It’s functional, too, capable of running any N64 cartridge with full controller support that adopts some clever ways of duplicating the N64’s unique winged controller setup. The result is a polished, precise-looking device that steers clear of some of the rough-edged appearance of previous modders’ homemade downsizing efforts. He used computer modeling software to render the cool yellow case, and then sent the design to a 3D printer. What he couldn’t salvage from the N64 itself, GmanModz sourced in the open tech marketplace from widely-available silicon. “This is 100 percent a real N64 that plays real game cartridges,” GmanModz explains in the clip, noting that all the vital bits were simply whittled down from original N64 components. Unlike some previous attempts at replicating the N64’s gaming magic, this one doesn’t rely on emulators. Check out the super-techy details in the clip below: More importantly for any old school Nintendo fan, though, GmanModz’ downsized device just looks all kinds of factory-fresh cool.
But a new homemade N64 mod from YouTuber GmanModz has taken things to the tiniest extreme, with the tinkerer claiming he’s constructed “the world’s smallest N64 portable.” With a little (okay…a lot) of technical know-how and some initiative, geeky devotees to Nintendo’s retro hardware have been soldering, sculpting, and plugging their way back to the past for years. That’s where the modding community comes in.
If you wanted to play classics like Banjo-Kazooie, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark, GoldenEye 007, or pretty much any game that wasn’t among the Wii’s limited offerings, you inevitably had to pull your old Nintendo 64 out of cold storage, dust it off, blow on the game cartridge (for luck!) - and then hope all the parts still worked. Gamers from different generations carry the torch for their favorite consoles long after the latest, greatest thing has come along to replace them, and Nintendo’s first foray into 3D-camera gaming rates as one of gaming’s most revered nostalgia triggers.įans of the venerable Nintendo 64 still rue the relative dearth of N64 games to be found on the Big N’s current Switch console, leaving players longing for the days when the Wii could at least play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Star Fox, or F-Zero X through the Wii’s now-defunct Virtual Console.Įven in the Wii’s heyday, though, tons of games from the N64's deeper back catalog remained off limits.
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