Last week, a video was released that demonstrated a major performance increase in certain areas of Mario 64, if you recompile the code with optimizations turned on.
Modern Vintage Gamer just did a full analysis of the situation and came to the conclusion that Nintendo didn’t make a “mistake”, they just did the best they could, with what they had access to at the time. Definitely check the video out if you’re interested though, as MVG did a great job walking us through everything and demonstrating the differences.
Also, my point in the original post still stands: The reverse engineering of Mario 64 was an incredible achievement and something the team should be incredibly proud of!
EverDrive 64 X7
(as of May 15, 2022 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)EverDrive 64 v2.5
IF YOU HAVE BLACK SCREEN SWITCH TO NTSC. SWITCH BUTTON NEAR SD CARD SLOT For PAL & NTSC HIGH COMPABILITY. Almost 100% compatibility with N64 game library CUSTOM MULTI REGION SHELL. Cartridge fits any region console. GAME PAK SAVES do not require to r... read more
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