Thread 11908704

A thread about the fun machine, discuss anything involving the N64 here.
Have you guys tried the new update for Mario Kart Amped Up?
It added 3D models and more things, I also like that you can play the original tracks so you can use the QoL features and extra modes that the hack has.
https://youtu.be/vvg20Gd58WA

Hoping for a recomp/decomp/whatever. Emulates ok nowadays but was a bit patchy a few years ago

>>11908704 (OP)
I like the sprites better in this case.

>>11908704 (OP)
That's a pretty cool hack. Impressive. It seems like a lot of N64 games left a lot of graphical capacity on the table.

The analogue 3D controller is out

Is $145 a good price for a refurbished N64 + 4 controllers + expansion pack? I'll also have to spend like $50 on a flashcart probably. I am kinda worried about the controllers since I heard the stick breaks down pretty fast, but since it's refurbished maybe they replaced the bowls.

>>11908824
>another controller that misses the point of the n64 controller and you can't play sin & punishment on (and can't use any of the good control schemes for goldeneye)
let me guess, the analog stick is also cheap modern shit with a range that goes from 0-100 with a small movement

>>11908906
at least moderetro will get it right since they are autistic about accuracy

if i get a japanese n64 can i easily find a flash cart that will fit it?

>>11908962
I'm pretty sure the only thing region locking the n64 is some physical plastic tabs that are easily removed

>>11909000
yes, but my thinking was you had to file down plastic on a US cart to make it fit which sounds annoying and tedious to me.

>>11908906
>you can't play sin & punishment
You can use the Type 3 control scheme and it'll work. But you don't need a dedicated controller to do that anyway, and other games will absolutely be worse.

Do the $50 Summercarts on eBay work alright

>>11908962
SummerCart 64 I know is region-free. You'll still need a non-JP power supply, though.

>>11908896
Doesn't seem that bad but if you can get photos of the controllers pay attention to the analogs to see if they're loose or not.
>they break
The only time i had a control stick break on me was with a really shitty 3rd party controller, and really, stay away from cheap n64 controllers because they're super fragile or have shitty analog sticks that make playing some games almost impossible.
Even buying a bluetooth adapter is better.

My Kitsch-Bent stick parts are coming in soon. Can't wait.

>>11908896
N64 control stick modules will all breakdown over time unless you get metal bowls and sticks and lube them up. I would be more concerned with what they used to "refurbish" it. You can replace the original stick modules with all sorts of things. It's best to have OEM parts or reproduction parts. Kitsch-Bent makes decent reproduction parts and they're cheap and always available, but you need to DIY the fix. If you get controllers with OEM/reproduction stick modules, then buy yourself some Permatex Dielectric grease and apply it to the moving parts.

My fine, esteemed gentlemen of good taste and excellent discernment.
I suggest you all try Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64. It's a new romhack where the bear and bird go through like I wanna say 14-15 N64 games.
It's incredibly fun. Good love letter to the console as well.

would this be a good price for everything

>>11909724
yes

Last N64 game you played?
I played Mario 64 from start to finish out of boredom, and a few weeks ago I managed to beat 007:TWINE

>>11909761
F-Zero X
Trying to beat every GP on Expert
King Cup was easy, Jack Cup was kinda hard. Queen Cup has been the hardest so far. I think Joker Cup will probably be easier. Haven't even attempted the DD cups.

>>11909761
>>11909763
Jack Cup was harder than King probably because I'm more comfortable with the drifting strategy and those courses are usually straighter. Also Mute City AI in particular seems way more difficult than most other tracks.

>>11909724
Incredible how this shit retains its value.

Is there anything like Sin and Punishment on it?

>>11909794
yeah there's Sin and Punishment

>>11909794
Rail Shooter?
Your other alternative are Star Fox 64 and Knife Edge

>>11908704 (OP)
I've delved into the world of NES and GB+GBC emulation on my N64 this week thru Everdrive64.

Played Metroid. I really like the N64 as an NES machine, I wish its emulator supported just a few more games. 90% of stuff works great tho.
the GBC emulator that uses .gb and .gbc converted into .n64 has had 100% compatibility from what i have tested, I am stunned and grateful.
the N64 is my all-in-one Nintendo home console now since I never had an NES or SuperGameboy.

as for N64 itself, I have been playing Amped up! the models are impressive but I set them back to the default sprites (the models are kinda gross I'm just gonna say it). What really is great about that mod is the modernized drifting, tricks, and smarter shells and other fixes, paired with a host of new tracks and lots and lots of achievements and collectibles. Collectibles in kart racers is my weakness. That Litronom is a genius.

>>11910378
With the N64 controller being 6 buttons, and the SNES emulator Sodium64 working like decently well with non-special chip games, I really wish there was ANY attempt at Genesis emulation on the thing. It would be really nice to have.

>>11910378
iirc there's a GB/C emulator that doesn't need rom conversion but I haven't managed to get it to work on my super64.
Neon works great and so do Sodium64.

>>11910939
I think a Genesis, SMS and a big maybe, a GBA emulator for N64 would be dope (iirc someone actually managed to have a Neo Geo emulator on N64, it didn't run well from what he said but the fact he got it working is already a feat).

>>11910950
GBA emulation seems not so hard. Like if I remember correctly there was literally a PC GBA emulator on day one of its existence. PSP also emulates GBA a lot easier than SNES. So maybe it's possible.

>>11910950
>>11910960
I think the main barrier is probably just interest. Like who besides a few autistic freaks like me wants to emulate games on an N64

>>11910961
I honestly like using my consoles as emulation machines more than my PC, I have my ps2 and 3ds with emulators, but playing something like Pokemon Emerald, Sonic 3 or even Metal Slug on the N64 would be super neat.
Maybe its the fact that it is possible to play it on a less powerful machine that makes it more interesting to play on.

>>11910971
I agree, I feel like it's just really cool to be able to emulate shit on an N64. It's probably the earliest console along with the PS1 that actually has some capacity to emulate older consoles, and that's neat. I think the Wii and PSP take up most of that console emulation niche though since the Wii can emulate a lot of stuff while also having 240p output and the PSP is portable.

>>11908906
If it's by 8bitdo then the stick is likely decent. Their hall effect module is pretty good for casual play.

>>11909228
I got some kitsch bent parts a while ago and I was disappointed to be honest.

>>11909761
Wave Race. Awesome looking game, especially considering how early it is.

>>11910378
Which NES games didn't work? Are you using the FPGA NES emulator on the EverDrive 64 X5/X7.

The Game Boy emulator is good but IIRC it doesn't save, you have to use a save state instead.

>>11910961
I say that I prefer real hardware but I don't mind emulating on a console if it works properly. I think I just like playing on a console and not on a PC.

Here's a great tip for improving N64 sticks. If your gears are still decent get a rubber O ring, about 1mm thickness and I believe 3mm diameter, then slip that around the bottom of the stick, just above the hammer head. It will lift the stick up and make it more responsive and feel buttery smooth, add some grease that isn't petroleum based. It won't be perfect but it might be good enough depending on what you're playing. I have a Steelsticks64 bowl in a decent OEM module and it feels and performs about the same, and that bowl cost a lot more than an O ring, and you can't even buy those bowls...

Any good alternatives for N64 power supplies?

>>11912552
What was it about them that made you disappointed in them?

Best SM64 hacks that run on original hardware? (With Expansion Pack ofc)

>>11912547
It is by 8shitdo, and people that got their preorders this week tested the sticks out, and the results are that it's more or less a gamecube-style analog stick that's way too sensitive for small, precise movements.

>>11912547
>>11912969
yet another stick you can't play f-zero on

This game is hard as FUCK

Got my new Kitsch-Bent parts in today! Four stick module kits with glow-in-the-dark sticks, two sets of gears and two clear sticks. Package was so light, they just put it in the mail. I set up the first batch of parts into my green controller and it was ugly. Did a little research and made some adjustments. She's working perfectly now. Can't believe it. So smooth. Definitely exceeds my expectations, which were admittedly fairly low, but I couldn't tell you what a 10/10 is regardless. Anyway, what I found out was the entire mechanism needs to work without restraint. The first time I installed the new parts my encoder wheels weren't spinning freely and it was preventing the spring from working properly. It turns out the tiny little silver screws used to fasten the stick module inside the controller match the diameter of the encoder wheels almost perfectly. I threaded the little encoder wheel holes with one of those screws, made sure the rest of the mechanism was working well enough, laid down some Permatex dielectric grease, put it back together and let it rip. When I got in-game I was getting just a tiny bit of drift, so I did a L+R+Start (apparently that re-calibrates the stick) and it fixed it right away. Couldn't be happier.

If you want to get your N64 controllers back in working order it's really not too tough, but there is a bit of a learning curve. It only took me three times to get used to taking apart a controller and the stick module. This is what I've learned. Be gentle with the screws and don't force anything. Hold the controller face down so the PCB and buttons stay put. Try to keep the screws in the same holes and don't let them lay new threads. Try to reuse the old threads when you're putting it back together because the plastic can't handle doing that forever. Use your fingers to keep a firm clamp on the plastic shell whenever you're putting screws back in. Don't forget about the two tiny screws inside the memory pak/rumble pak plug.

>>11912739
My benchmarks with kitsch bent parts (pic related) were weak, which was noticeable in games. I had better results with >>11912584. The stick felt very grindy even though it was new and had lube. You may you have better luck because it seems the quality varies, which is another reason I don't like them.

I had to carefully remove excess plastic from the gears for them to work, however the gears are the best part. I recommend those for rebuilding trashed OEM modules.

If I was in charge of Kitsch Bent I would improve the quality to match OEM and then up the price. Currently their parts are so cheap they could triple the price and it'd still be cheap compared to other options. Good OEM sticks are all that most people want. Speedrunners want steel sticks for durability and because you can tweak them for performance.

>>11913337
To reuse the old threads you can turn the screw backwards in the hole until you feel it drop into place. If it's in the same threads as before it should turn easily. If you're using a lot of pressure something probably isn't right, but the screws can just be like that sometimes.

>>11908704 (OP)
The N64 is probably Nintendos most cursed system ever desu. EVEN FUCKING TODAYS TIME,NS2 CARTRIDGES ARE CAUSING A HEADACHE FOR 3RD PARTIES AGAIN. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Why do 3rd parties act like 3rd worlders?

>>11912863
I like:
SM64 Sapphire
B3113 Unabadonned
Green Stars
Mario's New Earth
Kaze's port of Star Road is playable.

There's quite a few of them. Have a look on romhacking.com

>>11912693
Any reason why you want an alternative?

I really enjoy a good working N64 controller. Something about it just feels good.

The beta firmware fixed everything for the analogue controller tested it myself and it definitely works better in games like Mario Kart 64 now
https://www.reddit.com/r/n64/comments/1mffapc/the_beta_firmware_for_the_8bitdo_64_controller/

is this rumble pak fake or real? it ships from china but i can't really see any physical differences

>>11912547
>8bitdo
>decent
L M A O
>>11908906
Seriously. What does this controller do that all the other "Modern" N64 controllers doesn't? If I'm going to play Nintendo 64, I want to use the controller that was specifically designed for it and vise versa for games that were designed with the limitations of the controller. It's not like the original Playstation where you can get away with the same controller layout across generations.

>>11914035
>I want to use the controller that was specifically designed for it
That controller is specifically designed for that too

>>11914038
It's designed for modern gamer sensibilities. You can't play Golden Eye with this layout. Believe me, I tried.

>>11913941
you're retarded

the console was awesome, remember when me and my bro used to play mario party all night.Over time, using the controller intensively hurt the palm of my hand and my bro's, in that sense the controller was crap and lowered points to the console, it still left me with many anecdotes and I spent many good times with it and my bro

>>11914035
>>8bitdo
>>decent
>L M A O
Have you actually used it?

>>11914060
exlain

>>11913634
Did you re-calibrate with L+R+Start before you did your test? Were the encoder wheels spinning freely?

>>11913642
Yes, that's exactly right.

>>11914252
No, but I'm not going to spend money on a brand that is known to have QC issues.

>>11914393
m8 that was like five years ago. Their current lineup is rock solid.

>>11914364
>Did you re-calibrate with L+R+Start before you did your test?
It was a while ago but I think I did
>Were the encoder wheels spinning freely?
Not at first, but I widened the holes and then they were.

>>11914393
Don't knock it til you try it. I got one recently and it's pretty good. It has worked well with every game I've tried, not tried F-Zero yet. It costs like $20.

>>11913659
A lot of my favorite hacks have "Unknown" compatibility, because I'm guessing no one tested them. I don't have my flashcart yet, so can you test this out https://romhacking.com/hack/star-revenge-625-luigis-adventure-dx and see if it works? It's my favorite hack. It's fairly complex so I'm guessing it doesn't.

>>11914703
https://romhacking.com/hack/shining-stars-3-sanctuary-of-the-star-comet this one too

>>11914703
>>11914808
OK, I'll test those. I have an EverDrive 64 X7 by the way.

>>11914826
>I have an EverDrive 64 X7 by the way
The one I ordered is a Summercart but I'm guessing the compatibility isn't too different

>>11914865
Yeah I think so. I tested both and they show grey bars and then the title appears for a second but it's all glitchy, pressing the buttons does nothing. The ROMs run fine in Parallel Launcher on my computer. So not console compatible.

>>11914693
It works fine with F-Zero X

>>11914903
Unfortunate but expected, thanks for testing

>>11914956
No problem. I needed to put a few hacks on my SD card anyway.

Is there a third party/chinkware N64 Mouse? Would kinda like to use it with the Mario Artist games/F-Zero X Expansion Kit's track editor

>>11913778
Just wondering for cheap alternatives.

>>11914686
So are you using a program loaded on to a flash cart to do those controller tests?

>>11915294
Yes I use this https://github.com/wermipls/mimi

my only good n64 controller is yellow. fuckin yellow. bullshit

>>11917312
If it's good because of the stick you can easily move it to another controller. If your other controllers have unresponsive buttons you can fix it by cleaning the contacts and rubber pads with isopropyl alcohol on a Q tip. For the pads you just need to take the shine off of them, what comes off of the pad is black and it's not dirt it's part of the pad, so minimal cleaning is preferred to avoid wearing them down.

>>11917324
You can also get new button membranes. I haven't done that yet, but I plan on it. I'll probably get them from handheldlegend.com.

>Was interested in trying this because it looked kinda cool
>Controls like absolute ass

>>11914432
Prove it.

>>11909724
Abso-fucking-lutely not. A grey n64 with what looks to be no jumper pack costing over 100 is highway robbery. You're paying the average price of a special edition console. I can almost guarantee you do not need 4 controllers either. Please be bait.

>>11917541
It has the expansion pack included, you can see it says Console(Expansion)

so N64 consoles just by themselves are usually around $70 from what I can tell, and the expansion pack is $50. OEM controllers are like $20 at the lowest. $70 + 50 + 80 = $200, so the bundle being $146 ($162 - the $16 discount) would actually save quite a bit.

>>11917546
Yeah, that guy's retarded. $146 is a pretty decent price for all that. It just sucks you don't get to inspect it before you buy it, which is something I would pay a bit extra for.
>>11917541
>Please be bait.
Something tells me you want to be the bait, not him.

Expansion Packs these days are super expensive (like around $50 in my country).
I'm glad I got mine for cheap along DK64 a decade ago

>>11918574
left path >>>> right path

>>11917332
I don't what handheldlegend's quality is like but generally original membranes are regarded as higher quality than replacements.

china moment

>buy second hand controller with a pretty decent stick
>disassemble it to apply lubricant to joystick
>notice that someone else has already opened it up because the two screws near the controller's expansion slot are gone
>also no plastic dust in the bowl, even though the controller's obviously not that pristine (it's pretty good but still just ever so slightly wobbly)
someone opened this shit up to clean it but for some reason didn't apply lubricant

>>11919293
>original membranes are regarded as higher quality than replacements
Until they're worn out.

>>11908704 (OP)
N64 was so good but I’m just going to make a list of all the games I remember off the top of my head. We had great times as kids playing some of these with 3 or 4 people!
>Snowboard Kids
>Rampage World Tour
>Extreme G
>Mario Kart 64
>Mario 64
>OoT
>Majora’s Mask
>Smash Bros
>BattleTanx
>Blast Corps
>Quest 64
>Orge Battle 64
>StarCraft 64
>Mortal Kombat 4
>MK Subzero
>MK Trilogy
>Killer Instinct Gold
>Hexen
>Glover
>Banjo Kazooie
>Pokemon Stadium
>Pokemon Snap
>Donkey Kong 64
>Diddy Kong Racing
>Perfect Dark
>Golden Eye
>DOOM 64
>1080°
>Star Fox 64
>Mischief Makers
>Mario Party (any of them)
>Turok
>Turok 2
>Star Wars Racer
>Gauntlet Legends
>WWF No Mercy
>Mega Man 64
>Bomber Man 64
>Spider-Man
>Army Men Serg Heroes
Most of these had multiplayer and we played the shit out of them. Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Extreme G, Rampage, and Perfect Dark had so many hours put in alone!

>>11920548
you're welcome

>>11920420
What am I looking at

>>11920586
I have N64 controllers that are trashed but the buttons feel fine. They seem to be much more durable than the SNES membranes.

>>11921919
chinese bootleg summercart that's missing a whole part of the board on the front including the usb port, which is likely why the RTC doesn't seem to actually work

>>11921957
*back, not front

>>11921921
I have some worn out buttons on a N64 controller of mine. Rapid fire A on Star Fox probably has something to do with it. I haven't taken the membrane off and cleaned it up, but I doubt that's gonna do anything. They aren't made to last forever. I bet the HHL membranes will be just fine.

>>11913941
since no one else is going to tell you i'll drop a pity reply: there is no way to tell from that picture. however, being that it ships from china and they have sold many. many of them i would wager it is a chinese reproduction.

>>11913941
A real rumble pak has a black frame with a red shape in the center bottom.

I recently picked up a big ass crt i found with a bunch of inputs. Does 64 look best with S video or component? Or stick with being a composite chad?

>>11921226
Banjo Tooie fps stages, Jet Force Gemini, DK64, Duke Nukem 64, Turok Rage Wars and Magical Tetris Challenge was my friend groups go-to games, besides the obvious stuff. Also a surprising amount of Clayfighter and Dark Rift.

>>11922738
N64 doesn't work with Component without modification. You'll have to use S-video, and yes it looks much better than Composite.

>>11908704 (OP)
>people keep talking about how Ares is a good n64 emulator
>download it
>play re2
>it fucking freezes when you meet claire in the stars office
Fuck this gay shit

Been getting the itch to buy another N64, bros. Sold my childhood console and games many years ago for weed or 360 games or some dumb shit... man, do I regret it. The based machine is calling me once again. So many fucking good times.
>playing OoT over and over again eith different dungeon order or self imposed challenges
>Gauntlet and Smash with drunk buddies
>absolutely smacking said drunk buddies in MK64 block fort battles by picking bowser and taking their balloons just by ramming into them with no weapons
>endless nights spent playing DOOM and Quake 64
>getting all the medals in SF64
>renting trippy puzzle games like Wetrix, Tetrisphere and Charlie Blasts' Territory on rainy weekends
I need to RETVRN.

>>11922770
Are modern 3rd party S-video cables decent quality, or should I see out an official Nintendo cable?

>>11922816
I use a cheap generic S-video cable, and it works just fine for me.
If you want to be absolutely sure you get no noise you should get a thicker, shielded cable like from Insurrection.
No need to go OEM for this since they're more expensive than the quality third party stuff which are just as good.
Just make sure whatever you buy only has the S-video, white, and red connectors. Don't get one if it has the yellow composite video connector as well.

>>11922816
Get a Monster Cable S-Video. Glorious specimen. Super long, nice and thick, beautiful gold contacts. Love mine. Got one in good condition for $60 off ebay a couple years back. Cleaned up my image a lot. My N64 can sometimes look incredible on my 27" Trinitron. Best decision ever.

>>11922780
Do it, mate.

>>11922723
Example? I can't find a Rumble Pak on ebay that has a "red shape".

>>11922779
For the longest time RE2 froze in every single N64 I tried (long before Ares); at least you got lucky, in Leon's scenario it freezes at the end when Ada dies; anyway it works with Mupen64+. I beat the game with that.

If you really have to play one of the worsts versions of RE2 that is.

>>11923620
>every single N64 I tried
every single emulator*

video I made to showcase how the game constantly changes resolution

>>11921957
Yeah, see even with the hardware being open source you still can't trust them all.

>>11908786
it was a good call to make them sprites, especially with the the modeling knowhow of the time, and it made great use of a capability exclusive to cartridges. PS1 could not do that kind of instantaneous random access.

>>11923621
Can't you just disable the expansion pak in the emulator?

>>11924096
You're still getting internal resolution changes without the expansion pack, they're just not as extreme. There is a lot of confusion on how the game handles resolutions between inner and output resolution.

>>11923873
it still works fine despite the board being inexplicably modified by chinese bootleggers, except for Paper Mario not being able to save and crashing when you make a new game because of that

>>11924120
real rumble paks don't look like that

>>11924120
this is what's in that picture

I guess you can call that a framerate.

>>11924550
real rumble paks don't have a wireframe on them

>>11923620
>>11923621
I like the n64 version cause of the blood color and it has my favorite Leon costume in it

Don't forget to try in mind

>>11924950
>can't see in ultraviolet, aka wavelengths of 64 nanometers
NGMI

this controller i bought has a black front piece but a gray back piece
what possible reason could there be to create this
did you fuckin lose the other back piece

I thought this was gonna be a shit game but it's pretty fun

>>11926801
>doesn't underatans mismatch
NGMI

>>11908704 (OP)
That vid is literally scat

>>11926801
>>11926838
huh, apparently people actually did that
i'm gonna swap out the grey back with a red one, that would probably look cool

>>11926801
>>11926838
>>11927757
and it was an actual variant in japan
i wonder if there's any way to tell whether it's this or a mismatched one

>>11925273
Translation Patch when??

I opened up 5 different N64 controllers recently and all the PCB backs were different in some way.
I have no idea what the significance of this may be but I thought it was interesting.

>>11929065
Continous revisions? Same with the genesis controller, every one I openend is different

I have a blueretro n64 adapter, works fine with my nova lite.

>>11928647
The text is too crazy and full of slang.

>>11930827
mine disconnects every 5 secs

>>11924553
>a fucking flashing light with the rumble

based MadCats

New Banjo-Kazooie romhack coming soon
https://youtu.be/QTExnSahoqY

I need the Mario Kart 64 experts to tell me how the fuck I drive/drift through Choco Mountain, Banshee's Boardwalk, and Bowser's Castle. Every time I'm casually playing the game on 150cc/Extra mode, I'm fucking anxious and wide-eyed trying to perfectly hit some of these turns. And then the rubberbanding cheater ass AI is getting free speed boosts so it's even more hellish.

I fucking love the game but I don't get the technique to drive through these levels cleanly.

>>11939840
Practice them on Time Trial mode, for drifting a single quick tap of the analog stick is enough to make the drift letters change colors, also try hopping for some turns and curves, overall try to get better at getting mini turbos and proper powerslides, the CPU cheats yes but if you're able to keep a lead by doing mini turbos then they shouldn't be that much of an annoyance, also try to keep items in case one of them is getting nearby, dont just drop them the moment you get one.
Choco Mountain is easy, you should not fear the turn near the end that much, though try to keep the leadership, this track is very bad in regards to red shells' tracking and the CPU can get a very ridiculous advantage if you fuck up once.
Bowser's Castle is sorta tricky with the thwomps and the hard turns but you can get used to it, some turns imo are easier by hopping constantly instead of drifting.
Banshee Boardwalk is probably the hardest track in the game, get a better feel of the slippery controls and if you feel like you're going too fast, tap the brake button or stop holding the A button.

I wish we lived in a world in which the 64DD didn't get utterly fucked up. I wanna see what shit Big N woulda done with it

Can anyone confirm that this movement glitch in N64 RE2 is also on real hardware?

Basically, when you're holding a direction, then abruptly switch to the opposite direction, the game takes a split second to catch up and change direction. This doesn't happen in the other versions of the game. Also happens when you're holding a direction, open the inventory, hold the opposite direction, close the inventory (as seen as the end of the video)

Obviously needs to use the og tank controls

>>11940239
Here is a better video for it comparin N64 to PSX

>>11913337
>When I got in-game I was getting just a tiny bit of drift
That's because you have to file out the holes that the little black circle goes into. They come a little too tight from Kitch-bent. This file set is what you need, get the triangle file and just put it in the hole, press it in and spin it around until the tip of the file touches your finger. If the stick binds up, get the circle file and file down the groves the gears ride on on the top of the bowl, then get an exacto knife and scrape off the flashing from the plastic on the gear where it makes contact with the bowl. People have bad things to say about their parts because they expect them to be drop in replacements with no fine fitment, but once you get the hang of it, you can bust out a 64 stick rebuild in about 5 minutes.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-6-Piece-Needle-File-Set-TR17075C-0-18lbs-New-Condition/49944457?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1600&from=/search

Damn I love Tetrisphere.

I got my Summercart
I will 100% F-Zero X with the Expansion Kit on it

I noticed from using my real N64 that emulators, using a real N64 controller with an adapter and on 100% range, are just ever so slightly more sensitive with a shorter range than the controllers on actual console.
Is this an issue with emulators or maybe my adapter? (using a Mayflash adapter)

>>11944024
btw by emulators I mean Project64 3.0 and ParaLLEl Launcher
On real N64 it literally takes the entire range of the stick to get to Mario's full run but on emu Mario goes into a full run just a little bit before that

Does the Summercart64 work without a Jumper Pak? Not a stupid question I promise, I'm only asking because for a little bit it (or the system) wasn't detecting my Expansion Pak but it was still running games. Not DK64 of course but like Mario 64 worked fine. I wiggled the Expansion Pak a little and it started working again so I definitely do have an Expansion Pak. Can the Expansion Pak itself lose its memory functionality but still function as a Jumper Pak?

>>11944036
could be a problem with your expansion pak

>>11944043
I'm leaning towards that, but I didn't even know it was possible for the Expansion Pak to still function as a Jumper Pak without expanding memory? I could barely find anything online about this.

Is there anything I can do to better tune my DS4 controller for N64 emulation? Like adjusting the output curves in some way with Steam or using some emulator setting? Playing Sin and Punishment was rough but Jet Force Gemini is straight up unplayable.

>>11944036
Pull it out, inspect it, blow it and the console contacts out with compressed air, shake it a little to see if anything's loose, possibly clean the contact if need be, replace it, see if it works, wiggle it, see if it is inserting properly, maybe disassemble it and have a look at the PCB, look for anything off. It's possible the capacitors are bad. I think an anon posted a pic of his expansion pak and the capacitors had visible damage on them. It's also possible your PSU is bad, which will affect your console's components and their performance. It's best to thoroughly inspect everything in and around your console's setup.

>>11940324
>file out the holes that the little black circle goes into
Nope. Didn't need to. Besides, why would you use a triangle to file a half-round hole? It would be better to use the correct size round shape so you don't get any irregularities. Honestly, taking a strip of like 300+ wet sand paper and working that around the gear would work just as well, but you'd want a way to clamp the piece down.

No Atari 2600? That seems like an easy one.

Whatever GB emulator came with my Summercart fucking sucks, I've tested Castlevania II and Kirby's Dream Land and on the former the inputs don't work and on the latter it doesn't even boot, what's the good one that people say works with everything?

>>11945505
also I just noticed it only came with 55 NES roms and these are two of them

>>11945505
that shit's nearly as old as the N64 itself

>>11945514
jesus christ they really did include the one made in fucking 1998
i didn't even know they had n64 homebrew back then

>>11945519
leaks gave n64 emulation/hacking a huge headstart

>>11908704 (OP)
the console peaked with Donkey Kong 64

>>11913941
>ships from china
lol, lmao even

Possibly stupid question, the N64 has a PC-Engine Emulator, but does it work with PCE CD games like Rondo of Blood? Would that even be a possibility? It's kinda funny to think of an N64 running a disc-based game from a cart.

Still hoping for a Sega Genesis/Master System Emulator for N64.
I think there's an old SMS emulator but I couldn't get it working.

>>11908704 (OP)
How do I dump my n64 games