Did Nintendo lie to us?

Development of the Nintendo 64 began in 1993 in partnership with Silicon Graphics, using the codename Project Reality, then a test model and arcade platform called Ultra 64, but was its final design specifications anything close to what we were promised? Did Nintendo lie to us about the hardware? In this episode we take a closer look at one of the most interesting stories of game console development.

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