Nintendo 64 News & Stories

Fans of the Nintendo 64 and its library of games were likely thrilled when the Everdrive 64 hit the markets. This flash card suddenly made moving between ROMs and consoles nearly effortless.

Scroll through all of the past OGN articles and you will sure get a feel for the massive number of remakes and translations that have come upon the retro scene in 2011. The fun part of it all is that Year of the Unreleased Prototype has become big enough that includes most genres and lots [...]

Kotaku’s classic gaming series, Retro Game Master, takes an in-depth look at one facet of the retro gaming world every week.  Kotaku began running a streaming translation of the Japanese show GameCenter every week, and the result is the Retro Game Master series. 

Nintendo 64’s Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was so fabulous in its day (1998) and it has continued to influence other games, art and cosplays for the last 13 years. It should come as no surprise that it is also influencing music, after all, an ocarina is a musical instrument. It’s a natural cross [...]

If you read enough OGN, you might get the idea that the folks over at Dorkly have a soft spot for the retro game. Their humor is often an old school ha ha, and many of their biggest, baddest, and greatest Dorklysts qualify for classic, as well. It is no different when you consider their [...]

While most retro gamers still lift an eyebrow at news surrounding modern consoles (then quietly return to their SEGA Game Gear), sometimes a little backwards compatibility will go a long way.

De-makes are all the thing, as are 8-bit styled indie games that look like they were made for the Atari 2600. Most of them are made to look like old games, but are playable on more modern consoles. They are made available via Wii Ware or through Xbox Live. Few, however, are de-made to be [...]

Of all the things that Nintendo has brewing, one of its highlights during the recent 2011 Game Developers Conference were screenshots of the pending release Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

The Nintendo 64 was released in 1996 and quickly became a hit with home console gamers for its much-improved graphic displays. As a fifth generation gaming console, it also became well known for its multitude of available cheat codes, input using the standard gaming controller.  

When Nintendo World 2011 kicked off on January 8, 2011 there was a lot of buzz and anticipation surrounding the new line ups offered by Nintendo for the pending year. Lists of games in the works were highly coveted leading up to the event, and everyone was very interested in the release of the Nintendo [...]