Because there were so few games, I made an effort to play every single game that came out on the N64 as they were released. Once the pace of games picked up I had to abandon that plan, lol. But, I played every one of these.
Mario 64, Pilotwings, and Wave Race 64 all ruled. My brother and I had a lot of fun playing Wayyyyne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. NBA Hangtime is way underrated, and is far better than the 16 bit Jam games imo. KI Gold was fun. I enjoyed Shadows of the Empire but it's janky and I don't think I could ever go back to it. Turok and Doom 64 both rule, I can't remember much about Hexen 64, but it's something I'd like to go back to someday. Star Fox 64 was cool - and the first imported game I ever played. This video store in town had this & Mischief Makers with the security tabs Dremeled out so I played those both quite early. Tetrisphere & Goldeneye came out on the same day. I'd been planning on buying Tetrisphere forever, so I bought it. Goldeneye got amazing reviews so I was at the video store waiting for them to open it & make it available for rental. I crashed my bike on the way home and still have lingering knee issues from the crash (my leg went through the frame, and I fell with all of my weight onto the bike frame, which pressed against the back of my knee, which slammed into the concrete and ruptured one of my bursa sacs).
Blast Corps is the best game on the N64, and the best game of that entire generation. It's my second favorite game of all time. It's basically perfect. It was also the first game I really followed development of, back when all I could do on the computer was look at N64.com in the school library. I was so thrilled to finally get it... only to bounce off it a bit. I picked it back up that summer, and I played it non-stop once it clicked.
