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Episode 329: April shortlist – N64 Platformers

Retro Asylum about 2 months ago

Mads, Mark and Chris take back control of the game club and choose some VERY GOOD N64 3D platform games for the April game club shortlist Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! …
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Evercade plans for 2024 include new hardware

Portable Gaming Roundup about 2 months ago

Evercade is off to its traditional slow start to the year, with a couple of carts to keep us retro fans happy and tempt the owners of the core Evercade hardware or the Super Pocket models. But the new roadmap reveals plenty of fun to come. Update …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • Speedruns on Regular Core and Gameplay Accuracy

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Could be feasible to perform speedruns on regular core for those games that don't have issues, or these things may differ:Game speed (not FPS but physical movement) at different/higher speedGlitches and bugs reproducing more/less/different than in origina …
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Polymega's N64 Module Sells Out, New Stock Coming In June

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Base systems still in stock.Polymega maker Playmaji has revealed that it has sold out of its EM05 Ultra Element Module – the bolt-on accessory that allows users to run N64 titles.The module went on sale earlier this year and allows you to use physical N6 …
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Random: Did You Know About Star Fox 64's Hidden On-Foot Mode?

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The mode was one of the most challenging in-game rewards to unlock.Considering Star Fox 64 came out back in 1997, you'd think that its potential to surprise would become somewhat diminished over the years.Nevertheless, recently on Twitter, we stumbled acro …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • How Does the N64 Turbo Core Work?

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I would like to know more about how the Turbo Core of the N64 works:Only increases the framerateOnly increases the game speed (how fast you move in terms of distance per time)BothSo for example if I do a speedrun with the core in turbo mode, will take les …
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Game Preservationists Unearth New Footage Of Cancelled N64 Racer

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Could Rev Limit have been Nintendo's answer to Ridge Racer before Ridge Racer 64?The game preservationists over at Hard4Games have just released some newly unearthed footage of Rev Limit — Seta's cancelled racer that was in development from the mid-to-la …
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Princess Peach: Showtime! Marks Return Of Goemon Director After 27 Years

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Good-Feel's Etsunobu Ebisu is back in the director's chair.Princess Peach: Showtime! has just launched on Switch, and the credits have thrown up a surprising fact – the game marks the directorial return of Etsunobu Ebisu, who last fulfilled that particul …
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This Might Be The Easiest Way To Fix Saturn's Irksome Save Data Issue

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"No more epoxy blues!".We love the Sega Saturn here at Time Extension. Sure, it may have come dead last in the console war with PS1 and N64, but it's home to some truly amazing games, including Guardian Heroes, Panzer Dragoon Saga, SEGA Rally, Princess Cro …
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Super Mario Sunshine On N64 Looks Better Than You Might Expect

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"This is a real hardware recording".Kaze Emanuar – a modder who has spent the past few years learning the complexities of N64 development in order to push it to its limits – has just shown off footage of Super Mario Sunshine running via his powerful SM …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • F-Zero Controlls

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Hi there,does anybody have a controller setup which works with latest core and F-Zero ? I can play nearly every game perfect with my PS 4 Gamepad.But F Zero i cant control anything during the race. Anything to setup different to the other Nintendo64 Games …
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Top: in Super Mario 64, the wooden doors in Peach’s Castle (leading e.g. to the rear courtyard) have…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Top: in Super Mario 64, the wooden doors in Peach’s Castle (leading e.g. to the rear courtyard) have a texture with metal elements that include visible hinges (on the left in the image). The handle of each door, naturally, is on the opposite side fro …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • Using libdragon to compile hacks/homebrew?

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

This could be a bit of a longshot, but thought I’d ask…I’ve recently discovered some romhacks/homebrew for N64 listed here: https://n64squid.com/ For some of these, you have to compile them from source (such as Wolfenstein 64, Commander Keen, and Fi …
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Random: This Frankenstein Wii / N64 / GameCube Console Gives Us Nightmares

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Yes this is real".Aftermarket mods can result in some truly amazing bespoke creations, such as backlit Game Boys and consolised Neo Geo MVS systems.However, sometimes the world of homemade mods throws up some more (ahem) "unique" offerings, and that's pre …
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Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Is An N64-Inspired Collectathon With A Twist

Time Extension about 2 months ago

It's a platformer with no jump button!For most indie developers, summing up their video game inside a single sentence can be a challenge. How do you accurately reflect the experience you're trying to create while still keeping things brief and to the point …
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Feature: Did This Bizarre Nintendo Software Inspire The Mario Paint Series?

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"That’s where Mario Paint came from basically".As you may or may not recall, last year we interviewed the Star Fox programmer Giles Goddard about his career at Nintendo or an article for the site. This saw us asking Goddard all kinds of questions about h …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • N64 Core Development Ends

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Robert has posted to his Patreon about the reaching the end of the N64 development.If you are already or wish to become a Patreon you can read the post directly here:https://www.patreon.co... …
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Here's How Nintendo Reacted To The PlayStation Beating The N64

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"I can’t deny the fact that the PlayStation is selling well around the world.".While the Nintendo 64 managed to secure a second-place position in the console wars in the West, it was a slightly different story in Japan.According to Nintendo's own figures …
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JRPG Breath Of Thunder "Unlikely" To Get Funded, So Here's Mighty No. 9 Instead

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"The internet hates my Kickstarter".Sungrand's Jerrel Dulay has admitted that his ambitious multi-platform JRPG Breath of Thunder is unlikely to hit its crowdfunding goal of $30,510 AUD, let alone the other lofty stretch goals intended to secure a release …

Other Console Cores • N64 Switch Controller Issue with N64 Core

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

So I have two of the N64 Nintendo Switch online controllers. I have one of them connected via Bluetooth to my MiSTer. Everything seems to work well except for the up and down inputs from the analog stick.I can move the curser left and rift using the analo …
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JRPG 'Breath Of Thunder' Could Come To The Jaguar, Saturn, N64 And (Reads Notes) Virtual Boy

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Update: First footage revealed.Update : The first footage of the game has been released:Original Story : Sungrand's Jerrel Dulay, the Australian indie developer behind the seemingly unstoppable Silver Falls series, has just launched a Kickstarter for a new …
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Square Had Huge Plans For The N64 Before It Fell Out With Nintendo

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The company was ready to invest ¥350 Million into Nintendo's new console.As many will no doubt know already, prior to the release of Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation 1 in 1997, Square was initially planning to develop the game for the Nintendo 64, eve …
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The Genius Behind Portal 64 Gets VR Working On The N64

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Because why the heck not!James Lambert — the developer behind the fanmade Portal 64 project (which was sadly shut down in January) — has just released a new video on his YouTube channel demonstrating VR working on real N64 hardware.In the past, we've s …
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Bitmap's N64: A Visual Compendium Launches Today, And We've Had A Look

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"A console that changed the gaming world".Bitmap Books has been running its excellent 'Visual Compendium' series for a while now, covering some of the most iconic gaming platforms of the past few decades. Now, it's the turn of the Nintendo 64, the machine …
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'Infinite Mario 64' Lets You Play Super Mario 64 Until The End Of Time

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"What if you could play Mario 64... forever?".A new Super Mario 64 fan game has just launched, which asks the question "What if you could play Mario 64... forever?"Infinite Mario 64, as the new fan project is called, is a PC-based game that uses a plug-in …