Which Nintendo 64 Games Require a Memory Card?
Nintendo went through a few technology upgrades during the release of the Nintendo 64 console. This has led to a huge misconception as to which games actually require a memory card and which ones saved to the cartridge. The technology that the games use to save information includes the use of EEPROM’s, Flash Memory and SRAM but we aren’t going to be discussing them in any detail. The most important thing here is which ones actually require them??? Power Up Gaming has the answer!
Below is a list of the games and all the highlighted ones requiring a memory card to actually save information. There are a few games that save on cartridge but also give you the ability to save on a memory card and take that information with you to a friend’s place or keep as a backup. If the game says none then the game has absolutely no way to save your progress.
N64 Save Game Information |
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Title |
Primary Save |
Secondary Save |
1080º Snowboarding |
Save On Cartridge |
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Aero Gauge |
N64 Memory Card |
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AeroFighters Assault |
Save On Cartridge |
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All-Star Baseball 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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All-Star Baseball 2001 |
N64 Memory Card |
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All-Star Baseball '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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All-Star Tennis '99 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Army Men: Air Combat |
N64 Memory Card |
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Army Men: Sarge's Heroes |
N64 Memory Card |
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Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Asteroids Hyper 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Automobili Lamborghini |
N64 Memory Card |
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Banjo-Kazooie |
Save On Cartridge |
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Banjo-Tooie |
Save On Cartridge |
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Bassmaster 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker |
None |
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Battle Tanx |
N64 Memory Card |
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Battle Tanx: Global Assault |
N64 Memory Card |
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Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs |
N64 Memory Card |
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Beast Wars Transmetals |
None |
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Beetle Adventure Racing |
N64 Memory Card |
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Big Mountain 2000 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. |
N64 Memory Card |
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Blast Corps |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Blues Brothers 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Body Harvest |
Save On Cartridge |
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Bomberman 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Bomberman Hero |
Save On Cartridge |
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Bottom of the 9th |
N64 Memory Card |
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Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling |
N64 Memory Card |
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Buck Bumble |
N64 Memory Card |
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Bug's Life, A |
N64 Memory Card |
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Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition |
N64 Memory Card |
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Bust-A-Move '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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California Speed |
N64 Memory Card |
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Carmageddon 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Castlevania |
N64 Memory Card |
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Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness |
N64 Memory Card |
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Chameleon Twist |
Save On Cartridge |
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Chameleon Twist 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Charlie Blasts Territory |
Password |
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Chopper Attack |
Save On Cartridge |
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Clay Fighter 63 1/3 |
None |
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Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut |
None |
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Command & Conquer |
Save On Cartridge |
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Cruis'n Exotica |
Save On Cartridge |
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Cruis'n USA |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Cruis'n World |
Save On Cartridge |
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CyberTiger |
N64 Memory Card |
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Daikatana |
N64 Memory Card |
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Dark Rift |
None |
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Deadly Arts |
N64 Memory Card |
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Destruction Derby 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Diddy Kong Racing |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers |
Save On Cartridge |
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Donkey Kong 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Donkey Kong 64 Kiosk |
None |
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Doom 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Dual Heroes |
N64 Memory Card |
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Duke Nukem 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Duke Nukem: Zero Hour |
N64 Memory Card |
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Earthworm Jim 3D |
Save On Cartridge |
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ECW: Hardcore Revolution |
N64 Memory Card |
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Elmo's Letter Adventure |
None |
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Elmo's Number Journey |
None |
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Excitebike 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Excitebike 64 Kiosk |
N64 Memory Card |
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Extreme-G |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Extreme-G 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
F1 Pole Position 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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F-1 World Grand Prix |
Save On Cartridge |
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FIFA '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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FIFA Soccer 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Fighter Destiny 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Fighters Destiny |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Fighting Force 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Flying Dragon |
N64 Memory Card |
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Forsaken 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Fox Sports College Hoops '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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F-Zero X |
Save On Cartridge |
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Gauntlet Legends |
N64 Memory Card |
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Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko |
N64 Memory Card |
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Gex 64: Enter the Gecko |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Glover |
Save On Cartridge |
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Goemon's Great Adventure |
N64 Memory Card |
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Golden Nugget 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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GoldenEye 007 |
Save On Cartridge |
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GT64 Championship Edition |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Harvest Moon 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |
N64 Memory Card |
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Hexen |
N64 Memory Card |
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Hey You, Pikachu! |
Save On Cartridge |
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Hot Wheels Turbo Racing |
N64 Memory Card |
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Hybrid Heaven |
N64 Memory Card |
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Hydro Thunder |
N64 Memory Card |
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Iggy's Reckin' Balls |
N64 Memory Card |
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In Fisherman Bass Hunter 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |
Save On Cartridge |
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Indy Racing 2000 |
Save On Cartridge |
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International Superstar Soccer 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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International Superstar Soccer 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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International Superstar Soccer '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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International Track & Field 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Jeopardy! |
None |
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Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Jet Force Gemini |
Save On Cartridge |
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Jet Force Gemini Kiosk |
Save On Cartridge |
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Ken Griffey Jr's Slugfest |
Save On Cartridge |
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Killer Instinct Gold |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards |
Save On Cartridge |
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Knife Edge: Nose Gunner |
None |
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Knockout Kings 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The |
Save On Cartridge |
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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The |
Save On Cartridge |
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LEGO Racers |
N64 Memory Card |
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Lode Runner 3D |
Save On Cartridge |
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Looney Tunes: Duck Dodgers |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mace: The Dark Age |
None |
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Madden 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Madden 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Madden '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Madden NFL 2001 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Magical Tetris Challenge |
None |
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Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mario Golf |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mario Kart 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Mario Party |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mario Party 2 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mario Party 3 |
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Mario Tennis |
Save On Cartridge |
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Megaman 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mia Hamm Soccer 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Mickey's Speedway USA |
Save On Cartridge |
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Micro Machines 64 Turbo |
N64 Memory Card |
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Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Mike Piazza's Strike Zone |
N64 Memory Card |
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Milo's Astro Lanes |
N64 Memory Card |
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Mischief Makers |
Save On Cartridge |
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Mission: Impossible |
Save On Cartridge |
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Monaco Grand Prix |
N64 Memory Card |
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Monopoly |
Save On Cartridge |
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Monster Truck Madness 64 |
Password |
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Mortal Kombat 4 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Mortal Kombat Trilogy |
None |
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Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness |
N64 Memory Card |
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Multi-Racing Championship |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon |
N64 Memory Card |
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Nagano Winter Olympics '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Namco Museum 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Nascar 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Nascar '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant |
Save On Cartridge |
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NBA Hang Time |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA In the Zone 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA In the Zone '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA In the Zone '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA Jam 2000 |
Controllre Pak |
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NBA Jam '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA Live 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA Live '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC |
N64 Memory Card |
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New Tetris, The |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
NFL Blitz |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Blitz 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Blitz 2001 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Quarterback Club 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Quarterback Club 2001 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Quarterback Club '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NFL Quarterback Club '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NHL '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NHL Blades of Steel '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NHL Breakaway Hockey '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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NHL Breakaway Hockey '99 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Nightmare Creatures |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Nuclear Strike 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Off Road Challenge |
N64 Memory Card |
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Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber |
Save On Cartridge |
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Olympic Hockey '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Paperboy |
N64 Memory Card |
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Penny Racers |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Perfect Dark |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
PGA European Tour |
Save On Cartridge |
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Pilotwings 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Pokémon Puzzle League |
Save On Cartridge |
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Pokémon Snap |
Save On Cartridge |
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Pokémon Stadium |
Save On Cartridge |
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Polaris Snocross |
N64 Memory Card |
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Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue |
N64 Memory Card |
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Quake |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Quake II |
N64 Memory Card |
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Quest 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rainbow Six |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rally Challenge 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rampage 2: Universal Tour |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Rampage: World Tour |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rat Attack |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
N64 Memory Card |
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Ready 2 Rumble Boxing |
N64 Memory Card |
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Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Resident Evil 2 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Re-Volt |
N64 Memory Card |
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Ridge Racer 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Road Rash 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Roadsters |
N64 Memory Card |
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Robotron 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rocket: Robot on Wheels |
Save On Cartridge |
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie |
N64 Memory Card |
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Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt |
None |
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Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
S.C.A.R.S. |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
San Francisco Rush 2049 |
N64 Memory Card |
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San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Scooby-Doo: Classic Creep Capers |
N64 Memory Card |
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Shadow Man |
N64 Memory Card |
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Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers |
N64 Memory Card |
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Snowboard Kids |
N64 Memory Card |
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Snowboard Kids 2 |
Save On Cartridge |
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South Park |
N64 Memory Card |
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South Park Rally |
N64 Memory Card |
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South Park: Chef's Luv Shack |
None |
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Space Invaders |
N64 Memory Card |
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Space Station Silicon Valley |
Save On Cartridge |
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Spider-Man |
N64 Memory Card |
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Star Fox 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth |
Save On Cartridge |
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Star Wars Episode 1: Battle for Naboo |
Save On Cartridge |
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Star Wars Episode 1: Racer |
Save On Cartridge |
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron |
Save On Cartridge |
Password |
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire |
Save On Cartridge |
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Starcraft 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Starshot Space Circus |
Save On Cartridge |
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Stunt Racer 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Super Bowling |
N64 Memory Card |
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Super Mario 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Super Smash Bros. |
Save On Cartridge |
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Supercross 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Superman |
N64 Memory Card |
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Tarzan |
N64 Memory Card |
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Tetrisphere |
Save On Cartridge |
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The World Is Not Enough |
N64 Memory Card |
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Tigger's Honey Hunt |
Save On Cartridge |
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Tom & Jerry in Fists of Furry |
Save On Cartridge |
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Tonic Trouble |
N64 Memory Card |
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |
N64 Memory Card |
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Top Gear Hyper Bike |
N64 Memory Card |
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Top Gear Overdrive |
Save On Cartridge |
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Top Gear Rally |
N64 Memory Card |
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Top Gear Rally 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Toy Story 2 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Triple Play 2000 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil |
N64 Memory Card |
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Kiosk |
None |
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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion |
N64 Memory Card |
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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter |
N64 Memory Card |
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Turok: Rage Wars |
N64 Memory Card |
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Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding |
N64 Memory Card |
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Vigilante 8 |
N64 Memory Card |
Password |
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense |
N64 Memory Card |
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Virtual Chess 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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Virtual Pool 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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V-Rally Edition '99 |
Save On Cartridge |
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Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics |
Save On Cartridge |
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War Gods |
None |
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Wave Race 64 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey |
N64 Memory Card |
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Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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WCW Backstage Assault |
N64 Memory Card |
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WCW Mayhem |
N64 Memory Card |
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WCW Nitro |
N64 Memory Card |
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WCW vs nWo: World Tour |
N64 Memory Card |
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WCW/NWO Revenge |
Save On Cartridge |
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Wetrix |
N64 Memory Card |
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Wheel of Fortune |
None |
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WinBack: Covert Operations |
N64 Memory Card |
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Wipeout 64 |
N64 Memory Card |
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World Cup '98 |
N64 Memory Card |
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World Driver Championship |
N64 Memory Card |
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Worms Armageddon |
Save On Cartridge |
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Wrestlemania 2000 |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
WWF: Attitude |
N64 Memory Card |
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WWF: No Mercy |
Save On Cartridge |
N64 Memory Card |
WWF: Warzone |
N64 Memory Card |
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Xena: Talisman of Fate |
N64 Memory Card |
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Yoshi's Story |
Save On Cartridge |
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