N64 on a chip??? - This might be interesting

mchammer · Post by **mchammer** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:25 pm

Found some info (not sure how old it is) regarding an N64-on-a-chip controller? did it ever get released?

wiki site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_iQue

product site: (not in english - but good pics)
http://www.ique.com/M_Player.htm

Could be usefull for the modders/portablizers out there.

Anyhoo - have a looksie

Laterz

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:39 pm

It would be quite ideal for use here, but there are just too many unknowns right now. Since they're only available in China, and released by Nintendo, there's a good chance it'll never be available here. As well, there's little chance we could add a cart slot onto one of these things, and without getting those games from the vendors in China, the system is basically worthless to portablize.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:43 pm

It's not an n64-on-a-chip. It's an n64 substitute on a chip, you need to specifically alter the n64 game before it works on it, thus, you can't add a cartridge slot and expect it to play n64 games. It may make a nice portable if you live in china and have access to its games, or only want to play a limited subset of games, but as a general-purpose n64-P, it's not very useful...

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:43 pm

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:06 pm

After Electric Rain builds us a gamecube harddrive reader, he had better build us a N64oac.

Or i will harness his own electrifying raindrops against him!

SS

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:25 pm

The iQue question appears quite often, perhaps we should address it in a sticky? Something to the effect of "Before posting about an iQue" would be eye-catching, i suppose...

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:11 am

Stickys are just as annoying, I hate it too but it only happens once every few months.

What we need is a(nother?) sticky that says "NO LAPTOP SCREENS"

hailrazer · Post by **hailrazer** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:05 pm

timmeh87 wrote:Stickys are just as annoying, I hate it too but it only happens once every few months.

What we need is a(nother?) sticky that says "NO LAPTOP SCREENS"

Laptop screens work fine with a $100 controller and about a 4 week wait for it to be programmed

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:38 pm

timmeh87 wrote:Stickys are just as annoying, I hate it too but it only happens once every few months.

What we need is a(nother?) sticky that says "NO LAPTOP SCREENS"

I agree that stickys are annoying, but there seems to be an increase in stickys in this forum recently for no apparent reason, and was hoping that maybe one with a point could be formed

Post by **marshallh** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:21 am

The iQue is old news, basically a redesigned N64 with an on-die PI interface. This means, NO CART SLOT.

The game cartridges are regular old NAND flash, and also encrypted to hell.