Back in the 1990s , Nintendo and Sega introduce a number of total - on component part to extend the longevity of their consoles . Sega put out the Sega CD and the 32X for the Sega Genesis , while — in Japan — Nintendo released the 64DD , a magnetic disk drive for the Nintendo 64 . After year of development , the add - on promised better graphics , deep gameplay , and even cyberspace connectivity . But the 64DD was a over loser when it was released in Japan in 1999 ; 14 month and 10 game subsequently , it was stop altogether . The 64DD was such a catastrophe for Nintendo that the gaming ship’s company halted the release of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - on in the United States .
However , retro secret plan accumulator and YouTuber Jason “ Metal Jesus Rocks ” Lindsey recently give away an English - words production interlingual rendition of the 64DD . He acquired the unit from a Craigslist posting in the Seattle arena , where Nintendo of America is headquarter . At first it was believed the 64DD was a prototype or developer outfit , because it was dated for 1996/1997 , two years before it was released in Japan . But a former technologist at Nintendo confirm to Lindsey that it was , indeed , the retail - ready version .
Although the unit itself is operational , the down in the mouth disc that was include does n’t bring up up and Lindsey has been unable to cut across down any games for the add - on . game were never developed for the U.S. market and it ’s region - shut away to North America , so Nipponese biz would n’t lick either . He ’s hoping that someone from the computer hardware - cracking community can help him scan the magnetic disc or rend the operating organisation to use in emulation . Until then , we ’ll just have to imagine what could ’ve been with the video above .
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