RR64: Ridge Racer 64
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Ridge Racer 64 is a 2000 racing video game developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first title of Namco's Ridge Racer series to not be on arcades or a PlayStation console, with Namco licensing the series to Nintendo to develop the game. In 2004, the game was remade for the Nintendo DS as Ridge Racer DS, which uses the system's features such as the touch-screen and wireless multi-player. Additionally, Gina Cavalli from R: Racing Evolution replaced Reiko Nagase as the mascot in the DS version. The N64 version received its first official re-release on the Nintendo Classics service on January 31, 2025; followed by a Japanese release in May 16, 2025.
From Wikipedia's article Ridge Racer 64
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Metascore 82 · 12 critics
Review scorecard
- Graphics 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 82 · 12 critics. Overall source The same 82/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
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What the critics said
In another GamePro review, however, The Freshman called it "a decent game for people who must have every Ridge Racer known to man, but last year's Ridge Racer Type 4 was much better. In the supersaturated world of N64 racing, RR64 barely manages to keep up."
— GamePro, 2000
Later, however, GamePro said of the DS version, "with a frustrating control scheme, Ridge Racer only stays in low gear. It's lucky that this driver is one of the first out of the DS gates, or else it wouldn't have stood a chance."
— GamePro, 2005
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Ridge Racer 64 article.
Scores
- 94 GameFan (T.R.) 97% ; 91%
- 91 N64 Magazine true; 91%
- 90 Hyper 90%
- 90 IGN2000 7.5/10; 9/10
- 84 GameSpot2000 6.6/10; 8.4/10
- 80 CNET Gamecenter2000 8/10
- 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly 5.17/10; 8/10
- 80 Next Generation 4/5
- 79 Nintendo Power2000 3.6/5; 7.9/10
- 75 EP Daily2000 7.5/10
- 73 Game Informer 7/10; 7.25/10
- 70 GameSpy2004 3.5/5 · other versions
- 60 Eurogamer2004 6/10 · other versions
- 60 Nintendo World Report2004 6/10 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Ridge Racer 64 article.
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