Everything N64-related here (buying, emulating, game discussion, etc..)
I for one I'm looking forward for all the upcoming romhacks that are console-compatible (Return to Yoshi's Island 64, Dinosaur Planet Restoration Project, Smash Remix, Amped Up, Star Fox Conquest, etc...)
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How far has the Dinosaur Planet Restoration Project gone? I haven't check on the game since it's initial leak.
they're making a lot of progress, still buggy and incomplete but its looking promising.
Are most of the progression flag bugs fixed or corrected? I only bothered to play the game until certain events stopped triggering for whatever reason, even going back and replaying it in the right order as others to make sure I could see most of the content that was there.
I'm going to hold off another year. I've heard it's still fairly buggy and I'd hate to get into it only to have to stop.
This. I would like to see mods for more obscure games too. Making stuff like Superman 64 better would blow the library open.
i want good Dual Heroes and Deadly Arts so bad.
Somebody should decompile Bomberman Hero and optimize it to run without slowdowns. The game doe not render many polygons, yet its framerate is too unstable.
>ywn play pokemon 64
There's always Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Stadium to scratch that itch for you. A straight up remake of Gen 1 would've been boring to play through right after the GameBoy games.
No it wouldn't. Thr N64 had no games as it was.
There's japan-only games like Robopon and Zuul for that monster collecting itch.
can you get the big titty robopon?
What is that, some unity fan project?
that looks better than anything gamefreak put on the switch.
>Didnt even get the 3 point texture filtering right
Some of these look convincing but the others are obviously a unity project.
I'd love to see what an N64 adaption of gen 1/2 would look like. Stadium's battle arenas as well as Snap's maps were pretty neat.
If they were actually going to do pokemon in that gen I believe the camera would be more like the one from Ocarina of Time
OOTs camera was pretty complex at the time. I doubt gamefreak would have been able to program something like it.
Reminds me of this fangame I played over a decade ago called Pokemon PC. It was stupid basic and looked way worse than this but I thought it was the coolest shit for some reason; it had SOUL.
The N64 homebrew/romhacking community is awesome. Recently downloaded a starfox 64 randomizer and it adds some nice features such as boss rush mode and level select. The random dialog options are hilarious at times too.
Smash remix is really neat. I hope they add banjo soon.
Mario kart amped up is a promising mod too.
I hope someday custom content comes out for jet force gemini. I know there were some unused enemy types and some levels as well so I think some cool custom content could be possible. Not likely though.
It might be possible, iirc jet force runs on a modified diddy kong racing/mickey speedway engine and those games already have modding tools.
We're only just now touching the surface of N64 ROM hacks too, it used to be fairly inaccessible and difficult to make one unless it was Super Mario 64.
have you tried those mario party custom boards?
I have not myself but heard they're pretty cool
shit console, forced meme
Kirby 64 also has tools for level hacking, there isn't much stuff though
https://gitlab.com/scuttlebugraiser/kirby-64-hack-project/-/releases/v2.0
Donkey Kong 64 also got its first custom level, modders still trying to find how to inject custom textures
I downloaded and patched dinosaur planet from this youtube video and was impressed with the first hour. I'm excited to see when where it will be in a year or so.
That is so awesome. Thanks for sharing.
What did you do with your jumper pak after getting an expansion pak?
Is in my box with the n64
What I can't find is the plastic tool to remove it, not sure where it is
DO NOT THROW IT AWAY. Keep it in a drawer or something. Very few games [forget which] don't work correctly with the expansion pak.
Oh they make 3rd party jumpers those are easy.
which ones?
I only know Space Station, and that game got a patch to work with expansion and also fixed the missing collectable.
Is there a final solution to the joystick question?
Lubricate any good sticks you have. Kitsch bent replacements (i replaced the bowl, stick, and gears because every piece wears down) are pretty good depending on your levels of autism.
I bought this adapter plus the N64 switch controller https://a.co/d/bPOJkPx
Apparently the Switch controller for N64 is analog not optical but it didn't make any difference to me.
The Switch N64 controller can't take expansion packs because it has built in rumble where the pak goes. However, the Bluetooth adapter I linked has a slot. Some weird trivia.
1. The Switch controller will only rumble if you insert an actual rumble pak into the adapter. BUT, the rumble pak doesn't need batteries (if you put batteries in its going to shake and rumble the BT adapter across the table)
2. Memory card works. Did a quest 64 playthrough on it
3. Gameboy pak works. Did Stadium 1 and 2 on it
I could have sworn kitsch-bent was still selling replacement parts if you want to tear down the joystick housing. I've tried some of those retrobox replacement joystick assemblies before too, but they're not the right shape to close the controller back together and both the N64 and Gamecube versions show far less precision than a GCN controller plugged in to a ralphnet adapter.
buying one with a flashcart next week. can’t wait. I never finished Majora as a kid cause my cousin deleted my save file, looking forward to finishing business at last
If you guys have a flash cart and like playing gen 1 and 2 pokemon I highly recommend getting the Dev menu patch for stadium 2.
You can even use it to set the flag to activate the celibi event in crystal.
It is a shame repo carts don't work with the stadium games as a rule.
>You can even use it to set the flag to activate the celibi event in crystal.
Source? Big if true.
I'm telling you that you can. I have done it, stadium 2 comes with a hex save editor in the debug menu.
https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal
Check the gs ball event.
I'm going to guess more people have a flash cart and transfer pack as compared to those old game genies or the save dumpers.
Speaking of there is a save dumper program home brew too.
you can buy new save dumpers I've used this one for pokemon and flash carts are compatible with stadium now
https://www.gbxcart.com/
Too bad it is sold out.
Does this work for japanese versions?
The Dev menu? Yes there is a jap specific one.
Idk about the event stuff, I would assume too.
Real shame that jap crystal has so much locked out now.
Does one even need crystal in jap version to complete the dex of GS versions?
No idea, I can't read jap.
>battle tower doesn't work in vc release of crystal
Lmao what a middle finger.
pokemon snap is always a comfy ride to go through
Do you guys recommend Alt64 over the default OS for ED64+/Super64 users?
https://twitter.com/Litronom/status/1540381312762118145
>they're adding my fav mk7 track
fricking nice
That dude is doing awesome work. Can't wait to play the update.
It's not perfect, but it's a solid game. A lot of people that hate it are Metroidvania purists who call it a lost effort. Still haven't played the sequel but everyone says it's a lot better
For folks looking for a good aftermarket controller, The Brawler 64 is pretty good. it's comfy, lightweight and the stick doesn't feel like it's going to wear out after two uses.
Does anyone know of a working ocarina of time boss rush mode that works on hardware?
What's your favourite 4 player game?
WHY DOES BANJO-TOOIE ROM FREEZES? HELP ME
Thats probably more of an /emugen/ question on /vg/ anon, or google.
What emulator are you using? That used to be a big issue like, 10 to 15 years ago. Modern emulators should have no problems with it.
doesn't Banjo-Tooie needs a cracked rom or something?
That hasn't been the case in forever. You just need an up-to-date emulator.
Thanks guys, it's probably an old emulator thing
>found out about blue-retro
>bundled some ESP32 kits with a DE10 nano I had on order
>just remembered stuff wont arrive now until late July
I hurt myself today.
what the frick is this octopi thing connected to the dreamcast?
The same thing connected to the N64 in that picture, just inside a case.
playing casltevania. so far its not as horrible as most people made it out to be but i do have some complaints:
>infinite spawning enemies spawn a little to frequently
>camera sometimes isn't great
>pressing a button to pick up items seems odd but it keeps me from accidently pick up a sub weapon i don't want
>why are the hearts replaced with israeliteels?
but aside from that its been fun so far. can see why there has been a recent spur of people defending them game.
How do I git gud at F-zero X
use side attacks to take some hard turns, dont overuse it because you lose speed
always try to take down some vehicles at the beginning, specially if its your rival
use someone with good grip or boost
>play Irritating Stick on a real N64 with original controller
>fricking hate it
>play it on an emulator with an Xbox One controller
>have a blast
The N64 analog stick is complete and utter garbage. I do not understand how anyone can like it.
Precision
Has anyone worked out how to get Goldeneye to run at 30fps+ in multiplayer? Ive tried to re-play that shit but its a slideshow. Either overclocking the N64 or optimizing the game like that Mario autist KaZe.
Anyone who HAS overclocked their N64.. did it improve anything? Did it break any game timings?
Kaze could do all the improvements on the Mario 64 engine thanks to the decompilation of the game letting him access the source code, I can't remember if Goldeneye has a project like that going on.
https://kholdfuzion.github.io/goldeneyestatus/
It's about 30% done.
Kaze was already doing autistic assembly shit before the decomp, it just let him do a lot more once it came out.
https://twitter.com/fuchsfein/status/1540091463358451712
New Dinosaur Planet update
im trying to figure out my setup once my N64 comes back modded, let me know if I've missed any kinda connection or if my setup could be better. upscaler is more than likely gonna be the 5X
>upscaler into CRT
u wot
thats why im asking, i feel like it could be simpler
If you are going to a CRT an upscale is pointless.
I have a new, never removed from box, never removed from the original plastic wrapper, transluscent red, holiday edition everdrive x7. I wanna play games but i dont want to ruin my investment. Now flame the shit out of me
it's not an investment. it's depreciating as we speak. go play with it and have fun
If you are not going to use it sell it. It will never be worth more than right now.
where can I find resources to directly solder a n64 game to the board
I'm waiting for Insurrection Industries to get their new stock of S-Video cables at the end of this month.
Why would you want to do that?
Is there a way of connecting my n64 through component?
rgb mods
svideo is almost as good and you dont need to mod your console for it
what n64 song comes to your mind when you think of the console?
for me its: https://youtu.be/7MwVGunH45k
Literally my first game for the system.
Happy birthday
Neat.
Very fond memories of randomly buying this game back in 1999 second hand without knowing anything about it. What a great surprise.
"Mischief makers" are what I call black people around my house when my kids are around.
Many memories playing road rash multiplayer with my friends growing up. Deathmatch on the donut shaped level is too fun.
Great game. If any game on the N64 deserves modding support it's this one. Hours of fun.
Right in the feels
Very ugly looking, but a very fun game.
The N64 is a gaping hole in my knowledge of that gen of systems. My friend had a Saturn, I had a PS1, and later my friend got a Dreamcast when I got a PS2.
All I know about the N64 is Smash Bros, Mario 64, Pokemon Snap, Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, and Mario Kart 64– because I played them at McDonald’s and Target occasionally, and had a few ports on my (3)DS later on.
What are some fun singleplayer games for the system? is it still worth picking one up with a flashcart if you don’t have nostalgia for the games?
Adventure beetle racing.
depends on what genre you like, the n64 obviously lacks sidescrollers, rpgs, shmups and japanese "hidden gems" outside of some noteworthy games but has a good amount of 3d Platformers, racing games and FPS
Some you might like that aren't the usual Nintendo and Rare titles:
Goemon's Great Adventure (2D Platformer)
Mischief Makers (2D Platformer)
Hybrid Heaven (RPG with wrestling elements)
Shadowgate 64 (First-person Adventure)
Shiren the Wanderer 2 (RPG)
Project Wonder J2 (Raising Sim)
WinBack Covert Operations (Third-Person Shooter, has a ps2 port but I prefer the 64 version)
Body Harvest (Action-Adventure)
Rocket: Robot on Wheels (3D Collectathon)
Sin and Punishment (On-Rails Shooter)
Star Wars Rouge Squadron (Flight-Action, there's a pc port but iirc it might not work on modern systems)
Robotron 64 (Arcade shooter)
>is it worth picking up a flashcart?
depends if you actually wanna go through what the N64 offers, this includes the Nintendo and Rare games, games that have modern ports like Turok, Duke64 or Doom 64 along some other titles that are quite polarizing amonst fans (DK64, Castlevania 64, etc...) or the racing games (which imo the system excels at).
>Star Wars Rouge Squadron (Flight-Action, there's a pc port but iirc it might not work on modern systems)
the steam version works very well actually just make sure you install dgvoodoo2 and use a controller. however there is an issue with the camera but you can just change the view once and it will be fixed.
also you forgot shadows of the empire
and i forgot battle for naboo. its basically rouge squadron but in episode 1.
I remember installing it for a friend since he was a fan of the game but the game was so fast it was unplayable, gonna assume the new version fixes it.
Just get a flashcart, the knockoffs are around $50 and work great. Use the savings to hunt down an expansion pack, rumble pack and memory card so you can play everything.
Thanks, list looks interesting. I love arcade games, I know the N64 doesn’t have shmups or sidescrollers, but how about other fast paced games? Racing games are fun, especially arcadey racing games, so I’ll take suggestions there too. I saw Road Rash mentioned in this thread and had no idea it got a full 3D game until now.
F-Zero X is probably the fastest racer in the console, also runs at 60fps.
Extreme-G and Star Wars Racer are also solid racing games but they don't run at 60fps like F-Zero X does, I also like AeroGauge but not many are fond of it.
If you want more arcade-y racers, Cruis'n World is really good, Beetle Adventure Racing is also really good, Rush 2 is also great and quite challenging, Off-Road Challenge and California Speed are mindless fun, Hydro Thunder is really fun though there's a DC version which probably is better, MRC and Rally Challenge 2000 aren't anything special but I had my fun with them.
Other "arcade" experiences would be Asteroids Hyper 64, Space Invaders 64, Bangai-O, Knife Edge Nose Gunner, Star Soldier Vanishing Earth, Dezaemon 3D and obviously, Star Fox 64.
>What are some fun singleplayer games for the system? is it still worth picking one up with a flashcart if you don’t have nostalgia for the games?
Debatable.
I really think you should just get the full romset and browse through them on an emulator before you make that decision.
I for one have many fond memories of the n64 and still enjoy playing its games to this day. But I only got a console + everdrive because I wanted to play some console romhacks on the couch instead of on my PC.
People jizz all over stuff like Pokemon Snap and Zelda but those games always bored me. Mario 64 is a certified classic and should be 100% by every gamer. Mario Kart 64 is objectively the worst in the franchise but also somehow the best. Smashgays hate Smash64 but I personally like how slow and kinda surreal the game is. GoldenEye is complete dogshit and there are so many other versions of it to play out there.
Mario Party 2 & 3 are incredibly fun with friends, but even that's only because of nostalgia I think.
>mario kart 64 is objectively the worst
man i hate when people throw the word objectively like if that's the truth and not their opinion.
>objectively
Rubberbanding is insanely bad. Ugly sprites. Fewest tracks. Fewest powerups. Fewest drivers. etc.
And before you say it, no one actually plays SMK.
>no one actually plays SMK
Absolute NPC tier opinion, but okay.
That's like implying all the emulation done in this board and emulation filter discussions are some sort of hoax. People still play the older entries in many franchises, you're just an NPC homosexual.
And for everything you mentioned...Mario Kart Super Circuit is even worse in all of those aspects, Mario Kart 64 Is pretty good and can be fun to play with friends too.
>Mario Kart Super Circuit is even worse in all of those aspects
Found the pleb.
it unlocks all the SMK tracks and reverse mode when you beat all the Super Circuit cups.
Its still worse than Mario Kart 64 is all im saying.
of course it is, MK64 is the best mario kart as I was saying
Double dash is better
ahahaha
good one.
rubberbanding is annoying but if you get good at the game the cpus are a cakewalk because they don't spam items like in later games (not to mention how fricking obnoxious they became from DD and onwards), also almost every track in the game is memorable, same with the roster (for sure i don't need shit like the babies or every koopaling being a slot).
The only problem 64 has imo is the lack of modes like a Vs. CPU, CPU Battle or Staff Ghosts in every track, and I guess the balance favoring lightweights over everyone.
Mario 64 and Paper Mario opened my eyes to retro as a Wii child, so I would start with those and go from there.
Is there a way to terminate the n64 RAM myself so I don't need to buy a jumper
Anyone here who has done anything with the doctor v64? I have a friend who is about to give away old stuff, he's not interested in profit. Looking forward to digging into the devkit
F zero, Mario party
The list goes on
Just got Body Harvest. What will I think of it?
GTA with Ayys 64
https://twitter.com/kbeckmann/status/1539738410063208454
interesting
If it frees us from the tyranny of Krikkz' flashcart prices I'm all for it.
happy birthday
What are some hidden turds I should avoid for this console?
Everhthing about this game screams "passion project," but janky controls and unclear objectives keep this one from being a hidden gem. I hear the PC port is actually much better, but I can't confirm it.
Forgot pic related. It's Starshot: Space Circus Fever
this game has a dark aura about it. ive never played it but something just aint right.
well there's a level where you go to a post-apocalypse earth and the game ends with a cliffhanger.
it has better framerate but thats about it.
I like some of the music, but it sucks
it's awesome and one of my favorite games on the console. It's just hard for people to grasp the gameplay. You have to swtich between camera modes a lot.
the intro chorus is eargasmic
Monster Truck Madness. It's barely a step above Big Rigs for PC. The physics make it unplayable
Just RGB modded my console. Holy shit its beautiful. I was a moron for thinking S-Video was enough.
is it really that big of a difference?
The mod is like 30 bucks if you DIY iirc
been very out of it mentally lately, after some failures i fell off my game restoration/fixin work. Today i might go ahead and get back on the ball with N64 controller fixes, replacing og stick units with kitsch bent. Gotta say, those people are kings for supplying such quality parts for cheap. Though i probably wont make this a side business, not sure why, just not that confident in my work.
today i realized i have zero working n64 controllers immediately available except one of my two golds kek
man, this brought back memories of back when I would go to the electronics section of any store and just watch the n64 games they had on the TV, I mostly remember Rayman 2, Fifa 98 and Pokemon Stadium (i think it had a keychain on the cartridge).
Is the Kitsch bent actually any decent? Been thinking of going for them
Jet Force Gemini seems impossible with my current controller. Trying to hit flying enemies with a modern stick is hellish. Interesting game otherwise, not as good as PD or Goldeneye but not everything can be that amazing.
?
Just fix your dead zone and sensitivity
How would I go about doing that?
in the analog stick options
Anyone remember that one Anon who was making something to make N64 games with, he had started out making an OoT editor and scrapped it to do this instead. I last saw them post in the regular Homebrew and Hacking threads sometime early this year or late last year, just curious how their project is going now.
Can you play DD games with a flashcart?
Yes, there are "Cartridge Ports" of every N64DD game that makes them into normal N64 games that you can play on flashcarts or emulators that don't support native N64DD files
Cool, I wanted to play F-Zero X's DD expansion, but I don't want to spend 240 bucks for an everdrive
I wish I could make oot romhacks. Id like to make my own campaign
Getting n64digital installed soon, should i have them put all new capacitors in as well or is that a meme? It would be extra $40.
Postan makeshift set up
Also im looking forward to banjo kazooie rom hacks for hyped smash remix and that legend of Zelda one I can't quite remember
wasn't Sim Copter 64 dumped ?
Anyone have a link to a translated animal forest rom that works?
I tried the one on archive.com and it glitches out everytime I try to load a save file from it, but the translation is better than some other roms I've seen (another rom I tried doesn't translate any of the villager dialog).
Nevermind found out there is a cheat that makes the rom skip checking for a corrupt save so it worked on the archive.org rom.
This is the everdrive cheat code in case anyone searches this on the archive or something.
8008F443 0000
Is there a reason to play Animal Forest over the Gamecube game?
Not really. From my understanding they are pretty much the same game except the gamecube added some stuff.
I dont own a gamecube or wii though.
Just fyi the animal forest roms crash after paying off your first debt. I'd avoid playing the games this way. Seems to be an unresolved issue form searching. Novel way to play the game, but stick to the gamecube game.
Sweet. Neo bowser is definitely pretty rough on console, but sure it will get better now that litronom has a real n64 to test on too.
Yep it is a lot of fun! I can't imagine if something like that came out back when I was a kid.
Dinosaur Planet getting dumped was huge but I hope we get to see some other N64 holy grails eventually like Resident Evil 0, Mother 3 (at least the Spaceworld 1999 demo), and I still hope to see a build of Ocarina of Time from 1996.
Same anon, I would love to see Yoshi's Island 64 and the 1997 build of paper mario in particular.
Is there way to get better framerate on n64? Would change of old thermal paste to newer make improvements, and also getting rid of possible dust (if there is any) inside the console?
And what of picture quality and latency? About half a year ago I got myself a retrotink's 2x mini , I tried both on "old" sony flat tv, and on my pc monitor, but I feel not only the image quality wasn't really better from regular video method (forgot which one I had before the mini), but the latency was still there, even with analog->digital pipeline removed from TV, the latency was noticeable (or maybe it's the dogshit fps of goldeneye) because the game was unbearable even on my PC monitor. After missing lock shots on dam couple of times too many, I just gave up.
overclock your n64
there's no way unless someone makes a romhack to improve performance (like what kaze is doing with mario 64), overclocking the n64 makes the games go faster but not in the "better performance" way, think of it as a pseudo fast-forward, it can also damage the console so don't do that.
>picture quality
get s-video or mod your console for component/hdmi output, if you have a flashcart you can use the deblur patcher on your roms and make the game look better on hd screens.
>latency
Goldeneye 007 can eat inputs if the framerate is too low (usually when there's too much shit happening), iirc only Statue and Jungle had very low framerate overall.
>if you have a flashcart you can use the deblur patcher on your roms and make the game look better on hd screens.
Can someone explain how the aps/ips stuff on everdrive works? Which one do you use and how does it know which game to use it for? is there a patch pack that has all the blur and shit setting removed from all games to download?
i use saturnu's u64aap patcher and its as easy as dragging the rom to the u64aap executable, the only game i couldn't deblur was Conker's BFD.
Cool post, thanks!
for refenrence, couple of months ago I got 2 tb hdd for my xbox, and the image quality on my xbox is just so much better, and so is framerate. now i know it's not fair cause it's newer generation, and the textures aren't as compressed. but i mean it's with regular xbox cable, no gimmick no hdmi nothing special, "it just works", I was so surprised at the image quality.
https://twitter.com/Litronom/status/1544635960150867969
new update for Amped Up
friends i am amazed that you can play Mario 64 in two player splitscreen. This would have blown my mind in 1996. It runs great on ED64Plus as well. I've been playing SmashRemix as well.
cant wait for kaze to implement all his enhancements to regular mario 64.
is there a list of compatible rom hacks for flashcarts ie everdrive64
Twelve Tales Conker 64 dump when
Was cleaning up at my grandma's house and found my old consoles. Will probably sell everything as I don't play them anymore.
Is there anything of value in it? I don't care about making a big buck out of them, I just don't wish to be "scammed" by really selling something too low.
Mario Party 3 and (i think) Air Boarder 64 are rare so you could get some nice money out of them
Thank you for the information.
>implying i have friends
More seriously, I think i have been spoiled by the new technology, controls seem so stiff in older games, fov is too short... I tried to play them a bit now to see if they were still working, and everything is just too bizarre.
The only game i regret not being able to experience whole is aidyn chronicle, which was quite mindblowing to young me.
just search on ebay and check Completed + Sold to see what you will get. I would keep the N64, controller and GB adapter, sell the games and get a flashcart.
Why don't you play them anymore? Get three others and make a night of it, it's really fun. You can also play tons of cool rom hacks, and even run the original development tech demos that were leaked.
Isnt the turok rage wars grey cart rare because it fixed the bugs?
Unless it’s a repro.
Just checked and it's the american one that is rare. My europoor pal version is worth pennies.
>autosage
oh right that dumb rule
How can I fix crackling audio on m64p in linux?
Good question. IIRC on the mainline version (the one without a GUI) you could mess with the audio buffer settings in mupen64plus.cfg, but they're nowhere to be seen on m64p. Maybe try the RetroArch version if all else fails, as good audio sync is supposed to be one of its strong points.
Well, for the time being, Rosalie's mupen gui is working wonderfully, aside from changing the parallel settings, and switching the cpu emulation between certain games. Much preferable, compared to the audio problems. Could never get myself to care much for Retroarch, even after using f5 for the desktop overlay. The Duckstation fiasco doesn't help either.