One of the first games released for the Nintendo 64 in the US will soon be coming to the Nintendo Switch, as part of the ever-growing library of N64 games.
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It’s official. Wave Race 64 is coming to Nintendo Switch, giving you yet another reason to stick with the console. The release further bolsters the Switch’s growing N64 library, which also includes other classics like Pokemon Snap and Super Mario 64.
Wave Race 64 was one of the first racing games for the N64 in the US, just after Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64, and about three months before Mario Kart 64 would surpass the others in popularity. What set Wave Race 64 apart from most other racing games of the time, even on other platforms, was its combination of aerial acrobatics and aquatic physics. Things that might not seem like much now, but 26 years ago, when video game consoles were just beginning to embrace 3D, they were pretty impressive.
Like other N64 library games on the Switch, Wave Race 64 isn’t a remake or a remaster. It’s essentially a digitized version of the original, played through the Switch hardware, so the visuals look a bit smoother. It might look a little better than it did in 1996, but it’s still very much of its own visually.
