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The Nintendo 64 Appreciation/Collecting/Emulation Thread.
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Gillian Seed
Banned
Everyone was complaining how I didn't autograph the better WCW game so I decided to fix that.
Coincidentally I still had action figures of them as well.
Big Sexy Kevin Diesel Nash! Awesome! Those games bring back so many great memories!
sixteen-bit
Member
Fighting Force is bad.
Shadow Hog
Member
It's funny how it started out as a Saturn sequel to Streets of Rage, wound up becoming its own thing, and then wound up not even coming out on the Saturn. Talk about total project scope shifting.
A Black Falcon
Member
The Saturn was lucky, it wasn't subjected to Fighting Force... beyond that Saturn beta version that leaked a while back, of course.
FlammableD
Banned
Big Sexy Kevin Diesel Nash! Awesome! Those games bring back so many great memories!
I don't know why I've never thought to get a game signed... I should fix that.
alf717
Member
Local pawn shop had a copy of Majora's Mask "Not for resale" grey cart version. They ended up selling it to someone who returned it because it wasn't the full game. When they did research on it they found out it was worth tons of cash so needless to say the original buyer lost out on a rare item and a good hunk of change. I wish I would of stumbled on this gem. I missed out on Demon's Crest to.
Aww I thought this was going to be one of those "and I got it!" posts... How much are they charging for it now?
Last Saturday at my local flea Market I managed to buy the following games:
Majora's Mask
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Bros.
Yoshi's Story
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2
Monster Truck Madness
XG2
Conker Live and Reloaded (plan on getting Bad Fur Day soon)
Watermelon N64 Controller
RAM Expansion Pak
All that for $80.
Only thing I dislike is people trying to sell at eBay prices. I only got most of that reasonably because most of the games were in poor condition. Majora and Conker L&R were the most expensive ones, but managed to snag them for cheap due to buying a few items together. Don't think I could manage that again sadly.
The only N64 games I have on my list right now are:
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman 64 The Second Attack
Banjo-Tooie
Donkey Kong 64
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Pokemon Stadium 1
Pokemon Snap
Hey You Pikachu
Animal Forest (JPN Import)
Bomberman 64 (JPN Import / Not Baku Bomberman)
Majora's Mask
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Bros.
Yoshi's Story
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2
Monster Truck Madness
XG2
Conker Live and Reloaded (plan on getting Bad Fur Day soon)
Watermelon N64 Controller
RAM Expansion Pak
All that for $80.
Only thing I dislike is people trying to sell at eBay prices. I only got most of that reasonably because most of the games were in poor condition. Majora and Conker L&R were the most expensive ones, but managed to snag them for cheap due to buying a few items together. Don't think I could manage that again sadly.
The only N64 games I have on my list right now are:
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman 64 The Second Attack
Banjo-Tooie
Donkey Kong 64
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Pokemon Stadium 1
Pokemon Snap
Hey You Pikachu
Animal Forest (JPN Import)
Bomberman 64 (JPN Import / Not Baku Bomberman)
alf717
Member
They already sold it on eBay. I know the one guy that works there he say they got over $800 for it.
soxinthebox
Member
Woo my Everdrive arrived today! Now I'm just waiting on the modded S-Video cable and I'll be set
Woo my Everdrive arrived today! Now I'm just waiting on the modded S-Video cable and I'll be set
Please post some opinions on it! I been thinking of getting myself an EverDrive as well.
Decided to take a picture of my recent N64 pickups, or most of them:
Pictured:
2 Gray Controllers
Rumble Pak
RGB Modded N64
RGB Cable (SHVC-010)
XRGB-Mini "Framemeister"
EverDrive64 (Deluxe Edition)
Jet Force Gemini
Hori Mini Controller (Ocean Blue)
Not pictured:
Jet Force Gemini Nintendo Power Player's Guide
3rd Gray Controller
Pictured:
2 Gray Controllers
Rumble Pak
RGB Modded N64
RGB Cable (SHVC-010)
XRGB-Mini "Framemeister"
EverDrive64 (Deluxe Edition)
Jet Force Gemini
Hori Mini Controller (Ocean Blue)
Not pictured:
Jet Force Gemini Nintendo Power Player's Guide
3rd Gray Controller
zephervack
Member
Woo my Everdrive arrived today! Now I'm just waiting on the modded S-Video cable and I'll be set
Please do post pictures and impressions of the Everdrive, so tempting.
No pictures, but I've also got an Everdrive and can give some thoughts
Really, it's an awesome device. If you're tempted, I'd go ahead and grab it. It's easy to setup and, 99.9% of the time, just works. No issues like you'd get with an emulator, and several mods work too. I got to play the fan-translated Wonder Project J2 on real hardware. Some nitpicks though:
-SD slot is not push/pull, you just slide the card in and hopefully do so correctly. The slot is a tiny bit too wide, so you could possibly stick the card in at a slight angle and have it miss the reader. I've never had to open the cartridge to retrieve it, but I've gotten close. Just be careful the first few times and learn where the receiver is. It should fit snugly and stick out the top of the cartridge by a millimeter or so.
-The menu is in 480i, not 240p. Supposedly a recent update allows for 240p, but I can't get it to work. Very minor, and only affects the menu.
-I've only experienced one compatibility issue. Neon Genesis Evangelion 64 would crash if you attempted to create a new save file, but otherwise played fine. I downloaded a 100% complete save and put it on the cart, now it works without issue. This was several OS updates ago, it may've been fixed.
-Gameshark functions are basic, but are good enough if you only run simple codes.
-I'm not sure how the Memory Pak features work. You can rip backups from them and transfer them back on, but I've had it deleted before. Somehow, someway, I lost my data.
-If you want to play mods, I've heard that the ones which use the Expansion Pak don't work. Apparently it's really easy to trigger the pak in an emulator, not so much on real hardware. I should try one sometime and test it. If you're using a regular game that requires it (Majora's Mask) or a game that makes optional use of it (Rogue Squadron, Perfect Dark), they play and use it fine.
I can't speak for everything, but at least in my experience, this is the real deal. Just make sure you play enough N64 games to justify the price.
zephervack
Member
No pictures, but I've also got an Everdrive and can give some thoughts
Really, it's an awesome device. If you're tempted, I'd go ahead and grab it. It's easy to setup and, 99.9% of the time, just works. No issues like you'd get with an emulator, and several mods work too. I got to play the fan-translated Wonder Project J2 on real hardware. Some nitpicks though:
-SD slot is not push/pull, you just slide the card in and hopefully do so correctly. The slot is a tiny bit too wide, so you could possibly stick the card in at a slight angle and have it miss the reader. I've never had to open the cartridge to retrieve it, but I've gotten close. Just be careful the first few times and learn where the receiver is. It should fit snugly and stick out the top of the cartridge by a millimeter or so.
-The menu is in 480i, not 240p. Supposedly a recent update allows for 240p, but I can't get it to work. Very minor, and only affects the menu.
-I've only experienced one compatibility issue. Neon Genesis Evangelion 64 would crash if you attempted to create a new save file, but otherwise played fine. I downloaded a 100% complete save and put it on the cart, now it works without issue. This was several OS updates ago, it may've been fixed.
-Gameshark functions are basic, but are good enough if you only run simple codes.
-I'm not sure how the Memory Pak features work. You can rip backups from them and transfer them back on, but I've had it deleted before. Somehow, someway, I lost my data.
-If you want to play mods, I've heard that the ones which use the Expansion Pak don't work. Apparently it's really easy to trigger the pak in an emulator, not so much on real hardware. I should try one sometime and test it. If you're using a regular game that requires it (Majora's Mask) or a game that makes optional use of it (Rogue Squadron, Perfect Dark), they play and use it fine.
I can't speak for everything, but at least in my experience, this is the real deal. Just make sure you play enough N64 games to justify the price.
Thats probaby the reason Im not jumping to get one, I dont play enough N64 to really justify it. Its just something I would like to own just to know that if I ever feel like playing a game in the original hardware I can.
I hope that whenever I decide to pull the trigger, they are still available.
soxinthebox
Member
Didn't have a chance to play with it last night but it is set up and ready to go. Sitting on my desk this morning was the modified s-video cable which I'm really interested to see what kind of difference it will make.
soxinthebox
Member
Apparently pal n64's don't display properly (over bright?) with a standard cable so I assume the dude tweaked it a bit to display correctly.
Initial impressions of the cable are pretty positive. Via composite it looks slightly washed out with a fair bit of noise in the picture. Via s-video there's no noise and the edges seem clearer.
I've only tried Goldeneye as I couldn't get SM64 to boot but I'll try some more tomorrow.
Ah that's what I suspected. Yes the S-video cables I tried with my PAL N64 produced an over-bright picture so details in bright parts were lost. For example when rewinding time in Majora's Mask, the clocks encircling Link which he falls past in the cutscene would be barely visible. There was also an odd net pattern over the whole image.
I've heard of this modified cable and have thought about buying it (is it the one from consolegoods.co.uk?), but I wasn't sure if it would be worth it. So I'm definitely interested in hearing your opinion on it. You don't happen to have an ordinary S-video cable to compare with do you?
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Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
Well I have all 3 Nintendo 64 Bummermans again. Found a copy of Bomberman Hero kinda cheap. Really missed the music I guess. The first Bomberman 64 is still my favorite though.
Lynd7
Member
I also have the cable from that guy. Looks pretty good and seems to output correctly.
sixteen-bit
Member
remember that holiday '96 when the system was always sold out?
this old news clip made me lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtL5YnozEHU
this old news clip made me lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtL5YnozEHU
I'm currently hunting for Bomberman Hero and The Second Attack. I might just get the Japanese version of TSA, Baku Bomberman 2 instead since it's a lot cheaper. After those two is my goal to get the Japanese Exclusive, Bomberman 64.
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I managed to get Pokemon Puzzle League, Super Smash Bros. 64 JPN and Hey You Pikachu with VRU for $35 at my local flea market yesterday. I also got Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for $12 today. I originally got Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, but that game wasn't working right so I managed to trade it for SMB Deluxe instead. I really wanted Puzzle Challenge too. :/
I'm currently hunting for Bomberman Hero and The Second Attack. I might just get the Japanese version of TSA, Baku Bomberman 2 instead since it's a lot cheaper. After those two is my goal to get the Japanese Exclusive, Bomberman 64.
Wow i never knew that Bomberman 64 wasnt actually...Bomberman 64.
How is the single player mode?
psychotron
Member
Check out what I got today for free....
I haven't played the Japanese BM64, but from what I've seen it's a very traditional Bomberman with the grid and such. It's also made up of sprites.
Bomberman 64 [2001 / Japanese]
Check out what I got today for free....
That's a good lot. I've been wanting to get a copy of Conker 64, Mario Party 2, and Tigger's Honey Hunt. Lol You're so lucky!
That's epic...Check out what I got today for free....
IrishNinja
Member
congrats psychotron!
lemme hold conker
Competition Pro. I will recommend that pad until the day I die. Analog stick is basically Nintendo's but designed so it never wears out. One of mine has been going strong for over a decade. Only negative point is the shit d pad - but you aren't buying it for that.
And they are cheap.
That was ten quid brand new.
soxinthebox
Member
The replacement GCN style sticks that plug into the official controllers are the way to go IMO.
Not if you're playing anything that requires precision. Using the cannons in Mario 64 or aiming in Goldeneye with those sticks is an absolute fucking nightmare.
psychotron
Member
Just scored these as well. Need to clean them up a bit, but they play fine. I used to have such a killer collection and I'm finally building it back up.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Check out what I got today for free....
how
> conker, mario parties, sbb, paper mario, pokemon stadium 2
how
psychotron
Member
My brother was helping someone move and they had them in a box with two controllers and a rumble pack. They "had no use for them", so they gave them to him.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Wow. That would easily rack up over 200 pounds at ebay or amazon.
psychotron
Member
They were selling Super Smash Bros. at Dragons Den for $65.00 without the label. I asked what they'd get for my copy and they wouldn't tell me unless I had it on hand.
baphomet
Member
Smash bros isn't worth $65 with the label.
The funny thing is, the majority of the games look like something you think was good for a kid at the time. You can tell they made a mistake with Conker.
psychotron
Member
Lol. Had to look it up.
Friend of Sonic
Member
How does the Hori GCN style pad fair in precision aiming, then? You've got me curious now.
I have one of those GC-styled analog sticks in my custom red controller. It is great for certain games (Majora's Mask has been great with it), but playing Super Smash Bros. is somewhat hard to do Smash Attacks. I don't know if it's because I'm consciously not being "aggressive" with the control stick, but doing a Smash Attack or Dashing works 75% of the time.
I hope a better control stick comes out that would be the ideal replacement for worn-out N64 sticks. Unless there are and I have not found them.
Lynd7
Member
I'd like to know this too, do they suffer the same problem or were they calibrated correctly?
I've ordered an analogue stick from the Nintendo Repair Shop, it looks the same as a real N64 one, maybe it works a little better than the GC lookalikes.