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Yes it is.
My brother, kind sole that he is, gave me a bunch of his games, so I've got a few to revesit, and remember just how good they were:
Lylat Wars. Love this game. It's fun. Just need to get the medals on those really tough levels, the ones on the far left route if I remember rightly! Yes you can get to the simple conclusion of the game very easily, but finding the harder routes, and gaining those medals is a great deal of fun too,and will keep me busy for a while!
FIFA World Cup 98. Not the greatest football game to grace the N64, but it offers an alternative to ISS, and at least it has the right player names!
Mario Kart 64: Hoorah! Great fun game. This is the most fun multiplayer racing game ever. The joy of sitting in second place with a red shell, and taking out the leader just before he crosses the finishing line cannot be beaten. It's even more satisfying when it's a mate.
Goldeneye: Another classic multiplayer game. I'd finished the single player game on 'agent' level, and may now find time to try the more difficult levels. Though I suck at FPS, so I probably won't get far!
Super Smash Bros. I've not played this game much, and never the single player, so I'll have fun with this one. My brother hasn't even unlocked all of the characters yet either, so that gives me something to work towards too!
Add to those games two more which he lent me a few months ago:
Zelda: Majora's Mask. I gave him this for Xmas, and now I get the chance to play through it. Haven't had much time for it so far, but when I do get to play it, I'm enjoying it a great deal!
Conkers Bad Fur Day. I've reached the bit with the zombies. Zombies are scarey. I'm crap with the 3D stick. The whole concept of it is beyond me. I just push the darned stick to it's extreme, pushing the cross-hair way off the screen. I need a good few minutes to get used to this, even though I've been playing the N64 for years! But anyway, soon enough I'll defeat those zombies, and move on!
Then there are my own games to keep me busy too.
I won't list them all, just the ones that I'm currently playing:
Mario Party2. I've unlocked all secrets in this game now, including the 'Drivers Ed' game. Still fantastic fun for four,with mini games to give you blisters.
Banjo Tooie. Big huge levels, lots of stuff to find. Great fun.
Battle For Naboo. Again my problem with the 3D stick comes up when trying to follow an enemy ship! Still, I'm making slow progress. I don't ever expect to gain all gold medals though!
Last but not least, my current joy, Mario Tennis. This game is absolutely superb. The single player game is fun, there's plenty of characters to choose from, all varying in skills, and a few secret cups and players to unlock too. The tennis itself is awesome, the physics are spot on, with the type of shot making a real difference, as well as the height of the ball when struck, and your positioning. It's fast paced too, so your reactions have to be spot on. The characters are superb though, each has it's own characteristics, with Wario laughing away, baby Mario crying his eyes out when he loses, and many more, it's great to play. The multiplayer is a blast, especially the doubles matches. There will be many calles of "Crap, that was in!" and the like too. Fantastic, fantastic game.
So there you go. The N64 still rules. In my house, anyway. I have some excellent games to keep me busy for a few more months, until I get myself that 'CUBE.
Top stuff.
My brother, kind sole that he is, gave me a bunch of his games, so I've got a few to revesit, and remember just how good they were:
Lylat Wars. Love this game. It's fun. Just need to get the medals on those really tough levels, the ones on the far left route if I remember rightly! Yes you can get to the simple conclusion of the game very easily, but finding the harder routes, and gaining those medals is a great deal of fun too,and will keep me busy for a while!
FIFA World Cup 98. Not the greatest football game to grace the N64, but it offers an alternative to ISS, and at least it has the right player names!
Mario Kart 64: Hoorah! Great fun game. This is the most fun multiplayer racing game ever. The joy of sitting in second place with a red shell, and taking out the leader just before he crosses the finishing line cannot be beaten. It's even more satisfying when it's a mate.
Goldeneye: Another classic multiplayer game. I'd finished the single player game on 'agent' level, and may now find time to try the more difficult levels. Though I suck at FPS, so I probably won't get far!
Super Smash Bros. I've not played this game much, and never the single player, so I'll have fun with this one. My brother hasn't even unlocked all of the characters yet either, so that gives me something to work towards too!
Add to those games two more which he lent me a few months ago:
Zelda: Majora's Mask. I gave him this for Xmas, and now I get the chance to play through it. Haven't had much time for it so far, but when I do get to play it, I'm enjoying it a great deal!
Conkers Bad Fur Day. I've reached the bit with the zombies. Zombies are scarey. I'm crap with the 3D stick. The whole concept of it is beyond me. I just push the darned stick to it's extreme, pushing the cross-hair way off the screen. I need a good few minutes to get used to this, even though I've been playing the N64 for years! But anyway, soon enough I'll defeat those zombies, and move on!
Then there are my own games to keep me busy too.
I won't list them all, just the ones that I'm currently playing:
Mario Party2. I've unlocked all secrets in this game now, including the 'Drivers Ed' game. Still fantastic fun for four,with mini games to give you blisters.
Banjo Tooie. Big huge levels, lots of stuff to find. Great fun.
Battle For Naboo. Again my problem with the 3D stick comes up when trying to follow an enemy ship! Still, I'm making slow progress. I don't ever expect to gain all gold medals though!
Last but not least, my current joy, Mario Tennis. This game is absolutely superb. The single player game is fun, there's plenty of characters to choose from, all varying in skills, and a few secret cups and players to unlock too. The tennis itself is awesome, the physics are spot on, with the type of shot making a real difference, as well as the height of the ball when struck, and your positioning. It's fast paced too, so your reactions have to be spot on. The characters are superb though, each has it's own characteristics, with Wario laughing away, baby Mario crying his eyes out when he loses, and many more, it's great to play. The multiplayer is a blast, especially the doubles matches. There will be many calles of "Crap, that was in!" and the like too. Fantastic, fantastic game.
So there you go. The N64 still rules. In my house, anyway. I have some excellent games to keep me busy for a few more months, until I get myself that 'CUBE.
Top stuff.
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Weird wonder wrote:
> I just hope that they make football game of that good a quality on
> the Gamecube!!!!!
FIFA 2002 is on the way to GC - Could be worth a look at!! I have no doubt that ISS or Pro Evolution will make an appearance!!
> I just hope that they make football game of that good a quality on
> the Gamecube!!!!!
FIFA 2002 is on the way to GC - Could be worth a look at!! I have no doubt that ISS or Pro Evolution will make an appearance!!
I just hope that they make football game of that good a quality on the Gamecube!!!!!
I pleased Im not the only one who likes FIFA World Cup '98 - An excellent footy game and one of EA's best!! Still no contest to ISS though!!
Football... faster than the speed of Mr. Commentator's brain. And voice.
I love the arcade feel ad the only bad thing about the ISS's is probably that they can't use the official names and sponsors etc..
The commentry on the N64 version is terrible and about 5 minutes behind
lol
:D
The commentry on the N64 version is terrible and about 5 minutes behind
lol
:D
I have this annoying pattern with footy games... I've bought five for the N64... and two for the GBC... and out of thes, I've sole all of them. Oh dear. I find that playing footy games constantly kind of drains away the addictiveness after non-stop action. Therefore, I advise all of you to TAKE A BREAK.
cant remember which game it was...think it was one of the fifa games...u could actually curl the throw in's!
yeah i know the the RED FACTION controls are hard to get to grips with. But u do get used to it after a while though. I still find it a bit weird though.
AS for ISS 98 being the best football around....I used to play It all the time. I loved ISS 98, it was my fave foot game...then i played ISS pro evo...its just so much better in every way. Well i suppose ISS 98 has a much more arcade feel and its better for that reason( i love bangin in goals from 30yrds), but pro evo is much more realistic.
AS for ISS 98 being the best football around....I used to play It all the time. I loved ISS 98, it was my fave foot game...then i played ISS pro evo...its just so much better in every way. Well i suppose ISS 98 has a much more arcade feel and its better for that reason( i love bangin in goals from 30yrds), but pro evo is much more realistic.
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