Retro Gaming Recommendations #1 Mischief Makers (N64 1997) This is a GEM. A side-scrolling platformer that isn't like anything else out there. It has great characters, colorful levels, GREAT boss fights, and is so charming! I loved this game as a kid, and I highly recommend it. SHAKE SHAKE!!! - ThreadSky

retroblast.bsky.social • 42 days ago

Retro Gaming Recommendations #1

Mischief Makers (N64 1997)

This is a GEM. A side-scrolling platformer that isn't like anything else out there. It has great characters, colorful levels, GREAT boss fights, and is so charming!

I loved this game as a kid, and I highly recommend it.

SHAKE SHAKE!!!

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gotanks333.bsky.social•41 days ago

This game was incredible! When I got my Pikachu N64 for Christmas it came with Hey You Pikachu and my Grandmother also picked me out Mischief Makers, because she thought it sounded cool. 😎 So glad she did

acegamersam.bsky.social•42 days ago

Played this game for the first time in 2017 (I was 27), so no nostalgia involved. I ranked this as one of the best N64 game ! Everyone should give it a try ! 😀

It's also the game that launched my N64 Challenge because it was so highly requested by everyone.

coasty30.bsky.social•42 days ago

What surprises me the most is how it wasn’t more popular.

krookeddoesstuff.bsky.social•42 days ago

It was pretty rare! I only ever saw it in one rental store, never saw it to buy. Didn’t actually own a copy until years and years later

fluffynuts.bsky.social•42 days ago

One of my Top 5 most memorable N64 games! Loved the mechanics, boss fights, and especially shoulder-tossing the professor for being creepy! Ultra Intergalactic Cybot-G, Marina!

darklord76.bsky.social•42 days ago

I couldn’t play it very well as a kid because of a disability with my right arm. My cousin used to play it but she never finished and sadly can’t play video games anymore. I wish the game would get a rerelease. I did however get the game for an old friend.

liamliore.bsky.social•41 days ago

MAAAAAAARINAAA

I was obsessed with the Lil earth guys. I used to try and draw Taran I think it was. Feels like a million years ago

spacefish117.bsky.social•42 days ago

YOOOOO I own this already, I love it 💜
It should be on NSO already;-;

dashisnew.bsky.social•42 days ago

I remember getting to like the 2nd or 3rd level and having no idea what to do at that point so I never got past that point in the game.

projectdolphin.bsky.social•41 days ago

I spent so much time trying to perfect every level of this when it came out. Loved it

blinkercitygames.bsky.social•42 days ago

🔥🔥🔥

kbernst30.bsky.social•42 days ago

Love this! The Olympic level is a blast. Treasure made a classic here

dennisjaniszewski.bsky.social•41 days ago

I bought this some months ago and it's as cool as I thought it would be 😁. As a teenager I was somehow scared by it and didn't buy it or didn't get as a present 😅

dwund016.bsky.social•42 days ago

I thought Merco was such a cool boss back in the day. Phoenix Gamma was (in my opinion) easily the hardest boss in the game.

blaze0923.bsky.social•42 days ago

"Shake shake, shake shake"

hexxic.bsky.social•42 days ago

This game is one of my absolute stand outs from the N64 era to me. So full of character. And honestly looking back such great variety in its levels.

The absolute peak for me is the Cerberus Alpha boss fight though.

SHAKE SHAKE!!

fluffynuts.bsky.social•42 days ago

Cerberus Alpha was my FAVORITE! Partly because it took me forever to realize that you can #shakeshake the missiles to make them bigger which made Lunar’s defeat soooo satisfying… imagine beating this boss with a pea shooter instead of a cannon!

hexxic.bsky.social•41 days ago

Haha, definitely a game changer! Working out you could grab the laser too was helpful, and wild!

I've got a soft spot for Phoenix Gamma too, but Lunar is definitely my favourite!

krookeddoesstuff.bsky.social•42 days ago

An absolute hidden gem tbh, and one of the few games that actually uses the D-pad!

It’s weird to think I’ve 100%’d it in the past cause it just feels awkward picking it up today 😂

hexxic.bsky.social•41 days ago

Ahhh, I never managed to 100% it, but I do plan to go back and fix that someday!

I seem to remember mainly hammering the C-buttons to dash around, but it has been a while. Still not ideal haha.

krookeddoesstuff.bsky.social•41 days ago

It was a “rent until I beat it as much as I can” game cause I only got to rent it like 2 or 3 times 😅

hexxic.bsky.social•41 days ago

Ah take me back to the days of renting games from blockbusters. Such a nostalgic experience to me. 😭

krookeddoesstuff.bsky.social•41 days ago

We didn’t even have Blockbuster 😅 Hollywood Video and Major Video were our places.

retroblast.bsky.social•42 days ago

I love all of the boss fights so much, they're incredibly well done. They're like PUZZLES!

hexxic.bsky.social•41 days ago

I agree, not to mention the vibes they have. Some of the boss music is etched into my soul.

So many unique levels too, the theme park? dodgeball? Playing as the legendary block man™️?

What an underrated gem. 😭

jklantern.bsky.social•42 days ago

I remember this being advertised and I think my neighbor rented it for the weekend but I never played it

tasokyo.bsky.social•42 days ago

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theluckytempest.bsky.social•42 days ago

Slept on game that made my mom mad because she thought it'd affect my character over playing a game with a title like "Mischief Makers"

voxelhero.bsky.social•42 days ago

Agree, woefully overlooked when people discuss the N64 library.

sykologic.xyz•42 days ago

I used to rent this game as a kid and never knew what the hell to do, but I enjoyed my time and remember it well!

krookeddoesstuff.bsky.social•42 days ago

It’s so good. I’m gonna do a shameless plug here, here’s my Unscripted review of it from my channel!

Unscripted Episode 181: Mischief Makers (N64)
https://youtu.be/QUtONZsqLLE

rairailessthan3.bsky.social•42 days ago

I only got to play a little bit of this but i do have fond memories of what i was able to play.

colloco.bsky.social•42 days ago

The biggest hidden gem on the N64. Absolutely love this game, Marina should have been in smash.

bellomancer.bsky.social•42 days ago

It’s an amazing game with some of the best boss fights on the system. Treasure never disappoints. SHAKE SHAKE!

mc4e84.bsky.social•42 days ago

This should of been on the switch

nickapedia85.bsky.social•42 days ago

This might have been my introduction to Treasure. It was such an unusual addition to the N64 considering how hard it went into 3D, but it was one of my favorites on the console.

brainiac345.bsky.social•42 days ago

Mischeif Makers Remaster:

abelfelix.bsky.social•42 days ago

I totally agree...I played the jp version "Yuke Yuke Troublemakers" if I'm not mistaken, as a kid and loved it. Treasure was a unique developer. It's a shame it's only on the N64.

digfadayz.bsky.social•42 days ago

Absolutely amazing game.

clregan.bsky.social•41 days ago

I played the heck out of this game as a kid, but I never got very far, because I was a dumb child XD

I lost my original copy ages ago, but I bought a new copy a couple years ago at a good price. I also highly recommend it!

dart-highwind.bsky.social•42 days ago

Beat this on a Blockbuster rental back in the day.
Wonderful game.
Was so cool to see that Smash Remix (Hack for Smash Bros 64) made Marina a fighter.