SharkWire Online

SharkWire Online
SharkWire Online by InterAct
DeveloperInterAct, Spyglass, Inc.
TypeVideo game cheating, dial-up web browser
GenerationFifth generation (32-bit/64-bit era)
Release date
  • US: January 1, 2000 (January 1, 2000)
Lifespan2000–2003
Discontinued
  • US: 2003 (2003)
MediaNintendo 64 Game Pak
Input Keyboard
Connectivity14.4 kbps dialup modem[1]
PlatformNintendo 64
Online servicesSharkWire Online
Related64DD, WebTV
WebsiteArchived March 4, 2000, at the Wayback Machine

SharkWire Online is a specialized GameShark device with a serial port and modem added, accompanied by a now-defunct dialup Internet portal service. Launched in January 2000,[2] it was sold only in the US, by InterAct which is most famous for its GameShark and Dexdrive. This unlicensed platform was the only Nintendo 64 online service to have been released other than Nintendo's official Randnet service which had already been released only in Japan in December 1999.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference patent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "SharkWire For N64 Provides E-Mail, Gaming Community". Twice. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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