The Nintendo 64 was first launched in Japan in 1996, and it hit markets in North America a year later. Once the console made its way to shelves in Japan, Nintendo sold all 300,000 units on its release date. Later consoles were reserved ahead of time, costing fans a lot of money. Nintendo 64 would also be the last home console to use cartridges until the Nintendo Switch came on the market.
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The author of the upcoming The N64 Encyclopedia: Every Game Released For The Nintendo 64, Chris Scullion, is no stranger to writing comprehensive guides to consoles. This will be his latest entry in his gaming encyclopedias series, previously having covered the NES, SNES, and even Sega Genesis. Through an incredible 264 pages, gamers will be able to delve deep into the history behind what made the N64 so interesting. Topics of interest that gamers will be able to read about include what happened to the Nintendo 64DD add-on and the 400 games included in the guide, which also covers Japanese releases. Many of its iconic games have even inspired today’s fans to reinvent them, such as a fan who created a mod for GoldenEye 007 that incorporated Mario characters.
It’s no surprise that so much attention is being made by Nintendo lately. A great example of this is how the trailer for their fully animated film about Super Mario will debut, and the teaser poster excited many fans. Eagle-eyed viewers even noticed nods to Mario’s time in pixel form with retro items in the background. As a successor to the Super Nintendo System, the Nintendo 64 saw the famous plumber evolve from his humble beginnings to what gamers see today - a fully 3D character.
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