Popular games for platform 64DD

14.07.1999

"Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG for the Nintendo 64. Featuring a gripping storyline with multiple possible endings, and a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans for over a decade. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land. There he witnesses the plight of the lower classes – the victims of a tyrannical ruling elite whose only thought is for the preservation of their own lofty status. With civil war brewing, Magnus is faced with a terrible choice: to betray his own noble origins in the name of liberty, or turn a blind eye to the evils of his rotten society."

21.11.1998

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned, they can be used to solve puzzles, gain access to new areas and warp to different locations. Dungeon exploration is somewhat more puzzle-oriented than in earlier games but they are not too complex.

28.02.2002

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest is a reworked version of the original Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. Master Quest contains largely the same content as the original game but with more redesigned and difficult dungeons. Master Quest was available on a special bonus disc that also contained the original Ocarina of Time, it was given out in limited quantities with preorders of The Wind Waker. It was previously developed to be released as an expansion to the original game via the Nintendo 64DD, but that version was cancelled due to the lackluster sales of the hardware.

27.04.2000

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, it utilizes the same engine and visual style as its predecessor. The game retains the traditional elements of Zelda games as well as those introduced in Ocarina of Time, such as active blocking with a shield, various throwing items, and the usage of melodies played on the ocarina to solve puzzles. Compared to the previous Zelda games, this installment is more oriented towards interaction with NPCs and has a larger variety of items, optional quests, and mini-games. It also includes a time system that spans three days, and this cycle must be reset periodically to progress through the game.

22.05.1998

Your prison ship has crash-landed on the fastest, sleekest, most dangerous 3D world ever created. Look around, crystal clear water shimmers, shadows dance and shift, alien architecture fades into the horizon. Discover the secret of this mysterious planet and find out what caused a peaceful race to be enslaved by vicious merciless aggressors.

17.12.1999

Mario and the gang are back for another round of Bowser-bashin' party action! Watch as your favorite Nintendo characters don different duds for each of the five all-new Adventure Boards! A slew of new tricks and devices bring new levels of challenge and excitement to board game play. New board maps, new Mini-Games, new action and new surprises means a whole new batch of fun! Get ready to unleash your best Hip Drops, hammer swings and high-flying high junks for another round of frenzied multi-player action!

21.03.1999

Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets. Capture the perfect frame to gain bonus points from Professor Oak in order to unlock helpful items and locate and photograph the elusive Mew, a legendary Pokémon whose existence has never been recorded.

30.09.1997

There's no Salvation from this army! Can you survive this furiously fast, kill-for-money, real-time blood-fest? There's nowhere to hide as you smash your opponent in 'to-the-limit' conflict. And, while you've got a few nanoseconds to spare, you've got to build to survive, mechs, tanks, troops, mounted slavens - a host of murderous military units who will hone their killing skills with experience. Just what devastating effect does a 7th legion priest have in battle? what happens when you summon the dark legion? The landscape is isometric and you've got to be ice-cool to survive in the blazing heat of combat. And there's more! Random power ups and a massive selection of battle cards that can turn the tides of war in a flash. But be careful: you don't know what cards your opponent is holding and even when you've got his last trooper cornered he might play the battle card that wipes away your entire force! Salvation? They'll be lucky to find a stone to crawl under!

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01.01.1970

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01.01.1970

A cancelled business simulation game for the 64DD.

01.01.1970

Teo 64 was a pet simulation video game, very similar to “Hey You Pikachu!”, the Nintendo title where the player could interact with the Pokemon talking to him through a microphone connected to the N64. In this game, however, the protagonist was a strange cross between a dolphin and a bird. Speaking with the animal it was possible to became his friend, feed him and explore the world. For many it will be a shocking news, but “Teo” is not the name of the dolphin / bird, but of the planet where he is living. Known under the title “FinFin on Teo, the Magic Planet”, the virtual puppy FinFin made his first appearance on a PC game released in 1996. According to the producers, the 64DD version was not a porting, but a completely new game. The development of Teo for 64DD was probably stopped because of the failure of the Disk Drive, and it is likely that we will never know how different the 64DD game was supposed to be.

14.04.2001

Doubutsu no Mori is the name of the first installment in the Animal Crossing series. It was released only in Japan for the Nintendo 64. It was later remade for the GameCube in 2002, and released worldwide as Animal Crossing. This game is compatible with the Expansion Pak and is displayed in a higher resolution when it is used (640x480 as opposed to 320x240).

21.05.2000

Ide Yousuke no Mahjong Juku is a Miscellaneous game, developed and published by Seta Corporation, which was released in Japan in 2000.

01.01.1970

In 1997, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview that a new Fire Emblem game was in development for the Nintendo 64. The game was cancelled in 2000 with no screenshots or details provided. It is widely believed that the game was retooled as Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade on the Game Boy Advance.

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01.01.1970

A mysterious game that was being developed for the 64DD by a team at HAL Laboratory headed by Yoichi Yamamoto, a former construction engineer. While little is known of the game in its original form, it is believed that many of the game's features were later incorporated into Pokémon Snap, developed by the "Jack & Beans" team.

10.10.2000

Big Mountain 2000 is a wintersports game where you can choose to race downhill with either a snowboard or skis. There are various characters to choose from, each of them with different skills. Three game modes are available in total, in which free ride, slalom and giant slalom can be chosen as track styles; game modes include championship, time attack and also a battle mode for multiplayer challenges.

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01.01.1970

Mario Artist: Graphical Message Maker was one of the games from the Mario Artist series that ended up cancelled due the the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive lackluster sales.

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01.01.1970

Mario Paint 64 is a canceled Mario game for the Nintendo 64DD which would have served as a follow-up to Mario Paint. Only a few details were confirmed. It allowed many processes when playing and the original mouse for the SNES game was scrapped. Instead, various other controllers were announced, but kept as a secret.

27.09.2000

Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren-jou! is a role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the second main entry in the Shiren the Wanderer series, which is part of the larger Mystery Dungeon series, and was originally released in Japan on September 27, 2000. The game follows Shiren, a boy who aims to defend a village from attacking demons by building a castle; he finds building materials and other items by exploring dungeons.

01.01.1970

Jungle Emperor Leo was a 1997 movie based on the 1950's manga by Osamu Tezuka, Kimba the White Lion (incidentally, the inspiration for Disney's The Lion King). Nintendo secured the rights to develop a game based on the movie which was announced for the 64DD. The game appears to have been an action-adventure title starring characters from the movie and manga, but very little footage of the game was shown, so details are scarce.

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01.01.1970

Oriental Blue is a cancelled RPG in the Far East of Eden (Tengai Makyō) series that was in development by Hudson and Red Entertainment for Nintendo 64DD in late ‘90. A few years later, in an interview published on the japanese Nintendo website, Kaori Shirozu (director and designer at Hudson at the time) explained that the project was resurrected and re-developed as a GBA game and finally released in 2003 as Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai.

01.01.1970

Rev Limit was an unreleased racing video game that was developed by SETA Corporation, a game developer that closed its doors in 2008. Upon its announcement, Rev Limit was met with hype, as preview shots showcased some features deemed impressive for a racing game at the time, such as dynamic lighting and variable weather conditions during races. However, the game was delayed several times and ended up being ultimately cancelled, as SETA ran into financial constraints. During development, the game seemingly switched from having an Nintendo 64 base release to being a planned launch title for the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, a peripheral for the Nintendo 64 console. It was also intended to be released on SETA's Aleck 64 arcade board.

24.11.2021

A ROM hack/mod for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time which recreates the original design of its cancelled Expansion for the Nintendo 64DD, which was later cancelled and retooled as the Master Quest. It changes the dungeons, changing their layout and puzzles. It was based on the information found within the 2020 Gigaleak.