#01
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
An action-adventure about young Link growing up and traveling time to stop Ganondorf.
1998
N64
Platform
Nintendo 64
Nintendo's first 3D console, played with a stick and four controller ports.
A ranking of the top games on this system, best first. A game that shipped on more than one platform keeps a separate place on each list.
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Ranked on N64
The top games on N64, best first.
100 ranked · #01–#100
#02
Super Mario 64
A 3D platformer about Mario jumping through paintings to collect Power Stars and reach Bowser.
1996
N64
#03
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
An adventure about Link repeating the same three days in a town waiting for the moon to fall.
2000
N64
#04
GoldenEye 007
A first-person shooter about James Bond stopping a satellite weapon, played with an aim that lives on the stick.
1997
N64
#05
Super Smash Bros.
A platform fighter about Nintendo characters trying to knock each other out of an arena.
1999
N64
#06
Mario Kart 64
A kart racer about Mario characters sliding through courses and throwing shells at one another.
1996
N64
#07
Banjo-Kazooie
A 3D platformer about a bear and a bird collecting jiggies across themed worlds.
1998
N64
#08
Paper Mario
An RPG about a paper Mario whose partners each solve a different kind of obstacle.
2001
N64
#09
Perfect Dark
A first-person shooter about agent Joanna Dark and missions that track secondary objectives.
2000
N64
#10
Star Fox 64
A rail shooter about Fox McCloud choosing paths through the Lylat system.
1997
N64
#11
Banjo-Tooie
A 3D platformer about Banjo and Kazooie splitting up across larger, connected worlds.
2000
N64
#12
Donkey Kong 64
A puzzle-platformer about five Kongs, each with a different gun and instrument.
1999
N64
#13
Diddy Kong Racing
A racer about planes, hovercraft, and karts, with a silver-coin challenge on each track.
1997
N64
#14
Conker's Bad Fur Day
A 3D platformer about a squirrel paying off a hangover by solving crude set pieces.
2001
N64
#15
Mario Tennis
A tennis game about charging shots and a short story mode for original characters.
2000
N64
#16
F-Zero X
A hover racer about boosting until the machine is nearly out of energy.
1998
N64
#17
Wave Race 64
A jet-ski racer about carving buoys on water that actually moves.
1996
N64
#18
Pokemon Snap
A rail game about photographing Pokemon and throwing items to change their pose.
1999
N64
#19
Pokemon Stadium
A battle game that brings Game Boy Pokemon onto the Nintendo 64 for staged cups.
2000
N64
#20
Mario Party 2
A board game about four players competing in short mini-games for stars.
2000
N64
#21
Jet Force Gemini
A shooter about three characters freeing a planet from insect invaders.
1999
N64
#22
Blast Corps
A puzzle-action game about demolishing buildings so a runaway truck can pass.
1997
N64
#23
Resident Evil 2
A survival-horror game about a rookie cop and a college student trapped in Raccoon City during a zombie outbreak.
1998
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#24
WWF No Mercy
A wrestling game about created wrestlers and matches that leave the ring.
2000
N64
#25
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
A flight shooter about piloting Rebel craft through missions from the films.
1998
N64
#26
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
A first-person shooter about a time-traveling hunter crossing portals with a large arsenal.
1998
N64
#27
Harvest Moon 64
A farm sim about raising crops and animals and getting to know a small town.
1999
N64
#28
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
A platformer about Kirby combining two copy abilities into a new one.
2000
N64
#29
Mario Golf
A golf game with a story mode that raises a golfer's stats between rounds.
1999
N64
#30
Pilotwings 64
A flight game about lessons in a gyrocopter, a rocket belt, a cannon, and skydiving.
1996
N64
#31
1080 Snowboarding
A snowboarding game about tricks scored by how cleanly you land them.
1998
N64
#32
Excitebike 64
A dirt-bike racer about temperature, jumps, and a track editor.
2000
N64
#33
Pokemon Stadium 2
A battle game about a battle simulator for Gold, Silver, and Crystal teams, plus a Game Boy tower.
2001
N64
#34
Mario Party 3
A board-game party title with partner play and new item shops.
2001
N64
#35
Mischief Makers
An action game about a robot who grabs enemies and objects and shakes them.
1997
N64
#36
Sin and Punishment
A rail shooter about two fighters on a future Earth, played with a cursor and a character.
2000
N64
#37
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
A strategy RPG about a soldier deserting an empire and leading squads across a war.
2000
N64
#38
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
A skateboarding game about completing a checklist of tricks in each level.
2001
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#39
Beetle Adventure Racing
A racer about Volkswagen Beetles and shortcuts hidden off the main road.
1999
N64
#40
Body Harvest
A farming sim about driving and shooting through time periods invaded by insects.
1998
N64
#41
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
An action game about the mercenary Dash Rendar between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
1996
N64
#42
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
A podracing game about repairing a machine between cups on alien tracks.
1999
N64
#43
Castlevania
A 3D action game about hunters entering Dracula's lands at the end of the nineteenth century.
1999
N64
#44
Doom 64
A shooter about a marine returning to a demon outbreak built for the Nintendo 64.
1997
N64
#45
Mega Man 64
An action-adventure about Mega Man Volnutt digging ruins on an island of scavengers.
2001
N64
#46
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
An action-adventure about Goemon's party traveling feudal Japan, including a giant-robot fight.
1998
N64
#47
Goemon's Great Adventure
A side-scrolling adventure about Goemon and friends crossing Japan in separate stories.
1999
N64
#48
Yoshi's Story
A platformer about Yoshis eating fruit to keep a storybook world from going blank.
1998
N64
#49
Killer Instinct Gold
A fighting game about combo breakers, brought to the Nintendo 64 from the arcade.
1996
N64
#50
NFL Blitz
An arcade football game about late hits and passing plays that should not work.
1998
N64
#51
International Superstar Soccer 64
A soccer game about skill moves and a shot aimed with the stick.
1997
N64
#52
Mario Party
A Mario board game of mini-games, stars, and chance.
1999
N64
#53
Pokemon Puzzle League
A panel-matching puzzle skinned with the Pokemon anime cast.
2000
N64
#54
The New Tetris
A puzzle game about a Tetris variant that pays extra for building solid 4x4 blocks.
1999
N64
#55
Snowboard Kids
A cartoon snowboarding racer about items and shortcuts on bright courses.
1998
N64
#56
Ridge Racer 64
A drift racer with a single-player campaign and a multiplayer mode.
2000
N64
#57
San Francisco Rush 2049
A stunt racer set in a future San Francisco, with hidden coins and a track editor.
2000
N64
#58
Hydro Thunder
A boat racer about boost pads hidden on rough water.
2000
N64
#59
World Driver Championship
A simulation-leaning racer about earning a seat in faster teams.
1999
N64
#60
Top Gear Rally
A rally racer about dirt stages and cars you can repaint and upgrade.
1997
N64
#61
Quake 64
A shooter about a soldier in gothic bases.
1998
N64
#62
Duke Nukem 64
A shooter about Duke clearing aliens out of themed, explorable levels.
1997
N64
#63
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
A first-person shooter about a ranger hunting a campaigner across a jungle of dinosaurs.
1997
N64
#64
Space Station Silicon Valley
A puzzle game about possessing robot animals to cross a space station.
1998
N64
#65
Mickey's Speedway USA
A kart racer about Mickey and friends chasing a stolen dog across America.
2000
N64
#66
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes
A shooter about green plastic soldiers warping between their world and a real house.
1999
N64
#67
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
A 3D platformer about Rayman rescuing friends from robot pirates.
1999
N64
#68
Vigilante 8
A car-combat game about armed vehicles in open arenas.
1999
N64
#69
Extreme-G
A futuristic bike racer about weapons and tracks with loops.
1997
N64
#70
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
A stunt racer about huge jumps on courses based on San Francisco.
1997
N64
#71
Cruis'n USA
A cross-country arcade racer about checkpoints between cities.
1996
N64
#72
WCW/nWo Revenge
A wrestling game about exhibition matches and a large roster of WCW wrestlers.
1998
N64
#73
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
An arcade baseball game about long hits and a labeled power swing.
1999
N64
#74
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
A basketball game with a freer camera and a season mode.
1998
N64
#75
Bomberman 64
A 3D bomber game about throwing bombs and collecting gold cards.
1997
N64
#76
Bomberman Hero
A jumping bomber adventure that plays more like a platformer than a maze battle.
1998
N64
#77
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
An action-adventure about a 3D Castlevania that adds new leads and revisits the castle from the previous game.
1999
N64
#78
Turok: Rage Wars
A multiplayer-focused shooter in the Turok series with bots if you are alone.
1999
N64
#79
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
A first-person shooter about two new Turoks with different loadouts fighting an oblivion entity.
2000
N64
#80
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
A fighting game about a compilation of the first three Mortal Kombat rosters on one cartridge.
1996
N64
#81
Mortal Kombat 4
A fighter about weapons you can pick up during a fight.
1998
N64
#82
Fighter's Destiny
A fighting game that scores points for throws, ring-outs, and special finishes.
1998
N64
#83
Wetrix
A puzzle about raising land so falling water does not leak off the board.
1998
N64
#84
Gauntlet Legends
An action game about four heroes collecting keys and fighting through themed worlds.
1999
N64
#85
Hexen
A dark fantasy shooter about switching between a fighter, a cleric, and a mage.
1997
N64
#86
Quake II
A shooter about a soldier fighting the Strogg on their home world.
1999
N64
#87
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
An adventure about Indy exploring Soviet-dug ruins for a Babylonian machine.
2000
N64
#88
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo
A flight shooter about Naboo pilots during the blockade of the planet.
2000
N64
#89
Glover
A platformer about a glove that must roll a spell ball to the end of each level.
1998
N64
#90
WinBack: Covert Operations
A third-person shooter about using corners as cover in a terrorist facility.
1999
N64
#91
Mission: Impossible
A stealth-action game about completing spy objectives with disguises and gadgets.
1998
N64
#92
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
A stunt racer about city courses across the United States.
1998
N64
#93
Top Gear Overdrive
A racer about weapons, shortcuts, and a loud soundtrack.
1998
N64
#94
Extreme-G XG2
A sequel bike racer with more weapons and looping tracks.
1998
N64
#95
Snowboard Kids 2
A sequel racer about trick scores and item battles on snow.
1999
N64
#96
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
A car-combat game with new arenas and salvage weapons.
2000
N64
#97
Madden Football 64
A football sim about playcalling and a season.
1997
N64
#98
World Cup 98
A sports game about a soccer game built around the 1998 tournament.
1998
N64
#99
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
A golf sim set on a real Hawaiian course.
1998
N64
#100
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
A tactical shooter about planning a room-by-room entry before the mission starts.
1999
N64