Nintendo Switch Online: Why Wave Race 64 Was a Huge Graphical Showcase Worth Experiencing
After some initial problems relating to button mapping and emulation difficulties, the Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack tier, which includes Nintendo's N64 library, is picking up momentum. Nintendo has released regular updates in order to fix these issues as quickly as possible. At the same time, it has slowly been introducing new games to the library. The summer months saw the addition of a couple of classic Pokémon games: Pokémon Snap in June, and Pokémon Puzzle League in July. Now, the growing number of classic games has been further bolstered as Nintendo Switch Online has added a new title to its N64 lineup: Wave Race 64.
On its initial release in 1996, Wave Race 64 was considered to be revolutionary, particularly for its use of water. Not only did the game make water look better than players had ever seen, but it also felt realistic in terms of the physics involved and the impact it had on the jet ski's which players were controlling. It's inclusion in the Switch Online's Nintendo 64 Library marks a great opportunity for older gamers to revisit the iconic title, or alternatively, new gamers who are unfamiliar with it to experience it for the first time.
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Wave Race 64 represented something of a watershed moment for Nintendo. It's transition from 2D to 3D gaming was one of the most significant moments in gaming history, and while the N64 launch title Super Mario 64 stole most of the headlines, Wave Race 64 released just a couple of months later to glowing reviews from critics. The game featured high-speed jet ski races across nine distinct courses. It made impressive use of lighting and graphics and displayed a variety of distinctive weather conditions to show off
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