That Zelda is on my list for sure. I’d add super Mario world as well, just like Zelda did, it introduced so many new mechanics and the maps were so HUGE you could spend absolute weeks trying to unlock all of certain areas.

NBA Jam on SNES.

Wolfenstein or Doom first time really seeing a 3d game. Being absolutely terrified of the ambient noises in Doom.

Half-Life for sure. Relatively intelligent soldier opponent tactics, puzzling real puzzles in 3d for the first time not just point and shoot.

Goldeneye 007. Trying to figure out how to aim, so slowly and ineptly. Then one of your friends says let’s try multiplayer and 4 years later…

Warcraft 2 on dial-up with your friend across town.

GTA 2. Discovered almost by accident and the top down view was so great. Never cared much for the rest of the series.

Super Bomberman.

What you need is a baseball umpire clicker but modded to have 4x10 wheels instead of 2x3(outs, strikes), 1x4(balls) and 1x9(innings). There are plastic ones, this metal one would be great if modded to fit your needs.

https://www.zoro.com/everrich-industries-everrich-evac-0003-baseball-counter-right-hand-evac-0003/i/G404036480/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=shopping feed&utm_content=free google shopping clicks&campaignid=19633513665&productid=G404036480&v=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7JOpBhCfARIsAL3bobeKxHZYXEKyraAiUQWAgv5Gio_s3ux75iC-HYijB4bwc_Dmfcw9UyUaAtnmEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Not to take anything away from the classics that were built up on,I think sports games really came up a level in visuals in N64 as far as playability with the 3rd dimension added. Being able to actually have depth made soccer, football, hockey, all those games so much richer; instead of only side scrolling you could view a field, rink or court from the short end view, zoom in and out on play level, etc.