like ride through the island's3-D environments, filled with Pokémon that not only look just like theydo in the cartoons, but also have "cries" to match. While there's a limitedamount of film for each trip and no zoom lens, players enjoy great freedom ofdirectional movement from within the vehicle, thanks to solid controls.

Pokémon Snap isn't as easy as it looks, as not just any old picturewill satisfy Professor Oak; submissions for his Pokémon Report are judgedon size, pose, technique, and whether or not there's more than one of the samePokémon in the picture. As progress is made, new areas open up, andplayers are given items to aid them in their quest. Although there are onlyseven areas, they need to be revisited often, as hidden and otherwiseuncooperative Pokémon must be "coaxed" by using items that you previouslydidn't have before. Also, Pokémon will do some of the craziestthings--which make for great photographs--but only under certain conditions that requiremuch experimentation (or a strategy guide) to unearth. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Good clean fun for Pokémon fans of any age
• Cute Pokémon 3-D graphics and "cries" faithful to the cartoon series
• Print out stickers of your photos at a Pokémon Snap Sticker Station

Cons:

• An anti-Pokémaniac's worst nightmare
• Contains only 63 of the 151 Pokémon
• Game cartridge can hold only 1 player's save data

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Reviews (116)

needs variety!
THis game was okay, but the whole concept was kinda boring. You just go thru the same worlds and the same exact thing happens, every time. its pretty boring after u play it 4 a while.

This game is completely addictive!
My boyfriend and I played this game and it was so much fun we were fighting over the controller.The premise seemed kind of dull but once you start snapping pictures you just can't stop.I highly recommend this game.

Very fun game
My bro and i have had this game for quite some time now. It is very fun. You get to take cool pics of all zee pokemon! Its real cool. ... Read more

Asin: B000031KJM
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Exploration    4. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    5. N64    6. Action    7. Adventure    8. Pokemon (Pokeman)   

Pokemon - Stadium
Average Customer Review:
Game Cartridge (13 March, 2000)
list price: $59.99
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Editorial Review

As with just about anything brandishing the Pokémon name,Pokémon Stadium is a must-have for any Pokémaniac. But thistitle is especially geared towards owners of Pokémon Red,Pokémon Blue, or Pokémon Yellow for the Game Boy.Using the same battle system as the Game Boy games--think highly advancedrock-paper-scissors--Pokémon Stadium allows players to entertheir Pokémon in a variety of tournaments and other battle modes, allfeaturing vibrant 3-D graphics and animation, as well as enhanced sounds andannouncer commentary. Using the included Transfer Pak, players can use their ownPokémon from Game Boy Game Paks, or they can choose from a pool ofrental Pokémon.

Pokémon Stadium isn't all battles, though. The Kids Club modefeatures nine cutesy minigames that make for great multiplayer fun for all ages.Gallery mode lets players take snapshots of Pokémon (similar toPokémon Snap), which can then be printed out as stickers at yourlocal Pokémon Snap station.

While Pokémon Stadium doesn't require that you already have anyGame Boy version of Pokémon, players won't be able to access twoof the best features of the game without one. Pokémon Lab allows playersto view, store, and better organize the data on their Game Paks, as well astrade Pokémon with another player (which requires an additional TransferPak, sold separately). GB Tower allows gamers to play their Game BoyPokémon cartridge on the Nintendo 64. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Tried-and-true Pokémon battle system with enhanced graphics andsounds
• Allows you to play your Game Boy Pokémon game on the Nintendo64
• Ability to manipulate data on your Game Boy Pokémon game
• Minigames make for great multiplayer fun for all ages

Cons:

• Not likely to win over any Pokémon holdouts
• The Game Boy Pokémon games are a better starting point fornewbies to the genre

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Features

• Enter your Pokemon in arena tournaments
• Includes GB Transfer Pak which allows you to transfer pokemons from your Game Boy
• Move ahead as you fight against 8 trainers per tournament
• Enhanced graphics and sounds
• For 1 or 2 player

Reviews (160)

MY FAVORITE POKEMON GAME FOR NINTENDO 64!
I love this game because it feels like I am in a real pokemon battle. I can pick all the cute pokemon out there inculding my favorite pokemon Pikachu! This game is fun and I recomend this game for any hard core pokemon fans like me!

A great game with strange coincidences...
Pokemon Stadium is a great game that allows trainers to battle with the pokemon that they spent sooo much time training on their GameBoy pokemon red,blue,& yellow games! Note:You cannot use pokemon from the gold,silver,crystal,ruby,and sappire games,not to mention FR/LG versions of the game. I used to love playing this game back in 1999,but during the time that I used to play this game,I started to realize strange coincidences that always seemed to work in the enemy's favor! For some strange reason,moves with low accuracy,such as FISSURE,that also terminates one pokemon in a single hit! Would strike my pokemon WAY to often! Just to clarify,this is how it works,FISSURE only has a 30% chance of hitting an opponent,yet it seemed to strike my pokemon every time without fail! I have been know to refer to these coincidences as "Cheat-detectors" Because they only seem to happen if you are literally dominating your opponent! FISSURE is only an example,these "Cheat-detectors" can pop up at any time and effect any attack,you may find your attacks continueously missing you opponents pokemon for no appearent reason!!! These Cheat-detectors also exist in PokeMon Stadium 2,but Iam not sure if they exist in Pokemon Colosseum for the GameCube,but I'll bet that they are! This is not so much of a set-back as it is an annoyance,Cheat-detectors dont make the game impossible to win,but they do get in the way of winning as well as annoy you to no end. Pokemon Stadium & Pokemon Stadium 2
are worth the money and are entertaining to play! I recommend buying them,but be ready for lots of strange coincidences that effect overall game play.written by,
(Shadowmage)the game maniac

educational
this game teaches you gameing skills in pokemon, this can sometimes help you in your life!

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Asin: B00003OTI3
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Fighting    3. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    4. N64    5. Fighting (Fights, Fight)    6. Pokemon (Pokeman)    7. Great Deals (Outlet store)