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4 unusual facts about Nintendo 64


Keith Van Horn

Van Horn appeared on the cover of the NBA Jam 99 video game for both the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color.

Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer

Various LZO implementations are reported to work under Win32, AIX, ConvexOS, IRIX, Mac OS, Palm OS, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Wii, Solaris, SunOS, TOS (Atari ST), Linux and VxWorks.

Matt Casamassina

Casamassina started in 1997 as editor of the N64.com website, which soon became the Nintendo 64 section of IGN.

Neil D. Voss

Voss' first recognized work was on Tetrisphere for Nintendo 64 in 1997, an acclaimed effort that earned him a "Best Soundtrack" award from Nintendo Power for that year.


Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.

Prototypes of the game were tested at arcades, but the final arcade release was canceled (although a rom image of the prototype was eventually dumped and works in MAME) and the game was later released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and PC.

Gamestation

They also sell, and accept as part exchange, games and consoles from older generations, such as the Sega Master System, Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, although this practice looks set to cease due to Game disposing of old "retro" stock.

Ken Hoang

Ken started playing Super Smash Bros. when it was released for the Nintendo 64, but never competed in a major tournament for the game.

Lizard Lick, North Carolina

In March 1998 the small town received publicity when Nintendo first released the Nintendo 64 game, "Yoshi's Story" there, with the name of the host town reflecting the Nintendo character Yoshi's ability to extend his tongue over a long distance.

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

Although Mortal Kombat: Special Forces was only released on the PlayStation, it was also supposed to be released on the Nintendo 64, as evidenced by an IGN interview with John Tobias.

NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant

NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant is a basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

NES Max

Like many later controllers (such as those for the PlayStation and N64), it has "wings": handles that extend from the edges of the pad.

Premier Manager: Ninety Nine

Premier Manager: Ninety Nine – Total Football Management is a soccer management simulation game, for PC, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 (with the N64 version known as Premier Manager 64).

Ralph the Werewolf

Rampage World Tour was released in 1997 for newer consoles such as PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy Color.

TecMagik

TecMagik was due to release a game, "Deadly Honor", starring Steven Seagal, on PlayStation and Nintendo 64 but this game was cancelled.


see also

BFN

Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo, a video game released for the Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows

Cruis'n USA

Along with Killer Instinct, it was planned as a launch title for the Nintendo 64.

Deadly Arts

G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream, a 1998 fighting game for the Nintendo 64, released in North America as Deadly Arts

GameShark

The Nintendo 64 GameShark was the most popular cheating device available for the system, becoming popular after well-known titles such as GoldenEye 007 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were released.

Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Slugfest

It is a sequel to Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey, Jr., released for the Nintendo 64, which itself was a sequel to Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball and Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run.

Mortal Kombat 4

In retrospective, GamesRadar criticized the endings for the Nintendo 64 version of the game using a compilation from them for an April Fool joke, labelling them as hilarious due to their poor quality.

Pokémon Puzzle League

The game was not available in Japan due to a lack of popularity of the Nintendo 64 console in that region and because it is based on the English dub of the anime.

Rare Ltd.

Rare gained more international recognition with the release of GoldenEye 007, a Nintendo 64 first-person shooter based on the film GoldenEye that is often credited for having revolutionized the genre.

Robotech: Crystal Dreams

Unfinished Nintendo 64 ROM images are available to download via the Crystal Dreams developers website.

Triple Play 2000

Jim Hughson and Buck Martinez provide the commentary on all the consoles except Martinez was not featured in the Nintendo 64 version.

Virtual Console

For example, some Nintendo 64 games offered optional features that required peripheral hardware, such as the Rumble Pak for force feedback and the Controller Pak for additional data storage.

Waialae Country Club

It was also featured in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game, True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club, and a Nintendo 64 game Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics, as well as in the most recent golf title from EA Sports, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, as well as a handful of earlier games in the franchise.