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arion wrote:i´ll say this about the n64 it was great back when it was new..but yes it has aged badly..the main reason is 3d graphics in general age far faster..if it had been more about good 2d games with 3d backgrounds or 2d platformers with polygonal characters then it might have aged better..super smash bros is a fine example of that i still play it now and then even if i have played it to death

Thanks for your thoughts. As my original and subsequent posts suggest -- I hated the thing at launch and never liked it. I had hoped that it was merely a matter of selecting the wrong games... there are enough suggestions in this list to try a few more, but overall, most people seem to echo the dissatisfaction.

Its also true that 3d games do not age as well as sprites, for the obvious reasons. But on the other hand, I'm also surprised at how good and playable many games of that time are -- albeit, not on the N64. I still regularly play many games on my PSX and Saturn -- they've held up remarkably well.

Super Smash Bros I'll check out.

Thanks!

Lan-Di wrote:Well, ya wanna know my favorites,

Super Mario 64
1080 Snowboarding
Castlevania
Beetle Adventure Racing
Blast Corps
Bomberman 64

... <SNIP>...

Star Soldier Vanishing Earth
Star Wars Shadow of the Empire
Star Wars Rouge Squadron
Turok Dinosaur Hunter
War Gods
WinBack

Basically, your looking at my collection.. They're still my favorite though..

Actually, I was hoping for suggestions in regard to the kind of a games I tend to like

racketboy wrote:Probably the best ones that haven't totally been reproduced on the Cube are

Paper Mario
Mischeif Makers
Sin and Punishment
F-Zero X (Even though I like GX better)
Star Fox 64
Mario Kart 64 (some people like it better than Double Dash)
Perfect Dark

Coolio -- I'll look at Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X and Mischief Makers (since it got another vote). Sin and Punishment, I just readon elsewhere, is supposedly a highpoint for the console -- but import only. Looks like I'll potentially be region-modding my N64.

Unless anyone knows of a Bung like device still easily had?

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I'd like a reason to hold on to the N64 bugger.