I'll keep you in mind if I do!

SPLAIN ALERT! Monopoly is complete!

Very serviceable version of monopoly, and much easier to play than the real thing fiddling around with cards and money and working out math etc.

Probably wouldn't have impressed many people buying it for 50 dollars new back in the day, but today at bargain basement prices... hey it's monopoly!

SPLAIN ALERT

Donald duck: quack attack beat! Another of those games with a slight name change for PAL, instead of goin' quackers.

Pretty good 3D/2D hybrid platformer, if a little short and easy. Also, although the graphics are generally ok, the frame rate of this game is terrible, sometimes seemingly dropping into the single digits per second. And I am saying this as a huge N64 fan, so you know it must be bad, lol!

Sooooo I'm a big fat phony. Knowing that I've got a list of "2000" games to tackle makes me not even want to play N64. I hate sports games. So do not call me "Splain 2000," call me "Splain the pathetic quitter" so that I can play N64 games again. I'm going to shamefully play through a non-2000 game so that I can shamefully rejoin this thread. When there are only a few dozen games left, that will be much more motivating to slam out the sports titles. I didn't want to give up, but I'm playing exclusively Switch and Game Boy games, and I just gotta get back into it.

No worries Splain, I have been playing through lots of Genesis games. I found out real quick that I am only mediocre at N64, so I went back to games I am better at, while also attempting a few 64 games.

Feels terrible to live long enough to see your heroes die before your eyes...

Good to be back boys! Tonight while I was waiting for Forza Horizon 4 to download I beat Beetle Adventure Racing! Mark it down! Let's do this!

SPLAIN ALERT: Beetle Adventure Racing (forgot about the Splain Alerts)

I like to think the Splain alert is rigged to set off a huge red alarm bell and flashing lights in Splain's house, so that any time day or night someone beats an N64 game he knows! He then dons his Splain-suit, slides down the Splain-pole and then flies off in the Splain-copter to update the OP.

I also believe there is a smaller, quieter yellow alarm bell for when someone beats a GB game.

This Splain Alert woke me up!

Finished Paperboy. Actually didn't play it for the first time til recently and it's almost a hidden gem. Way more fun than it let's on at least.

Made a start on Operation Winback (i.e. Winback: Covert Operations).

Impressive game mechanically speaking, a little ahead of its time even as a tactical cover-based shooter. Doesn't look terrible, either, although the poor resolution of the N64 always disproportionately impacts more "realistic" style games.

Anyway, colour me impressed so far, I'm definitely looking forward to getting further into this one!  

As much as I complained about the Mario Party games last year, I definitely had an itch to play them again this year, and I beat Mario Party 2. I'm not ready for Mario Party 3 yet, but honestly, I'll probably be down to try in a couple of months.

Great job Jive Brother!

Still working on Winback, still really enjoying it. Very well designed game, considering the limitations they had to work with. I reckon I'm about 2/3rds of the way through, so should have it finished pretty soon.

Man, really haven't had a lot of time to play N64 recently, but still doing my best. Hopefully after the semester ends next week, I should have a bit more time to play tho!  

Operation Winback is accomplished! Says it all really.

Fantastic game, really enjoyed this one. It has actually shot way up near the top of my list of best ever 3rd party N64 games, at least top 5 without doubt. Give it a go if you have it, and if you don't they just pick it up cheap somewhere, well worth it!  

Oh, btw, **SPLAIN ALERT** wakey wakey!  

**SPLAIN ALERT** Golden Nugget done! Not much of a task, seeing as it's not really the sort of game you're meant to beat, but I did it anyway!

Pretty basic gambling simulator, but ten different games offers a fair amount of variety I suppose. I could probably sit down and play the Texas Hold 'em for an extended period, and maybe one or two of the other games. Of course, much of the thrill you get from real gambling is noticeably absent, so unless you invite some shady characters over for an N64 gambling night, probably won't hold your attention for long, lol!

Also, I thought it was funny that this game has video poker! I'm playing a videogame simulation of a video simulation of poker... Pretty sure I entered the matrix there or something, lol! The best thing about the game is, of course, the slideshow, which I present the highlights of below... Why do I have the feeling like I should be booking a trip to Vegas soon?!

Lol, that's hilarious. What an odd game with a weird slideshow.

You now have exactly twice as many points and games beaten as me. I'm now half the N64 gamer that you are. I gotta get some stuff beaten this week!!

Nobody has talked about it in a while, so I went ahead and slammed out Virtual Chess 64. It has a lot of options for serious chess players, but the interface really is as bad as everyone says.

Now now, as far as I'm concerned this remains a friendly collaboration! As long as I hit my target of 40 games beat this year, I will be happy with my performance. And besides, your attentions are directed elsewhere, what with the GameBoy thread also under your careful observation!

I must say, however, I can't wait to receive your entire N64 collection in the mail once this year's contest is over! That is the prize, right?! Number 1 gets all of Number 2's games? I'm confused on the rules again, lol!  

BTW Splain, I'm gonna be giving Rally Challenge 2000 a try next... Hope you don't mind me moving in on your 2000 turf!  

Please do. I'm just not made for 2000 games. And now I can blame you for beating one, now I can't beat them all!

Busted out Bust a Move 99.

Lol, can't handle the 2000 games, so switching down a gear and trying out the 99's! I like your style, Splain!  

Heh. 99 is more my pace, I guess.

I think you'll be disappointed with my collection, so maybe I should pull ahead and win yours. Are you still looking for N64 games?

I am, yes. I've got all the big ones out of the way, at least when it comes to US exclusives. Most of the US games I need now are cheap sports titles, with the odd more pricey one thrown in. But pretty sure nothing left over 30 bucks or so.

As for my PAL set, well, again mostly sports and racing games, but there are a couple pricey ones I still need, like Aidyn Chronicles, Rush 2049 and Blues Brothers 2000.

I'm going for full PAL set (my home turf) plus US exclusives, plus JP exclusives, plus US/JP only. That way I can round out a full international set of every single N64 game! Long road ahead... In terms of number I am probably just over halfway, in terms of value I should be like 70% already if not more, like I say mostly cheap filler left!

SPLAIN ALERT!!! Mystical Ninja Staring Goemon is complete!

First time I played this little N64 classic, it's one of those games that just seems to have been around forever waiting for me to play it. Overall, its a fun game, quite short and linear with relatively simple game design and graphics. But it's got a good sense of humour and style, and it's just a very light, colourful and happy game. You're not really missing much if you skip this one, but it's got enough going for it to make it an enjoyable play if you're in the mood.

BTW I haven't abandoned Rally Challenge 2000, BUT I'm probably gonna be playing mystical ninja 2 next, lol!

Dash! Dash! Dash!