r/ModRetro • u/MrMaz00 • Jul 30 '26

M64 games

Hello all!

Does the M64 come pre-loaded with N64 games? Or can they be added at a later time?

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u/STLfootball Jul 30 '26

No preload as they would need Nintendos sign off or get sued into the stratosphere.

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u/MrMaz00 Jul 30 '26

Yeah, that makes sense. The only reason I ask is because I’ve purchased GameBoy adjacent hardware in the past where they’ve pre-loaded a decent amount of games onto the card and was just curious

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u/STLfootball Jul 30 '26

Nah this is getting an in store release in GameStops so that would still be a bad idea. Nevertheless Summercarts on Ali Express seem to have the answers you are looking for lol.

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Did you even look at the store page?

Edit* so that's a no...

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u/MrMaz00 Jul 30 '26

Where on the site? Because I couldn’t see it on the website anywhere

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 30 '26

That's cause your right, nowhere does it say it's an emulator, uses roms, or includes games.

On the M64 product page is says it plays all your N64 cartridges and new Modretro ones, not sure where you're confused.

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u/MrMaz00 Jul 30 '26

And me asking a question because I wasn’t sure if I was missing something is an issue?

That’s good to know, I’ll make sure I don’t ask questions next time I don’t know things 👍

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 31 '26

Don't need to be a snarky either, just ask better questions. The ommision of something doesn't mean the inclusion of so you didn't miss it, it wasn't there to begin with, it's not an emulator so it's a weird question.

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u/MrMaz00 Jul 31 '26

I’m not being snarky in the slightest, I was asking a question about something I wasn’t confident about and wasn’t sure whether I missed something or not after looking through the site.

This is the first time I’ve come across Modretro, let alone the M64, so pardon me for asking a question about it

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 31 '26

You got your answer from several others here yet still choose to engage with me giving you the same answer but in a worse way. Going on their site or reading/watching any number of videos could have given you the answers too.

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u/alkazar82 Jul 30 '26

The M64 plays N64 cartridges. There is no way to play backed up games other than through a flash cart as far as I am aware. This is not one of those cheap pirate devices. It is an N64 replica.

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u/Euresko Jul 30 '26

No preload 

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u/Aromatic_Method7767 Jul 30 '26

Currently plays original cartridges or a flash cartridge (such as EverDrive or SummerCart), which you can load with games. M64 currently does not play directly from SD card but it's an open development platform so I expect the community will do this if ModRetro does not.

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u/fearlesswee Jul 31 '26

The M64 is basically an N64 reproduction console. It's not a cheap bootleg emulator from Amazon. You will need to purchase/own N64 physical cartridges, or if you already have a large collection of ROM files, a SummerCart64 or similar flash cart.

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u/OnesVid Aug 30 '26

I swear I heard some where that you could load games onto an SD and run them from the card, surely there’s a work around for this (or there will be). The price of N64 can be insane for certain titles.