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GoldenEye 007 for N64 has been '100% decompiled' — success of half-decade project opens up possibilities for complex mods and ports (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 19 points 1 month ago (21 children)

Fighting words I know, but the best shooter on the N64 was NOT GoldenEye 007.

Jetforce Gemini, baby!!

Controls were dogshit, but then so were most games' from that era.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    The best shooter on the N64 was Perfect Dark.

    It was GoldenEye but massively upgraded.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    In hindsight I have no idea how I managed to play it this much at such absolutely horrendous FPS, but I burned hundreds of hours in that game. The bot AI was surprisingly good in local matches.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Wave Race 64

    Here is my wishlist. Thank you in advance. :D

    • stable 120 fps
    • up to 8 drivers on track
    • editor: custom league with custom rules and earned points, each course settings such as reverse, weather and even custom placement for the buoy
    • textures touched up for playing on modern display
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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I remember I recently replayed GoldenEye for the N64 at a local brewery and not knowing how to shoot someone. I was so used to modern controls that I felt disoriented playing the old controls.

    I wish there was a mod that tried to mimic modern controls.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    I never had the pleasure of owning an N64. I remember renting a machine when I was a kid and playing Super Mario. Is there any games you recommend for my retroarch machine?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, Conquer's Bad Fur Day, Starfox 64, Mario Party, Pokémon Snap. The problem is most games have a GC sequel that was a massive improvement, like Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart, or they were dogshit but I was too young to know better. I end up playing more SNES games on my handheld emulator system because they couldn't improve 2D games after 3D was doable.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The other comments have good suggestions, but I'll Add Rogue Squadron. Ogre Battle 64 is also good if you like strategy RPGs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Really never played another game quite like Ogre Battle 64, that one was great.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Absolute musts are Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Zelda: Majora's Mask. Otherwise stick with the rest of the popular ones and you'll be alright - Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64. Star Wars had a few good ones - Rogue Squadron, Shadows of the Empire (janky as fuck, probably didn't age all that well, but was pretty innovative for its time), Episode 1 Racer (although if you're also emulating PS2 games, Star Wars Racer Revenge is much better imo).

    Jetforce Gemini ofc, but I'm not kidding about the controls being dogshit - proceed only if you're willing to completely rewire your perception of which buttons are supposed to perform which actions.

    Some multiplayer greats are Super Smash Bros and Gauntlet Dark Legacy.

    IIRC Aero Gauge was a decent racer, although the SW ones are better.

    Kirby Crystal Shards was a solid 64 adaptation.

    ...I think at this point I'm just rattling off what I can remember from my own collection, lol. The nostalgia juices are really flowing!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    For real, I have a 8BitDo N64 controller conversation kit to make it a BT controller with a hall effect stick. Does not change a thing. Mario Kart's controls are atrocious as the controls are for most games. I guess the 3Cs are hard when you are the first generation of 3D games.

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