Today i wanna throw out a word to my old school top 5 nintendo64 games. Keep in mine this is my first review, so be as critique-y as possible! haha i love to get help!
#5
Name: Donkey Kong
Released: 1999
Publisher: Nintendo/Rare
Console: Nintendo 64
Awesomness: Awesome
King K. Rool is trying to destroy DK Isles with a large laser called the Blast-O-Matic, but it malfunctions after a crash that puts his floating, mechanical hind face-to-face with DK Isles. To buy some time, he captures Donkey Kong's friends and locks them up, and then steals Donkey Kong's precious hoard of Golden Bananas. As Donkey Kong frees his fellow apes, they set off to recover the bananas and defeat King K. Rool and his army of Kremlings and other evil creatures.
Oh man is this game great. I remember about a year ago i found this game while I was moving and tried playing it but found out i was missing my expansion pack. I can't tell you how fast i rushed to the computer to order one off amazon. The game is amazing and each character you can play has their own unique play which to me was what made this game amazing, of course Rare's sense of humor was also a pull factor.
#4
Name: Banjo Kazooie
Released: 1998
Publisher: Nintendo/Rare
Console: Nintendo 64
Awesomness: Awesome
Banjo-Kazooie is set on Spiral Mountain, where the evil witch Gruntilda has set up her mountain lair. With the help of her henchman Klungo, Gruntilda creates a machine, which they plan to transfer a person's level of beauty to another. However, she learns from her cauldron Dingpot that the most beautiful girl of all is a bear named Tooty. Gruntilda flies off to Banjo's house with her broomstick and abducts Tooty. Kazooie wakes Banjo up in response to the kidnapping. Banjo and Kazooie learn from Bottles the mole that Tooty was taken to the lair and suggests that they need training to get up to the lair. After collecting items, Banjo and Kazooie enter the lair.
This game sadly i never did finish. I lost it during a show & tell haha. This game was generic in game-play, however its wonderful character's, funny rhymes and overall emotional feel the game can put on makes this game really enjoyable, definitely a great game!
#3
Name: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Released: 1998
Publisher: Nintendo
Console: Nintendo 64
Awesomness: Awesome
The player controls the series' trademark hero, Link, in the land of Hyrule. Link sets out on a quest to stop Ganondorf, King of the Gerudo tribe, from obtaining the Triforce, a sacred relic that grants the wishes of its holder. Link travels through time and navigates various dungeons to awaken sages who have the power to seal Ganondorf away forever. Music plays an important role—to progress, the player must learn to play and perform several songs on an ocarina. The game was responsible for generating an increased interest in and rise in sales of the ocarina
I will not lie, i learned to read because of this game! My dad picked this game up at a walmart and i was amazed when he brought it home. He (my father) was not always the uhh...brightest gamer, but it was fun pointing at the screen yelling at him "go that way, go that way!" I loved it, though at some points where the game became...tedious (F*KING WATER TEMPLE). I recommend this game for anyone who loves adventure.
#2
Name: Gauntlet Legends
Released: 1998
Publisher: Atari Games
Console: Nintendo 64
Awesomness: Cool
In ages past, a corrupt mage named Garm used a set of Runestones to summon a demon named Skorne. However, Skorne crushed Garm and imprisoned his soul in the Underworld. Skorne, fearing the power of the Runestones, scattered them throughout the four realms, so that they could never be used against him. The player(s) must defeat the end bosses of each of the four kingdoms to obtain the four golden keys which allow access to the desecrated temple and be able to banish Skorne from the kingdom.
This game for sure was my first hack and slash. I remember my dad and I just smashing our A button attack all these undead monsters and trying to blow of their homes. I would get so excited when my rage got full and I could unleash a giant skull to kill everything. Though i was a little dissapointed that after all that button mashing that the boss was a complete pansy. All in all, great game just wish it was a litter harder.
#1
Name: Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Released: 2000
Publisher: Nintendo
Console: Nintendo 64
Awesomness: Awesome
Majora's Mask takes place several months after Ocarina of Time and begins with Link searching for an unnamed friend. While in the woods on his horse Epona, the masked Skull Kid and his fairy friends, Tatl and Tael, steal Epona and the powerful musical instrument, the Ocarina of Time, from Link. Link follows them into a dark cave, where he falls down a deep hole. At the bottom, the Skull Kid turns him into a Deku Scrub. Tatl starts to mock Link in his new form, but is accidentally separated from the Skull Kid and Tael due to her delay. Realizing she needs Link to find them, Tatl insists that they work together.
Oh my this game. After Ocarina of Time this game was first on my list. At first the vibe of being a deku-boy was just horrifying. At least until the Happy(Crack)man came and saved the day. I figured this game to be on par with Ocarina of Time but oh boy does it manage to land a hole-in-one. I can only say this though, because of its MASSIVE amounts of side-quests. As i was watching in Chuggaconroy's LP of it, he claimed 80% of the game was just side-quests. My only annoyance was because of the fact of the time limit. I know I know, that was the point of this entire game "3-days!!!" but apparently i never got the notice you could slow down time! haha. I definitely plan to replay this one soon, and definitely suggest this to anyone!
