What four games are on the N64 Mount Rushmore?

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Kaz Hirai calls you up and asks for the "Biggest snub from the PS2 Mount Rushmore?" (You can understand Japanese) - Results (56 votes)
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
17.86% (10 votes)
10
Kingdom Hearts II
19.64% (11 votes)
11
GTA: San Andreas
5.36% (3 votes)
3
Kingdom Hearts
14.29% (8 votes)
8
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5.36% (3 votes)
3
Shadow of the Colossus
17.86% (10 votes)
10
Silent Hill 2
8.93% (5 votes)
5
Katamari Damacy
5.36% (3 votes)
3
Jak and Daxter
3.57% (2 votes)
2
Devil May Cry
1.79% (1 vote)
1
This poll is now closed.
Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80708068 (if you want to complain about this topic series do it here and not in the current topic)

Rules: If you list more than 4 things I'm gonna just tally the first 4 you say. If you list the same character multiple times it won't count. Be nice. Don't shove your personal definition of "Mount Rushmore" down others' throats. Have fun. If you're going to majorly change a vote please quote your old vote to make it easier for me.

N64 specific-rules: Hope by now you've figured out that these console topics are pretty open. No fan games/mods or future releases that work on original hardware. No compilations or multi-carts.

Reference Links:
https://tiermaker.com/categories/video-games/n64-tier-list-all-games-170327
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_64_video_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_64_games

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
"Video Games are ART": Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, Disco Elysium
Stand-Up Comedians: Carlin, Pryor, Seinfeld, MacDonald
Cryptids: Nessie, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Mothman
Board Games: Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Go
Stephen King Stories: IT, The Shining, Carrie, The Stand
Nicktoons: Spongebob, Rugrats, Avatar TLA, Hey Arnold!
Metal Albums: Master of Puppets, Paranoid, Number of the Beast, Hybrid Theory
Super Maro 64 Courses: Bob-omb Battlefield, Tick Tock Clock, Cool Cool Mountain, Whomp's Fortress
Gen 3 Pokemon: Gardevoir, Mudkip, Rayquaza, Blaziken
[adult swim]: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Rick and Morty, Robot Chicken, Space Ghost C2C
Fictional Rabbits: Bugs Bunny, Easter Bunny, Peter Rabbit, White Rabbit (Alice)
CD-i games: Hotel Mario, Link: Faces, Zelda: Wand, Burn:Cycle
Wii games: Wii Sports, Mario Galaxy, Brawl, Mario Kart Wii
Genesis games: Sonic 2, Sonic 1, Phantasy Star IV, Mortal Kombat
NES games: Zelda 1, Mario 1, Mario 3, Mega Man 2
PS2 Games: FFX, MGS2, GTA3, God of War

YESTERDAY: a quick decision to focus on GTA3 gave it solid legs to land at #3. There was a decent fight for 4th for a while with Gran Turismo 3 looking like the favorite. There was some consistent Kratos discourse throughout the topic, and while Gran Turismo 3 had a frontloaded push, GoW remained consistent garnering votes, just barely getting the 4th spot.

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ChatGPT's Rushmore:
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AI Rushmore brought to you by Microsoft CoPilot: will post in a bit

UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
4/7: PS1 Games
4/8: SNES Games
4/9: American Landmarks
4/10: Movie Villains
4/11: Time Travel Movies
4/12: Difficult Boss Battles
4/13: Game Shows
4/14: Video Game Hub Worlds
4/15: Mega Man Robot Masters
4/16: Bad GameFAQs contests
4/17: Video Game Consoles
4/18: Beatles Songs
4/19: Pixar
4/20: Stoner Movies (4/20 special)
4/21: Nick Jr. Shows
4/22: Sandwiches
4/23: Ubisoft
4/24: Fictional Detectives
4/25: Contest Upsets
4/26: Non-American Movie Directors
4/27: Dog Breeds
4/28: MCU Movies
4/29: Shonen Jump Protagonists
Nominations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 2)

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PS2 Mount Rushmore best one so far says AI Overlord
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Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007

Yeah, these are just the four best-selling games, but they work. If it was a list of my favorites, Banjo-Kazooie and Paper Mario would be here.
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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye
Mario Kart 64
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Big_Bob posted...
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007

Yeah, these are just the four best-selling games, but they work. If it was a list of my favorites, Banjo-Kazooie and Paper Mario would be here.

really tough deciding a 4th despite the small library

Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Super Smash Bros.

I think SSB deserves it over MK64 for launching Smash
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Mario 64
Ocarina
Goldeneye
Star Fox
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man Kingdom Hearts splitting the vote and costing either from getting in is rough, but it would've been at the expense of God of War so I guess I'm okay with it
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Super Mario 64
Goldeneye 007
Super Smash Bros.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Super Mario 64
Goldeneye 007
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Smash Bros
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Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Mario Party

First 3 feel like gimmes. Not really show where to go with the 4th-- thinking creating the Mario Spinoff genre (kinda feel like all the Mario Party and sports stuff traces back to Mario Party) is notable.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Mario 64
GoldenEye 007
Banjo-Kazooie

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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye
Star Fox 64

Close call between Star Fox and Mario Kart for me, but I feel like there was a lot of hype for SF64 and it launched so many memes because of its quotability.
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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye
Mario Kart 64

SSB1 was popular but I don't think the series really hit its stride until Melee.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.
Goldeneye 007
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Super Smash Bros.

hm: Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Snap, MK64, Majora's Mask, Banjo-Kazooie
:)
Also Smash is a prime example where the original isn't the most important or influential game. The original doesn't deserve Rushmore status for merely starting the series. The commercial, however...

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Super Mario 64
Mario Party 2
GoldenEye 007
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

My fave console. Even if I was allowed to list like a top 40, it'd be hard cutting a few.
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Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Star Fox 64

Argument for Star Fox is the Rumble Pak it came with really, came with it and it's just a staple for any game with a controller now.

also the quotes
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Oh yeah, Star Fox 64 was the original Rumble game, which is such a ubiquitous feature now that you don't even think about it

No game did Rumble as good as SF64 either
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Lopen posted...
thinking creating the Mario Spinoff genre (kinda feel like all the Mario Party and sports stuff traces back to Mario Party) is notable.

Mario Party invented Mario spin-offs? Isn't there another big Mario spin-off series that's even older?

Seriously, how could anyone forget Mario Teaches Typing?
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

my fourth is just another "I just think its neat" pick. Sometimes I just want to be selfish.
Paper Mario
Banjo Kazooie
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Tennis

Fuck it, Mario, Zelda, and Bond aren't gonna need any help taking the top 3 spots. Just gonna throw my personal 4 favorites in there in the hopes one of them gets the last one.
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Mario Kart 64

The N64 has the easiest Rushmore of any system and I mean that. Bring on the PS1/SNES topic.
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AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Mario Kart 64

The N64 has the easiest Rushmore of any system and I mean that.

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  • Mario 64
  • Ocarina of Time
  • Goldeneye
  • Mario Party
Three locks, then whatever you choose as the fourth.
HMs I considered: Mario Kart, Pokemon Snap, Star Fox 64, Banjo-Kazooie.
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Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Mario Party

I think its funny that the original Mario Party was never rereleased since a couple minigames are so bad.
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Mario Kart 64

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Fiop posted...
I think its funny that the original Mario Party was never rereleased since a couple minigames are so bad.
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Quest 64
Buck Bumble
Donkey Kong 64
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Super Mario 64
Star Fox 64
Mario Kart 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Star Fox 64

SF64 gets on here because of some people thinking it's the last good Star Fox game (even though I still liked Assault).
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VeryInsane posted...
Argument for Star Fox is the Rumble Pak it came with really, came with it and it's just a staple for any game with a controller now.

This is my reasoning for Star Fox as well.
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Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Star Fox 64
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Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
Mario Kart 64

Personal:
PerfectDark
Majora's Mask
HarvestMoon 64
Mario Kart 64
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Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Super Smash Bros
Mario Party

Hard to leave Star Fox off, but when I think of the N64 I mostly think of 4-player gaming on your friend's couch. That's the one thing it did way better than the PlayStation, and I think that should be reflected in this Rushmore.
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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
Star Fox 64
Blast Corps
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Mega_Mana posted...
Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
Mario Kart 64
I can go with this.
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AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GoldenEye 007
Mario Kart 64

The N64 has the easiest Rushmore of any system and I mean that. Bring on the PS1/SNES topic.

My picks too. Star Fox 64 with the honorable mention.
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Honko posted...
Hard to leave Star Fox off, but when I think of the N64 I mostly think of 4-player gaming on your friend's couch.

Yeah this is getting into why I think Mario Kart is the fourth choice here. Star Fox is a good choice, but it just doesn't beat the legacy Mario Kart 64 has, still widely respected and played today as the classic Mario Kart which bssically defined coach co-op to me.
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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.
Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye
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GoldenEye 007
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64

Looks pretty clear to me.
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Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007
Mario Kart 64

The first three are hard locks. The fourth is a bit more contentious, Star Fox 64, Banjo Kazooie, and Super Smash Bros are all good picks but I think Mario Kart 64 is too important to leave off.

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Mischief Makers
Quest 64
Buck Bumble
Donkey Kong 64

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Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Goldeneye 007
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
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Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
Goldeneye

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Mario 64
Zelda: OoT
Goldeneye
Mario Kart 64

Honorable mentions to Banjo-Kazooie, Majora's Mask, and Star Fox 64
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I do think, and maybe this is a hot take, but the huge agreement on the four here kinda shows that the N64 first party lineup was not so hot relative to other Nintendo consoles. Its Nintendos weakest despite having some absolute classics. Just lacks the volume of their other systems.
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