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| − | {{Console infobox
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| − | | name = Nintendo 64
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| − | | jpkana = ニンテンドー６４
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| − | | jpname = Nintendō Rokujūyon, NINTENDO64
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| − | | logo = [[file:Nintendo_64_Logo.png|150px]]
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| − | | picture = [[file:N64-console.png|250px]]
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| − | | generation = [[5th Generation]]
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| − | | predecessor = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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| − | | successor = [[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| − | | games = [[List of Nintendo 64|387]] (as of August 14, 2007)
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| − | | best_games = ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (11 million copies as of May 21, 2003)
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| − | | last = ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'' (August 20, 2002)
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| − | | media = [[Nintendo 64 ROM Cartridge]]
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| − | | memory = Cartridge battery, [[Nintendo 64 Controller Pak]] (256 kbit/32 kB)
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| − | | cpu = 93.75 MHz NEC VR4300
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| − | | connects = [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]]
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| − | | input = [[Nintendo 64 Controller]], [[Jumper Pak]], [[Expansion Pak]], [[Rumble Pak]], [[Transfer Pak]], [[Nintendo 64DD]], [[VRU]]. ''[[List of Nintendo 64 Accessories|(more)]]''
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| − | | backwards = none
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| − | | forwards = none
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| − | | launch = <br />
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| − | *NA - September 29, 1996
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| − | *JP - June 23, 1996
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| − | *EU - March 1, 1997
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| − | *AUS - March 1, 1997
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| − | | span = 6 years
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| − | | discontinue = 2002
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| − | | sold = <br />
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| − | *Worldwide - 32.93 million
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| − | *NA - 20.63 million
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| − | *JP - 5.54 million
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| − | *EU/AUS - 6.75 million
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| − | | colorscheme = Nintendo 64
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| − | The '''Nintendo 64''' (ニンテンドー６４, ''Nintendō Rokujūyon'', NINTENDO64) was a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was released in 1996 to compete with the {{wp|Sega Saturn}} and {{wp|PlayStation}}.
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| − | The Nintendo 64 was very popular for many reasons, one of the big ones being the release of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. ''Super Mario 64'' was one of the first games of its kind to feature full 3D graphics and depth of field effects. The Nintendo 64 was able to pull this off because it was the first system to feature a 64-Bit processor and 32-bit graphics chip (aside from the failed Atari Jaguar, which was really 32-bit) The Nintendo 64 also featured the first successful analog control sticks, and four built-in controller ports. The Nintendo 64 was also noted as the last home console system to use cartridges, before Nintendo started using discs like its competitors.
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| − | The Nintendo 64 hosted a wide variety of games, but most of its hits were first-party titles such as ''Super Mario 64'', ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', {{zel|Ocarina of Time}} and ''[[F-Zero X]]''. [[Rareware]], however, developed quite a few hits for the N64, such as ''[[GoldenEye 007]]'', ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Production ended in 2002, the last game released for it being ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''.
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| − | ==System specs==
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| − | Processors:
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| − | *CPU: MIPS 64 bit Risc CPU, (R4300I series) 93.75 MHz
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| − | *Graphics 64-bit MIPS Risc Co-processor, GSP & DP, 62.5 MHz (RCP)
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| − | *Built-in Audio/Video Vector Processor (RSP)
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| − | *Built-in Pixel Drawing Processor (RDP)
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| − | Transmission Speed:
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| − | *Maximum of 4 500 Mbit/second
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| − | Memory:
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| − | *4.5 MB Rambus DRAM (36 megabits)
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| − | *Rambus DRAM subsystem
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| − | *Custom 9-bit Rambus Bus (to the DRAM)
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| − | Video:
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| − | *Resoloutions: 256x224 to 640x480. PAL also 768x576
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| − | *Video Output: RF, Stereo A/V, S-Video
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| − | *Color:21-bit color video output, 32-bit RGPA, pixel colour frame
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| − | buffer support
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| − | Audio:
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| − | *Digital Sound
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| − | *Wavetable Synthesis
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| − | Major Special Features:
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| − | *Perspective correct texture-mapping
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| − | *Realtime Anti-Aliasing
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| − | *Tri-Linear Mip-Mapping
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| − | *Z-Buffering
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| − | *Flicker-free interlaced mode support
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| − | Expansion Options:
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| − | *Cartridge Slot
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| − | *Controller Ports
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| − | *Pak Holder (Controller)
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| − | *Extension port (Bottom)
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| − | *Memory Expansion Option (Top Front)
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| − | Dimensions:
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| − | *Width 260mm (10.23") x Depth 190mm (7.48") x Height 73mm (2.87")
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| − | *Weight 2.42 lbs (1.1kg)
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| − | ==Games==
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| − | {{seealso|[[:Category:Nintendo 64 games]]|}}
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| − | ==Accessories==
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 Controller]]
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| − | *[[Controller Pak]]
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| − | *[[Jumper Pak]]
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| − | *[[Expansion Pak]]
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| − | *[[Rumble Pak]]
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| − | *[[Transfer Pak]]
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| − | *[[Wide-Boy 64]]
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64DD]]
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| − | *[[Voice Recognition Unit (VRU)]]
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 Dance Pad]]
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 Cleaning Kit]]
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 RF Switch]]
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 RF Modulator]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | The Nintendo 64 has made a few appearances in Mario games as an easter egg. A Nintendo 64 appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' in the background of the stand where all of the player's trophies are. Francis, from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' also owns a Nintendo 64 as well as a [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Virtual Boy]] and [[Wii]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', one of the names that can appear whenever a player presses the random button when they're naming their custom stage is '''N64''', which is a reference to the old system.
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | *[[Nintendo 64 Controller]]
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| − | *[[iQue Player]]
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| − | {{Nintendo console}}
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| − | [[Category:Consoles]]
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