This $50 N64 HDMI Mod Is AMAZING! | Budget N64 HDMI Mod Review

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • It may not be the ULTIMATE N64, but it's pretty dang good for the price
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  • @mccardz208
    @mccardz208 4 місяці тому +11

    Can I...just send it to you to do? Lol

  • @mattb9664
    @mattb9664 Місяць тому

    This is awesome! Between that CW64 cart and this- I think it's time to take one of my 3 N64s out again!

  • @based_will
    @based_will 6 місяців тому +1

    Hey man just wanna say props to you for such a good tutorial and showing us where to get all the stuff for the best price, even tho you sell completed consoles. I did a GBA with the highspeedido kit following your video and it was super straightforward, gonna try this out on my n64

  • @brandogg
    @brandogg 5 місяців тому +3

    I bought one of these a while ago and it was actually pretty simple to install. It stopped working after a couple weeks though (RGB output still works), so I ordered another but have been too lazy to install it agaain...one day.

  • @earthskarma
    @earthskarma 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video as always. 🤘
    I guess i would have to see the modded system IRL. Im cautious. Love my N64.

  • @LCNitro
    @LCNitro 6 місяців тому

    Awesome vídeo Jake. We in Brazil love this budget mod

  • @ghqst777
    @ghqst777 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad I came back to your channel, I got drawn by the Jungle Green. Probably won't be hacking that one up, but I would love to make an HDMI Funtastic Grape to have a more modern setup. I'll be coming back here once that happens!
    -ghQst

    • @Microextent
      @Microextent 6 місяців тому +1

      I love the monstercat pfp!

    • @ghqst777
      @ghqst777 6 місяців тому

      @@Microextent Thank you! They're like the father I never had so naturally, I plaster it everywhere.

  • @keeslp4690
    @keeslp4690 7 днів тому

    Everything works, except for the audio. Sometimes the sound completely stops. Any idea?

  • @noluck8613
    @noluck8613 4 місяці тому

    What TV resolution is best for this mod?

    • @noluck8613
      @noluck8613 4 місяці тому

      6:02 you said 720p. I’ll buy a 720p tv and give it a shot.

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  4 місяці тому

      Thanks! I think it will still look decent at 1080p

  • @donkeybizle
    @donkeybizle 4 дні тому

    Does this mod provide some viewing options? Like does it upscale to 720p with a lot of window or does it fill the screen like an option?

  • @Gamers_of_Oz
    @Gamers_of_Oz 3 місяці тому

    I just need to practise my soldering skills. Also what solder do you use? what is the solder composition? What do you personally recommend for soldering to these old consoles? Any help would be excellent 😊

  • @LetsPlayKeldeo
    @LetsPlayKeldeo 6 місяців тому +16

    Hey this wont alowe you to play Pal games on an NTSC console tho. This doesnt make it Region free like you said. Only allows Japanese games to be played on your american console

    • @MikaB1302
      @MikaB1302 5 місяців тому

      Can’t you just use a pal to ntsc converter? Don’t know but maybe that works!

    • @gcolombelli
      @gcolombelli 5 місяців тому

      Are you sure about that? I know there are differences in the PIF ROM between regions, but I've been able to run european games on my brazilian N64 just fine with my ED64. And before you jump the gun and say "doh, Brazil is PAL region", let me remind you PAL-M is based on System M just like NTSC, it uses the same 525 lines per frame, 60 fields per second as NTSC does, just with the phase alternating line stuff added in and a different color carrier frequency. The game cartridges we use here are the same ones used in Japan and USA.
      Not all TVs will like the output, though. I have a TV that works fine with both 525l/60fps and 625l/50fps as long as it uses either NTSC or PAL-M color carrier. Another TV I have will fail to sync to a 625l/50fps signal unless it uses the European color carrier (or maybe one of those ones used in Paraguay, Argentina or other 50Hz countries in South America, haven't checked thoroughly).
      But if you're going to use the HDMI output, it doesn't really matter, most TVs and computer monitors will accept a wide range of frame rates and line counts over HDMI just fine. Component and composite is a bit of hit and miss, different TVs can be either very flexible or not at all with analog inputs, but with HDMI I've found that they tend to be usually quite flexible.

    • @MikaB1302
      @MikaB1302 5 місяців тому

      @@gcolombelli don’t know for sure if you were replying to my comment but you could totally be right! Don’t have the most knowledge about this but from personal experience my European pal console couldn’t play Japanese games. Could a converter perhaps help?

    • @LetsPlayKeldeo
      @LetsPlayKeldeo 5 місяців тому +1

      @@gcolombelli The Everdrive emulates the correct pif for the console even if the rom doesnt match so it runs but if you take a pal game and plug it in it wont run

    • @gcolombelli
      @gcolombelli 5 місяців тому

      @@LetsPlayKeldeo That's something I completely overlooked. It's entirely possible that the Everdrive is emulating different CIC models and changing headers / "magic numbers" to evade region locks.

  • @NonsenseNerd
    @NonsenseNerd 3 місяці тому +2

    Something is wrong with your store. Your shirt prices are 116 dollars a piece and your n64 are 1100 dollars each XD I think it broke

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for the heads up but I am not seeing that on my end

  • @TYDOcrash
    @TYDOcrash 3 місяці тому +2

    I recently bought one pre modded off a different seller, everything works fine on a tv but once plugged into my elgato capture card the audio stutters really hard. Not sure if anyone else is having that issue or know how to fix it.

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  3 місяці тому

      That’s something I’ve been experiencing too. Don’t know how to fix that yet unfortunately

  • @richarddesimone960
    @richarddesimone960 3 місяці тому

    Down to 32$ now. Not a bad buy. Wonder if it would fit the Pikachu edition.

  • @klickeldiklick
    @klickeldiklick 4 місяці тому

    Greetings, beautiful video! Unfortunately there are many reports of incompatibilities of the Hispeedido with many TVs due to bad HDMI protocol implementation. Also, some users show reports of swapped audio stereo channels - if there is audio at all. Could you make a follow-up video, testing the stereo audio (SM64 waterfall) and different modern HDMI TVs and displays? Thanks!

  • @krautwagongti284
    @krautwagongti284 11 днів тому

    Is there input lag with this mod?

  • @Thorh13
    @Thorh13 5 місяців тому +2

    What about the Retro GEM

  • @falconarcadegaming5510
    @falconarcadegaming5510 14 днів тому

    Can you still use regular analog s-video on a crt after installing this mod?

  • @Gamers_of_Oz
    @Gamers_of_Oz 3 місяці тому

    Question does the HDMI out also do sound? or is it only for higher quality picture?

  • @BusyMEOW
    @BusyMEOW 6 місяців тому

    This was informative, thanks.
    I wouldn't mind this cheaper mod as long as I can use a HDMI output on my N64 then it's fine.
    What's a good aftermarket N64 controller that uses a modern thumbstick like in a Dualshock 4?

    • @cheeb92939
      @cheeb92939 5 місяців тому +1

      An N64 BlueRetro adapter would allow you to use any modern bluetooth controller on your 64 I believe. I think you can even use a Dualshock 4 too.

  • @Twitch_Moderator
    @Twitch_Moderator Місяць тому +1

    I can't wait for the Analogue 3D (4K N64 console) to be back in stock. I'm going to buy one. In white.

  • @michaeltadros3151
    @michaeltadros3151 3 місяці тому

    Mine sometimes appears distorted on menus that output 480i , like in Pokemon stadium or the homescreen on the ever drive. Sometimes it displays it normally and sometimes it's distorted. I'm trying to figure out if it's my soldering or if its normal for the mod kit, all 240p content displays fine. Did you evec experience this?

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  3 місяці тому

      The only weird stuff I’ve experienced is in the menu of my flash cart and that’s only every once in a while and not consistently

  • @LumbyMcGumby
    @LumbyMcGumby 6 місяців тому

    I'm going to have to do this to my n64 my old tv is kicking the bucket. Also have you seen the new GBC display on rgrs? It has color desaturated settings, and 20 brightness settings ....looks interesting. I believe it's hispeedido not sure doesn't say on rgrs

  • @RetroRich91
    @RetroRich91 6 місяців тому

    link to extended video doesn't work for me.
    epic mod bro!

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  6 місяців тому

      It’ll work next week. I release these videos a week early for the members

  • @PostUberClarity2.0
    @PostUberClarity2.0 6 місяців тому

    Gotta buy this

  • @dig5700
    @dig5700 13 днів тому

    Does anyone know if this budget mod works on PAL consoles?

  • @ZeFoxii
    @ZeFoxii 6 місяців тому

    How is the latency of the kit, does it introduce more lag or less lag then normal kits?

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  6 місяців тому +1

      I didn’t notice any latency. I don’t see why there would be any

    • @gcolombelli
      @gcolombelli 5 місяців тому

      There shouldn't be any latency, looks like most internal HDMI mods use a small FPGA to get the digital video signal directly from the RDP and transmit it over HDMI, I don't think they're trying to do anything weird that could introduce latency, like buffering / frame rate matching. The external ones though, I wouldn't trust them, most look like cheap composite to HDMI converters and it's very likely that there will be some buffering and lag on those.

  • @BurntToast-l5n
    @BurntToast-l5n 5 місяців тому

    pls bring back n64 modded consoles on retroremastered

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  5 місяців тому

      There are still 6 of them up for sale

  • @MrAkros-ym6gt
    @MrAkros-ym6gt 4 місяці тому

    Hey i did that mod but sadly after i installed it and wanted to test it the power lamp didnt turn on and so there was no life sign of the n64 i dont know what i did wrong the connections looks pretty good so what could happen?

    • @Damian808UKOfficial
      @Damian808UKOfficial 3 місяці тому

      did you put the screws back correctly

    • @MrAkros-ym6gt
      @MrAkros-ym6gt 3 місяці тому

      @@Damian808UKOfficialyeah ofc

    • @Damian808UKOfficial
      @Damian808UKOfficial 3 місяці тому

      @@MrAkros-ym6gt just asking, the mistake has been made

    • @michaeltadros3151
      @michaeltadros3151 3 місяці тому

      Bridged connections on the GPU chip I think. Same thing happened to me , removed the bridges, and had to wait 12 hours with the PSU not plugged in to the outlet ( to let it reset ) to try it again and it worked.

  • @ZeFoxii
    @ZeFoxii 6 місяців тому

    Hey I have an n64 will this mod work with all n64’s or specific models?

    • @JakeSimmons
      @JakeSimmons  6 місяців тому

      It works with them all as far as I know

  • @joecrackin3783
    @joecrackin3783 2 місяці тому

    Well, i did the mod and it looks great but i am getting no audio. Anyone know what the issue could be?

    • @keeslp4690
      @keeslp4690 7 днів тому

      I have the same problem

    • @joecrackin3783
      @joecrackin3783 7 днів тому

      @@keeslp4690 I read somewhere that pins 16-18 could be the problem. I resoldered but didnt seem to help. I tried on another N64 and everything worked perfectly. No issues. Im really not sure why the first one didnt work.

    • @keeslp4690
      @keeslp4690 7 днів тому

      @@joecrackin3783 in that case I'll have another look. I'll let you know if it fixes the problem

  • @thegreatjonzini
    @thegreatjonzini 6 місяців тому

    Wow looks about the same as svideo 😮

  • @clawz00
    @clawz00 5 місяців тому

    Would appreciate some help from anyone!! I’m getting sound but my tv is only displaying blue and yellow horizontal lines. No bridging of pins. Any ideas?

  • @onepiece190993
    @onepiece190993 6 місяців тому +3

    Stay away from Speedido mods, they add a lot of input lag

  • @MrLump
    @MrLump 6 місяців тому +2

    Or just play the games on pc with some cheap Bluetooth controller

    • @gianni2003
      @gianni2003 6 місяців тому +2

      I get your point, but I personally find it cool to play on original hardware with original carts. I love emulation as much as the next person (hell, most of my DS library as a kid was inside of an R4, and it still is as I got one new and got rid of the timebomb), but it can sometimes feel like digital gaming with extra steps, but that's just a personal thought

    • @GekkoGeemu
      @GekkoGeemu 16 днів тому

      That’s boring. 🫠