Hey Elliot, I think you can make the Japanese n64’s region free by installing a 3d printed bracket or one from a pal console into the cartridge slot. Apparently they didn’t make the consoles region locked, just the slot that the game cartridge goes into
I can confirm this works. The only difference between Japanese and US N64 consoles is the cartridge slot on the inside. There are no region settings between NTSC.
Since both Japan and the US use NTSC, there has been an extremely simple cartridge slot mod made recently. The only difference between games published in Japan and the USA is the little notches in the back of the cart which align with the notches in the cartridge slot. The mod that has been released is the cartridge slot with the notches removed allowing plug-in-play of games on either system. The mod requires a 4.5 mm game bit to open the console, and a Phillips screwdriver to remove the plastic slot that has the notches. Replace the plastic slot with the one that makes the N64 region free (Japan and USA only). Then reverse the process to reassemble the system.
I got this same N64 in the box at a convention last year and I did the region free mod on it and I love playing on it and the way it looks in the room! Also love the videos!
I have the clear red version of this console, it's beautiful. As for the power supply, there is no problem in plugging in a UK power supply into your Japanese N64. The UK power supply will take in the UK mains voltage and output to the console, the same voltage that the Japanese PSU would output to the console when taking in JPN mains voltage. So the difference between the two PSUs is the voltage that they expect to receive from the wall plug.
I remember my first N64, a Pokemon one with Pokemon Stadium and not one but two Pokemon controllers... unboxing it was like opening the holy grail... epic machine that caused a major rift with the missus when it broke as she whilst I was out chucked it in the bins and the council had emptied 'em before I got back with a new power supply as it was only that which had broken. She tried to make amends by buying another lesser plain black one but me heart had gone out of it and bought a PSone and a Dreamcast and I punished her by not allowing her to play either for weeks :(
I’ve got one in mine. I have the same and similar Clear Ice Blue - Japanese console and TIGHT JOYSTICK 🕹️ in my clear ice blue 🎮 ALSO! No original box though, which too me is fine. I LOVE 🫶🏻 it!
As much as I wish Sony and Microsoft would sell fun limited edition consoles again, the whole scalper scene the last couple years would ruin that immediately. At least we get limited edition controllers still, so its something at least.
I know I has nothing to do with the Video, but what what Watch are you wearing? I think it's an Omega but which Model? Thanks for the Videos. Hope you had a great start in the new Year.
Hi, Ik this isn’t a gameboy video but I was trying to open my gameboy but the speaker was stuck and I don’t know how to remove it. Anyone know how to remove it without damaging it?
You've really gotta come out to Japan and explore the retro game places! I'm not even in a big city, and I have like 5 I frequent in my rough area. But otherwise I love this one so much. It's my favorite shade
I put LED's into my Lik-Sang cased Gamecube, which is a clear dark purple full size disc case. It was fairly easy and just had to find a suitable point to take off for the voltages for the LED's, the voltage draw was so minimal I was able to draw off of something handy without impeding the GC's use and it did look pretty funky. Was weird that I mod chipped it and never got round to actually using jolly roger discounted stuff on it, the only full size disc I did use was my Linux bootloader disc as like the N64, the GC was capable of acting as a very low power 'puter. I was on the team of the Dreamcast's Linux stuff for a while, man I doubt today I could code coherently in basic let alone raw code I used to have in me head back then :S
Amazing! I have one of these as well and it just simply makes everything you play on N64 so much better. You should be able to play games from any region but you'll need to take off the back portion of the cartridge and be very careful when slotting the game in.
4:55 Yes, you can use a local PSU with a console for Japan. Did that with my Japanese N64 as well. I also removed the cartridge slot and replaced it with a generic one (3D printed), so that I can also use this N64 to play NTSC-U games, not only NTSC-J (as I am also from PAL land :D ). Without modifying the console with a hardware mod, you will only get Composite or S-Video out of this N64, sadly. With a mod, you can use a RGB cable and/or a cable like the RAD2X, which will even use RGB if the console is modded (otherwise it will fall back to S-Video as well).
I am such a big fan of translucent colors on consoles its just so cool looking EDIT: Also do you plan on retro brighting the clear white parts of the console and controller?
iv just subscribed!!!! love the vids mate, just got into game boy modding and found your earlier videos very helpful. my first build is up to £112 incl the hardware, i think my gameboy will be £170 with everything done except for the audio mod
It actually made sense back in the day for consoles to be region locked as there are differences in the way the tvs worked back in the day. However Since the US and Japan both use a 60 hertz power signal you can actually play American N64 games on a Japanese console as long as you modify the cartridge slot iirc.
You can get a new tray for it and it will play jap and us games with no modding as such. If you are thinking about pimping it up though it's on par if not easier than a DMG. I'll look forward to seeing a video up about it soon
I had the game boy color in the blue/green, but it wasn’t translucent. Just opaque. I still loved the color but yeah, would’ve preferred the translucency
Agreed that modern consoles are pretty boring, but nintendo's always been more colorful than Sony and Microsoft. I always find myself decorating my playstations in some manner. PS2 has a giant Jack Sparrow decal on it. PS3 had a bloody zombie handprint. PS4 has a t. rex skeleton on it. I'm looking at somehow fixing a Seto Kaiba head to my ps5 because I find that meme hysterical.
The N64 is region free. Like the SNES the only thing that prevents you from using games from other regions is the cart shape. Just take the PCB out of one of your games and stick it in.
I wish you’d get a new microphone or mess with the settings. It’s way too high and clips bad. It’s ear piercing loud bro
It’s something I’m working on. I’ve had a lot of issues with it since moving house and I don’t know how to fix it. I’ll see what I can do!
I didn't have any issues with the sound myself.
@@TheRetroFuture2 on the contrary your mic sounds perfectly fine
sounds fine to me to be honest and I tried it with my normal headphones and those cheapo bluetooth ones ashens said were alright on his couch :D
Sounds fine to me
Hey Elliot, I think you can make the Japanese n64’s region free by installing a 3d printed bracket or one from a pal console into the cartridge slot. Apparently they didn’t make the consoles region locked, just the slot that the game cartridge goes into
Edit: I think this only works for US games, not PAL region
definitely NOT pal games
I can confirm this works. The only difference between Japanese and US N64 consoles is the cartridge slot on the inside. There are no region settings between NTSC.
You can also buy them for 8 or just take a grinder to it
heh games. Only game you need is everdrive.
I love the clear N64 series, its just feels like the 90s.
Clear consoles were the pinnacle of console design.
That atomic purple GameBoy Color was the best thing that ever existed.
Since both Japan and the US use NTSC, there has been an extremely simple cartridge slot mod made recently. The only difference between games published in Japan and the USA is the little notches in the back of the cart which align with the notches in the cartridge slot. The mod that has been released is the cartridge slot with the notches removed allowing plug-in-play of games on either system. The mod requires a 4.5 mm game bit to open the console, and a Phillips screwdriver to remove the plastic slot that has the notches. Replace the plastic slot with the one that makes the N64 region free (Japan and USA only). Then reverse the process to reassemble the system.
Every single one of my used consoles from Japan have been in immaculate condition. It's wild how much better they take care of things.
I got this same N64 in the box at a convention last year and I did the region free mod on it and I love playing on it and the way it looks in the room! Also love the videos!
I have the clear red version of this console, it's beautiful. As for the power supply, there is no problem in plugging in a UK power supply into your Japanese N64. The UK power supply will take in the UK mains voltage and output to the console, the same voltage that the Japanese PSU would output to the console when taking in JPN mains voltage. So the difference between the two PSUs is the voltage that they expect to receive from the wall plug.
I have a Watermelon Red Japanese N64, and retrobrighting those weird shaped controllers is a huge, huge pain lol. It is doable though, and worth it!
6:37 Nintendo did make a gameboy colour in this style it’s called the Lawson gameboy colour
I was JUST LOOKING AT THIS MODEL YESTERDAY ON EBAY.
Nintendo 64 is Maison 👌🏻
I remember my first N64, a Pokemon one with Pokemon Stadium and not one but two Pokemon controllers... unboxing it was like opening the holy grail... epic machine that caused a major rift with the missus when it broke as she whilst I was out chucked it in the bins and the council had emptied 'em before I got back with a new power supply as it was only that which had broken. She tried to make amends by buying another lesser plain black one but me heart had gone out of it and bought a PSone and a Dreamcast and I punished her by not allowing her to play either for weeks :(
MINTY .. I have the clear purple 64. What's wrong with you Mic Elliot
I’ve got one in mine.
I have the same and similar Clear Ice Blue - Japanese console and TIGHT JOYSTICK 🕹️ in my clear ice blue 🎮 ALSO! No original box though, which too me is fine. I LOVE 🫶🏻 it!
Nintendo Had So Much Potential, Too Bad They Now Only Make Consoles For Casuals
I thought USA warnings were bad. Did not expect it from Japan.
8:30 That's your bank account gone! XD
Nintendo did this to compete with apple's colord imacs in the 90s and 2000's nintendo saw it was working for apple and felt it would work for them to.
As much as I wish Sony and Microsoft would sell fun limited edition consoles again, the whole scalper scene the last couple years would ruin that immediately. At least we get limited edition controllers still, so its something at least.
Bought one for $80 with the expander pak, took out the tray, melted down the notches, bam, region free 😂😂😂
Second + very cool n64
I got a brand new clear green American n64 when I was 7 in 2001 I still have it with the matching controller.
I know I has nothing to do with the Video, but what what Watch are you wearing? I think it's an Omega but which Model? Thanks for the Videos. Hope you had a great start in the new Year.
You should try saying pcbway like retrorecipes youtube channel
ha i use to have a Clear n64 and Dreamcast and Ps0ne. tho not the same colors but we sold mod kits where i use to work back in the 90s
Hi, Ik this isn’t a gameboy video but I was trying to open my gameboy but the speaker was stuck and I don’t know how to remove it. Anyone know how to remove it without damaging it?
got me a mint watermelon US edition. Its so fucking beautiful ive been playing with it like a fidget toy as well LOL
This clear blue version of N64 looks really cool!
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
(Something in Japanese)
Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Nintendo
64
there's the warning to not play with the joystick like in mario party 2! (With the palm of your hand)
This is the console that started my Japanese console journey. Love the colors
I don't think the power supplies matter. It should provide the same voltage to the console no matter where it's from.
I'm looking to get a japanese n64 soon, so i can play the ntsc variants plus its cheaper than getting a us one
A local shop in my town has Japanese N64 games on the shelf, and they're cheaper than the USA ones.
These are surprisingly common in Brazil
We need to bring back transparent electronics, this is just gorgeous 😍
I wonder if Elliot saved one of Freya's hairs XD
Is it just me or does that look more green than blue? Is it that color changed over time?
Looks beautiful! 💙
Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
faked thje PB like Domtendo a german content creator wtf
You've really gotta come out to Japan and explore the retro game places! I'm not even in a big city, and I have like 5 I frequent in my rough area. But otherwise I love this one so much. It's my favorite shade
I put LED's into my Lik-Sang cased Gamecube, which is a clear dark purple full size disc case. It was fairly easy and just had to find a suitable point to take off for the voltages for the LED's, the voltage draw was so minimal I was able to draw off of something handy without impeding the GC's use and it did look pretty funky. Was weird that I mod chipped it and never got round to actually using jolly roger discounted stuff on it, the only full size disc I did use was my Linux bootloader disc as like the N64, the GC was capable of acting as a very low power 'puter. I was on the team of the Dreamcast's Linux stuff for a while, man I doubt today I could code coherently in basic let alone raw code I used to have in me head back then :S
>manuels
Dankpods has rubbed off on ya
"A little bag of Manuels" I loved that xD
The clear plastic yellowing is such an annoying issue that is so easy to cause.
I wish modern consoles came in fun colors like that.
Amazing! I have one of these as well and it just simply makes everything you play on N64 so much better. You should be able to play games from any region but you'll need to take off the back portion of the cartridge and be very careful when slotting the game in.
bondi blue n64
another piece to sit on your shelf to NOT be used. unsubbed man, you don't game, you just buy things to say you own them, its bizarre
Haha you are odd
i didnt see the nintendo official stamp on the box
4:55 Yes, you can use a local PSU with a console for Japan. Did that with my Japanese N64 as well. I also removed the cartridge slot and replaced it with a generic one (3D printed), so that I can also use this N64 to play NTSC-U games, not only NTSC-J (as I am also from PAL land :D ).
Without modifying the console with a hardware mod, you will only get Composite or S-Video out of this N64, sadly. With a mod, you can use a RGB cable and/or a cable like the RAD2X, which will even use RGB if the console is modded (otherwise it will fall back to S-Video as well).
I have the clear green one
It reminds of one of those dolphin sweets we get in the UK.
So true about the old boxes.
N64 was one of the last consoles that looked like toys
I am such a big fan of translucent colors on consoles its just so cool looking
EDIT: Also do you plan on retro brighting the clear white parts of the console and controller?
I remember seeing one of these bad boys in the window of a local second hand game shop, it's very pretty in person
iv just subscribed!!!! love the vids mate, just got into game boy modding and found your earlier videos very helpful. my first build is up to £112 incl the hardware, i think my gameboy will be £170 with everything done except for the audio mod
So, Nintedo 64 has region lock... I didn't know that.
It actually made sense back in the day for consoles to be region locked as there are differences in the way the tvs worked back in the day. However Since the US and Japan both use a 60 hertz power signal you can actually play American N64 games on a Japanese console as long as you modify the cartridge slot iirc.
You can get a new tray for it and it will play jap and us games with no modding as such. If you are thinking about pimping it up though it's on par if not easier than a DMG. I'll look forward to seeing a video up about it soon
i miss the time with colorful consoles
This N64 perfectly encapsulates my ideal aesthetic. What a beauty.
that's really really cool!
Warning: Do not eat Nintendo 64.
Awesome Video Elliot Coll
i have the same one! mines american tho lol
you can use an everdrive
My favorite color of the N64 line. Looks awesome, Elliot.
How much did you pay for it
always wanted a transparent n64 console along with my red n64 controller.
I love this color variant! I have one I got HDMI modded and made region free :D The blue and white just looks really good
use whatever PSU is local to your region
Jealous
do de do @ 6:44
Hi
Is it possible to retrobrite translucent clear yellowed plastic safely or you gotta mess everything?
manwells
I thought there was an adapter you could make via 3D printing and or purchase that allowed someone to use Japanese games
Loved the David Mitchell clip from WILTY.
That's 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
it's beautiful, thanks for sharing!
I had exactly this one as a kid. I love this color and it brings back so many memories.
Great energy, Elliot!
Id love if you'd do more content on console and not just handhelds (even though I love those)
Fuck i want one of these . Been looking for a mint in box watermelon
That turquoise blue is fantastic
gotta love 90s japanese design choices
AMAZING, Elliot
My favorite color. I had an orange one but wanted this color. It still looks great nearly 30 years on.
I had the game boy color in the blue/green, but it wasn’t translucent. Just opaque. I still loved the color but yeah, would’ve preferred the translucency
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Agreed that modern consoles are pretty boring, but nintendo's always been more colorful than Sony and Microsoft. I always find myself decorating my playstations in some manner. PS2 has a giant Jack Sparrow decal on it. PS3 had a bloody zombie handprint. PS4 has a t. rex skeleton on it. I'm looking at somehow fixing a Seto Kaiba head to my ps5 because I find that meme hysterical.
The N64 is region free. Like the SNES the only thing that prevents you from using games from other regions is the cart shape. Just take the PCB out of one of your games and stick it in.
Not true. Most of Elliot's games acquired locally will be PAL versions which are not compatible with NTSC consoles.
@@glenfordham9860 Didn't think of that. I'm American so it's a simple swap for me.
nice
Buys a super expensive numbers matching boxed rare N64 and says let's mod it with a backlight 😭👍
First 😎
“Not going to be able to test it“ 🫠