Unreleased Nintendo 64 Add-On / 64DD replacement?

Hey Guys,

It took me a while to dig through my files.......but I found the Photos.....
Check them out below:







Pretty Cool!!

Fun Stuff!
Cheers!
-Gerry

 

Wow........ That's crazy! We gotta find this guy. Do you have any leads at all?

 

Nope.

I've lost touch with him.
However, I know for a fact that he is not interested in selling it.
It was just more of a "Show N' Tell" conversation.

Pretty cool to see regardless.

-Gerry

 

Oh. Ok. Everything has a price, you know. But I understand. Did you know if it was even working at all? Did it boot up or even turn on?

 

From what I remember....apparently it did not bootup or anything.

The system was missing the hard drive that connected to the IDC port...which also holds the software no doubt.
The hard drive was probably still within the Nintendo development department being worked on.
But who knows.

-Gerry

 

So cool

 

Alright. Cool anyways. Looks like it only needs a little work to be operable.
And I don't know when you ever came to ask if he was interested in selling it, but that idea might change over time. Just saying. But maybe he wants to try and fix it himself.

 

This type of Concept Prototype is the type of thing that would be really sweet....
to be on display at the "National Video Game Museum".

So everyone can check it out!!

Just like good old Mario here..... lol

 

Yeah, look at that! Cool!

 

I recognize that plastic. Neat.

 

Fantastic pics Gerry!

 

Thanks for digging those up! Very cool to see!

 

Very cool.
Too bad a transparent DD was never released to match the other transparent n64's

 

That white plastic reminded me of Bung's V64 backup unit!

Its still amazing find, shame there isn't a video of it working!

 

This is a specific plastic is softer and primarily used for finding and fixing any mold defects for prototypes. These shells are just what I expect with this plastic.
Usually these are for really early things, just to make sure what they want will at the very least work or put together, and if not they can clip, shave, drill etc with much more ease if needed. The plastic found in the V64 is far from the same.
Additionally they have a much different composition for the plastic to begin with. It's the same reason that Clear and Black plastic are very different in feeling strength and flexibility.

 

OMG, so there really was a prototype. It's one of the coolest things ever!

 

Very cool. It reminds me of the Doctor V64 N64 copier/VCD player.

 

I totally missed this. Awesome photos Gerry.

Interesting to see what Nintendo had planned within the N64s lifespan. This kind of stuff really belongs to a museum...

 

I know a place!