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robert montoya Posted on Jul 27, 2012
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Nintendo 64 has power but does not work

Nintendo 64 has power all connections look good,powers up,red light turns on not does not work,tried three different TV's, the AV cable is brand new, ordered online

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Bring the console in to Gamestop or Rock30 Games and have them hook it up to their setup and see if it works. They buy sell and trade n64 games and will have a n64 system already set up at the store. Just switch your console and cables with theirs until you find out what is not working for you.

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  • Posted on Mar 02, 2008

SOURCE: Nintendo 64 HDTV

I am not an HDTV expert but I believe they are all backwards compatible so the fact it is HD should not be a problem. Have you tried a vcr or dvd player on the same hook ups? It is possible you are trying to use a video input that is already in use? I know on my TV I have the DVD hooked up with an S-video cable to "Video 2". Right next to the S-video hookup are the red, yellow, white RCA jacks. On my TV these can't be used when the S-video is in use so I have to have the games hooked up to the front panel "Video 3". I would disconnect everything and try hooking the N64 up in each input to see if you can find one that works.

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  • Posted on Apr 16, 2009

SOURCE: nintendo 64 wont work on my tv

If you are using the original AV plug for the N64, it will probably not work on a new TV.  You must find a new AV plug in a store, or on eBay, Amazon, etc.  This plug must have the red, white, and yellow ends to it.  those are the color coded ends that go into the TV.

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2009

SOURCE: can't work nintendo 64 with a antenna connector. help?

Yes you will, you will have to find an un assigned channel and get the tv to fine tune it in.

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  • Posted on Jul 27, 2009

SOURCE: Nintendo Wii AV Cables not work

The AV cable that came with the Nintendo Wii is not designed for high-definition TV (HDTV) or enhanced-definition TV (EDTV) to view 480p progressive output. If you are connecting to a 480p TV, you will need a Wii Component Video Cables (maybe like the Gamestop cable you have).

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  • Posted on Jul 21, 2011

SOURCE: my nintendo 64 is freezes

Well if it freezes and the screen turns black and than the tv screen says no signal and the light is on i had a problem like that with my 14 year old N64 console so it looked like it was dead and died but it was the expansion pack that did this it makes it look like it died but it didnt.

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So you've eliminated the possibility of bad cables. Now you need to eliminate the TV and the Nintendo 64 itself.

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For the TV, you can try another TV or make sure that you have the TV set on the right input.

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  2. Plug the power cord into the back of your console
  3. Plug the other end of the power cord into an electrical outlet
  4. Plug the AV cable into the back of your Nintendo 64 system
  5. On the back of your VCR find 3 cable sockets colored red white and yellow
  6. Plug the the red plug of the AV cable into the red socket
  7. Plug the the white plug of the AV cable into the white socket
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Turn on for 10 seconds.
Turn off.
Plug power in.
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