Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.

Updated: March 25, 2026

Most Acclaimed Nintendo 64 Games of All Time

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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (#5)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 87 lists

#2 Super Mario 64 (1996) (#8)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 86 lists

#3 GoldenEye 007 (1997) (#34)

Rare | N64 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 79 lists

#4 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) (#85)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 34 lists

#5 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) (#105)

Neversoft Entertainment | PS , N64 , DC | Sports | ~9h | 38 lists

#6 Resident Evil 2 (1998) (#192)

Capcom Planning Room 2 | WIN , PS , N64 , DC | Horror | ~6h | 26 lists

#7 Mario Kart 64 (1996) (#231)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Kart Racing | ~4h | 23 lists

#8 Animal Crossing (2001) (#262)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64, GC | Life Simulation | ~66h | 17 lists

#9 Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars (1997) (#263)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Shooter | ~2h | 25 lists

#10 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#315)

Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 17 lists

#11 Wave Race 64 (1996) (#340)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Racing | ~3h | 20 lists

#12 Perfect Dark (2000) (#367)

Rare | N64 | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~8h | 17 lists

#13 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999) (#447)

Neversoft Entertainment | PS , N64 , DC | Sports | ~4h | 13 lists

#14 Paper Mario (2000) (#475)

Intelligent Systems | N64 | Role-Playing | ~23h | 14 lists

#15 Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (#494)

Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 12 lists

#16 Super Smash Bros. (1999) (#507)

HAL Laboratory | N64 | Fighting | ~4h | 11 lists

#17 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) (#596)

EA Canada, Extended Play Productions | WIN , PS , N64 | Football (Association) / Sports | ~15h | 6 lists

#18 F-Zero X (1998) (#671)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Racing | ~4h | 9 lists

#19 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) (#680)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , PS, PS2 , N64 , DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists

#20 1080° Snowboarding (1998) (#745)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Snowboarding | ~3h | 9 lists

#21 Pilotwings 64 (1996) (#765)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo R&D3, Paradigm Simulation | N64 | Flight Simulation | ~5h | 7 lists

#22 WWF No Mercy (2000) (#806)

AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment | N64 | Fighting / Sports | ~6h | 8 lists

#23 Blast Corps (1997) (#828)

Rare | N64 | Action / Puzzle | ~8h | 10 lists

#24 FIFA 99 (1998) (#870)

EA Sports | WIN , PS , N64 | Sports | ~14h | 5 lists

#25 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998) (#885)

Pipe Dream Interactive, Red Storm Entertainment, Saffire Corporation | MAC, WIN , PS , N64 , DC | Tactical Shooter | ~11h | 5 lists

#26 International Superstar Soccer 64 (1996) (#974)

Konami | N64 | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists

#27 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#980)

Konami | N64 | Sports | 5 lists

#28 Mario Golf (1999) (#1063)

Camelot | N64, GBC | Role-Playing / Sports | ~9h | 4 lists

#29 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) (#1128)

Factor 5, LucasArts | WIN , N64 | Action / Flight Simulation | ~8h | 7 lists

#30 Bangai-O (1999) (#1155)

Treasure | N64 , DC | Shooter | ~7h | 3 lists

#31 Body Harvest (1998) (#1215)

DMA Design | N64 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~14h | 3 lists

#32 Bomberman 64 (1997) (#1220)

Hudson Soft | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 3 lists

#33 Pokémon Puzzle League (2000) (#1246)

Nintendo Software Technology | N64 | Puzzle | ~2h | 4 lists

#34 Banjo-Tooie (2000) (#1292)

Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 4 lists

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Action-Adventure

~27h

87 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~12h

86 lists

Super Mario 64 1996

#34

Rare

N64

First-Person Shooter

~8h

79 lists

GoldenEye 007 1997

#85

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

N64

Action-Adventure

~21h

34 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000

#105

Neversoft Entertainment

N64, PS, DC

Sports

~9h

38 lists

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000

#192

Capcom Planning Room 2

N64, PS, DC, WIN

Horror

~6h

26 lists

Resident Evil 2 1998

#231

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Kart Racing

~4h

23 lists

Mario Kart 64 1996

#262

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64, GC

Life Simulation

~66h

17 lists

Animal Crossing 2001

#263

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Shooter

~2h

25 lists

Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars 1997

#10

#315

Rare

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~12h

17 lists

Banjo-Kazooie 1998

#11

#340

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Racing

~3h

20 lists

Wave Race 64 1996

#12

#367

Rare

N64

First-Person Shooter / Stealth

~8h

17 lists

Perfect Dark 2000

#13

#447

Neversoft Entertainment

N64, PS, DC

Sports

~4h

13 lists

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999

#14

#475

Intelligent Systems

N64

Role-Playing

~23h

14 lists

Paper Mario 2000

#15

#494

Rare

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~11h

12 lists

Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001

#16

#507

HAL Laboratory

N64

Fighting

~4h

11 lists

Super Smash Bros. 1999

#17

#596

EA Canada, Extended Play Productions

N64, PS, WIN

Football (Association) / Sports

~15h

6 lists

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 1997

#18

#671

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Racing

~4h

9 lists

F-Zero X 1998

#19

#680

Ubisoft Montpellier

N64, PS, PS2, DC, WIN

Action-Adventure / Platform

~8h

10 lists

Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999

#20

#745

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Snowboarding

~3h

9 lists

1080° Snowboarding 1998

#21

#765

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo R&D3, Paradigm Simulation

N64

Flight Simulation

~5h

7 lists

Pilotwings 64 1996

#22

#806

AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment

N64

Fighting / Sports

~6h

8 lists

WWF No Mercy 2000

#23

#828

Rare

N64

Action / Puzzle

~8h

10 lists

Blast Corps 1997

#24

#870

EA Sports

N64, PS, WIN

Sports

~14h

5 lists

FIFA 99 1998

#25

#885

Pipe Dream Interactive, Red Storm Entertainment, Saffire Corporation

MAC, N64, PS, DC, WIN

Tactical Shooter

~11h

5 lists

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 1998

#26

#974

Konami

N64

Sports

~15h

4 lists

International Superstar Soccer 64 1996

#27

#980

Konami

N64

Sports

5 lists

International Superstar Soccer 98 1998

#28

#1063

Camelot

GBC, N64

Role-Playing / Sports

~9h

4 lists

Mario Golf 1999

#29

#1128

Factor 5, LucasArts

N64, WIN

Action / Flight Simulation

~8h

7 lists

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 1998

#30

#1155

Treasure

N64, DC

Shooter

~7h

3 lists

Bangai-O 1999

#31

#1215

DMA Design

N64

Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter

~14h

3 lists

Body Harvest 1998

#32

#1220

Hudson Soft

N64

Action-Adventure

~4h

3 lists

Bomberman 64 1997

#33

#1246

Nintendo Software Technology

N64

Puzzle

~2h

4 lists

Pokémon Puzzle League 2000

#34

#1292

Rare

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~17h

4 lists

Banjo-Tooie 2000

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