Expansion Pak

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For content expansions for computer and video games, see Expansion pack

The 4MB Expansion Pak

The Expansion Pak is a RAM add-on for the Nintendo 64 game console, released in 1998. It gives the Nintendo 64 8MB of RDRAM, twice the original 4MB of on-board RAM. This allows for greater screen resolution, more detailed graphics, and a higher framerate. The Nintendo 64DD was the initial reason the pak was made, because the extra RAM would be required to run the add-on. It replaces the Nintendo 64's Jumper Pak.

The only games that require its use are [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] and Donkey Kong 64 (originally the Expansion Pak was included with purchase of the latter). The Expansion Pak was utilized in [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] for more onscreen characters at one time, as shown in Clock Town. Also, without the add-on, most of Perfect Dark is inaccessible (including the single player mode). It was also used in Starcraft 64, to unlock levels from the popular Brood War add-on for the PC-version of the game. It was utilized for more minor improvements early on, as in [[Turok 2: Seeds of Evil|Turok 2]], [[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]], [[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]], Vigilante 8, NFL Quarterback Club '98, [[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]], 007: The World is Not Enough, Pokemon Stadium 2, [[Turok: Rage Wars]] , Hybrid Heaven, Gauntlet Legends, Rayman 2, [[Duke Nukem: Zero Hour]], and Resident Evil 2.

Several third-party substitutes were released. However, complaints arose regarding stability and overheating issues, in addition to often being larger than normal size, causing them to stick out of the system.

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