With the NES and SNES Classic consoles all wrapped up, plenty have wondered whether we might see an eventual Nintendo 64 Mini system. Nintendo has said in the past that it wouldn't rule the idea out, but until such a thing becomes a reality, perhaps this fan-made attempt will do?
Introducing the world's smallest Nintendo 64 console, officially declared as such by Guinness World Records. This modified device – which we've featured previously on the site – was created by Gunnar Turnquist of Waltham, Massachusetts, and features a trimmed-down motherboard from a real system, a new, built-in LCD screen, and fully-functional N64 controller buttons, allowing you to pop in a cartridge and play on the go.
"I was inspired to make this project since I love the N64 and it was my first game console I had growing up," Turnquist explains.
Guinness World Records notes that your typical Nintendo 64 console is 2.87” (7.2 cm) tall, 10.23” (25.9 cm) wide, and 7.48” (19 cm) deep. Turnquist's device, for comparison, measures just 8.4 cm by 11.8 cm by 4.50 cm.
Of course, this isn't the first attempt at a portable N64 console. Just last year, a YouTuber user named smackedsam created a similar device, albeit with a GameCube control stick.
Thanks to Ryan for the tip!
[source guinnessworldrecords.com, via mobilesyrup.com]
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I didn't know there was even a competition for this. I'm shocked it runs so well though.
I wonder how comfortable it would be for long going sessions.
Going to be tough to beat it with the catridge that size.
I suppose you could somewhat cheat and have the cartridge stick out more.
That’s a small N64. Really small.
@pixelpatch I was thinking the same thing. Either that or 3D print custom carts that are trimmed down, or just stick the PCB in without a covering.
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Why does Guinness World Records need to declare that, though?
This just means that Turnquist presented his project to a 3rd party judicator and paid them a fee to recognise something that few other people have tried. it actually sets a bad precedent for people doing these sorts of minified handheld consoles like the Wii and SNES.
All that effort for a device that will have drifting sticks in a few months...
@Josh2396
If he can source the parts and build the entire thing to begin with, he's capable of servicing the build to clean or replace the Joy-Con sticks.
They're a common component that is used in non-Nintendo devices such as Anbernic's retro gaming handhelds.
Was a great watch. Congrats to him
It's... so... dang... cute. Grrr.
Woww i want one!!!
@RupeeClock I mean Guiness records get broken all the time, but not everyone tries to get it recognized
I will pay a thousand rupees for this.
Super cool, I’d love one, although the right stick instead of c-buttons would make some games awkward to play.
Once someone builds it into the cartridge itself, then I’ll be astonished.
This is not the world's smallest N64, because it is not an N64. And N64 is the whole of its parts, so while this may have started as an N64, once you start replacing parts, trimming it down, etc., it is no longer an N64.
But does it provide the full Mario Party blister experience?
N64 games were designed with the C buttons in mind, not a second analog stick.
@GEKGanon The Nintendo 64 of Theseus
@GEKGanon Not sure if I’m seeing this right, but it SEEMS to interface with N64 carts. So it’s probably an N64!
@pixelpatch
There's a lot of things wrong with Guinness World Records, and it's usually just that people are pulling trite stunts that nobody has attempted before in the company of someone that's being paid a lot of money to serve as a witness.
And that somehow makes Guinness the authority on that specific task or feat from there on, even if there are established communities for certain activities. Guinness drew the ire of the speedrunning community recently because of this.
The speedrunning equivalent is to set world records on games nobody is playing.
Guinness World Records declaring something just means someone payed them for the publicity. If someone builds a smaller one in the future but doesn't want to pay to have some "expert" come out to see you then this will forever keep the record.
Shadows of the Empire. What a game. With the Rogue squadron saga, it was awesome having those games on N64.
Then Microsoft passed by and that great part of gaming history ended shamefully.
Ben Heck did it 16 years ago in 2005. Albeit not quite as compact.
https://www.benheck.com/n64-portable-aka-the-ds-with-bigger-cartridges/
@TheLightSpirit soon there will be no more reason to ever be not on the toilet...
Guiness World Records over the years...
1970 - "World's Tallest Man"
2021 - "World's Smallest N64"
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@BloodNinja
The fact it can run N64 cartridges does not make it an N64. The Nintendo DS can run Gameboy cartridges, but it isn't a Gameboy.
Man I wish something like this would come to retail.
@Bobb
Thank you, Vision. lol
I mean, it is sort of like the ship of Theseus, but not. The premise being the ship of Thes is that the boards are gradually replaced until the ship is no longer comprised of the original parts. The end result would be a ship that looks like the original, but is no longer the original.
This doesn't even do that. This doesn't replace N64 parts with other N64 parts in an effort to keep it looking original; the entire point of this is to make something that is intentionally NOT the original N64. Therefore, I have to state Guinness is entirely wrong here, this it isn't the world's smallest N64, because it isn't an N64. Its like declaring something the most circle-like square.
@GEKGanon It can be argued that it is a gameboy. When you make a virtual box instance of another OS on a PC, your computer thinks it’s the real thing because it functions 100% the same way. You don’t judge these things by their exteriors alone, you also look at the outcome. Is it 100% identical? Well guess what, and you can fill in the blank lol
Subbing a joystick for the C Buttons never feels right and really doesn't work the greatest for some games like OOT and MM.
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