I did something similar but got a flash cart and a CRT. The nostalgia aspect still works for me since I had a flash cart back then too, only that one was maybe

I did something similar but got a flash cart and a CRT. The nostalgia aspect still works for me since I had a flash cart back then too, only that one was maybe double the size of the N64 itself and this one is the same size and shape as a regular cartridge. Interestingly both of them costed a few hundred bucks, though I guess the one from back then (I think it was the Z64 or maybe the Mr Backup?) would have been a lot more if you account for inflation. Would recommend, too many N64 carts are unavailable or prohibitively expensive.