Nintendo 64DD
 ロクヨンディーディー Six Four DD | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Nintendo 64DD.jpg A detached Nintendo 64DD | ||||||||||||||||
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The Nintendo 64DD (Japanese: ロクヨンディーディー Six Four DD) was a short lived expansion system for the Nintendo 64. Shortly after it was released in December 1, 1999, the product was a commercial failure due to it being delayed, and was never released outside of Japan. The name DD stands for "Dynamic Drive" at the start of the 64DD's development. The main concept for the system is it would have plugged into the bottom side of the N64 through the EXTension Port.
The 64DD was announced at 1995's Nintendo Shoshinkai game show event. At E3 in 1997, Shigeru Miyamoto speculated that the first games to be released for the new system would be SimCity 64, Mario Artist, Pocket Monsters, and EarthBound 64. The system was a commercial failure which led to 49 games being canceled or removed to cartridge.
Technical capabilities
The N64DD has a 32-bit coprocessor which is needed to read the magnetic disks, and it would also need the 32-bit coprocessor to transfer data to the main console (the Nintendo 64). It was intended to be Nintendo's answer to the Compact Disc that was used for Sony's PlayStation, which was cheaper to produce. Sony's CD storage could hold approximately 650 megabytes (MB) of information, compared to the Nintendo 64's 32 to 512 megabit (4 to 64 MB) cartridge.
Games
Released games
| Title | Genre | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Doshin the Giant | God game | December 1, 1999 |
| Mario Artist: Paint Studio | Creative | December 11, 1999 |
| Mario Artist: Talent Studio | Creative | February 24, 2000 |
| F-Zero X Expansion Kit | Expansion (Racing) | April 21, 2000 |
| Doshin the Giant: Rescue from the Front by the Toddlers that Tinkle at the Large Meeting-hall |
Expansion (God game) | May 17, 2000 |
| Mario Artist: Communication Kit | Expansion (Creative) | June 29, 2000 |
| Mario Artist: Polygon Studio | Creative | August 29, 2000 |
| Japan Pro Golf Tour 64 | Sport | ??? |
Proposed games
Pokémon games
Several Pokémon games that were announced for the N64DD were either ended up canceled or being released on cartridge format only, below is the following Pokémon games that were announced:
| Title | Solution |
|---|---|
| Pocket Monsters 64 | Moved to cartridge as Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) |
| Pocket Monsters Stadium Expansion Disk | Canceled/replaced with Pokémon Stadium (English) |
| Pocket Monsters Snap | Moved to cartridge as Pokémon Snap |
| Pocket Monsters RPG | Canceled |
Non-Pokémon games
| Title | Solution |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 2 | |
| Super Mario RPG 2 | Released on cartridge as Paper Mario |
| Zelda 64 | Released on cartridge as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| Ura Zelda (expansion for Ocarina of Time) | Released on the Nintendo GameCube as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest |
| Zelda Gaiden | Released on cartridge as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| EarthBound 64 | Released on the Game Boy Advance as Mother 3; became Japan exclusive |
External links
- 64DD.net – Official Website 64DD site
| Game systems with Pokémon games |
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| Nintendo handheld consoles |
| GB (Pocket · GBL · SGB · SGB2) • GBC • mini • GBA (SP · GBm · GBP) DS (Lite · DSi · DSi XL) • 3DS (XL · 2DS · New 3DS · New 3DS XL · New 2DS XL) Switch (Lite · OLED) |
| Nintendo home consoles |
| SNES (BS-X · SGB · NP · SGB2) • N64 (DD) • GCN (GBP) Wii (Family Edition · mini) • Wii U Switch (OLED) |
| Sega consoles |
| Pico • CoCoPad • Beena |
