If there’s one game on this list that was way ahead of its time, it’s Body Harvest.
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This wasn’t just a port of the original game and, in fact, Ridge Racer wasn’t even developed by Namco, but instead, it was the very first game developed by Nintendo Software Technology. They obviously poured their hearts into making the game since everything about it is excellent! – (Ricky D) Namco’s classic franchise hit the Nintendo 64 four years after debuting on Sony’s Playstation, complete with new tracks, new cars, a four-player mode, rock-solid frame rates, faster speed and an all-new gameplay mechanic to boot. Among them is San Francisco Rush, Road Rash, Beetle Adventure Racing, Micro Machines, Wipeout, Wave Race, Diddy Kong Racing, Excitebike and our first entry in this list – Ridge Racer 64, one of the best racing games ever to hit Nintendo’s system. When people think of the Nintendo 64, Mario Kart 64 is usually the first racing game that comes to mind, but there were so many great racing games released for the system that the N64 might just have the best lineup of that genre. Fans of arcade style games should love the fast-paced action, brilliant controls, and fantastic over the top storyline. Treasure’s unique approach to game design coupled with Nintendo’s trademark polish makes this worthy of being remembered as one of the 64-bit greats and easily one of the best rail shooters ever made. For the unfamiliar, the game is essentially a 3D Cabal-styled shooter with a grandiose anime-inspired storyline massively detailed levels epic set-pieces (the ocean fleet chapter is most memorable), intricate character and enemy models and action that was so rapid, it was almost impossible to keep up. It’s the Nintendo 64 game that many North American gamers imported purely on the positive buzz from respected gaming magazines such as EGM.
Anyone who plays many of the games found on the Virtual Console should be familiar with Treasure, a tiny Japanese developer with a huge cult following and a back catalogue packed with classic titles including one major hit, Hideyuki Suganami’s Sin and Punishment. Originally passed over for localization, Nintendo only released the arcade-style action shooter stateside via the Wii Virtual Console in 2007.
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