N64 games rereleased on different platforms

There are numerous N64 hits re-released on these different platforms, which gives you the option to skip an N64 console or N64 virtual console unless you want to play games that were released just for the N64 with no re-release or remaster like yoshi’s story, original paper Mario, etc. anyway, let’s get on with the list:

## 3DS(or DS)

We titled this section as 3DS(or DS) because 3DS games play DS games.

1.Super Mario 64(1996)

a re-release for this game titled “super Mario 64 DS” was one of the launch titles to the DS in late 2004.

2.ridge racer(2000)

Re-released 2 weeks after the DS was launched titled “ridge racer DS” in late 2004.

3.rayman 2(1999)

You’ve got 2 ways to play this game on your 3DS; the re-release on the DS or 3DS. We will explain the differences:

the DS version is a direct remake of the N64 version released 6 years before it’s 3DS re-release which is billed as a remaster if the Dreamcast version of the game. The name of the DS re-release is “rayman DS” and the one to the 3DS is “rayman 3D”.

4.diddy kong racing(1997)

released in 2007 for the DS as “diddy Kong racing ds” with a few negatives from the original; it’s missing banjo and Conker, some aspects of the racing and tracks were made easier, and multiplayer is restricted due to needing a WiFi-connection between multiple DSs and games.

5.golden eye 007(1997)

a portable version of the Wii remake both released in 2010.

6.star fox 64(1997)

a remake of this game was titled “star fox 64 3D” for the 3DS released in September 2011.

7.the legend of Zelda:Ocarina of time(1998)

a remake of this game was titled “the legend of Zelda:ocarina of time 3D” for the 3DS released in June 2011.

8.the legend of Zelda:majora’s mask(2000)

after the ocarina if time’s re-release, fans were crying out to get Grezzo to do the same to majora’s mask. And by 2015 they did! Great way to have the Zelda 64 saga all on the 3DS!

9 to 11.mario party 1 to 3(1999 to 2001)

when mario party:the top 100 was released for the 3DS in November 2017, it featured six mini games from Mario party 1, thirteen from Mario party 2, and twelve from Mario party 3-that’s a total of 31 mini games from the N64 Mario party saga!

so that’s 11 N64 games you can play on your 3DS. If you have GBC virtual console games on your 3DS, then using these N64 games listed above will make the 3DS The king of the 5th generation Nintendo had to offer. Thus there were 31 GBC titles released on the 3DS virtual console, plus 11 N64 playable games on the 3DS will tally up to a total of 42 5th gen games playable on the 3DS.

## Switch

1 and 2:turok:dinosaur hunter and turok 2:seeds of evil(1997 and 1998)

remastered version of these games came to the switch in 2019 after being released on various platforms in prior years.

3.doom 64(1997)

remastered port came to switch in 2020

4.star wars episode I:racer(1999)

HD re-release came to switch in 2020

5.duke Nukem 64(1997)

available on the switch as “duke nukem 3D: 20th anniversary world tour”, which is a remastered version of the original PC game.

6.super Mario 64(1996)

came to the switch in 2020 as part of the super Mario 3D all stars collection.

7.super smash bros 64(1999)

when super smash bros ultimate came out in 2018, it contained a majority of smash 64’s stages along with stages from all the previous smash bros installments. For the smash 64 stages that didn’t make it to the switch you’d have to either download recreated stages from 64 or recreate those stages on your own if you want the entire smash 64 on your switch via ultimate.

8.quake(1998)

re-released for the switch worldwide on August 21, 2021

9.shadow man(1999)

re-released for the switch as “shadow man remastered” in 2021.

10 to 12.mario party 1 to 3(1999 to 2001)

when mario party superstars came out in 2021, it contained 12 mini games from Mario party 1, 21 from Mario party 2, and 27 from Mario party 3. And as a bonus, there are 5 party boards from the N64 saga in superstars. So you’d get extensive N64 Mario party gameplay just about.

13.Mario Kart 64(1997)

10 out of MK64's 16 nitro tracks are playable on the switch when in 8 Deluxe Kalimari Desert, Toad's Turnpike, Choco Mountain, Royal Raceway, Rainbow Road, and Yoshi valley are all remade. the ones you can recreate out of your Live home circuit are Luigi raceway, Moo Moo Farm, Mario Raceway, and Banshee Boardwalk. So six are in 8 deluxe and four are recreatable with the live home circuit. we hope to still get more Mario kart 64 tracks remade in Mario kart 8 deluxe as a 20 year coincidence between 1997 and 2017, since 2017 was the year Mario kart 8 deluxe was released.

so 13 N64 games are playable on the switch if you don’t want to pay for Nintendo switch online + expansion pack for $50 which has the N64 titles.