Why it’s Essential: Blast Corps isn’t as immediately accessible as Banjo or many of Rare’s other games, but that’s sort of the point. What it is: A top-down action game in which you’re in charge of destroying a series of buildings to clear a path for an out of control, unstoppable truck carrying a nuke.

There’s something oddly satisfying about whipping your jetski around corners, getting flung about by the unpredictable waves.Ĭontinuing the theme of Nintendo nailing it the first time around, Wave Race 64 was its first attempt at doing realistic water physics and even today it’s still convincing. Why it’s Essential: Nintendo fans keep asking the Japanese giant for a new F-Zero game, but many would rather see a new Wave Race instead. What it is: The sequel to Wave Race on the Game Boy. But the N64’s arsenal consisted of so many gems that, on the contrary, there are many great games that didn’t make the cut. With a game library so small then, you’d think coming up with a list of the 25 best N64 games list would be tricky. Even though the N64’s cartridges meant near-instant load times, the fact was these cartridges cost a fortune to make. Ultimately, most developers sided with Sony and its use of CD-ROMs. Overall, the Nintendo 64 didn’t have a lot of games: The company’s infamous split from Sony led to not only a new console war between companies, but a format war too: CDs versus cartridges. Notice: To display this embed please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences.

Retro Game One Nintendo 64