Expansion Pak

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The Expansion Pak is a RAM add-on for the Nintendo 64 game console, released in 1998. It doubles the total amount of RAM in the Nintendo 64 from 4MB to 8MB. This allows for greater screen resolution, more detailed graphics, and a higher frame rate. The Nintendo 64DD was the initial reason the Pak was made, because the extra RAM would be required to run the add-on. It replaces the Nintendo 64's Jumper Pak.

The only games that require its use are The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Donkey Kong 64 (originally the Expansion Pak was included with purchase of the latter). The Expansion Pak was utilized in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for more onscreen characters at one time, as shown in Clock Town. Also, without the add-on, most of Perfect Dark is inaccessible (including the single player mode). It was also used in Starcraft 64, to unlock levels from the popular Brood War add-on for the PC version of the game.

Several third-party substitutes were released. However, complaints arose regarding stability and overheating issues, in addition to often being larger than normal size, causing them to stick out of the system.

Contents 1 Games that use the Expansion Pak 1.1 Required to play 1.2 Required for major features 1.3 Used for cosmetic improvements or minor features 2 References

[edit] Games that use the Expansion Pak

[edit] Required to play

Donkey Kong 64[1]

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

[edit] Required for major features

Perfect Dark[2]

StarCraft 64[3]

[edit] Used for cosmetic improvements or minor features

007: The World is Not Enough[4] All-Star Baseball 2000[5] Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2[6] Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness[7] Command and Conquer[8] CyberTiger [9] Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers[10] Duke Nukem: Zero Hour[11] Excitebike 64[12] F-1 World Grand Prix II Gauntlet Legends[13] Hybrid Heaven Hydro Thunder[14] Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine[15] Indy Racing 2000[16] International Track & Field 2000[17] Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000[18] John Romero's Daikatana

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest[19] Madden NFL 2001 Mega Man 64 Namco Museum 64 NFL Quarterback Club '98 NFL Quarterback Club '99[20] NFL Quarterback Club 2000[21] NFL Quarterback Club 2001[22] Nuclear Strike 64[23] Pokémon Stadium 2 Quake II[24] Rayman 2: The Great Escape Re-Volt[25] Resident Evil 2 Road Rash 64[26] Roadsters Trophy[27] San Francisco Rush 2049 [28] Shadow Man[29]

South Park Star Wars Episode I: Racer[30] Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo Star Wars: Rogue Squadron[31] Stunt Racer 64[32] Supercross 2000[33] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2[34] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Top Gear Hyper-Bike[35] Top Gear Overdrive Top Gear Rally 2 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion[36] Turok: Rage Wars Vigilante 8[37]

[edit] References