Mario Party 3
As evident from my reviews of the first two Mario Party games, I’m not the best person to talk about this series, as I don’t…
Yosuke Ide’s Mahjong Cram School
This is the last Mahjong game released for the Nintendo 64, and it offers a polished presentation, featuring 3D graphics with your opponents standing around…
Blitz Shogi 3: Championship Series
A Shogi game for the Aleck 64 arcade system. In this, you challenge the computer in a shogi match. When it is your turn, a…
Goemon Mononoke Sugoruku
There’s no good way to translate “Goemon Mononoke Sugoruku”. Mononoke are a kind of vengeful spirit, but can also be a term for a shapeshifting…
Pro Mahjong Soldier 64: Mahjong Parlor Battle Challenge
The translation of the title is a tricky one. Tsuwamono (ツワモノ) strictly translates to “soldier”, but from what I can tell, it’s also slang that, in this…
Hanafuda 64: An Angel’s Promise
Nintendo has a long history with Hanafuda – they produced cards long, long before video games existed. While it doesn’t directly link to this game, it’s still worth noting.…
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt (or Rugrats: Treasure Hunt) is a simplified clone of another N64 board game – but it’s not Mario Party. Bizarrely, this is…
Super Real Mahjong VS
A mahjong game for the Aleck 64 arcade system. This is part of a series that started in 1987 and is still getting the occasional…
The Game of Life 64
The “classic” board game The Game of Life is very popular in Japan. The board game is incredibly basic as you roll, move and do…