How To Clear N64 Expansion Pak

The Expansion Pak (拡張パック ,Kakuchō Pakku) allows the random access memory (RAM) of the Nintendo 64 console to increase from 4MB (megabytes) to 8MB of contiguous main memory. Game developers can take advantage of the increased memory in several ways, including making games that are more visually appealing. The add-on was released in 1998 and contains 4 MB RDRA, the same type of memory used inside the console itself. By increasing system memory, there is potential for enhancements to games designed with the added RAM storage in mind. The Expansion Pak is installed in a port on top of the Nintendo 64 and replaces the pre-installed Jumper Pak, which is simply a RAMBUS terminator.

A couple games, including Rare's Donkey Kong 64 and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask require it to play the games. Capcom's Resident Evil 2 used the Expansion Pak for making areas of the game and monsters more detailed. Perfect Dark had limited gameplay options when the Expansion Pak was not present.

Supporting games usually offered higher video resolutions or higher textures and/or higher color depth. For example, the Nintendo 64 all-remade version of Quake II features higher color depth but not a higher resolution when using the Expansion Pak. It was used in StarCraft 64 to unlock levels from the popular Brood War add-on for the PC version of the game. Many games such as Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine optionally used the Expansion Pak to add a high resolution 640x480 display mode for games, while other games saw the benefit of a smoother frame rate. The Expansion Pak was available separately as well as bundled with Donkey Kong 64 . In Japan, the Expansion Pak was additionally bundled with Zelda: Majora's Mask and Perfect Dark, though the games were also available separately in other regions.

The RAM in the expansion pack runs at a slower speed than the system RAM due to increased latencies in accessing the accessory. It is therefore less useful than simply doubling the amount of RAM.

List of games that support the N64 Expansion Pak [ ]

Title	Expansion Pak Required?	Notes
Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage	No	The Expansion Pak Enables high-resolution mode, changes certain music, and displays select foliage on the map. Some memory management code is run in its absence, as well.
All-Star Baseball 2000	No
All-Star Baseball 2001	No
Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.	No
Army Men: Air Combat	No
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes	No
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2	No
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs	No
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness	No
Command & Conquer	No	The Expansion Pak is required for high-resolution map textures.
CyberTiger	No
Daikatana	No
Donkey Kong 64	Yes
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour	No
Excitebike 64	No
F-1 World Grand Prix II	No
Gauntlet Legends	No	The Expansion Pak is required for 4 player multiplayer.
Hybrid Heaven	No
Hydro Thunder	No	The Expansion Pak is required for 3 and 4 player multiplayer.
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine	No
International Track & Field 2000	No
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000	No
Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Slugfest	No
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Yes
Madden NFL 2000	No
Madden NFL 2001	No
Madden NFL 2002	No
NBA Jam 2000	No	Only the PAL Version signifies its Expansion Pak compatibility on the box.
NFL Quarterback Club '99	No
NFL Quarterback Club 2000	No
Nuclear Strike 64	No
Perfect Dark	Yes	The Expansion Pak is required for the single player, co-operative and counter-operative campaigns, as well as multiplayer.
Quake II	No
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	No
Re-Volt	No	Unlocks Medium Resolution mode (doubles resolution), cheat code 'FLYBOY' enables higher quality.
Resident Evil 2	No
Road Rash 64	No	The Expansion Pak increases the frame rate from 30FPS to 60FPS.
Roadsters	No
San Francisco Rush 2049	No	The Expansion Pak is required for Track 6, the Advanced Circuit and music during Arcade races.
Shadow Man	No
Spider-Man	No
South Park	No
StarCraft 64	Yes	The Expansion Pak is required for the Brood War missions.
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo	No
Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer	No	Enables High-resolution mode
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron	No	Increases the resolution to 640 x 480 pixels.
The World Is Not Enough	No
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	No
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	No
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	No
Top Gear Hyper Bike	No
Top Gear Overdrive	No
Top Gear Rally 2	No
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil	No	The Expansion Pak is required for high-resolution map textures.
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion	No
Turok: Rage Wars	No
Vigilante 8	No
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense	No
Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate	No