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To mark the 25th anniversary of the N64’s release in North America, Matthew and Samuel each compete to pick the 10 best games on the system for a hypothetical N64 Mini console. After you’ve heard our selections, you can vote for the winner @BackPagePod on Twitter until the end of September. Note that this episode was recorded before Nintendo confirmed N64 games were coming to the Switch Online service.

The winner of this episode was Matthew Castle.

This week’s music is from the Rogue Squadron soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck, the Super Smash Bros. soundtrack by Hirokazu Ando and the Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon soundtrack by Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki and Yasumasa Kitagawa.

The Categories

  1. Shooter
  2. Fighting/Sports
  3. Racing
  4. Platformer
  5. Action/RPG
  6. Licensed game
  7. Wild card
  8. Japan only
  9. Game made in UK
  10. Free pick

Draft Order

Player Category Pick
Samuel Shooter GoldenEye 007
Matthew Platformer Super Mario 64
Samuel Game made in UK Perfect Dark
Matthew Fighting/Sports Super Smash Bros.
Samuel Licensed game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Matthew Action/RPG The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Samuel Action/RPG The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Matthew Free pick Paper Mario
Samuel Japan only Sin and Punishment
Matthew Wild card Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Samuel Free pick Star Fox 64
Matthew Game made in UK Space Station Silicon Valley
Samuel Wild card Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Matthew Japan only Bangai-O
Samuel Racing Mario Kart 64
Matthew Shooter Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Doom 64
Samuel Fighting/Sports Mario Tennis
Matthew Racing F-Zero X
Samuel Platformer Banio-Kazooie
Matthew Licensed game Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

Picks

Category Samuel Matthew
Shooter GoldenEye 007 Doom 64
Fighting/Sports Mario Tennis Super Smash Bros.
Racing Mario Kart 64 F-Zero X
Platformer Banio-Kazooie Super Mario 64
Action/RPG The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Licensed game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Wild card Conker’s Bad Fur Day Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Japan only Sin and Punishment Bangai-O
Game made in UK Perfect Dark Space Station Silicon Valley
Free pick Star Fox 64 Paper Mario

Honourable Mentions

Matthew

  • Beetle Adventure Racing
  • Rocket: Robot on Wheels
  • 1080° Snowboarding
  • Pilotwings 64
  • Operation: WinBack
  • Castlevania (1999)
  • Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
  • Body Harvest

Samuel

  • Wave Race 64
  • Pokémon Snap
  • Hey You, Pikachu!
  • Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
  • Star Wars Episode I: Racer
  • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
  • Pokémon Puzzle League

Results

Samuel 48%

Matthew 52%

(459 votes)

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