Retro Club Weekender
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Preezy
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As promised here's my newly acquired N64 avec le Dark de Parfait 
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jawafour
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Preezy wrote:As promised here's my newly acquired N64 avec le Dark de Parfait
Congratulations on the new arrival, Preezy! An N64 is a beautiful thing
. Your system looks to be in great condition, too.As you've got Dark de Parfait... I guess you have the memory expansion pak rammed into the top slot of the console?
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jawafour
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Inspired by AndyXL picking up a copy of Mario 64, for this Weekender I will share my Japanese and Hong Kong copies of the game. With a little help from Mario himself 
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Me and Mario dug out the games from my cupboard and we stacked 'em up.
There were two versions of the game released in Japan. The original release (left) in 1996 was launched before the arrival of the controller rumble pack and, once that was available in 1997, Nintendo re-released the game in a rumble pack-compatible version (right).
Hong Kong versions of N64 titles were released with the packaging and in-game text being in English rather than Chinese or Japanese. This results in a product that runs on Japanese consoles at the usual 60hz but in English; very nice indeed! In the photo I am pointing at the little "For Hong Kong Only" boxed message on the packaging.
The Hong Kong releases came in UK/Europe/USA-sized boxes rather than the larger Japanese variant. As you can see, all packaging text is in English in this version of the game.
This photo captures the Japanese edition of the manual (left) and the Hong Kong version (right), showing the language variations. Both full-colour, comprehensive manuals are excellent!
I hope you enjoyed the show! I'm looking forward to seeing more items shared in this special Bank Holiday Weekender .
.Me and Mario dug out the games from my cupboard and we stacked 'em up.
There were two versions of the game released in Japan. The original release (left) in 1996 was launched before the arrival of the controller rumble pack and, once that was available in 1997, Nintendo re-released the game in a rumble pack-compatible version (right).
Hong Kong versions of N64 titles were released with the packaging and in-game text being in English rather than Chinese or Japanese. This results in a product that runs on Japanese consoles at the usual 60hz but in English; very nice indeed! In the photo I am pointing at the little "For Hong Kong Only" boxed message on the packaging.
The Hong Kong releases came in UK/Europe/USA-sized boxes rather than the larger Japanese variant. As you can see, all packaging text is in English in this version of the game.
This photo captures the Japanese edition of the manual (left) and the Hong Kong version (right), showing the language variations. Both full-colour, comprehensive manuals are excellent!
I hope you enjoyed the show! I'm looking forward to seeing more items shared in this special Bank Holiday Weekender
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Green Gecko
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"It should be common sense to just accept the message Nintendo are sending out through their actions."
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jawafour
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Green Gecko wrote:That n64 is in smashing condition. Is it just me or is it black and not dark grey?
I hesitate to chip in before Preezy has responded, but the machine is grey... unless Preezy has an exclusive personalised variant
.Hyperion wrote:Once again jawa that's pretty strawberry floating stylish. Love these Japanese versions of the games they look so cool, and you've kept them in superb condition!
Thanks, Hypes. I like to be careful with my gear. The Hong Kong version has some wear to the cardboard on the reverse side, but it was like that when I bought it. I did invest in some plastic box protectors for my N64 games and they do a great job in keeping them in good shape.
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Green Gecko
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I intend to get some of those.
Comparing greys strikes again! I suppose it's the lack of dust
Comparing greys strikes again! I suppose it's the lack of dust
"It should be common sense to just accept the message Nintendo are sending out through their actions."
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Errkal
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Green Gecko wrote:I intend to get some of those.
Comparing greys strikes again! I suppose it's the lack of dust
I thought it looked black too.
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Hypes
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It's definitely standard colour N64.
Speaking of which, I'll continue the N64 theme
These are all the games I had to hand, there's more in the collection but they're elsewhere. Sadly most of the boxes are either gone or probably crushed in an attic
Speaking of which, I'll continue the N64 theme
These are all the games I had to hand, there's more in the collection but they're elsewhere. Sadly most of the boxes are either gone or probably crushed in an attic
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Cumberdanes
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- Location: Sunderland
It arrived 
I've been after a copy of this for quite some time now having played it briefly at a friends house years ago.
The case, manual and disc are all in great condition and I'm looking forward to giving a whirl later on.
I've been after a copy of this for quite some time now having played it briefly at a friends house years ago.
The case, manual and disc are all in great condition and I'm looking forward to giving a whirl later on.
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Ironhide
- Fiend
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- Location: Autobot City
Preezy wrote:As promised here's my newly acquired N64 avec le Dark de Parfait
My French isn't great but wouldn't that be Noir Parfait?
I must say I'd forgotten just how stylish a machine the N64 was.
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Drumstick
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- AKA: Vampbuster
Perfect Dark.
Still the best FPS ever relative to time of release.
Still the best FPS ever relative to time of release.
Check out my YouTube channel!
One man should not have this much power in this game. Luckily I'm not an ordinary man.
One man should not have this much power in this game. Luckily I'm not an ordinary man.
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jawafour
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Hyperion wrote:...I'll continue the N64 theme...
That's a cool set of carts, Hypes. Worms Armageddon isn't that easy to find for the N64. Ridge Racer is a surprisingly good version. I haven't tried Wipeout on the machine; does it play well, dude?
IAmTheSaladMan wrote:It arrived
The case, manual and disc are all in great condition and I'm looking forward to giving a whirl later on.
Nice one, Salad - it does look to be in very good nick. It's a title that I've not played but, of course, it has an excellent reputation!
I did notice that the case doesn't feature a PlayStation hologram, suggesting that either it's a replacement or that it is an older (original) case that has been used as a replacement. Not looking to put it down, dude, because everything is in lovely condition - just a spot! Ironically my copies of X-COM on the PlayStation should have blank cases but I replaced them with hologram versions because the originals were damaged.
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Preezy
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- Joined in 2009
- Location: SES Hammer of Vigilance
jawafour wrote:Green Gecko wrote:That n64 is in smashing condition. Is it just me or is it black and not dark grey?
I hesitate to chip in before Preezy has responded, but the machine is grey... unless Preezy has an exclusive personalised variant
Sadly I'm not that important, it's just grey.
Drumstick wrote:Perfect Dark.
Still the best FPS ever relative to time of release.
Embarrassingly I've never played it, can't wait to get properly stuck in when the wife goes to bed
Jawa - I don't have the expansion thing but the game still runs when I've tested it quickly, do I need it?
The console and controller really are in stonkingly good condition, genuinely look brand new.
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Preezy
- Skeletor
- Joined in 2009
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Ah ok thanks for the heads up, I'll have to get one of them ordered.
World Cup 98 it is then
World Cup 98 it is then
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Corazon de Leon
Drumstick wrote:Perfect Dark.
Still the best FPS ever relative to time of release.
Could've ended that sentence after the word "ever" you know.
I've got nothing for you this week, but I am taking a trip to the local retro game shop this afternoon, so I may pick up a bargain or a SNES if there's one going.
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