@Gina I'm more a Melee fan. Once I got used to it, the original and Brawl felt too slow-paced.
Still, N64 FTW. At the moment, I'm trying to regain my old skills to beat Grunty in Banjo-Kazooie and beat the first Wizpig race in Diddy Kong Racing. Then, on to Banjo-Tooie.
(Emulated with the help of USB controller adapters. My N64 has an un-diagnosed reset problem.)