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Banjo-Kazooie was better than Super Mario 64, and had an excellent soundtrack to boot.

I agree with all these comments regarding Banjo Kazooie. Loved it 12 years ago when I first played it and still do to this day.

''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.''

- Albert Camus

Banjo Tooie was also the epitome of win
2 of my all time favs

I liked the PS1 more. Both beat the f**k out of the PS2 though.

Edited by CinemaZebra - August 16 2010 at 19:16

Glad to see love for Banjo Kazooie. I remember saying back in the day that it was superior to Mario 64 and everybody telling me to shut up.

You're all forgetting Paper Mario and Mario Party though, N64 classics. Mario Party 2 was the best one on N64. Yeah it was better than 3, 3 was messy.

DK64 was not so good though. On paper it took things even further than BK2 but in practice it was just too much. It went on and on and on. Also I think by that point anyone who was interested had gone through so many platformers that they realised that all you would ever get for actually bothering to collect everything was a silly little clip that would never justify all the hours spent. Plus, the new characters sucked.

I remember what was really held against the N64 was that Mario Kart 64 was noticably worse than the SNES Super Mario Kart. This really stung as before it's release, Mario Kart 64 was anticipated as a reason to buy the system and when everyone started going "Um actually the SNES one is better" people were turned off and began to doubt Nintendo.

Oh, also, Conker's Bad Fur Day. Not a good game, but a fascinating one that is worth hunting down for interested in unusual/alternative games.

Oh and I was also hugely offended by Bomberman 64. What was this platforming nonsense about? I wanted Bomberman.

Edited by Textbook - August 16 2010 at 20:15

I've heard that view expressed before but you're certainly in the minority.

Yeah but expectations were pretty low for that.

I was a Nintendo die hard for years but now I'm beginning to wonder if my love for them is almost entirely built around the legacy of the SNES. GC did have great games, more so than N64, you really can blame market trends for the GC not doing so well. But though the Wii is selling better and I loved the concept when it was introduced, it's actually a bit rubbish for a serious gamer. Virtually every game is built around waggling, only the pictures on the screen are different. Just because you *can* waggle the controller doesn't mean it has to be a fundamental element of every title.

Edited by Textbook - August 17 2010 at 00:05

James wrote:

But then there was the abysmal Diddy Kong Racing.

Hey, be nice. That was the first game I ever owned.

Dragon Age: Origin: Well, I've played it and it's very well done, provided you're prepared to sit through a lot of story. Not my thing at all though, I don't like to have 3 minutes of cutscenes forced upon me for every 5 minutes I actually get to play. Same problem with Mass Effect.

I never get this story thing in games at all. I haven't come across any game story that could remotely stand up to any half decent book. I always feel like asking those people who go nuts over the 'compexities' of Baldu'rs Gate, whether they've ever finished a book, I mean really read one right to the end.

Edited by npjnpj - August 19 2010 at 07:43