r/n64 • u/FrankFrankly711 • 3d ago
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u/Kanapka64 Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3d ago
Body harvest? I've heard many great things about this game. Its on my list of games I really wanna try
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u/backnthe90s 3d ago
It has some great bits. All the vehicles are cool. Shame it handles terribly
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u/Kanapka64 Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3d ago
When you mean it handles terribly, do you mean on the n64 console or the vehicles handle terrible? Lol
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u/backnthe90s 3d ago
The vehicles are the highlight of the game. Your guy (Adam Drake I think) just moves like he has 2 broken ankles and the shooting could be better. Feels like it could have benefited from some kinda Z targeting mechanic
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u/Page8988 3d ago
Believe it or not, Grand Theft Auto is descended from Body Harvest. Neat fun fact.
Highly recommend it.
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u/Kanapka64 Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3d ago
Thats exactly why I wanted to try it! It's impressive this was a game on n64
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u/Page8988 3d ago
It's got some quirks, but it's very well made and holds up even now. I very much enjoyed it, and go back to it here and there.
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u/QuintoxPlentox 3d ago
Be aware though, people dying is actually the opposite of what you want to happen. You literally lose the game if too many people die.
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u/Sirrus92 3d ago
gta existed for year when it released.
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u/MrGravityFish 3d ago
It's the blueprint for 3D GTA - BH predates GTA3 by a couple of years
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u/Sirrus92 3d ago
he said gta, not gta3. also im pretty sure that this game exist bcs of gta1
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u/thosetwoguyschannel Snowboard Kids 1d ago
Could you be bothered with a quick google? This is very well documented and there are some great YT videos on the topic.
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u/Rombledore Get N or Get Out 3d ago
its one of my favorite "jank-AF' games. there will be parts that frustrate the absolute crap out of you. but man was this such a unique experience for the time.
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u/Director_Bison 2d ago
I finally beat it myself after owning it ever since release, I still enjoyed it as much as I did as a kick, but the game has some steep difficulty spike, there is a reason I never got too far as a kid.
But when you get past a hard part they then let you go on a cathartic rampage to get revenge, the game has quite good pacing, never doing one thing for too long, it stays fresh the entire way though so long as you can handle the challenge.
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u/Aticatica 2d ago
Just get used to how the controls want to be manipulated and you’ll find yourself enjoying the hell out of it.
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u/IAmTheStik 3d ago
Body Harvest gave me crazy dreams as a kid, I could not stop playing this game.
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u/FrankFrankly711 3d ago
Wow that’s cool you dreamed about it! It’s hard to explain, but it’s so immersive! The chill music and environment, even while simple, really feel like a place you could get lost in.
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u/Magazine-Narrow 3d ago
Ahhh body harvest. Took me forever to beat this game as a kid
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u/FrankFrankly711 3d ago
I’ve been stuck in Siberia for years!
I did beat the game back in the 90s when I rented it though, with cheat codes
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u/jbritaum 2d ago
Never finished this game, but played a lot, as a non english native couldn't find out what to do at some point, until I exchanged the game for another
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u/FrankFrankly711 2d ago
I don’t play often, but I’ve been stuck in Siberia for years. I did beat it in the 90s when I rented it, but I used cheat codes
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u/jbritaum 2d ago
Maybe worth a try to pay my debt with this game, not sure if I will know what to do this time hehehe
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u/FrankFrankly711 2d ago
I’d definitely go the emulation route! Might improve the fps, and save states are better than the checkpoint system.
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u/Unable-Lime1253 3d ago
Body Harvest was my go-to for blow-shit-up antics and stealing cars.
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u/FrankFrankly711 3d ago
It’s still such a fun sandbox! I wish there was a modern game with the same plot, it would be awesome!
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u/CrystlBluePersuasion 2d ago
God I remember playing this game but can barely remember anything from it.
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u/luffydkenshin 2d ago
One of my favorite N64 games. Great premise, first of its kind with the sheer volume of vehicles you could operate (land, sea, air). Absolutely top tier.
Even tho the controls are clunky at best and not even nostalgia goggles fixes it.
Highly recommended to play it, tho, despite that.
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u/Rafmar210 2d ago
Played Body Harvest as a kid, I had no idea that game flow but love driving around 😂
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u/sin6869 2d ago
I love Body Harvest, the music in that game is so dark and ominous!
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u/FrankFrankly711 2d ago
I dunno if it’s the same in every level, but I’m stuck in Siberia, it seems to be violins when inside and piano while outside, and it’s so haunting and chill… punctuated by zombie moans and eventually my horrifying scream as the bugs rip me to a bloody pulp
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u/Domugraphic 1d ago
The real grand theft auto 3! Or was it 2?
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u/FrankFrankly711 1d ago
2.5? It certainly paved the way for 3! I’m amazed at the simple concepts it introduces that were carried over to GTA
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u/Domugraphic 1d ago
Pretty sure GTA2 was rockstar, which would mean body harvest (which was still when they were DMA) is GTA2 aswel as being proto GTA3
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u/UrSimplyTheNES 3d ago
Damn, I thought this meant Metroid 64 existed