StarCraft 64 is one of those weird, fascinating ports—Blizzard’s legendary RTS crammed onto the N64, complete with controller controls. Yeah, it’s clunky compared to mouse and keyboard, but there’s something oddly satisfying about building a Zerg rush with a D-pad. The German proto version has a few quirks, like unfinished UI bits and some text still in English, but it’s surprisingly playable once you get used to the controls.

You start off with the usual Terran campaign—SCVs mining minerals, marines holding the line—but everything feels slower, more deliberate. The N64’s limitations mean smaller armies and simpler graphics, but the core tension of balancing resources and scouting is still there. Protoss carriers look hilariously blocky, but watching them shred through enemy bases never gets old.

If you’re a StarCraft fan with a soft spot for janky console adaptations, this is a fun little time capsule. Just don’t expect it to replace your PC sessions.