The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast - Episode Twenty-Five
The Top 10 Best Games for the Nintendo 64
On this episode of The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast, we continue our journey to select “The Top 10 Best Games (for Every Console)”, and this time we’re turning our gaze to the Nintendo 64 - a beloved but also controversial console that revolutionized the gaming space and provided the definitive roadmap for what 3D gaming could be. But along with its bona fides as a groundbreaking piece of tech, the N64 was unfortunately held back by a weird controller, a lack of 3rd-party support, and the baffling decision to stick with game cartridges over optical media. But regardless, the N64 is a system that has endured, and that’s thanks in large part to games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, and many, many more.
Our goal for this episode is to create the ultimate list of N64 games that we’d recommend to gamers - both new and old - who want to experience the absolute best that the console has to offer. And although the N64 doesn’t have a huge library, there were still more than enough amazing experiences for us to have trouble narrowing things down. So if you haven’t experienced the N64 for yourself, we’re here to recommend the 10 best places to start. And if you are already well-versed, join us for this wonderful trip down memory lane.
Run of Show:
00:10 - Introduction and History of the N64
33:10 - The Top 10 Best Games for The Nintendo 64
01:18:23 - Honorable Mentions and Stories Behind the Games
01:33:40 - Closing Words and Social Media
Episode Ten - The Top 10 Best Open-World Video Games
Episode Nine - God of War: Ragnarok Hype, PSVR 2, Gotham Knights Review, Silent Hill 2
Episode Eight - Batman in Video Games Retrospective (Batman: The Video Game - Gotham Knights)
Episode Seven - Gotham Knights, Paradise Killer and Return to Monkey Island
Episode Six - The Top 10 Best Stories in Video Games
Episode Five - E3 in September (Nintendo Direct, State of Play, Ubisoft Forward, TGS, D&MGS)
Episode Four - Xbox Live Summer of Arcade Retrospective
Episode Three - The Top 10 2D Platformers of All-Time
Episode Two - Narrative Adventure Games: A Brief History (from Point-and-Click to As Dusk Falls)
Episode One - The Top 5 Gaming Franchises of All-Time
Episode Zero: A New Start, SGF 2022 and Limited Physical Gaming Media
The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 78 - Next-Gen Console Chat and The Game Awards 2020
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 79 -Best Indie Comics Adaptations, DC Fandome, Celebrating C.B.'s Life
The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 77 - GOTY: The Best Video Games of 2019
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 78 - The Best in Film 2019
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 77 - Quarantine Reunion Special and Bloodshot Review
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 76 - The Best TV of 2018
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 75 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Review and SpoilerCast
The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 76 - Revisiting GOTY 2015, Diablo Immortal, Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct
The Joy of Geek Podcast, Episode 74 - The Haunting of Hill House, Halloween (2018), Daredevil S3 and Titans
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