10 Hidden Gems For The Nintendo 64

From 3D platforming pioneer Super Mario 64 to the arcadey space battles of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, the Nintendo 64 was flush with top notch titles that have been celebrated through the ages. However, we're casting them aside today in favour of that particular breed of game that is rarely spoken about, but that is still really good. A few of you might have heard of them, and might even have played them, but for the most part the following titles were overlooked when they were released, and are still overlooked now. Hopefully, we'll shine a light on something that escaped your notice. Here are 10 Hidden Gems For The Nintendo 64!

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[jalaristv]

1:30 10. Space Station Silicone Valley
2:58 9. Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
4:16 8. Buck Bumble
5:45 7. S.C.A.R.S
7:11 6. Tom & Jerry in Fists of Furry
8:53 5. Mischief Makers
10:24 4. Rakugakids
11:45 3. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
13:16 2. Beetle Adventure Racing
14:40 1. Bangai-o

[Ellthom]

Mischief Makers remains one of my favourite N64 games, it makes me happy when people mention it 😊

[Mystemo]

I'm pretty sure you broke several laws by talking about Buck Bumble without mentioning the theme song even once.

[andreschaves]

My top hidden gems for the N64:

Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Snowboard Kids
Chameleon Twist 2

[luliby]

I really like the idea that "Treasure" only ever seems to make hidden "gems".

[wyzeguy]

Ogre Battle 64 is still one of my all-time favourites. I absolutely loved the story and unique gameplay. Also, as an N64 player, I always love seeing this sort of content on this channel!

[OstianOwl]

A few other really great ones I can think of:
-Sin & Punishment: not exactly hidden with it being referenced in Smash Bros. and playable on the NSO service but it still isn't talked about nearly as much as it should be considering it's Treasure completely in their element with a high-octane, sci-fi rail shooter.
-Mystical Ninja & Goemon's Great Adventure: the Goemon series unfortunately never stood a chance outside of Japan with Konami localizing so few of the games, which is a shame considering how fun and unapologetically wacky the series is. Both N64 games are great with a 3D adventure game and a side-scroller more similar to the previous entries.
-Rocket Robot on Wheels: a really fun and charming collect-a-thon from a pre-Sly Cooper and Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch. Not quite Banjo or Mario 64 levels but definitely still worth a play.

[neofox]

Every time I see a N64 hidden gems video that doesn't include Chameleon Twist, I die a little inside. It was such an underrated game.

[Malkaine]

I can't believe you'd list Buck Bumble and not even _mention_ the phenomenal theme song!

[gargonovich]

I feel like Goemon's Great Adventure should be on more of these lists. It's one of my favourite games on the system, which is saying something since when the N64 was good, it was _very_ good.

[gfear]

The "Ogre Battle" franchise is literally called "Ogre Battle" because the developers were massive fans of Queen who had a song called "Ogre Battle". They also had a game called "Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen" which is actually 2 different Queen songs.

[alexaro]

Solid list. I’d also add Chameleon Twist, Mystical Ninja, Snowboard Kids, and Fighter’s Destiny 2.

[ArcaneAzmadi]

My personal hidden gem for the N64 was Hybrid Heaven. Yeah, it was clunky in places (like the platforming) and had some overly drawn-out boring bits, but at its best there was no experience quite like it on the N64- the fully-voiced opening cutscene with lip-synched dialogue, the vast and menacing alien base hidden under an American city, the chase sequence with the giant monster, the big plot twist that flips the story upside down, and the turn-based limb-targeting martial arts/wrestling combat system that is like absolutely nothing I've ever seen in any other game. Unfortunately I got a bit stuck at the end when I got badly lost trying to escape the alien base during the climax, and since internet guides were hard to come by at the time, I never actually managed to finish it. I should probably hook up the old black box and see if my save is still there on the memory card somewhere.

[miguelmars]

If you guys ever do Hidden Gems for the Original Xbox, I highly recommend Phantom Dust. You won't find many people who've played it, but the few who have swear by it as one of the best games they've ever played. It's an innovative amalgam of 3rd-person shooting and deck building. The art direction and setting is memorable as well. Dare I say it's THE hidden gem of that console. Best of all, the HD re-release is free on the Microsoft store.

[RavenWing]

This is the first time I've actually played one of these hidden gems. I remember ogre battle being so good.

[kylekostamo]

Ogre Battle 64 is one of the best N64 games period, of all genres. Everything about it was perfect! I was playing that and body harvest and jet force gemini over almost every other n64 game. Lol

[MrBeardsley]

The actual premise of Buck Bumble is that right about now it’s time to rock with the biggity Buck Bumble.

[goranisacson]

Oh Mischief Makers. I came across you randomly, and you have yet to leave my mind or heart. I do hope SquareEnix will be gracious enough to give us that game and Ogre Battle 64 for the NSO, but we shall see if they feel like being so generous...

[RedParsley]

Thank you for being one of the few to realise that Space Station Silicon Valley exists which has long been one of my favourite games of all-time on any system. It has a great sense of humour as well as one of my favourite soundtracks ever :)

[themoogle]

I'd have included Hybrid Heaven and Jet Force Gemini. Great games and underappreciated.