Game Reviews8.2/10
International Superstar Soccer 64: Konami’s Nintendo 64 Soccer Classic Holds Up
Konami's ISS 64 brought 36 teams, six modes and a 70-match World League to the Nintendo 64 in 1997. A retro review of a flawed but great soccer game.
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Tag: retro games
Game Reviews9.1/10
NFL Blitz Review: Midway’s Seven-on-Seven Chaos Still Holds Up
NFL Blitz threw out penalties and substitutions for seven-on-seven arcade chaos. How Midway's NBA Jam team made football's best arcade game.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Mischief Makers Review: One Great Idea, Not Enough Game
Mischief Makers hit the N64 in 1997 with a grab-and-shake mechanic unlike anything else. Twenty-eight years on, it's still a 7.1/10.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Hybrid Heaven’s Ambitious Ideas Outrun What the N64 Could Do
Hybrid Heaven, Konami's 1999 Nintendo 64 action RPG, mixed Tomb Raider exploration with turn-based limb-leveling combat. A bold, uneven curiosity.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Glover’s Rough Edges Are the Point
Glover, the 1998 glove-and-ball platformer, is back on modern consoles. A cult classic with one great idea, a bad camera, and a 6.8 score.
Game Reviews7/10
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness — A Flawed, Fascinating Double Duty
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness hit N64 in 1999 as a prequel and remake in one. We break down Cornell's sacrifice, the horror set pieces, and its flaws.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Bomberman Hero: The Odd One Out in the Series
Bomberman Hero swapped top-down strategy for 3D platforming on N64 — Power Gears, ice and salt bombs, score targets, and a rescue plot with a twist.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Bomberman 64 (2001): A Traditional Farewell to the Nintendo 64
Bomberman 64 (2001) was the last Nintendo 64 game released in Japan — a 2D farewell with spherical blasts, bomb jumping and a borrowed name.
Game Reviews9/10
A Licensed Racer That Earned Its Place
Beetle Adventure Racing turned a Volkswagen tie-in into one of the Nintendo 64's best racers, with crate-hunting shortcuts and a wild multiplayer mode.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Yoshi’s Story Looks Gorgeous and Plays Like Nothing, and That’s the Problem
Yoshi's Story asks players to fill a fruit frame instead of surviving a gauntlet. We break down why this 1997 Nintendo 64 platformer divides players.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter — Iguana’s 8-Megabyte Gamble That Paid Off
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter hit the Nintendo 64 in 1997 and sold 1.5 million copies. A look back at Iguana's ambitious shooter, its slowdown, and Acclaim's big bet.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Pokémon Snap’s photography loop is still the best thing Nintendo ever built around a camera
Pokémon Snap turned photography into a Nintendo 64 game in 1999. A look at HAL Laboratory's rail-shooter camera design and why it still holds up.