The lights are on
Ahh, the memories, bonding with the N64 I called buddy. Sure point your finger and laugh, but if your not a Nintendo hating freak, then I'm sure you felt a special connection to yours as well! (That is if you owned one?)
But, besides that, I bring great news from the modding community, and it has been quite active improving old game consoles.
The N64Mini, or the portable Nintendo 64 device from modder Zenloc, features the familiar Nintendo 64 controller buttons (minus the D-pad, unfortunately) in a nicely compact package. Users can place their Nintendo 64 cartridges in the back of the device to play some of their favorite games.
According to the device's developer, the N64Mini runs on a 4-cell battery and comes with a charger. It also features a headphone jack and an A/V out port for those who want to play the title on a display that's a little larger. It even comes with built-in brightness controls.
The device was put on ebay.com, but sadly the auction has ended, and the highest bidder placed a whopping $205! Not bad for a N64 maniac!
(If you're interested in seeing it in action. Go ahead and view the video below.)
Looks cool eh? Too bad it's sooo expensive! I wonder if it yhas the expansion added to the hardware?
I NEED THAT FOR CHRISTMAS!!! That's awesome, but I've still seen an N64 that lights up inside its cartridge box as well as its controllers whenever you put a game in it. There are so many cool modded consoles out there, but the best ones are when they make each console portable.
It's too bad we're never going to get this commercially. I would love to have an portable Nintendo 64, that is after all, my favorite video game console of all time.
Someone tell Nintendo about this and maybe they'll consider marketing it. Or they could point and laugh at us.
That is quite impressive... power to the modder.
I consider the portible N64 a DS since my favorite game on the N64 is super mario 64 and thats the only game I would end up playing if I had one of those potable N64's
It's still cheaper than a PSPgo. I'd buy it. Hell, I'd be all over that.
Why doesn't Nintendo commercialize this? Because that would make too much sense. I personally never had an N64 (I was 3 or 4 when it came out) but I would love to play Ocarina of Time or GoldenEye on the road. Heck, they could add ad hoc tech like the PSP has and make GoldenEye's multiplayer local. Does this make sense to everyone else besides Nintendo?
they should begin selling this in game stores.. n64 will always have a place in my heart:)
playing ocarina of time here would be great
That's epic.
Why would Nintendo invest resources to develop and sell hardware that plays software that's been out of production since...2000? The games themselves can be ported, with some success, to the Nintendo DS if they see fit. There's actually very, very little money to be made here, at least for a company like Nintendo. When the patents run out, you can probably expect third parties to commercialize a device like this, and they'll be able to do it cheaply at that point.
i wish the gaming market was one where gaming systems like this were cherished and preserved. i regret not being able to have saved my N64 or for that matter my snes. once outdated they basically just fizzle and die. i wish that there was more of an emphasis on retro gaming on our DLC marketplaces.
@ Kevin
I just wanted to point out that, Nintendo is not producing this product. In fact they had nothing to do with the idea. It's a modification, done by someone who has too much time on their hands, lol!
I'm well aware that Nintendo didn't create it, though it's an impressive little piece of engineering. My post was a response to the "why doesn't Nintendo make this" comments.
I'm sorry Kevin, I must have read your comment wrong.
THAT IS AWESOME! FTW!