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Note from racketboy: Special thanks goes to andymol21 for putting the majority of this guide together!
It’s pretty easy to find a list of “The Top Nintendo 64 Games” or some similar ranking, but most of them were written back when the system was cutting edge and almost all of them only compare the games against other […]

Many of the most old-school of gamers still pride themselves on playing all the classics on the original hardware and look down on emulation. Many other Nintendo fans may be loading up their Wiis with plenty of excellent N64 games on the Virtual Console. However, if you are looking for something to breath […]

Do you have a bunch of old game sitting in your closet that you’d like to trade in for a stack of cash? Or are you on the hunt for the most desirable games for your collection? In stark contrast to the Cheapest Games series, This new series will round up the […]

Note from racketboy: I felt this piece from fastbilly1 did a wonderful job looking at one of the most pivotal console FPSs and how it is still relevant and practical today. I hope you enjoy it.
Few games have caused as much awe and frustration as Rareware’s 1997 Goldeneye 007. Bringing four-player FPS multiplayer to a […]

When you add a console to your collection, the first thing you want to do is get a handful of games to keep you busy with your new toy. However, most of us can’t afford to spend fat pile of cash for a few games. This budget-friendly list should help you quickly find which games […]

Usually, when you get a new-to-you console, you can usually find or remember the major games to check out. But what happens when you need something different to play? This is where the “Hidden Gems” come in.
Read More About My Criteria For Hidden Gems
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Platformers
Obvious Choices:
Super Mario 64, Yoshi’s Story, Banjo-Kazooie, […]

With so many unique and interesting games from the past out there, I obviously don’t have time to review them all myself. This time around we have racketboy.com contributer, SegaVega reviewing one of his favorite under-appreciated gems, Space Station Silicon Valley for the Nintendo 64.
Introduction
“There are assuredly a thousand titles of fair quality and general […]

Many of you are aware of the fact that I’m a huge Treasure fan. Well, I was very excited to stumble upon this little project while I was researching something on Google.
A little website named Vanit Studios has been working on a solid English translation for Treasure’s cult classic N64 game, Sin and Punishment. […]

This is a continuation of my series on console games that made the best use of each console’s limited system resources.
If you think I missed any games, please feel free to leave a suggestion with an explanation in the comments section. I will be revising this guide as I learn more. Please wait until I […]

My buddy MattG from PressTheButtons has a great feature and interview with a major hacker in the community for the N64 racer, F-Zero X.
He writes:
“The classic Nintendo 64 title F-Zero X has a lot of eyes on it these days, particularly from the game enthusiast hacker community. With memories of BGNG’s F-Zero X track […]

According to an internview with Jim Merrick, from NOE on the Spanish game site Meristation (via Gamasutra), the downloadable N64 games to be played on the upcoming Nintendo Revolution will have improved framerates, but necessarily improved graphics. This means that the games will have a look that is true to the originals, but […]

Thanks to Kamalot and Joystiq on this tip:
”Emulation of the Nintnedo 64 has just taken a huge leap forward. 4 Color Rebellion is reporting that you can now replace textures in emulated N64 games with high-resolution versions. Using the technique, not only is it possible to replace existing textures with higher quality one, […]

If you’re into software hacking on your Dreamcast, you may be interested in this project.
Here are some updates on the new N64 emulator for the Dreamcast:
GPF has released a port of the DOS Nintendo 64 emulator, Nincest 64, to the Sega Dreamcast and an SDL port of Nincest 64 to Windows. Here are the features:

Windows […]

Before you get your hopes up, don’t expect to play any commerical N64 games on your Dreamcast anytime soon. However, GPF aka Troy Davis the author of the as yet unreleased GBA Emu for the Dreamcast as posted a screenshot of his port of the Nintendo 64 Emulator, Nincest64 to the Dreamcast Console. […]