Audible gasp! A top N64 game thread, and everyone forgot Perfect Dark? Tragic!
Perfect Dark took Goldeneye's Awesome engine, threw incredible graphics into it, put in awesome weapons (Like, say, a sniper rifle that can SHOOT THROUGH WALLS), and just all around rocked the socks off of anyone that played it.
I also disapprove the lack of mention of Super Smash Brothers. I think that's all that needs to be said about that.
Perhaps a mention of Pokemon Stadium 2 is in order as well? Back in the day, that game was HUGE. everyone had it, the graphics were great, and it introduced multi-system linking (IE, putting your Pokemon game into the N64, moving Pokemon around, and even being able to play it on your TV. Awesome!). Surely that aspect alone inspired all the Gamecube/GBA link games made in the Gamecube era (the only notable one being the Tingle assist in The Wind Waker)
Last "why on Earth was this game not mentioned" submission: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
And F-Zero X was awesome. I know that one was said, but Dude it was so great. I don't even like racing games, and I played the heck out of X.
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