The Nintendo 64 (also known as N64) is a one of the most popular consoles on its era, with the PS1 being its rival.

With games like the Zelda series, Mario series, and Banjo-Kazooie series, this console was really popular back then.

For those of you who played this console in the past, how about we try to determine the best N64 games of all time?

Some of you (90s kids) will probably remember most of the games mentioned on this list.

See also: Best SNES Games & Best GBC Games

#100. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six

Saffire/Red Storm Entertainment, 1999 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Tactical

#99. WWF Attitude

Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City/Acclaim, 1999 Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling

#98. Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

KCEO/Konami, 1998 Action Adventure » Open-World

#97. Duke Nukem 64

Eurocom/GT Interactive, 1997 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#96. Killer Instinct Gold

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1996 Action » Fighting » 2D

#95. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

HAL Labs/Nintendo, 2000 Action » Platformer » 2D

#94. Monaco Grand Prix

Ubisoft, 1999 Racing » Simulation » Automobile

#93. WinBack: Covert Operations

Omega Force/Virgin Interactive, 1999 Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade

#92. Forsaken 64

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1998 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#91. NBA Jam 99

Iguana West/Acclaim, 1998 Sports » Team » Basketball » Arcade

#90. Pokemon Snap

HAL Labs/Nintendo, 1999 Action » Shooter » Rail

#89. Lode Runner 3-D

Big Bang/Banpresto, 1999 Action » Platformer » 2D

#88. Star Wars Episode I: Racer

LucasArts/Nintendo, 1999 Racing » Arcade » Futuristic

#87. Top Gear Overdrive

Snowblind Studios/Kemco, 1998 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#86. Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside

Left Field Productions/Nintendo, 1998 Sports » Team » Basketball » Sim

#85. BattleTanx: Global Assault

3DO, 1999 Simulation » Vehicle » Combat

#84. Mortal Kombat 4

Eurocom/Midway, 1998 Action » Fighting » 3D

#83. Mario Party 2

Hudson/Nintendo, 2000 Casual » Party / Minigame

#82. NFL Quarterback Club 98

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1997 Sports » Team » Football » Sim

#81. NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant

Left Field Productions/Nintendo, 1999 Sports » Team » Basketball » Sim

#80. Top Gear Rally

Boss Game Studios/Kemco, 1997 Racing » Simulation » Automobile

#79. Fighters Destiny

Opus/Imagineer, 1998 Action » Fighting » 3D

#78. Ken Griffey Jr.’s Slugfest

Angel Studios/Nintendo, 1999 Sports » Team » Baseball » Sim

#77. Body Harvest

DMA Design/Gremlin Interactive, 1998 Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade

#76. StarCraft 64

Mass Media/Nintendo, 2000 Strategy » Real-Time » Command

#75. NBA Live 99

NuFX/EA Sports, 1998 Sports » Team » Basketball » Sim

#74. Ready 2 Rumble Boxing

Point of View/Midway, 1999 Sports » Individual » Combat » Boxing / Martial Arts

#73. Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA

Midway, 1998 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#72. Army Men: Air Combat

3DO, 2000 Simulation » Vehicle » Combat

#71. NHL Breakaway 98

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1998 Sports » Team » Ice Hockey » Sim

#70. Mario Party

Hudson/Nintendo, 1999 Casual » Party / Minigame

#69. NFL Quarterback Club 99

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1998 Sports » Team » Football » Sim

#68. F-1 World Grand Prix

Paradigm Entertainment/Nintendo, 1998 Racing » Simulation » Automobile

#67. Command & Conquer

Looking Glass Studios/Nintendo, 1999 Strategy » Real-Time » Command

#66. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion

Acclaim Studios Austin/Acclaim, 2000 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#65. World Driver Championship

Boss Game Studios/Midway, 1999 Racing » Simulation » Automobile

#64. Pokemon Stadium

HAL Labs/Nintendo, 2000 Strategy » General

#63. BattleTanx

3DO, 1998 Simulation » Vehicle » Combat

#62. Super Smash Bros.

HAL Labs/Nintendo, 1999 Action » Fighting » 2D

#61. Madden Football 64

EA Tiburon/EA Sports, 1997 Sports » Team » Football » Sim

#60. Jet Force Gemini

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1999 Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade

#59. NBA Live 2000

NuFX/EA Sports, 1999 Sports » Team » Basketball » Sim

#58. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey, Jr.

Angel Studios/Nintendo, 1998 Sports » Team » Baseball » Sim

#57. 007: The World is Not Enough

Eurocom/Electronic Arts, 2000 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#56. Quake II

Raster/Activision, 1999 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#55. Star Wars: Episode I Battle for Naboo

Factor 5/LucasArts, 2000 Simulation » Space » Combat

#54. Rocket: Robot on Wheels

Sucker Punch/Ubisoft, 1999 Action » Platformer » 3D

#53. Spider-Man

Edge of Reality/Activision, 2000 Action Adventure » General

#52. San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

Atari Games/Midway, 1997 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#51. FIFA 99

EA Canada/Electronic Arts, 1998 Sports » Team » Soccer » Sim

#50. Pokemon Puzzle League

Nintendo, 2000 Puzzle » Matching

#49. Vigilante 8

Luxoflux, Inc./Activision, 1999 Simulation » Vehicle » Combat

#48. WCW/nWo Revenge

Aki Corp./THQ, 1998 Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling

#47. Worms Armageddon

Infogrames, 2000 Strategy » Turn-Based » Artillery

#46. Extreme-G

Probe Entertainment Limited/Acclaim Japan, 1997 Racing » Arcade » Futuristic

#45. NFL Blitz 2000

Midway, 1999 Sports » Team » Football » Arcade

#44. NHL 99

MBL Research/EA Sports, 1998 Sports » Team » Ice Hockey » Sim

#43. Harvest Moon 64

Victor Interactive Software, 1999 Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon

#42. Ridge Racer 64

Nintendo Software Technology/Nintendo, 2000 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#41. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Factor 5/Nintendo, 1998 Simulation » Space » Combat

#40. WWF Wrestlemania 2000

Aki Corp./Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc, 1999 Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling

#39. Madden NFL 2001

EA Tiburon/EA Sports, 2000 Sports » Team » Football » Sim

#38. World Cup 98

EA Canada/EA Sports, 1998 Sports » Team » Soccer » Sim

#37. Space Station Silicon Valley

DMA Design/Take-Two Interactive, 1998 Action » Platformer » 3D

#36. WWF War Zone

Iguana West/Acclaim, 1998 Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling

#35. WWF No Mercy

Aki Corp./THQ, 2000 Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling

#34. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1997 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#33. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

Quest/Nintendo, 2000 Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics

#32. All-Star Baseball 99

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1998 Sports » Team » Baseball » Sim

#31. Wipeout 64

Psygnosis/Midway, 1998 Racing » Arcade » Futuristic

#30. Donkey Kong 64

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1999 Action » Platformer » 3D

#29. All-Star Baseball 2001

High Voltage Software/Acclaim, 2000 Sports » Team » Baseball » Sim

#28. Resident Evil 2

Angel Studios/Capcom, 1999 Action Adventure » Survival

#27. Mario Kart 64

Nintendo, 1997 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#26. Mario Golf

Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo, 1999 Sports » Individual » Golf » Arcade

#25. Mario Tennis

Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo, 2000 Sports » Individual » Tennis

#24. Madden NFL 99

EA Tiburon/EA Sports, 1998 Sports » Team » Football » Sim

#23. F-Zero X

Nintendo, 1998 Racing » Arcade » Futuristic

#22. All-Star Baseball 2000

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1999 Sports » Team » Baseball » Sim

#21. Diddy Kong Racing

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1997 Racing » Arcade » Other

#20. Paper Mario

Intelligent Systems/Nintendo, 2001 Role-Playing » Japanese-Style

#19. Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft, 1999 Action » Platformer » 3D

#18. Blast Corps

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1997 Action » General

#17. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Iguana Entertainment/Acclaim, 1998 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

#16. Star Fox 64

Nintendo, 1997 Action » Shooter » Rail

#15. Excitebike 64

Left Field Productions/Nintendo, 2000 Racing » Arcade » Other

#14. Beetle Adventure Racing

Paradigm Entertainment/Square EA, 1999 Racing » Arcade » Automobile

#13. International Superstar Soccer 64

KCEO/Konami, 1997 Sports » Team » Soccer » Sim

#12. Conker’s Bad Fur Day

Rare Ltd./THQ, 2001 Action » Platformer » 3D

#11. 1080: TenEighty Snowboarding

Nintendo, 1998 Sports » Individual » Ski / Snowboard

#10. NFL Blitz

Midway, 1998 Sports » Team » Football » Arcade

No refs. No rules. No mercy!

NFL Blitz is the NFL at its finest, featuring easy to run plays and unparalleled action, all in breakneck speed.

With no penalties, no substitutions, and nowhere to hide, NFL Blitz is more than a game, it’s an NFL highlight film!

Fastest football gameplay ever, with easy to learn arcade-style play and simple point-and-shoot passing.

In Season mode, you can play out the real ’98 NFL football schedule.

You might play in rain, snow or mud. And don’t forget about those night games!

Secret players, tons of power-ups and wild camera action will keep your adrenaline pumping!

#9. Wave Race 64

Nintendo, 1996 Racing » Arcade » Other

Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you’ve ever experienced.

Feel the pounding and crashing of the waves as you accelerate into straight-aways, whip around the marker buoys and go airborne on the jump ramps.

Don’t race alone – challenge a friend! Take control in three different modes of play – Championship, Time Trials and Stunt Mode.

Nine challenging courses set in exotic locales – race conditions change and the wave action responds to the way both you and your opponents race!

#8. Banjo-Tooie

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 2000 Action » Platformer » 3D

Two years after Banjo Kazooie, Banjo and the gang are playing cards when an earthquake happens.

Eagerly Mumbo goes out to investigate. He sees two hideous witches reviving Grunty.

Mumbo goes back to investigate. Grunty shoots a laser beam at Banjo’s house.

Mumbo warns everyone but Bottles doesn’t believe him.

Grunty blows up Banjo’s house with Bottles inside and sets off to get her body back.

Motivated by revenge Banjo sets out to stop Grunty and revive Bottles.

#7. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Nintendo, 2000 Action Adventure » Open-World

Thrown into a parallel world by the mischievous actions of a possessed Skull Kid, Link finds a land in grave danger.

The dark power of a relic called Majora’s Mask has wreaked havoc on the citizens of Termina, but their most urgent problem is a suicidal moon crashing toward the world.

Link has only 72 hours to find a way to stop its descent.

#6. Banjo-Kazooie

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1998 Action » Platformer » 3D

Trouble is brewing on Spiral Mountain!

Gruntilda the witch, wildly jealous of Tooty the Honey Bear’s good looks; is determined to steal them for herself!

But even as she whisks the helpless youngster off to her tower, Tooty’s big brother Banjo and his loud-mouthed partner Kazooie are hot on the trail to rescue her…

Aided by the mystical shaman Mumbo Jumbo, Banjo and Kazooie must tackle gloomy swamps, scorching deserts, towering mountain ranges and spooky haunted houses on their way to the final confrontation at the summit of Gruntilda’s Lair.

#5. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

Edge of Reality/Activision, 2000 Sports » Individual » Skate / Skateboard

Go Big, Go Pro! Skate as legendary Tony Hawk, or as one of nine top pros.

Work your way up the ranks by landing suicidal tricks in brutal competitions to become the highest ranked skate champ!

Great features such as: Signature Pro Moves, fully skateable worlds, head-to-head competition, and Instant Replay Mode.

#4. Perfect Dark

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 2000 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

Step into the Dark…

As Carrington Institute’s most promising new Agent, Joanna Dark must uncover the truth behind the dataDyne Corporation’s recent technological breakthroughs – breakthroughs which could have serious consequences for mankind.

#3. GoldenEye 007

Rare Ltd./Nintendo, 1997 Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade

You are Bond. James Bond.

You are assigned covert operations connected with the GoldenEye weapons satellite.

M will brief you on your mission and objectives from London.

Q Branch will support your efforts with a plentiful supply of weapons and gadgets.

Moneypenny offers you light-hearted best wishes and you’re off!

Your mission begins in the heavily guarded chemical warfare facility at the Byelomorye Dam in the USSR.

Look and shoot in any direction as you navigate 12 interactive 3-D environments.

Use stealth and force as you see fit in matters of international security.

Consider the military personnel expendable. You are licensed to kill!

#2. Super Mario 64

Nintendo, 1996 Action » Platformer » 3D

Mario is super in a whole new way!

Combining the finest 3-D graphics ever developed for a video game and an explosive sound track, Super Mario 64 becomes a new standard for video games.

It’s packed with bruising battles, daunting obstacle courses and underwater adventures.

Retrieve the Power Stars from their hidden locations and confront your arch nemesis – Bowser, King of the Koopas!

#1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Nintendo, 1998 Action Adventure » Open-World

As a young boy, Link is tricked by Ganondorf, the King of the Gerudo Thieves.

The evil human uses Link to gain access to the Sacred Realm, where he places his tainted hands on Triforce and transforms the beautiful Hyrulean landscape into a barren wasteland.

Link is determined to fix the problems he helped to create, so with the help of Rauru he travels through time gathering the powers of the Seven Sages.

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