Put the pedal to the metal.
With a new update available for the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online application, with the release of version 3.0.0, comes the addition of RIDGE RACER 64. For a quick reminder as to what the game entails, here is the official NSO description:
RIDGE RACER 64 (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)
Released in: 2000
Number of Players: 4
Race into action with Ridge Racer 64!
Released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64™ console, this arcade classic takes you on fast-paced races across three different environments for a total of nine courses! Dive right in with Quick Play to race three laps around the Revolution Novice course, or take on Grand Prix and choose any available track to test your skills. Other modes include Car Attack, where the only thing you’re racing against is your own best time! Challenge your friends in Multiplayer and put the pedal to the metal in three modes: Battle Mode, Stage Mode, and Team Mode.
When the race is underway, don’t forget to drift! Skillful use of Acceleration Drifting and Brake Drifting will allow you to smoothly maneuver through tight curves on the racetrack and save precious seconds of time. A few extra seconds can be the difference between victory or defeat!
Will you be diving into RIDGE RACER 64 this weekend? Let us know!
About Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online:
Party like it’s 1996! — Compete in a Mario Kart™ 64 race with friends online, share your screen and bring someone along for your Star Fox™ 64 ride, and suspend your game at any point during The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™. Enjoy a selection of classic Nintendo 64 games with more on the way!
Level up with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership — Get access to a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to 4 players*, as well as retro SEGA Genesis classics!
All the other great benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online membership are also included, such as access to 100+ classic NES™ and Super NES™ games, exclusive online matches in the Tetris 99 game, online play in some of your favorite games, and more!
Play 100+ games on your Nintendo Switch system — Enjoy a curated library of more than 100 total Super NES™ and NES™ classic games—including Super Mario Kart™, Super Metroid™, The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™, Donkey Kong™ Country™, and more—all at no extra charge. Plus, you can compete (or cooperate) online with friends, share your screen, or virtually pass the controller, depending on the game.
Included games:
- 1080º Snowboarding
- Banjo Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- Blast Corps
- Dr. Mario 64
- Excitebike 64
- Extreme G
- F-Zero X
- GoldenEye 007
- Harvest Moon 64
- Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls
- Jet Force Gemini
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Mario Golf
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- Mario Party 3
- Mario Tennis
- Paper Mario
- Pilotwings 64
- Pokémon Puzzle League
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- RIDGE RACER 64
- Sin & Punishment
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Wave Race 64
- WIN BACK: COVERT OPERATION
- Yoshi’s Story
Pick up and play — You can play, save, and jump back into the action whenever you have a few minutes—wherever you happen to be.
Play together online — Connect with friends online and share your screen for co-op or competitive play. With newly added online play for up to 4 players, get set for some epic Mario Kart 64 races with friends, no matter where they are!Give friends a hand — When playing online, you can display a hand-shaped cursor on your friend’s screen. Use it to give hints or point out strategic locations. You can even clap to congratulate them.
Cheer them on with voice chat — You can use voice chat in these games via the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app. It’s the next best thing to hanging out together.
- Persistent internet and compatible smartphone required to use app. Data charges may apply. Nintendo Account age 13+ required. Smartphone app features available in compatible games.
Nintendo 64™ Controller — Play enhanced Nintendo 64™ games the way they’re meant to be played—using a full-size Nintendo 64 style controller!* This controller is the perfect way to explore 3D worlds that debuted on the Nintendo 64 system. It even includes built-in rumble functionality for compatible games! Controller available for purchase by any Nintendo Switch Online members. Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online library of games only available with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
