Rare US N64 disk-drive retail prototype found in Seattle
At glance, the unit looks almost identical to the Nintendo 64DD that hit Japan in 1999 -- so much so that when Jason "MetalJesusRocks" Lindsey found it, he assumed it was merely a US developer kit. Turns out, it's even more rare: the unit boots up without the aid of the "partner cartridge," developers needed to get devkits running. It also features an english-language menu screen, something not present in official development units or the original Japanese retail model. The unit is even region-locked to the US, and won't play japanese N64DD games. Lindsey (and Ars Technica) reached out to Mark DeLoura, a former Lead Engineer at Nintendo that worked on the n64DD, to figure out what was going on. The answer? This is most likely an unreleased retail unit, or at least a retail prototype.
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