After Nintendo's multiple plans for compact disc-based games for Super NES, the industry expected its next console to, like PlayStation, use that medium. The first Nintendo 64 prototypes in November 1995 surprised observers by again using ROM cartridge. Cartridge size varies from 4 to 64 MB. Many cartridges include the ability to save games internally.
After Nintendo's multiple plans for compact disc-based games for Super NES, the industry expected its next console to, like PlayStation, use that medium. The first Nintendo 64 prototypes in November 1995 surprised observers by again using ROM cartridge. Cartridge size varies from 4 to 64 MB. Many cartridges include the ability to save games internally.