Play Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (V1.1) Online

Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1996, developed by Atari Games. It arrived early in the N64's life, a time when polygonal graphics were still fresh and developers were figuring out how to make 3D sports games feel fast and responsive. This one leaned hard into arcade style over simulation, a choice that made it stand out among other hockey titles at the time.

You control a team of five players, skating up and down the rink trying to score more goals than the opponent. The game is built on speed and physical play; you can body check opponents hard into the boards, use a powerful slap shot that sends the puck flying, and even trigger a "on fire" mode where your players move faster and shoot harder. Matches are fast, a little chaotic, and the difficulty can spike sharply against the computer. It feels like pure, unrestrained arcade action from start to finish.