| As you may know, Nintendo has a reputation of making "kiddie" games. But what's wrong with that? Take Nintendo 64 games for instance. There have been and will be big sellers that are rated E (Everyone -- Ages 6 and Up). Just to name a few: Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo / Rare), Diddy Kong Racing (Rare), F-Zero X (Nintendo), The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo), Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo), Star Fox 64 (Nintendo), Super Mario 64 (Nintendo), Tetrisphere (Nintendo / H20 Entertainment), Wave Race 64 (Nintendo), Wetrix (Ocean / Zed Two), Yoshi's Story (Nintendo), and 1080° Snowboarding (Nintendo). You can not say that those games are anything less than the best. (And you better not say that Zelda 64 is less than the best, either.) Down below is a list of E rated games, T (Teen -- Ages 13 and Up) rated games, and M (Mature -- Ages 17 and Up) rated games. As you can see, most games are rated E.
| ESRB Ratings |
| Everyone |
Teen |
Mature |
| 1080° Snowboarding |
Body Harvest |
Bio Freaks |
| AeroFighter Assault |
Chopper Attack |
Doom 64 |
| AeroGauge |
Clay Fighter 63 1/3 |
Duke Nukem 64 |
| All-Star Baseball '99 |
Clay Fighter--Sculptor's Cut |
Forsaken 64 |
| Automobili Lamborghini |
Dark Rift |
Hexen |
| Banjo-Kazooie |
Dual Heroes |
Mace: The Dark Age |
| Blast Corps |
Fighters Destiny |
Mortal Kombat 4 |
| Bomberman 64 |
Fighting Force 64 |
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero |
| Bomberman Hero |
GoldenEye 007 |
Mortal Kombat Trilogy |
| Buck Bumble |
Killer Instinct Gold |
Quake |
| Bust-A-Move 2 |
Mission: Impossible |
Quake II |
| Chameleon Twist |
Rampage: World Tour |
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter |
| Cruis'n USA |
Robotron 64 |
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil |
| Cruis'n World |
Starshot |
War Gods |
| Diddy Kong Racing |
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire |
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| Extreme-G |
WWF: War Zone |
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| Extreme-G 2 |
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| FIFA 64 |
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| FIFA '98 |
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| F-1 Pole Position 64 |
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| F-1 World Grand Prix |
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| F-Zero X |
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| GEX 64: Enter the Gecko |
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| Glover |
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| Golden Nugget |
|
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| GT64 Championship Edition |
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| Iggy's Reckin' Balls |
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| International Superstar Soccer 64 |
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| International Superstar Soccer '98 |
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| Jeopardy! |
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| Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside |
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| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
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| Madden 64 |
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| Madden NFL '99 |
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| Mario Kart 64 |
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| Mike Piazza's StrikeZone |
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| Milo's Astro Lanes |
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| Mischief Makers |
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| MLB Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. |
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| Multi-Racing Championship |
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| Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon |
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| Nagano Winter Olympics '98 |
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| NASCAR '99 |
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| NBA Hangtime |
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| NBA In The Zone '98 |
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| NBA Live '99 |
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| NFL Blitz |
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| NFL Quarterback Club '98 |
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| NFL Quarterback Club '99 |
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| NHL '99 |
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| NHL Breakaway '98 |
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| Off-Road Challenge |
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| Olympic Hockey '98 |
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| Pilotwings 64 |
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| Quest 64 |
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| Roadsters '98 |
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| San Francisco Rush |
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| Snowboard Kids |
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| Space Station: Silicon Valley |
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| Star Fox 64 |
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| Superman: The Animated Series |
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| Super Mario 64 |
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| Tetrisphere |
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| Top Gear Rally |
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| Virtual Chess 64 |
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| Virtual Pool 64 |
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| Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics |
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| Wave Race 64 |
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| Wayne Gretzky's 3-D Hockey |
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| Wayne Gretzky's 3-D Hockey '98 |
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| WCW Vs. NWO: World Tour |
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| Wetrix |
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| Wheel of Fortune |
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| Wipeout 64 |
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| World Cup '98 |
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| Yoshi's Story |
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Now, don't get me wrong. I like T and M rated games, too. (I don't like the blood and gore, but I do like the action.) Some of my favorites are GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo / Rare) and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo / LucasArts). I'm also looking forward to playing Turok 2.
Nintendo will always, as far as I can see, develop E rated games for a long time to come. Some of these games could be: Super Mario 64 II (Nintendo -- 64DD), EarthBound 64 (Nintendo / Hal), Super Mario RPG 2 (Nintendo / Hal), and Banjo-Tooie (Nintendo / Rare).
So, games that have violence and such in them is and will remain at a minimum. However, with companies like Midway and Acclaim still going, we're going to still see some T and M rated games to come.
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