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{{Center|This wiki is a collaboration among the homebrew community, proving accurate documentation of the Nintendo 64, its peripherals, and related software.<br>
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! '''Hardware''' !! '''Software'''
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! Physical Components !! I/O Interfaces
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* [[VR4300|VR4300 CPU]]
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* [[Reality Coprocessor]]
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* [[RDRAM]]
====[[VR4300|VR4300 CPU]]====
* [[Peripheral Interface]]
The VR4300 64-bit CPU with an internal FPU for floating point math.
* [[Audio DAC]]

* [[Video DAC]]
====[[Reality Coprocessor]]====
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The RCP contains the [[Reality Signal Processor|RSP - Reality Signal Processor]] which is a MIPS VR4000-type 32-bit Processor with an SIMD Co-Processor, and the [[Reality Display Processor|RDP - Reality Display Processor]], a dedicated hardware drawing processor.
* [[MIPS Interface|MI - MIPS Interface]]

====[[Peripheral Interface]]====
* [[Video Interface|VI - Video Interface]]
* [[Audio Interface|AI - Audio Interface]]
Acts as both a BIOS and authentication validator for the console and also manages the reset button, cartridge, and four controller ports using the [[Joybus Protocol]].
* [[Parallel Interface|PI - Parallel Interface]]

====[[Audio Interface]] and [[Video Interface]]====
* [[RDRAM Interface|RI - RDRAM Interface]]
* [[Serial Interface|SI - Serial Interface]]
Responsible for converting digital signals from the RCP to analog audio and video to be sent to the TV.
* [[Joybus Protocol]]

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! Controllers !! Paks !! Addons / Miscellaneous
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* [[Controller]]
* [[Controller|Tri-Wing Controller]]
* [[64DD]]
* [[Train Controller]]
* [[Mouse]]
* [[Randnet Keyboard]]
* [[Voice Recognition Unit]]
* [[Voice Recognition Unit]]
* [[Dance Pad]]
===[[:Category:Paks|Paks]]===
* [[Fishing Rod]]
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* [[Game Pak|Game Pak (Cartridge)]]
* [[Game Pak|Game Pak (Cartridge)]]
* [[Jumper Pak]]
* [[Expansion Pak]]
* [[Controller Pak]]
* [[Controller Pak]]
* [[Rumble Pak]]
* [[Rumble Pak]]
* [[Transfer Pak]]
* [[Transfer Pak]]
* [[Expansion Pak]]
===[[:Category:Flash_Carts|Flash Carts]]===
* [[Jumper Pak]]
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* [[64DD]]
* [[Non-Booting Troubleshooting]]
* [[Doctor V64]]
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* [[:Flash Carts|Flash Carts]]
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A homebrew N64 SDK. Still a work-in-progress but very feature-rich already.
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! Programming Tools / SDK's !! Game Development
* BSD 3 Clause License
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* 2D and 3D Graphics
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* No Audio
* [[Libdragon|libdragon SDK]]
* Controllers
* [[Pseultra|pseultra SDK]]

* [[Libultra|libultra SDK]]
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* [[iQue SDK]]
A homebrew N64 SDK for developing N64 games.

* Public Domain
* 2D Graphics only
* Audio
* Controllers

====[[libultra]]====
Nintendo's official SDK library.
* Partial Source-Available
* [[SGI Audio Tools]]
* [[SGI Audio Tools]]
* [[N64 IRIX|SGI Workstations using IRIX]]

* [[Partner N64]]
====Programming Topics====
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* [[:Category:Game Jams|Game Jams]]
* [[Development Troubleshooting]]
* [[Memory Allocation]]
* [[Memory Allocation]]
* [[MIPS III instructions|CPU Instruction Cheatsheet]]
* [[Development Troubleshooting]]
* [[Building GCC]]

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==== [[N64 IRIX]] SDK ====
Only for use on SGI workstations running IRIX 5.3 or higher with an R4K or higher processor

==== [[Partner-N64 SDK]] ====
These tools are mostly 16-bit and will require a Windows OS of Win95, Win98, Win2K, WinXP

==== Nintendo [[iQue Linux 32-bit]] Compiler and Tools ====
If you are running a version of Linux that can support these programs this is probably the best solution

==== n64chain [[N64 Windows/Linux 64-bit]] Compiler and Tools ====
This is the most modern compiler and tools, but some parts of the ROM build process are not well supported

==== [[Building GCC]] ====
You can build your own GCC cross-compiler for Nintendo 64 development.
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====[[:Category:Game Jams|Game Jams]]====
List of coding jams aimed toward developing games for the console.

==== [[:Category:Emulation Development Special Cases|Emulation Development Special Cases]] ====

When developing an emulator, it's helpful to know what game to start with and which ones require additional effort to emulate accurately.

==== [[:Category:Game Technique Examples|Game Technique Examples]] ====
Sometimes for inspiration or during game development it helps to see examples of the techniques that you want to use. Or to just see what's possible on the N64.

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Revision as of 02:10, 11 May 2021


Welcome to the N64brew Wiki!
This wiki is a collaboration among the homebrew community, proving accurate documentation of the Nintendo 64, its peripherals, and related software.
Everyone is welcome to contribute!
Hardware Software
Physical Components I/O Interfaces
Controllers Paks Addons / Miscellaneous
Programming Tools / SDK's Game Development
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