We’ve finally completed our playthrough of every Nintendo 64 game! We’ve aggregated our respective lists to present the Definitive Rankings of Nintendo 64 games! Also, we’ve got some facts and figures, courtesy of data scientist and friend of the show Scott Burger!
Stats
Rankings
Top 5 Games Steve Liked More Than Woody
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (-177)
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry (-141)
Bass Hunter 64 (-132)
Forsaken 64 (-128)
Bassmasters 2000 (-119)
Top 5 Games Woody Liked More Than Steve
Mischief Makers (-143)
Earthworm Jim 3D (-133)
Tetrisphere (-122)
Rally Challange 2000 (-114)
NFL QB Club 2001 (106)
Games We Agreed On Perfectly
Super Mario 64 (Original position: 2)
Paper Mario (Original position: 3)
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Original position: 10)
WCW/nWo Revenge (Original position: 198)
WWF War Zone (Original position: 199)
WCW/nWo World Tour (Original position: 200)
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics (Original position: 204)
Monster Truck Madness 64 (Original position: 295)
Top 5 “Gems” (Averaging our aggregated rankings with sales rankings, i.e. Average Podcast Rank - Sales Rank)
Paper Mario (34)
F-Zero X (20)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (16)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (8)
Banjo-Kazooie (6)
Top 5 “Anti-Gems”
Cruis’n USA (-150)
WCW/nWo World Tour (-167)
WCW/nWo Revenge (-173)
F1 World Grand Prix (-214)
Hey, You! Pikachu (-215)
Super Mario 64
Paper Mario
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Banjo-Kazooie
Mario Kart 64
GoldenEye 007
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Super Smash Bros.
Pokémon Puzzle League
Star Fox 64
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
NBA Hangtime
Resident Evil 2
Perfect Dark
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Blast Corps
Mystical Nina Starring Goemon
Quake II
Mario Tennis
Pokémon Snap
F-Zero X
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Shadow Man
Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six
Ogre Battle 64: Person of a Lordly Caliber
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Bonjo-Tooie
Diddy Kong Racing
Bust-a-Move 2
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Rocket: Robot on Wheels
WinBack: Covert Operations
Mario Party 3
Snowboard Kids 2
BattleTanx
Dr. Mario 64
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
Ken Griffey, Jr.’s Slugfest
BattleTanx: Global Assault
Goemon’s Great Adventure
Spider-Man
Hybrid Heaven
Extreme-G
Donkey Kong 64
Turok: Rage Wars
NFL Blitz 2000
Gauntlet Legends
Mario Party 2
Harvest Moon 64
NFL Blitz 2001
Mortal Kombat 4
NFL Blitz Special Edition
Chameleon Twist
Beetle Adventure Racing
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
NFL Blitz
Wave Race 64
Bomberman Hero
Wayne Gretzky 3-D Hockey
WWF No Mercy
Bomberman 64
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Hydro Thunder
Knockout Kings 2000
Starcraft 64
NHL 99
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
Conker’s Bad Fur Day
San Francisco Rush: 2049
007: The World is Not Enough
NBA Courtside 2 featuring Kobe Bryant
Yoshi’s Story
Pokémon Stadium 2
Ridge Racer 64
NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
WWF Wrestlemania 2000
Mega Man 64
Pilotwings 64
Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey, Jr.
Chameleon Twist 2
Army Men: Air Combat
Tetrisphere
Space Station Silicon Valley
Bust-a-Move 99
Mario Party
NHL Blades of Steel 99
1080 Snowboarding
Snowboard Kids
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers
Madden NFL 2001
International Superstar Soccer 64
Madden NFL 2002
Mario Golf
International Superstar Soccer 98
International Superstar Soccer 2000
Forsaken 64
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
Robotron 64
Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls
Olympic Hockey Nagano 98
Quake
Wayne Gretzky 3-D Hockey 98
Worms Armageddon
Fighter Destiny 2
Jet Force Gemini
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Body Harvest
Killer Instinct Gold
A Bug’s Life
Tigger’s Honey Hunt
NHL Breakaway 98
NHL Breakaway 99
Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck
Golden Nugget 64
Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1
Namco Museum 64
Mischief Makers
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
Lode Runner 3-D
Mace: The Dark Age
World Driver Championship
International Track and Field 2000
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry
Madden Football 64
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
Madden NFL 2000
Magical Tetris Challenge
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Excitebike 64
Re-Volt
ClayFighter 63 1/3
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs
ClayFighter 63 1/3: Sculptor’s Cut
Pokémon Stadium
All-Star Baseball 2001
Razor Freestyle Scooter
Fighter’s Destiny
Top Gear Rally 2
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
All-Star Baseball 2000
All-Star Tennis 99
All-Star Baseball 99
Monaco Grand Prix
Cruis’n World
Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
Wipeout 64
Mission: Impossible
Micro Machines 64 Turbo
California Speed
Disney’s Tarzan
Madden NFL 99
Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers
Big Mountain 2000
Space Invaders
NBA Live 2000
Aero Gauge
Bottom of the 9th
The New Tetris
Castlevania
Command and Conquer
Rally Challenge 2000
Bassmasters 2000
Micket’s Speedway USA
Road Rash 64
Top Gear Hyper-Bike
40 Winks
Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2
NBA Live 99
Stunt Racer 64
Bass Hunter 64
Cruis’n USA
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2
Extreme-G 2
Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Rampage: World Tour
Cruis’s Exotica
LEGO Racers
Glover
Earthworm Jim 3D
Duke Nukem 64
Top Gear Overdrive
Doom 64
South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack
Scooby-Doo Classic Creep Capers
S.C.A.R.S.
Virtual Pool 64
Wheel of Fortune
Xena: Warrior Princess - Talisman of Fate
Destruction Derby 64
Roadsters
Hercules: The Legendary Journey
Buck Bumble
WCW/nWo Revenge
WWF War Zone
Star Wars Episode 1: Battle For Naboo
WCW/nWo World Tour
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
Jeopardy!
Nuclear Strike 64
Wetrix
Monopoly
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98
FIFA 99
Quest 64
Cyber Tiger
Virtual Chess 64
Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes
MRC: Multi-Racing Championship
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling
Twisted Edge: Extreme Snowboarding
Polaris SnoCross
Tonic Trouble
Fighting Force 64
Gex 64: Enter the Gecko
World Cup 98
Flying Dragon
Milo’s Astro Lanes
NBA In The Zone 2000
Nightmare Creatures
V-Rally Edition 99
War Gods
NBA In The Zone 99
NBA In The Zone 98
Jeremy McGrath Supercross
NFL QB Club 2001
Vigilante 8
Charlie Blast’s Territory
Automobili Lamborghini
South Park
Paperboy
WWF Attitude
Hey You! Pikachu
South Park Rally
F1 World Grand Prix
FIFA Soccer 64
Dark Rift
GT 64: Championship Edition
Blues Brothers 2000
Deadly Arts
Rat Attack
Rugrats in Paris
Elmo’s Number Journey
Elmo’s Letter Adventure
Supercross 2000
Starshot Space Circus Fever
Nagano Winter Olympics 98
Aero Fighters Assault
Off-Road Challenge
NFL Quarterback Club 99
Triple Play 2000
NFL Quarterback Club 98
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
F1Pole Position 64
Knife Edge: Nose Gunner
Mia Hamm Soccer 64
WCW Mayhem
PGA European Tour
WCW Nitro
ECW Hardcore Revolution
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
Indy Racing 2000
Mike Piazza’s Strike Zone
Vigilante 8: Second Offense
WCW Backstage Assault
Dual Heroes
NBA Jam 2000
NFL Quarterback Club 2000
Top Gear Rally
Asteroids Hyper 64
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Fox Sports College Hoops 99
Penny Racers
NBA Jam 99
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt
Chopper Attack
Daikatana
NASCAR 2000
NASCAR 99
Super Bowling
Powerpuff Girls Chemical X-Traction
Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Superman
Monster Truck Madness 64
Carmageddon 64