{"id":128646,"date":"2022-10-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138625"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:00:00","slug":"the-n64-encyclopedia-offers-nintendo-fans-an-exhaustive-overview-of-the-64-bit-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/the-n64-encyclopedia-offers-nintendo-fans-an-exhaustive-overview-of-the-64-bit-era\/","title":{"rendered":"The N64 Encyclopedia Offers Nintendo Fans An Exhaustive Overview Of The 64-Bit Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems the hardest-working man in games journalism has struck again! Yes, Chris Scullion<\/a> \u2014 features editor over at VGC<\/a>, formerly of Official Nintendo Magazine UK, and Nintendo Life contributor extraordinaire (most recently giving EA’s FIFA<\/a> series a fitting send-off<\/a> for us) \u2014 is back again with another entry in his excellent gaming encyclopedia series.<\/p>\n

Having covered the NES<\/a>, the SNES<\/a>, and the Mega Drive \/ Genesis, as well as stopping off to cover the entire platforming genre<\/a>, Scullion has now tackled the Nintendo 64 library as part of his epic and ongoing quest to make that Billy bookcase of yours earn its keep.<\/p>\n

Over the course of 264 pages, he examines the machine which delivered some of the most groundbreaking and beloved software in video game history. Nintendo famously struggled in the marketplace as Sony rose to dominate the industry in the space of a single hardware generation, rewriting the rulebook with its razor-sharp PlayStation marketing, teen appeal, and cheaper disc-based approach versus Nintendo’s expensive cartridges. Sorry, game paks<\/em>. However, the list of all-time greats that the 64-bit system played host to speaks for itself. Seminal works like Super Mario 64<\/a>, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a>, and GoldenEye 007<\/a> would shape the entire medium in the years that followed gaming’s early steps into the polygonal realm.<\/p>\n

Scullion looks at each and every one of the games released for the Nintendo 64, including Japanese exclusives (so yes, it covers the original release of Animal Crossing<\/a>, or D\u014dbutsu no Mori<\/strong>). He also casts his critical eye over the slim yet fascinating library of the 64DD, the Japan-only disc-based ‘add-on’ system that sat beneath the console.<\/p>\n