FOUND: Ultra-Rare Nintendo Prototype N64 Add-On (US Version of 64DD)

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  • Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
  • In the mid 1990s, Nintendo announced the 64DD disk drive add-on for the N64 for the US market ....but it never came out. Instead the Japanese version of the drive crashed and burned upon release and it took all the hopes of US gamers ever buying one along with it. For almost 20 years it was consider a myth that an actual US retail version exists... until now. I have found a working prototype of the 64DD for the US market AND it contains a developer blue diskette inside of its drive. This unit is unique in many ways and in this video I tell you all the things that make it special...and what happens next...
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  • @modembuddy4010
    @modembuddy4010 8 років тому +603

    I hope it's Superman 64 DD. I hear they added MORE rings.

  • @gamingentertainmenttelevis2674
    @gamingentertainmenttelevis2674 6 років тому +2053

    Gamestop would still only give you 5$

    • @djcarameldeviljaycry4831
      @djcarameldeviljaycry4831 6 років тому +9

      Gaming Entertainment Television lmao

    • @fastingvegan455
      @fastingvegan455 6 років тому +11

      Gaming Entertainment Television 😆😆😆😆 or .25

    • @liebebryanify
      @liebebryanify 6 років тому +67

      And re-sell it for 80$.

    • @mattc420
      @mattc420 6 років тому +12

      Gaming Entertainment Television god damn this is the most true thing ever said on the internet.

    • @demonocusmetalocus3558
      @demonocusmetalocus3558 6 років тому +4

      A pizza box plays the same amount of games as this thing,its not even worth 5 bucks

  • @MegaMat_Show
    @MegaMat_Show 8 років тому +388

    If that disk contains the Mother 3 demo, you'll be even more of a legend.

    • @Sauraen
      @Sauraen 8 років тому +74

      Or the real URA Zelda.

    • @gabyelnuevo
      @gabyelnuevo 8 років тому +3

      +Sauraen URAAAA D:

    • @GlaceonMatt
      @GlaceonMatt 8 років тому +2

      If it's Ura Zelda I will jizz confetti in celebration and ecstasy XP

    • @gmc__tanner1192
      @gmc__tanner1192 8 років тому +1

      Or black ops 3 jk lol

    • @nerples1149
      @nerples1149 8 років тому

      THAT...WOULD BE AMAZING!!! (This is my response to Radical Guy)

  • @sizlax
    @sizlax 7 років тому +377

    I'm 36 years old and I actually remember seeing this thing(very likely in the aforementioned Nintendo power magazine) when I was a kid.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 6 років тому +8

      sizlax I'm 14 and when I was born (2004) they released Gamecube 😂

    • @rashedalzghoul3533
      @rashedalzghoul3533 6 років тому +2

      Brenda princesa Lindaa same

    • @Vences5
      @Vences5 6 років тому +20

      Im 30 and i remember this, it was one of the those mythical things that no one had

    • @mattc420
      @mattc420 6 років тому +10

      sizlax yes!!!! I was just saying this same thing in comments above this one. I remember being a kid and reading about this and telling my friends and showing them the port on the bottom and telling them see that's where it goes! Man I'm glad someone else remembers

    • @dontaskme9047
      @dontaskme9047 6 років тому +8

      Back in the day when new systems actually meant a huge improvement in game quality. I was looking forward to it.

  • @tomasdelizia3695
    @tomasdelizia3695 8 років тому +281

    -Orange Xbox: Checked
    -Nintendo 64DD USA: Checked
    Coming soon: Nintendo PlayStation

    • @gamephreak5
      @gamephreak5 8 років тому +71

      Dude, someone already found the Nintendo Playstation.

    • @NottJoeyOfficial
      @NottJoeyOfficial 8 років тому +18

      I was confused at first about that too, but I think he means MetalJesusRocks getting one.

    • @tomasdelizia3695
      @tomasdelizia3695 8 років тому +4

      +Nott Joey I did mean that

    • @JaredConnell
      @JaredConnell 8 років тому +1

      +Nott Joey or metal jesus doing a video on it..
      too bad the guys who have it are money grubbing assholes who are holding it ransom trying to make as much money as they can with it

    • @NottJoeyOfficial
      @NottJoeyOfficial 8 років тому +6

      Jared Connell Actually, right now they are trying to get it fixed and working. There was just a video of it uploaded today about it being opened up and examined.

  • @Myuu
    @Myuu 8 років тому +81

    It's kind of sad that I saw the news the other day everywhere and no one was giving you credit for the photos or that you have found it. I was really surprised on my sub feed today to see that YOU are the one who found it and delivered the pictures!

  • @solisdiego01
    @solisdiego01 8 років тому +2015

    The disc contains Half Life 3

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +159

      +FatTerroristGuy 01 Hahahaha!! Find of the century :)

    • @tompeterson7067
      @tompeterson7067 8 років тому +7

      Find of the century nothing. Try find of a life time. Or does that title belong to Mrs Metal Jesus?

    • @ip3onmyspace158
      @ip3onmyspace158 8 років тому +4

      +Tom Peterson amen brother, it's all about the people. I'm into retro gaming and all, but I like this channel because I like MJR as a human being. Seems like a real sweet, kind man.

    • @aragorn100000
      @aragorn100000 8 років тому

      HAHAHA

    • @MarcosNicolasAmoroso
      @MarcosNicolasAmoroso 8 років тому +1

      I think is Half Life 4

  • @nspcrazy1122
    @nspcrazy1122 7 років тому +534

    Me: Hey, Nintendo. What happened to that floppy disk add-on for the 64?
    Nintendo: It flopped.

  • @DarDarBinks1986
    @DarDarBinks1986 8 років тому +144

    Region-locking needs to die out. Why punish people who import their games? Why should I or anyone else have to be punished for buying a perfectly legit game in one territory and trying to play it in another? What if I travel a lot? That's not protection, it's treating the customer like a criminal!

    • @DarDarBinks1986
      @DarDarBinks1986 8 років тому +1

      *****
      It doesn't need to take time. Region-locking needs to end RIGHT NOW. It took less time to go from having no space program in America to landing Neil Armstrong on the moon. Nintendo needs to stop being retarded and join the 21st century. It's 2016; old ways get forced out of society.

    • @Ponimaju
      @Ponimaju 8 років тому +1

      So great when you can just pop a game in from elsewhere and it will work. I even bought a Japanese PS3 baseball game, just cause I could (and cause the batting was like MLB Power Pros, which is fun as hell).

    • @dalazo
      @dalazo 8 років тому +1

      Region locks are stupid but in some countries it does make sense. Japan's import can be horrible at pricing, because of this they want to region lock stuff so people don't start importing it themselves (money going OUT of the country, not staying within). A good example of how Japan aproaches this without region locks is how they handle their CD releases. Bands get a choice - make bonus tracks for the Japanese release (this is why there are so many japanese releases of CD's) or well. We don't release it here. What bands then do is string some bonus tracks on it so it's in the eyes of the Japanese consumers "worth" the higher price.

    • @marioe.4400
      @marioe.4400 8 років тому

      These are The Walls of our lives...

    • @danielfuntime4859
      @danielfuntime4859 8 років тому +1

      In fact, the region of the catridges or consoles, it's for related things with market control

  • @MetalJesusRocks
    @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +625

    I acquired this from somebody I met off of Craigslist… however that person is shy and interested in keeping their personal information private and I want to respect that.

    • @8bitDNA
      @8bitDNA 8 років тому +18

      the things you find on CL...AMAZING!!!

    • @brianmaglinger2005
      @brianmaglinger2005 8 років тому +2

      Looks cool thanks for showing us!

    • @washedout8055
      @washedout8055 8 років тому +4

      Hey Metal Jesus do you happen to have a VIZIO tv in the back?

    • @jeremyfrakes2419
      @jeremyfrakes2419 8 років тому

      this is really awesome! glad you picked it up!!

    • @shinobuiscool
      @shinobuiscool 8 років тому +3

      Did you ask the person that you got it from if they knew what was on the disk?

  • @Barnacules
    @Barnacules 8 років тому +176

    Damn Jesus, you gone viral bro :D

  • @luizbotini5075
    @luizbotini5075 5 років тому +294

    It has FREE 1000 hours of AOL Internet 56k connection.

    • @ItzDrPlow
      @ItzDrPlow 5 років тому +4

      what if i sign up a friend

    • @hoccahortaorganicadocca-uf3155
      @hoccahortaorganicadocca-uf3155 5 років тому +5

      You still have to pay the telephone company. AOL sucks and charges you for it.

    • @SegaSlashTV
      @SegaSlashTV 5 років тому

      If not AOL, probably Compuserve 56kb with the password and phone service ready to be connected.

    • @lucag.lisickza425
      @lucag.lisickza425 5 років тому

      yes lol

    • @jdmarsh91
      @jdmarsh91 4 роки тому +1

      @Real B's Family-I've actually got a Nintendo 64 that's been modified to play Japanese N64 games as well as the English ones. If you're interested, I can see about selling it to you for a decent price, let me know what you think.

  • @samtron5000
    @samtron5000 8 років тому +176

    Try contacting fangamer, they've been dealing with a lot of n64DD stuff over the years, they might know something or know someone who can get what is needed to load your blue disk.

  • @NoahThomas29
    @NoahThomas29 7 років тому +617

    That disk contains skynet.

  • @zeldamon104
    @zeldamon104 8 років тому +70

    oh my god if it's eartbhound 64 I will shit my pants

    • @ericmaguire5769
      @ericmaguire5769 8 років тому +10

      It was never finished, however I think there was a playable early demo at Spaceworld 1999. Even if that's on there, I'd shit my pants, too.

    • @gamephreak5
      @gamephreak5 8 років тому +4

      I highly doubt it'd be Earthbound 64. That game wasn't finished, and Nintendo certainly wouldn't have translated it to English during development 'cause remember, Earthbound SNES bombed horribly. No one bought it, so Nintendo saw the US as a dead market for anything Earthbound.

    • @ournintendoguy3476
      @ournintendoguy3476 8 років тому

      Ikr, even though I own a CIB Mother 3. I would love to have a Mother 3 Proto… either 64DD or GBA.

    • @WesCoastPiano
      @WesCoastPiano 8 років тому

      +gamephreak5 Bullshit. I bought it.

    • @ScootsNBhistorybehindthegaming
      @ScootsNBhistorybehindthegaming 8 років тому

      I kind of doubt it.
      The game remained unfinished, and wasn't translated into English at the time it was shown off. And probably only 1 Development cartridge existed, considering it wasn't even playable when it was shown off.
      If anything, Iwata probably had it in his archive and probably still does to this day die despite his death.
      It's either in the hands of Nintendo, Hal, or it was destroyed long ago.
      An early version of Paper Mario, Kirby 64 or Banjo Tooie would be much more plausible considering those games had come out at around this time

  • @AyratHungryStudent
    @AyratHungryStudent 3 роки тому +34

    It's sad that developers of games don't talk more about their work.
    I'm sure guys like Mark from this video have amazing stories about creating consoles, games and other related things.

  • @ferraridav
    @ferraridav 8 років тому +36

    Try calling the help line on the back of your N64...

    • @ASkilledRoy
      @ASkilledRoy 8 років тому +1

      LMFAO, Nintendo doesnt just give out information like that.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 8 років тому +2

      They probably would, but they probably don't have anyone on staff that even knows anything about that thing anymore.

    • @johnnyappleseed65
      @johnnyappleseed65 8 років тому

      They probably do, they still help with problems from old consoles. But I doubt they help you with prototype questions, Ha.

  • @MetalJesusRocks
    @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +218

    If the 64DD would have come out in the U.S. or other areas, would you have bought one? What announced game would you have liked to play?

    • @Btech17
      @Btech17 8 років тому +21

      earthbound or Zelda, I would love to see what they had planned

    • @nicholassmith9735
      @nicholassmith9735 8 років тому +7

      yes and fire emblem

    • @memnarch129
      @memnarch129 8 років тому +15

      Heard someone found a 64DD, but didnt realize it was you that had found it. I would LOVE to see whats on that disc. Also I would have DEFINITELY gotten one.

    • @Boatameuh
      @Boatameuh 8 років тому

      i really hope someone can help you finding out what's on that disk, amazing find anyway!

    • @SwashBuccaneer
      @SwashBuccaneer 8 років тому +1

      Yeah I would've so bought one I'm sure. Loved my 64 to begin with.

  • @erick308058
    @erick308058 6 років тому +178

    3:33 that's the coolest loading screen I've ever seen!

    • @whotakesallmynames
      @whotakesallmynames 5 років тому +4

      Maybe someone can get it working as the loading gif for an N64 emulator if we can ever get the flippin thing to play games on something!

    • @milkiijugsspammail6602
      @milkiijugsspammail6602 5 років тому

      @@whotakesallmynames so, there is Emulation for the 64DD in English now.

    • @ThunderConker
      @ThunderConker 5 років тому

      You should play Conker's bad fur day if you like to see a great loading screen.

  • @COVENANT69
    @COVENANT69 6 років тому +48

    When I was in primary school, my friend had told me that there was a new add-on for the N64 coming out soon that would use floppy disks, and that he had seen it because his dad had it for a few days before he returned it to someone.
    I never believed him.

  • @deathbattle
    @deathbattle 8 років тому +313

    That's some amazing stuff right there. Envious.

    • @decliningship4208
      @decliningship4208 7 років тому +3

      🅱️

    • @imgone6962
      @imgone6962 6 років тому

      death battleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @max4furious
      @max4furious 6 років тому

      Can you guys do
      *James Bond (Agent 007) vs Jason Bourne* ?
      [Using both the books and films for research information]

    • @derekgross1518
      @derekgross1518 3 роки тому

      He is not the only one that has it: check out my fb group! You can win one: Rom Hack Database :)

    • @defacube
      @defacube Рік тому +1

      yea

  • @IsItModern
    @IsItModern 8 років тому +35

    This guy is a mouth breather. Every gasp for air is as loud as the talking.

    • @Meansoduck
      @Meansoduck 8 років тому +2

      I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO CARED

    • @SilentSoundGuy
      @SilentSoundGuy 8 років тому +4

      I have always wondered why people consider this to be an undesirable trait.

    • @matthewbiehl3412
      @matthewbiehl3412 8 років тому +3

      +stonefry it's loud and annoying, kinda like chewing with your mouth open.

    • @IsThisDustin
      @IsThisDustin 8 років тому +9

      This just in, humans breathe from their mouths.

    • @IsItModern
      @IsItModern 8 років тому +2

      Dustin&FriendsPlayGames
      we have a breaking news bulletin; someone here lives under a rock and has never heard a certain phrase before and also thinks phrases are taken literally. Dumbass also believes when someone says it's raining cats and dogs it's really raining cats and dogs.

  • @danstheman2009able
    @danstheman2009able 7 років тому +215

    I love undiscovered video game stuff like this

    • @Artoliann
      @Artoliann 5 років тому +1

      @Zachary LeSauvage jeez man calm down.

  • @NytronX
    @NytronX 4 роки тому +15

    Contact a guy named "Professor Abrasive", he's an expert at console hacking who reverse engineered the Sega Saturn recently. He could for sure figure this out.

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 4 роки тому

      They know what is on the disk, they belive it was an Sdk of some type

  • @emeraldgamecave679
    @emeraldgamecave679 8 років тому +91

    I know a guy who could help. His name is Mario

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +65

      It'sa ME, Mario! :)

    • @emeraldgamecave679
      @emeraldgamecave679 8 років тому +8

      seriously though what a find. Even as a show piece it's excellent!! But i hope you can get it to work, even if somebody has working titles that they could send you that would rock. Now all you need is the Nintendo/Playstation console. Thanks for your reply MJ. Rock on !! :)

    • @avidanhiplito7209
      @avidanhiplito7209 8 років тому

      +MetalJesusRocks or any price for the ps3 you want

    • @capcom23
      @capcom23 8 років тому +1

      it's "It's me Maria" hello

    • @dankcum
      @dankcum 8 років тому +4

      why did people upvote this

  • @carlten6386
    @carlten6386 8 років тому +40

    I can tell you from personal researching that that 64dd was holding a developer disk, it is a different color from the original n64 dd disk gray. It can only work with a Developer N64 DD that have a blue disk drive. I would be honored to help you search for a developer console so you can play and see what's in the contents of that disk.

    • @carlten6386
      @carlten6386 8 років тому +5

      Originally, the N64DD had multiple types of prototypes, there was a computer that could run a type of disk's similar in format to a normal n64dd that were larger than normal n64dd disk's, then had the blue prototype consoles which could run those blue developer disk's, then the released japan version, and scrapped the USA version of the N64DD, which contained the rare USA bios of the N64DD.

    • @carlten6386
      @carlten6386 8 років тому +5

      There is nothing wrong with the disk itself, it can't run on a normal n64DD due to the BIO's within the motherboard. We would need a Developer console that *obviously* contain the Developer BIO's.

    • @Reveers
      @Reveers 8 років тому

      IF, IF what is on the disk is an early retail version of the online services software they had been working on for Japan then there may be specific hardware requirements that must also be present before the disk would boot.
      iirc, there was (is) an external modem being developed that plugged into the bottom of the n64 itself and would have likely been required for a dial-up connection to the online services Nintendo had planned.
      The modem was never released in NA afaik as well.
      Please keep in mind this is purely speculation on my part.
      Metal Jesus definitely needs to find one of the developer cartridges though to complete his testing for us all to see.

    • @carlten6386
      @carlten6386 8 років тому

      The N64 is region free, but there is a physical part in the N64 which stops other region cartridges from fitting inside the slot. There is a way to cut off that part and stick the other region cart inside. So if it was cut off, it POSSIBLY could work.

    • @carlten6386
      @carlten6386 8 років тому +18

      Hey MetalJesusRocks. I want you to contact one of the guys over at 64DD.org, his name is LuigiBlood. Go to Dumps and scroll to the bottom and contact him, he should help you dump the rom and we should get to see what game it is.

  • @RainePhoenix
    @RainePhoenix 8 років тому +121

    You mean, 64DD isn't Nintendo's bra size?

  • @PlancoandChill
    @PlancoandChill 5 років тому +81

    Well thank you, you just solved a mystery from my child hood. The port on the bottom.

    • @Eddiedoherty22
      @Eddiedoherty22 5 років тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @calebwilson3736
      @calebwilson3736 4 роки тому

      For. Real. I took that little door off so many times over the years, never anything..

  • @SegaCDUniverse
    @SegaCDUniverse 8 років тому +5

    Hard 4 Games has a dev kit! Maybe they can read the disk for you! I love those guys!

  • @larkspurbetulaakahexagonal2902
    @larkspurbetulaakahexagonal2902 6 років тому +201

    ah, so THAT'S what the bottom port of my n64 is for.

    • @TheDarkToes
      @TheDarkToes 6 років тому +9

      There's actually quite a few expansions

    • @PrinceOfTheTimelords
      @PrinceOfTheTimelords 5 років тому +1

      TheDarkToes as of what i know, the DD drive is the only accessory that uses the bottom port. Maybe you are thinking of the controller accessory port?

    • @davidmcgill1000
      @davidmcgill1000 5 років тому +4

      @@PrinceOfTheTimelords There was one other expansion that I've seen a patent for as well as a photo in some magazine, but I have no idea what it was, but it had no disk slot on it.

    • @PrinceOfTheTimelords
      @PrinceOfTheTimelords 5 років тому +3

      David McGill ah. Never knew that. I didn’t live in the N64 era so I wouldn’t know that. I came the last year of its run. Thanks for the info.

    • @mistercrazyyyy
      @mistercrazyyyy 5 років тому +3

      There was a addon wich used the slot, cant remember for sure, somethinge like doctor.n64 or so, u could copy the games to a ZIP cardige and play from them when i remember.. always wanted that thing 😂
      when i remember right u could even play NTSC games on PAL machines with that addon...

  • @gtp2nv
    @gtp2nv 8 років тому +8

    This is nostalgic at its best!! I remember reading about this in like 1997, either online or more than likely in a gaming magazine! I had forgotten that it even existed until seeing your video, and then I remembered it. Awesome video!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

  • @3DTyrant
    @3DTyrant 6 років тому +24

    "It *flopped* terribly in Japan" Hahaaaaah, I see what you did there. Oh, wait, that wasn't a floppy disk pun, was it?

  • @attomicchicken
    @attomicchicken 8 років тому +39

    When I was younger I would always wonder what the n64 had the slot on the bottom. I thought it was something akin to a cartridge duplication function. Not proud to admit I tried jamming the cartridges that way

    • @mr_beezlebub3985
      @mr_beezlebub3985 8 років тому +2

      There were unofficial add ons that used that slot, like the Doctor V64, which you could use to load N64 games onto CDs

    • @attomicchicken
      @attomicchicken 8 років тому

      HHaha. Yep. Young me didn't know any better. We never knew this stuff. Only years after

    • @attomicchicken
      @attomicchicken 8 років тому +2

      ojideagu don't think I was that adventurous at that age

    • @Ponimaju
      @Ponimaju 8 років тому

      And at this age?

    • @AlexOjideagu2
      @AlexOjideagu2 8 років тому

      haha

  • @daviddifranco
    @daviddifranco 7 років тому +150

    Man, such an awesome find! I've always been curious about the 64DD.

    • @mattc420
      @mattc420 6 років тому +3

      David Di Franco I remember seeing this in a Nintendo magizine a long time ago. Or it may have been game informer. Either way I knew about this thing but they never delivered on it.

    • @theyamo7219
      @theyamo7219 5 років тому +5

      I prefer to call it the 64 Double D
      Makes my dick super hard

    • @blackdragon6933
      @blackdragon6933 5 років тому +3

      64dd some huge breasts lol

  • @smeechdog
    @smeechdog 8 років тому +121

    This is how Skynet begins...

    • @Palpus_X
      @Palpus_X 8 років тому

      No killer robots here

    • @smeechdog
      @smeechdog 8 років тому +4

      MeisterPalpus33 Neither were there at the conception of Skynet.

    • @Pipack_
      @Pipack_ 8 років тому +3

      No, Minecraft story mode: episode 7 is the start of skynet

    • @MrPainlayer69
      @MrPainlayer69 6 років тому

      YES

  • @comradekitty2009
    @comradekitty2009 4 роки тому +10

    That’s probably worth thousands because it’s an unreleased United States version

  • @CriminalMacabre
    @CriminalMacabre 8 років тому +21

    So you fuck up with cartridges, but you have a chance of redemption with an addon... that works with cartridges.
    Yeap.

    • @CriminalMacabre
      @CriminalMacabre 8 років тому +8

      ANewEvilRising
      shhh adults are talking here, randal

    • @BigJoker
      @BigJoker 8 років тому +14

      They're not cartridges, they're magnetic discs.
      Sure, it's surrounded by plastic, but the technology within is totally different. That's like calling PSP games "cartridges."

    • @ZedQue
      @ZedQue 8 років тому +4

      You're no adult weeboid.

    • @CriminalMacabre
      @CriminalMacabre 8 років тому +5

      *****
      dwayne sweetie, do your mom knows you use the internet after bedtime?

    • @ZedQue
      @ZedQue 8 років тому +9

      esgarramanter My mom doesn't, but yours does.

  • @The_Gamer_91
    @The_Gamer_91 8 років тому +34

    Everyone, please listen! You know why that error popped up when he put the disk in the disk player. It's not because he need something special to play it, error 1 means "01: N64 disk drive may have been broken down, or Disk may be bad.", and I got this from searching N64DD error 1, and the website was Zetaboards. #SpreadTheWord

    • @The_Gamer_91
      @The_Gamer_91 8 років тому +4

      That means that the disk has broken down, or the disk player has broken down.

    • @creativeedplayz8869
      @creativeedplayz8869 8 років тому +4

      Dude, you're right! #spreadtheword

    • @MajinTalon
      @MajinTalon 8 років тому +1

      why do you care?

    • @The_Gamer_91
      @The_Gamer_91 8 років тому +1

      What do you mean, it's important information, if this disk player or blue disk could be fixed, and be able to play the right way.

    • @The_Gamer_91
      @The_Gamer_91 8 років тому +4

      It also explains why that error appeared in the first place, when he put the disk in the system.

  • @biomechannibal8888
    @biomechannibal8888 8 років тому +19

    This is like when the Atari Dump was located. An urban legend turns out to be true.

    • @gamephreak5
      @gamephreak5 8 років тому +6

      It was never an urban legend. Everyone knew that there was an Atari dump out in the middle of the desert. It was even reported on in the local newspapers of that area when Atari did that back in '83!
      What WAS an urban legend was that the dump had nothing but E.T. cartridges, which turned out to be false and there were actually far less E.T. cartridges in there than suspected.

    • @markasscop
      @markasscop 8 років тому +3

      I still don't understand how some people thought it was a legend when it was something that was actually documented

    • @henrydillard6217
      @henrydillard6217 8 років тому

      +markasscop Arev not every newspaper in the country ran the same story, so people would hear about it by word of mouth but no way to prove it. The Internet is such a blessing, lol.

    • @jayyyceee8403
      @jayyyceee8403 8 років тому +1

      +Henry Dillard You should see The Gaming Historian's episode on this, he himself said there was no myth at all, all they did was just push the truth ever further

    • @ip3onmyspace158
      @ip3onmyspace158 8 років тому +1

      +markasscop Arev it's because of all the AVGN fanboys

  • @lunatico501
    @lunatico501 5 років тому +56

    I'll give you 15$ for it. That's better than GameStop

  • @MetalJesusRocks
    @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +143

    UPDATE to the mysterious blue disk: ua-cam.com/video/Pe-fs1COgr0/v-deo.html

  • @kevgor138
    @kevgor138 8 років тому +73

    Wow, this is a huge deal. You have discovered something really special. I need to know what it is on that disk..

    • @kevgor138
      @kevgor138 8 років тому +15

      I would try contacting Ben Heck. He can solve any technological problem known to man.

    • @ghostisblack
      @ghostisblack 8 років тому +5

      MJR already left a comment on Bens newest video for the Nintendo-Playstation.

    • @RapideWombaticus
      @RapideWombaticus 6 років тому

      kevgor138 Me too! What is on that disk?!

  • @TheEasterEggHunter
    @TheEasterEggHunter 8 років тому +31

    Nice one Jason, what a great find!

    • @ip3onmyspace158
      @ip3onmyspace158 8 років тому +2

      Jason? Kayfabe's been broken lol

    • @felix.rodent
      @felix.rodent 8 років тому +2

      What If The Cart Is A Demo Of Mother 3? Will You Cover That?

    • @TheRealElSeeDee
      @TheRealElSeeDee 8 років тому

      Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • @ResaleRabbit
    @ResaleRabbit 7 років тому +18

    Do you have a video on the orange xbox?

  • @greninja7131
    @greninja7131 8 років тому +4

    My dad worked at Iguana Entertainment back in the days. So, he was a N64 dev. I asked him about the 64DD and he said, that Iguana Entertainment wanted to make a Turok 3 expansion for the 64DD.

  • @SuperNeedName
    @SuperNeedName 8 років тому +106

    it's most likely porn bro.

    • @greenrefrigerator
      @greenrefrigerator 8 років тому +3

      Yeah, cuz that's the type of content Nintendo would put on their branded products...(smh)

    • @SuperNeedName
      @SuperNeedName 8 років тому +2

      People who use smh i just smh and cringe. Internet!

    • @jamessheridan88
      @jamessheridan88 8 років тому +3

      Well he made a demo disk to show what the system was capable of...

    • @SuperNeedName
      @SuperNeedName 8 років тому +1

      well you sure know how to take it to the next level. 0-100 like daaaaaaaaaaaamn son.

    • @SuperNeedName
      @SuperNeedName 8 років тому

      you have a special set of skills. one of them is not being funny. Liam

  • @EdouardPicard0224
    @EdouardPicard0224 7 років тому +35

    This man could have Ura Zelda, or Zelda Gaiden

  • @03chrisv
    @03chrisv 7 років тому +10

    I remember reading about this add-on back when I first got my N64. Crazy to hear about it again after all these years.

  • @yaboy1414
    @yaboy1414 7 років тому +49

    OMG I wanted to see what was on that disc so bad lol

  • @osawagedk
    @osawagedk 5 років тому +3

    Love this guy. He's so knowledgeable and a great speaker with a warm personality to boot. He also doesn't waste time with unnecessary filler or long pauses. Great production. Keep up the good work!

  • @jdroo
    @jdroo 8 років тому +57

    Why has no one tried to reverse engineer the DD system add on? people could make custom roms for it and expand their own games, or even include it in an emulator.... people could do cool things with this forgotten add on... why has no one implemented this? i know allot don't have the know how to do such a thing, but I'm sure someone out there could figure it out and implement it themselves.

    • @BaconSenpai
      @BaconSenpai 6 років тому +9

      Project64 and mabye by the time of this post some others have 64DD support.

    • @anewmodeisunlocked3600
      @anewmodeisunlocked3600 6 років тому +1

      mPky1 Mhm. Pretty rare video game collectable to risk pulling it apart.

    • @To-mos
      @To-mos 6 років тому +5

      They released the source since this episode 64dd.org/

    • @BLOODY__FATALITY
      @BLOODY__FATALITY 6 років тому

      Tomos Halsey Wow, beat me to the porridge. Anyways there is plenty of homebrew now.

    • @Gelikafkal
      @Gelikafkal 6 років тому

      very probably not worth the effort. There are only a few unfinished games out there

  • @animefan0077
    @animefan0077 5 років тому +7

    Love it to the fact had the 64DD went on sale in the U.S. it would be difficult for it to compete with the PlayStation 2

  • @NanaKyoto
    @NanaKyoto 8 років тому +5

    Treasures like this ought to be kept with the utmost care.

  • @obsoletegeek
    @obsoletegeek 8 років тому +14

    Incredible. This has been an amazing week for retro gaming fans! I hope you can find a way to dump the contents of the disk.

    • @ip3onmyspace158
      @ip3onmyspace158 8 років тому +1

      What else happen this week in retro gaming besides this? Fill me in please!

    • @challaxeluithiadir6272
      @challaxeluithiadir6272 8 років тому +4

      nintendo is releasing a mini NES in november. it's a plug n play with 30 games

    • @painreliever83
      @painreliever83 8 років тому +4

      I think he might be referring to the guy who cracked the CD DRM on the Sega Saturn.

    • @obsoletegeek
      @obsoletegeek 8 років тому +3

      Yep, the new mini NES and the Saturn flash card.

    • @ip3onmyspace158
      @ip3onmyspace158 8 років тому

      +Challaxe Luithiadir I LOVE the flashback plug and plays. Got the genesis and Atari 3. Still need the intellivision and Coleco.

  • @Zobbtuna
    @Zobbtuna 8 років тому +19

    Came because this was trending on Facebook

  • @TeamTeddy666
    @TeamTeddy666 10 місяців тому +3

    can't believe this was 7 years ago already 😢

  •  8 років тому +28

    Cool you are in Seattle where I am at! Definitely subscribing to you! Might see ya around here in Seattle some day!

    •  8 років тому +7

      I worked at Nintendo at one time. But I was only an underling that installed firmware on wii consoles and reported any debug errors to the engineers and handed the defected consoles to them. Sure I played Wii Sports a couple months before the Wii was even released in USA, but I was only an underling and I can tell ya that policies are a pretty big thing inside to keep secrets from leaking out. Hopefully a policy doesn't hold back people from telling the story about this great DD device.

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +11

      You definitely will if you hit up any of the retro stores like Pink Gorilla Games or Another Castle. I'm there every couple of weeks!

    • @mike1989libra
      @mike1989libra 8 років тому

      +Tyee Cambrón I would love working for nintendo

    • @mike1989libra
      @mike1989libra 8 років тому

      +MetalJesusRocks I wish this thing would of not flop

    • @hrebs
      @hrebs 8 років тому

      then it wouldn't be rare

  • @n64glennplant
    @n64glennplant 8 років тому +5

    Man I'd love to get my hands on this - what a find!

  • @coachslappy7703
    @coachslappy7703 8 років тому +15

    Send it to Ben Heck He could probably reverse engineer it and maybe make the disk drive work/see what is on the disk

    • @GDIrber
      @GDIrber 6 років тому

      coach slappy heyo

  • @timlikestoswim
    @timlikestoswim 5 років тому +7

    I hope to God one day someone finds a Mother 3 N64 demo somewhere.

  • @firebirdude2
    @firebirdude2 6 років тому +50

    So the label on the front that said "USA" didn't tip you off it might be a US version??

    • @Trish07
      @Trish07 4 роки тому

      Shhhh.... Don't use that new fangled logic here

  • @blackhammer35
    @blackhammer35 8 років тому +20

    Damn Nintendo. I bought the 64 with the promise of the DD to come out and give PlayStation a run for its money, only for it to never come out.

    • @glidershower
      @glidershower 8 років тому

      Yeah, it's a shame Nintendo felt intimidated by Sony's PS2 machine, a machine that in the end crapped and lost to the newcomer Microsoft's Xbox. Had they gone full balls-deep in the N64 and the DiskDrive instead of the Gamecube, they would've triumphed over the two rival companies.
      Just imagine, instead of the GC, to buy the 64DD in 2002, playing Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, TLOZ:Wind Waker, StarFox 64 2, Conker's Other Bad Day...a dream we will never see made into a reality.

    • @GamerbyDesign
      @GamerbyDesign 8 років тому +12

      On what earth did the original XBOX beat the PS2?

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 8 років тому +4

      I remember always getting what my friends didn't have. It was like a potluck, but with video games.
      So I had the Playstation, so someone got the N64. One of them got the Dreamcast, so then I got the PS2 (which was 900 bucks on eBay and that was 'a good deal').
      From there, consoles got cheaper and the sharing ended.
      Tbh, I miss the gaming parties. It's not at all the same online.
      No in-person spectators, no gigantic bowl of popcorn.
      No crushing them in Twisted Metal and then gloating 3 inches from them.
      No OP as fuck dual P90s in Golden Eye and people voting to ban camping the vents.
      No more unlocking Tekken characters that are clearly OP and getting people to beg you for the button combo.
      And then banning that, too, because it's flat out ridiculous.

    • @RyanChaos.0
      @RyanChaos.0 8 років тому

      +GamerbyDesign he said nothing about the original Xbox or the PS2 in his comment lol

    • @glidershower
      @glidershower 8 років тому

      GamerbyDesign On the same earth both the PS3 and XBOX360 got outsold by the Wii.
      I meant lost in the long end, as with all succesors. Lost ground as generations went on. I should've phrased what I meant better, my bad.

  • @BoredPodcaster
    @BoredPodcaster 8 років тому +4

    This is easily one of the greatest finds in video game history, and one of the lost wonders of the gaming atmosphere (now found).

  • @yewtubethug3081
    @yewtubethug3081 5 років тому

    My uncle has the 64dd. When I was a kid, I would go to his house when he would leave to Vegas and I would pop a CD into the disk drive and have access to 50 N64 games per disk. Both a mixture from Japanese and US games
    He was very stingy on who used it most of the time though so I only used it a handful of times. He still has it till this day.

  • @waldo8743
    @waldo8743 8 років тому +39

    17 sec intro-_-

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +64

      +Waldo 874 you'll never get that time back

    • @DevilizerRemasters
      @DevilizerRemasters 8 років тому

      +MetalJesusRocks Work with KiiroBomber! is the real deal! btw man :) you lookalike Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider with long hair :)

    • @TheGruffo
      @TheGruffo 8 років тому

      no

    • @warrenmcclure7819
      @warrenmcclure7819 8 років тому

      +The Aristocrat Cancergon im so sorry, I understand the pain

    • @SuperVegeta25Returns
      @SuperVegeta25Returns 8 років тому

      I like it

  • @cactusben731
    @cactusben731 7 років тому +22

    FOUND: Ultra-Rare Nintendo Prototype
    Game: Prototype 2009

  • @Hafvnir
    @Hafvnir 8 років тому +21

    How are there over 700 dislikes? This is fascinating!

  • @johnpaulissa
    @johnpaulissa 5 років тому +2

    "I didn't know I had an American disk drive...."
    Literally says No. 1 USA on the front of the fucking box.

  • @RobinE_Art
    @RobinE_Art 8 років тому +10

    Get Hard4Games in here!
    I think they have a dev cart!!

  • @DreamcastGuy
    @DreamcastGuy 8 років тому +7

    That is super awesome! I always wanted to try the F-Zero Track Editor. I know that's cheesy but I just love building levels so much. :P

  • @ill-styla4835
    @ill-styla4835 7 років тому +5

    the whole time my jaw was open.....unbelievable find.

  • @fighterfat11
    @fighterfat11 8 років тому +10

    im pissed i saw one at a shitty pawnshop didnt really know what it was went home without it.... i regret it.

    • @scalpey6962
      @scalpey6962 8 років тому

      man that sucks

    • @DudeMcDuderson
      @DudeMcDuderson 8 років тому +40

      sure you did 👍

    • @fighterfat11
      @fighterfat11 8 років тому

      well i saw something attatched to the bottom of an n64 and didnt really know what it was and left without it. im quite sure thats what it was.

    • @FakYuhGoogel
      @FakYuhGoogel 8 років тому +8

      +Michael Edgell Could've also been a V64 or CD64.

    • @lancegringo4691
      @lancegringo4691 8 років тому +12

      So basically, you don't know what you're talking about.

  • @takiziispain2097
    @takiziispain2097 5 років тому +3

    The 64dd was scrapped for a system called the dolphin which was scrapped for the GameCube the fact that you got that bro is amazing

    • @justthisguy1948
      @justthisguy1948 5 років тому

      david liz pretty sure dolphin was the gamecube

  • @eduardodacosta4670
    @eduardodacosta4670 5 років тому +6

    That's amazing, I'd love to be involved in such project, brilliant!

  • @projectmayhem6898
    @projectmayhem6898 4 роки тому +2

    [10:10] Ura Zelda, when Link joins the US Marines and shows his enthusiasm.

  • @Guaire_Dickson
    @Guaire_Dickson 6 років тому +26

    "They only made 10 titles for it"
    Yea but 4 of them are just different Mario Artist games...

  • @RSElTirateroPLUS
    @RSElTirateroPLUS 6 років тому +4

    Yeah subtitles! Greetings and blessings from Mexico! Great video!

  • @WoavyGaming
    @WoavyGaming 7 років тому +5

    WOW that partner cartridge is a L O N G B O Y

  • @tmap92
    @tmap92 6 років тому

    I have to admit, I probably don't have the patience to develop this or even go through all the legwork required to really learn about somehting that essentially didn't exist.
    But seriously, MAD MAD Respect from knowing about this, and not just knowing but actually using it, especially when emulators and flash drives are so prevalant nowadays.
    I can really see the passion and dedication you had for this, and everything that led you to these discoveries...Seriously well done.

  • @girbusthewise7688
    @girbusthewise7688 8 років тому +4

    Wow. That's really awesome.

  • @chrismayer3919
    @chrismayer3919 6 років тому +3

    Sooo, basically you're saying you have a PROTOTYPE? AWESOME BLOSSOM!!!

  • @astarothsediles3653
    @astarothsediles3653 8 років тому +7

    What a crazy story!, I hope Witcher 3 is in there. It's the only game you need in your life.

    • @IvanChristopher.
      @IvanChristopher. 8 років тому +5

      skyrim is better ;)

    • @OrgasmicVids
      @OrgasmicVids 8 років тому +3

      +lamey98 no

    • @Owlero
      @Owlero 8 років тому +1

      +mark spoor yes

    • @trapbangerz496
      @trapbangerz496 8 років тому +1

      +ANewEvilRising no

    • @samusmaster64
      @samusmaster64 8 років тому +1

      Even Oblivion is a better game than Skyrim. The Witcher 3 is in a league of its own.

  • @CT-Records
    @CT-Records 5 років тому

    My lad, you are the archaeologist of video games! You answered so many questions I had about the Nintendo 64 DD! Would recommend this video, and the followup video, to anyone who might be interested in the topic. I'm just flabbergasted you found a functional one, let alone an English one with a factory blue port! Wow...

  • @spankrocketgaming294
    @spankrocketgaming294 8 років тому +6

    Hey metal jesus, how did you get the N64 to have 720P video out on your TV? do you have your N64 modded with an HDMI output or do you have some kind of converter device like the Framemesiter?

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +11

      I use a simple Composite to HDMI converter by ENKO - $30 on Amazon and works great.

    • @ryanbruneau1197
      @ryanbruneau1197 8 років тому +1

      Great question. Thank you

    • @DeadxReckon
      @DeadxReckon 8 років тому

      Component? or did you mean Composite?

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +1

      I'm sorry... composite... I think yellow video out and always say the wrong name! #HateThat ;)

    • @charlescampuz5812
      @charlescampuz5812 8 років тому +1

      +MetalJesusRocks You use composite? Why not S-video? It gives off a sharper signal.

  • @SuperCoalBlox
    @SuperCoalBlox 8 років тому +8

    Nintendo be locking their consoles....worst mistake ever...

    • @charlescampuz5812
      @charlescampuz5812 8 років тому

      Actually Sony and Microsoft also did that with their consoles since they entered the market. What part of mistake is that? Everyone region locked their consoles.

    • @SuperCoalBlox
      @SuperCoalBlox 8 років тому +1

      +Charles Campuz But not the Xbox 360 , PS3 , Xbox one , ps4. Those are region free.

    • @charlescampuz5812
      @charlescampuz5812 8 років тому

      +Super_Coal_Blox Actually the 360 is region locked, but that's up to the developer. The ps3 and ps4 were not but have the option too. But they all supported it with nintendo back then. And what's a little lock doing other than stopping imports? You could just get the local version instead.

    • @SuperCoalBlox
      @SuperCoalBlox 8 років тому

      +Charles Campuz I contacted Microsoft and they said this "Thanks for reaching out! Disc copies of the game aren't region-locked, but digital game availability can vary by region, so that would vary on a game-by-game basis for digital purchases based on where they are available. For that reason, we always recommend having your account region match your physical location to ensure that you're purchasing from the marketplace for your region. :) ^QZ"

    • @SuperCoalBlox
      @SuperCoalBlox 8 років тому

      +Charles Campuz I actually buy a lot of my games from Japan for my PS3 and PS4 for my North American PS3 and PS4 . Hatsune Miku is life 😎

  • @jetsetfgdfh2344
    @jetsetfgdfh2344 8 років тому +4

    @MetalJesusRock i'd try to check with The Ben Heck Show. You probably know them already but they took apart the playstation/nintendo prototype and made it work. So if someone can get this thing to work or perhaps remove the region lock ? read the blue disk ? , it's most likely them. I am curious to know what the hell is on that blue disc.

  • @chuckBauer2k23
    @chuckBauer2k23 Рік тому +1

    The 64 DD was so much closer to release than we realize

  • @jeovelitotorres7056
    @jeovelitotorres7056 6 років тому +7

    *The disc contains the meaning of life*

    • @savatagedude
      @savatagedude 5 років тому +1

      we already know the answer and it's 42. You're welcome.

    • @pingcheese8371
      @pingcheese8371 5 років тому +1

      @@savatagedude r/whooooooooosh

  • @ringod123
    @ringod123 5 років тому +3

    Looks almost exactly like the Doctor64 that I owned except where the HDD goes there was a CDRom drive for you to load your ROMs from.

  • @brianpini4414
    @brianpini4414 8 років тому +4

    Hard 4 games has a dev n64 dd maybe you could try the disk in that.

  • @zandelscomicsandcards7543
    @zandelscomicsandcards7543 5 років тому

    Your channel is my new addiction. I love all the videos. I can’t stop watching them. Thanks for all the awesome stuff.

  • @michaelopnv634
    @michaelopnv634 8 років тому +6

    someone needs to find a way to program games for this thing

    • @ryanj1004
      @ryanj1004 8 років тому

      its not a dev kit

    • @MegAmi24
      @MegAmi24 8 років тому

      +MLG PRO WHO CARES

    • @superperfectstranger815
      @superperfectstranger815 8 років тому

      yes maybe angry birds DD

    • @superperfectstranger815
      @superperfectstranger815 8 років тому

      ***** Well this time its different because the angry birds dd will have different versions with Mario and Zelda characters plus you can connect your android to play on line :)

  • @ferdinandoph
    @ferdinandoph 7 років тому +9

    You missed mario 64 2

  • @Kibbles-ph4zp
    @Kibbles-ph4zp 8 років тому +13

    Send me the disk I will find out for you.

    • @The_Gamer_91
      @The_Gamer_91 8 років тому

      Yeah, he might destroy evidence of the mystery disk.

  • @JuicyMcGibblets
    @JuicyMcGibblets 5 років тому

    You're the kind of dude I could just sit around drinking a beer with while talking all the things video games. None of my friends are into games like I am, but whatever. Greetings from Philly, you've got a new subscriber homie. Keep on keeping on.

  • @samhill5246
    @samhill5246 5 років тому +3

    when I was a kid I always wondered what you put in the slot under the 64

    • @al821
      @al821 4 роки тому

      Sam Hill SNES had the same slot. SNES for the CD add on they were working on with Sony until Nintendo backed out on and now we have the PlayStation brand.

  • @TutorialTelevision
    @TutorialTelevision 5 років тому +3

    Metal Jesus, did you ever find someone or a way to get the info off of that disc??

  • @Renniatt
    @Renniatt 8 років тому +19

    Amazing video but anybody knows where can i get that T-SHIRT??? I WANNNTT!!!!

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  8 років тому +13

      You can buy that shirt from RockHartClothing.com - So cool! Check it out.

    • @Renniatt
      @Renniatt 8 років тому

      thanks mate! :D

    • @bigymike808
      @bigymike808 8 років тому +3

      holly molly dude wow cant believe you found this, tell the story how you found it metal jesus

    • @KevinArcade87
      @KevinArcade87 8 років тому

      Link?

    • @jakedaiIy
      @jakedaiIy 8 років тому +1

      Don't buy it! This guy mocks Jesus Christ and the shirt clearly has devil horns on it

  • @andrewchristiansen8311
    @andrewchristiansen8311 5 років тому

    I know someone here in Michigan who told me about the 64DD release in japan back in 1997. He is now an electrical engineer and has eeprom burners and oscilloscopes and a basement full of custom arcades. He can definitely find out whats on that disc ill send him the clip.

  • @williambennett8899
    @williambennett8899 5 років тому +4

    But... can it run Crysis?