I was a big puzzle freak in the N64 days.
I still have most of them, but I played them all:
The good ones:
Tetrisphere (Nintendo/H20 Entertainment) - one of the best 3D puzzlers on earth. Great soundtrack, cool gameplay modes.
Wetrix (Zed Two/Ocean) - the second best 3D puzzle game. It's fast and genious, with amazing water effects. Also known as Aqua Aqua.
The New Tetris (Nintendo/H20 Entertainment) - this was my favourite Tetris game until Tetris DS arrived. There are a few but really good enhancements I still prefer over Tetris DS.
Pokémon Puzzle League (Nintendo) - Also known as Puzzle League or Tetris Attack, just with a Pokémon theme. Great game, but very hard in the last stages.
Bust-A-Move 3DX Arcade Edition (Taito) - Literally 1000 different selfmade levels from people around the world. Plus the whole arcade edition from 1999 with additional 4 player modes. A Puzzle Bobble fans dream.
The not so good ones:
Tetris 64 (Seta) - Japan only, comes with a Pulse Pak that reads your pulse with a little device you can clip to your ear. Apart from this feature it's just an average Tetris game.
Magical Tetris Challenge (Capcom) - Another average Tetris game with a Mickey Mouse theme. One of the few games Capcom developed for N64. In fact there's only this one and Mega Man 64 and Resident Evil 2.
I haven't played Dr. Mario 64 (US Only) and Nintendo Puzzle Collection (JP Only) but I think these would be rather good puzzle games. |