Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64 is a fifth-generation 64-bit home video-game console developed by Japanese consumer electronics company Nintendo. Released in Japan and North America in 1996 and later in Europe and Australia in 1997, it is highly regarded as one of the most influential consoles in the gaming industry with titles such as GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, and the best-known Super Mario 64. It competed with the Sega Saturn and the original PlayStation.

Logo (September 27, 1996-November 19, 2001)

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  Normal variant
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  White background variant
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  Stacked variant, seen on Animal Forest
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  Variant with the "N" only
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  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time variant
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  The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask variant
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  Banjo-Kazooie variant
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  Banjo-Tooie variant
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  Donkey Kong 64 variant
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  Diddy Kong Racing variant
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  Blast Corps variant
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  Killer Instinct Gold variant
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  The New Tetris variant
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  Star Fox 64 variant
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  Conker's Bad Fur Day variant
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  Command & Conquer variant
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  Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage
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  Earthworm Jim 3D variant
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  Pokémon Puzzle League variant
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  Tetrisphere variant

Visuals: On a black background, the Nintendo 64 logo is seen, which is a cube-like structure with 4 "N"'s seen on each side in green, blue, red, and yellow respectively for the 2 sides, insides, and tips. Above the logo is "NINTENDO 64", in gray and white respectively with the latter part raised up like scientific notation.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the logo fades in.
• On some games, the background is white, and "Nintendo 64" is also colored in blue and red, respectively.
  • On Star Wars Episode I: Racer, this version is seen in a box on a black background.
• On GameTek games, "NINTENDO" is colored in white.
• On games released under the "N64 Sports" label, the console's name is removed, and there are two rings surrounding the "N" with the word "SPORTS" in between them.
• On Wave Race 64, the logo is smaller than usual.
• On Tetrisphere, the misproportioned "N" is seen bounding around on a white background with the Nintendo and H2O Entertainment logos. The "64" flies around the logo, which spins around clockwise, for a while, before it takes its place next to the word "NINTENDO" flipping horizontally. The words and background fade out, the logo zooms out, and Tetris pieces cover up the "N", leading to the game's intro.
• On Star Fox 64, the logo appears during the game's intro on a starry background, and it turns into the Great Fox. The 3DS remake replaces this logo with the Nintendo 3DS logo instead.
• On Banjo-Kazooie, the giant "N" takes a casual stroll across the sky, stopping as a Buzzbomb flies past it. Shrugging its shoulders, it continues on its way as the Buzzbomb continues flying around. The Xbox Live Arcade port removes the logo completely in order to avoid copyright infringement with Nintendo.
• Some games have incorrectly-colored faces to the "N".
• On The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the "N" is 3D and rotates. Also, the Nintendo 64 header is next to the "N" and white lights go across it. There are two versions of this variant. The original version 1.0 release of Ocarina of Time had an "N" with the basic glossing and top faces incorrectly having same colors as bottom faces, while versions 1.1 onwards had an "N" with the more detailed glossing and proper top face colors. The latter version of the variant also appears in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
• On the international version of Super Smash Bros., the logo quickly scrolls up to the center.
• On Donkey Kong 64, the giant "N" (pretty much the same as the Conker's Bad Fur Day variant) fades in on the top of a barrel, with a hidden spotlight shining on it. The giant "N" then starts dancing around, ending with what appears to be a "Spin-Jump". The giant "N" part suddenly cuts off, being followed by the Rareware logo, which fades in, zooms in, and spins around at a steady pace. On the kiosk demo of the game, however, the logo animates similarly to the final build where it bounces around, flapping its legs and pirouetting, and at the end, the colored spotlights move around. Compared to the retail version, the kiosk is the longest variant used in this game around 20 seconds.
• On Perfect Dark, a 3D version of the logo without the console's name rotates around and morphs into the logo for the game, which are the lowercase angular letters "pd" in bluish gray (in the North American release) or blood red (in the Japanese release) color.
• On Pokémon Puzzle League, "NINTENDO 64" is in red, and the logo is captured inside a Pokéball.
• On Conker's Bad Fur Day, the giant "N" without the header is seen on a wood-like floor, looking around, with a hidden spotlight shining on it. The camera zooms in on the "N" where it notices that someone is coming. Then Conker (voiced by Chris Seavor) suddenly comes with his chainsaw, cuts the "N" in half and knocks these halves off, saying "Stupid logo!". Conker then throws the chainsaw away, wiping hands, saying "There, much better.", then replaces it with the Rareware logo by taking it out from the pocket, muttering "How can...get it...Ah!" He puts on the floor, and wipes the lower part of the R of the Rareware logo. He then leans backwards, crossing arms out, and saying "Marvelous.", while everything irises out, until it surrounds Conker's head, who winks at us, and the surrounding circle finally irises out. On 16:9 aspect ratio, Conker is visible, carrying his chainsaw on the top-right.
• On the Japanese-only Animal Forest, the "N" appears like a piece of furniture, and the "Nintendo 64" text appears below the "N".
• On the Wii Virtual Console ports of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Paper Mario, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Mario Party 2, a spinning version of the logo can be seen without the console name if the Home Menu is opened during gameplay and then exited.

Technique: 3D animation rendered in real-time on the console's hardware. Otherwise, a still graphic.

Audio: Depending on the variant:

• Usually none or the opening theme of the game.
• On the Blast Corps variant, a jet whoosh is heard, followed by an explosion sound when the logo zooms in.
• On F-Zero X, a short guitar solo is heard ("Title BGM" on the soundtrack).
• On Japanese releases of the Pokémon Stadium games, a bouncing sound followed by a group of people shouting "64!" in Japanese is heard, similar to Nintendo 64 commercials at the time.
• On the Donkey Kong 64 variant, a jungle drum piece is heard, as some monkeys are heard screaming and singing. The jungle drum piece continues to play, along with the monkeys continuing to scream and sing as the giant "N" part suddenly cuts off and the Rareware logo fades in. The kiosk demo variant has Chunky's noises and Chompa growls, before the drums are played.
• On international releases of the Pokémon Stadium games, Pikachu says "Pika!" when the logo appears.
• On Pokémon Puzzle League, a voice says "Nintendo", then there is a whooshing sound.
• On the Conker's Bad Fur Day variant, the described lines as seen above, as well as a menacing string tune, a tune based off of "Windy & Co." from the game's soundtrack, and various sound effects
• On the Animal Forest variant, the furniture placement sound is heard, followed by a child-like voice saying "Nintendo".

Availability

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Wave Race 64 OSCA MobyGames	September 27, 1996	First appearance
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey OSCA MobyGames	November 15, 1996
Killer Instinct Gold OSCA MobyGames	November 25, 1996
Blast Corps OSCA MobyGames	March 21, 1997	Custom variant
Star Fox 64 OSCA MobyGames	April 27, 1997	Custom variant
Tetrisphere OSCA MobyGames	August 11, 1997	Custom variant
Diddy Kong Racing OSCA MobyGames	November 21, 1997	Custom variant
1080° Snowboarding OSCA MobyGames	February 28, 1998
Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. OSCA MobyGames	May 26, 1998	Dark variant
Banjo-Kazooie OSCA MobyGames	June 29, 1998	Custom variant
F-Zero X OSCA MobyGames	July 14, 1998
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics OSCA MobyGames	July 27, 1998
Pocket Monsters Stadium OSCA MobyGames	August 1, 1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time OSCA MobyGames	November 21, 1998	Custom variant
Hey You, Pikachu! OSCA MobyGames	December 12, 1998
Mario Party OSCA MobyGames	December 18, 1998
Super Smash Bros. OSCA MobyGames	April 26, 1999	Scrolling up variant Does not appear on the Japanese version
Pokémon Stadium (Pocket Monsters Stadium 2) OSCA MobyGames	April 30, 1999
Pokémon Snap OSCA MobyGames	March 21, 1999
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest OSCA MobyGames	May 11, 1999	"Sports" variant
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer OSCA MobyGames	May 18, 1999	White background in a box variant
Donkey Kong 64 OSCA MobyGames	November 22, 1999	Custom variant
Mario Party 2 OSCA MobyGames	December 17, 1999
Ridge Racer 64 OSCA MobyGames	February 14, 2000	Custom variant
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask OSCA MobyGames	April 27, 2000	Custom variant
Excitebike 64 OSCA MobyGames	May 2, 2000	"Sports" variant
Perfect Dark OSCA MobyGames	May 22, 2000	Custom variant
Paper Mario OSCA MobyGames	August 11, 2000	White background variant
Pokémon Puzzle League OSCA MobyGames	September 25, 2000	Custom variant
Mario Party 3 OSCA MobyGames	December 7, 2000
Pokémon Stadium 2 (Pocket Monsters Stadium Kin Gin) OSCA MobyGames	December 14, 2000
Conker's Bad Fur Day OSCA MobyGames	March 5, 2001	Custom variant
Dōbutsu no Mori OSCA MobyGames	April 14, 2001	Custom variant

External Links

• Nintendo 64  on Wikipedia
• Nintendo 64  on Logopedia

Famicom Disk System

Nintendo 64 64DD

Nintendo GameCube