Topic: N64 Won't Display Properly

I decided to get my N64 out and play it. It seems to power on just fine, but nothing came on the tv and nothing came through the audio connection, either. I didn't see any breaks in the wires, so I don't know what's going on. It's probably been about 10 years since I've played it and it worked fine the last time I tried it.

I tried two games and nothing showed up. I remembered that the N64's cables were the exact same as the Gamecube, so I dug out my old broken Gamecube and got the av cables.

Same issue. No video or sound.

I started by plugging it into the front av port on my vcr, in the video connector and the put the audio connector into my surround sound. Like I said, there was no video from the vcr and no audio on my surround sound with either the gamecube cable and the original N64 cable. Next, I tried putting the video into the video plug on my tv, and still no video.

When I turn the N64 on, the little red light on the front comes on.

Any ideas ? Should I just get a whole new N64 ? Or would a new set of cables help ?

What's a VCR? Is that some sort of adapter?

@Tasuki

I hope you are kidding or I am feeling very old

@Spottedfeather you might want to check the game pak itself. The N64 won't output anything if the game doesn't work or is not connecting - old dirty carts often need their connectors cleaning before they will work.

@Spottedfeather Have you checked if your Jumper Pak or Expansion Pak is in place?

I second this. I experience similar issues with my n64 but usually removing and replacing the cartridge a few times solves it. I think in my case, however, the issue is the slot rather than the cartridges themselves.!

I managed to get the N64 working. I'm not sure what was wrong, but I think it was just dirty. I used a tiny amount of Windex on a q-tip and cleaned the games and the connector on the inside of the console. That seems to have worked. I did check the Jumper pak, but that seems to be in as tight as it can get. It's never been removed and still has the do not remove sticker on the top.

@Spottedfeather Alright, I'm happy for you. Have fun!

yaa his N64 lives..now lets hope ther eisnt much drift on his controller.