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THE NINTENDO 64 GAME THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TO BEAT
By CHRISTIAN SMITH
Nintendo 64 is known for its collection of fairly long games that can take dozens of hours for players to complete, including games such as "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (26 hours to 37 hours to complete) and "Harvest Moon 64" (over 44 hours of game time to complete). However, one game on the Nintendo 64 could take almost double that length if taken to the extreme, making it the longest game available on the console.
The longest game is "StarCraft 64" which was first released by Blizzard Entertainment for the PC in 1998 under the name “StarCraft” and was similar to Blizzard’s "Warcraft 2", in that it was a real-time military strategy game with a sci-fi twist. "StarCraft" was a hit with critics and was remastered for the Nintendo 64 as "StarCraft 64", which combined the original base game, the "Brood War" expansion, and more exclusive content.
"StarCraft 64" took 50 hours on average just to complete the main story missions and it could take up to 87 hours to complete the entire game. While it's no "Animal Crossing: New Horizons", which could take up to 422 hours to complete, "StarCraft 64" stands head-and-shoulders above anything else released on the Nintendo 64 in terms of sheer length.
