- Tristar 64
The Tristar 64 is an unlicensed add-on for the
Nintendo 64 (N64)video game console . Produced inHong Kong by Future Laboratory, the Tristar 64 features two additional cartridge ports which are designed to accept cartridges created for theNintendo Entertainment System (NES, a.k.a. Famicom) andSuper Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES, a.k.a. Super Famicom). The device then emulates the NES or SNES hardware, and allows the cartridge to be run. The device also features built-incheat cartridge functionality through a program called the X-Terminator, as well as the Memory Editor, which allows SRAM andEEPROM saved game data to be archived and edited.The Tristar 64 requires a separate power supply, and connects to a television set by way of RCA composite output cables, with the N64's own video output being first routed through the Tristar device. Although the device boasts compatibility with the majority of titles for both the NES and SNES, cartridges with an extra processor (like the SA-1 chip found on
Super Mario RPG ) are not supportedFact|date=July 2008. The Tristar 64 is similar to the Super 8, a device which allowed NES cartridges to be played on a SNES console.References
* Peer Schneider. " [http://gear.ign.com/articles/059/059273p1.html Tristar 64] ." [http://gear.ign.com/ IGN Gear] 22 June 2000. Accessed on 8 April 2005.
External links
* [http://web.mac.com/sebangulo/iWeb/Tri-Star%2064/About%20the%20Tri-Star%2064.html Peak_XV's Tri-Star 64 Lair] (Photo Gallery and partial compatibility list)
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