At the time games like MARIO 64, OoT, MAJORAS MASK,STARFOX 64, heck even Waverace ,PILOTWINGS 64 and Banjo kazooie, blew my mind. Every triple A Nintendo game since the n64 has merely been good in comparison (maybe with the exception of the 2 Galaxies). For me n64 is a benchmark console. I've become a sad old man who's spent his life waiting for something to live up to how I felt about games back then and the longer it takes the less likely it seems it will occur.
I liked the GameCube ( my third fave behind the 64 and snes) and it had many great games, it just never gave me as many OMFG moments as the n64.