Rare N64DD System Review - Gamester81

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This is a closer look at the N64 Disk Drive system released by Nintendo in 1999.
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@ninman58 12 лет назад

I remember when this thing was coming out, I was so looking forward to it, then it didn't happen and a part of me died inside. I used to get the official nintendo magazine every week to keep up to date with the latest releases, and they hyped this thing up like crazy.

@DonWon313 11 лет назад

This guy is the ultimate gamer. I can only dream of having as immaculate of a collection as this guy. I honestly didnt even know half of these systems existed. You are a legend

@CyanideSublime 10 лет назад

6:25 "Let me know. But, if you guys know, let me know. But, I don't know."

@EruIluvatar 9 лет назад

LOL XD

@WarGamesComedy 10 лет назад

luv your channel...one of the best when it comes to details

@XKaliber2097 14 лет назад

wow, I am just speechless at the stuff you have in your collection sometimes.

@TheHeineHouse 14 лет назад

Hey John, BEAUTIFUL review of this classic and very rare system! Im happy you reviewed it, and also showed some game play shots! Nice work, and another A+ video my friend!

@jwaffe 9 лет назад

It's unfortunate they didn't release this in the US, I think this would have been really cool to mess around with back then as a kid, especially the 3d stuff!

@clashed13 14 лет назад

YES, I have been waiting for this review forever! I watched your firdt one was cool but this is even better!

@Quincy111 13 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this m8 ive always been intrigued about the 64DD.

@Gamester81 14 лет назад

@otomo129 yeah thanks for the suggestion. The loading intro is actually really short. I didn't cut it off, but that's actually the length of the intro when you boot it up. I'll post more vids of gameplay and you'll see what I mean. Thanks for watching.

@iluvtekno 12 лет назад

WOW! this is amazing thanks for uploading, and thanks for your STARWARS videos too!

@8comicbooknerd9 14 лет назад

Ahhh man these things are beasts! I remember the very first video of yours I watched was your review on this and the other third party add on!

@spiderjerusalem100 10 лет назад

Interesting video, i have never seen one of these in action before.

@StreetTaco 8 лет назад

The n64dd connects like the gameboy player for the GameCube

@jamesgarlick4573 6 лет назад

AJ_Thefiremaster yes and no. While it plugs in as an add-on, the EXT port on the bottom of the N64 is an exact mirror of the cartridge port above (with the addition of 12v and ground pins to supply power to the 64DD) as far as I know, it is the only system that does that, wire it up right and you could plug carts to the bottom! Lol

@hendoballs 14 лет назад

I remember being so excited thinking this was going to be released here in the US. I also thought it was going to be a cd drive expansion module. Sweet reviews!

@ClaySilvia 13 лет назад

i watch your videos almost every day and im subscribing right now!!!

@johnnyjohnson 14 лет назад

Thanks for reviewing such a rare system!

@lloydy187 14 лет назад

awsome video i remember news of this before it came out back in the day and have always been curious about it since! very intresting video and a super cool part of your collection!

@dragonwake 13 лет назад

excellent video. i remember reading about this thing back in the day. had completely forgotten about it. was introduced to youre channel through happyconsolegamer :) looks like you have alot of other good stuff, cant wait to check them all out

@KingGhost78OG 13 лет назад

thanks for the flashbacks of all the classics u show keep up gd videos

@finngamer 14 лет назад

@christo930 The capacity is 64,45 MB, out of which half is reserved for rewriting. They are magnetic, not optical. You can save all your creations on the disks, and with hotswapping the Mario Artist disks, you can for example import your 2D drawings as textures into your 3D models on another disk.

@Peyre 14 лет назад

great review. the dd is a real gem in your collection.

@FoundationsofPause 13 лет назад

Cool upload. Thanks for this. Never actually seen footage of this thing.

@kiomarv 11 лет назад

Aside from the voltage differences between PAL and NTSC, which can be corrected with an adapter, the primary problem is the difference in frame rates and vertical scanning frequencies, which result in display problems when mixed without adjustment.

@pestro87 14 лет назад

Omg, it's Ecco the N64 Disk Dolphin! Great review man!

@knicksfan4life100 12 лет назад

Dude you hit the jackpot on this one!

@GamerNRetro 11 лет назад

Cool video man. I remember when I was young and seeing pictures of the N64 with the DD add-on and thinking "what the heck is that? How do I make my Nintendo look like that?"

@sonypsp05 14 лет назад

thanks for amking this video, this really answered a lot of questions.

@oldschoolhero66 14 лет назад

I've always wanted to see this!!!

@thenewoldgamer9040 10 лет назад

Your videos have gotten me back into retro gaming and collecting older consoles. My crown jewel is the Panasonic Q and a PC Engine DUO-R that's completely rebuilt and modded for region free and component video output. Let me know if the Panasonic Q is a good crown jewel of a collection. Thanks for your time.

@TheMineMappers 10 лет назад

My jewel is propably little samson or something

@bratina501 14 лет назад

I used to own a Nintendo 64 system and always wondered what the heck that slot on the bottom was for. This video answered my question even though I had to get rid of the system because it developed severe power supply problems. Thanks for resolving this bit of curiosity.

@Aaron_Gentry 11 лет назад

I was unaware that these things ever actually came out. I never saw a review of this N64DD or any of its games. This is pretty cool then

@armyofme1988 11 лет назад

this guy always has the coolest shit i never knew of some game consoles until he showed them

@KingJaeTV 4 года назад

Learnt something new today. Did not know about this console

@CoolDudeClem 13 лет назад

Are the disks optical (like a cd/dvd) or magnetic?

@BitchFunky317 14 лет назад

You should do a vid about the old X-Band service with the SNES. It's pretty interesting and almost like the granddaddy of online console gaming. Awesome vid, BTW. I really enjoy your channels.

@browsertab 14 лет назад

I can always trust this channel to make me jealous. DAYUM - It's your world Gamster.

@tripdefect87 13 лет назад

When you were doing the movie option, I saw an icon that vaguely resembled the Gameboy Camera What does that do exactly or do you know?

@meccorr 14 лет назад

nice system review. i would like to see more from the n64dd.....

@ScrewAttackEurope 14 лет назад

@shadow09601 The US/Japanese N64 doesn't have a lockout chip, just a bit of plastic to block the carts getting in (which can easily be removed). PAL N64's do though.

@modribbb 14 лет назад

great video again :)

@mrmusito 13 лет назад

I was wondering is the DD loud? like you know how a 3.5 inch floppy drive make quite a lot of noise when it loads data and since the DD also uses magnetic discs I just wondered if the DD also makes a similar sound

@christo930 14 лет назад

What is the capacity of the disk? Does it use optical discs inside or magnetic? Can you save your animations and such on the drive ((it is writable) have an old floptical drive (from the same era) who's disks look exactly like the one you showed here.

@NukTap 8 лет назад

i wonder if there is a secret legendary funtastic color version of this

@Therealjimjam 12 лет назад

10:22 the music is from when you save/load a picture in mario paint and that awkward robot sat there on your screen while it saved/loaded the picture.

@Gamester81 13 лет назад

@SuperCOJO09 You don't need any mouse to play these Mario Artist games.

@ziginox 13 лет назад

Whats the camera button do? It looks oddly like the GB cam... Maybe it can import stuff from the GB Camera plugged into a transfer pak?

@xyanide1986 14 лет назад

Man I was really looking forward to seeing F-zero's expansion in all its glory, I love that game. If I can request it could you please do a review of more of these games in the future?

@ScrewAttackEurope 14 лет назад

I'd love to get hold of one one day. I did get a Doctor V64 a while ago though, very interesting piece of kit.

@colinDESU 14 лет назад

I translated the directions at 8:39 for you! "how to create a crazy manga (comic). select a film strip. draw a picture on the paint screen. once you finish your picture, click the (blue circle icon) to complete that film strip. once you finish a couple of pictures, end it by clicking the (red circle icon) on the last film strip. watch your crazy manga by pressing the (play button icon)" If you ever need anything translated into English from Japanese, feel free to send me a PM! Great video man!

@mustangs-marketing 14 лет назад

so I'm curious, why is your expansion ram blue, not red, are they different?

@equinoxfan82 14 лет назад

You’re correct. The music at 10:21 is from Mario Paint. But it isn’t from the “Gnat Attack” game. It’s actually when you go to load or save a game.

@MasterKofficial 14 лет назад

very nice review, i have a N64DD too :) greetings from switzerland

@seemoremacstuff 13 лет назад

did you know in the mario artist paint game, with the gameboy transfer pack for the n64 you can use you gameboy camera pics in the mario artist paint game.

@FrigidPhoenix 12 лет назад

This look's cool and had alot of potential so I wonder why it dident do well? Good review!

@GOPACKERSJT 11 лет назад

It was a thing in the 90's, the Dreamcast had an online gaming feature. I remember being a kid and couldn't believe I was playing multiplayer against people all over the world. It also had a web browser program.

@Geekintheloft 13 лет назад

@Gamester81 do you own the N64 mouse or the capture cassette that came with the mario artist games ? I would definitely like to know more about the capture cassette in particular if you do have it !

@mydogprick 14 лет назад

oh man this is a truly amazingly rare console i remember reading about this system in a magazine when the 64 was hot @ the time and in the magazine it said that the project was dropped scrapped and will never see the light of day and its confirmed that it will never be released i never even new of its existence up until now

@homg85 12 лет назад

@Gamester81 that familiar music is the laod music they play in mario paint when u used the load robot

@BubbyJello 14 лет назад

Does that game connect to the Game Boy Camera? I think I see a GB Camera icon at 7:55

@HeavyMetalKing1000 14 лет назад

Another great video gamester! Do you not use your theme song on your videos?

@crazydudetz 13 лет назад

My friend had this. We played but something was wrong with the CD or the system itself so the select screen of the games we had was blurry, so we couldn't see what games we were choosing. Most games were in Japanese, some were in English. I feel privileged to have played it.

@epblu 11 лет назад

Jesus dude, you collect things that I didn't even know existed.

@DaniRadioCat 12 лет назад

Did the 64DD require its own AC adapter like the Sega CD or Atari Jaguar CD?

@kd7vdb 13 лет назад

what does the button with a pic of the gameboy camera do?

@UBEDAMAN3 13 лет назад

im going to have to look for these when im out looking for consoles

@4bx_evo 13 лет назад

I have been looking around for a Nintendo 64, and everywhere I go there out of it. I regret trading it in, I been wanting to play Goldeneye so bad the past few days, great game. ( Great videos, I never knew they had all those accessories for the Nintendo 64 until now. )

@brawlcooldude7 12 лет назад

@saxmannanaimo did you get ura zelda? or zelda gaiden?

@lightningkatana10 12 лет назад

In case you didn't know there was going to be 8 Mario artist games but only 4 were ever made. They were: communication kit (white), paint studio which you were playing first (red), polygon studio (blue), and another one that I forgot the name of (green).the cancelled/ unreleased games were: game maker, ghraphicle message maker, sound maker, and video jockey maker, whatever that is.

@markvergeer 14 лет назад

The internal power used in the pal and the NTSC n64 is he same it is only the power adapter itself that is different. The reason for the 64dd games not being compatible with the pal 64 could very well be the video standard being different 50hz 578 lines instead of 60hz 480 lines. But I could easily be wrong here.

@Fleetmenace 12 лет назад

why is the top of your expansion pak blue instead of red?

@DragonGamerist 12 лет назад

i saw you post this on facebook :)

@smuckola 11 лет назад

In case anyone didn't know, the NES's underside slot is inherited from the Famicom. The Famicom Disk System is a totally required peripheral to play anything bigger than a 64kB game, and those games also thus used the FDS's additional sound hardware. Super Mario Bros is 64kB and can run from a Famicom cartridge but Zelda is 128kB, requiring the FDS. NES's games just waited longer to get released on larger cartridges.

@AKHHuffman 11 лет назад

Same. But i have heard that there are some copies of the demo version. Ive never seen one on ebay, but it would be nice to own even if it wasnt complete.

@darkslide0909 11 лет назад

what kind of table is that at the begining of the video

@HalfBlindGamer 14 лет назад

The unit will most likely fry connecting it to an outlet here in Europe, unless the unit can take 230 volts, but most units are build with only the local electricity standard in mind. This is however quickly helped with a converter. Japan also uses NTSC though, maybe there will be a problem in conflicting standards from the main N64 (PAL) and the DD (NTSC-J) units. Not to sure how they work though, just my first thoughts. Great look at this rarity man!

@nick6var 10 лет назад

The sound bite when the program loads is from the loading screen in Mario Paint. (Mario Paint had a few coloring book pages that you could load and color. You could also save your original animation, song, or background image to the cart.) I would love to see this released for Wii U or Wii.

@iraqilemonade 13 лет назад

9:03 Is that a Game Boy camera button I see on the top left?

@bluetonic78 14 лет назад

Interesting video, cheers - always been meaning to pick a DD up but the cost these days might put me off a bit :)

@citywill2 13 лет назад

@Gamester81 have you ever gotten your hands on a satellaview system?

@overcastgabriel 14 лет назад

@Gamester81 really its not if you have no cartrige or disk in it will go in to a bios mode where you can wacth the whole intro

@gastonboi444 11 лет назад

The bug swatting music you referred is actually the save/load screen music

@awesomegame1156 12 лет назад

what happend to ura zelda wasn't that out or it wasn't released do to faliure?

@lockjawlarrythememeteam 12 лет назад

I am a Swifter, but Jesus, this video is going to get flooded. GAMESTER81 THIS IS A PLAGUE.

@pinio5132 10 лет назад

I live in Canada. So what are the odds I found one of these at a local pawn shop. Low. EXTREMELY LOW. Well guess what? I did. I didn't buy it though, because at the time, I was not fully 'knowledgable' with Nintendo... Dammit

@Skyler744 9 лет назад

Whereabouts do you live in Canada? I'm From Calgary Alberta myself.

@gamerjesse1009 6 лет назад

Skyler774 lol same

@sonicwashere 14 лет назад

Great vid!!!!! Mario Artist looks good but, there does seem to be a lot loading....

@spencerpeterson3796 11 лет назад

The music was for the save/load robot

@DaFunk14 14 лет назад

does the N64 DD have improved graphics?

@bigryan991 14 лет назад

omg ive always wanted a n64dd with the f-zero expansion!! but i was younger kinda when i had a 64 so i had no idea about the 64dd

@MrProveyron 12 лет назад

is the first game some different version of mario paint?

@OutCold9te6 14 лет назад

great vid!

@tyty7023 10 лет назад

Talk about one heck of a blast from the past! In it's early days, that system would have really blown the competition away with awesome features. I just wonder why it was a flop to begin with...

@shorty1k 14 лет назад

I want one so bad, I really wish this idea would have taken off. The DD looks so awesome hooked up.

@jargolden 12 лет назад

Did you ever get a copy of the Japanese version of F-Zero X to try to other cart with?

@PinBallReviewerRepairs 13 лет назад

Aaawww dang I want one but if that is the price they are going for I can't ever get one. Thanks for sharing this gem of an expansion bay. I always thought the N64 in the US could of used an expansion kinda like what is in the video. ;)

@Bannanawaffles2 12 лет назад

Actually no, that song you mentioned that was familiar was actually the music for the save screen in Mario Paint, that song always scared me when I was little for some reason.

@hewey999 14 лет назад

cool man i too have never seen the 64DD before!

@GardioxNebilim 14 лет назад

i've read an article about an expansion for OoT. it sounded really cool because they remixed dungeons and turned the medallions into weapons, you know like aLttP