Nintendo 64 (N64) Cartridge Weights Redux

By Zott820Zott820
09 Sep 2014 00:06

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One of our more popular articles here at BiasedVGBlog is our cartridge table of N64 cartridge weights. Yet, when I first put the data together, I had at my disposal a simple letter scale with limited precision, and a whole lot of eyeballing. Unsatisfied with the results, I decided to reopen the case, with a new and improved digital scale!

The new scale brings the overall precision of the measurements from ~0.3 oz to ~0.007oz, a hefty improvement. I compared the new and old sets and since I did a great job before, there was only a ~2.8% average difference. In addition, I have added some interesting comparative charts, fixed some of the naming mistakes, and changed the data columns. Please enjoy below!


Charts:

Since I’m a fan of using grams for my measurement scale, and recorded the data in grams, these charts will be in grams.

Click images to enlarge:

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Interestingly, some games such as Super Smash Bros and Harvest Moon were inexplicably heavy despite having relatively tame ROM sizes, and lacking features that would require special chips. Overall, the cartridge's weight do not appear related to their ROM size nor release date.


Tables:

For a sortable Google Doc version which includes some additional criteria, please visit the following link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16evhDfliCcyp1aF4dVNxfCSAxp4VgBqqpv3oxfiSyhI

Game Name US Release Date Cartridge Color ROM Size (Megabits) Weight (g) ±0.2 Weight (oz)
007: The World is Not Enough Nov-01-2000 256 91 3.21
All Star Tennis 99 Aug-31-1999 64 90.6 3.20
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes Sep-30-1999 64 89.7 3.16
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 Sep-26-2000 Green 64 90.7 3.20
Banjo Kazooie Jun-29-1998 128 91.9 3.24
Banjo-Tooie Nov-20-2000 256 90.2 3.18
BattleTanx Dec-31-1998 64 92.7 3.27
BattleTanx: Global Assault Aug-31-1999 Green 64 90.8 3.20
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs Mar-01-2000 Black 128 90.4 3.19
Bomberman 64 Nov-30-1997 64 92.5 3.26
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack May-28-2000 128 90.3 3.19
Bomberman Hero Sep-01-1998 96 91.9 3.24
Buck Bumble Sep-30-1998 96 91.6 3.23
Clayfighter: Sculptor's Cut May-15-1998 128 90.9 3.21
Command and Conquer Jun-29-1999 256 110.3 3.891
Cruis'n USA Dec-03-1996 64 92.6 3.27
Cruis'n World Aug-31-1998 96 91.1 3.21
Diddy Kong Racing Nov-14-1997 96 91.6 3.23
Donkey Kong 64 Nov-22-1999 Yellow 256 90.1 3.18
F-Zero X Jul-14-1998 128 118.9 4.194
Gauntlet Legends Sep-29-1999 128 90.1 3.18
Goldeneye 007 Aug-25-1997 96 91.6 3.23
Harvest Moon 64 Dec-22-1999 128 119.3 4.21
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Nov-16-2000 128 90.1 3.18
Hey You Pikachu Nov-06-2000 128 90.3 3.19
Iggy's Reckin' Balls Jul-31-1998 32 92.2 3.25
Jet Force Gemini Oct-11-1999 256 110.2 3.887
Killer Instinct Gold Nov-25-1996 96 114.6 4.042
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Jun-26-2000 256 91.1 3.21
Lego Racers Oct-22-1999 128 90.76 3.20
Mario Kart 64 Feb-10-1997 96 91.3 3.22
Mario Party Feb-08-1999 256 91.2 3.22
Mario Party 2 Jan-24-2000 256 92.1 3.25
Mario Party 3 May-06-2001 256 90.7 3.20
Mario Tennis Aug-28-2000 128 91.2 3.22
Ms. PAC-MAN: Maze Madness Nov-12-2000 96 90.1 3.18
NHL 99 Oct-01-1998 96 91.8 3.24
Paper Mario Feb-05-2001 320 116.6 4.113
Perfect Dark May-22-2000 256 90.6 3.20
Pilotwings 64 Sep-29-1996 64 92.3 3.26
Pokemon Stadium Feb-29-2000 256 108.6 3.831
Pokemon Stadium 2 Mar-28-2001 Gold and Silver 512 116.9 4.124
Quake II May-31-1999 96 91.1 3.21
Quest 64 Jun-01-1998 128 91.7 3.23
Rampage 2: Universal Tour Mar-31-1999 96 91.4 3.22
Rampage World Tour Mar-30-1998 96 92.5 3.26
Resident Evil 2 Nov-19-1999 512 115.2 4.064
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA Nov-10-1998 96 92 3.25
San Francisco Rush: 2049 Sep-07-2000 96 90.3 3.19
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing Nov-08-1997 64 91.7 3.23
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo Dec-18-2000 256 91.2 3.22
Star Wars Episode I: Racer May-19-1999 256 91.6 3.23
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire Dec-03-1996 96 113.2 3.99
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Dec-03-1998 128 92 3.25
Starcraft 64 Jun-13-2000 256 109.9 3.88
Starfox 64 Jul-01-1997 96 91.6 3.23
Super Mario 64 Sep-26-1996 64 91.3 3.22
Super Smash Bros. Apr-26-1999 128 120.1 4.24
The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Oct-26-2000 Gold + Holo 256 112.1 3.95
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nov-23-1998 256 119.6 4.22
World Driver Championship May-31-1999 128 92.1 3.25
Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate Nov-30-1999 96 89.7 3.16
Yoshi's Story Mar-10-1998 128 91.5 3.23

Accessories

Name Weight (g) ±0.2 Weight (oz)
N64 Transfer Pack 83.6 2.95
N64 Memory Expansion Pack 30.1 1.06
Tremor Pack (No Batteries) 69.7 2.46
Super Memory Card4000 21.3 0.751
Gameshark 101.8 3.591
Gameshark v3.0 96.8 3.41

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