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VGRageaholic · June 14th, 2012, 13:49

Well having messed around for a day, I can safely say that N64 emulation has not progressed much since the last time I tinkered with it, around 2005.

The very best you can expect is decent looking 3D stuff, with horrible 2D (yes that includes all text, logos, OSD elements etc), and numerous glitches that range from irritating to game-breaking.

I guess I'll come back in a decade (no, I'm serious).

On the plus side, makes me appreciate how good PSX emulation is by comparison

**fivefeet8** · June 14th, 2012, 15:14

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Originally Posted by VGRageaholic

Well having messed around for a day, I can safely say that N64 emulation has not progressed much since the last time I tinkered with it, around 2005.

The very best you can expect is decent looking 3D stuff, with horrible 2D (yes that includes all text, logos, OSD elements etc), and numerous glitches that range from irritating to game-breaking.

I guess I'll come back in a decade (no, I'm serious).

On the plus side, makes me appreciate how good PSX emulation is by comparison

Guess you haven't noticed the re-texturing projects for N64 emulation/emulators?

http://www.emutalk.net/forums/134-Completed-Projects

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VGRageaholic · June 14th, 2012, 15:16

I had noticed them. But since no one cares about having grotesque 2D assets (sprites, text etc) - not even any decent options like scanlines or full-screen filters - they're not really of interest.

**fivefeet8** · June 14th, 2012, 15:19

Some of projects do re-texturing of 2d assets as well. Unfortunately, re-texturing takes a bit of time and dedication on the artists doing them and many of the N64 emulators and plugins have stagnated development.

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VGRageaholic · June 14th, 2012, 15:22

That's great, but it isn't the point of an emulator - I don't want to have to wait for someone to re-create all the assets from every single game I might want to fire up from time to time.

**fivefeet8** · June 14th, 2012, 18:08

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That's great, but it isn't the point of an emulator - I don't want to have to wait for someone to re-create all the assets from every single game I might want to fire up from time to time.

What you want is irrelevant. I am simply pointing out that there are areas that have advanced for N64 emulation specific to the 2d assets you asked about.

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June 14th, 2012, 13:49	#1
VGRageaholic Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 48	Sigh Well having messed around for a day, I can safely say that N64 emulation has not progressed much since the last time I tinkered with it, around 2005. The very best you can expect is decent looking 3D stuff, with horrible 2D (yes that includes all text, logos, OSD elements etc), and numerous glitches that range from irritating to game-breaking. I guess I'll come back in a decade (no, I'm serious). On the plus side, makes me appreciate how good PSX emulation is by comparison

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June 14th, 2012, 15:16	#3
VGRageaholic Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 48	I had noticed them. But since no one cares about having grotesque 2D assets (sprites, text etc) - not even any decent options like scanlines or full-screen filters - they're not really of interest.

June 14th, 2012, 15:19	#4
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 8,060	Some of projects do re-texturing of 2d assets as well. Unfortunately, re-texturing takes a bit of time and dedication on the artists doing them and many of the N64 emulators and plugins have stagnated development. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel i7 2600k @4.4 ghz\|2x4 gb DDR3 1600\|Asrock Extreme7 Gen3\|EVGA GTX670 2GB\|EVGA GTX460 PhysX\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\| OCZ 240GB SSD SATA3 \|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Rosewill 1000 Watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/10" Sub\|Windows 7 64bit Ultimate\|\| SimplyBuyIt - Health&Nutrition

June 14th, 2012, 15:22	#5
VGRageaholic Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 48	That's great, but it isn't the point of an emulator - I don't want to have to wait for someone to re-create all the assets from every single game I might want to fire up from time to time.