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Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
NOTE: This Video was re-uploaded due to a re-edit.
It was recorded back in 2016....hence the reference to "AssemblerGames" .
In this video I go through an "UNBOXING" of the
"KmC PARTNER-N64PC User's Guide". (REVA version from 1997)
This is a manual for a specific piece of Development hardware used by Nintendo back in the Mid to late 90's for developing games on the Nintendo 64 console and also for the 64DD add-on.
The company that released this Development system was
KmC "Kyoto Microcomputer Co., Ltd. They released two versions. One for the Windows PC entitle "PARTNER-N64PC", and a second system for the Silicon Graphics INDY workstations declared as the "PARTNER-N64NW".
The "NW" suffix stands for "Network". This particular release housed a PARTNER-N64PC ISA interface card inside of small enclosure that was declared as the "KmC Interface Box".
The "KmC Interface Box" had several interface Ports, including an IDC ribbon cable connector for connecting a "PARTNER-N64 ROM Cartridge". It also provided a Local Area network connection and a female DIN socket for connecting a DC Power supply. I am looking for the English version of the PARNTER-N64NW manual...so if you know someone that has a copy of one...please let me know ASAP. :)D
The Indy Workstations would connect to the "KmC Interface Box" through a Network HUB. All communication between the INDY workstation was transmitted over Ethernet.
To this day, the "PARTNER-N64NW" AKA "KmC Interface Box" is considered the most Rare of all N64 development systems.
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NOTE: This Video was re-uploaded due to a re-edit.
It was recorded back in 2016....hence the reference to "AssemblerGames" .
In this video I go through an "UNBOXING" of the
"KmC PARTNER-N64PC User's Guide". (REVA version from 1997)
This is a manual for a specific piece of Development hardware used by Nintendo back in the Mid to late 90's for developing games on the Nintendo 64 console and also for the 64DD add-on.
The company that released this Development system was
KmC "Kyoto Microcomputer Co., Ltd. They released two versions. One for the Windows PC entitle "PARTNER-N64PC", and a second system for the Silicon Graphics INDY workstations declared as the "PARTNER-N64NW".
The "NW" suffix stands for "Network". This particular release housed a PARTNER-N64PC ISA interface card inside of small enclosure that was declared as the "KmC Interface Box".
The "KmC Interface Box" had several interface Ports, including an IDC ribbon cable connector for connecting a "PARTNER-N64 ROM Cartridge". It also provided a Local Area network connection and a female DIN socket for connecting a DC Power supply. I am looking for the English version of the PARNTER-N64NW manual...so if you know someone that has a copy of one...please let me know ASAP. :)D
The Indy Workstations would connect to the "KmC Interface Box" through a Network HUB. All communication between the INDY workstation was transmitted over Ethernet.
To this day, the "PARTNER-N64NW" AKA "KmC Interface Box" is considered the most Rare of all N64 development systems.
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NOTE: This Video was re-uploaded due to a re-edit.
It was recorded back in 2016....hence the reference to AssemblerGames .
In this video I go through an UNBOXING of the
KmC PARTNER-N64PC Users Guide. (REVA version from 1997)
This is a manual for a specific piece of Development hardware used by Nintendo back in the Mid to late 90s for developing games on the Nintendo 64 console and also for the 64DD add-on.
The company that released this Development system was
KmC Kyoto Microcomputer Co., Ltd. They released two versions. One for the Windows PC entitle PARTNER-N64PC, and a second system for the Silicon Graphics INDY workstations declared as the PARTNER-N64NW.
The NW suffix stands for Network. This particular release housed a PARTNER-N64PC ISA interface card inside of small enclosure that was declared as the KmC Interface Box.
The KmC Interface Box had several interface Ports, including an IDC ribbon cable connector for connecting a PARTNER-N64 ROM Cartridge. It also provided a Local Area network connection and a female DIN socket for connecting a DC Power supply. I am looking for the English version of the PARNTER-N64NW manual...so if you know someone that has a copy of one...please let me know ASAP. :)D
The Indy Workstations would connect to the KmC Interface Box through a Network HUB. All communication between the INDY workstation was transmitted over Ethernet.
To this day, the PARTNER-N64NW AKA KmC Interface Box is considered the most Rare of all N64 development systems.
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![I interviewed Rare Ltd. Electronics Engineer: Mark Green - We Discuss N64 Flashcarts [#16]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iqTgZ7h7fAc/mqdefault.jpg "I interviewed Rare Ltd. Electronics Engineer: Mark Green - We Discuss N64 Flashcarts [#16]
NOTE: This Video was re-uploaded due to a re-edit.
On October 20th 2020 I conducted a Full 35 minute interview with former Rare Ltd. Electronics Design Engineer Mark Green.
Mark and I discuss his time at Rare during the late 90s, and his time working on N64 development hardware. He talks in detail about the development of a Proprietary N64 development DRAM cartridge entitled N64DEV V3. Recorded on October 20th 2020 via Skype with Mark from his home office in the UK.
This was a colab video that I worked on with Tony from the YouTube Channel Hard4Games and was originally posted on November 14 2020. You can watch our collaboration video on Tonys channel at the link below:
https://youtu.be/0gaTxGdT1OY
Twitter: @hard4games
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![Export Blender 3D Models to N64 - Tutorial PART 5 of 5 [#52]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jQNSehzmuyg/mqdefault.jpg "Export Blender 3D Models to N64 - Tutorial PART 5 of 5 [#52]
This is the Final Part#5 of 5 for my Blender to N64 Tutorial Series.
To watch all videos in this Tutorial series see the playlist link below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfrvtinRITtUfzQXCn009P7OcfwMI4h2
In this video I show you step by step how to use the various command line tools to generate the needed files to incorporate into an N64 Sample ROM source code project. I also review the source code showing you which lines of code need to be updated in order for you to successfully compile the sample ROM file. I then demonstrate the compiled N64 ROM running on an N64 console.
SPECIAL NOTE:
When you compile the modified Sample ROM Project, and the compiler creates the .N64 ROM file... it will likely be called sausage.n64. To change this to a name of your choosing simply edit the source file called makefile and look for the section of text TARGETS = sausage.n64 simply update this to a name of your choosing. (i.e: TARGETS = Robomech.n64 ) The next time you compile, it will generate the ROM as Robomech.n64. Just an FYI.
In this Tutorial Series I demonstrate how to use a special software tools package for Blender called Sausage64. This was created by user Buu342 from the N64Brew Discord server .
These tools allow us to export models and animation sequences created within Blender, into a file format (.S64) which we can use to create N64 display lists. We are able to activate the animation sequences within our own N64 Homebrew game or demo, using various commands provided as part of a custom Library.
Files and Links:
Gerrys 5 Steps Diagram for this project - (See Video Part 1)
https://www.behindthecode.ca/ FILES /N64_DEV/Blender/YT_Linked_Files/BTC48/BTC48_Gerrys_5_Step_Process.jpg
Buu342 Sausage64 - A Blender Export Plugin and Editing Tools for N64 (Does work with newer versions of Blender)
https://github.com/buu342/N64-Sausage64
EXE binaries link below:
https://github.com/buu342/N64-Sausage64/releases
Buu342s N64 Texture Converter:
https://github.com/buu342/GML-N64TextureConverter
A Tutorial Video showing you how to install the N64 Libultra SDK on a Windows VM: https://youtu.be/84wk0mZ8gfM?si=uWKuJ9iB-p156lAE
How to install Libdragon SDK:
https://youtu.be/ySxtBhy7y6M?si=fzFvdQ1syclWDebr
Installing N64 ModernSDK for use with Modern OSs:
https://crashoveride95.github.io/modernsdk/startoff.html
Need Help Getting Started with N64 Dev?
You can start by Joining N64Brew discord server below and check out their Getting-Started section:
https://discord.com/invite/nHjbc9d
You can also check out my N64 Programming PRIMER series:
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![Nintendo 64DD - DCC adapter + GameBoy cable! - Project ideas [#34]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jtS9h3pbD44/mqdefault.jpg "Nintendo 64DD - DCC adapter + GameBoy cable! - Project ideas [#34]
In this video I talk about a rare 64DD adapter called the DCC adapter board. I also talk about an FPGA project idea I have been working on for some time now and my plans to expand the project as well.
Links to previous videos relating to the topics discussed in this video are shown below:
- N64 to FPGA Interfacing Project
https://youtu.be/rKU0B4scPDM?feature=shared
64DD & DCC adapter Image credit:
https://ultra64.ca/
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![Welcome to Behind The Code with Gerry! [#1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kLay1jnmFv4/mqdefault.jpg "Welcome to Behind The Code with Gerry! [#1]
Hi there,
Welcome to my channel: Behind The Code with Gerry!
And you guessed it, my name is Gerry.
My videos usually entail one of the following topics:
- Retro Videogame development hardware demos (N64, GB, GBA, PS2, DCAST etc.)
- Electronics and FPGA programming projects in VHDL
- Industrial Robotics (CRS, Scorbot etc.)
However, you might also see:
- Retro Computer hardware from the 80s and 90s
- Game Console Interfacing (N64, Gameboy, GameGear etc.)
- Legacy OpenGL tutorials and Demos
- Game programming tutorials
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![Very Rare...Rare Ltd. Nintendo 64 Development hardware + More Project ideas! [#33]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kmjV708lH74/mqdefault.jpg "Very Rare...Rare Ltd. Nintendo 64 Development hardware + More Project ideas! [#33]
Once again, I am talking about some of the many project ideas I have on my Todo list.
I discuss my plans on dumping the firmware of a very unique N64 development cartridge that was built by Rare Ltd. back in 1996. I have discussed this cartridge before here on my channel, with Electronics design Engineer Mark Green who worked at Rare Ltd. during the late 90s.
I also talk about a very special Joystick adapter that was needed for the one and only SGI ULTRA 64 DEVELOPMENT BOARD. This Rare adapter is called the Joybus Board.
To close things off...I talk about yet another extremely Rare Rare... :P
...Flash cartridge adapter that was needed for playing Rare Ltd. Games that were under development. These adapters were used during public trade shows like E3, to prevent the game from accidentally being released, or at least making it more difficult to load the game, if the Game flash cartridge got into the wrong hands.
Links to previous videos relating to the topics discussed in this video are shown below:
- Interview With Rare Ltd. Electronics Design Engineer Mark Green:
https://youtu.be/iqTgZ7h7fAc?feature=shared
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![N64 Dev Prototype - ROM DUMPED + Duke Nukem ZH Overdump! [#27]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lx8lSC64LQg/mqdefault.jpg "N64 Dev Prototype - ROM DUMPED + Duke Nukem ZH Overdump! [#27]
NOTE: Originally posted on Nov/8/2021 in tandem with the release from Forest Of Illusion on Twitter.
See link below:
https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1457610021491990534?s=46
In this video I talk about yet another N64 Development Prototype Flash cartridge I obtained a few years ago. This cartridge apparently came from a Eurocom Studio LOT sale.
In the video, I dump the cartridge using my NU64 Flash Gang Writer. I then give a brief demo of the ROM running on the N64 console and demo the controls.
Once again, I teamed up with @ForestIllusion on Twitter (Now Defuct) He initially hosted this ROM Dump for download. See the alternate download link below:
ROM DUMP Download link
https://www.behindthecode.ca/ FILES /N64_DEV/DEMOS/EuroCom_DEMO/Cntpak64.zip
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![SN64 Development Cartridge for Nintendo 64 by SN-Systems - Game development Kit DEMO [#23]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1bpcy9a9Yg/mqdefault.jpg "SN64 Development Cartridge for Nintendo 64 by SN-Systems - Game development Kit DEMO [#23]
In this video I provide a hardware DEMO of the SN64 development Cartridge for the N64 game console.
This cartridge was released by SN-Systems back in the late 90s for N64 game development studios in need of sophisticated real-time debugging features. This was a very sought after system by developers.
In the last part of the video, I run an N64 game backup Rom of the game Wave Race 64 on the unit for demonstration purposes.
Loads of Fun!
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![The Nintendo PARTNER-N64 Network NW For SGI Workstations -Full Game Development kit Demo [#28]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/meWOftq5guo/mqdefault.jpg "The Nintendo PARTNER-N64 Network NW For SGI Workstations -Full Game Development kit Demo [#28]
The Partner-N64 NW SGI software CD was released by Forest of Illusion on Twitter. (Dec/7/2021) See Link below:
https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1468253979746267138?s=46
In this video I provide a Full in-depth hardware and software DEMO of the PARTNER-N64 Network NW development Kit for SGI workstations. I demo the units debugger software and show the unit loading a compiled ROM file from one of the N64 SDK demos.
This dev kit allowed developers to work on games for the N64 game console. It is interfaced to the SGI machine over a standard LAN RJ45 network cable. I also briefly demo the Nintendo 64DD development disk drive with this SGI kit.
The Partner-N64 cartridge was released by Kyoto Micro-computer (KmC) back in the late 90s for Videogame development studios.
These cartridges did provided real-time debugging, however many developers still preferred using the SN-Systems SN64 development kits.
Here is the Link to the PARTNER-N64 PC version of this Development Kit. Link below:
https://youtu.be/cg6VnH2J1dk?feature=shared
PARTNER-N64NW - Online Tutorial Document (FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES)
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http://n64devkit.square7.ch/kantan/step2/7/7_4.htm
For those interested, the Partner-N64 software CDs are being hosted on the Ultra64.ca website for people to check out: https://ultra64.ca/resources/software/
For those interested in trying N64Dev themselves, you can follow this video to Install the N64 SDK:
https://youtu.be/84wk0mZ8gfM?si=cSBJajzFCPzjWgLq
Then watch my N64 Programming PRIMER Series of Videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfrvtinRITtsauFcQ0BgH5kJ6ukfQEsp&si=4I2fp2OcGiV7BgMD
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![Nintendo 64 SCSI Development Cartridge - IS-VIEWER64 for N64 - Game development kit [#3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mgpN4LfPtxU/mqdefault.jpg "Nintendo 64 SCSI Development Cartridge - IS-VIEWER64 for N64 - Game development kit [#3]
NOTE: This Video was re-uploaded due to a re-edit.
I recently got a hold of one of these very rare Nintendo N64 Development cartridges know as the IS-VIEWER 64. I decided to buckle down and actually get the unit up and running. Many collectors that own these cartridges, simply have them sitting on a shelf as a collectable Trophy.
That idea I just found to be disturbing!! *#&$&*@!
So, after over a month of intense research, and then some time in the Electronics Lab...building up a Custom SCSI-2 interface cable...and also after getting some help from the N64 Development community in tracking down a Windows Driver, I managed to get the unit up and running!!
The Nintendo IS-VIEWER 64 is a RAM only based development cartridge released by the company Intelligent Systems in the late 90s for development on the Nintendo N64.
The main advantage of this development cartridge (at the time it was released) was the high speed data transfer rate which the on board SCSI interface provided. This allowed the shortest load time from a source code editing phase, to compiling and running the compiled ROM on the real hardware. Average load time varies based on the ROM game size...however averages may vary between 10-30 seconds. Again...all depending on the game ROM size.
Being a RAM based cartridge, this means that each time you power up the Cartridge, all Game data must be loaded into RAM through the SCSI interface. Once power is removed or the cart is disconnected, all loaded Game data is lost.
Next, the IS-VIEWER64 requires a specially Modded N64 Console for it to work properly. This is similar to the Kmc PARTNER-N64 Debugging console Mod.
UPDATE:
Also just to let you all know....both the PARTNER-N64PC CD and the Scanned Users Guide are now available for download: ....along with a Huge massive Archive of N64 Development CDs.
You can check it out over at: Ultra64.ca
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