I think the only thing that sticks out from when I played through this game's Championship modes is, besides finding out by accident about holding down to steer sharper [plus a few other strats I looked up], that there are NO Credits for beating the Reverse Championship, the last one you can get and unlock from beating the Expert one [and the ones before that]. It is quite weird that it has no credits sequence at all as an extra reward or even an acknowledgement for clearing Reverse Championship [besides your records], even for an early N64 title [MK64 had a credits sequence].
That aside, it was a blast to play through that game and finally go beyond the Hard Championship, as I went for it thanks to the RetroAchievements set allowing me to keep those completions tracked. Getting a perfect record over Hard still eludes me though, but something that I may achieve one day if I can survive Twilight City in first one day. Also yeah, you read that right at the top, I eventually mastered it :D
Wave Race 64 hits different from other waterbike or just water racing games in general - rather than having the presentation being focused on making the racing look cool and extreme like you'd expect, the bright colors of the polygons and waves powered by the Nintendo 64, as well as a surprisingly upbeat soundtrack for the most part and a narrator that would be worthy of sliding in a SEGA arcade racer of old, making for a strikingly unique vibe for what you'd expect about a waterbike racing game, and one that makes the waterbike riding action feel more of a fun breeze than you'd think.
to be continued
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