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Chinese home video game console

iQue Histrion

iQue Role player controller
Developer	Nintendo
Manufacturer	iQue
Type	Home video game console
Generation	5th generation
Release date	CHN: Nov 17, 2003
Lifespan	2003–2016
Introductory cost	¥498
Discontinued	2016
Media	Wink carte, cartridge
CPU	R-4300i 64Bit CPU @ 140.625 MHz
Memory	16 MB (8 MB available)
Graphics	62.5 MHz Reality Co-Processor
Sound	ADPCM 64
Connectivity	USB (iQue@Home)
Power	Air conditioning Adapter
Online services	iQue Depot, iQue@Home^[i]
Acknowledged game	Dr. Mario 64 (pre-installed in bundled memory bill of fare)
Related articles	Nintendo 64
Website	iQue (in Chinese)

The iQue Player (, stylised as iQue PLAYER ^[2]) is a handheld Television receiver game version of the Nintendo 64 console that was manufactured by iQue, a joint venture betwixt Nintendo and Taiwanese-American scientist Wei Yen after China had banned the sale of dwelling house video games. Its Chinese name is Shén Yóu Ji (神游机), literally "Divine Gaming Machine". Shényóu (神游) is a double entendre as "to brand a mental journey". It was never released in any English language-speaking countries, simply the proper name "iQue Player" appears in the instruction manual. The console and its controller are one unit, plugging directly into the boob tube. A box accessory allows multiplayer gaming.^[3] Information technology was only released in mainland china, equally its unusual game distribution method is an effort to curb game piracy in that region.

Games are stored on a 64 MB flash carte within a cartridge that plugs straight into the console. Games could be purchased at retail stores, at the iQue Depot kiosk which downloads content onto the cartridge for later play, in a similar fashion to the Famicom Disk Writer Kiosk, Nintendo Power, and Nintendo DS Download Play. Games could also exist downloaded by connecting the iQue to a PC. Fourth dimension-express demos that come with the iQue include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Star Trick 64. Full versions include those and Dr. Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Wave Race 64, and F-Zero 10.

History [edit]

Development [edit]

China has a large blackness marketplace for video games and commonly only a few games officially make it to the Chinese market. Many Chinese gamers tend to purchase pirated cartridge or disc copies or download copied game files to play via emulator. Nintendo wanted to curb software piracy in China, and bypass the ban that the Chinese authorities has implemented on dwelling game consoles since 2000. Nintendo partnered with Wei Yen, who had led by Nintendo product development such every bit the Nintendo 64 console and the Wii Remote. Originally, the organization would support games released on Nintendo consoles prior to the GameCube, including the NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64, merely information technology was decided only to include Nintendo 64 games. Additionally, The Legend of Zelda: Majora'south Mask was planned and is shown on the back of the box, just was later cancelled.^[4]

Release [edit]

The iQue Thespian was released on November 17, 2003 with few launch games. Nintendo's strategy to marketplace games in China was to show how video games tin aid improve children's mental and social evolution. However, the launch was non successful. The total estimated sales was between viii,000 and 12,000 units.^[5] At first, the but way to get games was via the iQue Depot, but in 2004, Nintendo released iQue@Home to download at abode.^[6] The last game, Animal Crossing (动物森林, Animate being Forest) was released in 2006.

Discontinuation [edit]

On October 31, 2016, iQue reported that iQue@Dwelling service would be discontinued by the cease of December 2016.^[7] The service was gradually phased out until the content distribution servers went offline in 2018.

Overview [edit]

Upon ability-on, the iQue logo appears. And then, an image of a character from a game appears alongside some options, such as "游戏" (games), "管理" (management), and in some cases "俱乐部" (gild, referencing iQue Club). The games menu lists the purchased games and demos and some information on each, such as size, name, and status. Information technology provides parental controls.

The online service includes buying games, cloud storage, and game updates. In the past, some gas stations had a kiosk based service for accessing games.

The iQue Depot is a network of kiosks that includes game buy, downloading, updating, and cloud storage. Users must be a member of the iQue Club and have a special iQue Ticket to download games.

iQue@Habitation (神游在线, iQue Online) was a home-based online service that allowed free access to functions such as trial software, system updates, game purchase. The iQue Histrion connected to a reckoner via USB, with each purchase authenticated with an iQue Ticket, similar to a souvenir menu. ^[i]

Accessories [edit]

The iQue Carte du jour (神游卡) is bundled with the system. It is required to start the system and to load the games. The games, the console'south operating arrangement and the game saves, as well as various other arrangement files, are stored on the iQue Menu.

The iQue Actor Multiplayer Box (共游盒, "Play-together Box") is a multitap, required for local multiplayer functionality. Information technology has four ports; one for the main iQue Role player system every bit Histrion 1, and three for Multiplayer Controllers. Due to this design, only one iQue Player system tin be used, and the other players must use Multiplayer Controllers.

The Multiplayer Controller (共游机, "Play-together Controller") is used for local multiplayer. The Multiplayer Controller connects to the Multiplayer Box, and can't load games solitary. Games have to exist loaded on the iQue Player system. The controller was named such in Chinese, as it refers to swimming alongside fishes, and playing together.

Technical details [edit]

The iQue Player is a size-reduced Nintendo 64 panel, using system-on-a-flake technology. It plays Nintendo 64 games specifically ported to the system.

Processor: R-4300i 64-flake CPU, 140.625 MHz
Memory: sixteen MB DDR (8 MB available)
Graphics: 100,000 polygons/second, 2.09 million colors
Sound: ADPCM 64

Games [edit]

The iQue Role player'southward library has 14 games, lite 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 ^[8] and another, a Traditional Chinese version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, was completed but never announced.^[9]

iQue Player games differ slightly from their Nintendo 64 counterparts, with the text and voices having been translated to Chinese. The only exceptions are the Mario games and the previously Nihon-but Sin and Penalisation, where the text has been translated just the voices remain in English. Many glitches and errors from the original games have been fixed. Some features were removed due to the system'southward lack of support for Nintendo 64 controller accessories like the Rumble Pak. Some features were added, and many games that allow the player to enter their name now have the option to employ their iQue Player's username.^{[ commendation needed ]} Speedruns of several games, such as The Fable of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Star Fox 64, are sometimes carried out on the iQue Thespian due to quicker loading times and faster scrolling text than the Nintendo 64 versions.^[10] Nintendo had plans to support network multiplayer in games that originally only support local multiplayer, which would piece of work in a like style to that of an emulator.^[11] ^{[ unreliable source? ]}


Original title	Simplified Chinese title	Pinyin	Release date	Game code
Wave Race 64 ^{[games annotation 1]}	水上摩托	Shuǐ Shàng Mótuō	Nov 17, 2003	51011^[12]
Star Play a joke on 64 ^{[games notation 1]}	星际火狐	Xīngjì Huǒhú	November 17, 2003	41011^[13]
Dr. Mario 64 ^{[games note 2]}	马力欧医生	Mǎlìōu Yīshēng	November 17, 2003	61011^[14]
Super Mario 64 ^{[games note 1]}	神游马力欧	Shén Yóu Mǎlìōu	November 17, 2003	11011^[15]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ^{[games annotation 1]}	塞尔达传说时光之笛	Sàiěrdá Chuánshuō: Shíguāng zhī Dí	November 17, 2003	21011^[16]
Mario Kart 64	马力欧卡丁车	Mǎlìōu Kǎdīngchē	December 25, 2003	52011^[17]
F-Zero Ten	F-Zero 10 未来赛车	F-Zero X Wèilái Sàichē	February 25, 2004	52021^[18]
Yoshi's Story	耀西故事	Yàoxī Gùshì	March 25, 2004	11021^[19]
Paper Mario	纸片马力欧	Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu	June viii, 2004	21021^[twenty]
Sin and Punishment	罪与罚-地球的继承者-	Zuì yǔ Fá: Dìqiú de Jìchéng Zhě	September 25, 2004	41021^[21]
Excitebike 64	越野摩托	Yuèyě Mótuō	June 15, 2005^[22]	51021^[23]
Super Smash Bros.	任天堂明星大乱斗	Rèntiāntáng Míngxīng Dà Luàn Dǒu	November 15, 2005	12021^[24]
Custom Robo	组合机器人	Zǔhé Jīqìrén	May 1, 2006	21051^[25]
Animal Crossing	动物森林	Dòngwù Sēnlín	June 1, 2006^[26]	21041^[27]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d A demo was included with the system.
^ The full version was included with the bundled retentiveness carte du jour.

See besides [edit]

Video gaming in Communist china

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