N64 NSO Games Ranked
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The library of Nintendo 64 games on Switch boasts some of the system's heaviest hitters - a great selection of quality 64-bit games easily accessible to anyone subscribed to the 'Expansion Pack' tier of the Nintendo Switch Online service

But which of the N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online are the very best? Well, we've compiled this ranked list to answer just that question.

So, sit back and enjoy the best N64 games playable on Nintendo Switch...

Nintendo Switch N64 games - From Worst To Best

37. Iggy's Reckin' Balls (N64)

Designed by Jools Watsham (Dementium: The Ward, Moon, Mutant Mudds) while at the Austin-based Turok studio Iguana, Iggy's Reckin' Balls is an oddball racing platformer.

Up to four players are tasked with negotiating tower-like obstacle courses as fast as possible, rolling their way to the finish line using a grappling hook to scramble between platforms and grab other racers on the way.

It remained an N64 exclusive for over 25 years until Nintendo apparently struck a deal with Throwback Entertainment, who owns much of the old Acclaim IP, and bought it (plus Extreme-G) to the NSO Expansion Pack. Not a must-play, but intriguing enough to investigate if you're partial to inessential 64-bit curios.

36. Dr. Mario 64 (N64)

This puzzler is essentially a 64-bit remake of the original Dr. Mario and was never released in Europe or Japan (although it did appear in the Japan-only Nintendo Puzzle Collection on GameCube alongside Panel de Pon and Yoshi's Cookie).

Dr. Mario 64 is just Dr. Mario, but prettier than it had ever been; a solid puzzler with little to get too angry or excited about.

35. WinBack: Covert Operations (N64)

We don't know about you, but games like Operation: WinBack (as this was known in Europe and Australia) and Konami's Hybrid Heaven occupied the B-tier on our 'to get' lists back in the day — they looked interesting, but they were way down the list behind the first-party purchases and some of us simply never got around to catching up with them once the 64-bit generation came to an end.

While Koei's third-person shooter wouldn't go down in the annals of covert ops gaming as a classic, its cover system felt fresh back in 1999 and the ability to check it out on Switch and place it in its historical context is most welcome.

34. Yoshi's Story (N64)

Coming after the incredible (and incredibly beautiful) Yoshi's Island on SNES, it's no surprise that Yoshi's Story rubbed some people the wrong way with its accessible, storybook approach and cutesiness.

It's certainly not the strongest or most complex 2D platformer you'll ever play, but it's brimming with the Yoshi series' trademark charm and we'd say it's worthy of reassessment if you've dismissed it in the past.

The N64 wasn't blessed with an abundance of side-on platformers, but armed with the knowledge that this isn't a 64-bit Yoshi's Island, this is a great little game starring everyone's favourite fruit-munching dino.

33. Shadow Man (N64)

The Switch remaster from Nightdive (is there anything that studio hasn't remastered?) is a great way to play, but for a dark, obtuse game that's undeniably dated, the asking price of 'Has an NSO Expansion Pack sub' is the easiest way to get new people digging into this third-person action-adventure.

Coming from the same team that developed the 64-bit Forsaken, and based on the Valiant Comics series, Michael LeRoi — the titular Man o' Shadow — has a huge and disturbing world to explore. The lily-livered among us are grateful to have save states to fall back on these days.

32. Extreme-G (N64)

In 1997, the year before the excellent F-Zero X and Wipeout 64 would arrive to battle for gold on the N64's futuristic racer podium, Probe's Extreme-G had the track pretty much to itself.

This Acclaim-published, combat-heavy, N64-exclusive bike-racer (don't mention TRON, don't mention TRON) might have had to settle for bronze once those classics arrived on the circuit, but it put in a decent performance in the interim, doing well enough to garner three more series instalments.

Extreme-G can't keep up with the all-time champs, then, but it's a slick, solid racer that takes advantage of the '64's four controller ports for multiplayer. Worth firing up.

31. Pokémon Puzzle League (N64)

Pokémon Puzzle League is really just Panel de Pon / Tetris Attack with a Pokémon makeover. That's not bad though, because it's still the same brilliant block puzzler.

Panel de Pon fanatics will have the time of their lives regardless, but the Pokémon wrapper helps draw in and hold the attention of new players long enough for the puzzling to grab hold.

With the added Pokémon anime nostalgia factor that's grown over the decades, there's even more reason to investigate Pokémon Puzzle League if it passed you by all those years ago. It still rocks.

30. Excitebike 64 (N64)

Canadian developer Left Field Productions, the team behind the fondly-remembered NBA Courtside games, was responsible for this brilliant entry in Nintendo's motocross series.

Shifting the gameplay from side-on to behind-the-rider 3D, it melded the careful pitch and throttle control of the original game with the subtle mechanics of N64 stablemates Wave Race 64 and 1080° Snowboarding to produce something just as deep, rewarding and addictive as those racers.

29. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)

When it was released, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was a seminal title that was deserving of the praise that it got. And while it's now horribly outdated as a result of the genre innovations that followed, there was very little else like it on home consoles at the time.

It isn't the prettiest or most playable title on the N64, but that doesn't mean that you can't marvel at everything it managed to achieve. The game world is large and full of life, the weapons and enemies are vicious, and it offers an insanely tough challenge.

Turok really hasn't aged well, though, meaning that unless you hold a firm appreciation for early polygonal titles or hunting dinos, there's a good chance you'll struggle to find much enjoyment.

28. 1080° Snowboarding (N64)

A game which teaches the rewards of dedication and perseverance. Winning the race might look like the point of the game, but the real goal is there in the title — pulling a 1080°. It took some of us years, but we kept at it and — boom! — finally, we nailed it.

The speed and precision are paired with beautiful visuals, with sunlight glistening off the piste and snow spraying up behind your board. 1080° Snowboarding's frame rate suffered accordingly, but its subtle controls enabled you to sharpen up shallow turns and gracefully arc across the course; coupled with those visuals, it conveyed that feeling of freedom and speed you get from the real-life sport.

When you’re not falling on your arse, that is.

27. Pokémon Stadium (N64)

Pokémon Stadium was a revolutionary step up for the monster-catching franchise, and that's not just due to the fact that we got to see all 151 critters in full-fledged 3D.

The inclusion of the GB Tower, as well as allowing players to experience Pokémon characters in fun new ways through minigames and the Pokémon Lab, felt remarkably fresh and offered a new perspective on our repository of 'mons.

Sure, the battling can get a bit repetitive and lengthy, but the awesome visuals, animations, and commentary can help keep this from becoming mundane. If you're playing this on NSO, you're of course limited to rental teams, but there's plenty to love here if you're an OG fan. And the Lickitung sushi minigame is ace.

26. Jet Force Gemini (N64)

An underrated entry in the Rareware library, Jet Force Gemini coupled cute design with chunky, gungy third-person blasting in a world-hopping quest to defeat insectoid overlord Mizar.

Juno, Vela and trusty good boy Lupus' adventure is not without flaws, but JFG is a surprisingly deep and satisfying one that's worth investigating if you're a Rare fan looking for gems that passed you by around the turn of the millennium.

25. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil was a technical showcase for the system which took the baton from the immensely popular first game and upped the ante in every possible way.

Highlights include the Expansion Pak-powered 640x480 resolution visuals and the iconic Cerebral Bore, a gun that fired a brain-drilling bullet once you locked onto an enemy's melon.

In addition to its NSO iteration, Acclaim's game is available on Switch in remastered form courtesy of Nightdive Studios. Neither of these versions come on a kickass black cartridge, unfortunately.

24. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)

In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, HAL Laboratory managed to keep the core structure many knew and loved about the Kirby series while glossing it up with a shiny coat of polygonal paint for the new console generation.

Kirby's 64-bit foray into the third dimension (well, kinda — it's 2.5D, or on-rails 3D, if you prefer) stands out as one of the more unique entries in the series, feeling somewhat fresh in comparison to the many, many 2D Kirby platformers and still pleasurable to play to this day.

23. Pilotwings 64 (N64)

Pilotwings 64 was a brilliant launch title for the system which showcased its features and provided players with a lovely flight sim adventure — something worthy of playing alongside the mighty Super Mario 64.

It proved to be a diverting companion piece for early adopters which built on the Super NES original with gameplay equal parts tense and relaxing. Cracking game.

22. Blast Corps (N64)

Blast Corps involves clearing a path for a slow-moving truck carrying a malfunctioning nuclear missile to a safe detonation zone — a zone which is blocked by buildings and other structures ripe for destruction.

As with many 64-bit titles, its early polygonal visuals are arguably looking a little dogged these days, but don't let its looks put you off. This incredibly silly concept makes for a Rare gem and one of the most fun games on the N64.

21. Mario Party (N64)

The game that got the Party started. Mario Party kicked things off raucously and without it, we wouldn't be able to keep holding the most almighty of Nintendo parties at NL Towers.

Feuds that have lasted a lifetime may have spawned thanks to this game back in 1998. Conspiracy theories that Nintendo created this game solely to force the purchase of additional controllers after Aunt Susan and Uncle Stan destroyed your analogue sticks are spurious.

Mario Party's slate of minigames truly shines, with Bumper Ball, Face Lift, and Mushroom Mix-Up helping to cement a legacy that endures to this day.

20. Pokémon Snap (N64)

Sitting in a vehicle moving along a set path as you take photographs might not seem like much fun, but Pokémon Snap quickly proves to be a highly enjoyable, if short-lived, experience.

The quest to find a few more Pokémon or score better to open up new stages or get a useful item keeps you engaged for the game's brief duration and the variety of creatures and their actions keeps things interesting when replaying stages. There are only 63 Pokémon to find, and it can be cleared very quickly, but there's plenty of opportunity for new and improved (or funnier) photos with each playthrough.

The Switch sequel may have far eclipsed this one, but Pokémon Snap's inhabitants will surely bring a smile to your face.

19. Sin and Punishment (N64)

Gamers in the West wouldn't be able to get their hands on Treasure's hectic N64 on-rails shooter (not easily, that is — there was always the option to import) until it came to the Wii Virtual Console.

On original release it quickly became a cult classic thanks to its developer's heritage and its Japan-only status, and while it's probably not worth importing a Japanese console to enjoy this game alone (we did, but we're a bit obsessive) — and its sequel Sin and Punishment: Star Successor for Wii arguably improves on this foundation in every way — this is still a very fine shooter from a very fine developer.

Cracking box art, too.

18. Mario Golf (N64)

Camelot brought Mario and his golfing pals onto the 3D fairways in this excellent entry in his catalogue of sports games. This game also linked up with the superlative Mario Golf for Game Boy Color. They're very different games, and the handheld version is probably even better thanks to its brilliant RPG elements, but together they make an unbeatable pair.

When we're disappointed that later games like Mario Golf: Super Rush don't match the quality of older entries, it's Mario Golf that we're remembering with a faraway wistful look in our eyes.

17. Harvest Moon 64 (N64)

As with most entries in this farm sim series, let its gentle cycle of farm work and soil-based simulation seep into you and Harvest Moon 64 has the potential to suck hours and days from your life.

It's hardly a technical tour-de-force, but tending livestock, sewing seeds, harvesting your crops and striking up a relationship doesn't require massive hardware horsepower, and the series' 64-bit entry is as engrossing as any.

16. Pokémon Stadium 2 (N64)

The original Pokémon Stadium was fine, but Pokémon Stadium 2 expanded the concept of a 3D companion cartridge to play alongside the mainline Game Boy games.

It included Pokémon from both the Johto and Kanto regions and offered some juicy extras if you owned the Game Boy entries (we pity whoever had a Pokémon Stadium game without owning Blue, Red, Yellow, Gold, or Silver!).

Only in the soundtrack department did it arguably not live up to its predecessor, but otherwise this felt like the 'proper' execution of the concept.

15. Wave Race 64 (N64)

Whatever you do, don't go back and play Wave Race 64.

Its incredible water physics, tight controls, chunky visuals, and titanic brilliance will immediately have you degenerate into a forum-lingering whinger and you won't be able to stop yourself complaining about the absence of this series (and F-Zero, and 1080° Snowboarding) from Nintendo consoles since the GameCube, and how Nintendo hates its fans and doesn't want their money, and how the success of the Switch means there's space for these 'lesser-known' franchises to make a return, and how we can't have nice things, and...

14. Mario Tennis (N64)

The first in the Mario Tennis series (second, if you count Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy) was one half of a winning doubles team in the Mushroom Kingdom sports department from Camelot — the studio also released the brilliant Mario Golf for N64, as well as Game Boy Color versions of each game that linked up with their home console cousins via the Transfer Pak.

Mario's played a lot of tennis over the years, but this remains one of his finest on-court displays.

13. Mario Kart 64 (N64)

While the racers themselves might not have been truly 3D (rather they were detailed Donkey Kong Country-style sprites created from 3D character renders), Mario Kart 64's huge, undulating circuits still showed off the benefits of 64-bit hardware. It added inclines, items, obstacles, and a four-player multiplayer mode to the winning formula Nintendo cooked up on Super NES. This is also the game which gave us Toad's Turnpike.

Each iteration of the Mario Kart series adds a little something new, but following on from the flat circuits of Super Mario Kart, there's arguably been nothing quite like this first jump to 3D-except-for-the-racers. Like any Mario Kart game, add three friends and you'll have an epic time in no time.

12. Mario Party 3 (N64)

The third and final fiesta thrown by Mario on the Nintendo 64, the Mario Party formula was well-established by this point.

Hudson Soft saw no reason to change it in any way or kick it up a gear beyond a new influx of minigames, but that doesn't stop Mario Party 3 from being a quintessential entry in the series: a riot with multiple friends, and a soul-crushing grind for a lonely single player... but why would anyone play Mario Party on their own? Well, for the brand-new story mode of course!

We all know the real reason this places as high as it does. No, it's not the fact you can hold three items, but rather that Daisy and Waluigi make their polished party debut. As the final Mario game to be released on the N64 (except in Australia), it was a darn good send-off.

11. Mario Party 2 (N64)

There ain't no party like a Mario Party, although he sure has thrown an awful lot of them.

Of the three Hudson-developed minigame bonanzas that came out on N64, Mario Party 2 is arguably the fan favourite. This is where Battle, Item, and Duel minigames got their start, and you could spend all the time in the world practising them before you start, so you can ensure you're prepped for party play.

Obviously, you'll still need three friends to get the most out of this, but the first sequel built on the foundation of the original and steered the series on a steady course which now extends well into double figures. Even decades on, it stands as one of the best party games ever, and it's available on Switch via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.

Just watch those Joy-Con analogue sticks — they're fragile at the best of times!

10. Banjo-Tooie (N64)

Following the James Cameron school of thought for sequels, Banjo-Tooie takes a 'more is more' approach, with larger worlds, a host of minigames, an expanded moveset (including new first-person sections), Mumbo Jumbo as a playable character, bosses, and a multiplayer mode, plus the ability to separate the dynamic duo at certain times.

Although it arguably flirts with the sort of excesses that made Donkey Kong 64 feel grindy at times, it's a big, chewy sequel, and one that holds up very well all these years later — perhaps thanks to a couple of decades' worth of training in the huge and interconnected open worlds of other games.

Banjo-Tooie is filled to the brim with the series' trademark brand of cheeky fairytale wonder and fans will find a whole lot to love.

9. F-Zero X (N64)

Forum wars continue to wage over whether F-Zero X or its successor on GameCube is the superior white-knuckle futuristic racer. Both are essential, of course. The 64-bit entry is metal: pure, simple, guitar-screeching, all-out metal. EAD stripped back extraneous detail to achieve the smoothest, most blistering and nail-bitingly precise racing experience.

At this speed, on these dizzying tracks, even the tiniest prod on the spindly analogue stick matters, and the original N64 pad offers peak precision for micro-adjustments which make the difference between gracefully sweeping through a corner with nary a pixel to spare… or catching said corner and ricocheting between barriers to an explosive, humiliating retirement.

How much more metal could this get? None. None more metal. Flaming skulls and chromed motorcycles would actually reduce the metal content of this game.

8. Perfect Dark (N64)

An incredible follow-up to GoldenEye which threw in every idea the developers at Rare could muster (plus a kitchen sink or two), Perfect Dark really stretched the Nintendo 64 hardware and was arguably the most ambitious game on the console.

James Bond was never going to be an easy act to follow, but Joanna Dark's noir-ish sci-fi was as good a spiritual sequel as you could hope to have — close to perfect, in fact — and nearly two-and-a-half decades on, it still stands as a remarkable achievement.

7. Paper Mario (N64)

Over two decades later, Paper Mario might not look as sharp as it once did, but it holds up very well where it matters and jostles with The Thousand-Year Door for the title of 'Best Paper Mario Game'.

The N64 original does very well to ease Mario fans into a new style of adventure while providing a depth for RPG gamers that you might not expect from the paper-thin premise. With a great supporting cast and buckets of trademark Nintendo charm, the OG is up there with the best. Play it on Switch if you missed out.

6. Star Fox 64 (N64)

Known as Lylat Wars in Europe, Star Fox 64 originally came in a whopping great box containing a Rumble Pak and was many a gamer's introduction to force feedback on console. It paired beautifully with the cinematic battles and derring-do of Fox McCloud and his team's cinematic dogfighting in this on-rails shooter.

It's still an excellent game all these years later, with thrilling action, delicate and precise controls, stirring music, humour, spectacle, and edge-of-your-seat excitement. Sure, it's got a surplus of Slippy Toad, but you can't have everything.

Whether you're enjoying it on original hardware or playing via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, a quick blast through this and it's clear to see why so many people think the Star Fox series peaked with its first sequel. It's not just the nostalgia talking — it really holds up beautifully decades later.

5. Banjo-Kazooie (N64)

Rareware put out several platformers on Nintendo 64, each with their own pros and cons, but the Twycross team arguably never topped the debut of the bear and bird. There's something in the precise platforming and fairytale formula of Banjo-Kazooie that resulted in the quintessential 3D collectathon.

It's big, but not sprawling; sweet, but not sickly; challenging, but never unfair (okay, a couple of those Rusty Bucket Bay jiggys walk a fine line). From the roaming grublins to Mumbo Jumbo's hilarious transformations, its colourful characters and varied worlds are shot through with humour, adorable animation, tight controls, and an 'oom-pah' musical box soundtrack that nails the spirit of a cheeky storybook adventure perfectly.

Mario 64 might have the edge when it comes to prestige, invention, and influence — that's the one you vote for with your head — but Banjo steals hearts. An absolutely brilliant game.

4. Super Mario 64 (N64)

The 3D platformer that defined what that label meant, it's remarkable just how much Shigeru Miyamoto and his team got right with its first foray.

It feels effortless, as if these mechanics were somehow self-evident or arrived at through natural evolution. Nintendo absolutely nailed the formula from the very beginning – so much so that the basic 3D template hasn't really changed much, even today. We still control Mario much as we first did with that wonderfully odd-looking N64 controller.

Super Mario 64 is available on Switch if you nabbed a time-limited copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars or as part of a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription, and blather on endlessly about its genre-birthing mechanics, how it set the stage for 3D gaming as we know it, and the infinity of tiny details that make this a joy to fire up all these years later.

But you know all that. Do yourself a favour and blast through a couple of dozen stars next time you're pondering what to play. It still feels almost as good as it did the very first time.

3. GoldenEye 007 (N64)

The best movie tie-in ever made? Not only was Rare's game (which after decades finally broke out of its Nintendo 64-shaped cell onto Switch and Xbox) hugely influential on the console FPS genre, but it also gave N64 owners a proper 'adult' experience to sink their teeth into.

At a time when PlayStation was too cool for school, GoldenEye 007 provided some real ammo in the console wars, and its four-player deathmatches — remarkably, a last-minute addition before the game went gold — led to some of the best multiplayer memories we have, for any system. You Only Live Twice>Bunker>Power Weapons? How about Licence to Kill>Facility>Pistols?

We're easy, but whatever you do, make sure you've got 'Sight ON Auto-Aim OFF'. And no Odd Job.

2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)

Known colloquially around these parts as Majora's Marmite, the three-day cycle added a constant pressure that turned off many players. However, that cycle is also key to the unique way Majora's Mask focuses on its cast of uncanny characters and soaks the adventure in melancholy and madness.

In fact, 'adventure' isn't quite the right word for this Zelda game. It's more of a Lynchian dreamscape in cartridge form, which isn't for everyone. The excellent 3DS remake is the best way to play these days thanks to some welcome additions for managing your limited time, although the original is conveniently available to play via Nintendo Switch Online.

Wherever you play, the clockwork land of Termina offers something truly unique in the Zelda series.

Oh, and we don't really call it Majora's Marmite.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

Ocarina of Time brought The Legend of Zelda into the third dimension as successfully as the plumber made the same leap in Super Mario 64. Yet where Nintendo could throw any playground-style idea into Mario's 64-bit debut, Ocarina had to tell a story and evoke a consistent mood throughout.

Going back these days, the frame rate and cumbersome menus may surprise you, and Hyrule Field feels decidedly smaller (more like a field, in fact) compared to the vast kingdom of Hyrule presented in Breath of the Wild, but the pure magic of the game still shines through any ageing systems.

This set the template for not only every subsequent Zelda title, but also the majority of action-adventure games from the past two-and-a-half decades; no wonder it's so revered.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on 3DS is the more streamlined version, but there are things that Grezzo's excellent remake couldn't quite recapture. Whether it's the Rumble Pak compatibility or the 64-bit mist hanging over Lake Hylia in the early hours, the N64 original still has that special something.


N64 Nintendo Switch Online FAQ

Not a bad selection, eh? Finally, we answer some common questions Nintendo Life readers have about the N64 games on Switch.

Are there any other N64 games on Switch?

Well, Super Mario 64 is also included in Super Mario 3D All-Stars if you have a copy (it was a limited-time release, although it's still easy to find physical versions.

Beyond that, Nightdive Studios has released remastered versions of Turok, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, and Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, and Bethesda released Doom 64 as a download on Switch eShop.

Sticking with seminal first-person shooters, Quake 64 is part of the Quake remaster on Switch, and the 64-bit version of Quake II is in the Quake II remaster.

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour brings the PC version of the game, which was ported to N64, to Switch, and Shadow Man Remastered is also available

And finally, Star Wars Episode I: Racer is also on Switch.

Is GameCube coming to Switch?

It would be nice, wouldn't it? The fact is that, unfortunately, we don't know if GameCube games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online.

Nintendo has made no announcements regarding GameCube games coming to its subscription surface at the Expansion Pack tier or otherwise.

How can I change the ranking in this article?

This is a dynamic, real-time ranking of every available N64 game playable as part of a Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription that we compiled with the help of Nintendo Life readers.

You can add (or even change) your User Ratings for every game you've played at any time, even after publication. Try searching for your favourite NSO Nintendo 64 games in the box below and rate them to influence the order.

If you're wanting to pick up a Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership to play any or all of these games, grab a subscription here:


Let us know your thoughts below. New games added to the service will appear here, too, so check back in the future and rank them as well. You know, if you like.

And if you're after a full list of every Nintendo Switch Online retro game currently available, we're happy to oblige.

Further reading:

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