Nintendo Fan Creates Playable Waluigi N64 Cartridge

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Since Nintendo added Waluigi to the growing lineup of Mario characters with the release of Mario Tennis way back in 2000, the character has become a fan favorite. One fan recently decided to further cement Waluigi in Nintendo history by creating a playable Waluigi N64 game.

YouTube content creator Below Average Gaming is known for making retro Nintendo gaming content and part of that content is to create new playable cartridges for the console. Below Average Gaming's recent project sees the creation of a cartridge for Waluigi's Taco Stand, a fan-made ROM hack. The YouTuber is quick to point out that Nintendo's character Daisy receives more attention than Waluigi and his manufacturing of a physical version of Waluigi's Taco Stand is an attempt to rectify the lack of representation.

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To make the playable N64 game, Below Average Gaming uploads the ROM to an N64 Blaster using a second series Retro Blaster. Rather than a traditionally gray N64 cartridge, Below Average Gaming has inserted the Waluigi's Taco Stand board into a clear purple case to emphasize the purple theme set by the Nintendo character. Because most of the items Below Average Gaming used to create the playable N64 game already existed, the YouTuber noted that the creation of this project was simpler than normal and fans may easily replicate the process as a result.

The Waluigi's Taco Stand box art used for Below Average Gaming's physical N64 cartridge was purchased on Etsy and the YouTuber was also able to find a label for the N64 game online. Although Below Average Gaming has created unique box art in the past, Waluigi's Taco Stand's art has already become