Is it worth it to get an N64?

[WhiteFangofWhoa]

N64 games I never saw ported to the Virtual Console that I strongly recommend trying if you can find them:

Battletanx: Global Assault
Rogue Squadron
Perfect Dark*
Mischief Makers
Majora's Mask
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Banjo-Kazooie
Gauntlet Legends
Jet Force Gemini

*- Although the XBLA had this one replicated perfectly (har har) without the poor multiplayer frame rate.

 

[Arkayn]

All I will add is yes you should get one. Problem is that the console is cheap but the games that you want go for massive dollars on eBay etc. So maybe get a list together and look at the average price they go for so you can see the total cost involved.
I think that will decide for you.
Also games like Goldeneye are very hard to get into with the old C-buttons used as WASD style movement.

 

[xPixelatedx]

But are those alone worth getting an N64 in this day and age?

All the main games that sold the best that were on the N64 have either been ported or are on the Virtual Console at this point.

I disagree. There are even more games I'd recommend that I haven't seen make any revivals on other consoles or the VC:
Jet Force Gemini (I just bought this for $7 and I'm loving it)
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Pilot Wings 64(Absurdly good once you get into it, so much better then the awful 3DS one)
Conker(it's a bit pricy, but this version is much less sensored then the Xbox one and it has a MUCH better multiplayer)
StarWars: Shadows of the Empire
Blast Corps
Bomberman 64

That combined with WhiteNachos' list I think makes it worth it. That is of course you can find these games, and hopefully find them cheap (lol good luck with Conker)

 

[Ambient_Malice]

It's important to remember that current N64 emulation is absolutely horrible in every way imaginable.

Cen64 promises accurate low level emulation which will theoretically run everything perfectly. This also means PD will run at a glorious 3fps. (Emulator is still early WIP. Boots some games, though.)

Project64 1.6.1 is the go-to, combined with Glide64 Final. The emulator has some serious problems, but it's the best all round.

Project64 2.1 is a disaster which shouldn't be installed by anyone. For one, it has horribly broken timings, which breaks a long list of games. PJ64 is pretty much dead now, with one key dev jumping ship and the others doing other stuff.

Mupen64/Mupen64plus are decent, but obtuse. And Mupen64plus is plagued by a bunch of scene drama over plugin specs. Combined with a specific LLE RSP plugin, it is possible to run Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, though it is unstable.

1964 is a lot like PJ64. Differences aren't really that noteworthy.

The latest big thing to happen has been the GLideN64 plugin, which is a sort-of new HLE video plugin using OPENGL instead of Glide, which Glide64 used. While this plugin won't run the problematic Factor 5/BOSS games, and won't fix core emulation issues which break stuff like Mystical Ninja, (and cause EXPAND DONG) it will solve a fair few of the crippling performance and visual problems which plague N64 emulation. GLideN64 is due for public release in early 2015.

tl;dr: N64 emulation is awful, and many people who use N64 emulators have no clue just how broken everything is.