N64 Buying Guide & Top 10 Great Games 

I love how Metal Jesus gives the stage completely to his co-host. He never tries to steal their thunder. Very cordial. And when he does chime in, it's to fill in the gaps or make a point clearer. Love your content. Rock on!

I remember when I was a child, me and my mother were at Toys R Us and she bought me my own 'crystal ice' blue N64 and it was my first ever game console.... I'm in my mid 20s now and I still have it, and it still works like a dream 💙

I refuse to get rid of my 64. I made that mistake one time and I went to the ends of the earth to get it all back.

Kinsey is the happiest dork ever. The laugh is so contagious.

I think im going to play TF2 today. *sees MetalJesusRocks in Subscription Box* Well, TF2 can wait.

i love this channel, it's so refreshing to see ACTUAL gamers, instead of top 10's made by people that think the ps2 is retro gaming lol and then they hire models to read a script, keep it up guys!

I picked up a Pikachu Japanese edition at a yard sale in Canada for $25. Best find ever.

Still love playing my N64! Lucky enough to get one Christmas 1996 and because it uses cartridges (No lasers or moving parts!) it still works fine and can last a very long time!

I was telling my girlfriend the other day how the n64 was the first console I ever bought with my own money. It was the summer of '97, and I was 12 years old heading in to 7th grade. Having a birthday in June greatly helped my money situation but it was still tough. I also had to buy an RF switch for the console when I bought it so I wasn't able to afford a game. I could only play rentals until Christmas of that year when I got Diddy Kong racing, and the first game I rented was of course Mario 64. I had a friend who let me borrow wave race 64 so I played a ton of that. funny how my memory of this console are so clear even 20 years later. definitely a special time.

I looked up horror games for the N64 and... mario party 2 was one that came up

I really love that "Buying Guide" and "Hidden Gems" videos and as a collector, I'm really happy to see that they're also collector's out there who don't blame other collector's for collecting cartridge only!

*shows honorable mention* *sees Superman on the list* *raises eye brow* *sees middle finger and laughs* you had me at first, not gonna lie. lol

Goldeneye Mario 64 Banjo Kazooie Turok 2 Perfect Dark Mario Kart 64 Ocarina of Time Majoras Mask (Any) Mario Party Smash Bros I could go on for days but this is my list! Best system of the 90's

From 6:12 to 6:14, Metal Jesus's instant facial expression change.

GOD why is Kinsey so freaking adorable

"There's a port on the back and that's where the magic happens." 😆

I recommend Bomberman 64 to any new owners, that was my favorite game for the system by far.

Superman 64 is definitely a must have.

Funny that the first game my parents bought me was mischief makers. Underrated game.

22:25 "The handling is perfect" As they fly off the road crashing into a sign lol.

Man I loved it, those 30 minutes just flew by

If you want to buy a n64 and really don't know the games, consider this buying guide instead: For multiplayer purposes: Smash bros. Goldeneye Perfect Dark Mario Kart Pokemon Stadium 1,2 Single player: Zelda Ocarina of Time Zelda Majora's Mask Star Fox Banjo Kazzooie Super Mario 64 Others that I think are good: Wave Race Win Back F Zero X Donkey Kong 64

i love kinsey´s laughing. she is so authentic and so cool. love her

I remember when I was a kid I had the PS1 and my bestfriend had the N64 and we would always go to eachothers house to play games. It was so much fun.

Kinsey idk if you read these comments or not, but I love what you contribute to this great channel. There's a lot of crude and mean comments pertaining to not only you but other guests on the show as well. I just hope you know you're rad and youtube trolls in the comments are just pathetic. Stay cool guys :)

Kinsey's enthusiasm is the best .

Just got myself a mint boxed n64 with zelda ocarina of time and Mario Kart from the flea market for 30€. Super stoked! Thanks for this guide.

What an iconic system. As a dude in his late 30s I grew up with Nintendo and the changing of the video game landscape. The jump from Super Nintendo to the 64 coincides with me hitting high school in 96’ lol very great memories. Thanks for this video guys!!!

You can also use a Game Shark to bypass the region thing, playing Japanese games on a US system. That's what I use. :)

Can we get a Dreamcast buying guide next?

Kelsey’s delivery is so charming. She’s like a chipper morning show host. 🥰

Great episode, the N64 released in September 1996 in the U.S. I pre-ordered it and picked it up day one at Electronics Boutique. The console and Mario 64 were groundbreaking! I love Kinsey, great personality and I love her ‘Betty Rubble’ laugh!

I never get tired of buying guides.

lol the honorable mentions cracked me up

Need more Kinsey in our lives. So smiley, giddy, and beautiful. She is awesome!

Loving your content and approach, MJR! Thanks for all your efforts. I started with all this game content from AVGN years ago but wanted to expand elsewhere and just subscribed today! Thanks so much!

Just found your channel and it's brilliant. Think I'm in love with Kinsey! Could watch her all day! Keep up the good work. Best wishes from the UK.

I had the Pikachu one. I had so much fun playing Mario Party/ Super smash with my friends during the summer. Nostalgia :(

I just stumbled upon MetalJesusRocks less than a month ago and I just wanted to say this is easily one of my favorite finds on RU-vid in quite some time. I appreciate how wide-ranging your topics are, the down-to-earth nature of you and your collaborators, As a N64 lover this was a great guide... definitely recommend for those who didn't grow up with the console!

Favorite thing I’ve heard all year: “IM JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS SOUP FOR BULBASAUR!”

Goldeneye should be in all top 10 n64 lists. Come on

N64, is at my door 🚪

I never realized people didn’t like the n64 controller I loved it other than how easily the joystick wore out

6:12 look at jesus face after clearly forcing that laugh. Goes Straight back to serious.

Got my N64 when I was 5 years old and its the console that truly introduced me to gaming. So many fond memories!

I would recommend WWF no Mercy best wrestling game ever.

Donkey Kong 64, Gauntlet Legends, Mario Party 3, Tarzan, Mortal Kombat 4 and Diddy Kong Racing are definitely my top picks for someone first picking up the console!! great vid metaljesus

My dad got this for me at one point for.... 600 deutsche marks. Which was really a lot at the time. I literally played Mario 64 for a year, every day to try and finish it. As well: Diddy Kong Racing was aaaaamazing. The exploration, the races themselves. The music ? Oh the music, I can still hear it, no joke, 20+ years later. Its such a shame that it has not gotten the Spiro treatment and a full remake. It would sell so well.

When I started collecting for N64 I was super surprised at how many people liked "Beetle Adventure Racing". Still one of my favorite racing games of all time.

What about Gauntlet Legends? I think that was one of the best Couch co-op games N64 had to offer. I also loved WcW vs NWO Revenge!

As soon as he said racing games I instantly thought of Beetle adventure racing and I'm so glad he mentioned it. I LOVED that game and I still own it, it was really challenging but very fun.

Kinseys good mood is contagious. I loved the N64 and i really liked the Controller.

no one ever talks about mission impossible n64 LOVE THAT GAME

Didn't know you worked for Sierra! Thanks for helping make some of my favorite childhood games.

Before watching, I'm gonna say that this was the perfect recommendation from YT. I recently acquired a SNES and a GameCube and started collecting games for those and the NES (that my parents had since before I was born, has been my most used (non-handheld) console throughout my child- and teenagehood and is now in my possession), but I'm still looking for a reason to get an N64 in the future, to complete the retro console collection. Unlike the GameCube and SNES, I neither played on the N64 with friends who got it, nor does the console itself look very attractive to me, in terms of it's Design. So it has to be the games that can make it desirable to me, but apart from Mario 64, Mario Kart 64 and Star Wars Podracer, (which I got on PC, but couldn't get running properly since way back when my family upgraded to a Windows XP computer and emulation hasn't worked out so far), I could use some more interesting game recommendations that I'd wanna play on the system. So let's see!

I honestly love your vidoes, you have honestly revived my love for this stuff, thank you. 🙏🏼

When I first held a N64 controller, I HATED it. Up until that point, I played on the NES, SNES, Genesis, and Saturn controllers. So, as you can imagine when I first held it, I was like "....what the heck?". It felt great holding the both ends of the controller, but holding the middle and the right side, FREAKIN' WEIRD! But once I got past that awkward phase, I don't even notice it. It became 2nd nature.

10 Great Games... so, like, the whole library?:D ba-dum-tisss

Any idea why the N64 library was so racer heavy? Not that that's a bad thing, some of its best games are in that genre. EDIT: kudos for your mention of Mischief Makers. What a gem of a game. The community is beginning to catch on and the price has been rising lately, so you might want to grab a copy sooner than later.

9:00 I've had my N64 grey controller since '97 when I got the console as a present for Christmas. The controller's stick is floppy, obviously. But still works fine for every game I throw at it. 😁😁😁

Kinsey is so incredibly charming. It's insane.

I love Kinsey! She's the coolest person! So unique and Beautiful inside and out

Added this console to my retro setup recently and have been looking for recommendations, so thanks for this, past Metal Jesus and Kinsey :)

I grew up playing N64 and I still enjoyed your video! Currently looking to build my collection up again.

Star Fox 64: Most replayable game ever.

I recommend Vigilante 8 to anyone who has ever played Twisted Metal or Interstate 76 as it is like both of those games merged into one.

While i had a Nintendo 64 growing up after i moved out my parents sold it. I'm just now to the point in my life where I can start rebuilding my collection thank you for making this video, your channel rocks! \m/

Hy Metal Jesus, I am a very big fan of youre channel, and thanks to youre guide I bought a N64 with nearly all the games on that list. Youre channel realy rocks. I also love the gamer eats and the pick ups with reggie. Rock on and greets from Belgium

Games in my n64 to buy day 1: Super Mario 64 Banjo kazooie Donkey Kong 64 Perfect Dark WWF no mercy Hydro Thunder Star Wars episode 1 Racer The legend of Zelda: ocarina of time / majora's mask Killer Instinct Gold Bomber man 64 / hero Mario Kart 64 Rayman 2: the great escape Doom 64 Beetle Adventure Racing Bust a move 3DX Pokemon snap / stadium Kirby 64 Super Smash Bros Yoshi's Story Mario Party 2 Mischief Makers

Kinsey, you so silly lol. I think lots of nostalgia folks here remember playing Star Fox 64 with the Rumble Pak for the first time. Such a great experience and Nintendo needs to do right for Star Fox games.

Beetle Adventure was one of our favorites growing up and I had totally forgot about it until I watched this :D

Kinsey's excitement really shines through in this video. Adorable.

I never got into the N64 like I did the PS1, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox One...I only have about 15 games or so...mostly wrestling games along with Goldeneye, Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, etc. I did find 3 N64 controllers (all working!) at Goodwill for $2.99 each...

The controls took a little getting used to, but Blast Corps was a really good (and underrated) title for the console. Shadows of the Empire is also worth a look.

I love n64, it’s literally one of my favorite Nintendo systems, I’ve been thinking about making a RU-vid channel specifically for the system

Getting the N64 for Christmas was the best day of my child life. Btw love Kinsey’s laugh!!

I am so glad that Banjo Kazooie made your list! Super Mario 64 was the groundbreaker for 3D platformers; Banjo Kazooie is the one that got it just right! I LOVE it! And I'm also glad that you picked Diddy Kong Racing over Mario Kart 64. I'm a huge Mario Kart fan and have tons of hours logged on the newer ones (Double Dash and newer), but Diddy Kong Racing is where it's at for N64!

I was so disappointed that the 64DD failed, I was really looking forward to it, especially when Earthbound 64 was announced. Unfortunately that ended up being cancelled for other reasons.

Just bought an N64 for my son. Loved this video and this channel. Excellent content. Keep at it!

Kinsey is such a natural in front of the camera. Always fun to watch.

When we first got ours, back in the day, my mom held the controller upside-down. HAHA!! ;)

‘Memory Expansion Bay’ would be an awesome name for a band

Other honorable mentions my friends and I loved back in the N64 era was: Paper Mario, Turok series, Star Wars Shadow of the Empire, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Kirby 64 and Mario Tennis & Golf.

I went to my dad's house today and found my grandmother's n64 and I am now buying games also you replied to my facebook msg thanks alot man !!

This dude might be my favorite youtuber and I just saw him today

kinsey has the greatest dresses

Awesome! Banjo Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing are probably my favorites on the n64 and also just in general. (Pod Racer Star Wars, and Ocarina Time also of course)

Addicted to these buying guides metal jesus you rock!

wave race 64 is a must have !

Did you seriously recommended Superman 64 or was it just a joke?

Always love watching Metal Jesus Crew even if I’m not in the market to buy anything!

You guys are so fun to watch, what a great channel.

No mention of Conkers Bad Fur Day? A Rareware classic.

I remember when I finally got my own N64 at Gamestop in 03 for 30 bucks, after years of playing it at my cousin's house. I still have that console and eventually got the games that I sold off back. As for recommendations that you didn't mention I guess Star Wars Rogue Squadron is pretty much it, though you can get the PC version on GOG nowadays instead. Though honestly I would recommend folks stay away from Perfect Dark on the N64, as even with the expansion pak it's still really rough, and only gets rougher if you turn on Hi-Res, and widescreen on, on that note the 3DS versions of Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask are fantastic, same with Perfect Dark, and both Banjo games on XBLA. Also one game I forgot to mention, the original Paper Mario, which to me is still a fantastic rpg, and now I really want to replay it, and The Thousand Year Door too, lastly guess Star Fox 64 as you mention the rumble pak.

The HDMI cable is nice because it allows you to use modern tv's and to see details that you might not have seen back in the day. On the other hand, it allows you to see details you weren't supposed to see back in the day. Those jagged edges would have been smoothed out with most period analog tv sets.

GoldenEye is a day 1 buy 100%, its a crime it wasnt placed in top 10 and in honorable

I would recommend Gauntlet Legends that game deprived me of many hours of sleep when i was a kid.

Digging this channel. Great content.

A really good college friend of mine got an N64DD for Christmas one year, which his family spent over $600 to get. He mainly shows me the F-Zero X Expansion Kit whenever we get together. He loves F-Zero!

Metal Jesus and James Rolfe are the best classic gaming youtubers.