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GoldenEye 007 title screen on Nintendo Switch Online

GoldenEye 007's Best Feature Wasn't Supposed to Exist

Every N64 owner from the era has the same GoldenEye 007 multiplayer memory: four controllers,…

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Three More Carts In: Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Tigger's Honey Hunt, and Chopper Attack

This week's N64 Project pickups add three more carts to the shelf: Star Wars Episode…

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Glover cartridge for Nintendo 64, showing the character and an exploding castle on the box art

Glover's Sequel Was 85% Finished. A Spreadsheet Killed It.

Glover doesn't come up much in N64 conversations. When it does, people usually bring it…

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