Post by stratogustav on Sept 21, 2018 22:30:13 GMT
In light of the newly patented N64 controller that could potentially bring us eventually a new N64 Classic announcement, I decided to compile a list in no particular order of the top 100 titles for the system + 7 more, based on popularity alone, without taking reception into account.
The original Nintendo 64 console only had 296 titles released in North America. So this list is about 36% of all the titles for the console. The ratio of title release to popularity was very high for the system.
• 007 The World Is Not Enough
• 1080° Snowboarding
• Army Men Air Combat
• Army Men Sarge's Heroes
• Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Battletanx
• Battletanx Global Assault
• Blast Corps
• Bomberman 64
• Command & Conquer
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Cruis'n USA
• Cruis'n World
• Deadly Arts
• Destruction Derby 64
• Diddy Kong Racing
• Doom 64
• Donkey Kong 64
• Dr. Mario 64
• Duke Nukem 64
• Duke Nukem Zero Hour
• Excitebike 64
• Extreme-G
• Extreme-G 2
• F-1 World Grand Prix
• F-Zero X
• Forsaken 64
• Gaunlet Legends
• Goemon's Great Adventure
• GoldenEye 007
• Harvest Moon 64
• Hey, You Pikachu!
• Iggy's Reckin' Balls
• Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine
• International Superstar Soccer 2000
• International Track & Field 2000
• Jet Force Gemini
• Killer Instinct Gold
• Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards
• Kobe Bryant In NBA Courtside
• Magical Tetris Challenge
• MLB Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
• Mario Golf
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party
• Mario Party 2
• Mario Party 3
• Mario Tennis
• Mickey's Speedway USA
• Mischief Makers
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Mortal Kombat Mythologies
• Mortal Kombat 4
• Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
• NFL Blitz 2000
• Ogre Battle 64
• Paper Mario
• Perfect Dark
• Pokémon Puzzle League
• Pokémon Snap
• Pokémon Stadium
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Pilotwings 64
• Quake 64
• Quake II
• Quest 64
• Rainbow Six
• Rayman 2
• Resident Evil 2
• Ridge Racer 64
• Road Rash 64
• Robotron 64
• Shadow Man
• SimCity 2000
• Sin & Punishment
• South Park
• Spider-Man
• StarCraft 64
• Star Fox 64
• Star Soldier Vanishing Earth
• Star Wars Episode I Battle For Naboo
• Star Wars Episode I Racer
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron
• Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Tetrisphere
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
• Turok Dinosaur Hunter
• Turok 2 Seeds Of Evil
• Wave Race 64
• Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
• WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
• WCW/nWo Revenge
• WinBack
• WipEout 64
• World Driver Championship
• WWF WrestleMania 2000
• WWF No Mercy
• Yoshi's Story
• Zelda Ocarina Of Time
• Zelda Majora's Mask
Preferences really depends on what people like. For example some people may find titles like Person Of Lordly Caliber to be fantastic, but other people would not care for it because they may like different things.
Not even 300 title releases may be a surprise, but you have to consider publishers found cheaper to produce for the PS1. CDs were far cheaper than cartridges. It was also easier to put less optimized files on CD because of their larger memory capacity.
A 32 bit system may not had been as detailed when it comes to 3D rendering as an 64 bit console, and this is why many PS1 may need remakes as opposed of popular N64 titles that may only need a remaster; however this also meant less work for developers as well, and that made the PS1 more easy to develop for.
Square Enix lack of support also affected trust from many Japanese developers in the system, and this is why the N64 had a more Western vibe to it in many instances. In a way it is good news for collectors that may want every single title.
I have to mention, games like Castlevania 64 and Mega Man 64 actually sold well, but their poor reception did affect their popularity at the time, which is why they were not included here. When it comes to Legacy Of Darkeness, the damage was already done. Surprisingly there was not a Contra release for the system.
Many Japanese exclusive games like Bangai-O were a bummer not to have them ported to the West, but many felt the Western vibe of the system was going to affect sales for those kind of games.
The original Nintendo 64 console only had 296 titles released in North America. So this list is about 36% of all the titles for the console. The ratio of title release to popularity was very high for the system.
• 007 The World Is Not Enough
• 1080° Snowboarding
• Army Men Air Combat
• Army Men Sarge's Heroes
• Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Battletanx
• Battletanx Global Assault
• Blast Corps
• Bomberman 64
• Command & Conquer
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Cruis'n USA
• Cruis'n World
• Deadly Arts
• Destruction Derby 64
• Diddy Kong Racing
• Doom 64
• Donkey Kong 64
• Dr. Mario 64
• Duke Nukem 64
• Duke Nukem Zero Hour
• Excitebike 64
• Extreme-G
• Extreme-G 2
• F-1 World Grand Prix
• F-Zero X
• Forsaken 64
• Gaunlet Legends
• Goemon's Great Adventure
• GoldenEye 007
• Harvest Moon 64
• Hey, You Pikachu!
• Iggy's Reckin' Balls
• Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine
• International Superstar Soccer 2000
• International Track & Field 2000
• Jet Force Gemini
• Killer Instinct Gold
• Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards
• Kobe Bryant In NBA Courtside
• Magical Tetris Challenge
• MLB Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
• Mario Golf
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party
• Mario Party 2
• Mario Party 3
• Mario Tennis
• Mickey's Speedway USA
• Mischief Makers
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Mortal Kombat Mythologies
• Mortal Kombat 4
• Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
• NFL Blitz 2000
• Ogre Battle 64
• Paper Mario
• Perfect Dark
• Pokémon Puzzle League
• Pokémon Snap
• Pokémon Stadium
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Pilotwings 64
• Quake 64
• Quake II
• Quest 64
• Rainbow Six
• Rayman 2
• Resident Evil 2
• Ridge Racer 64
• Road Rash 64
• Robotron 64
• Shadow Man
• SimCity 2000
• Sin & Punishment
• South Park
• Spider-Man
• StarCraft 64
• Star Fox 64
• Star Soldier Vanishing Earth
• Star Wars Episode I Battle For Naboo
• Star Wars Episode I Racer
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron
• Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Tetrisphere
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
• Turok Dinosaur Hunter
• Turok 2 Seeds Of Evil
• Wave Race 64
• Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
• WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
• WCW/nWo Revenge
• WinBack
• WipEout 64
• World Driver Championship
• WWF WrestleMania 2000
• WWF No Mercy
• Yoshi's Story
• Zelda Ocarina Of Time
• Zelda Majora's Mask
Preferences really depends on what people like. For example some people may find titles like Person Of Lordly Caliber to be fantastic, but other people would not care for it because they may like different things.
Not even 300 title releases may be a surprise, but you have to consider publishers found cheaper to produce for the PS1. CDs were far cheaper than cartridges. It was also easier to put less optimized files on CD because of their larger memory capacity.
A 32 bit system may not had been as detailed when it comes to 3D rendering as an 64 bit console, and this is why many PS1 may need remakes as opposed of popular N64 titles that may only need a remaster; however this also meant less work for developers as well, and that made the PS1 more easy to develop for.
Square Enix lack of support also affected trust from many Japanese developers in the system, and this is why the N64 had a more Western vibe to it in many instances. In a way it is good news for collectors that may want every single title.
I have to mention, games like Castlevania 64 and Mega Man 64 actually sold well, but their poor reception did affect their popularity at the time, which is why they were not included here. When it comes to Legacy Of Darkeness, the damage was already done. Surprisingly there was not a Contra release for the system.
Many Japanese exclusive games like Bangai-O were a bummer not to have them ported to the West, but many felt the Western vibe of the system was going to affect sales for those kind of games.
