Game Reviews7.4/10
Mario Party 3 Sticks to the Nintendo 64 Formula and Still Charms Everyone at the Table
Four rivals, many boards, one hunt for stars: this old party game plays it safe yet keeps the group amused across a whole night.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Mario Golf Brings Real Golf Depth and a Full Cast to Nintendo 64 — 9.1
A course of familiar faces, Mario, Peach, Bowser, joined with sound rules and a shot meter that rewards true skill.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mixing Copy Abilities Is the Idea That Keeps Kirby 64 Charming Despite Its Brief, Easygoing Run
A chronicle of Kirby's Nintendo 64 sojourn, wherein fused powers and crystal shards call forth a bright, singular delight of old.
Game Reviews8/10
Jet Force Gemini on N64: Rare’s Shooter Pairs Strong Combat With a Divisive Alien Hunt — 8/10
A rare shooter for an old console pairs quick fighting with a patient search for small lost creatures across strange worlds.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Harvest Moon 64 Rewards Patience, Season by Season
A gentle farm upon Nintendo's own machine, wherein seasons and toil grant a quiet reward beyond mere skill.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Duke Nukem 64 Trades the PC Version’s Adult Content for New Guns and Split-Screen Battles
A look at Duke Nukem 64, the console port that trims adult scenes for new guns and shared battles on Nintendo's cartridge box.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Why Doom 64 Still Plays Better Than Its Reputation Suggests
A dim, steady descent: Doom 64 remains a solid, dreadful shooter, apart from its kin, and hard to forget.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Before GTA Went 3D, Body Harvest Was Already Testing Open-World Ideas on the N64
A rough draft of wide, open play across five ages of war, with giant foes and vehicles for the taking, on Nintendo 64.
Game Reviews9/10
Blast Corps Built a Near-Perfect Puzzle Game From One Runaway Truck
A truck bearing peril cannot pause; the driver must lay waste to every wall before it strikes. A tale of ruin, wrought with strange care.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Nintendo Built an Entire Racer Out of Convincing Water, and Wave Race 64 Still Rides on It
A vessel upon the water, where each wave decides victory: a tale of a racer who made the surface itself the truest rival.