| runehero123 |
31st August 2007 06:26 PM |
In the meantime I got a nice DD64 timeline. Sorry for the crappy french translations from google. Here is the original site:
http://translate.google.com/translat...dd64%26hl%3Den
I will list some important info:
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
Of memory of player, the first time that one intended to speak about the 64DD was in November 1995 (before even the Japanese exit of N64 in Japan) by Hiroshi Yamauchi itself
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The DD64 is first mentioned in 1995 (before the release of the Japan N64).
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
Indeed, a year later, the 64DD is with go and the presentation with the public proceeds on November 22 close to Tokyo
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It is presented to the public in 1996 in Tokyo Japan.
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
During the months which follow, the advertisements of projects are connected: Infogrames known as to work on Impossible Mission, Mario Artist is announced with new possibilities which make forget Mario Paint, Mother 3 whose first photographs announce a play with splendid graphics, Super Mario 64 2 which remained however at the stage of the rumour, Jungle Emperor Leo according to the manga of Tezuka, Hybrid Heaven Metal GEAR-killer by Konami, Donkey Kong Country 64 by Rare, etc… Lastly, Nintendo confirms the rumour according to which it will be possible to be connected to a network private via a modem.
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
However, the year 1997 does not see anything coming, the 64DD does not cease being pushed back and PlayStation continues to assoir its domination on the world of the video game on console
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The release of the DD64 keeps on getting pushed back, and nothing new is heard about it in 1997. The playstation begins to dominate the market.
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Originally Posted by Nintendo Forever
It is vital for Nintendo to react and Zelda from now on is announced on cartridge under the name Ocarina of Time. Several other projects will also change support: Donkey Kong 64, Hybrid Heaven, Pokémon 64 (which becomes in the passing Pokémon Snap)… The list of the plays laid down on 64DD decreases and the future of the peripheral is announced blacker. Nintendo announces however Ura-Zelda, a parallel adventure of Link in the universe of Ocarina of Time. One also murmurs the names of Street Fighter 3 (of Capcom) and of 7th Legion (by DMA) but no image was born to confirm these rumours. It was also a question of one went back disk to Tonic Trouble by Ubi Soft after the exit of the play on N64. At Nintendo, the 64DD remains of topicality bus Miyamoto reveals that more than 20 house projects should exploit it.
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In reaction to this Nintendo calls back the listed games to return to normal N64 cartridges. (Dk64 was rumoured to be on DD64)
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
October 1997, of new information are revealed: US developers received the kit of development, the console is “hot-swappable” what wants to say that a play will be able to thus hold on several discs, and the 64DD should leave to the USA for the summer 1998
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New info in October 1997 reveals that US developers will reveive the DD64 development kit, and that the dd64 is hot-swappable(meaning it can play several disks at one time). The DD64 should be released in the US by the summer of 1998.
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Originally Posted by Nintendo Forever
The year 1998 is a succession of disappointments. In Mars, the 64DD is again pushed back for an exit, this time, unspecified. The modem should not probably leave to the USA and finally, some projects migrate on cartridge as Mother 3 (which will be born never besides on N64). With the exit of the year, the 64DD is from now on for many journalists a still-born child project.
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In March, 1998 the release date for the DD64 is again pushed back and some games migrate back to N64 cartridges.
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Originally Posted by nintendo forever
In June 1999, a new date is given by Nintendo: the 64DD will be available to Japan in December 1999. 10 plays will accompany its exit
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The DD64 will be released in Dec 1999 with 10 games according to nintendo.
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Originally Posted by Nintendo forever
Finally, the 64DD leaves on December 11, 1999 well to Japan but the promises are not held: 10 plays are not available but only 2
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The 64DD is released in Japan on December 11,1999 with only 2 of the 10 games.
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In December 2000, after only one year of existence, the 64DD is officially abandoned just like RandnetDD. This last will continue to remain until Mars 2001 but the new inscriptions were not accepted any more by Nintendo.
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The 64DD is abandoned in Dec 2000. :( |
