Editing Nintendo 64

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|Image=[[File:N64 Console.png|250px]]

|Rel={{releasedate|Japan|June 23, 1996|USA|September 29, 1996|Australia|March 1, 1997|Europe|March 1, 1997|}}

|Dis=April 2002

|Pre=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|Suc=[[Nintendo GameCube]]

{{LLQuote|Get N or get out!|The N64 Slogan}}

The '''Nintendo 64''' is a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was released in 1996 to compete with the [[wikipedia:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]] and [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]].

The Nintendo 64 was popular for many reasons, one of the big ones being the release of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. ''Super Mario 64'' was one of the first games of its kind to feature full 3D graphics and depth of field effects. The Nintendo 64 was able to pull this off because it was the first system to feature a 64-bit processor and 32-bit graphics chip (aside from the failed Atari Jaguar, which was really 32-bit). The Nintendo 64 also featured the first successful analog control stick implementation and four built-in controller ports. The Nintendo 64 is also noted as the last home console system to use cartridges, before Nintendo started using discs like its competitors.[[File:Super Mario 64 ad.jpg|thumb|left|120px|A poster for the console.]]

The Nintendo 64 hosts a wide variety of games, but most of its hits are first-party titles such as ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''Star Fox 64'', ''Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' and ''F-Zero X''. [[Rare, Ltd.|Rareware]], however, developed quite a few hits for the N64, such as ''Goldeneye 007'', ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Production ended in 2002. The Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 million units during its lifetime.

In 1999, Nintendo released the [[Nintendo 64DD]]. The "DD" in Nintendo 64DD stood for "disk drive", and originally "dynamic drive". An add-on device for the Nintendo 64, it was a machine that allowed games to be played in a disk format, similar to zip disks. These were intended as a cheaper version to the game disks of the Sega Saturn and the PlayStation, but the Nintendo 64DD ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold and was never released outside Japan.

In 2003, the so-called '''[[wikipedia:iQue Player|iQue Player]]''' was released in the Chinese market only, serving as the Chinese equivalent of the Nintendo 64, albeit with a differently designed controller. Its D-Pad and analog stick are placed as on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller<ref>[[wikipedia:IQue Player|IQue Player]]</ref>. The entire system only consists of the controller, which has the chip on-board. It has a limited selection of Mario titles, all of which were released for the Nintendo 64 outside China. These include ''Super Mario 64'', ''Mario Kart 64'', ''Paper Mario'', ''Yoshi's Story'', ''Dr. Mario 64'' and ''Super Smash Bros.''

==Nintendo 64 Controller==

[[File:Nintendo Sixty Four Controller.jpg|thumb|x150px|The Nintendo 64 Controller, the standard controller for playing Nintendo 64 games.]]

The Nintendo 64 Controller is the standard controller for the Nintendo 64. It is unique among video game controllers, as it has three grips instead of the more common two, most likely done because Nintendo was worried that 3D gaming wouldn't catch on, so they made a separate grip for the {{button|Pad}} Control Pad. There are many color variations of the controllers, including solid colors and clear colors, the many different colored controllers being a unique concept at the time.

Contrary to popular belief, the Nintendo 64 is not the first console to use analog control sticks; it is just the first successful console to use them. The '''[[wikipedia:Vectrex|Vectrex]]''' was the first home console to have an analog stick; it also had four controller ports, something else that wasn't popularized until the Nintendo 64.

The Nintendo 64 controller lost the {{button|snes|X}} and {{button|snes|Y}} buttons from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], but instead featured additional buttons:

*L ({{button|n64|L}})

*Control Stick ({{button|n64|Stick}})

*Control Pad ({{button|Pad}})

==Appearances in the ''Mario'' series==

The Nintendo 64 has made a few appearances in [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' games]] as an easter egg. [[Francis]], from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' also owns a Nintendo 64 as well as a [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Virtual Boy]] and [[Wii]]. It is found in ''[[Wario World]]'' as a treasure. It can also be seen in the background of a level in ''Yoshi's Story''.

==Game Gallery==

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File:Diddysracing.jpg|[[Diddy Kong Racing]]

File:Dk64.jpg|[[Donkey Kong 64]]

File:DM64 Cover.jpg|[[Dr. Mario 64]]

File:MG64.PNG|[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]

File:MK64 Cover.png|[[Mario Kart 64]]

File:Mariopictures.jpg|[[Mario no Photopi]]

File:MP1 Cover.png|[[Mario Party]]

File:MP2BOX.PNG|[[Mario Party 2]]

File:MP3BOX.PNG|[[Mario Party 3]]

File:MT64.PNG|[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]

File:Papermario.jpg|[[Paper Mario]]

File:260px-Super Mario 64 box cover.jpg|[[Super Mario 64]]

File:SuperSmashBros.JPG|[[Super Smash Bros.]]

File:Yoshi's Story Box.png|[[Yoshi's Story]]

*''Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition'' states that ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' was ported to the Nintendo 64, which is false.

*Several Nintendo 64 games depict the cartridges with a different artwork than their corresponding box arts (ie. ''Super Mario 64'', ''Mario Kart 64'', ''Donkey Kong 64'', etc).

*The Nintendo 64 was discontinued in 2002 before [[SNES]] was discontinued in 2003

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