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June 21, 2019 No Responses

Star Wars – Shadows of the Empire

Developer: Lucas Arts Publisher: Nintendo Release: 12/2/96 Genre: Action It is hard to express just how big of a deal Shadows of the Empire was back in 1996. Even though we were years removed from the original trilogy...

February 22, 2019 4 Responses

Mario Kart 64

Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: February 12, 1997 Genre: Racing The Nintendo 64’s early months were rough. After a record setting Christmas the reality of the system’s anemic release schedule hit early adopte...

November 23, 2018 one Response

Star Fox 64

Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: 06/30/97 Genre: Rail Shooter The early months of the N64 convinced me to never buy a new console near launch ever again. The release schedule wasn’t just bad, it was dire. Wh...

May 25, 2018 No Responses

Goldeneye 007

Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/25/97 Genre: FPS Goldeneye 007 should not have been a success. There were a number of factors working against it. It was released in 1997, two years after the film hit theaters. It was...

February 23, 2018 2 Responses

F-Zero X

Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Release: 10/27/98 Genre: Racing The Super Nintendo launch brought a number of ground breaking titles. Pilotwings was an excellent showcase of Mode 7 with its simulated 3d environment. But F-Zero was th...

November 24, 2017 2 Responses

Extreme-G

With the advent of home console 3d the racing genre literally exploded in the late 90s. It isn’t like today where we are lucky to get a few sim racers and maybe an arcade racer a year. Racing games run...

October 20, 2017 No Responses

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

Developer: Konami Kobe Publisher: Konami Released: 12/01/99 Genre: Action Castlevania 64 was a game with its heart in the right place. As every other series made the move to 3d it was inevitable. And as a first attempt...

October 18, 2017 one Response

Castlevania 64

Developer: Konami Kobe Publisher: Konami Released: 01/27/99 Genre: Action It had to happen. Castlevania finally went 3d in 1999 on the Nintendo 64. Looking back Symphony of the Night is a bit of an anomaly. At a time where every...

August 18, 2017 2 Responses

Diddy Kong Racing

Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: 10/31/97 Genre: Racing Mario Kart 64 was one of the biggest releases of 1997. As the long awaited sequel to the original SNES game the move to 3d did wonders for its track design. While....

May 19, 2017 3 Responses

Wave Race 64

Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 1996 Genre: Racing Every new console has one or two titles designed to showcase the new hardware. The NES had Super Mario Brothers, the PlayStation 2 had Tekken Tag Tournament and the Ga...

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