Mr. Backup Z64 Review

Here is my Mr. Backup Z64 Review.

The Z64 was manufactured in Taiwan and was distributed in the US by Harrison Electronics. The system is based around an i386 compatible computer; the Z64 BIOS is actually an image of a FAT filesystem, and it boots an MS-DOS clone internally. This model cost $299.00 on release.

The Z64 is extremely easy to use. It has an LCD display that you can use to load a game before the N64 is powered on, or to load a boot emulator or back up the cart in the slot. In addition, if you turn the N64 on before loading a game, the Z64 has a nice BIOS menu that runs as a N64 program, like the CD64 BIOS. In this case, you have a small advantage over the CD64, since you are not forced to operate with a 6102 boot cart only; you can choose whether to use the BIOS or operate the LCD menu depending on what you want to do.

In the Z64 menu, you can set up options for each individual game, such as what boot chip it uses, slowdown function, tell it to redirect controller pack saves to the zip disk (for transfer to PC or copy to friends), or to PAL-fix it.

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[SkoogGaming]

Is this rare? I didnt see any on ebay.

[DlNKYDANA]

@SkoogGaming They're fairly rare. Supposedly, they're illegal to list on eBay since they are a basically a pirating machine.

[LiuBaio]

its probably a stupid question, but i was wondering if it was PSSIBLE to download games from other consoles (like playstation games) and play them onto the device. are you able to?

[DlNKYDANA]

@LiuBaio No, you cannot.

[Dweller777]

Yep. It's only for your convenience.. So you don't have to drag out a cart each time you want to play.. Yup..

If you believe that... I have a bridge I'd like to sell you..

[DlNKYDANA]

@Dweller777 That's EXACTLY the reason I purchased this item. Can't you see how essential this device is in this day and age?

[pablojre]

Megabits (Mb) man, not MegaBytes (MB),

[smashdude64]

@TheRaker55 It's illegal to list them on eBay or Amazon since it's considered a device for pirates.

[smashdude64]

Can you mod it and play large games like Conker?

[theNEScollector1985]

It's still very useful! I would go to all my friends houses and borrow their games and put them on a zip disc. I just borrowed a couple games from my neighbor recently and he wanted them back three days later! That's not enough time to beat Diddy kong Racing or Goldeneye.

[martinharder]

I've been trading on the Retro Gamer forums and will soon be receiving a similar device called CD64. Does it work in a similar way?

[marcusBX]

Retro homebrew is where its at...

[DarkSlim7]

@GCJMStudios

Yes you can, it can also play prototypes and unreleased games :)

[GCJMStudios]

Hey man, is it possible to download N64 roms from the internet, put them on the disk, and play them? Please answer, it would be much appreciated!

[remixnick]

@jogoslogo I'm very very calm, and I'm 22, not that it matters.

[jogoslogo]

@remixnick calm the fuck down... i bet secretly your just some litlle 10 year boy

[remixnick]

@jogoslogo "i researched this thing" you were meaning the z64 system itself not the process of renting games and copying them. Don't give me any of your bullshit, you clearly don't know enough about the whole backup process and the laws involved.