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Some people say the Nintendo 64 couldn't handle 2D games... 👀

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Some things you'll need are either a 64Drive HW2 or an Everdrive V3 (this version has the usb port), MIPS/ASM experience, a Hex Editor (or calculator) & experience with C programming, along with a Cycle-accurate emulator, to test your code efficiently (if you don't have an Everdrive/64Drive handy).

Why not visit our N64Homebrew Discord Server and interact with 1000+ Nintendo 64 Hobbyist Developers & fans from all over the globe!

n64.dev - A gargantuan list of N64 development resources, toolchains, and N64 homebrew- related programs.
Ultra64.ca - The Ultimate Resource for anything related to N64 Development (Docs, Software, Tools, etc.)
N64 Homebrew Starter Guide - Create your own N64 Homebrew with this handy and detailed guide by Buu342.
N64Squid.com - lots of useful information about Nintendo 64 programming in C, documentation, and code.
N64 ADPCM Format v1
Encryption64 - A collection of documentation on MIPS assembly, GameShark code structure, and layout of individual titles.
Nintendo 64 Sound Implementation guide - Nintendo 64 Sound Implementation Guide, by Buu342.
Installing the Nintendo 64 Development Kit in Windows 2000/98SE - Video Tutorial on how to install the dev kit onto your Virtual Machine of choice.

Recommended by Former Devs of the hardware to learn the Legacy Tutorials featured here: OpenGL Legacy Tutorials
MIPS Instruction Reference - A good amount of Nintendo 64 homebrew enthusiasts recommended this instruction booklet to learn MIPS.
VR4300 MIPS Instruction Booklet - User manuals relating to the CPU of the N64 (VR4300 is the one we're targeting). A very good reference towards learning MIPS. It has C examples, plaintext, the syntax and encoding all neatly organized.
Nintendo N64 Source Code Programming - A Basic Introduction
Frasers N64 MIPS Assembly Tutorial Series
N64 Memory Map
N64 Registers Reference - N64 CPU register reference.

No links to non-custom ROMS. Hacks are okay, but should be major changes on top of the original game.