- Home console developed by Nintendo and released in Europe in March 1997.
- The 64-bit successor to the Super Nintendo sold over 32 million units worldwide.
- Top titles include Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- Used ROM cartridge games, but also spawned the Nintendo 64DD CD add-on.
- Both the console and controller were available in a wide range of bright colours.
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The fun machine
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With the 64-bit power of the Nintendo 64, players can explore
breathtaking 3D worlds that explode with colour, dance with
real-time lighting effects, and light up your ears with
CD-quality sound.
Quadruple the fun
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The Nintendo 64 was designed as a party machine, with four
controller ports just begging to be filled. Get together with
three friends and experience how astounding games like Mario Kart
64, Mario Party, and Donkey Kong 64 can blossom into
laugh-a-minute multiplayer gameplay marathons.
Fantastic colours
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A line-up of seven stunning, semi-transparent colours – blue,
green, orange, purple, red, black, and clear blue – plus a plain
black Nintendo 64, an exclusive Pokémon Special Edition that's
coloured yellow and blue and features a great big Pikachu on the
top, and, released only as part of the Super Mario 64 pack, a
stunning turquoise and eggshell console – take your pick.
Game Boy Color link-up
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With the aid of the Transfer Pak (sold separately), the Nintendo
64 can communicate with Game Boy Color games like Pokémon
Gold/Silver and Mario Golf. Depending on the game, you'll be able
to exchange data, unlock secrets and minigames, and even play
your Pokémon titles up on the big screen!
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The controller
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Breaking new ground in input device design, Nintendo devised the
first analogue control stick for the Nintendo 64 controller,
blessing gamers with complete 360-degree control of every game.
The unique three-pronged design moulds perfectly into your hand,
and 13 other buttons – including a handy Z button below centre –
round off this pioneering package.
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Game library
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Over the years, the Nintendo 64 has become the natural home for
instant A-grade classics. From the world-changing Miyamoto launch
title Super Mario 64 to the immersive The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time, this console's collection of over 300 games has
sheer quality running right through it. The Legend of Zelda:
Majora's , Mario Tennis, Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong 64, Paper
Mario, GoldenEye 007 – the list is almost endless, and takes in
every single game genre.
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Expansion Pak
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Selected Nintendo 64 titles pump out bigger, better, brighter
visuals when the Expansion Pak is slotted into the top of the
system. But that's only half the story. This tiny slab of miracle
technology adds 4 MB of memory to the Nintendo 64, which
developers can exploit in exciting ways aside from improved
graphics, including more massive levels, more intelligent
enemies, and crisper sound.
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Controller Pak
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Most Nintendo 64 games save your progress straight to the Game
Pak, but others require the use of this clever piece of plastic
and metal, the Controller Pak. It's not just a must for some
titles, as it can also be used as an optional extra for saving
race replays and high scores, then re-loading the data onto a
friend's Nintendo 64. A Controller Pak has room for 123 'pages'
of save game data.
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Transfer Pak
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As the name suggests, the Transfer Pak allows data, high-scores,
characters, and other data to be transferred between your Game
Boy Color Game Paks and Nintendo 64. There's little that beats
the thrill of transferring your Pokémon from Game Boy to Nintendo
64 and cheering them on as they clatter with friends' monsters in
breathtaking 3D. Magic! Compatible games: Mario Golf, Mario
Tennis, Mickey's Speedway USA, Pokémon Stadium/Stadium 2, Pokémon
Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal.
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Rumble Pak
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Another groundbreaking (and hand-shuddering) first from Nintendo.
Slot the Rumble Pak into the back of the Nintendo 64 controller
and you'll feel the power of the console. Compatible games
deliver signals to the Rumble Pak, which sends a small motor
inside crazy, jiggling the Rumble Pak and the whole joypad in
your hand. The bigger the on-screen event, the stronger the
sensation, and you only need two AAA batteries for around 50 to
60 hours of force feedback fun.
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