The iQue Player
The iQue Player
Released in November 2003, the iQue Player is a substantially different console from the Nintendo 64, with major revisions to the design, the way media is stored and sold, and the internal circuitry. Although the iQue Player can be called a console, it also has a lot in common with the many pirate DTV controllers produced in China. The central “console” of the iQue is housed within a controller, and this plugs directly into the television set via composite cables. Additional controllers can be plugged into a multitap-style converter.
The iQue Player does not use games cartridges. Games are stored on a removable 64MB flashcart, which inserts into the controller, and this is used to download games from special vending machines called iQue Depots:
Tickets of different values can be purchased from certain stores, and these are used to purchase games from the iQue Depots:
The games that have been released so far are:
Animal Forest
Custom Robo
Dr. Mario 64
Excitebike 64
F-Zero X
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
Paper Mario
Sin and Punishment
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros
Wave Race 64
Yoshi's Story.
These can all be found on:
http://www.ique.com/game.htm
And some of the games available are pictured on the rear of the iQue Player’s packaging:
The controller has many of the features of the Nintendo 64 controller. The buttons, whilst not identical in shape and size, are basically the same layout as the N64 controller; A, B, four C directional buttons, Start, a D pad and L and R shoulder buttons are all present. The Z trigger has been moved from it place on the underside of the N64 controller and is now a shoulder button, sitting underneath the R button.
The analogue stick is the same design as that of the N64 controller, which perhaps raises questions over the long term durability of the console. If the stick does wear out then replacing it could be tricky and/or expensive.
iQue Player - Startup and Menus
Hit the power switch and the first thing you’ll see is the iQue logo shining brightly against the dark background (as you can see above). After this you’re presented with the main menu screen and from you here can choose to play games, change options, etc. I can’t read Chinese so there are some menus which are still a mystery to me. If you are able to translate these screens for me please get in touch, I’d love to know what they say. The main menu’s background picture changes each time you switch on the iQue Player. You can see the menu screen variations below, which feature artwork from Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64 and Wave Race 64.
Also displayed here are screenshots of the various menus, most of which aren’t all that interesting. As you can see, you can set the date and time on the console so that night/day effects can be applied to games although the only iQue game which can really make use of this feature is Animal Forest.
The games select screen is where we want to go, and you can see that five games are available to play straight away; Dr Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Wave Race 64 and Star Fox 64. Of these only Dr Mario is the full version of the game, the rest are time limited demos.
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By Alxbly.
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