any N64 users?

andyr300 · 04-08-2009, 9:07 PM

hey all,

I was thinking of digging out ym N64 for some big screen projector action.

What's the best way to feed the signal into my amp, N64 never did RGB did it only composite/s-video?

thanks,
Andy

Marv · 04-08-2009, 9:17 PM

Speak of the Devil,

I just bought a lad a work a N64 off Ebay and bought myself a Logictech Scart lead for mine at the same time. Dug mine out at the weekend and had a quick blast on Mario Kart and Mario Tennies. The Gameplay is still as fresh as ever.

I bought mine way back in 98 when I was 11, Paid £149 for it new from Electronics Boutique can't remember if that was with a game or not though. Mario 64 was the first game i had followed by Goldeneye and then Mario Kart which i got from Christmas. Conkers BFD was the last game i ever bought, there's still i few games i would'nt mind picking up sometime.

It was funny being at school as 98% of kids had Playstations and did'nt want to know about 32bit vs 64bit graphics.

redsquirrell · 05-08-2009, 7:50 AM

The PAL N64 - i believe the best output you can get is s video.

NTSC N64s (JPN and USA) can be modded for RGB output, or just run a emulator though the projector probably with upscaled graphics.

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Originally Posted by andyr300

hey all,

I was thinking of digging out ym N64 for some big screen projector action.

What's the best way to feed the signal into my amp, N64 never did RGB did it only composite/s-video?

thanks,
Andy

shuzzbutt · 05-08-2009, 9:22 AM

also, I've found it impossible to feed the n64 through my amp using composite video- the sound is there, but the picture just rolls and blacks out a lot

mattrixdesign2 · 06-08-2009, 9:19 AM

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Originally Posted by redsquirrell

The PAL N64 - i believe the best output you can get is s video.

NTSC N64s (JPN and USA) can be modded for RGB output, or just run a emulator though the projector probably with upscaled graphics.

I thought the best Pal out put was composite (with a possible hack/solder for S-Video?).

I have one at home, but I can not get it to play back on my TV, I think it is because I have a Gamecube lead that could be RGB only

beecee · 12-08-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mattrixdesign2

I thought the best Pal out put was composite (with a possible hack/solder for S-Video?).

I have one at home, but I can not get it to play back on my TV, I think it is because I have a Gamecube lead that could be RGB only

nope, early pal units were s-video, they removed s-video when they brought out the coloured N64 machines, from then on its was composite only.

best to go for US/Jap unit and mod for RGB, but i think you need to watch model numbers as some cant be modded.

gizlaroc · 12-08-2009, 12:52 PM

I just dug out my N64 the other day, been playing Mario 64 again, got to be in the top 5 games of all time.

Then started Majoras Mask, a bit of Jet Force Gemini, Waverace, Pilot Wings, Sin and Punishment, 1080º, Yoshi (jap cart can't reme,ber the title) and of course Zelda - Ocarina, which is the best video game ever made.

At the time everyone moaned that there were not enough games for the machine, but I could only really play one new one every couple of months and I was still playing it long after the PS2 was released.

Anyone who considers themselves a gamer has to own an N64.

Mine is a Jap machine, bought on the morning of the Jap launch for £600 with Mario and Pilotwings and worth every penny for those two games alone.
RGB modded of course.

beecee · 12-08-2009, 2:22 PM

yup, N64 was (and still is) a great machine, US machine RGB modded and tabs altered for me.

been picking up a lot of games i missed first time round when i was all PAL.

got sin and punishment the other week, and for the little time spent on it, its great. going to finish a couple of other games before i get right into it.

first up Zelda OOT, got about 3/4 way through first time round, so going to get it finished, then onto MM.......

will have the odd blast on KI Gold, Doom, and Starfox between the sesions of Zelda.

my 2nd fave machine, behind the Snes.

gizlaroc · 12-08-2009, 2:50 PM

Starfox, how could I have forgotton that. I love it!

SNES?? Hmmmmm??

Super Mario World
Secret of Mana
Link To The Past
Chrono Trigger
Illusion Of Gaia
Flashback
Another World
Axelay
Area 88
Yoshis Island
Pilot Wings
Super Tennis
Castlevania IV
Vampires Kiss
Loony Toons - Buster Busts Loose
Mr. Nutz
Smash TV
F Zero
Exhaust Heat II (super FX on NTSC at 60hz pilled up nearly killed me!! :P )
Mystical Ninja
Pop 'n Twinbee
Parodious
Street Fighter II
Nosferatu
ActRaiser
Mario RPG
Earthbound
Contra III
Donkey Kong
Mario Kart
Final Fantasy III (US)

Bit of a let down really!!

beecee · 12-08-2009, 3:34 PM

AND...

Super Metriod
Soul Blazer
Dirt Trax FX
Turtles In Time
Turtle Tournament Fighters
SF2 trurbo
Super SF2
The Firemen
Septentrion (SOS)
Cybernator
Macross Scramble Valkrie
Rendering Ranger
Super Star Wars/Empire/Jedi
Aladin
Donkey Kong Country 2 & 3

and....probably nae definately more

andyr300 · 12-08-2009, 6:01 PM

http://www.avforums.com/forums/denon...-receiver.html

can anyone help?

internetuser · 14-08-2009, 2:36 PM

I have my RGB Modded US N64 game, lost the power adaptor, what do I need to get it working again ?

Stuck a load of my games on ebay too this week, as I may be moving and need to off load some stuff I can not take with me

gizlaroc · 14-08-2009, 2:47 PM

You can use a power supply from a UK machine no problem.

Or if you have lost the stepdown to plug the US one in then you can get a small one from Maplins for £9.99.

*Haggler* · 14-08-2009, 10:15 PM

Threads were posted a good while ago for favourite N64 and snes games

Nintendo 64 Best game ever vote and discussion

Snes Best game ever vote and discussion

The op still doesn't seem to have found an answer to his/her problem, which they ain't going to find in a gameslist, no matter how good a list it is.

gizlaroc · 14-08-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Haggler

The op still doesn't seem to have found an answer to his/her problem, which they ain't going to find in a gameslist, no matter how good a list it is.

I presumed when he posted ....

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Originally Posted by andyr300

apparently its to do with the N64 (and a host of other equipment) not outputting in standard formats (i.e 576i/480i) they actually output at a lower resolution, and the amp just doesnt like it!

That he had sorted his problem??

*Haggler* · 14-08-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by andyr300

http://www.avforums.com/forums/denon...-receiver.html

can anyone help?

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Originally Posted by gizlaroc

I presumed when he posted ....

That he had sorted his problem??

Considering the post within that thread was made the day before the one above i doubt it, if you can help out please do so, i have no idea of such things.

gizlaroc · 14-08-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Haggler

Considering the post within that thread was made the day before the one above i doubt it, if you can help out please do so, i have no idea of such things.

It sounds right, when you feed an N64 into a scaler it often says that it is 720x240p (or similar, its been a while), however, I would imagine that some things like amps would not know what to do with this strange timing and would give a very squashed image amongst other things.

andyr300 · 16-08-2009, 8:35 AM

I only worked out why there was a problem, not how to fix it!
Might try running it through a VCR, see if that might fix it!

gizlaroc · 16-08-2009, 9:48 AM

Have you tried adjusting the output of the amp??

Setting it to bypass, or 1080i or PAL etc. if you have those options????

gizlaroc · 16-08-2009, 9:49 AM

Oh, and try different carts, some carts give different timings.

andyr300 · 16-08-2009, 9:26 PM

yep, i tried some different outputs from the amp, the picture did flick up a few times, but as soon as i did anything on the amp (i.e. exit the settings page) it would disappear again.

i only have goldeneye, because that is all i wanted to play!!