Nintendo 64/Japan

From /v/'s Recommended Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Japan

"Games are changing. Switch to the 64." [1]

The Japanese list

[edit | edit source]
Cover Title Genre Description Translation Screenshot
Bomberman 64 Action This is a completely different game than Baku Bomberman, which was released as Bomberman 64 in the West. This one is more traditional being in 2D and all. Great mulitplayer romp with lots of fun minigames and classic Bomberman action!

(Often called "Bomberman 64 Arcade Edition" in ROM sites.)

Link
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaiō Shoot 'em up, platformer Ride the mighty Bangai-O mech across space to stop the evil SF Kosmo Gang from trafficking fruit illegaly! Badass 2D multidirectional shooter with tons of destruction and a humorous plot. The mech has two pilots that can be swapped at any time: Riki fires homing missiles, Mami fires boncing bullets. They have special attacks that gets way more epic if used when enemy fire is about to hit you. While this is Japan-only, the improved Dreamcast port came to the west.
HG101 article
Custom Robo Fighting Just like the Gamecube title but more retro. Link
Custom Robo V2 Fighting Sequel to the above. Allows up to four players this time around. Link
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren Jou!
(Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Demon Invasion! Shiren Castle!)
Rogue-Like/ Mystery Dungeon Made by Chunsoft (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon/ Torneko games) The people who invented the genre. Similar to those games (there is even a monster catching portion to the game). Random dungeons, monsters, traps, you know the drill. Link
Neon Genesis Evangelion Fighting/Rhythm/QTE I know it's a licensed game but boy does the remixed N64 MIDI soundtrack sound awesome, especially the remix of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" in the menu for the Story Mode. Worthy if you're a weeb, but not as interesting if you're really not into anime, or EVA for that matter.

Features an unlockable 2-player mode which you and another player get to duke it out as one of the Evas or the Angels.

Robot Ponkottsu 64: Nanatsu no Umi no Caramel
(Robopon 64: Caramel of the Seven Seas)
RPG Since there are like, almost no RPGs on this system it's definitely worth looking into to. The GBC games are pokemon clones, and this is like a pokemon stadium clone but you can run around in the arena (not as fun as it sounds though). Use the GBC transfer pack to unlock and upload stuff with the GBC games.
Tsumi to Batsu: Hoshi no Keishousha
(Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth)
Rail Shooter A fucking awesome rail shooter released only in Japan for the N64, but was localized by Nintendo through the Virtual Console on the Wii. There's also a fan-translation patch. Fuck, unless you're hearing-impaired, you don't even need any translation since all the dialogue is in (surprisingly good) English! Play this shit, goddammit, and grab a high-res texture patch if you can (helps with aiming a lot). Sequel on Wii... get it now! Link
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 Wrestling While Japan-only, this title is considerably deeper than all of the AKI-developed wrestling games for the N64; including No Mercy. It is often considered to be a Japanese counterpart of WrestleMania 2000. But while No Mercy makes that game moot, this title really takes it's own spin by having 200+ different moves and the ability to form combos with those moves. One of the deepest wrestling titles ever made. Only flaw is that - unless you're Japanese or are familiar with Japanese wrestling - you won't know who the fuck any of the characters are. Not as gay as the cover makes it seem (It actually means MUSCULAR MANLY).

>Mitsuharu Misawa gay