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So what if Nintendo comes out with the N64 classic? What 30 games should be on it? I remember a few very good ones, but it wasn’t exactly a quantity system.

Reblog with 30 N64 games.

Here are mine and I’ll even explain why.

1. Mario 64: Duh

2. Ocarina of Time: Gotta have Zelda

3. Majora’s Mask: Some under appreciated Zelda

4. Starfox 64: I still fire up the N64 to this day to play this. It’s just that good.

5. Yoshi’s Story: The N64 was more than just a 3D console. Though most devs preferred to take advantage of its 3D processing power, it could still shine as a 2D system as well.

6. Goldeneye 007: There’s going to be some tough licensing involved in getting this one, but it would well be worth it. This is in most people’s top ten lists for N64 titles.

7. Gauntlet Legends: Who doesn’t love some Gauntlet? Get your freinds together, pick your classes and go murder waves of enemies.

8. Megaman 64: A solid port of Megaman Legends. A great example of how low poly doesn’t need to be muddy and ugly.

9. Wave Race 64: The N64 was host to a good share of racing games, but Wave Race deserves props for its excellent water physics.

10. F-Zero X: When we’re talking about racing games you can’t leave this one out.

11. Mario Kart 64: Sure Mario Kart began on the SNES, But in 3D it truly found its identity.

12. Mario Party 3: Mario Party games keep getting made, and the N64 having pioneered a 4 controller setup was the perfect place for a party game.

13. Super Smash Bros.: How could you possibly leave this one off the list?

14. Donkey Kong 64: While Rare developed this game, it’s solidly Nintendo’s intellectual property, so why not include it?

15. Diddy Kong Racing: Another racing game? I’ll be honest I don’t even like racing games, but man did the N64 have some that I loved anyway, and this is one of them.

16. WWF No Mercy: The N64 also saw its share of great wrestling games. It was a hard call to choose among them, but this one is the most fully featured.

17. Kirby Crystal Shards: Gotta have those mascot games.

18. Mischief Makers: Another example of amazing 2D on the N64.

19. Sin and Punishment: Sure it’s an import, but the localization was so complete before its cancellation that it was already offered on the Wii virtual console, so why not take advantage of that?

20. Paper Mario: The N64 was pretty RPG starved, so this fills that gap.

21. Doom 64: Lots of FPS games on the N64, but what was great about Doom 64 is that it wasn’t a port of Doom, but an entirely new game that not nearly enough people have had a chance to experience.

22. Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness: Ok, so I get that the N64 Castlevania games are controversial, but most haven’t even played LoD. This was a vast improvement over CV64, and in many ways was what that game was meant to be the first time. It’s dark and atmospheric, and I think enough time has passed that a new audience can give it a chance.

23. Ogre Battle 64: I’m not a big player of strategy games myself, but the cult following this game has more than justifies its inclusion.

24. Harvest Moon: The start of a popular series with a simple, but engrossing premise. Also a nice break from all the ultra violence popular in the late 90′s era of gaming.

25. Pilotwings 64: Some would call it a glorified tech demo, but what a tech demo it was.

26. Fighter’s Destiny 2: Again with the obscure gaming. The N64 had a few fighting games, but the Fighter’s Destiny series used a 3 falls system not unlike Olympic karate which made it very different from other 3D fighters of its time. The sequel also was much more fully featured than the original.

27. Mortal Kombat Trilogy: It was hard to choose between this and MK4, but since there’s already a 3D fighter on the list, I thought it best to include a 2D fighter as well, and MK Trilogy is a massive one, featuring every MK character in the series up to that point.

28. Bomberman 64: Bomberbman 64 was a departure from the classic Bomberman formula, but still a quality game in its own right.

29. Mario Tennis: Gotta have sports right?

30. Pokemon Snap: It was hard to choose a Pokemon game for the N64, but the big deciding factor was that Stadium required an accessory and a copy of the gameboy Pokemon games to really play it to its fullest, while Snap was a full game right out of the box.

Excluded from the list:

Most Rare games: There’s going to be enough of a fight to license Goldeneye already. I’d love to include Perfect Dark, Turok, Conker, Killer Instinct Gold, and Jet Force Gemini, but it’s not happening.

Mario Golf: I think one Mario sports game is enough.

1080 snowboarding: Again, the racing and sports genres are represented enough already.

Rayman 2: I’ve played it, and it’s honestly not a very good game. Besides it has plenty of ports already. The difficulty is too high, and the graphics are dull and muddy, which doesn’t suit Rayman at all.

Cruisin USA, Excitebike 64, and Automobili Lamborghini: Simply, the racing genre is represented enough already.

Resident Evil 2: In the N64 days I was happy to get RE2 at all being a Nintendo player, but this isn’t the best port of this game. If there was space on the list, I’d have included it, but I felt like the existing selection was well rounded enough already. If Goldeneye is not possible, then this would be the first candidate to take its place.

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