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It has been the developer kit for the Nintendo 64 since 1997

It has been the developer kit for the Nintendo 64 since 1997

Additional hardware for developers Nintendo 64DT. (Photo: Shane Lewis)


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YouTuber Shane Lewis Games has found a copy of developer Kit for the Nintendo 64 console since 1997 in its original packaging – a feast for the nostalgic.

Shane Lewis from the YouTube channel Reres Very rare hardware leaked with request for documentation. He did it in a book on Twitter, and in more detail on Archive.org:

Hardware is the developer kit for the Nintendo 64 Support 64DD. This is a sub-driver for consoles that can play games from floppy disks. In 1997, Nintendo thought it would be a good idea to store games on floppy disks.

In principle, at least the idea is not terrible. After all, Sony relied on disks for the PlayStation from the start, while others were stuck with more expensive and complicated cartridges. However, whether it would be better to create a more complex system as additional hardware instead of complex cartridges, CDs cannot be used, but in fact proprietary designed floppy disks are certainly questionable.

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So it’s no surprise that the developer community showed little love for this project. In 1999 and 2000, nine DT-based games were released before Nintendo crushed hardware. She never came beyond Japan anyway.

The rest is a view of the Museum of Video Game History that Shane Lewis gave us with him Image Gallery at Archive.org Activates.

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