Nintendo 64 Disk Drive
Nintendo
Game Console - Lifespan: 1999- 2001
Information
Emulators |
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Games Location | |
File extensions | .v64 .z64 .n64 .ndd |
System Features
| Retroachievements | Netplay | Controller autoconfig |
|---|---|---|
RMG: NO lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES Ares: NO Project64: NO | RMG: NO lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES Ares: NO Project64: NO | RMG: YES lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES Ares: YES Project64: NO |
BIOS
IPL_JAP.n64 Japan | location: \bios\Mupen64plus
md5: |
IPL_USA.n64 USA | location: \bios\Mupen64plus
md5: |
IPL_DEV.n64 Development Kit | location: \bios\Mupen64plus md5: |
Controls
Same as N64
Specific System Information
Running Games with Mupen64plus_next core
There are two types of games on the Nintendo 64DD, full games and game expansions.
In order to get n64dd games running successfully, it is required to have two files per game.
a .n64 or .z64 game rom
a .ndd file (which contains the hard drive part of the game)
Both files need to have the exact same filename and in the case of the n64dd .ndd file, it must have a double extension with the same extension than the n64 rom file, added before its own extension.
Running a n64dd game extension
In the case of game expansion like the one in the example below, the n64 game is the actual ROM file for which the n64dd .ndd file is the expansion.
Example filenames with the expansion "F-Zero X Expansion Kit":
Rename n64dd .ndd file
F-Zero X - Expansion Kit (Japan).nddtoF-Zero X - Expansion Kit (Japan).n64.nddRename n64 rom file
F-Zero X (Japan).n64toF-Zero X - Expansion Kit (Japan).n64Run expansion with
F-Zero X - Expansion Kit (Japan).n64
Now from RetroBat:
Launch the .n64 (or .z64) file, not the .ndd file:
Running a n64dd full game
For the full games, you also always need two files, so the n64dd .ndd file of the full game and another n64 rom of any title that you just need to rename (pick any game from the same region as the full ndd game).
Example with the full game "SimCity 64":
Rename
SimCity 64 (Japan).nddtoSimCity 64 (Japan).n64.nddPick any n64 roms file and rename it
SimCity 64 (Japan).n64Then run
SimCity 64 (Japan).n64in RetroBat.
Now from RetroBat:
Launch the .n64 (or .z64) file, not the .ndd file:
WARNING: the core is very picky with the .ndd dump used.
If you notice that the running game is the one from the "fake .n64 or .z64 rom used", it usually means that you are not using a correct .ndd file dump.
Running Games with parallel_n64 core
Parallel_n64 core can run directly .ndd files, however it is only possible to run full N64DD games as of now (such as SimCity64), game extensions will not run with this core.
Just place the full .ndd game in your \roms\n64dd folder, select the parallel_n64 core in RetroBat and the right BIOS, and launch the .ndd game.
BIOS selection
Althrough only commercialized in Japan, US games are available for the n64dd system, as well as prototypes using a specific "dev" BIOS.
The right BIOS can be selected directly in Retrobat Games Options menu, per game.
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