Mario 64 Modder Explains Why N64 Has More RAM Than You Think

Bits and pieces.

The N64 will soon turn 30, yet hackers and homebrew developers are still finding out new things about the hardware – and one esteemed member of that community, Kaze Emanuar, just dropped a bombshell: the N64 has access to more RAM than we previously thought.

It’s long been believed that Nintendo’s 64-bit console has access to 4MB of RAM, with an additional 4MB being delivered via the Expansion Pak. However, as Kaze Emanuar explains in the excellent video below, there’s actually an extra 0.5MB of available RAM from both sources – giving the machine a theoretical total of 9MB.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Bits and pieces.

The N64 will soon turn 30, yet hackers and homebrew developers are still finding out new things about the hardware – and one esteemed member of that community, Kaze Emanuar, just dropped a bombshell: the N64 has access to more RAM than we previously thought.

It’s long been believed that Nintendo’s 64-bit console has access to 4MB of RAM, with an additional 4MB being delivered via the Expansion Pak. However, as Kaze Emanuar explains in the excellent video below, there’s actually an extra 0.5MB of available RAM from both sources – giving the machine a theoretical total of 9MB.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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