64DD.org 10th Anniversary Overhaul
Published on 11 Jul 2025
I don’t exactly remember when 64DD.org got to exist, but the origins of it came from 2015, 10 years ago from now.
December 2014 is also when I’ve began work on the first version of the 64DD Disk Dumper that would be completed that same month. All retail disks would also get dumped by NESWorld by the final day of that year. I still believe without my involvement, that 64DD preservation would still be terrible today. There are definitely things I would change as I look back to some of the mistakes I’ve made, but I’m still proud of what I did, despite not knowing anything about programming on Nintendo 64 before that point.
I would then start sharing the fruits of that labor on a small website that wasn’t 64DD.org just yet, but eventually, it happened and I’ve learned a lot about making websites. Especially regarding trying to convey the user better instructions.
It’s been some time however that I started to feel like 64DD.org was a messy website that didn’t quite know what it wanted to convey.
With some trial & error, I’ve figured out how to do an overhaul with a lot less dependency on stuff. I’m sorry that some links broke in the process, but it felt like a necessary evil.
Among the changes made:
- Complete overhaul of the design and navigation
- Downloads page split into How To Play and Tools page
- How To Play talks about Emulators and Flashcarts, you can also find tutorials there.
- Games page is now Database page
- Let’s face it, that page was kind of a mess but I still felt that page was important, so I kept it in a way that makes more sense.
- A brand new Games page
- This page would be a curated list of games, with links to the essentials. I want to do more about it eventually.
- Added Music rips
- I’ve done these for some time, so I felt it was important to put them here too.
I hope this new website is a lot easier to navigate for newbies especially. I want to further updates at one point, I have a lot of other fun plans for this website.