On January 19th, the twitter account Forest Of Illusion released a beta for Zelda 64 (yep not Ocarina of Time) that is most likely dated to sometime around Spaceworld 97. Now, we don’t have the whole build as the data was found on a dev cart had the final build of F-Zero X. And that […]
gman_modz on eBay is selling a new from-scratch FRAM based N64 Memory Pak. FRAM does not require a save battery and is a rugged replacement that shouldn’t lose saves. The Paks come with a 3D printed shell, or the PCB fits an original N64 Memory Pak as a drop-in replacement. They cost $28 + S&H. […]
After successfully funding a line of N64 and Dreamcast controllers, third party controller designers Retro Fighters are gearing up for another controller-centric Kickstarter campaign. Instead of tackling a new console this round, Retro Fighters is heading back to the N64 to release a wireless version of their Brawler64 pad with a few extra features for good measure: […]
[UPDATE August 27, 2020: It has been confirmed that the OSD will not be present on any analog outputs.] It’s not always easy to be a fan of the Nintendo 64. Sure, it is rightly revered as an iconic platform that helped shape 3D gaming as we know it, but that intrepid spirit also led […]
Emulation developer Themaister has just released a complete rewrite of their N64 emulation core, paraLLEl N64. If you’re looking for the Coles Notes on the implications of this re-write, here’s a summary: A significant bump in performance. On average you can expect to double your frame rate, but improvements range from a 50-200% depending on […]
My Life in Gaming creators Coury Carlson and Marc Duddleson have released a new video that discusses first-party controller designs from the fifth and sixth generation of home consoles (1993-2006). My Life in Gaming is a YouTube channel known for producing high-quality content that explores topics ranging from maximizing the fidelity of your retro gaming experience, to […]
GamingAlexandria published an interesting article chronicling the story behind the unreleased Nintendo 64 game, Viewpoint 2064, complemented by an excellent video by Hard4Games. Viewpoint 2064 was completed and scheduled for a Nov 2000 release, but was ultimately cancelled. A fully-working ROM dump of the prototype was posted to The Internet Archive. The cart’s dumping and […]
When Mario catches fire in Super Mario 64, black smoke pours from his rear end, along with a heavy smattering of black garbage pixels. This is due to a mistake in the game code that displays the texture in the wrong format. The black pixels should actually be transparent. The bug went largely unnoticed for […]
Krikzz just released the latest revision of his ED-64 line of multi-carts: the EverDrive-64 X7. At first glance, this seems to replace the previous high-end iteration of the ED-64 simply known as V3 as both carts share the exact same features except for the Ultra-CIC chip where the newer model has a Ultra-CIC III on […]
Eon has just announced they’ll be releasing a plug-and-play HDMI adapter next month for the Nintendo 64. They claim it won’t add lag and is using S-Video to scale the signal to 480p. S-Video is an interesting choice, as it will provide a clean signal without any modifications needed to the console; A true plug-and-play device, […]
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