Game Reviews8.3/10
Crash Team Racing Turns Kart Racing Into a Test of Real Skill
A review of Crash Team Racing, a chaotic kart racer whose bold item system rewards skill and punishes hesitation.
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Tag: N64
Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Auto-Jump System Worked Fine — Here’s Why the Remake’s New Jump Button Is a Step Back
Nintendo's Ocarina of Time remake adds a dedicated jump button, but Polygon argues the N64 classic never needed one. Here's why the change may not improve much.
Game Reviews6/10
Tetrisphere Turns Puzzle Play Onto a Sphere but Makes You Work for It — 6/10
A round puzzle globe of layered pieces, patience, and a buried core — judged apart from the name it borrows.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Konami’s International Superstar Soccer 64 Nails Fast Four-Player Football and Walks Away With an 8.2
A solid, honest game of soccer on the Nintendo 64 that rewards timing and trusts four friends in a room.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Gauntlet Legends Still Makes Its Strongest Case When Four Players Crowd Around One N64
Four companions descend into a castle of skeletons and ghosts — this ancient arcade port is a joy shared, but a burden borne alone.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Cruis’n USA on N64 Runs Fast but Thin, Best With Two Players — 6.6/10
A long race across America gives quick, plain thrills, but rough sights and loose guidance keep this arcade drive from lasting joy.
Game Reviews7/10
Star Wars Episode I: Racer on Nintendo 64: Raw Speed Earns a 7, the Rest Runs Thin
A swift racer flies upon a perilous track, wherein velocity and dread are given unto the player above all else — a solemn review.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Bomberman Hero Trades Bombing Arenas for 3D Platforming on Nintendo 64 and Mostly Lands It — 7.3/10
A wandering hero springs across many a strange world, charge in hand, in a tale swift, pleasant, yet all too brief.
Game Reviews6.8/10
When Bomberman Went 3D, the Series Traded Precision for Ambition
A white hero of chain and charge now roams whole worlds of stone and ice, though the eye behind him often wavers.