List of accessories from Nintendo 64 – Wikipedia

This article lists Official accessories designed for the Nintendo 64 console .

The Nintendo 64 controller has a characteristic form of Trident. It has ten buttons, a directional cross and an analog stick. Several accessories are stuck directly in the controller.

Rumble pak [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The Rumble pak , or kit vibration , is an object to be built up under the controller which makes it possible to vibrate it with certain passages of the game (only with the games using this possibility).

The vibration kit works with two AAA batteries.

In Europe, the vibration kit was sold in bundle with the game Lylat Wars or separately.

Controller Pak [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The Controller Pak is a memory card that is fucked in the controller and allows the player to save his game. Indeed, although most games give the possibility of saving directly on the cartridge, some require this memory card. The Controller Pak also allows Nintendo 64 owners to exchange data, the data saved on a game cartridge cannot be transferred to another cartridge.

In order to reduce production costs, some third -party publishers decided not to integrate cartridge backup battery, making it essential to use controller PAK.

The Nintendo Controller Pak has 256 kilobits (32kb) of SRAM memory, divided into 123 “pages” and limited to 16 backup files.

It is possible to access a backup file manager by pressing the Start button when launching a game compatible with the Controller Pak.

Transfer Pak [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The Transfer Pak , called 64GB PAK In Japan, allows data transfer between a Nintendo 64 game and a game cartridge Game Boy or Game Boy Color. For example, it is possible to transfer Pokémon from a Game Boy version to the Nintendo 64 version. Games Pokémon Stadium And Pokémon Stadium 2 Also allow Game Boy versions on the television screen.

In Europe, the transfer Pak was sold in bundle with the game Pokémon Stadium or separately.

Expansion Pak [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

L’ Expansion Pak , also called Ram Pak , is an accessory to insert directly into the console. Originally created to run the 64DD, it increases the memory of the 4 console My at 8 My . It is essential to operate certain games, either completely (as for Donkey Kong 64 or The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask ), be partially ( Perfect Dark ). Other games like Turok 2: Seeds of Evil ou Star Wars : Rogue Squadron Use it to improve their graphics or to allow high resolution display ^{[ first ]} .

In Europe, the Pak expansion was sold in bundle with the game Donkey Kong 64 or separately.

Nintendo 64DD [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The 64th is the extension of the console, comparable to the Disk System of Famicom, to the SatellaView of the Super Famicom or the Mega-CD of the Mega Drive. It connects under the console via the extension port. Its main function is to read magnetic discs with greater storage capacity than conventional cartridges (at least first generation) and a lower production cost. It was also possible, thanks to a modem, to play on a network (only one game uses this capacity) and to consult email. The 64DD only came out in Japan and in small quantities. An internet browsing disc was provided with the 64DD. A mouse and a keyboard, facilitating the reading of email, were also available.

• Bio Sensor : released only in Japan and is only compatible with the game Tetris 64 (game released worldwide under the name The New Tetris , but devoid of the game mode using the Bio Sensor ). It is an accessory in 2 parts: part of the format of a memory card which is stuck under the controller and another part, in the shape of a pliers that clips in the ear lob. It allows the pulse to be transmitted to the game and to speed up or slow down the fall of the blocks according to its speed.

• Manette Densha de Go : Exit only in Japan, this controller reproduces the driving desk of a train. It was specially created for the game Densha de GO! 64 .

• Video acquisition cartridge : release only in Japan and compatible with games Mario Artist , this cartridge makes it possible to communicate the games with a camcorder, a microphone or a video recorder. In Japan, the video acquisition cartridge was sold in bundle with the game Mario Artist: Talent Studio .

• Wide Boy 64 : adapter to similar cartridge format (in principle) to the super game boy. It allows you to play Game Boy and Game Boy Color games on a television screen. This accessory, developed by Intelligent Systems, was reserved for developers and the press and has never been marketed for the general public. A version compatible with Game Boy Advance games, named AGB Wide Boy, was also developed.

• Doctor V64 : Development and backup device manufactured by BUNG Enterprises Ltd.
• Mister Backup Z64 : Game backup device on a 100MB zip floppy disk, does not support the 250MB capacity floppy disks. It can be used to insert backups in the backup cartridge or to play the game directly from the copy on a floppy disk, which made it a piracy tool above all.