The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's third home console.  It was released in June 1996 in Japan and two months later in the United States.

     It was Nintendo's last system to use ROM-cartridges.  Nintendo opted for this due to quick loading times, however the cartridges held less information then CDs that other companies were using at the time.  Nintendo developed a disk system called 64DD.  It was only released in Japan and was deemed a failure.  Many game developers decided not to release games for the Nintendo 64.

     The system was released alongside Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64.  It retailed for $199.  It's slogan was  "Get N, or get Out!"  It sold nearly 33 million units.

CPU Information
   64-bit MIPS CPU
   94 MHz clock speed
   32 KB L1 cache
   Bandwidth: 250MB per second

GPU Information
   64-Bit RISC
   62 MHz clock speed
   Bandwidth: 1GB per second

Overall Performance
   Up to 100,000 polygons per second

Memory
   4MB D-RAM (Additional 4MB with extension)

Sound
   Stereo
   64 audio channels (PCM)

Storage
   256KB to 1MB removable controller pak
   Some cartridges feature onboard storage for game saves

Connections
   4x controllers
   1x memory expansion slot

Supported Media
   N64 Cartridge 64 to 512 MB
   Nintendo 64DD (Japan only)[an error occurred while processing this directive]