Collaborate Disseminate
Love it or hate it, the Nintendo 64 controller doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Dedicated fans are still looking for ways to use the unique trilobed controller with modern systems, and they won’t be satisfied until they perfectly replicate the original experience. [Shyri Villar] has been working on perfecting …read more
The Nintendo 64 is a classic console now, and much loved, despite losing in commercial stakes to the dominating PlayStation from Sony. It’s one that doesn’t always get as much attention in the homebrew and hacker scene, compared to platforms like the NES and Game Boy. This means the tools required to work with the console aren’t as well-known. However, there’s a remarkably easy way to load homebrew on to the Nintendo 64, if you’ve got the right hardware.
To pull this off, you’ll need a N64 Gameshark, particularly a version higher than 3.0. These included a parallel port and …read more
The Nintendo 64 is a classic console now, and much loved, despite losing in commercial stakes to the dominating PlayStation from Sony. It’s one that doesn’t always get as much attention in the homebrew and hacker scene, compared to platforms like the NES and Game Boy. This means the tools required to work with the console aren’t as well-known. However, there’s a remarkably easy way to load homebrew on to the Nintendo 64, if you’ve got the right hardware.
To pull this off, you’ll need a N64 Gameshark, particularly a version higher than 3.0. These included a parallel port and …read more
When home consoles go mobile, whether in the form of modded original hardware or emulation, they usually take a pretty standard shape. A screen in the middle, with buttons either on the sides or below it. Basically the same layout Nintendo popularized with born-handheld systems such as the Game & Watch series and original Game Boy. Like the saying goes, if it ain’t broke…
But [Le Nerdarto] had a different idea. He came across a broken N64 and wanted to turn it into a portable console, but not necessarily a handheld one. Noticing the cartridge was about the perfect size …read more
An obsolete memory card from the 90s made Mario’s foray into photoshopping inaccessible until now. Continue reading This Forgotten Nintendo 64 Game Is One Part Photoshop, One Part ‘Mario Paint’
Does the world really need a redesigned Nintendo 64 controller? Continue reading The Nintendo 64 Controller: GOOD or BAD?
Does the world really need a redesigned Nintendo 64 controller? Continue reading The Nintendo 64 Controller: GOOD or BAD?
His grandma gets in on the party. Continue reading Watch the Emotional Moment This Streamer Beat the ‘Super Mario 64’ Speedrun Record
Downing] is no stranger to building portable consoles, employing all manner of techniques in the process. However, when it came time to start on this commission, [Downing] decided to take a different tack – employing a Form 2 SLA printer in this Nintendo 64 portable build.
Modifying home consoles to become portables often involves tricks like Frankencasing – hacking together original factory parts such as controllers, cases, and accessories, and using body filler and a lot of sanding to create a template for vacuum moulding, which then results in a seamless final product. It’s possible to get some really impressive …read more
Because Nintendo doesn’t understand it achieved perfection in 1990. Continue reading Upgrade Your Bulky Wii Remote into a Comfortable SNES Controller
