Topic: The N64 Thread

I just ordered 2 of the worst games for the n64: superman 64 and Mortal Kombat Mythologies sub zero. I own the best, might as well own some of the worst!

@ReaderRagfish My n64 guilty pleasure, oddly enough, is War Godz. Its so bad, its awesome.

Buying the few "RPGs" on the N64 meant buying Aidyn Chronicles and Quest 64 (I ended up even buying its Japanese counterpart, Eltale Monsters, after hearing it was slightly better somehow).

Do not know if it is good or bad but the cheapest N64 games I had bought (the basically "just pay for shipping" prices onlines ) were Lode Runner 64 and Japanese Pokemon Stadium 1 (which I hear is basically useless without a GB Transfer Pak, which I don't have, and a Japanese Gen 1 game, which I have, with a save file of good progress, which I don't have ).

Looking through the entire N64 library, the only things maybe approaching RPGs besides those were in the Japanese library are a game called Zool which has far too much text for my brain to process (I assume is unrelated to the Amiga '90s platformer of the same name) and maybe Custom Robo 1 and 2 but I didn't play enough of them to decide if they qualify (though I have the two localized games sitting around in the backlog, and LBX for 3DS which feels like a Level 5 knockoff of CR from the bit of it I played).

I remember that I played and beat Custom Robo Arena (DS), and I enjoyed it a lot, with the exception of final boss which was almost impossible for me but eventually I beat it. So I hope that Nintendo one day localize Custom Robo 1 and 2 to put them in the Switch Online Service (and hopefully also in e-shop, which would make them earn more money).

I got my copy of Superman 64 and my n64 won't boot it up(it will, however, boot up F-Zero X just fine). There are probably 2 reason for this: 1st the copy is not in good shape, or, and just as likely, my N64 won't let me scar myself for life by playing it.

Did you try cleaning the pins?
Had to laugh when this retro store wrote on the price sticker like "$5. It is as bad as they say it is."

@KingMike Tomorrow, I'm going to buy rubbing alcohol and clean it. But a part of me is not so sure I want to.
I did today receive Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, and that is terrible too, if for nothing more than you have to press a button to turn around.

so i was sorting through my N64 games and i found this

i had COMPLETELY forgot i even had this game

I never got that one. I always forget it exists. I may have to hit up a retro store. My coworkers have been talking about having a N64 night.

Anybody buying repro cases for their N64 collection? How are they? The majority of my N64 collection is second hand so I don't have many boxes outside of the games I owned from childhood. However those cardboard boxes aren't the best protection. I've been thinking about investing in getting cases.

@ReaderRagfish yeah it was still fun even though Goldeneye was better

@Ryu_Niiyama no i haven't tried repro cases so i'm afraid so i can't comment about how good they are but your right the cardboard cases weren't very good and if you was young like i was probably didn't last long, the only N64 games i have that still have cases are this and Ocarina of Time

I still have all my original boxes in good condition. It is just the second hand purchases that I have made. Although I may replace all of them for durability’s sake.

all my games are on a shelf with the names written on the top in pen so i know which one is which

i was young and an idiot so don't judge me too harshly

@Ryu_Niiyama Depends on what you mean by repro boxes (or is that an actual brand?).
Far as I know, there's two kinds. The ones that look like these:


Or the more basic ones, that look like these:

Those should suffice, if your boxes are still in good or relatively good condition. The first example doesn't have any space to hold the box, so all you can do is cut it open, and remodel it into a "DVD cover" type shape, and then insert it into the surrounding sleeve, or make a photo copy of the cover (there's even websites that make custom versions that are specifically designed for these plastic boxes) and insert that into the sleeve.

The latter obviously makes it more snug, since the cardboard of the original box is much thicker.

Both are good solutions, so I guess it depends upon your own personal preference. The thicker boxes are obviously a bit more sturdy, but if you've managed to keep your cardboard boxes in good shape for all these years, than the thinner plastic covers will also be more than enough to make them a little more resistant to wear and tear.

Here are the web links to all of these cases, in the same order as the pictures I posted:

https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Video-Sleeve-Insert-10-pack-...
https://www.customgamecases.com/
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Boxes-Case/32733027014.html

@ThanosReXXX those ones in the second picture look really good

@FullbringIchigo They do, don't they? They're from Custom Game Cases. The link to the website is there as well.

@ThanosReXXX you can also get them on eBay, i just had a look, some even do custom inserts for you too which is handy

@FullbringIchigo If the company itself is selling them on eBay, then I'd say go for it, but I don't trust private sellers. The best thing is always to buy straight from the source.

The bottom ones are case protectors. I have a few of those for my originals but the top pics were the ones I was asking about. I have been looking at them for a bit and now that I can I'm considering getting them. However I want to know impressions, size, weight, aesthetic, ease of close/open. I may just cave and order a few.

LOL Mine are all in my rice cooker box for now. lol. I have few organizers but since half my stuff is in storage, this allowed me to keep them with me and not take up space.

@Ryu_Niiyama I'd say check out some of the Amazon reviews, then. Personally, I don't have these, but a friend of mine has the universal boxes (the first web link), and he is quite happy with them. They fit right around the cartridge, so the boxes aren't much thicker than the cartridge, making them about the same size as an actual N64 box. And as you can see from the picture, it also holds any booklets/manual belonging to the game.

Don't know about the custom boxes though, but from what I've read, they also seem to be very popular. And of course, they have the benefit of being specifically geared towards N64 games, where the other offering is simply a generic box with several brackets inside, enabling it to store a broader variety of cartridges.

Just out of curiosity: what the heck does weight matter? They're probably no heavier than your standard DVD box, or to stay in gaming: a Sega Genesis box. It may differ a couple of grams or so, but it would seem to me that the main point should be them protecting/storing your cartridges.

EDIT:
Also, when you go to that first link on Amazon, there's several more pictures of the boxes, giving you a better idea of how they look and so on.