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'''''Super Mario 64 Disk Drive''''' was a planned port of ''Super Mario 64'' to the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. Originally set to release in 1999, it would have served as a launch title for the | '''''Super Mario 64 Disk Drive''''' was a planned port of ''Super Mario 64'' to the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. Originally set to release in 1999, it would have served as a launch title for the Disk Drive add-on. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In 1996, Nintendo had launched their newest console, the Nintendo 64. While other systems such as the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn had moved onto using discs for their consoles, the Nintendo 64 fell behind as it still | In 1996, Nintendo had launched their newest console, the Nintendo 64. While other systems such as the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn had moved onto using discs for their consoles, the Nintendo 64 fell behind as it still utilized cartridges. Instead of cutting the Nintendo 64's lifespan, Nintendo opted to try an add-on for the system to allow for disk usage. In 1995, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive one year after announcing the system itself.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/06/business/nintendo-delays-introduction-of-ultra-64-video-game-player.html Nintendo announces the Disk Drive.] Retrieved 17 Feb '18</ref> The add-on would utilized magnetic disks instead of the standard game cartridges available for the system. Despite this early accessory release, the Disk Drive missed many launch dates, but eventually came out in Japan on December 1st, 1999, with a planned US release for the near future.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020105102040/http://ign64.ign.com/news/9946.html IGN confirming the Disk Drive's launch date.] Retrieved 17 Feb '18</ref> The add-on was a massive failure with those who owned the console and was discontinued in 2001, never seeing release outside of Japan. Due to this, several games and expansion packs that were in development for the Disk Drive were subsequently cancelled, including an enhanced port of ''Super Mario 64''. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
Before being found, little was known about ''Super Mario 64 DD'' aside from the fact that it had the same graphics and style as its predecessor, and that Luigi | Before being found, little was known about ''Super Mario 64 DD'' aside from the fact that it had the same graphics and style as its predecessor, and that Luigi had become a playable character. There was reportedly a demo of this concept, but there was a lack of any legitimate images or videos to prove this. While ''Super Mario 64 DD'' was never officially released, ''Super Mario 64 DS'' can be seen as the fruition of these ideas. Many fans speculated that the game was going to be the rumoured ''Super Mario 64 2''. The magazine ''Famitsu'' claimed to have sources close to the project that confirmed ''Super Mario 64 Disk Drive'' was to be a sequel to ''Super Mario 64''.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/nintendo-sequel-rumblings IGN covers various N64 DD games.] Retrieved 17 Feb '18</ref> This can be debunked by the fact that the found disk drive shows no new game, but instead an enhanced port of ''Super Mario 64''. | ||
==Reemergence== | ==Reemergence== | ||
Footage of the Disk Drive release of ''Super Mario 64'' had surfaced in 2014 when a French collector found the game at a second-hand store in Japan.<ref>[https://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/unreleased-64dd-version-of-super-mario-64-discovered Retro Gamer article announcing the game's discovery.] Retrieved 17 Feb '18</ref> The only real discernible differences between the Disk Drive variant and the original game were better textures, different castle music, slightly longer loading times, and buggy encounters with the Wiggler boss in Tiny-Huge Island. It's unknown if any further development of the game was made, but it's speculated that the game found was just a tech demo for the Disk Drive that Nintendo made to show the hardware's potential to the press. The disk has since been dumped, and the games ROM is available to download on 64dd.org.<ref>[https://64dd.org/dumps_u.html The download link to the games ROM.] Retrieved 12 Sept '19</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
Revision as of 16:25, 24 September 2019
A screenshot of the games title screen.
Status: Found
Date found: Jun '14
Found by: afonfjv (aka jimmy130)
Super Mario 64 Disk Drive was a planned port of Super Mario 64 to the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. Originally set to release in 1999, it would have served as a launch title for the Disk Drive add-on.
Background
In 1996, Nintendo had launched their newest console, the Nintendo 64. While other systems such as the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn had moved onto using discs for their consoles, the Nintendo 64 fell behind as it still utilized cartridges. Instead of cutting the Nintendo 64's lifespan, Nintendo opted to try an add-on for the system to allow for disk usage. In 1995, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive one year after announcing the system itself.[1] The add-on would utilized magnetic disks instead of the standard game cartridges available for the system. Despite this early accessory release, the Disk Drive missed many launch dates, but eventually came out in Japan on December 1st, 1999, with a planned US release for the near future.[2] The add-on was a massive failure with those who owned the console and was discontinued in 2001, never seeing release outside of Japan. Due to this, several games and expansion packs that were in development for the Disk Drive were subsequently cancelled, including an enhanced port of Super Mario 64.
Details
Before being found, little was known about Super Mario 64 DD aside from the fact that it had the same graphics and style as its predecessor, and that Luigi had become a playable character. There was reportedly a demo of this concept, but there was a lack of any legitimate images or videos to prove this. While Super Mario 64 DD was never officially released, Super Mario 64 DS can be seen as the fruition of these ideas. Many fans speculated that the game was going to be the rumoured Super Mario 64 2. The magazine Famitsu claimed to have sources close to the project that confirmed Super Mario 64 Disk Drive was to be a sequel to Super Mario 64.[3] This can be debunked by the fact that the found disk drive shows no new game, but instead an enhanced port of Super Mario 64.
Reemergence
Footage of the Disk Drive release of Super Mario 64 had surfaced in 2014 when a French collector found the game at a second-hand store in Japan.[4] The only real discernible differences between the Disk Drive variant and the original game were better textures, different castle music, slightly longer loading times, and buggy encounters with the Wiggler boss in Tiny-Huge Island. It's unknown if any further development of the game was made, but it's speculated that the game found was just a tech demo for the Disk Drive that Nintendo made to show the hardware's potential to the press. The disk has since been dumped, and the games ROM is available to download on 64dd.org.[5]
Gallery
See Also
External Link
References
- ↑ Nintendo announces the Disk Drive. Retrieved 17 Feb '18
- ↑ IGN confirming the Disk Drive's launch date. Retrieved 17 Feb '18
- ↑ IGN covers various N64 DD games. Retrieved 17 Feb '18
- ↑ Retro Gamer article announcing the game's discovery. Retrieved 17 Feb '18
- ↑ The download link to the games ROM. Retrieved 12 Sept '19