Titanium N64 Controller

Sally · 12-29-2005

I seem to remember there being a titanium N64 controller that came out at the system launch. And when i say titanium, i mean it was actually made out of the metal, not just painted. I remember the price being something like $125. No one else on the planet seems to remember these things, and google has nothing. Am i making this up?

**sayin999** · 12-29-2005

i remember a controller of this sort, but cant remember how it was obtained. I actually think you had to win in a contest i belive, and it was shown i think months or a year or so later. But i know what your talking about, looked quite nice.

**g_sepp** · 12-31-2005

i remember a solid gold one for the winner of some mario kart 64 race. but i never read about anyone getting it or ever really seeing it.

**WanganRunner** · 12-31-2005

I can't believe they'd give out a SOLID gold N64 controller.....

Firstly, it would weigh a ton, and it would be worth a simply preposterous amount of money. A 24K plated controller would make a lot more sense, and IMO would actually be a pretty cool collectible.

**hl718** · 12-31-2005

It'd be pretty simple (and cheap) to coat your own controller. Just open the shell, take out the innards, coat the shell, put everything back and yer done.

-hl718

**ASSEMbler** · 12-31-2005

probably not full scale.. full scale and it'd be about $15,000 in gold.

**Flyinghigh** · 01-19-2006

there was never a solid gold controller.
there was a gold painted controller only in the UK as far as i remember.
About the titanium controller, i dont know

**TransatlanticFoe** · 01-09-2007

I bought my N64 in late 97' at a Toys'r'us, and it came with "Toys'r'us exclusive" gold controller, which I still have to this day. The deal didn't last long, and i'm not sure if it was offered in other Toys'r'us stores, or only in the U.S.

**AntiPasta** · 01-09-2007

Plus, gold-painted N64s & controllers are rather easy to come by in Japan, I bought a N64 + pad for 2000 yen and another pad for 999. Not that I can do anything with it, but it certainly looks nice next to the Panasonic Q :033:

**retro** · 01-09-2007

There was a Limited Goldeneye pack in the UK with gold controller:

Then there was the Japanese pad, I think released with OOT:

(Thanks to Barry Ling for that pic! www.sdk-team.com)

Apparently there was a very limited edition of 100 gold controllers made by Nintendo Power, but eventually released a second batch.

Lastly, there was the Limited edition Toys 'R' Us Gold N64 in the US:

http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/gold64.htm

Oh, I found a Japanese console, not sure of its history, though:

http://membres.lycos.fr/gatchan77/Ni...d_model_-1.jpg

For pictures of a lot of N64 variants, see here:

http://forums.p-nintendo.com/viewtopic.php?t=20286

**TransatlanticFoe** · 01-11-2007

Originally Posted by retro

There was a Limited Goldeneye pack in the UK with gold controller:

Then there was the Japanese pad, I think released with OOT:

(Thanks to Barry Ling for that pic! www.sdk-team.com)

Apparently there was a very limited edition of 100 gold controllers made by Nintendo Power, but eventually released a second batch.

Lastly, there was the Limited edition Toys 'R' Us Gold N64 in the US:

http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/gold64.htm

Oh, I found a Japanese console, not sure of its history, though:

http://membres.lycos.fr/gatchan77/Ni...d_model_-1.jpg

For pictures of a lot of N64 variants, see here:

http://forums.p-nintendo.com/viewtopic.php?t=20286

The system I got (in the US) only had one gold controller and the standard system. I remember the offer with the gold system and two gold controllers being offered sometime later on, possibly in the same year (97) or later.

**Rabid Peanut-Butter** · 01-11-2007

Originally Posted by TransatlanticFoe

The system I got (in the US) only had one gold controller and the standard system. I remember the offer with the gold system and two gold controllers being offered sometime later on, possibly in the same year (97) or later.

That's the same one I had. I believe it may have been a Toys 'R Us exclusive as well.

**TransatlanticFoe** · 01-11-2007

Yep, sure was. I remember buying it with the way too expensive ($70!) Shadows Of The Empire...because at the time I was completely obsessed with Star Wars, and had already played the living crap out of Mario 64 at a friends place the year before.

Anyway, sorry, didn't mean to give you guys my life story.

**alxbly** · 03-09-2007

There were three Toys R Us exclusive N64's in the US. The first was packaged with a single gold controller:

There was also the edition with two gold controllers and the Pikachu Nintendo 64 Set (called the Pokemon Pikachu N64 everywhere else).

Sayin999 mentioned a controller that was a prize in a contest. I think he's thinking of the silver Millennium 2000 controller, which was a prize in Ninetndo Power. I'm lucky enough to own one:

**Maks** · 01-09-2007

There were also gold N64 controllers given out at E3 one year. They had Starfox 64 on a gigantic projection screen and you waited in line to play against 3 other people. The winner got a gold controller.

**Taucias** · 01-09-2007

This one was released in the UK, together with Diddy Kong Racing.

**Barc0de** · 01-09-2007

golden 64DD.. what a dream!

**retro** · 01-09-2007

Yes, I did say it was released in the UK ;) It was with Goldeneye though, not DKR...

(special promotion... GOLDeneye with GOLD pad)

You can see clearly here Pierce Brosnan on the promotion at the side:

In fact, IIRC it should've had an outer card slip originally, on top of the box.