Please don’t cancel me for this unboxing - CIB Transparent Ice N64

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Do. Not. Drop!
2:43 Time to (carefully) unbox
7:18 More colors! and Retro Darkplates
8:05 Sneak Peak (lttstore.com)
8:51 Co-op Gaming
11:17 Unboxing dbrand's new Retro Darkplates
12:05 Outro

[@DctrGizmo]

You can't just tease a transparent LTT screwdriver and not mention it! It looks dope!

[@TemporallyYours]

🤤

[@kylesuttie]

If they come in all the colors… oh god my wallet

[@TemporallyYours]

@@kylesuttie agreed- i was already hurting when they teased the noctua edition, but clear is 😍

[@matteoplaxton8476]

That all metal one they had in the last one....

[@owensmith5366]

What about the leather backpack too?

[@card_craft]

I REALLY wish that they made that for the switch.

[@RisingRevengeance]

There are replacement shells in the "funtastic" transparent colors. Don't remember who made them but it was the whole deal with joycons and the console itself.

[@RavenBomb123]

@@RisingRevengeance yep, I installed the joycons and back plate on my gen 1 switch. The fit isn't as good as the original shell in some places(the L/R and LZ/RZ buttons are a little loose now) but man does it look great. I have a front bezel kit too but a quick look at the instructions reveals that you pretty much need to disassemble the console completely to install it.

[@slickaustin]

@@RavenBomb123 which company did you get yours from, I am extremely interested!

[@Link200767]

@@RisingRevengeance i've been meaning to buy some for my OLED but never had time to order them.

[@NotttC]

​@@slickaustin extremerate sells them

[@alwaysfallingshort]

HAHAHA THAT SHADE. "Maybe for the CEO I'll throw, but not the Chief Vision Officer." I love how humble they keep Linus.

[@dankhill6851]

Ya hes a polite sex offender atleast LOL

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@dankhill6851 bro what?

[@imjustsomeguy]

I still love the look of transparent tech. We had 2 gray N64 controllers and 2 transparent controllers and we fought over the transparent ones

[@Chris-iq5pr]

Yea my older cousin wouldn’t let anyone touch his green n64 controller back in the day

[@anonamus604]

Ahh, sneaky dropping in of a prototype leather backpack and a clear ltt screwdriver

[@Munvo]

Right there at 8:06

[@RisingRevengeance]

If it comes in fun colors I might have to get the damn screwdriver

[@lordseptomus441]

I want the clear screwdriver

[@hushpuppi3]

he's shown the backpack quite a few times (maybe only on WAN show) but that screwdriver is a new one, nice

[@slickaustin]

I wasn't interested in the color screwdrivers, but this clear one may convince me to buy a backup screwdriver

[@connersommers5173]

I lost it when you noticed D Brand stole your color scheme for the box 😂 please never have a falling out with these guys it's great

[@GeneralNickles]

They are the only company that Linus has ever said "fuck you for sponsoring this video."

[@Tenchigumi]

​@@GeneralNickles "I hate your money but it hurts so good." - Linus during a meeting with Dbrand.

[@iangillis1419]

I literally laughed out loud when I saw they ripped off the color scheme! Hahaha!

[@Havreflan]

And it was also the colors of the transparent cases

[@Respectable_Username]

@@Tenchigumi Nah this is defs friendly banter, "I share my worst insults for my best friends" territory here!

[@JavierRuizGarcia]

Maybe Bell's controller was pluged in while he was holding the joystick to the left and thus that was calibrated as center. You can re-calibrate at any point with L+R+start.

[@SSZaris]

Seeing how delicate Linus was being with that registration form makes me feel like I'm in a different timeline

[@sjftech]

The modular PSU of the N64 is great. It enables people like me to use a Japanese N64 in the UK using an official PSU and no stepdown.

[@RisingRevengeance]

It could've still been external like the gamecube. Not a big deal just a bit of an odd choice to leave it half way.

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

and hell if it quits you can buy a 3rd party one and use USB-C

[@smalltime0]

You mean a step up transformer? Right? But the N64 as a result of its semi-modular supply does not do Dual Voltage, the external part only does 100~110V or 200~240V. Plugging a 110~110V external brick into a 220V mains will fry the external part of the brick (hopefully that's all). My PS from the same era allowed use of multi-voltage so no step up/down transformer (well its in the PS) or extra parts required, but I think that might be a YMMV thing - a quick google search says that wasn't the case for the first run of them.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

​@@smalltime0UK is 240

[@edussantoz9034]

@@smalltime0 the n64 works with 3.3v, 5v and 12v thats totaly possible to run from a usb-c charger that spitsout 12v you just need stepdowns to get 5v and 3.3v

[@Guartorias]

You didn't need 4 controllers for your N64. You just always told your friends "Bring your N64 controllers!" when they would come to stay the night, lol.

[@MrBradBull]

And you could flex by bringing along your special GoldenEye 64 edition golden controller which none of your friends had

[@snesguy9176]

Yeah, or just with the other kids on the street. A bunch of us would get together at random houses bring our controllers and play goldeneye lmao

[@Coalazure]

Dude I forgot all about that lmao. You just unlocked a dormant memory for me lol

[@colinstu]

Whatever happened to bringing our own controllers over. Oh yeah online play RIP.

[@max954]

We would do the same but for the Wii. I feel like it was the last generation where this could happened as the 8th gen of consoles is really where online gaming exploded... Man, the good times I had playing all sorts of Wii games with 4 players 😢

[@ImJustADave]

I knew someone with a purple N64, that Dbrand plate is SPOT ON for the color. They did a great job with these!

[@graupe1]

this aged perfectly

[@l_burn]

I got the N64 in '98, it was a complete surprise because we didn't have money to buy a console at all and it wasn't Christmas. My dad worked at a video store and they were throwing it away because it wouldn't power on. He dug it out of the dumpster after work and fixed it, it was just a dirty power button or something simple like that.Some of my best memories with him are playing OoT for the first time and figuring it all out together.

[@mmseng2]

Most wholesome shiz. 10/10 would read again.

[@shaun8062]

awesome memory! the n64 is full of these it seems. magical console and time for gaming indeed!

[@blackraen]

This is a trend that seriously needs to come back. Give us those sweet translucent chassis back!

[@jago09]

Its coming back for sure. I noticed apple has done it for their beats in ear earphones. Its coming !!!

[@sinbad269]

I had the purple version as a kid. I knew the other colours existed, but they were the ones like hens teeth to find, and I never saw any of them (maybe that's why it's the opposite now). I also remember playing golden eye 4p on a friend's tiny 14" TV. Terrible experience but great fun. I went from a NES to N64, with an og Gameboy in between

[@Tomato-Thunder]

Fun Fact: One N64 game was released with corrupted, glitched music, with lots of Midi errors, corrupted instrument samples and more. It's called Donald Duck Goin Quackers, which is actually a port of the Dreamcast/PC version (that actually has some great, underrated music!) The game's TCRF article explains a lot of the music errors. It's crazy!

[@QuinquinoMan]

That's crazy. I grew up with the PC version. What an epic Music OST!

[@Tomato-Thunder]

I love the PC version's ost too. The n64 version however has some exclusive songs that are to this day not audible as they are supposed to.

[@Tomato-Thunder]

Fans are working on a repair patch however, which is supposed to be released this year. Noice!!

[@javianbrown8627]

You've how added something to my database of useless knowledge

[@Bamfhammer]

The 4 controller ports was incredible. All you had to do was bring your controller from home and you could join in instead of waiting your turn in a 2 player game

[@coherentpanda7115]

I had 3 brothers, so we pretty much always used 3 or 4 of the ports. It was great to bring friends over to play couch co-op as well. We put an insane amount of hours into Goldeneye, Mario Party, Mario Kart and Diddy Kong's Racing.

[@ghostly5866]

lol you can still do that

[@GhostfaceDylan]

​@@ghostly5866 Yes but you're missing the point here. This was the first video game system to have 4 ports without having to buy an extra gizmo. If you wanted to play four player on SNES, you needed to buy the Multitap, which was not a common item. Plus the N64 was all about couch co-op games. Modern games with local multiplayer are quite scarce. Everything is online now.

[@Bamfhammer]

@@ghostly5866 obviously. But you need to understand, you really couldn't before. It's why it was such a huge deal

[@adrenalinex4]

​@@GhostfaceDylansnes had like 5 4 player games lol

[@milanfan81]

10:31 "Maybe for the new CEO i'd game throw but not for the Chief Vision Officer" xD

[@play_the_hits]

I love that Dbrand is nothing but a vehicle to mess with Linus but just so happens to produce the best skins and add-ons for modern consoles.

[@UwePieper]

It‘s basically impossible that the controller has stick drift due to the way it works. What most likely happened is that the controller was not centered when it was inserted and a wrong null position was set. You can reset that with a button combination or by unplugging the controller.

[@Flyzguy]

I knew I was not alone in screaming "unplug and replug it man!!!"

[@FrothingFanboy]

I once tried a heavily used controller from a demo station that was found in a dumpster. The stick felt ok, but forward did not register.

[@UwePieper]

@@FrothingFanboy Sure. You can destroy the stick. But it can't get drift.

[@christophervanzetta]

L + R + START recenters it

[@therobb5738]

This ice blue N64 was my first modern console. HUGE upgrade from a Sega Genesis. I still love the N64 to this day, and the controller as well.

[@shawnskates]

Same but green!

[@troletrain]

The N64 controller had a poor design. Barely any games used the Dpad, and the design squished hands together because of the way people held the controller. The joystick was notorious for drift and failing. The N64 had great games and memories, but let's not forget the sins of the controller.

[@damsen978]

I personally always prefer the original coloring and what not on every console. It's more iconic.

[@Wario-The-Legend]

Waaah, the controller was weird. Boo hoo, the joystick felt broken! It was awkward to hold, woe is me!

[@NotJoeFriend]

Yes to the console no to the controller lol

[@boneheadedwolf]

a little note about N64 region locking: it's purely down to the plastic surrounding the cart slot if you remove that you've removed the region lock

[@KieranGee]

You can't do this for PAL games on NTSC and vice-versa consoles due to the CIC security chip, and issues with the NTSC/PAL video encoder. If you are dedicated enough to switch out the CIC chip (Or use a flash cartridge) and RGB mod your N64 it will work though.

[@Easiermarlin33]

I was going to comment the same thing. Being able to play NTSC-J games on an american console is pretty great. There are 3d printed replacement dust shells you can get to prevent dust falling into the console from the game doors as well.

[@X22GJP]

As mentioned, not quite true.

[@TorutheRedFox]

@@KieranGee the audio pitch is clock-speed sensitive too (which is lower on PAL to save costs by not having to use a separate clock crystal for 50Hz video encoding specifically on PAL)

[@KieranGee]

@@TorutheRedFox I thought that was only a nes/snes thing, I can't find much on that so maybe I'll test. Also my 64drive might be doing some magic.

[@Shinobi6407]

I have both the original color N64 and the version seen in this video. One of my favorite systems of all time!

[@shaun8062]

tight!!! jealous!

[@roastinNAVY]

I still remember when I unboxed my green N64 for Christmas back in 2002. I was super excited and I still play the same system today.

[@Home_Rowed]

5:36 It may have still been a manufacturing cost saving measure as the only region locking on the N64 is a physical tray at the bottom of the cartridge slot that can be easily swapped out at the factory along with the attachable power supply depending on which region it's going to. And of course now there are 3D printed region free trays that just remove the various shaped indents that each region's cartridge slot had.

[@sarges1712]

I feel like Linus needs to do more of these videos. Dropping that personal knowledge on the young ones about what gaming was back in the day. Back when I was a kid all we had was one button and a stick, then two buttons and a d-pad.... Multi-taps, memory cards, actually being able unlock costumes [ie microtransactions] instead of paying for them, so on, and so forth.

[@botterminator]

The good thing about the N64 controllers is you can easily pull them apart, even the joystick and clean them, re-lubricate and put it back together. I've been refurbishing and looking after my N64 and controllers myself. Cartridges last longer than discs and can pull them apart, clean them up, works perfectly. Discs tend to get scratched and skip/corrupt over time. Really do prefer this system and games in terms of long-term use and ease of refurbishment.

[@shaun8062]

hell yea, the n64 lives on!!!

[@uglybad4]

I still play on my dad's old carts and while they function perfectly fine, i'm just waiting for the day the battery inside Star Fox 64 dies and wipes my scores; it's gonna bum me out lol

[@cmptar]

Can confirm that the removable power supply was a godsend. Surge protectors were less common and less reliable back in the day and these power supplies failed quite frequently.

[@casuallyspelic9145]

I hate the idea of forever leaving things in boxes. Value is held in the usage and enjoyment of a toy/game, not simply its pristine existence on the shelves of a bunch of collectors.

[@pwd1134]

While I typically agree with you, these see-through plastics tend to age absolutely horribly. They should be covered (not necessarily boxed) when not in use.

[@Apollo-iq1vx]

Those collectors are the reason why people emulate 🏴‍☠️ games, because no one wants to legally dump games when collectors are selling those games for 5 times the original price. Not to mention legally dumping the BIOS of certain systems when said system costs several hundred dollars still.

[@xxmurdernova12]

but is it still pretty cool to see a new in box product years later

[@simpson6700]

for individual users i agree, but opening a bunch of them for the sake of a sponsor read would've been gross.

[@sonixthatsme]

Hear hear

[@nofunberg]

I believe you can reset the analog stick with a key combination of the calibration is off. Gotta keep sticks centered when starting up!

[@UltimateFetii]

Honestly,, this was an awesome ass vid! Great product review and such a cool idea from DBrand. I already got their classic grey and this totally convinced me on how dope the thought behind this colorway is! Genius and I'm a sucker for the classic late 90's infatuation with transparent colored plastics!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥 they got me again... lol

[@Lucipher07]

7:16 The Socket in the controller could also be used for Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2 for integration with their respective Pokémon games (Red/Blue/Yellow and Gold/Silver/Crystal). You could also boot those games up directly through the Stadium games if you wanted to.

[@crelliseng]

Friends would bring their controllers over for a 4 person split Golden eye session! But on a 24" screen everyone got a 12" diagonal screen for their POV... The "good ol days".

[@thewiirocks]

I had 4 siblings. I bought the N64 and my younger brother figured out getting more controllers. So many great games of Golden Eye, Mario Party, Starfox 64 (yes, there was a mode), F-Zero X, Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing… such a good friggin’ console!

[@ddnava96]

Don't forget the game running at 240i meant everyone got a pristine 140i (interlaced) quarter of the screen, which actually removed the edges so it was more like 130i c:

[@silverhawkroman]

Nobody could circle strafe like I did... My buds got so fed up we switched to Mario kart after two matches 😂

[@crelliseng]

Slappers on small maps or snipers on the gondola were so much fun!

[@kletterle20]

DBrand has rapidly become my favorite brand out there. Love what they do and how they market their products. I still cant get over the "F*** magnets" in binary on my Killswitch V2 case. 😂

[@saladgreens912]

Tbf they have been doing this for years.

[@JehuMcSpooran]

I was pretty envious of the colours to be honest. How ever I got a pretty sweet deal when I brought mine. It was the Star Wars Racer bundle but the sale had a leaflet that if you mailed in your receipt and the physical barcode from the box, they would send you one of 5 games, depending on availability. I got Top Gear Overdrive. A few weeks later the phone rang. It was a courtesy call from Nintendo Australia asking how I liked my new console, did I have any problems and did I have any questions. I was kicking myself that I didn't ask what the Ext port was for. We didn't have internet back then.

[@Poundz978]

I used to unscrew the screws on the color controls and mix and match front and back plates

[@kobaine4486]

The aesthetics of the late 90's and y2k era are easily my favorite. everything now has gotten so clean and corporate. I just want some grittyness in the art of design again.

[@liamconverse8950]

That's not gritty it's childish

[@kobaine4486]

@@liamconverse8950 🤓

[@drunkhusband6257]

I bet you love little boys too

[@getbluespheres3k]

@@liamconverse8950 you still get the point, millenialls ruined it all

[@HomnixHD]

Id rather have games release less buggy and glitchy run as intended and not focus so hard on dlc before the game even comes out

[@hill2hell]

I love seeing Linus get nostalgic. It feels like a kid who got a toy that he wanted. 😅

[@jessragan6714]

They won't cancel you for the unboxing, but... >:}

[@rfmerrill]

5:50 probably compliance. If they have an internal power supply the whole system becomes subject to safety testing. If the mains goes into a separate box that puts out low voltage DC, then only that box needs to be safety rated.

[@UOTCbassist]

I swear it's not just nostalgia - this era of gaming felt so much more special in so many ways.

[@marcusofranz1102]

I mean it was new, and gen on gen improvements were insane, also there was no online gaming really so all they could do was make great standalone games, rather than the current model which is to prey on addictive behavior to extract maximum cash.

[@nathanddrews]

As I'm learning with kids, I think it's all about the cartridge. Offline. No updates. No DLC. No load times. It's so fast and easy. It feels like an appliance rather than expensive, fragile tech. My kids can just pick a game, slap it in, and be playing in seconds.

[@hiddendrifts]

@@nathanddrews >offline. no updates. no dlc< load times might be a necessary function as games get larger and more complex, but the other details are probably just a consequence of corporate greed. games as a service shows its flaws once the game servers go down

[@chaoslord8918]

@@nathanddrews This, and the feeling of having something physical to interact with. To me, the N64 feels more like a toy than an appliance, in the best possible way. Like an expensive, high quality toy. Putting the N64 together with the controller paks and the Expansion Pak was half the experience.

[@colinstu]

@@nathanddrews even as an adult, new games are just ruined with constant updates and crashes and shit. Get so frustrated with it just gotta go back and play something real.

[@ThatGuyThatCommentedOn_A_Video]

I think there should be more ShortCircuit unboxing videos of old consoles, like the ps1 and 2.

[@ncard00]

Please record ib or upscale all the videos on all your channels to 4K60fps, instead of just 4K

[@gingaming_gg]

I would watch them all

[@Shizzmoney74]

one of my fav videos was when Linus and Luke bought an Apple Pippin and they had no idea what the fuck it was (LTT also later lost the Pippin lol)

[@NippyNep]

@@ncard00 ?

[@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII]

Emily should do those vids

[@MethosChannel]

This is the one i had as a kid, good nostalgia for me. Great video!

[@Jared01]

I had already ordered the orange dark plates yesterday, so I was glad to see this drop! I also have an Atomic Purple JSAUX backplate on my Steam Deck. Worth the money on both!

[@stevetischler2426]

Those plates look dope and would be even cooler with an LED strip inside. They definitely got me hooked with the plates

[@Kno_Buddy]

They actually do full GameCube joystick replacements for N64 controllers. Also, Ocarina of Time is easily my favorite N64 game ever with Conker’s Bad Fur Day a close second.

[@TheMikeyb86]

I dislike those gamecube controller sticks for the N64. They weren't made for the N64, the controller test shows that they are way too overspec'd, and Kitsch-Bent replacement sticks are unrivaled in the 3rd party scene if you are going for plastic. They are legit 95% of the way there to a brand new OEM stick.

[@Kno_Buddy]

@@TheMikeyb86 that’s fine if that’s the way you want to go, but as someone who grew up using the original N64 controllers I can say that the internal mechanism of the joystick is absolute garbage and super uncomfortable for the pad of your thumb and I would notice pain in it for hours after. The GameCube sticks have a far better internal mechanism and it adds a level of comfort with rubber casing.

[@TorutheRedFox]

@@TheMikeyb86 honestly the best replacements are probably just taking an OEM stick and replacing the parts with metal ones and using some sort of lubricant to reduce friction

[@Lithuaniukas]

If you are talking about Chinese ones (looks like gamecube joystick and is drop-in replacement for N64), then they perform very poorly. Drift is very common, so you need to re-center analog often. Precision is also poor. I bought two of them and later simply bought new parts to restore original stick. That was so much better in terms of gameplay.

[@shabazz18]

And they're terrible

[@Vilcarius]

Another controller expansion was for Gameboy Color games. Some games like Pokemon Stadium would let you plug your Gameboy Color Pokemon games in and either play them on the TV or would let you import them into the N64 game for use in the different stadiums.

[@zosterinski]

this title didn't age so well

[@EGreeneConversations]

but it told us a story that we'd soon learn of. lol

[@dbrand]

The extra $100 you slipped us went towards Bell's controller "modification".

[@adecree]

I think the fun colors helped change the image of the grey 64 from a "gaming console" to more of a "kid's entertainment device" so parents who wouldnt necessarily buy their kids something comparable to a computer, would buy them a colorful N64. I would say 80-90% of my friends growing up had a colored 64. Part of the fun was being surprised each time i saw a new color 😅

[@GhostfaceDylan]

I dunno. That's quite a stretch. It's hard to imagine any parent in the '90s or early '00s caring what color their kid's video game system was. The cost was always more of a factor. Which is why I never saw any of these colored N64s in the wild. Everyone I knew already owned a N64 that wanted one by the time these came out. No parents in our tax bracket were going to buy their kid another system just because it was a fun color.

[@lenseclipse]

@@GhostfaceDylan not to mention that everyone would have seen any game console at the time as a "kids' entertainment device"

[@gravy132014]

the console was only region locked by a piece of plastic in the cart port. you can take that piece out and any region will work. or you can change the back of the cartridge out with one of that region and that would also work!

[@paradoxical247]

I love how unhinged DBrand is. Makes the heart warm.

[@25Dzone]

I really love hearing stories about future videos / upcoming ideas on the WAN show and then seeing it in reality

[@bbloomfield6497]

I have fond memories of the N64. Despite growing up rural and poor with Nintendo HQ Australia being an 8hr trip away - I was able to do 1 week of work experience there, about 5 months before the release of Perfect Dark, which I got to play a complete build of. When it released I bought 4 copies (3 for friends, I was the courier) and a Funtastic ice controller, just for PD. Good times.

[@shaun8062]

one of the very best fps of all time

[@Spillmansgarage]

This brings back memories! I had the purple and my brother had the smoke. It’s what my parents could still find on the shelves that Christmas.

[@youtubasoarus]

These transparent device cases need to make a comeback STAT!

[@TheSecksybeast]

I really hope they make that clear screwdriver. Holy crap that's cool!

[@xyzzy64]

had a grape n64 controller as a kid. my parents got it at a garage sale with a bunch of games from someone just looking to get rid of stuff. it was so cool

[@wossle73]

9:17 there's NO BOOST? Yes There WAS! A really quick tap, tap of the stick, on a Corner skid and WHOOSH, You were off like a ROCKET!

[@kevinsherman420]

If there is a will, then linus will find a way to cancel himself, for real this time.

[@illusivedestroyer909]

Hearing all the sad stories of linuses childhood said in the most cheery tone while talking about the console made me feel so bad for him

[@1racerboy1]

I mean, sure but he turned out well enough to be worth millions. So maybe he was better off not having every new game as a kid? lol

[@389OpiE]

When did he say anything remotely sad about his childhood

[@Nilboggen]

Being slightly older than Linus and also not having any consoles growing up I didn't feel bad for him in the least LOL. My family like many families back then only had 1 tv. And we had a family computer and that's where I ended up doing most of my gaming. I assume the same is true for Linus. For me it was easier to monopolize time on the pc as opposed to the living room where the tv was. I was a little jealous of my friends with consoles but most of them didn't also have a pc.

[@Metal_Maxine]

@@389OpiE The "Goat Incident" springs to mind.

[@Duaality.]

​@@1racerboy1He might be worth a fair emount, but it depends on how he sees his self-worth. You can be a millionaire but be the most miserable bastard on the planet - if you can't better your life with an exorbitant amount of money then of course money isn't the be-all-and-end-all and is quite useless.

[@jackalovski1]

Finally what consumers really want. I remember as a kid wishing these things had lights inside so they would glow too.

[@Dc-alpha]

I had LED'S inside a clear or neat N64, PS2 and a normal Gamecube (lots of vents). I probably still have the PS2. I remember selling the 64 in the 00's for silly money. TBH my stock 64 still works and I never missed the LED one or felt the need to redo an LED mod.

[@cyxceven]

Those are cool. Definitely worth preserving, but also for playing on.

[@PokeRev]

This brings me back

[@jorelc6]

Linus is so fresh these days since he's not on top of everything. Idk how much workload they actually removed from him but you can tell he's having way more fun now.

[@jasonjazzz5]

my uncle had 4 controllers for his, was always the highlight of thanksgivings playing mario kart and goldeneye with 4 people

[@cobrita]

Fun nostalgia! There was a mini boost on Mario Kart where the smoke changed to red in the power slide giving you the boost.

[@lessthanthreemetal]

This console made so many childhoods special.

[@RJenkins6586]

I will probably get the new transparent dark plates. I do wish someone would make a full transparent shell, I remember buying back in the day for my PS2.

[@Eli-zb2yj]

The Nintendo 64 looks great. I can't wait for the release and buy it

[@CranberryFo]

One thing the N64 really did right was the power adapter. Having the big "box" part attach to the console itself was great so that we did not have this huge square plug hanging off our power outlet, which was especially annoying with surge protectors.

[@peterfox7663]

3:35 How did they do an entire year subscription for $20 in 1996? Advertising. Magazine subscriptions now are still similarly priced.

[@cardsfanbj]

If I had a PS5 I would definitely get the blue clear plastic Dbrand crap. I did a shell swap on my GBA SP to a very similar color and it looks so good now.

[@blunderingfool]

I'm hoping if anyone ever takes up making non-crap PSP shells that it's DBrand.

[@thesolidnick]

Awesome video, and loved dbrand’s new plates, but just a little correction: purple N64 were available at retail as Midnight Blue (in my country they were called “Grape”). Amazing color, btw 8:15

[@kuebby]

I feel like Grape was slightly different than Atomic Purple. When Linus is reading the box they mention Grape on there with the other colors.

[@xrichxlen]

Grape Purple and Atomic Purple were/are different color options in the N64 products (I have a Grape controller, which I much prefer to the Atomic version - Atomic Purple is actually one of my least favorite N64 color options). I doubt that Atomic Purple was marketed as "Grape" in your country (but perhaps consumers were misidentifying the product versions, which is difficult for me to believe given how obviously different they are).

[@gilperea8819]

Some of the best memories I have from high school, are staying up all night playing goldeneye, WCW/nWo revenge and Mario kart 64 with my friends. We spent every weekend, every summer break every Christmas break doing just that. The best time of my life.

[@shaun8062]

hell yea! 90s were the best. 64 is still fun today

[@FrothingFanboy]

I wanted the Ice, but the store only had the Grape. Still have it, with the box, tray, and manual intact. I used to repack it with the plastic bags, but they wore out. Changed the analog stick once.

[@silversonic1]

The power supply being modular like that was for 2 reasons. 1. You didn't have to remove it to move the console, meaning less of a hassle moving from place to place. Just wrap the cord around the system. 2. It's not fully integrated either, meaning you can still replace the power supply if it burns out.

[@carloskay]

That color of the screwdriver is AWESOMEEEEEEEE

[@RDTengineered]

A friend lived 5 minutes walking from the school. 32" TV 4x controllers + every game they wanted. He would chuck the controller right at the TV when he got mad. Got new controllers all the time. The big old tube TV never missed a beat.

[@huffdm]

Mine was the darker smoke color version, such good memories! :)

[@KSPRAYDAD]

Just picked up a green transluscent with 2 og controllers in working condition at a garage sale last weekend for....10 bucks.

[@SapioiT]

8:02 Clear see-through screwdriver confirmed?

[@tomhardy5188]

I actually still have my padded N64 bag which easily fits modern laptops and a ton of other junk with it :D - chargers cables maybe a change of summer clothes and whatnot. So not a bad deal 25+ years later (I got mine second hand)

[@LoveGia]

i agree it should be used but it’s important to maintain for future generations. who’s more important to open one of these, you or somebody’s kid on christmas in the future when these are even more rare then they’re now. people forget these consoles are finite. i literally repair vintage consoles for a living so seeing people destroy theirs is incredibly disappointing. hopefully this will end up somewhere kind. people aren’t crazy for wanting to preserve the experience for future generations or for people who grew up playing the n64 and never got to open one.

[@XxZannexX]

As long as these weren’t “graded” by those nefarious scammers there’s no harm. Do what you want it’s fair game.

[@Kominsky]

I love DBrand, maybe i should buy something from them eventually

[@FredySantoss]

The most nostalgic part is the loud high pitches screeches from the TV

[@edms3656]

I had a solid black one, first game i owned and still have is Episode 1 Pod Racer. I am so happy i still have my original N64.

[@matthewjalovick]

Ahh! That’s the one I had as a kid! I actually sold it to a local collector about 4 years ago and it was the ONLY clear one he was missing :) I wasn’t making use of it so I thought he could care for it better.

[@dylanjastle]

Good choice of crt for n64. Toshiba AF’s have some of the best composite and S-video imo. Somebody at LTT knows their retro stuff

[@MsToshi1990]

Or you know....they just grabbed a random CRT they had....

[@DoctorWhom]

This isn't their first Retro Rodeo

[@_OneSimon]

@@MsToshi1990 God your comment is stupid on so many levels it´s insane, please never have any children

[@saricubra2867]

Is not a Trinitron TV, the text looks weird with the slot mask.

[@JoelMatton]

On the Sega Megadrive/Genesis, the game Micro Machines came with a special cartridge that had two extra controller ports on it, which allowed 4 players to play the game despite the console itself only having two controller ports.

[@TheWeridSomeThingNetwork]

The day we get a transparent Nintendo Switch like this will be quite a day.

[@-B.H.]

Actually didn't know about the N64 being 64bit nor that the logo matched up that well. Still one of the coolest game console logos to date. As for the magazine that $20 is about $40 at 26 years later. Purple still the best color!

[@pikaporeon]

I had the DK64 green transparent model... and got the DK64 pocket watch too from the collectables order thing. had 3 controllers working at any given time

[@WikiPeoples]

ahh man just seeing this box just brings back such memories... seeing these in the shelves, wishing so bad for one (i had one, but not a CLEAR one).

[@lukethmpsn]

I think unboxing these old things in a video is a great idea to preserve the experience for everyone rather than just have it rot on a shelf somewhere. That way we can enjoy it rather than wait until nobody cares anymore.

[@bobbybologna3029]

I don't mind that it's unboxed, I just mind that HE has it.

[@lancelange9377]

4 player games were awesome on the N64. Me and my brother and a few friends played a LOT of Goldeneye, Battletanx Global Assault, WCW/NWO Revenge and Duke Nukem 64. So many great times with those games, 4 people in front of a TV.

[@MickaleafAnimation]

pretty effective video, little stroll down memory lane :') had to pick up the orange version

[@MrYoshis95]

I want transparent plates for the steamdeck!

[@Yoshizuyuner]

Sounds like a Nintendo fan type of thing if I ever heard of one

[@magiklok]

Jsaux have them

[@MrYoshis95]

@@Yoshizuyuner Well our family had an ice blue N64 growing up that was gifted us by a friend, but transparent plates in general for the steamdeck would be cool.

[@RisingRevengeance]

@@Yoshizuyuner Who doesnt like fun transparent tech?