(ESP-ENG) Tesoros del Nintendo 64 // Nintendo 64 treasures.
Hello friends, good vibes everyone.
In past publications, I told you a bit about the NES, Sega and it is the turn of what I think has been my favorite console that I have had the opportunity to have. I remember that this machine was a gigantic revolution because of how incredibly good it was and the level of graphics that almost all its games had.
And it is precisely about some of those games, as is customary, that I come to talk to you for a while today. There were several titles in this console, as in all, that the truth were incomparable for the mixture of all those factors that make a game good: history, graphics, sounds, gameplay, etc. So without wasting time we go with some of those games that for me are TREASURES.
- GoldenEye 007.
First treasure. Without fear of being wrong, everyone who had the Nintendo 64 I am sure they had this game and if not, they will have played it with a friend. One of the most popular multiplayer games in history for those confrontations between four people with pistols, grenades, mines, etc., to see who was left alive at the end was undoubtedly one of the most important of the Nintendo 64.
The story behind this game logically centers on the movie of agent 007 starring Pierce Brosnan back in 1995, this game came out in 1997. The idea is that each level is a mission which the agent has to solve until he gives with the "Golden Eye", a powerful space weapon that is in the hands of a criminal organization.
I remember there were nine missions and among those 9 there were twenty "worlds" that had to be overcome. Weapons of all kinds, from pistols, knives, shotguns, rifles, mines, rocket launchers and even tanks were part of Bond's arsenal. Thanks to this game I remember having learned English as it was necessary to understand the missions and their tasks, this game was the real revolution.
The graphics were what they were for the time, for that moment they were decent, with the occasional flaw but nothing to write about. The gameplay was quite comfortable because among several things I remember that you shot with the Z button, which was the one on the back of the control, which made things much easier. In short, an epic game that will remain as one of the best.
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.
I can't explain to you how amazing this game was, in fact I remember that near my house there were those places where you would rent the games for several days and this one in particular I kept it for about 2 weeks, how good it was. While it is true that there is a prequel, this second brought many improvements which made it fascinating.
The game in short is about a warrior who was called to end a serious alien threat which is trying to conquer various races, that's all. It may not read so flashy but for those times believe me it was. A point very in favor of this game was its graphics, which in relation to the first installment improved considerably.
Another of the things in which this game evolved in reference to its successor was in the new arsenal of weapons it had, we are talking about more than 20 weapons of all kinds. Finally, it also brought the multiplayer that was typical of four players in an all against all and there was another modality that was in teams.
Without any doubt a GREAT game that if you could and had the opportunity to play it today I would recommend it to you with all the confidence. They were hours and hours glued to the television with this title, a lot of nostalgia writing these lines.
- Super Smash Bros.
Part of the Mario saga could not be missing from this list and I do it with one of the best games that came out on the Nintendo 64 as far as Mario is concerned and look at there were several: Mario 64, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Party, etc but like this there are not two. Because? - because it belongs to the fighting or battle genre, which was something new in the Mario Bros. universe.
Basically it is a crossover between several of the most relevant and important Nintendo franchises, whether they are Donkey Kong, Zelda, Star Fox, Kirby, Pokemon, Metroid, among others. The whole of this game was to fight among everyone, as it is read, the main attraction being the multiplayer since we could play it with four people which made it quite entertaining.
It was also a game that had nine scenarios, all of them being equally part of these franchises that I told you about previously. Few games, so out of the traditional, have penetrated as much in people as this one because yes, it was not very common since it was included in fighting games and seeing the references that there were, Tekken or Mortal Kombat, as it did not fit much. Still, one of the best on this console and a must-see on my list.
- Castlevania.
This game was important to me because it was one of the ones I had in my '64 game group, plus the whole Castlevania universe is crazy. It is the typical action adventure video game in which you discover scenarios and worlds through a linear movement and at the same time we are encountering the classic enemies of this story, such as skeletons, jellyfish, etc.
The only detail with this game is that it did not have multiplayer but it was so good that I really did not care about that. I have always been a big fan of this style of games where you go through worlds or levels looking to advance and where there is also no countdown, that is, you have no limit to finish.
The weapons are typical of the saga, whether they are the holy water and the ax. And the characters because here you have the possibility to choose two, a young woman with magical powers and Reinhardt Schneider, the heir to the Belmont family. Incredible game that I certainly have very good memories of and that is that everything Castlevania has to do with is a plus.
- Mario Kart.
We have reached one of the crown jewels of the Nintendo 64, the multiplayer game, second only to GoldenEye, Mario Kart. A legacy that continues to this day in an impressive validity, even reached cell phones, and that I do not think the time will come when this game will be so easily forgotten.
The competitive game par excellence for the whole family arrived in 1996, with incredible graphics and a fairly simple gameplay, to catch everyone and immerse them in this world of racing. Led by Mario are some of the characters from the world of Mario Bros who can be chosen to compete themselves in the different cups.
Let's face it, who didn't play this game? - I think the answer is quite obvious. Even surely there will be those who have the game on their phones and continue to play it today, I include myself, because it really does not go out of style. I'm not going to say what it goes or how it is played, that is quite clear, what I do want is to give it the recognition it deserves as easily one of the best three games of the entire Nintendo 64 console.
These were the 5 games that most marked my youth when it comes to the Nintendo 64. I know there were others left out, Zelda or Mario 64 but it is with this specific group that I spent hours and hours in front of the television enjoying this great console that was the Nintendo 64.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well friends for today is everything, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to all, see you in the next one
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El Smash Bros y el Mario Kart unos clásicos de la n64 siempre disfrutaba jugarlo con mi hermano junto a Ocarina Of Time y Majora's Mask.