Robot: Rocket on Wheels
Before Sucker Punch was known for Sly Cooper, Sucker Punch actually made a title for the Nintendo 64 called Robot: Rocket on Wheels. Just like its raccoon successor, the game is a platformer that borrows from Super Mario 64’s mechanics and improves upon them, implementing a realistic physics engine that wasn’t too common back in the day and integrating it into its gameplay. As a result, players solve puzzles or complete challenges that Nintendo itself didn’t think was possible given the system’s technology.
Indeed, gamers often find themselves in platforming segments where they use friction and gravity to manipulate and traverse the environment. Thrown objects actually roll, bounce, and behave in a life-like manner, adding a strong degree of realism in a game with an otherwise highly unrealistic narrative. Rocket: Robot on Wheels was made to stand out for its time in a era swamped with great 3D collect-a-thons, but sadly, despite being quite solid, is the least known entry on this list.
