@HammerGalladeBro Yeah, 100%. I have a 3D printer, so I printed one that fits both so that American and Japanese carts fit snugly as they are supposed to.
@Ryu_Niiyama I hear you. The Analogue 3D looks great and I look forward to it. I'm just saying that you can absolutely play your JPN carts right now without any kind of permanent modification. It's literally just lifting a little plastic tab out of the console. But no worries, just thought I'd let you know since you said you wanted to play them.
@Ryu_Niiyama FYI, your American N64 will play Japanese carts with a tiny, harmless modification. The only region lock for the NTSC-U/J carts is a piece of plastic that lifts right out. You can 3D print a JPN sized part if you want the carts to fit snugly, or just leave it empty if you don't mind them being loose. It's as simple as taking the top shell off of the system and lifting the little piece of plastic out. I regularly play JPN carts on my NTSC-U N64 with no modding.
It just occurred to me that maybe you have a PAL console, in which case I apologize for assuming. If it's a PAL console, yeah, you would need an American or Japanese one.
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@HammerGalladeBro Yeah, 100%. I have a 3D printer, so I printed one that fits both so that American and Japanese carts fit snugly as they are supposed to.
Re: Analogue's CEO Reckons Not Even Nintendo Could Beat Its New 'N64'
@Ryu_Niiyama I hear you. The Analogue 3D looks great and I look forward to it. I'm just saying that you can absolutely play your JPN carts right now without any kind of permanent modification. It's literally just lifting a little plastic tab out of the console. But no worries, just thought I'd let you know since you said you wanted to play them.
Re: Analogue's CEO Reckons Not Even Nintendo Could Beat Its New 'N64'
@Ryu_Niiyama FYI, your American N64 will play Japanese carts with a tiny, harmless modification. The only region lock for the NTSC-U/J carts is a piece of plastic that lifts right out. You can 3D print a JPN sized part if you want the carts to fit snugly, or just leave it empty if you don't mind them being loose. It's as simple as taking the top shell off of the system and lifting the little piece of plastic out. I regularly play JPN carts on my NTSC-U N64 with no modding.
Alternatively, you can take the back off of a JPN game cartridge and a US cartridge and switch them. That's even better because it will now fit snugly without any 3D printed parts. Here's a tutorial: https://retrogamesjapan.com/how-tos/play-japanese-n64-games-us-n64-console-vise-versa/
It just occurred to me that maybe you have a PAL console, in which case I apologize for assuming. If it's a PAL console, yeah, you would need an American or Japanese one.