Some hotel rooms in America used to come with a built-in Nintendo 64 👀
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, thousands of hotels partnered with a company called LodgeNet to offer N64 games directly through the in room TV.
Guests could choose from titles like Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros., Mario Tennis, and more using a modified controller tethered to the dresser. Play time typically cost around 6.95 to 10 dollars per hour and was billed straight to the room.
LodgeNet worked with Nintendo to turn hotel televisions into on demand entertainment systems years before digital storefronts or modern consoles made that normal. No cartridges, no memory cards, no bringing your own system, just press Menu on the remote and start playing.
Some hotel rooms in America used to come with a built-in Nintendo 64 👀
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, thousands of hotels partnered with a company called LodgeNet to offer N64 games directly through the in room TV.
Guests could choose from titles like Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros., Mario Tennis, and more using a modified controller tethered to the dresser. Play time typically cost around 6.95 to 10 dollars per hour and was billed straight to the room.
LodgeNet worked with Nintendo to turn hotel televisions into on demand entertainment systems years before digital storefronts or modern consoles made that normal. No cartridges, no memory cards, no bringing your own system, just press Menu on the remote and start playing.
