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The '''Nintendo 64DD''' (Nintendo 64 Disk Drive) was a machine that attached to a [[Nintendo 64]] and could play games in a disc format. It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (it was sold through subscription to the RanDnetDD online service), so it was never released outside Japan. There were several [[Mario]] games playable for this console, and several more that were cancelled. All of the Mario games were in the [[Mario Artist|''Mario Artist'' series]]. There were only 9 games released. There were also several peripherals used for it.
{{LLQuote|The 64DD sat under your [[N64]]. Well, not yours — you didn't have a 64DD.|British Official Nintendo Magazine}}
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The '''Nintendo 64DD''' (Nintendo 64 Disk Drive) was a machine that attached to a [[Nintendo 64]] and could play games in a disc format. There were also several peripherals used for it.
It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (only through subscription to the RanDnetDD online service), so it was never released outside Japan.


==Mario Games==
There were four ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' games released on this console, all in the [[Mario Artist|''Mario Artist'' series]]; there were also several cancelled ''Mario'' titles. Overall, there were only nine games released on the Nintendo 64DD, although other games planned for the console were released as Nintendo 64 cartridges instead.
'''Released'''
==''Mario'' series games==
*''[[Mario Artist: Communication Kit]]''
====Released====
*''[[Mario Artist: Talent Studio]]''
*''[[Mario Artist: Communication Kit]]
*''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''
*''[[Mario Artist: Talent Studio]]
*''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]''
*''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]
'''Cancelled'''
*''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]


Most games were either cancelled or later released on the Nintendo 64 cartridges. The following is a list of some of those games related to Mario or Donkey Kong:
====Cancelled====
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Game Maker]]''
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Game Maker]]
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Graphical Message Maker]]''
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Graphical Message Maker]]
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Sound Maker]]''
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Sound Maker]]
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Video Jockey Maker]]''
*''[[Mario Artist|Mario Artist: Video Jockey Maker]]
*''[[Super Mario 64 2]]
*''[[Super Mario 64 2]]
*''[[Super Mario RPG 2]] (released in cartridge as [[Paper Mario]] in US)
*''[[Super Mario RPG 2]]'' (released on the Nintendo 64 as ''[[Paper Mario]]'' in US)
*''Donkey Kong World
*''Donkey Kong World
*''[[Ultra Donkey Kong]] (got reworked into [[Donkey Kong 64]])
*''[[Ultra Donkey Kong]]'' (reworked into ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' for the Nintendo 64)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:02, July 12, 2011

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The Nintendo 64DD logo.

The Nintendo 64DD (Nintendo 64 Disk Drive) was a machine that attached to a Nintendo 64 and could play games in a disc format. There were also several peripherals used for it. It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (only through subscription to the RanDnetDD online service), so it was never released outside Japan.

There were four Mario games released on this console, all in the Mario Artist series; there were also several cancelled Mario titles. Overall, there were only nine games released on the Nintendo 64DD, although other games planned for the console were released as Nintendo 64 cartridges instead.

Mario series games

Released

Cancelled

References