/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5482531
You need a N64 memory card/"controller pak" in order to save.

Yeah I have one of those and it stopped working ages ago.
My solution was getting an official memory pak. It doesn't have as much storage capacity, but it's been over 10 years since I got it and it still never failed me.

Don't waste time with 3rd party ones. I also got a Performance plus, and it stopped working, erasing all my saves.
Get an official one, I got one 10 years ago and it still works.

PD: urusei yatsura, maison ikoku and ranma are the best

I have the one on your pic OP, and it died.

I wouldn't reccommend 3rd party ones. I got an official one around 2007, and it still works fine. I also got it to play Goemon.

>>2437779
>those piece of shit N64 memory paks would ALWAYS get fucked

Were you using a 3rd party one? I had bad experience with the 3rd party ones, but the legit ones are still working perfectly in my case.

>>2308810

The controller pak? It's just a small cartidge that actually isn't heavy (unlike the Rumble pak). I have it plugged on my controller and I often forget it's there. I only use it for Goemon games, Hybrid Heaven and a few others, but not too many N64 games actually require it. I think you can use it to save your ghosts in Mario Kart, but the actual game data saves in the cart memory as with most games.

I think the controller pak is kinda nifty looking, and it's really small.

IMO the worst memory card/cart of 5th gen was the Saturn's. I fucking love my Saturn, but damn managing saves can be a pain, and the fact the cart slot is said to fuck up if you put in and out carts in it scares the fuck out of me.