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How to hook up your Nintendo 64

This page will show you the various ways to get your N64 up and running!

Nintendo 64

Ports and Connections

NINTENDO RCA A/V OUT:

This port is used for the Nintendo Composite RCA AV Cable (red, white & Yellow) and for the S-Video Cable. We carry all N64 Cables over in the Trog Store!

N64 AC ADAPTER:

This is the power supply port for the Nintendo 64 unit. You plug the whole giant unit right here. We carry all N64 Power Supplies over in the Trog Store!

The Nintendo 64 has several different ways to connect to your television.

COMPOSITE RCA: this provides a good picture quality from the SNES and is much better than RF.

S-VIDEO: this provides the best picture quality available from the SNES on most old CRT or Tube TV’s.

HDMI: this has only recently become available and is the best option for new flat-screen TV’s

RCA Composite Cable

Good Quality

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S-Video Cable

Best Quality – CRT

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HDMI Cable

Best Quality – Flat Screen

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METHOD #1 – RCA Connection

What you will need:

Nintendo 64

RCA AV cable

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Nintendo 64

AC Power Supply

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This method will give you good picture quality out of your N64. So let’s get started!

STEP #1

Plug the Nintendo RCA component cable into your N64.

STEP #2

Attach the other end of the Nintendo RCA component cable to your TV. You could have multiple options available like on the diagram. You can place it in any one that is not in use. YELLOW is always the VIDEO and should be plugged into the YELLOW port. RED and WHITE (right and left respectively) are the sound and should be plugged into the proper color for the cable.

STEP #3

Plug the N64 Power Supply into the back of the N64.

STEP #4

Plug the N64 Power Supply into the wall.

STEP #5

Plug in a game and turn on the Nintendo 64, even if you don’t see it on the TV yet. You should see the power light on the N64 light up (a good sign) and you should hear the disc spin-up. Doing this first will help in finding the right TV settings, when you’re searching for the right channel or input and you see the game, you got it right!

STEP #6

Turn your TV to the appropriate VIDEO SOURCE. You probably have several INPUTS available from COMPONENT, VIDEO 1 2 & 3 and so on. In the diagram above you would need to change your TV to VIDEO 1. To change to these different video signal options, you usually have an INPUT button on your remote or television.

STEP #7

Now go play some Star Wars Rouge Squadron!

METHOD #2 – S-Video Connection

What you will need:

Nintendo 64

S-Video cable

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Nintendo 64

AC Power Supply

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This method will give you the best picture quality out of your N64. It is the method you should use whenever possible as the improved image quality over RCA is very noticeable. So let’s get started!

STEP #1

Plug the Nintendo S-Video cable into your N64.

STEP #2

Attach the other end of the Nintendo S-Video cable to your TV. Many times, if you television has a S-Video connection it will be in-line with the RCA ports (red, white & yellow) like shown on the diagram. So in this case you would still use the red & white audio cables, but not the yellow video port. You will plug the s-video cable into the same AV option as the audio cables.

NOTE: If your cable has both S-Video and a yellow RCA Cable, just use the S-Video cable, let the yellow RCA cable hang loose.

STEP #3

Plug the N64 Power Supply into the back of the N64.

STEP #4

Plug the N64 Power Supply into the wall.

STEP #5

Plug in a game and turn on the Nintendo 64, even if you don’t see it on the TV yet. You should see the power light on the Nintendo 64 light up (a good sign) and you should hear the disc spin-up. Doing this first will help in finding the right TV settings, when you’re searching for the right channel or input and you see the game, you got it right!

STEP #6

Turn your TV to the appropriate VIDEO SOURCE. You probably have several INPUTS available from COMPONENT, VIDEO 1 2 & 3 and so on. In the diagram above you would need to change your TV to VIDEO 1. To change to these different video signal options, you usually have an INPUT button on your remote or television.