iQue Player
MHz | |
Memory | 16 MB (8 MB available) |
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Graphics | 62.5 MHz Reality Co-Processor |
Sound | ADPCM 64 |
Connectivity | USB (iQue@Home) |
Power | AC Adapter |
Online services | iQue Depot, iQue@Home[2] |
Best-selling game | Dr. Mario 64 (pre-installed in bundled memory card) |
Related | Nintendo 64 |
Website | iQue (in Chinese) |
The iQue Player (
History
Development
China has a large
The iQue Player was announced at
Release
The iQue Player was released on November 18, 2003
Discontinuation
On October 31, 2016, iQue reported that iQue@Home service would be discontinued by the end of December 2016.[14] The service was gradually phased out until the content distribution servers went offline in 2018.
Technical details
The iQue Player is a size-reduced
- Processor: R-4300i 64-bit CPU, 140.625 MHz
- Memory: 16 MB DDR (8 MB available)
- Graphics: 100,000 polygons/second, 2.09 million colors
- Sound: ADPCM 64
Games
The iQue Player's library has 14 games, light conversions from past releases for the Nintendo 64 in Europe, North America, and Japan. One game was canceled, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask[15] and another, a Traditional Chinese version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, was completed but never announced.[16]
iQue Player games differ slightly from their Nintendo 64 counterparts, with the text and voices having been translated to Mandarin. The only exceptions are the Mario games and the previously Japan-only
Original title | Simplified Chinese title
|
Pinyin | Release date | Game code |
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Wave Race 64[games note 1] | 水上摩托 | Shuǐ Shàng Mótuō | November 18, 2003 | 51011[19] |
Star Fox 64[games note 1] | 星际火狐 | Xīngjì Huǒhú | November 18, 2003 | 41011[20] |
Dr. Mario 64[games note 2] | 马力欧医生 | Mǎlìōu Yīshēng | November 18, 2003 | 61011[21] |
Super Mario 64[games note 1] | 神游马力欧 | Shén Yóu Mǎlìōu | November 18, 2003 | 11011[22] |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time[games note 1] | 塞尔达传说 时光之笛 | Sàiěrdá Chuánshuō: Shíguāng zhī Dí | November 18, 2003 | 21011[23] |
Mario Kart 64 | 马力欧卡丁车 | Mǎlìōu Kǎdīngchē | December 25, 2003 | 52011[24] |
F-Zero X | F-Zero X 未来赛车 | F-Zero X Wèilái Sàichē | February 25, 2004 | 52021[25] |
Yoshi's Story | 耀西故事 | Yàoxī Gùshì | March 25, 2004 | 11021[26] |
Paper Mario | 纸片马力欧 | Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu | June 8, 2004 | 21021[27] |
Sin and Punishment | 罪与罚-地球的继承者- | Zuì yǔ Fá: Dìqiú de Jìchéng Zhě | September 25, 2004 | 41021[28] |
Excitebike 64 | 越野摩托 | Yuèyě Mótuō | June 15, 2005[29] | 51021[30] |
Super Smash Bros. | 任天堂明星大乱斗 | Rèntiāntáng Míngxīng Dà Luàn Dǒu | November 15, 2005 | 12021[31] |
Custom Robo
|
组合机器人 | Zǔhé Jīqìrén | May 1, 2006 | 21051[32] |
Animal Crossing | 动物森林 | Dòngwù Sēnlín | June 1, 2006[33] | 21041[34] |
See also
- Video gaming in China
References
- ^ a b "iQue PLAYER优惠套装上海试卖,五款精品游戏同步发售!" [iQue Player Discount Set Trial Sale in Shanghai, Five High-quality Games Released Simultaneously!] (in Chinese). iQue. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ iQue Ltd Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". www.ique.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ iQue Ltd Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nintendo iQue Player - History and Hardware Overview". YouTube.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (September 25, 2003). "New Nintendo console for China". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "iQue". IGN. November 25, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Nintendo to launch new console in China". Eurogamer. September 26, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- Dengeki Online(in Japanese). September 26, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (November 13, 2003). "Nintendo iQue Player spotted". GameSpot. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Nintendo's iQue in stock and shipping: iQue opened and exposed [picture gallery and videos inside]". Lik Sang. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "《记录》第17期:神游中国(上) - 触乐". www.chuapp.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "再次升级啦". iQue Ltd. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ 神游机服务终止通知 [Notice of Discontinuation]. iQue (in Chinese). 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
The company has decided to formally terminate the service in the end of December 2016 and hereby informing that iQue Depot stations providing the service will be terminated.
- ^ Lim, Gabriel (October 16, 2018). "China's iQue Player Was Originally Supposed To Get Zelda: Majora's Mask". NintendoSoup. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Traditional Chinese) - iQueBrew". www.iquebrew.org. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ Gates, Christopher (2015-05-09). "Gamer Sets New World Record for 'Ocarina of Time' Speedrun". Gamerant.
- ^ IGN IGN (2014-08-01). "IQue Fun Facts". IGN.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ iQue Ltd[permanent dead link]
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-02-12.
- ^ iQue Ltd[permanent dead link]
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "iQue". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "iQue Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
External links
- iQue Player website Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- iQue@Home page Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)