Game Reviews9.6/10
GoldenEye 007 Proved a Movie Tie-In Could Be the N64’s Best Shooter
A rare shooter whose missions, guns, and multiplayer mode still outlive the movie that gave it birth.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.5/10
How F-Zero X Traded Visual Polish for Raw Speed — and Won
Thirty machines race at a furious pace on the Nintendo 64, an old contest of velocity over show, precise still after all these years.
Game Reviews9/10
Donkey Kong 64 Fills the Nintendo 64 With Five Kongs and Endless Prizes — 9/10
A large, ambitious island adventure of five apes, each with a strange means of its own, and treasures beyond count.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Diddy Kong Racing Lets You Swap Between Car, Plane and Hovercraft — and Earns an 8.8/10
A tale of Diddy Kong and his animal companions, racing by car, wing and boat through a linked world of tokens and rival bosses.
Game Reviews9.2/10
How a Cute Squirrel Platformer Became the N64’s Filthiest, Funniest Experiment
A hero makes his way homeward through a night of drink and dark jest, a cartoon tale of mirth and dread upon an ancient console.
Game Reviews9/10
Banjo-Tooie Sends the Bear and Bird Into Larger, Harder Worlds — 9/10
A bear and bird return for a longer, harder quest across huge worlds, rewarding patience with a vast, connected game.
Game Reviews9.2/10
How Banjo-Kazooie’s Bear-and-Bird Duo Set the Bar for 3D Platformers
A bear and bird set out across nine strange worlds to save a taken sister, in one of the finest platformers built for Nintendo 64.
Game Reviews8.8/10
1080 Snowboarding Carves a Clean Line on Nintendo 64: 8.8 of 10
1080 Snowboarding sets riders upon a mountain of true feeling, where timing and patience reign over haste and force.
Game Reviews8/10
Why Yoshi’s Cookie Still Satisfies by Doing Less
A puzzle title of matching cookies for Super Nintendo, wherein two players share the board's rows and columns in contest.
Game Reviews8.6/10
U.N. Squadron Still Flies High on the Super Nintendo
A scrolling tempest of fire wherein three aircraft, armed and upgraded, do battle against fleets of the sky.