Wave Race

Wave Race (series)

Year: 1996, 2001
Platform(s): Nintendo 64 / GameCube
Designer(s): Shigeru Miyamoto [1996] & Shigeki Yamashiro [2001]
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

"When Nintendo put out the game in 1996 it thrust water to the forefront. Sure, you could just learn the courses and find the best possible routes to the checkered flag, but the unpredictable water and its impressively realistic physics always added an element of variability to every race. You never quite know how the rising swells and choppy surf will affect you and the best you can do is try to read the waves and intimately involve that information in your decisions on the course. Throw in mini-games and some funky unlockables and you've got a recipe for a game that made owning a Nintendo 64 from day one a joy." - IGN

Recommended Titles:
Wave Race 64 (1996) [Nintendo 64]
Wave Race: Blue Storm (2001) [GameCube]

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