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The Nintendo 64 (N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997.
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- List of Nintendo 64 Games
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- History
- Technology
- Special editions
- Notable Games
- Gallery
- External Resources
Development
The Nintendo 64 was proceeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Famicom, a family of systems capable of refined 2D graphics, but only extremely limited 3D graphics. Notably the Playstation, among the biggest rivals to the Nintendo 64, also had its roots in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The Nintendo 64 would be the first major home console released by Nintendo with no significant regional differences between American, European, and Japanese releases, The innovativ...
Launch
The Nintendo 64 was launched in the United States in September of 1996 at a price of $200.
Legacy
In North America the Nintendo 64 was discontinued in 2003.The Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 million consoles, and 224.97 million software titles. The Nintendo 64 was succeeded by the Nintendo GameCube. A notable lasting legacy of the Nintendo 64 is the gaming journalism outlet IGN, which got its start as an online news outlet focused on the Nintendo 64.
Compute
The CPU of the Nintendo 64 is a 64-bit NEC VR4300 (Compatible with the SGI RISC R4300i) MIPS III architecture processor clocked at 93.75 megahertz.Despite having a 64 bit CPU, more efficient 32 bit operations were often used by developers. The Nintendo 64 uses a SGI Reality Co-Processor clocked at 62.5 megahertz, combining the Reality Immersion Processor GPU and Reality Signal Processor Audio system on a single chip.The GPU alone is capable of 500 MIPS, and can render 150,000 polygons a secon...
Cartridges
Official Nintendo 64 Cartridges had a maximum capacity of 64MB. Because of the expense of cartridges, Nintendo 64 games cost much more than games for other systems on CD.To compensate for limited space on cartridges, developers were encouraged to use dynamic music progmatically rather then recorded but static soundtracks. Cartridges used a CIC lockout chip to stop bootleg games from being produced and to stop piracy.
Nintendo 64 DD
A version was produced for an American release, but was ultimately never sold.
Special editions and versions of the console. 1. Starlight Gaming Station - Kiosk for hospital use. 2. McDonalds Kiosk - A kiosk using a Nintendo 64 for use in McDonalds restaurants.
N64 Console
1. Four controller ports are built into the front panel. 2. The top of the unit contains the cartridge slot, the RAM expansion port, power toggle, and reset button. 3. The Hyundai Comboy 64.
N64 Controllers
1. The unique Nintendo 64 Controller 2. A common way of holding the N64 Controller. The controller was meant to be gripped different ways for different games. 3. The Nintendo 64 Controller with Rumble Pak installed, allowing games to have force feedback. 4. The Nintendo 64 DD Mouse was for the Japanese Mario Paint game.
Accessories
1. Nintendo 64 Game Cartridge 2. The Jumper Pak 3. The N64 Transfer Pak 4. A 4MB Expansion Pak 5. The Nintendo 64 Power Supply used in the United States of America. 6. The Controller Pak memory card 7. The Rumble Pak 8. The N64 Bio Sensor 9. The Nintendo 64 Voice Recognition Unit (VRU) 10. The unofficial Z64 backup tool. 11. A SharkWire Online kit.
Archived web materials
1. Nintendo of America website- 1996 2. N64 Website- 1998 3. N64 Hardware website- 1998
Other Websites
1. Video Game Console Library- Nintendo 64 page with technical info. 2. Video Game Console Library- Nintendo 64 DD page with technical info.
The Nintendo 64 (N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997.
The Nintendo 64 is best known for games such as Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 64, Mario Party, Paper Mario, Donkey Kong 64, Star Fox 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, and F-Zero X. Production of the Nintendo 64 ended in 2002.
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