z64 on the n64

I was looking around in my attic the other day and came across one of my old and dusty N64's which I hadn't thought about in ages, And in the bag next to it was a zip disc which sparked my memory that I once had a Z64. Does anyone remember the Z64 add-on? It took zip disc's which stored roms and played them 'through' the 64 console.

Looking through the forum I see there are some threds mentioning about nintendo 64 develpoment, such as DLEdit - I was wondering if anyone had any such games as Id love to try out some good homebrew software from people with a passion for the n64 and design. I do miss this console tee hee ^_^

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Ah yes, very neat piece of equipment. I never owned one, but I do own a DrV64Jr (see my avatar pic)...transfer rom to the unit's dram with a parallel cable......fun devices indeed :thumbsup:

 

Yea that Z64 was pretty popular back in the day, though unsuited for development of any kind. I have a V64 that I use for coding.

 

I would be interested in getting a V64 (could be Jr, would be happy) just to see some nice homebrew software on it. Ive seen a few but the prices are too heafty. Anything over £100 for em' is just too much.
Have anyone seen any home coded games worth mentioning - I reckon games like golden eye with other characters would amuse me for quite a while ^_^

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I paid ~$550 for my first Z64 when it was quite new on the market. My unit was made in December 1997 and I purchased it in February or March (1998) I believe...heh 10 years ago...

Shiggsy

 

Hehe. time passes eh? Seems yesterday as i played Zelda on my N64...

 

I remember when i bought mine way back when - Had a friend who was 'dealing' in them and had to travel to far from me to north london to get it. I think it mighta been around the same time, still haven't had a chance to dig it out, with christmas n all. will definally put picz up soon

 

i wasn't :crying:

 

I dunno about rich. I recall seeing them listed at 300$ back in the day. That's expensive but doable.

 

I own a Mr.Backup Z64 V2 :icon_bigg.
I can say it's very good and you don't have to be rich you only must have luck. So i got mine for 180$ in complet paking and like new a few months ago.
The good old n64 :lol:.

 

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You got a Z64 v2? Apparently, this version is the best of them. I only have a v3, but that is ok. I still use it to play alpha or beta games on the N64. You can have a look at my "N64 Tower (Avantar)", there are all N64 Backup Units ever made (not dev units).

For more infos, you can visit Shiggsy's Place:

http://shiggsy.gbadev.org/section.php?s=n64

He has a nice collection there

 

Nice tower N Sixty Would be nice if you post the picture in fullsize!

 

I have an N64 with RGB mod hooked up to my Mitsubishi 37" RGB monitor with Z64 HW 3.0 and CF2IDE + 4GB Compact Flash card with Z64 ROMS on it. Beat that setup!

 

is bigger than this tower O_O
http://www.elitendo.com/n64/index.html

 

why is z64 HW 2 better than 3?

 

Yes, i think thats a good question. Let's ask the chip genius! *summons calpis* :lol:

 

I know I've read it somewhere on dextrose before.. but I couldn't remember why.. but according to
http://n64.icequake.net/mirror/slaanesh79/Backup_Units/Z64/Z64.htm

it's because they tried to make the unit cheaper with hw3 so:
"There was a problem with some HW3.0 units where a transistor needed to be replaced to correct freezing problems."

 

A place here in Georgia has a brand new Z64 for $299 .... worth it?

 

You have to first get the specs.
But 300 bucks is too much imo.