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N64 DD

  • 15-04-2018 08:55PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭
    Master of the Universe


    I bought a broken N64 DD 4 or so years ago for something mad cheap like 20 quid. The dude I bought it from reckoned it had been water damaged as it just wouldn't boot and there was zero life in it. Opened it up and had a look but couldn't find anything wrong.

    Was rewiring some gaming stuff this evening (again!) and I accidentally booted my N64 without a game in it. This happened :eek:



    The DD Mario boot screen?! :eek:

    No power LED on the DD but it's booting. I'm in shock!


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    This is awesome. I remember reading about the n64dd back in the day and highly anticipating its release. I was gutted when Nintendo shelved the project. I always think back to what might have been!, if the N64 DD were a success


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Unfortunately not! So have to stick with Mario running around the screen and 'Insert Disk' in Japanese for now. :D

    Going to see if I can find a cheap game to test it out, Simcity 64DD seems to be the least expensive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Excellent, managed to find and order a decently priced CIB copy of Doshin the Giant.

    Just have to wait for it to arrive from Japan now. If it works I'll look into getting the F Zero expansion. Always been interested in giving that a go.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    That's amazing!
    Well done on whatever it was that you did but you didn't know you did!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,022 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    fxotoole wrote: »
    This is awesome. I remember reading about the n64dd back in the day and highly anticipating its release. I was gutted when Nintendo shelved the project. I always think back to what might have been!, if the N64 DD were a success

    Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) hyped the ever loving outta the 64DD as though it was the add-on to end all add-ons and the zip. There wasn't even a slow-roll, it just went from "the impending 64DD is gonna make you its bitch" to "yeah, not happening" in no-time.


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Reminds me of a few dedicated console magazines.
    One went from "Sega release AAA games to show who's the boss, Burning Rangers/Sonic R" to.... well, oblivion.
    Another was the 3DO magazine, bless it's little heart.
    It was trumpeting how much better the likes of Wing Commander III, Road Rash and Need for Speed were on 3DO compared to the PS, citing colour depth, but the truth was everyone was buying into the PS hype and no one was buying a 3DO!
    Then the mag just ceased....


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,186 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    To be fair the Official sega magazine at the time didn't hide the fact that the Saturn was dead and ran a lot on import games and even covered a lot of dreamcast stuff towards the end. They made a good show of it.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I really liked the 3DO mag tbh.
    They knew the jig was up though, even though they were pushing the M2, and as the machine slid into last place behind the Nintendo, Sega and Sony efforts.
    Still love the machine though!


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,186 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I really liked the 3DO mag tbh.
    They knew the jig was up though, even though they were pushing the M2, and as the machine slid into last place behind the Nintendo, Sega and Sony efforts.
    Still love the machine though!

    No clip did a good interview recently with zoe Quinn about her love of the 3DO and FMV games.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    No clip did a good interview recently with zoe Quinn about her love of
    the 3DO
    Hooray!
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    and FMV games.
    Eh, no....
    giphy.gif


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Well this gets better, the light I'd assumed was a power light is actually a disk reading light - so of course it's not coming on as I've no disk in it!

    So it would appear it's working 100%.

    Trying to resist splashing out on a FZero expansion kit ... Argh why does post from Japan have to take so long??


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    As certain posters might say...
    I'm well jelly, or something like that....
    I'll trade you a PSX for it! (no, no I won't)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    You'd need to trade a PSX along with 350-400 euro, they seem to be going for an average of 500 these days :eek:

    I suppose I won't know if it's fully working until I get that disk in the post, probably prone to mechanical failure similarly to the Famicom disk system.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,186 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Enjoy Doshin the Giants weird looking 'outie'.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    All you N64 DD sycophants can enjoy N64 games already on your Everdrive 64's


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Inviere wrote: »
    All you N64 DD sycophants can enjoy N64 games already on your Everdrive 64's

    Everdrive 64? plebeian! Double D or go home :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Everdrive 64? plebeian! Double D or go home :pac:

    In that case, enjoy the forum all to yourself man :D


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Inviere wrote: »
    All you N64 DD sycophants can enjoy N64 games already on your Everdrive 64's

    Emulation, now flashcarts... I don't know... I preferred it when you were someone else!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Emulation, now flashcarts... I don't know... I preferred it when you were someone else!

    Quiet there SD card boy :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Whatever happened to the Inviere that used to lug Gunblade DX cabinets through his house? :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Whatever happened to the Inviere that used to lug Gunblade DX cabinets through his house? :(

    @r333! things, and seen the light. Don't get me wrong, I'd still love a dedicated room for a retro collection, but as that's not a reality, I needed another way to enjoy these great games. I'm playing games far more than I used to, because of the convenience of emulation, and with how good it is. It's amazing actually, the amount of scutter you read about emulation from people who's only experience with it was zsnes from 1997 or something.

    For anyone with a 4k screen, enjoy :)



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Inviere wrote: »
    It's amazing actually, the amount of scutter you read about emulation from people who's only experience with it was zsnes from 1997 or something.

    That is actually me!
    97 is the last time I was "current" with emulation, probably because there was so little of it!
    Ah, disk spanning, there's a lost skill right there....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    That is actually me!
    97 is the last time I was "current" with emulation, probably because there was so little of it!
    Ah, disk spanning, there's a lost skill right there....

    Ah it's not really, you've a Pi in your AWSD don't ya?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    What is life without the existential dread of wondering what's going to happen to your hoard after you die? :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    What is life without the existential dread of wondering what's going to happen to your hoard after you die? :D

    Don't worry, it'll stop working LONG before you die man :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,348 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Inviere wrote: »
    Don't worry, it'll stop working LONG before you die man :D

    Make sure you have your soldering iron on standby in 2060 just in case :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,977 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Make sure you have your soldering iron on standby in 2060 just in case :pac:

    There's always solder, but joking aside, I can see FPGA becoming the purists favourite eventually.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Inviere wrote: »
    Ah it's not really, you've a Pi in your AWSD don't ya?

    I do, it's true...
    But my heart is with Genecyst and Nesticle


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,742 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    o1s1n wrote: »
    What is life without the existential dread of wondering what's going to happen to your hoard after you die? :D

    Cidonalad has signed documents with the solicitor committing him to maintaining the hoard....


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,186 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Inviere wrote: »
    It's amazing actually, the amount of scutter you read about emulation from people who's only experience with it was zsnes from 1997 or something.

    I still think anything after the 16 bit era the emulation is utter garbage. PS1 and N64 are a total **** show of dedicated plugins to try and brute force proper emulation on specific games. Dolphin looks gorgeous but outside of the big games it's very inaccurate and it's probably the same on the big games just with dedicated tweak per game to try and brute force that as well.

    Cycle accurate or FPGA or GTFO.

    And anyway even with these consoles getting SD card options is far better than dealing with rubbish emulation.


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