Who could have thought that you could release music thru a Nintendo 64 cartridge?
Hamburg DJ and Musician Remute is definitely making history by producing "the first-ever music album released as a Nintendo 64 cartridge" for his next project.
Remute's upcoming album, titled 'R64,' will be released on a Nintendo 64 cartridge and will be available for purchase.
The "R64" is not just a packaging gimmick, as Remote confirms on his Bandcamp website - the N64 cartridge will be a fully-functional "cartridge for your console," which means that consumers will need to purchase a Nintendo 64 in order to play the album through the cartridge.
Remute also confirms that shipments will begin in March 2022.
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More about 'R64'
Along with it, the Hamburg-born DJ confirms that he will also release a Plus Edition of R64 in a 7" Vinyl with Hi-resolution versions of some of the songs from the album.
Remute describes it as his "most diverse and playful album to date, with 15 completely new tracks ranging from ultra-catchy electro pop in the vein of Yello, Kraftwek, or Yellow Magic Orchestra to sinister techno and house excursions."
Due to the fact that 'R64' is stored within a Nintendo 64 cartridge, it is also subject to the hardware constraints of the console's original release in 1990.
In order to playback, 'R64' requires just 8MB of storage space, and Remute emphasizes that there is no "cheating" involved: neither the album (nor the cartridge) has been updated with any "embedded MP3 player" nor "terribly compressed WAV files on a microSD card."
Remute also expresses gratitude to Rasky, a "genius Nintendo 64 programmer," for developing the sound engine employed by the unique album and producing a "trippy 3D experience" to go along with it.
Born Denis Karimani, Remute is known for releasing his music on uncommon formats like the 3.5-inch Floppy-Diskette and a Sega-Mega-Drive Cartridge.
The R64 Trilogy
Remute also announced that R64 would be the first installment in a new album trilogy released throughout 2022.
The second installment of R64 will be released for Game Boy Advance, as the third part of the trilogy will be released for the Sega Dreamcast.
The release of the other two installments will include a collaboration with "Sturmwind" video game developer Duranik.
Re-releases of the Genesis and SNES albums (technoptimistic and The Cult Of Remute) are also in the works for the upcoming year by Remute Records.
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