posted by Calpis on May 16, 2008:
I think it's worth it if you need a Z64, they aren't available new anywhere else anymore and when they last were available they were $399 from Germany, I believe even without the zip drive.
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posted by eastbayarb on May 16, 2008:
If you get a Z64 (HW2 hopefully), you should update to the bios that supports CF2IDE adaptors and get yourself a 2gb or larger compact flash card. Zip drives are obsolete now and the convenience of CF is great especially if you have a card reader in your PC
If you get a Z64 (HW2 hopefully), you should update to the bios that supports CF2IDE adaptors and get yourself a 2gb or larger compact flash card. Zip drives are obsolete now and the convenience of CF is great especially if you have a card reader in your PC
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posted by N64 freak on May 24, 2008:
@eastbayarb
Your method seems to be be the perfekt :nod:, but he could just use a little 8gig harddrive in the z64. With the harddrive he would have all the roms on the machiene, but he would have a long way to find the rom hes searching.
I think the best method for a collector would be leaving the warranty seal unbroken and just wait untill the zip drive dies
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And that the revision 3 is bad i just can say i have a revision 3 that never froze, overheated or had a problem withe the zip drive.
What means my z64 v3 has an intact warranty seal and works better as the z64 v2 of my friend with an intact warranty seal too.
Thats funny huh a bad build version 3 just beats a good version 2
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@eastbayarb
Your method seems to be be the perfekt :nod:, but he could just use a little 8gig harddrive in the z64. With the harddrive he would have all the roms on the machiene, but he would have a long way to find the rom hes searching.
I think the best method for a collector would be leaving the warranty seal unbroken and just wait untill the zip drive dies
.And that the revision 3 is bad i just can say i have a revision 3 that never froze, overheated or had a problem withe the zip drive.
What means my z64 v3 has an intact warranty seal and works better as the z64 v2 of my friend with an intact warranty seal too.
Thats funny huh a bad build version 3 just beats a good version 2
.z64 on the n64
posted by Denryu on May 24, 2008:
I remember this device!
They actually showed it on TV 9 years ago or so, and told everyone what it can do!!
I wanted to get one, but I couldn't find any for less than 850 DM (~$700)... and I'm not rich...
Then, I got an XChanger GB from BUNG (Game Boy flash stuff) instead. Still works like a charm!
I remember this device!
They actually showed it on TV 9 years ago or so, and told everyone what it can do!!
I wanted to get one, but I couldn't find any for less than 850 DM (~$700)... and I'm not rich...
Then, I got an XChanger GB from BUNG (Game Boy flash stuff) instead. Still works like a charm!
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posted by eastbayarb on May 24, 2008:
I preffer compact flash over a hard drive since there are no moving parts. Also, since the CF to IDE adaptor allows the compact flash card to be removeable, it is much easier to update since my PC has a card reader. I guess it is just personal prefference. And 2gb is more than enough to fit all my fav N64 titles. I can't stand zip drives.
I preffer compact flash over a hard drive since there are no moving parts. Also, since the CF to IDE adaptor allows the compact flash card to be removeable, it is much easier to update since my PC has a card reader. I guess it is just personal prefference. And 2gb is more than enough to fit all my fav N64 titles. I can't stand zip drives.
N64 freak said:
@eastbayarb
Your method seems to be be the perfekt :nod:, but he could just use a little 8gig harddrive in the z64. With the harddrive he would have all the roms on the machiene, but he would have a long way to find the rom hes searching.
I think the best method for a collector would be leaving the warranty seal unbroken and just wait untill the zip drive dies
And that the revision 3 is bad i just can say i have a revision 3 that never froze, overheated or had a problem withe the zip drive.
What means my z64 v3 has an intact warranty seal and works better as the z64 v2 of my friend with an intact warranty seal too.
Thats funny huh a bad build version 3 just beats a good version 2
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posted by N64 freak on May 24, 2008:
Its great to have a cf card in your z64, but as i still have the warranty seal there wont be a cf card or hard drive in there until the zip drive dies :noooo:.
Its great to have a cf card in your z64, but as i still have the warranty seal there wont be a cf card or hard drive in there until the zip drive dies :noooo:.
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posted by liquitt on May 25, 2008:
since everyone is talking about memories...i remember seeing an advertisement in a german n64 magazine (i think it was Big N, or 64power or something) with a price tag of 999 DM...that was like 2 weeks before they got released. insane price for that time!
since everyone is talking about memories...i remember seeing an advertisement in a german n64 magazine (i think it was Big N, or 64power or something) with a price tag of 999 DM...that was like 2 weeks before they got released. insane price for that time!
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posted by mdmx on May 26, 2008:
I still have that N64 Magazine. It's called 101% Nintendo. It was an Austrian N64 Magazine. As far as I know only one issue was ever printed.
They had several ads about the Doctor V64 and Mr Backup Z64 and even a review about these units. And even Dextrose has an ad in this magazine. Here are some scans:
you're wrong, it was DM 998,-
liquitt said:
since everyone is talking about memories...i remember seeing an advertisement in a german n64 magazine (i think it was Big N, or 64power or something) with a price tag of 999 DM...that was like 2 weeks before they got released. insane price for that time!
I still have that N64 Magazine. It's called 101% Nintendo. It was an Austrian N64 Magazine. As far as I know only one issue was ever printed.They had several ads about the Doctor V64 and Mr Backup Z64 and even a review about these units. And even Dextrose has an ad in this magazine. Here are some scans:
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posted by marshallh on May 27, 2008:
hehe, nice post mdmx. I remember seeing that ad while digging through archives of the Dextrose site.
hehe, nice post mdmx. I remember seeing that ad while digging through archives of the Dextrose site.
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posted by sanni on Jun 1, 2008:
Mr Backup Z64 FAQ
Hi folks,
I've created a small FAQ about the Z64.
If you want you can visit it at:
Some of it is just a collection of quotes and infos I found on the web, other parts I have written myself. It's both in German and English.
You can also post a comment if you want to contribute to the FAQ.
@mdmx I've added your pictures to the FAQ, I hope you don't mind. Do you have more of them? :drool:
Mr Backup Z64 FAQ
Hi folks,
I've created a small FAQ about the Z64.
If you want you can visit it at:
Some of it is just a collection of quotes and infos I found on the web, other parts I have written myself. It's both in German and English.
You can also post a comment if you want to contribute to the FAQ.
@mdmx I've added your pictures to the FAQ, I hope you don't mind. Do you have more of them? :drool: