Nintendo announced the Nintendo 64DD way back in 1995, a full year before the actual release of the Nintendo 64. This seemingly promising console add-on would utilize rewritable magnetic disks for new games and expansion packs. It even connected to the internet using an operating system not unlike the ones consoles use today. There was just one catch—it was a commercial and mechanical flop. As far as anyone ever knew, there was never a version of the add-on made or released outside of Japan because of this failure. However, a YouTuber named MetalJesusRocks has just discovered and shared the very first known American version of the Nintendo 64DD.

MetalJesusRocks, or Jason Lindsey, gives the full story behind the Disk Drive and his venture to figure out what it was in a video on his channel. If you are interested, you should definitely check it out above. However, the short of it is that Lindsey ultimately found and spoke to an engineer who worked for Nintendo while the 64DD was in development. Mark DeLaura, the engineer, confirmed that not only is it a prototype of the American retail unit, but that the exact unit in question was the same one that he worked with and used for demos.

Lindsay also found a mysterious blue disc inside of the console. Unfortunately, without a developer cartridge, it will not boot up properly. DeLaura speculates that it could be one of two things: A near-finished U.S. retail-ready game or some of his own code that he used to demo the console. Lindsey ends his video with a call to arms for anyone who might be able to help him figure out what is on the disc. If you happen to know a way to do so, definitely drop him a line.

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