N64 Disc Drive

Better known as the N64DD, this was an expansion available for the original N64 that would allow for the loading from discs instead of cartridges.

Largely a commercial failure, never left Japan. But the few titles that were developed and released for it were incredible.

Quick reference

  • Accepted ROM formats: .z64 .n64 .ndd .zip .7z
  • Folders: /userdata/roms/n64dd
Emulators Accepted ROM formats
libretro: Mupen64Plus-Next .z64, .n64, .v64, .zip, .7z
libretro: ParaLLel_N64 .z64, .n64, .v64, .zip, .7z

BIOS

MD5 checksum Share file path Description
FIXME bios/Mupen64plus/IPL.n64 N64 Dynamic Disk Initial Program Loader for Mupen64Plus
8d3d9f294b6e174bc7b1d2fd1c727530 bios/64DD_IPL.bin N64 Dynamic Disk Initial Program Loader for Parallel-N64

Using libretro-Mupen64Plus-Next

To play N64DD games:

  1. First make sure that you have the right N64DD BIOS file at the right location (see above).
  2. Place your N64DD cartridge ROMs in /userdata/roms/n64dd. They should have the extension .z64.
  3. Place your N64DD disk ROMs in the same /userdata/roms/n64dd. They should have the extension .z64.ndd.
  4. While hovering over the game in the gamelist, press [SELECT] and set the emulator to libretro: Mupen64Plus-Next.

Emulators/configuration are the same as the regular N64 emulators.

Using libretro-Parallel64

Libretro-Parallel64 enables standalone N64DD games like SimCity 64 or the Mario Artist series. These aren't expansions but full games running originally on floppy disks. To play these games:

  1. First make sure that you have the right N64DD BIOS file at the right location (see above).
  2. Place your N64DD disk ROMs in /userdata/roms/n64dd. They should have the extension .ndd.
  3. While hovering over the game in the gamelist, press [SELECT] and set the emulator to libretro: Parallel N64 and the Graphics API to Vulkan.
  4. Then you can launch the game from EmulationStation

Emulators/configuration are the same as the regular N64 emulators.

  • systems/n64dd.txt
  • Last modified: 6 months ago
  • by wizzard