Esquire Fox
03-04-2013, 05:17 PM
This isn't a find in the wild, but I did manage to get a very good deal on an import purchase. After months of unsuccessfully bidding on Yahoo! Auction Japan through a bidding service, I finally managed to win a 64DD for cheap. I purchased 7 of the 9 officially released games (excluding the rarest two) for about $20 a piece. I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the items were in better condition than I was expecting. Doshin had the cardboard sleeve included and some of the games were unopened and still shrink-wrapped. Of course, at $20 a piece, I won't have any problem removing those games from their polymer plastic tombs.
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/6690/64ddgames.jpg
Now, here's where things get interesting. One of my main hopes for the 64DD was that I could combine it with my N64 Kiosk. The console is seated in a clear plastic dome at the center of the kiosk. The base of the dome is fitted to the exact size and shape of the Nintendo 64 console. Judging from photos I have seen on the internet, it seemed that the 64DD had the same base as the N64. From my estimates, the two units would fit inside the dome with space left over for a cartridge to be inserted on top. Even then, I wasn't sure that the 64DD would play nice with the sound system in the kiosk.
Earlier today, the package with the 64DD and games arrived. Everything was carefully and professionally packaged, so kudos to the bidding service: Japonica Market. I didn't spare any time installing the 64DD in my kiosk. Much to my surprise, everything fit perfectly. The base of the 64DD is the exact same size/shape as the base of the Nintendo 64. There is enough room for any standard size cartridge, but not enough for a Gameshark or Wide-Boy 64. The 64DD even sits high enough that you can eject a disk without lifting the unit. There are no compatibility problems with the sound system or any of the other kiosk components. I couldn't be happier with the way this turned out.
So if you've ever wondered if you can squeeze a 64DD into a Nintendo 64 Kiosk, there's your answer.
http://imageshack.us/a/img545/4778/64ddn64kiosk2.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img145/9703/64ddn64kiosk.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/6690/64ddgames.jpg
Now, here's where things get interesting. One of my main hopes for the 64DD was that I could combine it with my N64 Kiosk. The console is seated in a clear plastic dome at the center of the kiosk. The base of the dome is fitted to the exact size and shape of the Nintendo 64 console. Judging from photos I have seen on the internet, it seemed that the 64DD had the same base as the N64. From my estimates, the two units would fit inside the dome with space left over for a cartridge to be inserted on top. Even then, I wasn't sure that the 64DD would play nice with the sound system in the kiosk.
Earlier today, the package with the 64DD and games arrived. Everything was carefully and professionally packaged, so kudos to the bidding service: Japonica Market. I didn't spare any time installing the 64DD in my kiosk. Much to my surprise, everything fit perfectly. The base of the 64DD is the exact same size/shape as the base of the Nintendo 64. There is enough room for any standard size cartridge, but not enough for a Gameshark or Wide-Boy 64. The 64DD even sits high enough that you can eject a disk without lifting the unit. There are no compatibility problems with the sound system or any of the other kiosk components. I couldn't be happier with the way this turned out.
So if you've ever wondered if you can squeeze a 64DD into a Nintendo 64 Kiosk, there's your answer.
http://imageshack.us/a/img545/4778/64ddn64kiosk2.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img145/9703/64ddn64kiosk.jpg