Beetle Adventure Racing has been bagged.



This game trolled me SOOO bad at times. I think I did the pro circuit about 10 times, and I could have missed three of those if my game didn't decide to glitch out on the last lap of the prix. Thankfully, Bonus Championship was a breeze, and now I possess the almighty Police Buggy.



Fear me.

Will be working on Rocket: Robot on Wheels next! Maybe something in between it as well.

Welcome to the thread and your point has been added.

The point for Rocket is still available, surprisingly. I ended up finishing it in the 2013 thread but someone had already grabbed the point first.

Well it only took me a few months but I finally got back on track and completed Rocket: Robot on Wheels (sorry ThoseWeirdGames, just finished it tonight.) I completely lost steam on this game. It was good at the start, but finding everything in that arabian flights level just didn't work out. It's a good game for sure, just had other games I wanted to play that made me lose focus on this one.

Added your point, sorry for the delay.

I've been working away on Space Station Silicon Valley for the past week or two and am mere levels away from completion (i think?). However i wanted to make a quick post to say..

Screw Vultures, and screw this part



Anyone tried getting all the power cells and recognize this particular part from hell(there's another similar spot in the same level with 2 power cells)? For those who don't know, that power cell (purple orb thing) is on a really high cliff. You'd think "no problem, i'm a f***in' Vulture. I have wings n shit. Nope, this tubby bastard can't seem to fly more than a foot off the ground. Oh, and if you fly off a cliff of course he sinks to be a foot from whatever ground he is above. I hate him. There better be no more mandatory vulture use in this game.

There were a number of times where i almost made it up that cliff. I would connect with the cliff wall just below the ridge, and then the vulture would slowly rise and i would think "We got this, we got this by the ass!", but nope. IT was taunting me. Stupid thing would sink before he could quite reach it. Slowly crashing towards the earth below, wings flapping with great vigor yet unable to stay airborn under its own enormous girth.

There are times he'll sink to mere inches from the ground such that ground based enemies can hit you! Oh, and did i mention he's really damn slow?

We can scratch one more game off the list.  Tonight, my cousin and I completed a playthrough of Bomberman Hero.  My overall opinion of the game is that, even though it attempts to keep the experience fresh with different types of stages, the gameplay is executed poorly, the character design is bland and uninspired, and the camera angles are stifling.  It's not the worst N64 game I've ever played, but it's probably below average.

Space Station Silicon Valley is complete!

I have collected all power orbs and trophies - excluding the trophy from fat bear mountain which is glitched.





Absolutely fantastic game. Criminally underrated during the lifespan of the 64. It has some great, and often dark, humour. I miss the open levels that have to be solved formula that n64 games loved. We've really lost that formula these days it seems. Animal swapping allows for some clever level design, and of course keeps things fresh by always presenting the player with something different.

F-Zero X is done... again !

Hi guys sorry for my absence, I was helping family move and they only got their internet set up today. Points are updated.

@linkloz: I do agree that Space Station Silicon Valley should be talked about more, but those two major game breaking glitches just kill it for me personally. Some people have reported problems with the Expansion Pak. Although I haven't experienced that glitch the other about not being able to collect the trophy in level 6 is pretty bad. That glitch should not have slipped by as it certainly wouldn't have taken any extensive play testing to catch it. When Acclaim screwed up with Turok Rage Wars at least they made a replacement cartridge for those who were affected, but when people complained to Take-Two about not being able to collect the trophy, they were just given the cheat codes that would've been unlocked instead. There's no replacement cartridge and there's not even a fan made patch as far as I know.

@Wyldephang: I'm not 100% sure on this, but I believe all the Bomberman games on the N64 are pretty well the same so that's a disappointment. It's quite clear that they're early 3D games that haven't aged all that well.

@RetroMichel: welcome to the thread Michel, and thanks again for the Banjo-Kazooie manual and insert!

We're so close to 100 done, as well as 101 done which would be the 1/3 done mark. 

Another done, Fighting Force 64!



One of the few beat em ups from that generation, and a port of a PS1 game(ported years later!). You can tell from the first area that this was a ps1 game, if they did anything to improve the graphics for the 64 it was minor. Characters have those weird simple "shadows" to create faces, level geometry is incredibly simplistic, and effects look pretty bad. Perhaps some textures were improved overall? It's not a disgustingly awful looking game or anything, but it's not up to the standards of 1999 N64.

I've only played through as Mace, and only completed one play through on normal difficulty. I found her really enjoyable to use although i think she could have used some better multi-enemy hitting moves. The one she has takes hp, which is common among 2d brawlers. But in a 3d brawler, enemies can gang up on you from more directions making some kind of crowd control move a bit more important. One of her grabs is a throw, it would be nice if maybe that bowled over other enemies?

Overall i really enjoyed it and think it's a fun attempt at an early 3d brawler but i think i would be in the minority. It might have stuck a bit to close to 2d brawler roots. In a 2d game, you'll beat up a pack of enemies and advance a few steps before facing another pack. In fighting force 3d, there are often long corridors or large open areas and you just fight wave after wave. The final segment before the last boss is particularly bad for this. Less waves of enemies, more rooms would have been better. Another issue i have is how slow items are to pick up. You're too vulnerable. And since picking up items are prioritized over a normal punch, it means you'll have to rely on other attacks if you're too close to a item when cornered by a foe. It's also funny that picking up someones luggage is apparently very difficult, i guess everyone fills them with cement in fighting force-land? Also, save points are pretty far apart. You don't get your first until.. stage 3 i think it is.

There were some nice enemy variety. Particularly some new kinds that made late game quite challenging. Like the guys who regenerate health. Or enemies that block and counter alot more. I also really liked the final boss fight. He's rather tough to take head on, but since there's all sorts of weapons and health in pillars you can just run around using those on him. Easy but kinda fun.

Anyway, i did find it alot of fun. It has branching paths, which is great for replay value. I'll try to check them out later and perhaps some of the other fighters.

I want to help out, can someone name me a game that hasn't been started I can work on.

^Just check the front page. The ones that don't have a name by them haven't been done yet.

Ya noticed that after I posted, what kind of completion are we looking for, I am thinking I finished snowboard kids 2 story mode, but do you need to unlock all the boards etc.

You just need to make the credits roll. You don't have to 100% it.

I'm happy that you liked what you've received !

N64 forever !

I finished Dr. Mario 64 about a month ago. I beat it with Wario. I doubt if there're any differences aside from the story whether you play with him or Dr. Mario. There are only 8 levels in the story mode, but they get kind of tough towards the end. I wasn't able to get a pic at the time and I've been away for a while. Now, I'm no longer around my N64, so anything do in the near future is going to be on emulator.

Just beat Snowboard kids 2

Making headway on stunt racer, I will have it done this weekend. Fun little racing game so far !

What games are nobody working on right now? I want in.

I'm glad you mentioned that Rick, i was back and forth on a few games and stunt racer was one of them (you're right, it is really quite fun!).

I'm leaning towards trying something a bit more meaty, after playing through the very short Fighting Force. Harvest Moon and Ogre Battle are two n64 games i've played when i was a kid but never beaten(not even close), any suggestions for which one of those two i should tackle?

Finished up with stunt racer tonight.



Edit : It was my first time playing so I figured I would give it a try on easy. Hope that is cool with everyone.

If there's a game on the list that you want to complete, just go ahead and stake your claim.  I haven't decided what I want to play next.

I don't know if anyone's working on it, but a month or two ago I did go through WCW vs NWO World Tour and beat all the leagues, unlocking Black Widow and Joe Bruiser. Does that qualify?

I think I'll stake a claim on Bomberman 64, if no one's working on it? Once my copy comes in this week I'm gonna want to play the hell out of it, haha.

You got the credits for that game so I'll give you the point, though Dr Mario does have 9 levels, you only see the 9th on Normal or a harder difficulty.




You also played it easy but you got the point too. I did a playthrough of this game in 2012 and it's a really great title. The graphics are pretty, there's so much going on in the background, the level design is stellar, and the game handles it all perfectly with a solid framerate of 30 fps that never drops. If you do ever play it again, at least go up to normal as you won't be able to race the final boss on easy. 




Hmmm, did you manage to roll the credits?

Yes I rolled the creds like 6 times. The creds roll each time you beat a league so...