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Nintendo 64
Also known as N64 · Ultra 64 · Project Reality · Hyundai Comboy 64
- Nintendo
- Home console
- Fifth generation
278 Nintendo 64 games, all playable free in your browser.
The Nintendo 64 was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996 and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. Developed with Silicon Graphics from 1993 and named after its 64-bit processor, it was Nintendo's third major home console and competed with the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.
- First released · Japan
- 1996
- Units sold
- 32.9M
- CPU
- 64-bit
- Games in the library · all playable
- 278
TIMELINE
1996–2002
- JPJapan
- NANorth America
- EUEurope
- AUAustralia
- BRBrazil
- ENDDiscontinued
Games per release year
| Year | Games |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1998 | 74 |
| 1999 | 89 |
| 2000 | 63 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
- CPS-2Capcom CPS-2: Sep 10, 1993 – Dec 22, 2003
- Neo Geo CDNeo Geo CD: Sep 9, 1994 – 1997
- 32XSega 32X: Nov 1994 – 1996
- PS1PlayStation: Dec 3, 1994 – Mar 23, 2006
- N64Nintendo 64: Jun 23, 1996 – 2002
- CPS-3Capcom CPS-3: Nov 21, 1996 – end not recorded
- NAOMISega NAOMI: 1998 – end not recorded
- GBCGame Boy Color: Oct 21, 1998 – Mar 31, 2003
- NGPCNeo Geo Pocket Color: Mar 19, 1999 – Oct 30, 2001
All 36 systems
- Atari 2600Atari 2600: Sep 1977 – 1992
- SpectrumZX Spectrum: Apr 23, 1982 – 1992
- ColecoColecoVision: Aug 1982 – 1985
- Atari 5200Atari 5200: Oct 1982 – May 21, 1984
- VectrexVectrex: Oct 1982 – Feb 1984
- NESNintendo Entertainment System: Jul 15, 1983 – Sep 25, 2003
- SG-1000Sega SG-1000: Jul 15, 1983 – Oct 1985
- MSXMSX: Oct 21, 1983 – 1993
- Amstrad CPCAmstrad CPC: Jun 21, 1984 – 1990
- Master SystemSega Master System: Oct 20, 1985 – 1996
- Atari 7800Atari 7800: May 1986 – 1992
- X68000Sharp X68000: Mar 28, 1987 – end not recorded
- PC EnginePC Engine / TurboGrafx-16: Oct 30, 1987 – Dec 16, 1994
- CPS-1Capcom CPS-1: May 13, 1988 – May 11, 1995
- GenesisSega Genesis / Mega Drive: Oct 29, 1988 – 1997
- PCE CDPC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD: Dec 4, 1988 – end not recorded
- Game BoyGame Boy: Apr 21, 1989 – Mar 31, 2003
- LynxAtari Lynx: Sep 1, 1989 – 1995
- Neo GeoNeo Geo: Apr 16, 1990 – 2004
- Game GearSega Game Gear: Oct 6, 1990 – Apr 30, 1997
- SNESSuper Nintendo: Nov 21, 1990 – Sep 25, 2003
- Sega CDSega CD / Mega-CD: Dec 12, 1991 – 1996
- CPS-2Capcom CPS-2: Sep 10, 1993 – Dec 22, 2003
- Neo Geo CDNeo Geo CD: Sep 9, 1994 – 1997
- 32XSega 32X: Nov 1994 – 1996
- PS1PlayStation: Dec 3, 1994 – Mar 23, 2006
- N64Nintendo 64: Jun 23, 1996 – 2002
- CPS-3Capcom CPS-3: Nov 21, 1996 – end not recorded
- NAOMISega NAOMI: 1998 – end not recorded
- GBCGame Boy Color: Oct 21, 1998 – Mar 31, 2003
- NGPCNeo Geo Pocket Color: Mar 19, 1999 – Oct 30, 2001
- PS2PlayStation 2: Mar 4, 2000 – Jan 4, 2013
- WonderSwanWonderSwan Color: Dec 9, 2000 – 2003
- GBAGame Boy Advance: Mar 21, 2001 – 2010
- OpenBOROpenBOR: 2004 – today
- TIC-80TIC-80: Mar 22, 2017 – today
A bar that fades out means the end date is unknown. Fantasy consoles and game engines are still available.
UNDER THE HOOD
Technical specifications
Processor
93.8MHz
- CPU
- NEC VR4300
- Core
- MIPS R4300i
- Word size
- 64-bit
- Reality Coprocessor (RCP) — graphics, audio and memory hub designed with Silicon Graphics: Signal Processor (sound and graphics) + Display Processor (pixel drawing) · 62.5 MHz
64-bit CPU on a narrower 32-bit system bus; 125 MIPS
Memory
4MB
- Main RAM
- 4 MB
- Expansion Pak (raises RAM to 8 MB)
- 4 MB
Sales
32.9million
- Scope
- Worldwide (as of 2009-12-31)
- Best-selling game
- Super Mario 64 · 11.6 million
Media
Cartridge
- Cartridge
- up to 64 MB
Launch price
$199
- North America
- $199
- Europe
- £249.99
Family line
- Before
- Super Nintendo
- This system
- Nintendo 64
- After
- GameCube
THE STORY
About the N64
Its architecture pairs an NEC VR4300 CPU with the Reality Coprocessor, which handles graphics and sound, and uses a single pool of 4 MB RDRAM that the Expansion Pak doubles to 8 MB. The controller was the first to include an analog thumbstick as standard, and four controller ports made local multiplayer a feature of the system. Time magazine named it 1996's Machine of the Year.
Nintendo sold 32.93 million units, with most sales in North America. The choice of cartridges over optical discs raised costs and limited storage, which pushed many third-party developers toward the PlayStation, and the library reached 388 games. First-party and Rare titles such as Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time became its best-known games. The console was succeeded by the GameCube in 2001 and discontinued in 2002.
- Its controller was the first to include a thumbstick as a standard feature.
- Among the first consoles with a unified memory architecture: one 4 MB RDRAM pool shared by CPU, audio and video, expandable to 8 MB.
- Time magazine named it 1996's Machine of the Year.
- Cartridges ranged from 4 to 64 MB, against 650 MB for a CD; Final Fantasy VII moved to the PlayStation over storage limits.
- The Japan-only 64DD add-on added rewritable magnetic disks and internet connectivity.
- The last major cartridge-based home console until the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
THE LIBRARY
278 N64 games on Back2OldGames
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Release years 1996–2003
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