Cruis’n USA
The first road-based racing game on the N64. I remember this being panned in magazines, but surely not much can go wrong with something as simple as a racing game, especially one that Nintendo themselves published? Unfortunately, there is a lot to go…
Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey
Sports games are a type of game where you get as much out of them as you want, providing you enjoy the core gameplay. Seasons can be incredibly long, and lots of these games are similar (especially yearly updates), so for the most…
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
I have absolutely no skill when it comes to fighting games. I have a terrible memory for special moves and I never know when to block or attack, so I’m not going to be a good judge for games like this. Mortal Kombat…
Wave Race 64
It took a few months for the Nintendo 64 for a new game, and when it game it met with glowing reviews. I do remember playing this slightly as a kid, and distinctly remember having a lot of trouble with it due to…
Pilotwings 64
Part of what made me want to play through all the Nintendo 64 games was growing up with Future Publishing’s N64 magazine. I only had a small number of games myself, but read about so many more. Pilotwings is one I remember getting…
Super Mario 64
Starting off with a bang, one of the Nintendo 64’s launch titles just happens to be a revolutionary game that’s one of the best games on the system. It didn’t just show the world how platform games could work in 3D, but it…
The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier
A reference CD with information on all the James Bond films from Dr. No to GoldenEye. It was produced with EIDOS, who previously published a bunch of James Bond games for home computers under their original name “Domark”. The main focus on this…
GoldenEye 007 (Virtual Boy)
The Virtual Boy is a strange system released by Nintendo – it was a portable system with goggles that you have to look into (awkwardly using a table or lying on the floor, there’s no strap), allowing for spectroscopic 3D effects. However, the…
Before I Kill You, Mr Bond…
This is an unlicensed James Bond-inspired card game from Cheapass Games. In this, each player is taking on the role of a supervillain, trying to capture spies in their evil lairs. Each turn you draw a card and can improve your lair, and…
Star Trek: First Contact Soundtrack Enhanced CD
This program came on the Star Trek: First Contact “Enhanced CD” soundtrack. You browse a corridor to access four rooms: Bridge, Observation Lounge, Engineering and Holodeck. The Bridge has a series of interviews with Johnathan Frakes, Rick Berman and Jerry Goldsmith. The Observation…