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Four Nintendo 64 cartridges, Extreme-G, Excitebike 64, Body Harvest, and Castlevania, part of this week's N64 Project pickups

N64 Project Pickups: Body Harvest Leads a Four-Cart Haul

Four more N64 Project pickups landed this week, not long after the GoldenEye haul: Extreme-G,…

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Superman flying through a ring obstacle in Superman 64 on Nintendo 64, from the 8 Bit Basement documentary thumbnail

Superman 64: The Restrictions Behind the Worst Game Ever Made

Everyone already knows Superman 64 is bad. It shows up on every worst-games list ever…

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Doom 64 N64 gameplay screenshot showing a spider-like demon enemy near a burning building.

Doom 64 Ends With the Hero Choosing to Stay in Hell Forever. Almost Nobody Talks About That.

Doom 64 has spent almost thirty years getting dismissed with the same line: it's just…

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