http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo ... today.html
I'm sure we will have some differing thoughts on what should make the cut and what shouldn't, but that's what forums are all about

(Thanks to andymol21 for putting most of this list together)
fox099 wrote:I disagree with not putting Mario Kart 64 on the list. It was in the honorable mention, however the original is one of the most widely played game on college campuses, as well as the original party game for the N64. The DS version may have souped it up a bit, but nothing beats playing three other friends all at the same time from your living room. The same holds true for super smash bros, however I feel as though later incarnations are significantly better.
nickfil wrote:fox099 wrote:I disagree with not putting Mario Kart 64 on the list. It was in the honorable mention, however the original is one of the most widely played game on college campuses, as well as the original party game for the N64. The DS version may have souped it up a bit, but nothing beats playing three other friends all at the same time from your living room. The same holds true for super smash bros, however I feel as though later incarnations are significantly better.
agreed. Ever since mario kart 64 all they do is spit and polish. They haven't changed the gameplay that much since. The only reason nintendo has even changed since snes is the leap to 3-d.
racketboy wrote:nickfil wrote:fox099 wrote:I disagree with not putting Mario Kart 64 on the list. It was in the honorable mention, however the original is one of the most widely played game on college campuses, as well as the original party game for the N64. The DS version may have souped it up a bit, but nothing beats playing three other friends all at the same time from your living room. The same holds true for super smash bros, however I feel as though later incarnations are significantly better.
agreed. Ever since mario kart 64 all they do is spit and polish. They haven't changed the gameplay that much since. The only reason nintendo has even changed since snes is the leap to 3-d.
But if you were only going to have one version, which would you get?
I'm sure there are some that would stay true to the 64 version, but its one of those matters of preference.
Sometimes a little spit and polish is enough to make the differenceAfter all, you can only improve so much on a really good thing.
What about the Smash Bros issue? I know we've had this discussion before, but were we too rough on it?
Zer wrote:racketboy wrote:nickfil wrote:fox099 wrote:I disagree with not putting Mario Kart 64 on the list. It was in the honorable mention, however the original is one of the most widely played game on college campuses, as well as the original party game for the N64. The DS version may have souped it up a bit, but nothing beats playing three other friends all at the same time from your living room. The same holds true for super smash bros, however I feel as though later incarnations are significantly better.
agreed. Ever since mario kart 64 all they do is spit and polish. They haven't changed the gameplay that much since. The only reason nintendo has even changed since snes is the leap to 3-d.
But if you were only going to have one version, which would you get?
I'm sure there are some that would stay true to the 64 version, but its one of those matters of preference.
Sometimes a little spit and polish is enough to make the differenceAfter all, you can only improve so much on a really good thing.
What about the Smash Bros issue? I know we've had this discussion before, but were we too rough on it?
Yeah, there's some games where even though it's just the same thing slightly updated, it's still good. Look at Bomberman; besides the Saturn version it's been mainly new modes and better graphics. Or Pokemon, it's the same game with new Pokemon and some new features each time. Mario Kart hasn't changed much but I'd still take the newer versions over MK64.