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mrkonasoni: /START 》》/ I have been collecting a lot of Nintendo64 games recently because after seeing Nintendo plans for the console on Switch it just felt a better idea get the original hardware and start collecting for it. Since I wanted to read experiences from people that are passionate about the console I found a thread that mentioned RareWare published 11 games for the console so I wanted to post it here too if members of the forum could like to share their thoughts or experiences playing these games, of course if you want to talk about just one or you actually don't like some of these games is also fine. - The 11 games from RareWare for the console are: - Banjo - Kazooie - Banjo - Tooie - Blast Corps - Conker Bad Fur Day - Diddy Kong Racing - Donkey Kong 64 - GoldenEye 007 - Jet Force Gemini - Killer Instinct Gold - Mickey Speedway USA - Perfect Dark These are my personal thoughts, I won't write a lot, though. - Banjo - Kazooie [Worthwhile] Well, it helped shaping a genre, and sincerely it never fails feeling memorable, not much too say, it's just one of these universally acclaimed games that everyone have talked a lot about it. - Banjo - Tooie - [Worthwhile] I don't think Banjo - Tooie is forgotten but most merits seems to always fall into the original game, a shame because Banjo - Tooie is also terrific and I am specially fond for It trying to expand everything that made the original so great, also I love they put a FPS level that makes a great job feeling like a more friendly version of GoldenEye. - Blast Corps - [Not played it yet] I got a copy not long ago but I just tested it it worked, still I have always notice a lot of people having fond memories of it, and sincerely the concept itself still feels fairly creative and unique even nowadays. - Conker Bad Fur Day - [Mixed opinions] It's a fine game, but I don't think is amazing, and sincerely most of it felt like an endurance patience test, still is Worthwhile beating it at least once but... eh maybe we will talk more about it someday. - Diddy Kong Racing - [Worthwhile] One of the most cheerful games I ever played, I feel specially attached to the "Select your character" screen and the overall feeling, it's just one of these games that is useful for put and play if you are feeling down and need to talk with yourself, it's a terrific game. - Donkey Kong 64 - [Not played it yet] Bought it alongside the expansion pak because someone offered a really good price for both, but once again I just tested it worked, the only comment I will leave for now is that it clearly feels like Banjo - Kazooie with a Donkey Kong skin and it has a pretty interesting development story. - GoldenEye 007 - [Worthwhile] Classic between classics and helped shaping a genre, sincerely I don't think there much to say about it, it's still memorable and is always fun to just start it again. - Jet Force Gemini - [Not played it yet] I have no idea why I never played this one, when I used to read Nintendo Magazines they talked like 4 times mentioning how great it was and Banjo - Tooie that I loved had cameos for the game, I assume something happened...? Anyway at the time I wrote this I ordered a copy so I will find out soon if I missed a great experience. - Killer Instinct Gold - [Worthwhile] Yeah, I love this game, it's frenetic, it's fast and is 90s coolness at his best, sincerely the perfect balance between style and substance. - Mickey Speedway USA - [Mixed opinions] Mickey Speedway USA is a fine game and curiously it was made using the Diddy Kong Racing engine, but... well, the truth is that I can't stop feeling the game is a duller version of Diddy Kong Racing, for example the circuits have nothing interesting at all besides being filled with speed booster and while I assume is fault of the cartridge limitations, I am not fan of seeing the circuits failing to include any reference to the Disney World, it feels weird and make a good job making the game looks more generic, anyway, the game is still decent and enjoyable but clear your expectations before playing it. - Perfect Dark - [Worthwhile] I can't stop thinking Perfect Dark is arguably a mess that had way too much luck the game ended being actually a truly great experience that sold millions of copies and had an universally acclaim, I won't go deeper but the development story for the game certainly revealed the original plans were too different and the conflicts around it are some of the reasons Rare ended losing important figures in the industry that helped creating some of their more acclaimed games, but hey that's a story for another day. The game itself is remarkable and is a great experience full of content and memorable moments. Though... I want to mention I completely forgot how messy the original frame rate was, I had no memory the game ran at 15fps per second... - These are my personal thoughts, while I have some issues with some of these games or I never played a bunch I believe they clearly had talent and passion behind the curtains, and hopefully they will inspire more people that play them in the future. What do you think about the 11 tales of Rareware for the Nintendo64?

kamikazekeeg: Banjo-Kazooie - Brilliant - It's one of my all time favorite games and I think it was better than Super Mario 64.  It's much like with Diddy Kong Racing, where Mario Kart came first, but to me DKR was the more fun game that I would rather replay. Banjo-Tooie - Great - This wasn't as tidy of a game as the first one, but I still thought it was a great time. Blast Corps - Quirky, but fun - Not much to say on it, but I didn't mind it. Conker's Bad Fur Day - Quirky, but fun - It wasn't as good as the BK games or even Donkey Kong 64, because it's more of a goof on those kinds of games, rather than being a proper like 3D platformer, but it was still entertaining. Diddy Kong Racing 64 - Brilliant - Like I brought up before, I think its better than Mario Kart 64.  Just as good racing, multiple vehicle types, story mode, it's amazing and I'm pissed we haven't had a sequel of any sort yet. Donkey Kong 64 -  A little bloated, but fun - This was them hitting "peak" 3D Platformer in that they went overboard with the collectathon stuff to the point of absurdity.  It's still fun, it's just not nearly as good as Banjo-Kazooie. Goldeneye 007 - Brilliant - Both great singleplayer and great multiplayer, it's fantastic.  There's just so much that can be done in both and I put a bunch of time into this back in the day. Jet Force Gemini - Eh - I dont' remember this game a ton, but I remember not being a huge fan.  Not that it was bad, it just didn't do much for me. Killer Instinct Gold - Cool - I didn't play this game a whole lot, but KI is cool. Mickey Speedway USA -  Fine - I remember this being essentially Mario Kart 64 Lite, which isn't a bad thing, but when Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing exist, there's sorta no reason to play this one unless you just want to play Disney characters. Perfect Dark - Brilliant - I thought this was just as neat as Goldeneye, though I would say I probably liked Goldeneye more, but it was a fun ass shooter.

raggerreadfish: I've played them all and think they're all really fun, even mickey speedway If I had to pick a favorite then I'd probably go with banjo tooie

mastodon: I just returned home from the mall. I just purchased GoldenEye 007. I'm currently staring out my window for a FedEx truck to pull up with my, new to me, N64. I cant wait, lol. Personally, I think RARE was a top dev team. Great games.

Phriq: I would have to say that Rare probably had the most outstanding catalog of games for the N64. While other companies did have great hits (Nintendo and Lucasarts had gems), Rare had a dolid collection. I agree with much of the opinions so far, however I did want to chime in about Jet Force Gemini and Blast Corps. Jet Force Gemeni I feel is relatively underrated. It is a fun game. From what I remember it was hard (13 year old self bias may be in play there) but it had a lot of action. I won't say its a great game, but definitely worth a play. Blast Corps on the other had I thought was awesome. I played the heck out of the game, completed it, and then LOVED the *teaser* space missions! It is absolutely a quirky game, and you will feel like it is slow to get in to, but stick with it and it gets very challenging and incredibly fun. I would say it is a must play (and it is cheap) a must own for any N64 gamer.

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