What would be your ideal lineup for an N64 Classic?

[Deleted]

Not that this is remotely likely, but if I were to select a top 30 for the N64, I'd probably go with something like...

Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Bomberman 64
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
Gauntlet Legends
Glover
Harvest Moon 64
Jet Force Gemini
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mischief Makers
Paper Mario
Pokemon Puzzle League
Pokemon Snap
Rampage: World Tour
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Resident Evil 2
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.
Wave Race 64
WCW-nWo Revenge
WWF No Mercy
Yoshi's Story

Yeah, I realize I'm like the one person who wouldn't include Goldeneye. I thought about it despite not being an FPS guy but decided to prioritize Wave Race and Jet Force Gemini.

[DiBiase is Good]

I’d take one of the Mario Party games, Pokemon games, Castlevania and Glover off your list and add Rogue Squadron, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Conker’s BFD and Mario Golf.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Quest 64
Dual Heroes
Deadly Arts
Dark Rift
Hexen
Carmageddon 64
Razor Freestyle Scooter
South Park Rally
Blues Brothers 2000
California Speed
Big Mountain 2000
Polaris SnoCross
Bio Freaks
War Gods
Batman Beyond : Return of the Joker
WCW Nitro
Daikatana
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
ECW Hardcore Revolution
WCW Mayhem
WCW Backstage Assault
Superman 64

[Hit Girl]

Any list not including Goldeneye cannot be credible.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Sept 18, 2018 14:12:36 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

I’d take one of the Mario Party games, Pokemon games, Castlevania and Glover off your list and add Rogue Squadron, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Conker’s BFD and Mario Golf.

I was thinking about COnker's, but man....I bet that that game has NOT aged well.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Sept 18, 2018 15:21:07 GMT -5 2coldMack is even more baffled said:

Sept 18, 2018 14:12:36 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

I’d take one of the Mario Party games, Pokemon games, Castlevania and Glover off your list and add Rogue Squadron, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Conker’s BFD and Mario Golf.

I was thinking about COnker's, but man....I bet that that game has NOT aged well.

I doubt 31 year old me would find The Great Mighty Poo as amusing as 15 year old me.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Sept 18, 2018 15:24:03 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Sept 18, 2018 15:21:07 GMT -5 2coldMack is even more baffled said:

I was thinking about COnker's, but man....I bet that that game has NOT aged well.

I doubt 31 year old me would find The Great Mighty Poo as amusing as 15 year old me.

Exactly, when it came out I was....12 or 13, so right in the target demo, but nowadays?

[Dub H]

I would definitely include Mischief Maker,a big hidden gem.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Sept 18, 2018 15:27:17 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I would definitely include Mischief Maker,a big hidden gem.

A motion-control remake would have been a no brainer, but the rights to the game are stuck in some confusing black hole apparently. I loved that game.



For less obvious games I'd throw Beetle Adventure Racing on there.

San Francisco Rush 2049 had a sweet stunt mode too, but probably wouldn't make the cut on a top 30 list.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Iggy's Wrecking Balls is another abiding childhood favorite that probably hasn't aged great...

[Deleted]

I just realized I forgot about Mario Kart. That’s quite the screw-up.

[AKIMan64]

From top to bottom in no particular order:

Super Mario 64
Donkey Kong 64
Banjo Kazooie
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
F-Zero X
Mario Kart 64
Super Smash Bros
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
WCW/nWo Revenge
WWF No Mercy
Cruis'n USA/World
Mario Party

Probably left out some big titles but those are the ones that stick out in my mind.

[HMARK Center]

Hard to say what my ideal would be, but it's interesting how it's tough to consider what actually would make the cut, given that Capcom and Konami have been represented well on the NES and SNES Classics yet the N64 era was when a lot of the major third party companies significantly slowed down their output on Nintendo consoles.

That being the case, I'll try to build a realistic lineup. If the NES had 30 titles and the SNES 21, I'll go 15 for a N64 Classic.
1. Super Mario 64
2. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Mario Kart 64
5. Star Fox 64
6. Pokemon Snap
7. Wave Race 64
8. F Zero X
9. Kirby: The Crystal Shards
10. Paper Mario
11. Super Smash Bros.
12. Mario Party
13. Donkey Kong 64 (w/Rare)
14. Rayman 2 (Ubisoft)
15. Banjo-Kazooie or Diddy Kong Racing

I'm not including Goldeneye or Rogue Squadron only because I'm curious how much of an issue it would be to deal with licensing the Bond and Star Wars franchises on something like this. If it's not an issue then both should be there, but I honestly don't know so I'll hold them off for the moment. Same thinking keeps me from listing WCW Revenge or WWF No Mercy as viable options.

Konami didn't do a hell of a lot on N64, sadly, and while I'd love to see some of the good ideas from the N64 Castlevanias finally get some respect there's no getting around that those games would do much better with something like a downloadable remake for current consoles (ala Castlevania Adventure: Rebirth) that fixes the issues with the camera and makes the jumping less insane. Mystical Ninja would be fun, but that was pretty niche in the States.

Wild card choice for a Capcom title would be Resident Evil 2, though I'm curious if Nintendo would want to include a M-rated game on this type of release.

[Cyno]

If licensing issues were a non-factor:

1. Super Mario 64
2. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
5. WWF No Mercy
6. 1080 Snowboarding
7. Mischief Makers
8. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
9. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
10. Mario Kart 64
11. Super Smash Bros.
12. Resident Evil 2
13. F-Zero X
14. Goldeneye 007
15. Perfect Dark
16. DOOM 64
17. Jet Force Gemini
18. Harvest Moon 64
19. Sin & Punishment
20. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
21. Mario Party
22. Paper Mario
23. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
24. Star Fox 64
25. Diddy Kong Racing
26. Banjo Kazooie
27. Conker's Bad Fur Day
28. Wave Race 64
29. Donkey Kong 64
30. Cruis'n' USA

[Push R Truth]

My problem is that even the super short lists contain 3rd party games that I don't think are going to be available. No Mercy, Goldeneye, Shadows of the Empire, Star Wars Podracer was tits on the N64.

I mean, I'll still buy it for the zeldas, marios, star fox and smash brothers. But the N64 had a lot of core games that weren't made by nintendo and the rights are held by questionable companies or locked away in some corporate corner.

[CMWaters]

Sept 18, 2018 18:34:30 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

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Wild card choice for a Capcom title would be Resident Evil 2, though I'm curious if Nintendo would want to include a M-rated game on this type of release.

Honestly, best bet for anything Capcom for this would be Mega Man 64.

[Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h]

Mario 64
Mario kart 64
Smash Bros
Zelda Ocarina
Zelda Majora
Golden Eye
Donkey Kong 64
One or two of the mario parties
Star fox 64
Bomberman 64
Pokemon Snap
No Mercy(probably not due to licensing)
Banjo Kazoie
Wave Race 64
Paper Mario

[Allie Kitsune]

Let's assume it's only 20 games, and no licenses (except Goldeneye) are off limits.

1. Mischief Makers
2. Wave Race 64
3. Ogre Battle 64
4. Star Fox 64
5. Super Mario 64
6. Mario Kart 64
7. Castlevania : Legacy of Darkness
8. Fighters Destiny
9. Ocarina of Time
10. Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh
11. Sin & Punishment : Earth Successor
12. WCW/nWo Revenge
13. Cruis'n World
14. Goemon's Great Adventure
15. Hybrid Heaven
16. Snowboard Kids 2
17. Star Soldier : Vanishing Earth
18. Super Smash Bros.
19. Killer Instinct Gold
20. Perfect Dark

[Eddie Brock]

Honestly the top two gets would be Goldeneye and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. Mainly because those were the games I remember the most, but I think those two would be hard to acquire.

Now Sony making a mini Playstation that had like 50 classic games on it with two original controllers packed in? Maybe memory slots so if you had old saves you could pick up where you left off 20+ years ago or whatever? That I'd see flying off shelves.

[BorneAgain]

The major games have already been covered, but I'd throw in Mario Tennis too, as its as solid as Mario Golf and still holds up pretty well.