The water physics present in the game had never been seen before, and even now, 16 years after initially hitting store shelves, the water looks good to me. When the game was released in 1996, the game was a graphical marvel. The controls handle very well, with the end result being a game that isn’t too easy, or too hard. Each of the nine playable courses have dynamic wave and tide settings, that change during the race, which changes the way you and your racer handle the track. Four racers are available for use, each with their own defined skills. Correctly navigate the buoys and you’ll receive a boost, but if you miss five in a row, you’ll be disqualified.įive modes are present: Championship, Warm Up, Time Trials, Stunt Mode and two-player versus. Get to the finish line first on your jet ski, while correctly passing through a series of buoys. The concept of Wave Race 64 is pretty simple. In the first three months of the N64’s existence, Nintendo published certified classics like Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64, and perhaps the best racing game on the console, Wave Race 64. Let’s take a look at the best available racers. With many different subgenres of racing available, gamers have a plethora of options to get their racing fix on the Nintendo 64. The Nintendo 64 is known for its high quality games library, and the racing genre certainly played a major role in that.

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