"Jet Force Gemini" freaked me out when I was a kid. I remember playing a level on a tightly confined space station where some sort of cockroach/tarantula/spider/xenomorph creatures started swarming me. I cried. Also, I remember Lupus, the dog, got swallowed by a giant monster and came out "the other end." Damn, that game was amazing.
Same with monster-jam, Glenn n64 plant or whatever his name is underrates it but it was fun playing (king of the hill) mode with friends trying to keep you truck on the hill longer than anyone else...
I gave up trying to find all those skull things or whatever they were. Couldn't figure out where to go or how to finish the game. Didn't have internet back then so couldn't look it up either. Hated those days. So much work and effort and never managed to beat it.
They just release a remastered version of shadow man last week on steam. Ive beat it once but love the game so much I bought the remaster and am going to play it again soon.
What if they didn’t add it because they could only play it while their older brothers were home cause when they were lil they were scared. Could you imagine? That wasn’t me though, but could y’all imagine?
For me it was always Perfect Dark. When my friends wanted to play Goldeneye by default, I showed them Perfect Dark instead. They would always have fun until I stuck them with a timed mine then threw a couple poisoned knives into their corpse so they respawn poisoned. I always considered its variety superior to Goldeneye. So many hours...
I also really liked Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Its not one of the best Castlevania games overall but for the second attempt at a 3D entry in the series it wasn't bad!
i’ll defend the CV64 games till the day i die sure the camera has it’s moments, and properly positioning yourself properly(The “ladders” in the Forest and Tunnel levels) but the designs of characters and levels were amazing, and a memorable soundtrack PLUS!!! Dracula actively MOURNS his old rival by playing his theme on violin
My eyes started sparkling as soon as I saw ShadowMan. My personal favorite game of all time. Hybrid Heaven was awesome, too. Glad you mentioned it as well. Love your enthusiasm, keep it up pal!
Mission Impossible was an awkward beaut of a game. Gadgets, face swaps, iconic laser chamber dodge, turret boats, stealth and the list goes on. Thumbs up!,
apcsox dam i had a gameshark 64 too. u ever get to that island on Dam in goldeneye.. remember u had to print off the gameshaek codes off gamfaqs. heh good times brother
My brothers and I got a 64 for Xmas the year it came out, each allowed 2 games each. Mine Mission Impossible and Goldeneye, my brothers chose Buck Bumble and Turok, then the other got Wave Race and Banjo Kazooie. I think I chose wisely BUT I DO wish I got Ocarina of Time. I never got to play it until 2 years ago when I found the 64 and bought Zelda 2nd hand, loved loved love it!! Mission Impossible and Turok/Turok Seeds of Evil were a joy to play too. May repurchase Turoks on Switch depending on whether these Metroid Prime Trilogy rumours for Switch are true.
Star wars : Shadows of the Empire needs love , how many GOOD star wars games , based on a character outside the movies , without force powers or lightsabers, have there been ?
@@andrewlehmer7663 I agree it was a good game , but it was completely based on the pod racing scene from the movie , even the voice actors reprised their roles and can you really say it had a good story besides win races?
*Skyhook theme plays* Also, the Cheats which required you to hold the joystick halfway while hitting a bunch of other buttons that unlocked debug stuff.... (oh, and the X-wing/TIE/Falcon on the aformentioned Skyhook)
One of my favorites was this ridiculous game called Buck Bumble. Basically, a chemical spill causes a bunch of insects to mutate and you play a bumble bee that uses guns and is trying to take down the evil insects. It's exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.
I too used to play the living hell out of that game with my friend What about now it's time to rock with the Bickedy Buck Bumble Bum to the bum to the bum to the bass to the bum to the boom to the Bumble May this theme song never die lol,
@Andrew Bowden I’m pretty sure that was featured on a list dealing with games that had features ahead of their time, as in the laser sight and cover mechanics.
Agreed bro. I always watch these type of lists to see if they mention winback and they never do 😒 I played that game over and over when I was a kid. That and goldeneye were my favorite games for N64
This. That game was simple on the surface, but if you delve into there's so much depth and complexity to it. The other games in the series could never come close to the level of greatness this game had
@@RyleeStrange That might be the most frustrating game I've ever beat hahaha! I think I also got the worst possible ending where Galf takes over your body and starts a Demon empire in your name. I'd love to see a modern take on the Ogre Battle series, but I wont hold my breath
Cheers! 🍻 Problem is that the difficulty was way too easy. The character depth, sound tracks, sound effects, and other positive things couldn't save it. Best character: Biske! 👍 Worst character: Vampire 👎
Snowboard Kids (especially 2) had amazing music really good controls, a variety of challenges and was fun to play. Xena actually had a fighting game on the N64 that was fun but one I rarely see mentioned is Pilotwings 64. Fun maps, Easter eggs a plenty, and lots to do. I love that game.
Snowboard kids 2 only released in Australia in pal regions so not suprised it didn't get a mention - was really fun to pull tricks off in both versions.. Wish it would come back
Operation Winback: tight cover shooting, that shotgun blast, and it invented great stealth mechanics way before MGS did. And I think it's better. Also: the bosses are nutcases in all the right ways! It even had a PS2 version. So, so satisfying
@@broyalty86 I had a group of friends in high school who played this together, even the multiplayer was awesome! Cover shooter gameplay with 4 people was pretty rad!!!
@@jtee06 Yeah me too! I absolutely dig the smooth controls, the weapons, the b grade dialogue and the simplicity of it. It's run, hide, shoot, grab keys and blast henchmen but the fact that it does it SO satisfyingly well is just great! I even got the sequel on PS2 as an emulator just to grab that nostalgia. It's there too!!! Grenade lobs for the win!!!
Agree, but it has been somewhat redeemed since the last decade, at least. It was underrated; but not anymore. I think the video focuses on games that haven't received yet the justice they deserve.
Woa Woa Woa... Ready 2 rumble's sequel was better than the original? WHAT!? I respect your opinion as everyone's opinion is valid unless that opinion is anything positive toward Donald Trump... But I respectfully have to disagree and wonder what in God's green earth would make you say or think that? The original R2R was undeniably better in every possible way! The second one was wonky and didn't play well at all. Maybe I was too young or its been too long, I admit that possibility, I'm fairly confident in my statement though.
Well, the third person parts were terrible; the controls, both shooting and moving were, to put it nicely, clunky and utterly hate inducing. The spacecraft parts were alright, but Rogue Squadron did those parts infinitely better. Dash Rendar was a complete Han Solo rip off. The opening Battle of Hoth is outstanding, really, really outstanding, but the rest is mediocre at best, a brown/gray, dark green blur of nonsense.
You know what I remember most about JFG? Being in the middle of a gunfight, shooting a Mizar Drone with the Plasma Rifle and an effing Tribal jumping in front of the shot. Red and Green blood all over the place and another space panda head in my inventory. Those things had as much self-preservation instincts as Natalya from Golden Eye.
@@stillamitchinmybook6320 In the 2 player mode if you go into the bathroom you can fight each other with pee. It's a little gross but you piss on each other to damage whoever you play with. There are walls and stalls to block it so it's actually challenging.
One of the games I always go back to on the 64 is Ogre Battle 64. It was a great dog on a console that did not have a huge selection in the genre. It certainly is unique and has a ton of replayability.
@@Saintmadman Try beating it again with the minimum number of dark souls needed to reach the final boss. I'm legitimately curious now. I used to beat it with about 90 souls because I couldn't figure out how to get the last tattoo and reach the last two levels, so I missed out on a lot of souls and always got the bad ending.
Great list! Jet Force Gemini is absolutely on my top 10 N64 games. Freaking love that gruesome ant hating game (especially after having Carpenter ants in my house this year)
It's so underrated, it doesn't even make it on the list! Seriously though it is a rough diamond, the visuals weren't great but it was basically the precursor to GTA3 with its vehicles system.
I was in LOVE with space station silicon valley. A few underrated games I played were Glover, Gauntlet Legends and Harvest Body. I loved every game I had!
YO, THOSE GAMES WERE MY CHILDHOOD. My sister would wait until I paused Glover and then turn it the ball into the crystal and smash it. She thought it was funny. 😑
*For Me My six favorite underrated games are* : 1. *Rocket* , 2. *glover &* 3. *Rayman* , 4. *Battle zone rise of the black dogs* 5. *GEX* . 6. *Tonic trouble*
I remember having that game for a while.Probably one of the more unique racers out there that integrated platform based racing. I remember I took the time to get first place in every single circuit track challenge. I think I used that robot character a lot - while the speed wasn't the greatest, it was really good at grappling through platforms and obstacles.
Yeah I really love that game, even though I didn’t play it enough to get REALLY good at it. It was just lots of fun, and like you said, a really unique twist on racing/platforming.
If people wanna talk about violent fighting games on the N64 then i gotta bring up Clay Fighters. That game was silly fun. Absolutely brutal though. The cast of characters was just absolutely off the wall as well. Yet i can never find anyone who remembers it though.
I played Space Station Silicon Valley incessantly when I was a kid! It will always have a special place in my heart, and I should definitely find a way to emulate it so I can explore it again! Love this list, brings back great memories, but I think its criminal not to include 'Rocket: Robot on Wheels'. much like Space Station Silicon Valley, this game had you exploring a strange world, solving puzzles, and performing feats of 3D platforming that I still remember fondly. You play as an adorable one-wheeled robot with some really impressive animation. I can't recommend this one enough, it was a gem!
Games on my old N64 we played at my parties of 12 kids till my mom came and told us to shut the hell up at 2:30am Perfect dark Golden eye WrestleMania 2000 WWF No Mercy Shadow Man
What a legend. Space Station Silicon Valley was always one of my favorite games as a kid. Not many people remember that one. (People that I know at least) So thanks for including it on the list.
This video brought back so many memories. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone else mention Beetle Adventure Racing or Hybrid Heaven either so bonus points for that. I spent hours finding all shortcuts in Beetle AR. I think Jet Force Gemini just came out too late in the N64’s life. I had it but to be honest didn’t think that much to it. Liked blowing heads off though
I just recently got another copy of Beetle Adventure Racing so awesome! I remember getting a copy of Nintendo Power Magizine because they had an article about some of the short cuts and secrets in there.
Silicon Valley was my favorite N64 game, it had fantastic puzzles and you had to figure out how to use the animals available to you to complete each level. It was both surprisingly difficult and bleak for a game that had Wallace and Gromit style visuals and humor. Oh, and I remember some of the animals had weaponized exploding poo, so that was always fun. The absolute best game my friends never heard of.
I respect the hell out of this list. Goemon, Jet Force Gemini, and Space Station Silicon Valley were all some of my favorites growing up and I was so shocked to see someone acknowledge them so highly. Thank you for this amazing vid recognizing some absolute classics
Exactly why I came here; Body Harvest is criminally underrated. Especially since it was made by a company that become known as Rockstar North. You can see the beginnings of GTA III. Granted, Body Harvest isn't a great game, but it's always criminally underrated besides. At least Jet Force Gemini got mentioned.
I agree 100%. Last year I found it for sale at a store in Germany and bought it without thinking twice, even though I didn't and still don't have a N64 anymore. Awesome game that gave me wonderful memories. hhahahahahahahah
YESSS I AM SO SO HAPPY that not only did you mention SS:SV but that you gave it first place. This game is up there with Banjo and Zelda as one of my favourite N64 games and it does NOT get enough praise. Absolute gem, and the deadpan humour is so great. Also, fun fact, it was made by the company that eventually became Rockstar Games.
Goemon's on this list. Thank you Jules. THANK YOU. *chefskiss* Seriously one of the greatest games. Quest 64 is a good nominee too. Jet Force Gemini also needs a reboot even if it is part of the Microsoft Rare collection. I'd also throw Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibur.
Oh wow I did not thought you would use my SHADOMAN footage from my channel :) :D Thank you :) I heard that soon SHAODMAN will come to PS4. Like a remastered version. I cannot wait until it comes out :)
Same and the few I didn’t own, I rented, or my friends had when we were kids, they weren’t really under rated in my opinion, they were well talked about and played
No one i know has even heard of this game. I played this for hundreds of hours as well! I have it on dreamcast now and its still amazing. Basically im saying we should be RL friends haha
I played every single one of these games and got a flashback of some great childhood memories - especially jet force Gemini - that’s a game that needs to be remade! Thanks for a great list Jules - I think my other favorites where the chameleon games and iggy’s reckin balls which was fun to play with my cousins growing up
It's so underrated, it didn't even make the underrated list 😅 Its an incredible game developed by treasure which also developed gunstar heroes for the genesis and other greats.
Winback: Covert Operations should be on this list. THAT was the closest thing to getting Metal Gear Solid on the N64 and it was a lot of fun to play. This list is trash for not including it.
Go play it again. The level design is repetitive and AI dumb even for the time. Before it was released everyone thought it be a MGS killer. It came and went because it was crap.
Richard Wentford Given the limitations cartridges were known to have on N64 compared to PS1 discs, I’d say it was pretty damn good what the devs were able to pull off for Winback
Guantlet Legends was so much fun as a multiplayer co-op playthrough. My brothers and I loved powering up our characters to the max and calling out shots and providing backup. And then when we all had our power shots ready at the same time, we would unleash a wave of destruction.
YOU'RE underrated, Jules. >:T But seriously, the content you guys put up is very enjoyable, and I just really appreciate Jules's wholesome talk at the end of each of his videos. Bless you guys.
I need somebody to mention Flying Dragon (the SD version)... The Circuit campaign was a story mode tournament where you could constantly upgrade items, earn specials with progressing difficulty. May be the reason I love fighting games today
Shadowman for N64 has been my favorite game for years and I’m so happy that it made it so high on the list!! Obviously I wanted #1 for it but am perfectly fine with 3rd. Any of my friends know that I will go on until the end of time about my love for Shadowman 64. (And even tho all of my friends know about it, most have never played it).
Speaking of N64 fighting games, it's at least worth mentioning that it had the best version of Mortal Kombat 3 (Ultimate) at the time. Being cartridge-based, it was the only version on the market that didn't have absurd loading times and pauses mid-match to load in assets.
Even to this day, I still remember Space Station Silicon Valley. Definitely among the most amusing N64 titles that I've come across during my childhood.
Super Mario 64 , Xena Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok: Rage Wars, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Maks (Gold cartage), The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Stadium 2, Pokemon Stadium, Banjo Kazooie, Gauntlet Legends
Omg I'm so glad I watched this video, I've been trying ro figure out what game I used to play on the N64 all the time. It was Jet force Gemini, man it's hard to be happy at times like this but I'm satisfied!
Man, this list is amazing. The world is not enough was pretty good with the stealth missions. Jet force gemini was a jewel... but you had me at Hybrid heaven. I used to love that game, and I thought I would never see as a topic of discussion ever! so, you my man, really know your game
Rocket Robot on Wheels was a color puzzle based game where you platformed across space and had to jump in paint to unlock things in the levels. You could build a beach theme park as a mini game. Was the only N64 game that i could not reach the boss more than 3 times, after many, many attempts! They want you jump across an rising rock platforms on a lake of lava. The save point was before the rocks and when you died you spawned there.
"Jet Force Gemini" freaked me out when I was a kid. I remember playing a level on a tightly confined space station where some sort of cockroach/tarantula/spider/xenomorph creatures started swarming me. I cried.
Also, I remember Lupus, the dog, got swallowed by a giant monster and came out "the other end."
Damn, that game was amazing.
Great game
If done right, could have an incredible reboot. No other game comes close to its unique universe. Maybe an exaggeration, but still....
Plus that trailer music...
The game Battletanx's Multiplayer was among the most fun I remember having on the N64 that didn't come from a big time name.
Same with monster-jam, Glenn n64 plant or whatever his name is underrates it but it was fun playing (king of the hill) mode with friends trying to keep you truck on the hill longer than anyone else...
That too
I replayed Shadow Man on Steam late last year, and it holds up surprisingly well. Prime choice for this list.
Shadow Man 2 on the PS2 was pretty awesome too
I gave up trying to find all those skull things or whatever they were. Couldn't figure out where to go or how to finish the game. Didn't have internet back then so couldn't look it up either. Hated those days. So much work and effort and never managed to beat it.
They just release a remastered version of shadow man last week on steam. Ive beat it once but love the game so much I bought the remaster and am going to play it again soon.
Where’s body harvest? Literally one of the best games on the system and predecessor to GTA3.
Yes
It was really great but I was too bad to beat it after the Siberia level without relying on cheats. Seems to be completely forgotten though.
Body harvest is very awesome! Love it!
What if they didn’t add it because they could only play it while their older brothers were home cause when they were lil they were scared. Could you imagine? That wasn’t me though, but could y’all imagine?
I remember a mission on gta san andreas named body harvest
For me it was always Perfect Dark. When my friends wanted to play Goldeneye by default, I showed them Perfect Dark instead. They would always have fun until I stuck them with a timed mine then threw a couple poisoned knives into their corpse so they respawn poisoned. I always considered its variety superior to Goldeneye. So many hours...
It was Goldeneye dialled up to 11
This game came out AFTER the playstation .... and it never got the respect, love, and adoration that it deserved.
@@TROOPERfarcry Playstation 2 you mean
Me too , Perfect Dark was infinitely better
Better then golden eye to me
I also really liked Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Its not one of the best Castlevania games overall but for the second attempt at a 3D entry in the series it wasn't bad!
i’ll defend the CV64 games till the day i die
sure the camera has it’s moments, and properly positioning yourself properly(The “ladders” in the Forest and Tunnel levels)
but the designs of characters and levels were amazing, and a memorable soundtrack
PLUS!!!
Dracula actively MOURNS his old rival by playing his theme on violin
Yes
Im so glad Blast Corps appeared on this list. It was intense back then
I actually squealed a little. I rented blast corps from my local video store (Google that one kiddos) and it blew my mind!!!!
@@tonytwoshoes1951 Blast Corp was always my go-to game to rent when there was nothing new out.
@@justindziatkowski7079 That and jet force gemini where my go toos, along with buck bumble
My eyes started sparkling as soon as I saw ShadowMan. My personal favorite game of all time. Hybrid Heaven was awesome, too. Glad you mentioned it as well. Love your enthusiasm, keep it up pal!
Mission Impossible was an awkward beaut of a game. Gadgets, face swaps, iconic laser chamber dodge, turret boats, stealth and the list goes on. Thumbs up!,
I was surprised how much I liked Mission Impossible when I played it
i had SO much fun at the mansion level. undercover jack the firefighter outfit starta fake fire. that game was the best.
Loved the game. I sucked at it (thank god for Gameshark)
apcsox dam i had a gameshark 64 too. u ever get to that island on Dam in goldeneye.. remember u had to print off the gameshaek codes off gamfaqs. heh good times brother
My brothers and I got a 64 for Xmas the year it came out, each allowed 2 games each. Mine Mission Impossible and Goldeneye, my brothers chose Buck Bumble and Turok, then the other got Wave Race and Banjo Kazooie. I think I chose wisely BUT I DO wish I got Ocarina of Time. I never got to play it until 2 years ago when I found the 64 and bought Zelda 2nd hand, loved loved love it!! Mission Impossible and Turok/Turok Seeds of Evil were a joy to play too. May repurchase Turoks on Switch depending on whether these Metroid Prime Trilogy rumours for Switch are true.
Star wars : Shadows of the Empire needs love , how many GOOD star wars games , based on a character outside the movies , without force powers or lightsabers, have there been ?
Even the parts where you had to fly were pretty well done also.
**Pod Racing has entered the chat**
@@andrewlehmer7663 I agree it was a good game , but it was completely based on the pod racing scene from the movie , even the voice actors reprised their roles and can you really say it had a good story besides win races?
The game was so good, I actually read the novel it's based on. And both were fantastic. A pity that it's not considered canon anymore.
*Skyhook theme plays*
Also, the Cheats which required you to hold the joystick halfway while hitting a bunch of other buttons that unlocked debug stuff.... (oh, and the X-wing/TIE/Falcon on the aformentioned Skyhook)
One of my favorites was this ridiculous game called Buck Bumble. Basically, a chemical spill causes a bunch of insects to mutate and you play a bumble bee that uses guns and is trying to take down the evil insects.
It's exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.
I too used to play the living hell out of that game with my friend
What about now it's time to rock with the Bickedy Buck Bumble
Bum to the bum to the bum to the bass to the bum to the boom to the Bumble
May this theme song never die lol,
That was my brother's favorite. I never got into it.
@@SorenPenrose Haha funny thing I never owned it, it was my friend's game we would play a few rounds then play MK3 on 64.
@@spawnmovies The theme song is always the first thing that pops into my head XD
I was just about to mention this game till I saw your comment, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed this gem!
I always get upset that Operation Winback never makes these lists! It was the real original over shooter.
@Andrew Bowden I’m pretty sure that was featured on a list dealing with games that had features ahead of their time, as in the laser sight and cover mechanics.
Right!!!!! Dude that game is such an underrated gem.
Agreed bro. I always watch these type of lists to see if they mention winback and they never do 😒 I played that game over and over when I was a kid. That and goldeneye were my favorite games for N64
Best n64 3rd person shooter imo. I was really addicted to it at the time
WinBack's cover system inspired Gears of War
Ogre Battle 64: Person Of Lordly Caliber
One of my favourite games of all time.
This. That game was simple on the surface, but if you delve into there's so much depth and complexity to it. The other games in the series could never come close to the level of greatness this game had
even the original ogre battle for snes stands up cos it's so deep and complex.
@@RyleeStrange That might be the most frustrating game I've ever beat hahaha! I think I also got the worst possible ending where Galf takes over your body and starts a Demon empire in your name. I'd love to see a modern take on the Ogre Battle series, but I wont hold my breath
My Dawg.
Cheers! 🍻
Problem is that the difficulty was way too easy. The character depth, sound tracks, sound effects, and other positive things couldn't save it.
Best character: Biske! 👍
Worst character: Vampire 👎
Snowboard Kids (especially 2) had amazing music really good controls, a variety of challenges and was fun to play. Xena actually had a fighting game on the N64 that was fun but one I rarely see mentioned is Pilotwings 64. Fun maps, Easter eggs a plenty, and lots to do. I love that game.
Snowboard kids 2 only released in Australia in pal regions so not suprised it didn't get a mention - was really fun to pull tricks off in both versions.. Wish it would come back
Pilot wings was the first game released on the console lol. It’s not underrated. I think half the world owned it
Dude I loved playing Snowboards Kids 2 when I went to my cousins house. Awesome and truly underrated game.
This man said Jet Force Gemini and won my heart
The first halo
Played this a ton
One of the few games I played the Male as much as the female ( had fun with dog to but got stuck for awhile still had fun though)
Jet force was on of the games I grew up on
Agreed. 1st game I completed 🤣
Shadowman has a great story. One of the most surprisingly good games I've ever played.
“This game was made by EA before they were crap.” Hahahahaha 🤣🤣
They used to put put bangers. The Lord of the Rings action hack and slash games, racing games etc
Adam Block yea my personal favorite is Agent Under Fire lol
Operation Winback: tight cover shooting, that shotgun blast, and it invented great stealth mechanics way before MGS did. And I think it's better. Also: the bosses are nutcases in all the right ways! It even had a PS2 version. So, so satisfying
Yes! Operation winback. I thought I was the only one who played it! That game was my jam, man.
@@broyalty86 I had a group of friends in high school who played this together, even the multiplayer was awesome! Cover shooter gameplay with 4 people was pretty rad!!!
i played the mess out of that game w/ the 4 person multiplayer. it pioneered the gears of war style 3rd person cover shooter. awesome game!
@@jtee06 Yeah me too! I absolutely dig the smooth controls, the weapons, the b grade dialogue and the simplicity of it. It's run, hide, shoot, grab keys and blast henchmen but the fact that it does it SO satisfyingly well is just great! I even got the sequel on PS2 as an emulator just to grab that nostalgia. It's there too!!! Grenade lobs for the win!!!
Agree, but it has been somewhat redeemed since the last decade, at least. It was underrated; but not anymore. I think the video focuses on games that haven't received yet the justice they deserve.
Saw the Shadowman thumbnail so had to watch. I had it on PS1 (or Dreamcast, I forgot which)
Wasn't the PS1 port crap?
@@lydiajulianprower8356 Yes. Still own it. You jump like a Spider-man/Frog hybrid. The textures are ugly and it was censored like crazy.
It’s getting a remaster or remake
@@ChrisWTube Remake. It's all my brother talks about.
There's also a PC version.
You missed Body Harvest. This game was pure gold but was grossly overlooked by history.
Ready to rumble boxing was a fun title even though the sequel was better still pretty good
Needs a comeback
I loved that game
Woa Woa Woa... Ready 2 rumble's sequel was better than the original? WHAT!? I respect your opinion as everyone's opinion is valid unless that opinion is anything positive toward Donald Trump... But I respectfully have to disagree and wonder what in God's green earth would make you say or think that? The original R2R was undeniably better in every possible way! The second one was wonky and didn't play well at all. Maybe I was too young or its been too long, I admit that possibility, I'm fairly confident in my statement though.
I still have this game on my dresser. I loved this game
Agreed. If Punch Out can get a remake, so can this game.
Hybrid Heaven was one of my favorites
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire should have been on there somewhere
Well, the third person parts were terrible; the controls, both shooting and moving were, to put it nicely, clunky and utterly hate inducing. The spacecraft parts were alright, but Rogue Squadron did those parts infinitely better. Dash Rendar was a complete Han Solo rip off. The opening Battle of Hoth is outstanding, really, really outstanding, but the rest is mediocre at best, a brown/gray, dark green blur of nonsense.
I don’t think that game is UNDERrated
I thought that game was rather popular
i finished this game so many times back in the day, the end level with you flying in space i would make it last as long as i could i loved it so much
Great game but well known and not underrated
You know what I remember most about JFG?
Being in the middle of a gunfight, shooting a Mizar Drone with the Plasma Rifle and an effing Tribal jumping in front of the shot.
Red and Green blood all over the place and another space panda head in my inventory.
Those things had as much self-preservation instincts as Natalya from Golden Eye.
A 7 year old me finding 'Konker's Bad Fur Day' for the N64 will always be my greatest ever gaming experience. My Mind has never been the same.
I played with my nephew and we were rolling on the floor laughing about the bathroom pvp. Lol
@@gamesman0118 lol what is bathroom pvp??
@@stillamitchinmybook6320 In the 2 player mode if you go into the bathroom you can fight each other with pee. It's a little gross but you piss on each other to damage whoever you play with. There are walls and stalls to block it so it's actually challenging.
One of the games I always go back to on the 64 is Ogre Battle 64. It was a great dog on a console that did not have a huge selection in the genre. It certainly is unique and has a ton of replayability.
My older brother loved Shadow Man. Funny thing, he thought the "bad" ending was better than the "good" ending
I got "no" ending. Could never figure out how to progress in that game.
... I didn't know you could get a bad ending... 😳 Now I have a reason to play it again although I don't know how to get it
@@Saintmadman Yeah, if you finish the final boss and collected less than (I think) 100 dark souls out of 120, then you get a bad ending.
@@makinbacon919 I don't think so. I remember finishing the final boss when I haven't found all of the dark souls yet.
@@Saintmadman Try beating it again with the minimum number of dark souls needed to reach the final boss. I'm legitimately curious now. I used to beat it with about 90 souls because I couldn't figure out how to get the last tattoo and reach the last two levels, so I missed out on a lot of souls and always got the bad ending.
Great list! Jet Force Gemini is absolutely on my top 10 N64 games. Freaking love that gruesome ant hating game (especially after having Carpenter ants in my house this year)
Why isn't Body Harvest ever on these?
First game that came to mind
It's so underrated, it doesn't even make it on the list!
Seriously though it is a rough diamond, the visuals weren't great but it was basically the precursor to GTA3 with its vehicles system.
djdomain I put a ridiculous amount of hours into this and it’s crazy because I hate the GTA series lol
I agree it was a great game spent many hours on body harvest
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I loved body harvest. The cheesy plot, the different types of puzzle, all the different vehicles. Just so much fun.
I was in LOVE with space station silicon valley. A few underrated games I played were Glover, Gauntlet Legends and Harvest Body. I loved every game I had!
Gauntlet Legends was so sick. That was perfect for getting a crew together for, except when they would steal your meat
YO, THOSE GAMES WERE MY CHILDHOOD. My sister would wait until I paused Glover and then turn it the ball into the crystal and smash it. She thought it was funny. 😑
Gauntlet Legends!!! Yes!
*For Me My six favorite underrated games are* :
1. *Rocket* , 2. *glover &* 3. *Rayman* , 4. *Battle zone rise of the black dogs*
5. *GEX* .
6. *Tonic trouble*
I’ve always had a soft spot for Iggy’s Wreckin’ Balls, I was hoping that would be on this list.
I remember having that game for a while.Probably one of the more unique racers out there that integrated platform based racing. I remember I took the time to get first place in every single circuit track challenge. I think I used that robot character a lot - while the speed wasn't the greatest, it was really good at grappling through platforms and obstacles.
Yeah I really love that game, even though I didn’t play it enough to get REALLY good at it. It was just lots of fun, and like you said, a really unique twist on racing/platforming.
Iggys was the second N64 game I owned!
If people wanna talk about violent fighting games on the N64 then i gotta bring up Clay Fighters. That game was silly fun. Absolutely brutal though. The cast of characters was just absolutely off the wall as well. Yet i can never find anyone who remembers it though.
Rare was the king during this era, hope they've got something decent in the pipeline for the series x.
Everwilds is the big game they’ve been working on for the Series X. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.
Ogre Battle 64 should be on this list. It's such a grand and awesome SRPG and has been forgotten over time. My favorite N64 game by far
Dude F-Zero X was amazing... wow i forgot Hibrid Heaven, amazing game.
one of the best racing games even now...watch your back!
I played Space Station Silicon Valley incessantly when I was a kid! It will always have a special place in my heart, and I should definitely find a way to emulate it so I can explore it again!
Love this list, brings back great memories, but I think its criminal not to include 'Rocket: Robot on Wheels'. much like Space Station Silicon Valley, this game had you exploring a strange world, solving puzzles, and performing feats of 3D platforming that I still remember fondly. You play as an adorable one-wheeled robot with some really impressive animation. I can't recommend this one enough, it was a gem!
Shadow man was underrated on all platforms
Not the PlayStation version it sucks ass
Shadow man rocks!!!! Nice call out, I’m excited for the remake
Shadow man was amazing back in the day, and massive non linear Gameplay made it stand out
Games on my old N64 we played at my parties of 12 kids till my mom came and told us to shut the hell up at 2:30am
Perfect dark
Golden eye
WrestleMania 2000
WWF No Mercy
Shadow Man
What a legend. Space Station Silicon Valley was always one of my favorite games as a kid. Not many people remember that one. (People that I know at least)
So thanks for including it on the list.
Love when jewels does these narrations. Love the channels an what they put out
Jules*
Just seeing shadowman was enough to give this a thumbs up
Mace: The Dark Age was awesome!
I loved it I love the Hidden character to
Agreed
I saw this in an arcade first, I was just thinking about it when it came up first lmao
I remember that the executioner character had heads hanging from his belt 😅 I love the 90s.
one of the most underrated N64 games is Rocket: Robots on Wheels. It was made by Sucker Punch and is a incredible 3D platformer
I loved space station silicon valley. There were so many other robots you could control and each had a unique ability. It was so fun
I'm so glad Jetforce Gemini made it into one of your lists. I played it CONSTANTLY growing up! Loved it to pieces!
This video brought back so many memories. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone else mention Beetle Adventure Racing or Hybrid Heaven either so bonus points for that. I spent hours finding all shortcuts in Beetle AR.
I think Jet Force Gemini just came out too late in the N64’s life. I had it but to be honest didn’t think that much to it. Liked blowing heads off though
I just recently got another copy of Beetle Adventure Racing so awesome! I remember getting a copy of Nintendo Power Magizine because they had an article about some of the short cuts and secrets in there.
Hybrid Heaven taught middle school me how to fight.
Silicon Valley was my favorite N64 game, it had fantastic puzzles and you had to figure out how to use the animals available to you to complete each level. It was both surprisingly difficult and bleak for a game that had Wallace and Gromit style visuals and humor. Oh, and I remember some of the animals had weaponized exploding poo, so that was always fun. The absolute best game my friends never heard of.
So GREAT to see "Shadowman" in the thumbnail. Really looking forward to the re-master coming next year. 💀🎩🐍
I respect the hell out of this list. Goemon, Jet Force Gemini, and Space Station Silicon Valley were all some of my favorites growing up and I was so shocked to see someone acknowledge them so highly. Thank you for this amazing vid recognizing some absolute classics
I’m just here to make sure Body Harvest is on here
Edit: wtf why isn’t body harvest on here
Exactly why I came here; Body Harvest is criminally underrated. Especially since it was made by a company that become known as Rockstar North. You can see the beginnings of GTA III.
Granted, Body Harvest isn't a great game, but it's always criminally underrated besides.
At least Jet Force Gemini got mentioned.
Daniel K yeah I grabbed an emulator and booted it up recently and it was terrible but still fun in a weird way
I agree 100%. Last year I found it for sale at a store in Germany and bought it without thinking twice, even though I didn't and still don't have a N64 anymore. Awesome game that gave me wonderful memories. hhahahahahahahah
Body harvest is criminally underrated played it so much in the late 90s
You beat me to it. One of the best and most underrated games of the N64, it's insane
You can easily replace beetle adventure racing with WORLD DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP.
That is masterpiece of a racing game for N64. IMO.
OMG I loved Jet Force Gemini the dogs parts with his hover abilities were my favorite
His name was LUPUS
And the robot partner shaped like a uterus
When Lupus gets his upgrade and becomes a literal tank
YESSS I AM SO SO HAPPY that not only did you mention SS:SV but that you gave it first place. This game is up there with Banjo and Zelda as one of my favourite N64 games and it does NOT get enough praise. Absolute gem, and the deadpan humour is so great. Also, fun fact, it was made by the company that eventually became Rockstar Games.
Goemon's on this list. Thank you Jules. THANK YOU. *chefskiss* Seriously one of the greatest games. Quest 64 is a good nominee too.
Jet Force Gemini also needs a reboot even if it is part of the Microsoft Rare collection. I'd also throw Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibur.
Oh wow I did not thought you would use my SHADOMAN footage from my channel :) :D Thank you :) I heard that soon SHAODMAN will come to PS4. Like a remastered version. I cannot wait until it comes out :)
That's odd, I've owned all of those games that were mentioned
Same and the few I didn’t own, I rented, or my friends had when we were kids, they weren’t really under rated in my opinion, they were well talked about and played
Ive never heard of any of these. But my family couldnt afford to buy every game like that but atleast i had the hits.
Excellent choice to put Shadow Man on this list, but you forgot about Road Rash and Doom 64.
Rush 2049.
I honestly must of spent hundreds of hours playing the stunt mode. God I miss that game so much.
No one i know has even heard of this game. I played this for hundreds of hours as well! I have it on dreamcast now and its still amazing. Basically im saying we should be RL friends haha
Hell yeah stunt mode was fun AF.
Jet Force Gemini deserves so much more attention and a remaster.
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire was great. What about Turok? I had a ton of fun playing that.
Those games were popular though, not underrated.
I played every single one of these games and got a flashback of some great childhood memories - especially jet force Gemini - that’s a game that needs to be remade! Thanks for a great list Jules - I think my other favorites where the chameleon games and iggy’s reckin balls which was fun to play with my cousins growing up
I can’t say HOW EXCITED I was to see Silicon Valley on this list! ❤️
I had forgottten about it and how an amzing game it was back then
ShadowMan is being remade as far as I recall, the OST is on Spotify and Apple Music and is a gem by Tim Haywood, quite scary.
Shadowman is the most underrated game of all time. The amount of detail and content in it is amazing for its time!! I recommend everyone play it
No Mischief Makers? That was the definition of underrated gem.
"Shake shake"
@@TheBlazicans this guy gets it lol
It's so underrated, it didn't even make the underrated list 😅 Its an incredible game developed by treasure which also developed gunstar heroes for the genesis and other greats.
I played 007 the world's not enough so much against the bots me and my friends had so much fun with that game
I did the same exact thing! Hours of fun. You could also do that in Perfect Dark multiplayer.
I SERIOUSLY thought I was one of the very few that loved MACE THE DARK AGE!! Then I remembered why I follow you Jules!! You da man 🙌🏽
Great fighting games on the 64 also include: "dark rift" and "fighters destiny"
Flying dragon as well. Loved that game
Played Blast Corps as a kid and absolutely LOVED it. So glad it made the list. I am sad you didn't mention Buck Bumble. That was another fun one!
Winback: Covert Operations should be on this list. THAT was the closest thing to getting Metal Gear Solid on the N64 and it was a lot of fun to play. This list is trash for not including it.
I've just commented on this, was that the US title? It was Operation Winback when I picked it up in the UK
Yeah, I believe so. That’s the only title I’ve known it as.
Go play it again. The level design is repetitive and AI dumb even for the time. Before it was released everyone thought it be a MGS killer. It came and went because it was crap.
@@rwentfordable nah, it was a pretty good game for it's time.
Richard Wentford Given the limitations cartridges were known to have on N64 compared to PS1 discs, I’d say it was pretty damn good what the devs were able to pull off for Winback
Guantlet Legends was so much fun as a multiplayer co-op playthrough. My brothers and I loved powering up our characters to the max and calling out shots and providing backup. And then when we all had our power shots ready at the same time, we would unleash a wave of destruction.
shadownan literally gave me nightmares before bed. I didn't care though I still played it anyway lol.
One thing that makes Shadow Man what it is, is the fact that the bosses are inspired by real world serial killers.
Saw Shadowman, clicked immediately 🤘
Really wish they mentioned Mischief Makers. Hands down my favorite n64 game ever! It's so much fun and bizarre now that I think about it.
That game was good, challenging, very responsive controls and a good difficulty curve.
What about biofreaks, it has some of the best fighters ever created
It was also on PlayStation. But I agree biofeaks was great the helicopter dude was my main.
I’ve never heard of that one.
It's not a good fighting game. An actual underrated N64 fighter is Fighter's Destiny.
Growing up with my two siblings, beetle bug racing was actually a really good game with missle shooting racing etc completely underrated
It's beetle adventure racing 😅 and yeah it was a great game.
Get N or get out.
Shadow Man 64 is my all time favorite game. Nice to see it getting some love! 😍♥️
I had to pause the video on that "Z-Targeted Rocks" line to laugh my ads off. Love you Jules
YOU'RE underrated, Jules. >:T
But seriously, the content you guys put up is very enjoyable, and I just really appreciate Jules's wholesome talk at the end of each of his videos. Bless you guys.
JFG has incredible replay value with a ton of collectibles and secrets. Great game.
I need somebody to mention Flying Dragon (the SD version)... The Circuit campaign was a story mode tournament where you could constantly upgrade items, earn specials with progressing difficulty. May be the reason I love fighting games today
Shadowman for N64 has been my favorite game for years and I’m so happy that it made it so high on the list!! Obviously I wanted #1 for it but am perfectly fine with 3rd. Any of my friends know that I will go on until the end of time about my love for Shadowman 64. (And even tho all of my friends know about it, most have never played it).
This list is missing Hexen. My friends and I had tons of fun cooping that game.
And forsaken. That was pretty fun multi player!
Speaking of N64 fighting games, it's at least worth mentioning that it had the best version of Mortal Kombat 3 (Ultimate) at the time. Being cartridge-based, it was the only version on the market that didn't have absurd loading times and pauses mid-match to load in assets.
Even to this day, I still remember Space Station Silicon Valley. Definitely among the most amusing N64 titles that I've come across during my childhood.
Honourable mention should go to Army Men : Sarges Heros. Such a gem.
I was just thinkin about this game. The whole shtick of having a level out of a single room in a house was awesome.
Super Mario 64
, Xena Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok: Rage Wars, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Maks (Gold cartage), The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Stadium 2, Pokemon Stadium, Banjo Kazooie, Gauntlet Legends
Anyone else love Goemans Great Adventure? That’s one of my all time favorites!
The best game from N64 my opinion
Omg I'm so glad I watched this video, I've been trying ro figure out what game I used to play on the N64 all the time. It was Jet force Gemini, man it's hard to be happy at times like this but I'm satisfied!
Man, this list is amazing. The world is not enough was pretty good with the stealth missions. Jet force gemini was a jewel... but you had me at Hybrid heaven. I used to love that game, and I thought I would never see as a topic of discussion ever! so, you my man, really know your game
I'm kind of surprised Mischief Makers wasn't on this list. I kept waiting for it because it seemed so obvious.
What, there were only 296 games for the N64? So I owned about 15% of the total N64 library as a kid 😂
Mischief Makers was easily my favorite underrated N64 game. It was a lot of fun to play and I think it actually holds up fairly well.
Rocket Robot on Wheels was a color puzzle based game where you platformed across space and had to jump in paint to unlock things in the levels. You could build a beach theme park as a mini game. Was the only N64 game that i could not reach the boss more than 3 times, after many, many attempts! They want you jump across an rising rock platforms on a lake of lava. The save point was before the rocks and when you died you spawned there.
Beetle Racing was doomed from the start. If you insist on making a racing game with only one car, don‘t have it be a New Beetle.