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Oh, and RR64 wasn't NST's only port of a third-party game, they also did the Game Boy Color port of SNK's NES game Crystalis. Donkey Kong), Virtual Console work, and such.

NST does still exist, but they only do 2d stuff (Mario vs. (Wii)'s cancellation NST's major-console 3d-games team was shut down, they did good work - RR64, Wave Race: Blue Storm, 1080 Avalanche. It's really too bad that after Project H.A.M.M.E.R. However, one correction - Ridge Racer 64 is actually a first-party Nintendo game programmed in America by Nintendo's then-new Seattle studio NST. Namco did a commendable job with RR64 but when you see smaller/unknown developers like Boss Studios or crappier developers like Atari-Midway making more advanced (graphically) software, you know that something is not right.RR64 looks pretty good, but yeah, it isn't one of the best-looking N64 racing games, the ones you mention look better. I mean the only game that can barely be squeezed in the last spot of a Top 10 best looking N64 games list that is made by Nintendo themselves is Majora's Mask and, personally, i don't think i would place it at all. Even Nintendo themselves were surpassed by the west in showing what the N64 was capable of. Japanese support sucked for the console in general but this was like a curse.

Generally, Japanese 3rd party developers simply couldn't code properly for the N64. Games like World Driver Championship or (ΙΜΟ) Rush 2049 (a bit ugly art direction but very complex backgrounds) or Beetle Adventure Racing, or even Stunt Racer 64 (with it's crazy animated backgrounds and long view distance) are much more representative of what the N64 can do if used properly. RR64 looks good but it also doesn't make full use of the hardware like RR Type-4 does for the PS1 (or at least that's what i think, the game is one of the best looking racers for the PS1). When i do comparisons, i usually compare the best looking games of one console with the best looking games of the other.