TGVGD The Great Video Game Draft (n64 Draft)

[Smacktard]

That's what I said when your wife was pegging you.

 

[Fire Queen]

M:I was one of the games meant for the ill-fated 64 disc drive that never came out in america and only had ten games that did come out for it

i’m stealing this joke from a tumblr post but call me nintendo the way my 64DDs flop

 

[Jon]

THERE IT IS

You're welcome

 

[Jawneh]

Oh shid, I'm supposed to pick something.

Uh, I am stuck between two types of picks:
1. Two games I played when I was a kid which I have fond memories of but which are almost definitely shit games if I went back to play them now
2. Two games I've never played but which actually look pretty good, and I'd like to play some day

I'm going to go with the first type:
Mission: Impossible

This game tried to do SO many things and was WAY ahead of its time IMO. If it were cleaned up and polished a bit, I genuinely think it could be a great game.

@Jon

I had it and played soo much of it. Plenty of content, and like you said, it did so many cool secret agent things that none of the Bond games or other secret agent ones had done yet. Though, I do remember the controls being fairly annoying in it already as a kid, so I didn't consider picking it.

Jet Force Gemini

@BigDaddy

Dangit. T'was one of my potential last two picks. Luckily I still got a couple.

 

[Smacktard]

M:I was one of the games meant for the ill-fated 64 disc drive that never came out in america and only had ten games that did come out for it

i’m stealing this joke from a tumblr post but call me nintendo the way my 64DDs flop

This is the deep vg lore I come here for

I had it and played soo much of it. Plenty of content, and like you said, it did so many cool secret agent things that none of the Bond games or other secret agent ones had done yet. Though, I do remember the controls being fairly annoying in it already as a kid, so I didn't consider picking it.

Yeah, the controls were a pain in the ass and I remember some missions were a bit obtuse. I still want to revisit it some day. Never made it as far as the part where you drop through the lasers, I think.

 

[Ants!]

This draft is reminding me of games that I want to play again and has me wanting to message my four knuckle-head brothers to see which one of them currently has the n64 at their house.

 

[Fire Queen]

This is the deep vg lore I come here for

so many games were in 64DD development hell at some point. not just ones that did eventually come out either on the n64 (both zeldas) or elsewhere (diablo, unreal, SEAMAN) but ones that were cancelled outright (simcopter 64) or rebuilt for the gamecube (cubivore, resident evil zero) or GBA (fire emblem: the one with roy, mother 3)

i would read an 800 page oral history of the 64DD lol

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Jet Force Gemini

These were two games I was expecting to see at some point.

 

[Smacktard]

so many games were in 64DD development hell at some point. not just ones that did eventually come out either on the n64 (both zeldas) or elsewhere (diablo, unreal, SEAMAN) but ones that were cancelled outright (simcopter 64) or rebuilt for the gamecube (cubivore, resident evil zero) or GBA (fire emblem: the one with roy, mother 3)

i would read an 800 page oral history of the 64DD lol

I've been toying with the idea of starting a retro vg Tiktok channel simply because I feel the need to at least TRY to get something back from what I've put into collecting, and this is the sort of weird and interesting stuff I wanna post about

 

[Ants!]

How epic would the 64 game library be if that thing did come out?

 

[Tommy Boy]

Are we allowed to talk about emulators on game winners forums dot com or is that still not allowed

are there real rules here lol

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Are we allowed to talk about emulators on game winners forums dot com or is that still not allowed

are there real rules here lol

I believe discussion was deemed fine, just don't link to sites with emulators and ISOs.

 

[Ants!]

Yeah it would be silly if we had to pretend like they don't exist.

 

[Fire Queen]

many of my choices have been informed by Smash Remix, the excellent free to play mod for og smash, and the only reason i can play it in a satisfying way is because of delta iOS and airplay lol

 

[BigDaddy]

NBA Hangtime

One of my favorite sports games on the system. The third installment in the NBA Jam series, it introduced alley oops, double dunks, team fire, and create-a-player. A sports game from that generation that I feel like I could easily pick up and play today and still have fun. Besides the offensive fireworks, even just blocking shots/dunks on defense was so satisfying.

 

[BigDaddy]

@Jawneh is up

 

[The Flame]

Zelda is better than StarFox, but StarFox is way cooler than Zelda.

I like Wolf. His theme goes hard.

 

[Ants!]

Aw crap I just realized I only have one pick left! I had so many more

 

[shortkut]

Aw crap I just realized I only have one pick left! I had so many more

It’s probably for the best. @VashTheStampede can only take so much disappointment

 

[Jawneh]

Last two for me. Here we gooo!

Killer Instincts Gold

If you're not super into Mortal Kombat, I'd say this one is the best fighter on the console. At least I liked the hell out of it. Never had it myself, but a friend of mine did. Plenty of fun.

Snowboard Kids 2

Real fun arcade snowboard racing game. Loosely Mario Kart adjacent, but you're going downhill, grabbing the ski lift up for the next lap. The second one expanded on everything the first one did, so it's the defacto better one.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Killer Instincts Gold

there's another game I was expecting to get picked at some point.

 

[Jawneh]

Are you posting seconds after me again @BigDaddy ?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Aw crap I just realized I only have one pick left! I had so many more

Yeah, I wish I had two more picks instead of one.

 

[Tommy Boy]

I have two games remaining on my long list that I can pull from. But I'm afraid either of them will just kinda pull the others down.

 

[Ants!]

Yeah, I wish I had two more picks instead of one.

Why you no play wolf?

 

[VashTheStampede]

@Jawneh successfully completed his draft without picking a game with "64" in the title.

@Tommy Boy is the only other person with the possibility, with one pick remaining.

 

[Benzine]

Why you no play wolf?

Ants has been hit with a stick. Very hard.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Why you no play wolf?

Wolf 64

 

[Ants!]

Oops wrong thread.

 

[Jawneh]

@Jawneh successfully completed his draft without picking a game with "64" in the title.

My honorable mentions don't have 64 either lol.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

@Jawneh successfully completed his draft without picking a game with "64" in the title

Fuck, I failed that on my first pick.

No way am I not picking Mario Kart 64 if it was available. That game was my lifeline for a bit.

 

[Ants!]

My last pick is going to be a controversial one.

 

[VashTheStampede]

My last pick is going to be a controversial one.

"Halo"

 

[Jawneh]

There's quite a few ports out there, but I felt most of them were better on the other consoles or pc.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

"Halo"

Portal 64

 

[Fool's Requiem]

@BigDaddy , it's your turn, BTW.

 

[BigDaddy]

Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA

This was an even harder decision than my first pick. I could have gone in so many different directions. I finally decided to just go with the pure nostalgia of finding all the crazy shortcuts, jumps, and keys/Mountain Dew cans, plus the stunt mode track that was somehow more fun than it had any right to be.

@Jon

 

[Fire Queen]

if the n64 had one genre nailed it was racing games

 

[VashTheStampede]

if the n64 had one genre nailed it was racing games

Still haven't named one of my favorites...which is way better than the silly Cruis'n games.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Still haven't named one of my favorites...which is way better than the silly Cruis'n games.

I'm waiting on a specific game to be drafted, but I'm not going to draft it because I already have 4 racing games on my roster.

I wonder if it's the same game as yours.

Edit: There are actually two games I'm still kinda surprised haven't been drafted yet. There's a third racing game that people may or may not remember.

 

[Jon]

You know... I struggled more than I thought I would with this last pick. I have 3 that would be considered honorable mentions if they don't get picked. But I suppose I'll have to take one that I consider one of the best of all time.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

@Smacktard

 

[Fool's Requiem]

You know... I struggled more than I thought I would with this last pick. I have 3 that would be considered honorable mentions if they don't get picked. But I suppose I'll have to take one that I consider one of the best of all time.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

@Smacktard

Good, this finally got drafted.

THPS2 is a better game than the first one, but #1 holds a high spot on my personal list on the N64.

 

[Smacktard]

Oh shit, I was going to draft THPS2 last round but I forgot. That's a killer pick-up this late. Snowboard Kids 2 was what I had planned for this round so I'm kinda stuck.

I guess I'll go with Star Wars: Battle for Naboo.

I've never played it, but it's supposed to be just like Rogue Squadron, and that is an awesome game.

 

[Smacktard]

@Jon

 

[Jon]

@Jon

Wrong direction. It's @Bandicoot

 

[Smacktard]

Wrong direction. It's @Bandicoot

Brain no work good at 6am

 

[Bandicoot]

Sorry. Having a Day.

I think poke stadium 1 and jet force Gemini wiped out the last games from my personal collection. Might’ve gone for thps2. Just deleted my choice for a fun mp racer that’s still available, but Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 has to be the pick - good single player, good multiplayer. And I’m done. Unless that deleted round 8 rematerialises, of course.

 

[Fire Queen]

was wondering if someone was gonna snap up thps3. a lot of people forget it came out on n64. it was actually the last game released for it! in AUGUST OF 2002!!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Tony Hawk 3 on the N64 has the distinction of being the most expensive copy of any Tony Hawk game on the secondary market today (not including special editions and bundles).

The cart alone will cost around 60 bucks. You can get the game for the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube for under 15 bucks complete (individually, of course).

It also seems to look better than the PS1 version. I have the N64 version, no you can't have it.

@Tommy Boy your turn.

 

[Bandicoot]

Thanks. Came back to tag Tommy. See previous post re Having a Day!