

This strategic choice of high-performance but lower-capacity medium was met with some controversy compared to CD-ROM. The Nintendo 64 home video game console's library of games were primarily released in a plastic ROM cartridge called the Game Pak.

The list of Nintendo 64 games includes 393 licensed releases spanning from the platform's launch in 1996 to the final release in 2002. Super Mario 64, the reverse of a USA/Canada, a PAL region, and a Japanese region game with identical tabs near its bottom edge.
