/vr/ - Retro Games

>>11162293
>What N64 game are you currently playing?
StarFox 64

>Planning on purchasing something for your console?
No, I downloaded its games for free on the internet and I play on RetroArch/Mupen w/Parallel. Is free and is enough for me.

>>11162293
Jiggies of Time is pure soul

4chan saying the PS3 had no games then praising the nogaemz64 will never not be funny.

>>11162341
>PS3
>>>/v/

>>11162341
But N64 at least has a handful of exclusives still worth playing. PS3 had and still has only 1.

>>11162341
4chan has always been 4tendo

>>11162293
>>11162341
yes we need a third N64 hate thread on the board

Rare machine

For those who emulate N64 games, how do you set up the controls for a modern control pad?

>>11162831
For any game that doesn't use the C-buttons just do the default binds every emulator has where right stick is the C-buttons.
But for games that do make extensive use of them, just get an adapter. I've been using the Retrode2 with its N64 controller adapter though I wouldn't recommend it since it's barely compatible with fucking anything due to Windows addressing it in a weird way.

>>11162831
I usually map c-left and c-down to the upper right face buttons and c-right and c-up to the shoulder buttons. Then if the dpad isn't used I leave L unbound and map Z and R to the triggers, and map the c buttons to the dpad and right stick as well. That usually works out pretty well for most games.

>>11162293
I have bomerman hero, thought it was okay, thought about getting bomerman or bomerman 2? Any good recommendations?

>>11162831
My general settings are:
right analog: c buttons
left and down face buttons: b & a
up and right face buttons: c-up and c-right
both trigger buttons: Z
select: c-down
I have different profiles for the fighting games or the FPS.

In retrospect the library of releases for this console * looks * like shit becuase the dynamics of gaming have shifted a lot since... but at the time, this was peak multiplayer gaming. Countless fond memories, spending hours with friends and family playing this on huge rear projection TVs. Sure playing online is fun and convinient now, but it does not compare even the slightest to being in a room with your friends, eating pizza and screaming at each other playing what this console had to offer... it was all downhill from there.

>>11162293
i love the era of 3d games where every game seemed like a weird experiment. shit like Rocket: Robot on Wheels and Space Station Silicon Valley.

>>11163247
The library isn't even that bad, I think people literally just don't do their research. There's plenty of mainstream western titles but also a handful of Japanese titles that are rarely mentioned. Anything that isn't on there is usually on SNES or GBC anyway. I like 2D games but they didn't really need to make a second SNES

I've never even seen an N64 irl but I think it's so overrated. It barely has any games. It's also a cartridge system with 3D graphics capability. So many limitations. Don't even hit me with the quality over quantity meme because it's not true. All the hype is from millennials that got it for Christmas and have mad nostalgia for it.

>>11163619
Yeah a lot of the "no games" criticism comes either from annoying rpg/shmup fans or people that dont even look deeper into the catalog.
Like you can name some games besides Nintendo/Rare shit and they either ignore them or call them bad/mediocre.

>>11162293
>What N64 game are you currently playing?
007

>Planning on purchasing something for your console?

No, resellers are pure dogshit.

>>11163642
To be fair 3rd party games are shit on every console, the PSX just gets a pass because this board is full of brain dead millennials who grew up on that slop.

>>11163642
The console has shmups. Not as many as Saturn or PS1, but they are there. I played pic related a few months ago and it was a blast. Not many RPG's but it does still have Paper Mario, Ogre Battle, Mega Man Legends, and a handful of others. If people want more... then they should play Super Nintendo, which got Super Mario RPG and Bahamut Lagoon when the N64 came out, or GB/C which got proper Pokemon and Dragon Warrior titles.

>>11162359
Metal Gear Solid 4?

>>11163247
>but at the time, this was peak multiplayer gaming.
One of the big things with this was the 4 controller ports and moreso the fact that there were a bunch of games pushing for 4 people to game on the console at the same time. These 4 player consoles along with pc lan gaming pushed multiplayer before the whole "online" gaming could eventually have enough bandwidth to do so. It's definitely it's own era of gaming.
>>11162293
I bought the bottom orange one new at the time. For me it was between the orange, the middle grape one which looks good, and the black ice one towards the bottom.

>>11163903
I think he's talking about Demon's Souls and not counting the remake.

>>11162331
Kurko does a great job with his hacks

>>11162359
3D Dot Game Heroes is criminally underrated
MGS4
Demon's Souls
Infamous 1+2 were alright
Warhawk was pretty fun

I might be forgetting a few games but I think that's about it. it was mostly a multiplat machine but it definitely had more than 1 exclusive worth playing.

>>11162293
I had one growing up. I never finished DK64, or Banjo Kazooie. With the absolute state of N64 emulation, I sometimes think about picking up a console and those games to finish them. I can never seem to get DK64 emulation to a point that I can do everything I need to 100% the game.

>>11162341
There is no game on the ps3 that compares to the greatness of Super Mario 64
You are a subhuman that needs to be shot in the head

>>11166042
Agreed. N64 emulation is terrible for the most part. Might as well just grab a cart plus the real thing.

>>11166042
>3D Dot Game Heroes
Indeed.
>MGS4
No longer exclusive
>Demon's Souls
No longer exclusive.
>Infamous
Sure
>Warhawk
Servers are dead.

>>11166157
>>MGS4
>No longer exclusive
?

>>11166171
MGS Master Collection vol. 2 includes MGS4.

>>11166191
Ok, show me where I can play this. Better yet, show me anything officially stating this from Konami beyond mere rumor and speculation.

>>11166157
>No longer exclusive
I don't think counting those games as not exclusives based on releases in future console gens is fair, because by that logic a very large amount of games are not exclusive. If you want to say a game isn't exclusive because it came out for another console in the same gen, even if it was later, that's fine. But saying Zelda 2 isn't a NES exclusive because it came out on the GBA seems.. not quite right. Might as well say all exclusives don't matter because of emulation at that point.

Also
>Servers are dead.
Doesn't matter, they were alive in the console's heydey

>>11162293
>yuro OoT cart
>fake controllers
Yuck

>>11163627
>has never played it
>has never even seen it
>still thinks he has the right to an opinion

>>11162293
>What N64 game are you currently playing?
SM64 Randomizer. Surprisingly fun. Also starting on Perfect Dark, and that seems good so far. I've also been playing with 64doom.
>Planning on purchasing something for your console?
I'm currently waiting on a steelsticks64 A grade bowl which I intend to install into my best controller, which I know has good gears but I need to check the condition of the stick. If it's too worn I might use a Kitsch Bent stick but those kinda suck.

I wanted to buy a controller pak for a few games which need it to save, however I also recently bought a Raphnet V3 GameCube adapter, which has a builtin controller pak, so I suppose I don't really need a real one.

>What N64 game are you currently playing?
I'm mostly playing Oot ultimate trial (the gold standard of hacks) and road rash
>Planning on purchasing something for your console?
I just bought a replacement A/V cable since my orginal was giving a dim picture a audio distortion. Works like new

Now that the SummerCart64 is a thing with native 64DD support, I hope Krikzz will add the same to the EverDrive. I have the cart conversions of the DD games, but being able to load the BIOS would be cool.

>>11166348
Ultimate Trial looks cool. I like your CRT. Your setup looks comfy.

>>11166370
It's a very cool feature. I hope Krikzz also adds the SC64's ability to actually save while the game is running instead of just storing it with a battery until the console resets.
Very neat to see the little activity LED set off when you save in the game in real time.

HD/SmartTV users, do you use anything to get a better image quality?
I use the deblur patches.

I played N64 games 20 years ago. I liked the N64.

I suppose I still like the N64. It should be easier to play Nintendo games on PC and there should be official ways to do so.

>>11166442
Interesting that the stick in that controller looks different to the final design. It actually looks like a design found in some third party controllers.

>>11162293
>What N64 game are you currently playing?
I just finished playing through Battle for Naboo. Pretty solid game. I don’t understand why it rarely gets brought up when discussing the Rogue Squadron games.

>Planning on purchasing something for your console?
My system’s sound shit the bed, so I’m likely going to be using this an excuse to invest in soldering equipment. I’ve always taken good care of the system. Seems like I might have finally lost a capacitor.

>>11166267
Why don't you just mold a little epoxy around the bowl/stick to keep what you have working great?

>>11166574
I've seen somebody do that before, but I haven't attempted it since I haven't worked with epoxy before. I'm definitely open to trying things which will rejuvenate a trashed stick mechanism for as little money as possible, but I'm also looking for an OEM style stick with reaches the "ideal" values in the testing programmes (pic related) for speedrunning strats in Super Mario 64 and other stick-sensitive games. That's why I grabbed a steelsticks64 bowl when they were available recently. It was expensive but it should last a long time.

>>11162293
The only good game on that thing was f-zero and destruction derby, everything else is already in another console or is just garbage.

>>11166756
F Zero X isn't even the best racing game on the N64. That would be Wipeout 64.
>implying OoT, SF64, all of the kino puzzlers and id Software ports aren't good
You sound mildly retarded.

>>11166687
Sure. Makes sense. Working the epoxy definitely requires some skill and experience.

These are popping up a lot on Aliexpress, they're tempting but I'm hopeful for flashcartmenu to be updated for ed64+ compatibility.

>>11167321
I wonder how are they with game compatibility.

>>11166530
Have you tried a different A/V cable? Chances are that's the problem.

>>11167361
What is that game?

I have the complete Pikachu edition with box and all
I got it for cheap and its one of my favorite items in my collection

>>11167517
Nice. Which colour is it? I've always liked the Japanese orange and yellow and blue and yellow combos.

>>11167528
Same one as OPs pic. I saw the orange one in Akihabara, it's cool too. If I didn't have the blue one I'd get the orange if it was cheap (it wasn't)

>>11167321
>>11167391
The AliExpress SC64 carts should work just like the regular SC64, but they're not built to spec. FPGA speed is luck of the draw, it's definitely sourced from binned components, and it's obviously lacking in build quality.
However, as of the current firmware even with the speed grade 4 FPGA chip (instead of 6) that many of the units ship with it seems to function perfectly fine according to people who bought one.
There's no guarantee that future updates won't break this, though, so don't expect to be always able to update firmwares if you have one.
Also, apparently the AliExpress sellers are working to make all their carts speed grade 6 as of like a week or so ago which is why they're not for sale at the moment.

>>11162293
Still the best vidya experience ever if you had friends. Only few games of that gen aged well sadly

N64 FPS power ranking

>God Tier
Perfect Dark
Turok
Doom 64
Duke Nukem 64

>High Tier
Goldeneye
Turok 2
Quake
Quake II
Hexen 64

>Good Tier
Turok 3
The World Is Not Enough

>Low Tier
Armorines - Project S.W.A.R.M.

>Shit Tier
South Park

>Who Cares Tier
Turok - Rage Wars

>Haven't Played Tier
Forsaken

>>11162831
Game per game basis

>>11167401
Unfortunately, I have. I tested two different composite cables using my tv’s composite port and hdmi port (through retrotink). Unless this tv has some issue with the n64, it seems like the issue with the console.

I’m open to suggestions if anyone has had similar issues.

Does anyone run NTSC games on a PAL N64? Is the speed unstable?

>>11167645
For additional detail, there wasn’t any indication that the audio was going bad. It just didn’t work one day. Typically, there is no audio output, but occasionally, it will output some of the correct audio with loud static over it. The system was able to somehow correct itself early on (don’t know if this was due to time, specific audio signals, etc.). Now it seems to have lost that ability.

Have an Everdrive, and have been enjoying a lot of the games, and I'm curious about some rom hacks.
What are some good rom hacks that are console compatible?

>>11167804
Ultimate Trial (oot)
Missing Link (oot)
Starfox Survival (oot)
Jiggies of time (banjo kazooie)
Banjo dreamie
F zero X climax
Smash remix
Black pit (paper mario)
Goldeneye x (basically perfect dark with goldeneye aesthetics)

A few great hacks that I know run well on hardware. I believe the only one I've tried that ran poorly was Goldfinger. The levels are too big and kill the framerate. Apparently there is an Oot randomizer that generates new seeds within the rom but I haven't tried it because I can't do randos without a fast forward button now

>>11167804
Download the N64 conversion patches for Aleck64 arcade games and try Tower and Shaft.

>>11167804
SM64 Randomizer is great, also lets you create seeds within the ROM. SM64 Sapphire is good too. Mario Kart Amped Up is OK.

>>11163872
if you're a well rounded gamer who likes most genres there's at least one, 7 or eight out of ten in every genre. pic related is a total sleeper that saturn fans would be jizzing over if it was on their system.

>>11167804
Peach's Fury
Mario Kart Amped Up
Smash Remix
Mario 64 Sapphire
Zelda Dawn/Dusk
Star Fox 64 Survival
Banjo-Kazooie Jiggies of Time
Virtua Pro Wrestling 2 Freem
F-Zero X Climax

I have a bunch of games built up from my year and a half moving around and not having anything plugged in but I want to finally beat Forsaken 64 (I unlocked the hard route and have to speed run the sewers to progress), then play Mission: Impossible, and get back to Lode Runner 3D (I have only seen this new once in my life and then it vanished), 10800 Snowboarding, and Areofighters Assault.
On the other hand I'll be playing my PS1 because I simply have a bunch of games on there and sampled a few yesterday and have an idea what I want to get through.
>>11167968
This is a pretty good game. 3D helicopter arcade like game. Play it on expert to unlock the final level.

I want a controller with a reset button on it.

>>11167627
Rage Wars is fairly fun as a mindless mission based frag game. If you want to run around an area and kill things it ticks those boxes off.

>>11168007
Don't most N64 games have a soft reset when you press the buttons in a certain way?

>>11168025
Not that I know of. Gameboy works that way by pressing L+R+START+SELECT. That wouldn't help me anyway because what I want is to exit the game to my everdrive menu. Evidently this guy found a way to do it. Hopefully I can as well

https://imgur.com/a/n64-reset-via-controller-oZap6Iw

>>11162293
>currently playing
Mischief Makers

>planning on buying
Nothing. I own every N64 game I really care about physically and then for all the rest I have an Everdrive64 X7 with the entire global library as well as some homeless and hacks.

>>11168098
*homebrews

>inb4 phone poster

Yeah, I'm one of those...

>>11167510
Gex 2 or 3

One of these days I'll make a serious attempt at Banjo Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing. I'm currently busy with Link's Awakening.

>>11167535
Can you link the listing? I keep looking summer cart 64, summercart 64 and Nintendo 64 flashcart but all I get are repros of Conker's Bad Fur Day.

>>11167510
Gex 64

Thank you all for the rom hack suggestions. I'll go and download them right away.

I'm surprised by how competent this port is, it's a shame that it sold so poorly it became a rarity, if I had this back then I would have played it endlessly (much like how much I played World Party on PS1)

>>11167627
Duke's a fine game but god tier pushing it a bit, c'mon. I would put Goldeneye in God Tier instead. Maybe Turok 2 and Quake depending on my mood also.

>>11168395
Goldeneye basically only has one enemy type so that automatically puts it below one tier

>>11168364
None of them are up right now because they're retooling to upgrade the FPGA chip spec.
If you Google 'AliExpress Summer Cart 64' you'll see the previous ones, though.

>>11168517
Thanks for the headsup.

>>11168402
>Goldeneye basically only has one enemy type so that automatically puts it below one tier
I forgot how stupid people were on this board.

>>11168402
Just because they don't look like ooga boogas doesn't mean they're the same enemy

>>11162293
Playing Wave Race right now. It has to be my favorite 5th gen game to be honest. Hope it gets a decomp one day.

First time playing this game and grinding out notes sucks ass. Besides that comfy af game tho

>>11169172
lookin good etc etc

>>11168395
Duke is God tier. On the other hand 8 haven't played the N64 version for a long, long time. There's nothing like Duke 3D levels.

Been playing mario golf and realizing I suck at golf both in real life and virtually

>>11162293
>Coolest N64 color is expensive as shit
Why does God punish me like this

>>11168690
Because they wear a different skin doesn't mean they're a different enemy

Or because some of them have machine gun A and others have machine gun B doesn't mean they have a different AI or that it changes how you engage with them

>>11169179
I know it looks like shit and upscaled but my parallel core keeps crashing when I try to change the video settings and I gave up. use mupen for everything besides banjo but for some reason that game crashes when you save state in mupen. Im doing all of this on android so thats probably why its so janky but it works so whatever fuck you basically

>>11169892
I was just mocking you for having a dumb opinion. No need to explain yourself. I understand what you said.

>>11169905
>I want my
>I want my
>I want my mtv

>>11169892
nta goldeneye enemies have several different variables like health, damage, accuracy, reaction speed, also the gun they use which aren't always machine guns. You also have special enemies like Jaws and Xena. Added to this their placement is also going to be important in determining how you engage with them. You're just plain objectively wrong to suggest this as a flaw in the game that it has humans instead of children's monsters.

>>11169247
I was pretty good at that game back then. Golf was my favorite sport as a kid.

https://x.com/Litronom/status/1825524727139414521

>>11171341
BINTENDO
HIRE THIS WOMAN

>>11169324
jungle green is not that expensive

>>11169172
we posting lookin' good?

>>11169172
There seems to be some interference or something on your screen

>>11169247
Same except with Mario Tennis
>>11169324
Supply and demand, my friend

How would you play your favorite games with the giant N64 controller?

Checked Sodium64's (SNES Emu for N64) last update and a lot of games that didn't boot before are now running at stable framerate, there's still some graphical issues but this is some great progress.

I'm in the market for a good modern-style N64 controller. Was using the Brawler 64, which I liked, but the rubber came off the joystick and it soured me on the whole thing.

Also, is there a good N64 controller to USB solution that isn't Raphnet?

>>11172034
There is the Tribute 64 which is a clone of the Horipad Mini. Not sure if you consider that to be modern style. You could also get a real Horipad.

There is also the Raphnet GameCube to N64 adapter so you can use a GameCube controller. Version 3 of the adapter has a builtin controller pak. I don't think any version of the adapter supports rumble.

Raphnet also make a Wii to N64 adapter, so you can use the Wii classic controller and others.

Maybe you could also get a replacement joystick cap for your brawler.

For USB adapters I think I have one of these: https://www.amazon.com/MAYFLASH-Nintendo-Controller-Adapter-Windows/dp/B089LKCBLG.. It's OK I suppose. If you get one make sure to install the latest firmware.

>>11172083
I should get a Hori, since I exclusively play Smash Remix with friends. But they look, well, miniature — I have Duke-sized hands.

Never even heard of the GCN-to-N64 idea; it sounds very cool! That might be the ultimate way to go, though I don't have much first-hand experience with those controllers.

As for your USB dongle, is latency ever a notable issue? I couldn't find numbers on it, and while I'm not super-autismo, I do only play Smash.

>>11172195
Yes the Hori is rather small. I think the Tribute 64 is a bit bigger, and I believe there is a USB version of it.

For the USB adapter, I haven't used it in a while so I'm not sure. Would probably be best to talk to some people in the smash community.

Banjo-Dreamie is cool

>>11170929
>goldeneye enemies have several different variables like health, damage, accuracy, reaction speed, also the gun they use which aren't always machine guns.

Neither of these variables exist in the game to an extent that noticeably changes how the player is going to approach the enemies, I played the game 3 times on all 3 difficulties and the only real difference is the body armor

>You also have special enemies like Jaws and Xena
A couple of bosses that you encounter once, other games do this too, doesn't negate the simplicity of the common enemies

> Added to this their placement is also going to be important in determining how you engage with them
Like every other game does... except most other games do it with several enemy types and not just 1

>instead of children's monsters

Haaa finally we're getting to the bottom of this, pic related

>>11170929
>>11173242
and btw it's not just a matter of "monsters", Perfect Dark has more enemy variety EVEN without counting the Skeddar, OR the helicopter, OR the robots. Even just its human enemies are more varied and behave in different ways that are a lot more noticeable than Goldeneye.

Goldeneye would be a much more fun game if it didn't have such a retarded way of spawning enemies. It gives you automatic weapons and then makes it impossible to use them without spawning a hundred clones to stop you from having fun. Perfect Dark is better in every way.

>>11167862
>Goldeneye x (basically perfect dark with goldeneye aesthetics)
This seems to be GoldenEye basically ported to the Perfect Dark engine. Looks cool. I'm gonna try it. GoldenEye has such a great soundtrack.

>>11173958
That's a much better way to describe it

Anyone know why the reset button does nothing with my Everdrive 64 X7? Works fine if use a regular cartridge.

>>11174061
Did it stop working or has it never worked?

>>11173958
Just tried it out. It's very impressive, but still a work in progress. A few of the missions are playable though. There was supposed to be a new version early this year but it's been delayed.

The hi res mode really makes a noticeable difference, but of course the framerate takes a hit. The audio seems to be higher quality. The game now has reload animations, some cool lighting effects and some additional sound effects and voice acting.

>>11162293
besides mario64, oot and mm, what other games are MUST play for someone who is trying to play all the great classics of all systems?

>>11174420
Mischief Makers, Shadows of the Empire, Star Fox 64, Rayman 2 became multiplat but the N64 port is really good, Sin and Punishment if you like arcade on-rail shooters, Star Wars Pod Racing was unironically good and the only good thing to come out of Epsidoe 1, the entirety of Rare's catalogue, truthfully, N64 wrestling games are also a pleasant surprise, Bomberman 64, 64 Second Attack and Bomberman Hero are definitely must as well.
You like bikes? Excitebike 64. you like scifi racing with pseudo death metal? F-Zero X.

>>11174420
Star Fox 64, Banjo Kazooie, Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros, Ogre Battle, Kirby 64

>>11174420
Gonna throw in Goldeneye just because any time you bring up N64 someone will mention it.

>>11174420
https://vsrecommendedgames.miraheze.org/wiki/Nintendo_64

>>11167517
Mein bro. Bought mine in 2010 for 60 bucks and its one of my prized gaming possessions.

Anyways...I'm playing OoT and having a hard time getting immersed because im having to play it in chunks.

I want to play Onegai Monsters but im waiting on a youtuber to beat it so I can figure out how to play it. From what I understand its a Pokemon clone on the N64.

Should I move on to playing decomps and recomps? Project64 is a massive, buggy pain to work with. I was also thinking of an Everdrive but right now it's too much on the pricey side.

>>11174726
Try to get your hands on an everdrive. It's hands down the way to play 64. If you stick with emus look into retroarch. Project64 is trash.

>>11172004
but the n64 controller doesnt have an YXBA layout

>>11174726
>>11174767
and look into the SummerCart
It's better than the Everdrive and cheaper.

>>11174801
Why is it better

>>11174790
It has the C buttons which are basically the same thing, or toy can C left and down in combination with A and B.

>>11169207
N64 version.
No music, no save states, dying resets the level. It's insanely hard (when I was 9) and made me hate duke for a decade.

>>11174790
c buttons
a and b work as start/select

>>11174814
I would like to know this too.

>>11174814
>>11174872
The main selling point for non-developers, other than the lower price, is support for running 64DD ROMs. However, that's less useful than you may think. Every 64DD game that's worth playing already has a cartridge conversion, making it more of a fun novelty.

Other advantages include:
- Cheaper ($124 vs $159)
- Saves to the SD card during gameplay instead of waiting until the next time you load the menu
- MicroSD card doesn't stick out
- More color options (got mine is smoke black, but that one's sold out now so suck it)
- Open-source design and software
- Various development features (much faster at loading ROMs over USB, programmable button and LED, etc.)

Disadvantages:
- Lacks cheat support
- Battery not included due to the seller having shipping issues (applies if bought from Phenon Mod). It can, however, work without one (but not on PAL, due to technical limitations).
- MicroSD card can be a bit hard to remove

All-in-all, the SummerCart64 is the obvious choice if you want a fully-featured flash cart (no reset to save, RTC, USB port for development, etc.). That is, unless you really need cheat support right now (it's still being worked on).

>>11175028
Good to know. Thank you.

>>11162831
You spend the $20 to get a usb n64 controller. I was never happy with mapping and having the right controller is part of the experience.

>>11175028
For me the most interesting feature is native DD support. Seeing the DD startup screen is cool, but it's interesting to think that somebody could do something like convert OoT back to the DD and implement the disk-only features which Nintendo originally wanted, such as using the writable storage to allow the player to interact with the world in a more permanent way. Maybe also use the real time clock. Or make homebrew and ROM hacks which use those features.

https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu
still waiting for ed64+ compatibility

>>11175028
Those aren't even problems with the X7. The microsd doesn't stick out at all and saving is seamless.

>>11163703
This sounds like nuSony fanboy-ter cope to me and this is coming from someone who liked both the PS1 and N64.

>>11176146
>The microsd doesn't stick out at all
In every picture I've seen, it sticks out slightly. Just a minor nitpick.
>saving is seamless
Sure, but the added security of how the SC64 handles saving is nice. Doesn't really matter much in the end, though.

>>11175028
Another small advantage: The X7 is limited to just 1024 files per directory. This isn't quite enough for a full ROM set. I'm not sure how many the SummerCart64 menu supports, but it handles at least enough for a complete ROM set (~1100 files). Pretty minor difference, but it's there.

>>11176295
>This isn't quite enough for a full ROM set
Wouldnt you need your romset completely uncategorized to have that problem? I put Japan/Europe/Dupe roms (v1.0) in their own folders

>>11176312
It's only a problem if you're a loon and put everything in one big folder. They're in alphabetical order, though, so it's still plenty organized.

>>11176295
Is there a reason for any if these "improvements" though? I am under the impression that Krikzz went to great lengths to make sure the cart wouldn't just emulate these games, but actually play them 100% true to their original hardware. How do you know the SC64 isn't cutting corners or taking liberties with that sort of thing?

>>11176547
>Is there a reason for any if these "improvements" though?
I don't understand. Are you asking why improvements are a good thing?
>I am under the impression that Krikzz went to great lengths to make sure the cart wouldn't just emulate these games, but actually play them 100% true to their original hardware. How do you know the SC64 isn't cutting corners or taking liberties with that sort of thing?
I don't know about any of that stuff, but the SC64 is fully open-source, so theoretically it should be easier to verify those sorts of claims. At any rate, compatibility is said to be on par with the X7 (barring 64DD support, which is unique to the SC64).

>>11176647
>I don't understand. Are you asking why improvements are a good thing?

I am saying that sometimes an "improvement" is only better on the surface. There are pros, cons and trade-offs for everything. Never is something simply a "free" upgrade. Maybe the SC64 is all that, but I'm no expert and it's too early to tell. I'll wait and see how it holds up over time.

>>11176691
I haven't seen anyone have any problems with compatibility, and regardless of whatever flashcart you get it will be true to the original hardware since it's playing on an N64 (as long as it's properly transferring data which is a pretty low bar since a Raspberry Pi Pico can function as a flashcart).
The only exception to that would be 64DD games, but the SC64 would be more 'accurate' in that regard since it emulates the hardware and runs the 64DD ROMs directly unlike other carts which need converted ROMs.
Primarily the SummerCart was made to have a better developer cartridge. It's entirely open source, and the USB speeds are much better. The Everdrive advertises up to 23 MB/s over USB but can't reliably deliver even a twentieth of that, taking minutes to upload a ROM, while the SC64 can upload a 64MB ROM in a few seconds.
As far as downsides go, I suppose the open source N64FlashcartMenu used is missing a few misc. features still like cheat support or a Controller Pak file manager which are still WIP, but it's also got some other upsides like showing game box art or the 64DD emulation support I mentioned above.

>>11176728
>The Everdrive advertises up to 23 MB/s over USB but can't reliably deliver even a twentieth of that, taking minutes to upload a ROM, while the SC64 can upload a 64MB ROM in a few seconds.

What does this mean? I use an og everdrive and it loads roms almost instantly.

>>11176843
If you're just playing games off the SD card then it won't matter, and either the Everdrive or SummerCart will be perfect.
I'm talking about using the USB port on the side of the cartridge to load ROMs to the cart's memory from the computer.
It's only really used for development.

Translation when?

>>11176853
>Imagineer
Oh no no no.

i didn't make it. i drowned

>>11177142
you're supposed to eat the bubbles the fish farts out

>>11177158
i didn't know that
i got beyond it without the fish

>>11177142
GIVETHEBEARLOTSOFAIR

I'm still enjoying the fuck out of Ultimate Trial. Farming mushrooms atm

i can't believe banjo kazooie is only 16MB
super mario 64 is like 8MB

fitting all that data into such a small filesize

>>11168158

Played through Diddy Kong racing like 4 years ago. Tons of fun.

>>11174310
Apparently it's just not working at all now. I guess I'll have to open her up and see.

I'm playing through Banjo-Dreamie right now and there's good stuff and bad stuff imo:
>Good
-Clever use of notes instead of jiggies, I like the idea a lot
-only 25 notes and 2 honeycombs per level
-Making you find even the basic moves makes it quite challenging yet still fun at the beginning
-Solid level design overall with nice aesthetics, tunes are catchy too
-Very focused on platforming, if someone didn't like Banjo-Kazooie because of the collecting or the minigames and exploration overtaking the platforming aspect of the game then this hack might be what they want
>Bad
-Kinda mixed on the backtracking, its kinda cool to go back with new moves to get missing notes but it can be tedious because of that.
-Note-reset on death can be painful since there's more (& harder) platforming, notes are much harder to find, there's some nasty enemy placement and there's a lot of fall-damage or even lava insta-killing you, never had an issue with the reset on the original BK but it can be infuriating in Dreamie
-A lot of "moving on tight-ropes", this wouldn't be that bad if the camera wasn't stuck in one angle in some areas (like the volcano on the beach level) that you can't move or getting blocked by some elements, the lava part of the moon level was really annoying.

Its a pretty good romhack even if the bad camera and some frustrasting parts (mostly regarding the note reset) can make you drop the game, I'll recommend it mostly to people that want a harder Banjo challenge with more focus on platforming.

>>11162293
Me and my friends played a scary amount of no mercy in smoke filled basements. Good times.

>>11178305
>My friends and I

anyone has used PJ64 Legacy?
https://github.com/pj64team/Project64-Legacy/releases/tag/Project64-1.6.4

>>11179119
I can't imagine using a jankfest that aggressively begs for money all the time

>>11179119
Why use that?

>>11179195
I think Legacy is a different team, it shouldn't have the donation message since its based on 1.6 but with the security exploit fixed.
>>11179207
Better compatibility with older romhacks (mostly the Mario 64 ones), low-spec requirements and the basic pj64 ui.

>>11179119
Tried it for a bit, it's PJ64 1.6 (aka no bloatware or the other shit from later updates) with better plugins and the security bug fixed:
https://youtu.be/zqUYNYWPlpQ?si=pgSdg2_5ySfWzM98
Seems that devs are done with it and moved forward to a new project (maybe an LLE N64 Emulator?).

>>11177816
And i beat it, last 2 levels were fun (I was very nervous getting the last notes of the lava castle).
I hope Nostalgia 64, Kurkoin Quest or BK Returns arrive soon.

>>11180014
Good job that's a hard game

Beat Battle For Naboo. Had a good time playing it outside of that boat mission.

Telocation: Gemini. Good puzzle homebrew for the N64. I played about 10 levels of it. https://n64squid.com/telocation-gemini/

>>11169152
WR64 to me is the only game I could say that reached perfect gameplay. The graphics still look good today too, it just needs to get the broken elbows geometry fixed. It would be amazing to see what people could do with water shaders, one can dream.

>>11180206
Yeah, Lunar Landing (solely for that lava serpent section), Memory Meadows and Nightfall Fortress were the hardest levels to get all the notes.
I'd like to see another Banjo romhack that follows Dreamie's ideas (small worlds, focus on collecting notes and platforming, etc..) but not nearly as difficult.

Super Mario 64 Sapphire is pretty good despite being short.

I struggle with decision fatigue, so I opted to get a programable flash cart for my n64 instead of a flashcart. I have it set up in my living room, free from worldly distractions and basically I have to go through the effort of reprogramming the cart if I want to switch games. I know most of you are actually this or more retarded/autisitc, so give it a try if this is relatable. I used a Retrostage programmer (which also lets me back up and re-rewrite saves on legit carts), but the Joey cart lets you do that too. Pick whichever one is in stock.

>>11162331
GOTY 2020, not even being sarcastic.

>>11163026
All except the Japanese exclusives are good for different reasons

Just a heads up, if you have a ed64plus/super64 cartridge, check what os version you have, the latest version is 1.28a which is compatible with neon64 so if you want to play nes games on it find that os64p file.
Alt/Altra64 are buggy so don't switch to that OS.

>>11181643
The best way to get over desicion anxiety is to get over it. Don't beat yourself up for not finishing a game, just do what's fun. If you're in the mood to play the first ten minutes of ten games, do it. Don't make it a chore, and see where life takes you

I think I'll do some cheating in road rash when I get home. Cop mode and scooters sounds fun

>>11181835
wtf they don't work

Never played this game and just got here. Wtf is going on lmao. Also fuck the alligator challenge...

Is tooie as good as this one? bk has been a solid 8/10 for me so far, would give it a 9 if notes were a normal collectible lol

>>11163619
>. I like 2D games but they didn't really need to make a second SNES
Can agree. Yoshis island on the N64 wouldn't have been any better. Infact yoshis story is kinda shit by comparison.

>>11182173
Tooie is very divisive, some like it or even call it better than Kazooie while others fucking despise it.
Tooie trades the simple collecting of the first game for more complex ways to get jiggies (by interconnecting worlds and making you do a lot of tasks to get one single Jiggy), there is still a lot of collectables but they're not placed all over the place (its more "compact" in that regard), and the notes dont reset if you die because they work in a different way, there's also way more backtracking (you need new moves that you will learn in later worlds or do something in a different world that will trigger an action that opens a locked place) and the worlds are thrice the size of Kazooie, it can become really tedious to do some stuff (specially anything involving Mumbo or transformations) and later worlds, specially Grunty Industries can be a headache to go around.
Like I said before you might like it or hate it depending on how you can handle the huge worlds and complex tasks, I didn't like it during my first play but after beating it twice I do like it a lot, not as much as the original Kazooie but still would recommend it.

>>11182173
It's the only banjovania on the market and it's a borderline masterpiece, and the clear evolution for banjo in terms of cementing its rareware identity in gameplay, tone, and level design. Banjo Tooie is what happens when you get to Rusty Bucket Bay, and the gates open up and reveal something more grungier, expansive and exciting. The complaints against this game are all from children who got filtered and can't get over their initial disappointment they can't get a single jiggy or two immediately - that jiggies feel more earned. Tooie is the salty spitoon where the world feels lived in and it's just you and your navigation skills, kazooie is still kids at recess on the playground who need shiny things every two seconds

>>11177816

>>11182280
It's a lot easier with a legit n64 stick. They were fragile trash but they worked great with the games designed for them while they lasted

>>11182337

I just played this emulated and had issues (along with trying to walk in mario 64) but i set the analog dead zone to .4 and everything works great now. Still not as good as a n64 stick but nothing is.people just need to configure their controller

trying out shiren the wanderer 2. it's a shame it was never brought over to the west, I think it would have done well, and given the n64 another rpg it needed. the translation seems great so far

>developed by Paradigm
wonder if its as good as F1WGP

>>11182173
>Wtf is going on
The section that filters many. I think it’s sort of funny that it calls back to the (randomized) Grunty trivia, and I’ve never once had trouble there. Even as a kid, I guess I interacted with Brentilda for whatever reason.

>Is tooie as good as this one?
Better in some ways, worse in others. The most important factor for your enjoyment during a first time playthrough: do not attempt to 100% clear any level until you have obtained all moves. Explore each level as well as you can, note areas you think you’ll need to return to, and move on to the next level after you have learned the moves from the current one. Tooie asks you to backtrack more than the first game. It’s (usually) not annoying, especially on a repeat playthrough, but it trips up a lot of people on the first go.

>>11179228
>Better compatibility with older romhacks
Just turn on unaligned DMA in the nightly build. It may even just be enabled by default at this point. No point in using vulnerable junk.

>>11176881
still waiting for an english translation of this since the JP has some improvements over the NA release.

>>11177161
>i didn't know that
>nigger straight out tells you to do that

Supercross 2000 is surprisingly fun once you learn the controls.

>>11186105
How does it compare to excite bike?

>>11186167
Excitebike 64 is the better game by far but this one might be easier to get into, just remember to use the Z button to take hard turns.

>>11162331
Not an N64 game.

>>11186757

>no mobile parts
That was a feature.

>>11186187
I'm going to give it a go

Monster Truck Madness 64 is fucking awful

>>11162293

I'm collecting 90s PC FPS ports. I have:

Duke Nukem 64
Doom 64
Quake 64

I don't yet have Hexen 64. Any others I should pick up?

>>11187143
forsaken 64
quake 2
maybe daikatana

>>11187143
Perfect Dark has a decomp
Goldeneye emulated with mouse injector, upscaled and without lag, is basically a PC port
Turok and Turok 2 had PC ports in the 90s without even mentionning the shitdive mememasters

>>11162831
Game dependent, but the official Nintendo 64 controller with USB-C/bluetooth works extremely well and feels like the real thing.

>>11187143
South Park has a port, but it's ass. Not the port, but the game itself. Shame, since it nails the atmosphere and mood of pre-Season 4 South Park.

>>11162831
Get a USB N64 controller.

well I finally cleared banjo kazooie and it was really damn fun. gonna play tooie for sure, but I like to give things a rest before jumping into the sequel, kind of like an artificial wait to make it more like back in the day. havent tried any of these yet but what should I play next?

-bomberman 64
-goemon
-kirby 64
-OOT (not a zoomer, just skipped this when I was a kid because I thought it looked ugly and artstyle was everything to me, I got wind waker right away and loved it cause it looked kino)
-star fox 64
-wave race 64
-dk64
-conker's
-yoshi's story
-mischief makers
-pokemon snap

I was definitely more into ps1 growing up if you cant tell

>>11187489
I'll say Goemon (is it mystical ninja or great adventure?) or Mischief Makers.

>>11187505

I actually havent played any goemon game yet, which one is better? Running emus here so I can play anything

>>11187529
Most Goemon fans agree that Great Adventure is better but Mystical Ninja has a lot of nostalgia going for it.
If you want a 2D Platformer, play Great Adventure, if you want an action adventure that kinda plays like 3D Zelda, play Mystical Ninja.

>>11169172
Is that crt-consumer?

Played Castlevania 64 last thanksgiving. Thinking of legacy or darkness this thanksgiving

>>11188294
LoD is well worth playing. I'm going to play one of the other characters when I finish up a couple games

>>11188076
Yes it's a consumer CRT shader.

Anyone read this book?

>>11188589
Never heard of it. Do you recommend it?

>>11188743
The Geeks Line books are usually great encyclopedias on various game systems. The book is almost 360 pages featuring a history of the system, the hardware and accessories, the DD and it's games, and information on every game, including some about the cancelled games. There's also interviews from Martin Hollis and his work on Goldeneye, and Titus Interactive co-founder Eric Caen.

>>11188829
Anything on RE0 N64?

>>11188841
Just a little bit in the cancelled games section.

>>11188901
can i get a photo on the section for top gear rally?

>>11188589
>>11188829
Looks like a great book. I'll keep an eye out for a used copy because it's going for 300 cad on amazon right now

>>11188913

>>11189331
>while the N64 still didn't have a worthy racing game in its 3 years of existence
I disagree with that.

>>11189370
n64 has the most influential racer of the entire generation, by far. game """"journalists''""" have always been hacks

>>11189375
I'm gonna guess whoever wrote that is one of those guys that think those overly complex european racing sims for PC or Sega/Namco arcade racers are the only good ones.
But again he said TGR2 is the best game in the genre for the system, and I wouldn't even say it beats TGR1 outside having more tracks and realistic damage.

>>11189456
The writer had to have been thinking of Gran Turismo or something. But the N64 had a lot of racing games, that his statement comes off as asinine.

Roadsters is the best car racing game on the system.

>>11162293
My games started glitching randomly. Turns out the power supply was having issues. I was able to mitigate it by putting in a business card between the power supply's main pcb and the loose connector to tighten the connector. That seemed to work for a few days, but it's back to glitching again, albeit far less often than when I first encountered this problem. The way I see it, there's 3 paths forward:

1) Recap my OEM PS
2) Buy a replacement
3) USB-C mod it

>>11162293
What are the most notable romhacks that won't work on an Everdrive?

>>11162293
I have a still boxed N64. I should open it but holy shit I hate the controller so much.

>>11189731
USB C is objectively the best answer. Future proof it to an extent because one day replacements won't be available.

>>11162293
Trying to fix my GB pack for Pokemon stadium because playing GB and GBA games on it is SOVL

>>11190231
Get one of the Hori Minis or it's successors. Or you can get the Gamecube adapter.

What a pathetic system

>>11189731
Sounds like the connection is loose. In that case what good is recapping going to do? Is it the power supply or the console?

>>11190580
How is it pathetic?

Looks like that off-brand SC64 is back up on AliExpress. One of the listings subtly indicates that it still uses an underspecced FPGA. The other one doesn't say. It's probably still best to avoid.

>>11162293
Recently picked up an ElectronNMB (breakout board that adds multiple audio/video outputs). I wanted to be able to easily flip between composite and s-video captures for development purposes + output to a TV at the same time, so this fit the bill perfectly.

Pros:
- Using all the outputs at once works as expected without major issue.
- Excellent s-video quality. Not sure how it compares with an OEM s-video cable, but the NMB pretty much eliminates the subtle checkerboarding I was getting with a third-party cable.

Cons:
- The multi-out pass-through is extremely tight. Plugging it in almost feels like it will break something, but it seems to work fine otherwise.
- The image is slightly darker than using a cable directly. It's extremely subtle, but should be noted. This was tested against OEM composite and third-party s-video cables. I recommend adjusting the gain if it bothers you.

For my usage case, it's better than messing with splitters, distribution amplifiers, or those questionably-built s-video + composite cables. It does exactly what I need with minimal changes to the signal. Pretty happy with it overall.

>>11191435
Here's what I mean by checkerboarding. Notice how the folder icon on the left has a subtle checkerboard pattern to it. That's with a third-party cable (one with s-video only, no composite). Really makes me wonder how well the first-party cable does, but I'm not spending the $40 to find out.

>>11191467
I've been needing a good ss to demonstrate this. Thanks anon.

>>11191767
It's not the most pronounced example, if that's what you're looking for. I thought that third-party cable was checkerboard-free until I happened to zoom in on a screenshot one day. Some s-video cables are much worse about it, as you can see here: http://www.micro-64.com/features/svideo.shtml

I pulled my 64 out of the attic intending to play some Perfect Dark. Wouldn't start and its not due to damage either. The rams been removed, I'm guessing to sell. The only person I can think of who did it would be my younger brother to buy pot or booze. I can't even be mad at him as this probably happened like 15 years ago and hes clean now. Guess I'll be Sheldoning it until I can buy one of those cheap chink knockoff from amazon

>>11192325
>the ram has been removed
You mean the expansion pak? if thats the case then get an original one, i've heard bad things of 3rd party expansion paks (overheat, damaging the console, bad lifespan, etc..).

>>11191109

I use the cheap ED64 cart from aliexpress and runs everything plus with custom firmware i can even play 64DD games
fuck the Krikzz tax

>>11192492
Did you remove the expansion pack cover as an aesthetic choice like a muscle car or because you lost it?

>>11192507

the same as the 99% of the people who dont use it: because the plastic that holds it in place is broken, because Nintendo are cheap fucks and use low quality plastic

>>11192492
does it play Animal Forest?

>>11192606

sadly no, its the only game you cant play, not because it wont run but because it lacks the real time clock to save your game

if you wanna all the info about the custom firmware you can see it here
>inb4 linking to reddit
well im sorry, its the only source
https://www.reddit.com/r/n64/comments/9h56ho/ed64_plus_working_with_custom_firmware_pretty/
the custom firmware works with all the chinese flavors of ED64, this red one and the black one

>>11192492
can you link me to the flashcart you bought? post a screenshot so i can see the name and vendor

>>11192492
wtf happened to your Snes?

>>11192651

all the flashcarts are the same
my only advice is to buy also an extra 32GB microSD because the one they provide is terrible, it feels like its going to get corrupted within the week

>>11192659

do you really want me to show you Frankensnes?
is it time? that console is cursed, you will get spooked if you see the horror

>>11192590
Do you think people would but replacement covers with 3d printed nintendo characters on them?

This game is extremely 5th gen in all the best ways. Still getting used to controls but I love it already. Pretty unique too cause this of type of 2d weirdness was always on ps1 or saturn that Gen. Wish we got more 2d n64, could've really been a gold mine of shit.

>>11192723

the problem with the replacement covers is that most of the time, the color doesnt match the original ones, and no one is going to put effort into 3D printing an item that cost 2 USD anywhere else
i mean fuck, you can buy an entire N64 shell for 20 bucks

>>11192749
Sure but imagine you're a clueless redditor who doesn't know that, then a cool video on tiktok tells you you can replace that lame old cover and have this fucker mounted to your system. You could have one for all your favorite games.
A transparent one to show off your 1337 expansion pack would be bussin too

>>11192590
Nintendo didn’t want to pay the good plastic tax

>>11192748
What control mapping are you using? Because of the jetpacks assigned to C unit, it's kinda hard getting an optimal experience without a N64 controller.
Also check out Bangai-O

>>11192325
It has a PC decomp https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark

>>11193295
They did magic with the N64 graphics in this game, it's a really memorable game too.

Is there a pack with pre-configured emulator and shitton of roms, just ready to be unzipped and played?

are hexen 64 and snowboard kids the only hogs that use entire controller paks?

why there isnt already a chinese bootleg company making third party expansion paks? these things are already above the 50USD dollar mark, and every year it will be worst and worst because theres much more working consoles and than expansions available
i mean, how hard can it be to make 4mb of an obsolete model of RAM?

>>11194776
Nope. Seems like it's mostly sports titles, though.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nintendo_64_forever/game-save-list-t2711.html

And to think this could have easily been avoided if the big N didn't cheap out so much on memory card capacity. 32 KB is just pitiful. Greedy fucks.

>>11194808
Nobody bothers because the necessary RDRAM chips are no longer being produced. All that's left is a bit of old stock, and using those would be around the same price as just buying a used expansion pak. And besides, if history is to go by, third-party expansion paks suck a laughing hyena dick.

>>11194808
Based cat

>>11192360
Took a risk and bought a used expansion pack from a local indoor flea market for $30 today but I'm not sure if its authentic or not. It looks real and Perfect Dark seems to run just fine with it.

>>11194890
>>11194892
>>11194895
pure fucking kino

>>11191109
There's one listing up that specifies 6 speed FPGA now, but obviously with AliExpress there's never any guarantee.

I've never played Pokemon in Japanese before now; I'm using Stadium 2 as a companion piece to playing through Japanese gens 1 and 2. Still not sure of the exact games - I'm thinking Green and Gold.

>>11162293
I ordered Sarge's Heroes and Episode 1 Racer tonight

>>11194808
Would be cool if somebody made an FPGA expansion pak which also replaced the internal memory but performed better and was higher capacity. Wouldn’t be cheap though.

>>11195843
>higher capacity
Not possible: https://n64brew.dev/wiki/FAQ#Would_it_be_possible_to_create_a_larger_RAM_expansion_for_N64,_to_go_beyond_the_total_8_MiB_we_can_get_today_with_the_Expansion_Pak?

>>11196413
Interesting, thanks. So basically the RAM controller inside in the RCP cannot address more than 8MB (actually MiB). Though I am still interested in ways to increase the memory bandwidth. From what I understand the N64 could really be unlocked if that was higher.

Another interesting thing on that same page is the ROM limitation. Previously I had seen that it was 252MB, but it says that it can be up to 4GB without bank switching.

Did you know that the signals used by GameCube controllers are compatible with the N64. You could wire up a GameCube controller to an N64 without a converter and a game could use it, presumably including all its buttons and both sticks. No retail games support this but I believe there is an SM64 ROM hack which does, and I think libdragon does too.

>>11195735
Unfathomably based

>>11196594
Just hire a Chinese company to make a modified reverse engineered RI chip that has more space in the state machine. Would be tricky, but I think it's totally doable in today's hacking/modding scene. Hell, there is probably some anon already looking into this or something similar. I say if you're going to solve this problem might as well hit it hard and just do the dirty work.

AND DON'T FORGET THE JOKER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1KM9HMpso

>>11196743
Problem is that it doesn't seem to be a separate chip, but integrated into the RCP. I think you can see it in this picture of a decapped RCP, RDRAM Interface next to RSP Core. https://static.miraheze.org/n64wiki/e/e2/N64_RCP_Decapped.jpg

anyone has seen those hall effect n64 sticks?
I was thinking on getting one (or a regular hall effect gamepad since i have a blueretro adapter).

>>11197309
I have one of those 8bitdo hall effect sticks. It doesn't respond exactly like an ideal OEM stick, but then no third-party solution does (not even if you refurbish an original by using kitsch bent parts, from what I've seen). My main gripe is that it feels a little oversensitive, but you get used to it.

Note: These test results don't tell the whole story. Some types of sticks have spot-on range results, but the values in the middle are jumpy or inconsistent. The 8bitdo one, at least, seems alright.

This game is hard as fuck.

>>11198217
I'll eventually get to that. Been playing a lot of helicopter and plane games recently and have this and Chopper Attack for the N64. Chopper Attack is pretty fun, and the final level is gated by expert mode.

>>11162306
N64 emulation is horrendous. Get a flashcart and a Japanese n64 for ¥1400. Trim the plastic for region lock.

>>11194808
you can buy them in bulk for less than 10 dollars from Chinese manufacturers. It’s such an easy way to make money. that and gb/c/a shells.

Does anyone play on original N64 Hardware? are the N64 consoles cheap in these days?

>>11198436

i have seen these in Alibaba since 2 years ago, but i have been buying from China for years and something i have learned is that when an item is sold on alibaba but not on aliexpress, means the item is too low quality it will burn your console and the chinks wont risk refunds on aliexpress, so these expansions must be fucking shit

>>11198469
I’ve sold about 60 on Amazon. Had no issues so far with returns. As with everything I’m wary about buying more than 30ish at a time though.

>>11198447

>Does anyone play on original N64 Hardware?
yes i do
>are the N64 consoles cheap in these days?
ehhh Im from the third world and a N64 is not the cheapest but nowhere near an expensive console, around 50-60 bucks with a controller
you can get cheap flashcarts from china
only problem is getting an expansion, these things are getting very expensive every year

How does it stack up against the two juggernauts that are the 64 and Hero

>>11198475

i will think about it, but i had bad experiences with them when buying too cheap shit
i remember when the first snes multicarts came out, i bought like 20 of them to make some money, in the end half of them got their rom mask corrupted after a week of use

>>11198447
I do, I prefer playing on console than emulating honestly.
>are they cheap?
they used to be cheap but they're quite expensive nowadays (not nes/snes tier but more expensive than sony stuff), add the extra stuff like a cheap flashcart, a controller in good condition, the expansion pak and something like an hdmi adapter in case your tv doesn't have composite or worse, have to get a crt.
Easy $160 there, maybe more.

>>11198491
Those multicarts were infamous. The modern wave of everdrive clones are decently good quality. I’m on the verge of ordering some nes and n64 ones in bulk to flip on eBay.

>>11198447
I was up until my audio starting acting up. Based on my troubleshooting, I think I am one of the (seemingly) few who has had a capacitor die despite taking good care of the system. Maybe it didn’t like the several year stretch where it was never powered on? I’m not sure. I plan to replace the caps at some point within the next 6 months. I know a place that would probably repair it for cheap, but I would rather buy the tools and do it myself if I can do so in a reasonable timeframe.

>are the N64 consoles cheap in these days?
Yes and no. With a flashcart setup, you’re getting a lot of games for your buck, but I would guess you’re going to spend between $100-$400 depending on the deals you find and the setup you want. Between the high-end Everdrive and the Retrotink 2x Pro, I sunk about $300 on my N64 this year, alone. That estimate doesn’t include the cost of the tools you’ll want to have for performing even light maintenance.

Someone on eBay UK reselling a Chinese Summer Cart. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387339593086