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NU64 FAQ Page...
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[[*]SGI Page] [[*]NU64 Index]
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NU64 FAQ Page
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1. What is the Nintendo Ultra 64?
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The NU64 is a poweful new 64 bit games console system which has not
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yet been released. Marketed by [*]Nintendo, made by [*]Silicon Graphics
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[[*]E], and with games written by a varierty of very famous software
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games companies, the NU64 will set new standards in interactive entertainment;
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it will redefine what a home games user can have access to in terms
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of quality of graphics and gameplay.
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Up until now, to experience the kind of graphics quality which the
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NU64 will be able to provide, one would have to use an expensive
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high-end graphics workstation, such as an Onyx Reality Engine; the
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N64 will change all that. The NU64 will be far more powerful than
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the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn; however, a fair comparison between
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the NU64 and the 3DOMkII is not possible at the moment - we'll have
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to wait for the full specs of the NU64 to be released (some differences
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are already apparent though, eg. the M2 has no high res support,
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no hardware load management and uses a lower quality anti-aliasing
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via a filtering technique). The NU64 is certainly far more powerful
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than the Atari Jaguar. As for CDi systems, they will vanish into
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oblivion when people realise what the new 64-bit console systems,
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especially the NU64, can do.
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2. When is the NU64 going to be released?
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April 1996. Japan may get an earlier release date (no complaints
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please. It's a Japanese product, after all).
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3. How much will it cost?
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Nintendo still maintain that it will retail for under $250, which
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is the same figure mentioned in their press release dated 24th Feb,
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1995.
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What about the carts?
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According to NOA, the carts will be $50+
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4. When is Doom coming out for it?
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At the same time that the console itself is released, according to
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Jay Wilbur of Id Software. See my [*]NU64 Doom Page for the latest
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info.
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5. What are the specs for the machine?
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Not all the specs for the machine have been released yet (in fact,
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very few are currently available). Currently known specs are detailed
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on my [*]NU64 Hardware Specs Page. Warning! Don't trust the games
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magazines! Many mags are printing total rubbish about the NU64, mostly
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over-hype (unfortunately); eg. GameFan and NextGen have said the
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NU64 can do 'real-time ray-tracing', which is totally untrue.
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6. What will the NU64 controller look like?
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Intelligent Gamer Online has an [*]article on this.
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If you have any questions that you think I should add here, then
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[*]email me.
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