When Nintendo was king

Nintendo does not much get much love on MyGaming, although we do admire and respect what the company has done.

Nintendo has produced classic games and consoles which have positively affected a lot gamers – like the Nintendo 64.

The N64 was one of the best video game console ever made, not only producing great 3D graphics, but hosting games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, and GoldenEye 007.

Released in 1996, the N64 was the last home console from Nintendo that used ROM cartridges to store games. The console did not have much luck attracting third-party developers, and most of the better titles came from Nintendo’s first-party developers.

Although it was only on the market for seven years, Nintendo sold 32.93 million N64s – not too shabby.

The Games

There were 387 games released for the N64 – most of these exclusive to Japan and many of which were highly acclaimed.

Best-selling Nintendo 64 titles

1. Super Mario 64 – 11.62 million copies
2. Mario Kart 64 – 9.87 million copies
3. GoldenEye 007 – 8 million copies
4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – 7.6 million copies
5. Super Smash Bros – 5 million copies
6. Diddy Kong Racing – 4.43 million copies
7. Pokémon Stadium – 3.97 million copies
8. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – 3.36 million copies
9. Star Fox 64 – 3.2 million copies
10. Perfect Dark – 3.2 million copies

Highly-rated Nintendo 64 titles

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – 99
2. Perfect Dark – 97
3. GoldenEye 007 – 96
4. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – 95
5. Super Mario 64 – 94
6. Paper Mario – 94
7. Banjo: Kazooie – 92
8. Wave Race 64 – 92
9. Conker’s Bad Fur Day – 92
10. Mario Tennis – 91

The Classics

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Super Mario 64

GoldenEye 007

Pokémon Stadium

Did you own a Nintendo 64? Which were the greatest games that you played? Let us know in the comments and forum.

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