List of Nintendo 64 (N64) Game Titles with a Color Cartridge Variant

List of Nintendo 64 (N64) Game Titles with a Color Cartridge Variant

We have all seen different color cartridges for retro video games. The early NES and SNES game cartridges were mostly grey in color. There were some cartridges that had more visual appeal than the standard grey color, however. A few did come in fun colors, such as Doom for Super Nintendo, which came in red. There were also two variants of The Legend of Zelda on NES, which featured a shiny gold finish.

When the Nintendo 64 console hit the market, Nintendo released quite a few lovely colors for their games, more than they ever had before. These colors included gold, red, and yellow. Later on in this article, we will give a complete list of all the game titles that were produced in a color other than grey, so keep on reading!

Looking back, there were 42 game titles that were released as colored cartridges for Nintendo 64. There were 268 N64 game titles released in total. So, only about 15% of the game titles released for Nintendo 64 had colored variants available. Interestingly, some of the color options that Nintendo offered to publishers were never released commercially for any game. For example, there were never any beige or pink cartridges produced. Personally, we think it might have been neat to see a pink color cartridge...I mean, think about it - how cool would a copy of Kirby The Crystal Shards look in pink?

 Some titles had both a grey and a color variant released. From what we've read, the color cartridge would have been the first release of the game, whereas the grey would have been a later release or a later production run. 

See the list we've compiled below to explore which game titles had a color cartridge release.

• Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - Gold
• Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Gold/Grey
• All-Star Baseball 2001 - Red
• Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 - Red
• NBA Jam 2000 - Red
• NFL QB Club 2001 - Red
• Rocket: Robot On Wheels - Red
• Spider-Man - Red
• Donkey Kong 64 - Yellow
• Earthworm Jim 3D - Yellow
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 - Yellow
• 007 The World Is Not Enough - Blue/Grey
• Bass Masters 2000 - Blue
• Hydro Thunder - Blue/Grey
• Madden NFL 2001 - Blue
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater - Blue
• WCW Backstage Assault - Blue/Grey
• Army Men: Air Combat - Green/Grey
• Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2 - Green/Grey
• BattleTanx Global Assault - Green
• Rayman 2 - Green
• Aidyn Chronicles: First Mage - Black/Grey
• Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. - Black
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - Black
• Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs - Black
• ECW: Hardcore Revolution - Black
• Fighter Destiny 2 - Black
• Madden NFL 2002 - Black
• Nuclear Strike 64 - Black
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - Black
• Rally Challenge 2000 - Black
• Road Rash - Black
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Black/Grey
• Scooby Doo! Classic Creep Capers - Black/Grey
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six - Black/Grey
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 - Black
• Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - Black/Grey
• Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion - Black
• Turok: Rage Wars - Black/Grey
• WWF No Mercy - Black
• WWF Wrestlemania 2000 - Black
• Pokemon Stadium 2 – Gold front with a silver back

We hope you enjoyed this list of which Nintendo 64 video games came out in color. If we missed anything, feel free to leave a comment down below!

Happy gaming! Feel free to comment with your own thoughts or questions. 

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