In my opinion, Banjo Kazooie is the best game on the N64 with Goldeneye coming 3rd behind Mario 64.
1080 is also a kickass game, but it's so easy. I got the metal boarder in 3 days! I got EVERYTHING in 5 days! If you want a challenging snowboarding game, I suggest you wait a few months for Twisted Edge snowboarding.
Wizpig from Diddy Kong Racing.
My favourite boarder for tricks in 1080, Dion Blaster.
Of all the Nintendo 64 games I know about, here is my top 5:
1.
2. Mario.
3. Goldeneye.
4. Roadsters 99.
5. Zelda.
A few highly anticipated games that I don't know much about are:
Tomorrow Never Dies (not by Rare, but by Electronic Arts)
Mario 2
Mario RPG
Banjo Tooie