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The term hidden gem is appropriate sometimes. A great example is Spec ops: The line on 360, PC and PS3. For the time it came out (2012 IIRC), you'd be well forgiven for seeing it on the shelf and not giving it much thought (or a googling). After all, at first glance, i'll wager many figured its just some Ghost Recon/COD/Army of two like action game. General name of the game itself, general-looking third person action based on the pics and blurb on the back of the box (if you even got that far) - I would imagine most who saw it on the shelves thought nothing of it really. In fact, we know this based on the sales. But its a beaut of a game though - Great, thought-provoking story in a decent third person action game set in Dubai with fabulous sound design and so-so multiplayer tacked on (consider it a single player only). A REAL gem - hidden in plain sight.
Mickey's Speedway USA is always going to be a "hidden gem" to me because I found it at a garbage dump, frozen in ice. Was pretty happy after I chipped it out, defrosted it and cleaned it that it worked!
That logo is so damn nostalgic to me. I remember baby sitting for family members and when they’d force me to take a fiver for payment I’d always go to the corner shop and pick up that magazine and a chocolate bar. Good times. It’d read the articles at least twice and all the stuff from the staff and dream about doing the kind of work they did. I’m 35 now and I make games instead for a living. Went to uni and even had the honor of having Rares David Doak as a teacher. Games are so amazing.
To me your channel is HIDDEN GEM. I wasn't aware of it until a few days and just saw you do this stuff since a long time. You almost covered every N64 game I was looking into, that is crazy cool! HIDDEN GEM BTW, did I mention HIDDEM GEM? :D Byeeee your new subscriber, love from HIDDEM GERMANY
I think its kind of silly to say hidden gems can't exist because the internet exists. If anything the mountains of information can make it even harder to find things. Finding n64 games in particular can be tricky as you'll see the same 10 games on every single list no matter what. Your channel has introduced me to so many n64 games I had no memory of as a kid of the 90s.
I rarely hear anyone talk about Destruction Derby 64, and I love that game. It feels like a rough predecessor to the Burnout games, and I get a kick out of trying to unlock everything.
@N64 Glenn Plant I just want to say it’s a pure delight watching your videos! You’ve sparked a burst of nostalgia within me thats made me resurrect my old dusty console and relive some of my old childhood memories! Keep up the good work my friend!
Your content is always the most refreshing. I get bored watching the same games cycled on Instagram. You remind me of everything else I love about the n64 other than the same top 15 titles. You make videos on any game regardless of reputation or price.
Hello Glenn, I have been a fan of your videos ever since the "Glenndust" days, & have had a constant growth of support for the Nintendo 64. I look up to you instantly when it comes to this quintessential catalog of classics. Thanks for all the hard, dedicated work you put into your content. I, & the rest of us extremely appreciate it! Cheers.
I just played through Xena: Warrior Princess thanks to you. I even managed to beat the damned hard mode and after being sucked in so much, I think it is indeed very underrated.
I love Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth and Worms Armageddon. I've been playing Star Soldier since the NES and Turbografx games were new, so the N64 game was on my radar from the get-go. I don't know how anyone could dislike Worms if they have friends to play with, even though I've had plenty of fun on my own there as well. The N64 game that gets no love that I enjoyed a bit was Knife Edge. It was a simple enough rail shooter akin to Burning Soldier on 3DO, but was brisk enough to play through in a sitting when you feel like something arcade-y.
I was a big Xena fan back then (who am I kidding, I still am) so I had to have the Xena fighting game. I loved it and still love it. It's nowhere near the quality of MK Trilogy but it has it's charms. The Xena game on ps1 is even more awesome, so check that one out too if you get a chance :)
I can write this in every comment under your every video. You have probably Heard this a milion times. But youre giving US thé best N64 content on thé internet.
Thanks for this. I'm also a big Cruis'n fan and never heard of Offroad Challenge when I was a kid. Just picked up a copy for $13 bucks, cant wait to try it!
There are a couple N64 titles that I love and don’t see people talking about: -War Gods: essentially mortal kombat 4 “beta”, but with more creative freedom from the developers. My favorite 3D fighter in the system -Automobili Lamborghini: great car selection (not sure how licensed the non-Lamborghini models are), track design with shortcuts and alternative paths, amazing graphics for the era, catchy soundtrack and a 4-player multiplayer mode… what’s not to like?
I absolutely loved 180 snowboarding. I played it a ton I think I'm the summer of 1998 if I remember correctly. Ok so it doesn't look like that's on the list, but it was shown in the vid for a sec so I assumed it would be one of them.
Rocket Robot on Wheels is my fave N64 hidden gem. Not even sly cooper fans talk about it being one of sucker punch's first games. The physics are amazing, the music is chill and catchy, and its got variety for a theme park theme.
Off road challenge is a nostalgic hit for me: there was a cabinet in a local restaurant that I went with my family as a kid. I loved it. I associate it with the time between ordering my burger and fries and the 10 minutes until it was placed on our table.
For me for N64 games it has to be Mace: The Dark Age. I was a fan of Mortal Kombat and I think Mace actually is a better representation of what Mortal Kombat should have in 3D tha MK4 was as I always found that game to not only look average at best but the speed of the animations put me off, it looked like they just bumped the speed of the animations up to make the game faster rather than animating things better. Plus I love the character and stage designs in Mace way more and it is arguably the best looking fighter on the system by some margin.
Mace definitely gives off that Mortal Kombat vibe, mashed together with Soul Calibur. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, particularly the large polygonal fighters. With a bit more polish it could have been amazing, for sure.
I’m so happy knowing that there are people out there that remember and like Mickey speedway USA! I loved that game as a kid and, while nostalgia does have a big hold on me with this game, I still love it to this day (minus 150cc on the last cup, that is stupidly difficult).
I'm gonna put my hand up and say Virtual Pool 64. It's a damn good pool game and one I spent probably a hundred hours on back in the day. I only got it because Rogue Squadron was sold out and my brother and I were really into pool and snooker at the time and wanted a new game to play. I also loved Mortal Kombat 4, which everyone seems to hate.
I like both of those games. Does everyone really seem to hate mortal kombat 4? I thought it was considered the best mortal kombat on the console? Or did I get them mixed up?
For me, I'm always shocked that Top Gear Rally 2 is never in the N64 racing game conversation. With car team progression, upgrades to purchase, vehicle damage, and even a random track generator, it's the N64 racing game that I've played more than any other. How am I the only one that loves this game?
Glenn are you happy with N64 games coming to the Switch? I love this weekly friday fix you give us now ,always excited when a notification pops on my phone. :)
I’ve never heard someone say they specifically enjoyed Fighting Force. Most of the time people say it’s Mediocre or Average at best. I’ve never played it myself but when you compare it to Die Hard Arcade. Fighting Force doesn’t look as appealing. Star Soldier does deserve more love though. You’re the second person I’ve seen to talk about it with Kelphelp being the first. I like that you’re using 4:3 now in your videos instead of stretching the image. The visuals look a lot cleaner now.
I have a twin so games that work co-operative were always a huge plus, our mum got us this from the bargain bin, cartridge only, so I have good memories of it. That being said it's not exactly an amazing game, but it's a fun enough time.
Fighting Force 64 was a one example where i completedly overlooked game after one try. Years later i tried it again, this time on 2-player mode and found it to be awesome time to spend with a friend.
I really liked Mickey's Speedway, but I do wish it had a little bit more of that old school Rare magic. I loved the Duckburg-esque art style of the buildings and everything though, and all the duck characters so I really did have a soft spot for it even with its flaws. I liked Star Soldier but I thought it was just okay. Not great, but not bad either. I wish we'd gotten Sin & Punishment too though...
Man you’re right, as someone who grew up between ages 4-12 with only an n64 and a gamecube as my only game systems, even I don’t remember most these games lol. No one talks about them.
My brother and i were just talking about Fighting Force... We had so much fun with it. I love coop games. It was good just for fun and play over and over... miss these type of games.
There are many good 3rd party N64 games that people didn't play because at the time shops didn't have a big selection of games and buying import games in 1990's was hard. If you didn't have a CEX nearby you had to go dodgy shops. My picks are also Star Soldier, plus Dezaemon 3D, Cruis'n World, NJPW Toukon Road 2 (Wrestling), Sin & Punishment & Konami's Summer Games.
Hey Glenn! I'd consider myself more than a casual fan and had no clue Rare made Mickey's Seepdway! For the games I love but no one talks about. GBA - Konami Krazy Racers PlayStation - Future Cop LAPD N64 - Snowboard Kids 2 Master System - Batman Returns SNES - Goof Troop! Seriously hard for anyone to sit down and play it co op as they always think I'm joking! Managed it once ever and it was super fun 👍 Only just recently stumbled across your channel and I'm glad I did. Happy to see someone loves Diddy Kong Racing as much as I do. Got it Xmas 1998. Just last week I beat Whizz Pig for the first time ever. Need to unlock TT for completion...... Then I saw 'Adventure 2' and my mind exploded! The game is twice the size I thought it was!!!
My pick: Just announced for N64 Online - WINBACK! Loved this game as a kid but sadly never finished it because I didnt have a Memory Pack and had to start from the beginning everytime. Cant wait to finally properly finish this chapter of my childhood.
I'm happy too that Winback was announced for N64 Online too. I got the original a few years back so far I just got one of the endings, maybe I'll go get the others in another playthough.
My Brother Bought me Mickey's Speedway usa as a kid and i still have the same copy so for that reason i love it. Still need a few of these games, but off road challenge just started a week or so ago still need to practice in that one.
I also don’t see many people talking about Wipeout 64 or Ridge Racer 64. I thought they were exceptional entries in the series. Good video buddy. Agree with you in Worms and it was one of the first additions to my adult collection.
I remember worms on the Sony PSP and I was surprised hearing that Worms Armageddon is rare. Out of all the games in the world a Worms game is rare I remembering finding this out years ago. I'm surprised the company updated the game in 2020 It's always so cool to see a game company support their work even after 20 + years later not even modern gaming companies do that 100 %. Cool video. ^_^
Mostly the sports games: Fifa 64 (my first N64 game) Fifa '98 World to the road cup (even though it came out even on the SNES as well) F1 World Grand Prix
Haha no swipes here, plenty of people use “hidden gems” in their titles so it’s aimed at the phrase not the person. Saying that though, if he has a video with hidden gems in the title I don’t watch it
5:15 How nice of NPC's to patiently wait their turn to GET SHOT IN THE FU*KIN FACE! As your character takes his sweet azz time to tank control himself in the other direction lmao
Vigilante 8 on the Nintendo 64 I feel is one of those rarely spoken of games on the console. Honestly it's so much fun to play thanks to having dozens of cheat codes! You can try the game in 'ultra HD' mode or unlock all the stages and cars, including a flying saucer. There's even an exclusive, super cutesty Nintendo level that's in stark contrast to all the vehicular mayhem happening on screen.
I played Off Road Challenge so much as a kid. I don't know how to explain, it's just fun. But I get why it got forgotten, there was just so many racing games on the N64. A game I wish more people played is Ninja: Shadow of Darkness for PS1. Pretty damn hard, but I quite enjoyed it
I swear, Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness was MADE for this category. It being absent from this pretty much proves my point. But then again, you've already talked about it in the Mass Media video.
I remember playing Mickey's Speedway USA at a McDonald's years ago & renting Fighting Force & playing it a home, even once with my mom. I got a kick out of destroying that pop machine in the first level of Fighting Force back then.
as a good old Indiana young lad; my dad bought me off road challenge with the steering wheel and pedals and I loved it. From where I'm at all young boys love big trucks & I was no exception. one of my favorite on the console
While it was not as fast nor perfect as arcade -version, i really do like California Speed on N64. The track desing is just right for my taste and game doesn't ever get boring as there is no laps, -just racing from start to finish. I wish more racing games would be like California Speed or Hydro Thunder. As that type of desing allows stunning "events" to happen during racing. Hopefully Cruis'n Blast will sell well and then may be more of these wild racing games will eventually be available.
I recently got into California Speed, it's pretty awesome. The music is solid and the track designs are fun. So far Silicon Valley is my favorite course, just because you race inside of a computer!
Was totally gonna argue with you about your hidden gem comment but then I realized that most of the games I consider hidden gems at least sold decently well and have mid to high reviews so I got nothing.
lol I know right, plus everything along the lines of "hidden gem" videos has been done to death, boring, time for the community to move on there's nothing hidden after decades of retro gaming channels calling stuff that :)
@@n64glennplant Here's a hidden gem for you if you love Midway racing games: C.A.R.T. Fury released exclusively for the PS2. Nobody knows about it and it's dirt cheap. But its an amazing arcade racer port made by Midway. You can race on the moon. There is a mode you can shoot missiles at other drivers. Its fast. Spectacular crashes. Hot 90's babes. It's a hidden gem. And I will fight you if you say otherwise.
Body Harvest and Space Station Silicone Valley were the two that immediately came to mind for me. But I appreciate Off Road Challenge's appearance on the list.
Fighting Force and Worms Armageddon are my first choices whenever i want a quick game along with Tetrisphere and Bust a Move, those games are really fun.
Thats the point of the term hidden gem is because people never heard of these games and dont think they are solid experiences. Usually when you dont hear about a certain games its usually bad or the game is overshadowed by better games like Mickey's speedway is overshadowed by Mario kart, Diddy kong racing, and F-zero X and some games have a niche audience like worms
jade cocoon on ps1 is one i never hear people talk about. u could merge monsters and the monsters would have the visuals of both fusions.. it was way ahead of its time but a short story
So what games do you like which nobody else seems to show any love for?
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Fighting Force 64 Review
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Mickeys Speedway USA Review
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Worms Armageddon Review
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Obscure Friends reference... sure fire like 👍
Beetle adventure racing
the best episode haha
The term hidden gem is appropriate sometimes. A great example is Spec ops: The line on 360, PC and PS3. For the time it came out (2012 IIRC), you'd be well forgiven for seeing it on the shelf and not giving it much thought (or a googling). After all, at first glance, i'll wager many figured its just some Ghost Recon/COD/Army of two like action game. General name of the game itself, general-looking third person action based on the pics and blurb on the back of the box (if you even got that far) - I would imagine most who saw it on the shelves thought nothing of it really. In fact, we know this based on the sales. But its a beaut of a game though - Great, thought-provoking story in a decent third person action game set in Dubai with fabulous sound design and so-so multiplayer tacked on (consider it a single player only). A REAL gem - hidden in plain sight.
World Driver Championship, Winback. On other platforms there’s Boom Blox 1 and 2, My Sims Agents, Rabbids Go Home, and the Conduit series.
Mickey's Speedway USA is always going to be a "hidden gem" to me because I found it at a garbage dump, frozen in ice. Was pretty happy after I chipped it out, defrosted it and cleaned it that it worked!
what super luck that was! haha
That's an awesome story
Bless you for saving such an awesome game!
Not so obscure, but not a lot of people seem to love Glover or Jet Force Gemini. To me, those games are absolute gold and quite memorable.
I love how Glenn covers the rare titles nobody talks about. His channel is a real HIDDEN GEM!
I see what you did there 😉
That logo is so damn nostalgic to me. I remember baby sitting for family members and when they’d force me to take a fiver for payment I’d always go to the corner shop and pick up that magazine and a chocolate bar. Good times. It’d read the articles at least twice and all the stuff from the staff and dream about doing the kind of work they did. I’m 35 now and I make games instead for a living. Went to uni and even had the honor of having Rares David Doak as a teacher. Games are so amazing.
Watch “bringing back golden eye” for a cool doak cameo at the end
You make games do you ever take ideas for a game
To me your channel is HIDDEN GEM.
I wasn't aware of it until a few days and just saw you do this stuff since a long time. You almost covered every N64 game I was looking into, that is crazy cool!
HIDDEN GEM
BTW, did I mention HIDDEM GEM? :D
Byeeee your new subscriber, love from HIDDEM GERMANY
Glad you enjoy it! now where did I put my ban hammer.... haha
@@n64glennplant Your 🔨 ban hammer is a .... ❤️❤️❤️ HIDDEN GEM. ❤️❤️❤️
Im not sure what your trying to say but I think this channel is a real hidden gem
I think its kind of silly to say hidden gems can't exist because the internet exists. If anything the mountains of information can make it even harder to find things. Finding n64 games in particular can be tricky as you'll see the same 10 games on every single list no matter what. Your channel has introduced me to so many n64 games I had no memory of as a kid of the 90s.
Off-road challenge was my late father's favorite video game, NEVER seen it referenced anywhere. That made my day
😎 dig it out and play it tonight
Awesome! 👍 Off Road Challenge was one of my Dad's favorite games too.
I rarely hear anyone talk about Destruction Derby 64, and I love that game. It feels like a rough predecessor to the Burnout games, and I get a kick out of trying to unlock everything.
Agreed. But yet I have spent countless hours in between studying. Interested if it will be added to the N64 library of Online Service..
Havent heard that name in a long time, that was a great game!
I think like myself most people associate DD with the ps1 thats perhaps why
Mickey's Speedway USA gets insanely difficult in the final speed cups. I never even finished the game.
Starshot space circus comes to mind. It is a really under rated platformer for n64. And I cant help myself. I just love it
It has the most bizarre level design of any platformer I've ever played. It's baffling and interesting at the same time.
I enjoy it despite the annoyances in the game design
see I really never liked that
Blast Corps and Body Harvest does not get enough love
both great games
@N64 Glenn Plant I just want to say it’s a pure delight watching your videos! You’ve sparked a burst of nostalgia within me thats made me resurrect my old dusty console and relive some of my old childhood memories! Keep up the good work my friend!
Your content is always the most refreshing. I get bored watching the same games cycled on Instagram. You remind me of everything else I love about the n64 other than the same top 15 titles. You make videos on any game regardless of reputation or price.
Dreamcast: Timestalkers.
N64: Jet Force Gemini.
SNES: Street Racer.
friggin hammered street racer on Snes back in the day! sumo san ftw
I’ve been spamming Nintendo videos to get them to add street racer, seems unlikely now…
A fellow Jet force Gemini fan. I onow theres only 5 of us but welcome to the club buddy😍😍
I had absolutely no idea start soldier existed. That was one of the genres i felt the n64 was absolutely missing
Hello Glenn,
I have been a fan of your videos ever since the "Glenndust" days, & have had a constant growth of support for the Nintendo 64. I look up to you instantly when it comes to this quintessential catalog of classics. Thanks for all the hard, dedicated work you put into your content. I, & the rest of us extremely appreciate it!
Cheers.
And thank you for watching - it’s comments like that which keep me here
Winback and Jet Force Gemini for me.
winback will get more popular now its on switch soon
I just played through Xena: Warrior Princess thanks to you. I even managed to beat the damned hard mode and after being sucked in so much, I think it is indeed very underrated.
thats a very cool game I think, if it had a few more combos/specials it would have been gold
I own the game and maybe played it once. I need to start taking out my N64 and play a lot of my older titles.
I love Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth and Worms Armageddon. I've been playing Star Soldier since the NES and Turbografx games were new, so the N64 game was on my radar from the get-go. I don't know how anyone could dislike Worms if they have friends to play with, even though I've had plenty of fun on my own there as well.
The N64 game that gets no love that I enjoyed a bit was Knife Edge. It was a simple enough rail shooter akin to Burning Soldier on 3DO, but was brisk enough to play through in a sitting when you feel like something arcade-y.
I was a big Xena fan back then (who am I kidding, I still am) so I had to have the Xena fighting game. I loved it and still love it. It's nowhere near the quality of MK Trilogy but it has it's charms. The Xena game on ps1 is even more awesome, so check that one out too if you get a chance :)
Just bought the PS1 version yesterday :)
You showed me Wetrix and ever since I've never heard anyone talk about it, but I really love it and just think its a really unique puzzle game!
that ones very unique!
Always wanted to play that.
I bought a sealed copy of wetrix+ on dreamcast about a year ago. Not sure why but I figured it was cool to have since it's definitely a unique game
Aqua Aqua is the superior sequel to Wetrix on the PS2. Check it out.
My mom played so much wetrix around 99-2000
I can write this in every comment under your every video. You have probably Heard this a milion times. But youre giving US thé best N64 content on thé internet.
thanks kado! gotta keep this n64 hype alive somehow hey
Thanks for this. I'm also a big Cruis'n fan and never heard of Offroad Challenge when I was a kid. Just picked up a copy for $13 bucks, cant wait to try it!
There are a couple N64 titles that I love and don’t see people talking about:
-War Gods: essentially mortal kombat 4 “beta”, but with more creative freedom from the developers. My favorite 3D fighter in the system
-Automobili Lamborghini: great car selection (not sure how licensed the non-Lamborghini models are), track design with shortcuts and alternative paths, amazing graphics for the era, catchy soundtrack and a 4-player multiplayer mode… what’s not to like?
Fortune Street for the Wii, Custom Robo for the Gamecube, and Stunt Racer 64 for the Nintendo 64.
never heard of fortune street so ill have to look that one up
The new Cruis’n game is awesome. Same developer at a new company. Plays like a marriage of Cruis’n and Rush.
"Plays like a marriage of Cruisn and Rush".....well that peaks my interest.
@@joshuachittun9109 the 90's kid in me just started to projectile vomit, waaaay too much excitement for such a lil dude xD
I think Snowboard Kids doesnt get enough love. Excellent music and gameplay.
I think that gets a lot of love - I don't know anyone who doesn't like it :)
The first snowboard kids is my favorite n64 game!
Man, Fighting Force was a blast! So much nostalgia! So many hours of fun. It was kind hard for me as a kid.
I absolutely loved 180 snowboarding. I played it a ton I think I'm the summer of 1998 if I remember correctly. Ok so it doesn't look like that's on the list, but it was shown in the vid for a sec so I assumed it would be one of them.
too i enjoyed it so much, but i missed sin and punishment this game looks good and i remember reading about in the N - zone game magazine
Rocket Robot on Wheels is my fave N64 hidden gem. Not even sly cooper fans talk about it being one of sucker punch's first games. The physics are amazing, the music is chill and catchy, and its got variety for a theme park theme.
yeah that ones a lovely little game to smash through
I would say Hybrid Heaven, a very unique game virtually no one talks about.
Very unique wrestling RPG. Loved it.
My sister wasnt a gamer but we rented Fighting Force 64 one weekend and both loved it. Always will have some nostalgia for me.
What a great memory to have!
Off road challenge is a nostalgic hit for me: there was a cabinet in a local restaurant that I went with my family as a kid. I loved it. I associate it with the time between ordering my burger and fries and the 10 minutes until it was placed on our table.
For me for N64 games it has to be Mace: The Dark Age. I was a fan of Mortal Kombat and I think Mace actually is a better representation of what Mortal Kombat should have in 3D tha MK4 was as I always found that game to not only look average at best but the speed of the animations put me off, it looked like they just bumped the speed of the animations up to make the game faster rather than animating things better. Plus I love the character and stage designs in Mace way more and it is arguably the best looking fighter on the system by some margin.
yeah mace has some awesome characters including the unlockable ones
I still play this regularly
Mace is amazing, such an underrated game
Mace definitely gives off that Mortal Kombat vibe, mashed together with Soul Calibur. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, particularly the large polygonal fighters. With a bit more polish it could have been amazing, for sure.
Proper hidden gem this youtuber is 💎
haha thank you
I’m so happy knowing that there are people out there that remember and like Mickey speedway USA! I loved that game as a kid and, while nostalgia does have a big hold on me with this game, I still love it to this day (minus 150cc on the last cup, that is stupidly difficult).
But if you put 'hidden gem' in the title you'll add a few thousand to your view count
Views don’t really bother me this isn’t my full time job or anything ✌️
Aren't you supposed to write it in ALL CAPS? Otherwise, you'll only get a few hundred views.
@@n64glennplant absolutely based.
My brother and I played waaaay too much Fighting Force back int be day, I think it was on the PS1 though, can't recall.
coop was fire for any game like that
I had to check after you mentioned it. I never realised Team 17 were based in Shakey Wakey! Can’t believe I’ve gone all this time not knowing that.
Haha I know right - they have other sites across the UK but Wakefield is the hub
I'm gonna put my hand up and say Virtual Pool 64. It's a damn good pool game and one I spent probably a hundred hours on back in the day. I only got it because Rogue Squadron was sold out and my brother and I were really into pool and snooker at the time and wanted a new game to play.
I also loved Mortal Kombat 4, which everyone seems to hate.
I like both of those games. Does everyone really seem to hate mortal kombat 4? I thought it was considered the best mortal kombat on the console? Or did I get them mixed up?
Those I know who played Virtual Pool, liked it... it's just that not many people played it 😂
virtual pool is absolute chill AF !
@@n64glennplant What a banger!
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I spent endless sessions playing Worms Armageddon with friends on N64. Good times!
I still play worms on n64 with my son often.
Fighting Force 64 was just plain fun. Good memories with that one.
For me, I'm always shocked that Top Gear Rally 2 is never in the N64 racing game conversation. With car team progression, upgrades to purchase, vehicle damage, and even a random track generator, it's the N64 racing game that I've played more than any other. How am I the only one that loves this game?
I like tgr2 it was way better than 1 which everyone seems to remember fondly
@@n64glennplant They just preferred TGR1 because they could drive around their cars with rocket ships and boobies painted on them XD
Glenn are you happy with N64 games coming to the Switch?
I love this weekly friday fix you give us now ,always excited when a notification pops on my phone. :)
I have a switch OLED on preorder....might just keep it now as I wasn't 100 percent sure if I would or not
@@n64glennplant Good choice. :)
Chameleon Twist, Iggy's Reckon Balls and Robotron 64 kept me mighty busy. I don't see much love from them elsewhere.
robotron is super
Keeping with N64. I really enjoy duke nukem zero hour. That game doesn't get enough love.
yeah that ones brill
Yes. Worms Armageddon. Thank you for including this. Great video 🤩
thanks static
@@n64glennplant i love your channel. Keep up the good work 👍
I’ve never heard someone say they specifically enjoyed Fighting Force. Most of the time people say it’s Mediocre or Average at best. I’ve never played it myself but when you compare it to Die Hard Arcade. Fighting Force doesn’t look as appealing.
Star Soldier does deserve more love though. You’re the second person I’ve seen to talk about it with Kelphelp being the first.
I like that you’re using 4:3 now in your videos instead of stretching the image. The visuals look a lot cleaner now.
star soldier is awesome, takes me back to playing Rtype so much on Snes
I have a twin so games that work co-operative were always a huge plus, our mum got us this from the bargain bin, cartridge only, so I have good memories of it.
That being said it's not exactly an amazing game, but it's a fun enough time.
@@Protecter117 is Star soldier 64 co-op??
Fighting Force 64 was a one example where i completedly overlooked game after one try.
Years later i tried it again, this time on 2-player mode and found it to be awesome time to spend with a friend.
Great channel. Literally i got Mickey Speedway usa today in the mail
Nice!!
i rented mickeys speedway once, it was great. 20 years later i still say "Spritzer" all the time.
Me too but normally it’s at a bar these days 🤣
I really liked Mickey's Speedway, but I do wish it had a little bit more of that old school Rare magic. I loved the Duckburg-esque art style of the buildings and everything though, and all the duck characters so I really did have a soft spot for it even with its flaws.
I liked Star Soldier but I thought it was just okay. Not great, but not bad either. I wish we'd gotten Sin & Punishment too though...
1:02
*Breathes heavily in Legacy of Kain*
I loved legacy of kain
Man you’re right, as someone who grew up between ages 4-12 with only an n64 and a gamecube as my only game systems, even I don’t remember most these games lol. No one talks about them.
My brother and i were just talking about Fighting Force... We had so much fun with it. I love coop games. It was good just for fun and play over and over... miss these type of games.
There are many good 3rd party N64 games that people didn't play because at the time shops didn't have a big selection of games and buying import games in 1990's was hard. If you didn't have a CEX nearby you had to go dodgy shops. My picks are also Star Soldier, plus Dezaemon 3D, Cruis'n World, NJPW Toukon Road 2 (Wrestling), Sin & Punishment & Konami's Summer Games.
A N64 channel? Hell yeah!
I'll probably be picking all these up
Welcome 🤗
Hey Glenn! I'd consider myself more than a casual fan and had no clue Rare made Mickey's Seepdway!
For the games I love but no one talks about.
GBA - Konami Krazy Racers
PlayStation - Future Cop LAPD
N64 - Snowboard Kids 2
Master System - Batman Returns
SNES - Goof Troop! Seriously hard for anyone to sit down and play it co op as they always think I'm joking! Managed it once ever and it was super fun 👍
Only just recently stumbled across your channel and I'm glad I did. Happy to see someone loves Diddy Kong Racing as much as I do. Got it Xmas 1998. Just last week I beat Whizz Pig for the first time ever. Need to unlock TT for completion......
Then I saw 'Adventure 2' and my mind exploded! The game is twice the size I thought it was!!!
ive seen goof troop a few times, always looked interesting that one
My pick: Just announced for N64 Online - WINBACK!
Loved this game as a kid but sadly never finished it because I didnt have a Memory Pack and had to start from the beginning everytime.
Cant wait to finally properly finish this chapter of my childhood.
I'm happy too that Winback was announced for N64 Online too.
I got the original a few years back so far I just got one of the endings, maybe I'll go get the others in another playthough.
My Brother Bought me Mickey's Speedway usa as a kid and i still have the same copy so for that reason i love it.
Still need a few of these games, but off road challenge just started a week or so ago still need to practice in that one.
Blast Corps and Body Harvest are both pretty underrated N64 games.
great choices
Haha the Friends reference! That got me to watch the video, I can't read that phrase without thinking about it :)
1080, Extreme G, Winback, Mischief Makers, and a whole other lot of good ones.
winback will go popular now I think with it being on switch new service thing
@@n64glennplant Really hoping so, as things move forward, great video and please keep them up.
I also don’t see many people talking about Wipeout 64 or Ridge Racer 64. I thought they were exceptional entries in the series. Good video buddy. Agree with you in Worms and it was one of the first additions to my adult collection.
Games everybody hates, but I liked, for me were Mission Impossible and Clayfighter.
My friends and I had been addicted to both as kids
I see what u did with the intro there. Bravo.
Maybe it’s now time for an intermission….
YES!! Finally some is talking about Star Soldier on N64. I've loved that game for years. It's starting to get expensive now.
I remember worms on the Sony PSP and I was surprised hearing that Worms Armageddon is rare. Out of all the games in the world a Worms game is rare I remembering finding this out years ago. I'm surprised the company updated the game in 2020 It's always so cool to see a game company support their work even after 20 + years later not even modern gaming companies do that 100 %. Cool video. ^_^
I adore Fighting Force. Great video!
EDIT: and Off-Road Challenge
Fantastic. Time to bust out my Ultra HDMI N64 and revisit some of these.
Amen to that
Nice friends quote at the beginning there. 👍
Only the cool cats get it 😀
Mostly the sports games:
Fifa 64 (my first N64 game)
Fifa '98 World to the road cup (even though it came out even on the SNES as well)
F1 World Grand Prix
Fifa64 is horrible, that was the first n64 game I got rid of 😂
Thank you for putting Off Road Challenge on this list.
I loved Worms Armageddon on the N64. Put many an hour into it as a teenaged stoner with my equally befuddled mates.
"There are no hidden gems" - Take that MJR 🤣🤣
hidden gems is one of my fav types of RUclips videos, lol.
please....make them stop! haha
Glen taking a swipe at metal jesus
Haha no swipes here, plenty of people use “hidden gems” in their titles so it’s aimed at the phrase not the person. Saying that though, if he has a video with hidden gems in the title I don’t watch it
I LOVE Worms Armageddon! I remember me and my brother used to restart the level if it had a ceiling just so we could use concrete donkey 🤣
5:15 How nice of NPC's to patiently wait their turn to GET SHOT IN THE FU*KIN FACE! As your character takes his sweet azz time to tank control himself in the other direction lmao
I love the friends joke!
I bet maybe now you think it’s time for an intermission
Vigilante 8 on the Nintendo 64 I feel is one of those rarely spoken of games on the console. Honestly it's so much fun to play thanks to having dozens of cheat codes! You can try the game in 'ultra HD' mode or unlock all the stages and cars, including a flying saucer. There's even an exclusive, super cutesty Nintendo level that's in stark contrast to all the vehicular mayhem happening on screen.
For that era, Shmups on Saturn and PlayStation were amazing.
I know right, which ones are your favs?
I played Off Road Challenge so much as a kid. I don't know how to explain, it's just fun. But I get why it got forgotten, there was just so many racing games on the N64.
A game I wish more people played is Ninja: Shadow of Darkness for PS1. Pretty damn hard, but I quite enjoyed it
I think I played ninja on ps1 but I can't think why it doesn't come to mind
The generic name probably doesn't help xD
I swear, Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness was MADE for this category.
It being absent from this pretty much proves my point. But then again, you've already talked about it in the Mass Media video.
I remember playing Mickey's Speedway USA at a McDonald's years ago & renting Fighting Force & playing it a home, even once with my mom. I got a kick out of destroying that pop machine in the first level of Fighting Force back then.
Forsaken was very underrated, great 4 player deathmatch. Iggys wreckin balls was a good laugh too
and awesome remaster on xbox too
I wish I had of kept my copy of Worms - I had no idea how rare it was at the time. My friends and I would spend all our school holidays playing it!
I know right, the ntsc version is super expensive
@@n64glennplant crazy man - the game itself has obviously stood the test of time to still be receiving PC love! Great video :)
as a good old Indiana young lad; my dad bought me off road challenge with the steering wheel and pedals and I loved it. From where I'm at all young boys love big trucks & I was no exception. one of my favorite on the console
You’ll also be a fan of reggie miller too - the 🐐
While it was not as fast nor perfect as arcade -version, i really do like California Speed on N64. The track desing is just right for my taste and game doesn't ever get boring as there is no laps, -just racing from start to finish.
I wish more racing games would be like California Speed or Hydro Thunder.
As that type of desing allows stunning "events" to happen during racing.
Hopefully Cruis'n Blast will sell well and then may be more of these wild racing games will eventually be available.
I recently got into California Speed, it's pretty awesome. The music is solid and the track designs are fun. So far Silicon Valley is my favorite course, just because you race inside of a computer!
Was totally gonna argue with you about your hidden gem comment but then I realized that most of the games I consider hidden gems at least sold decently well and have mid to high reviews so I got nothing.
lol I know right, plus everything along the lines of "hidden gem" videos has been done to death, boring, time for the community to move on there's nothing hidden after decades of retro gaming channels calling stuff that :)
@@n64glennplant Here's a hidden gem for you if you love Midway racing games: C.A.R.T. Fury released exclusively for the PS2. Nobody knows about it and it's dirt cheap. But its an amazing arcade racer port made by Midway. You can race on the moon. There is a mode you can shoot missiles at other drivers. Its fast. Spectacular crashes. Hot 90's babes. It's a hidden gem. And I will fight you if you say otherwise.
Hahahaha nice one the nod to "hidden gem"
now you do!
Offroad Challenge rules! I've yet to get a cartridge of that one for my collection.
yeah its super chill to play
Body Harvest and Space Station Silicone Valley were the two that immediately came to mind for me. But I appreciate Off Road Challenge's appearance on the list.
You are legit the greatest. Thanks as always.
Thanks kamen
Fighting Force had asbymal performance on the 64, alas 😪
id take that over the rougher PS1 visuals myself, not for every game for for FF I don't mind the occasional play through it
Fighting Force and Worms Armageddon are my first choices whenever i want a quick game along with Tetrisphere and Bust a Move, those games are really fun.
big fan of BAM here too
I obsessively played Rare's gameboy colour version of Mickey's Speedway USA back in 2001, they seemed to put a lot of effort into that
funnily ive never played that version
Star soldier looks amazing definitely one I’ll be on the look out for now!
Defo worth playing
i had no idea worm stared on the n64, love that franchise!!
Thats the point of the term hidden gem is because people never heard of these games and dont think they are solid experiences. Usually when you dont hear about a certain games its usually bad or the game is overshadowed by better games like Mickey's speedway is overshadowed by Mario kart, Diddy kong racing, and F-zero X and some games have a niche audience like worms
jade cocoon on ps1 is one i never hear people talk about. u could merge monsters and the monsters would have the visuals of both fusions.. it was way ahead of its time but a short story
Starting a video by quoting friends. Genius! :)
maybe its time for an intermission......