Randnet

Randnet (Japanese: ランドネット) was an online service designed for the Nintendo 64DD; a Nintendo 64 peripheral.

It was established as a joint venture between Japanese companies Recruit and Nintendo.

Randnet ran from December 1996 until February 28, 2001.

Supported (Nintendo) software

• Randnet Starter Kit: Supported a web browser, an avatar editor, online message boards and the "information exchange"; a place to communicate with web developers
  • Randnet Disk
  • N64 Keyboard
• F-Zero X Expansion Kit
• Mario Artist: Communication Kit
• Mario Artist: Paint Studio
• Mario Artist: Polygon Studio
• Mario Artist: Talent Studio
• Kyojin no Doshin Kaihou Sensen Chibikkochikko Dai Shuugou
• SimCity 64

Cancelled

• Dezaemon DD
• Digital Sports Newspaper, Digital Horse Racing Magazine
• DT: Lord of Genomes (Disk Drive Version)
• Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War
• Shogi (64DD)
• Wall Gai (also known as "Wall Street")

References

Nintendo online services

• Famicom Network System (Famicom, 1988)  • Satellaview (Super Famicom, 1995) (scheduled satellite broadcast/download, but not Internet)  • Randnet (Nintendo 64DD 1999)  • Mobile System GB (Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance w/Mobile GB Adapter and mobile phone, 2001)  • Online Nintendo GameCube gameplay (Nintendo GameCube, w/GameCube Broadband Adapter/Modem Adapter, 2002)  • Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Wii, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL optionally w/Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, Nintendo DS & DSi Browser, 2006)  • Nintendo Network (Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Web, 2012/3)  • Nintendo Switch Online (2018; Nintendo Switch)  • Websites (Nintendo web browser games)

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