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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 198: I Wanna Be the Very Best
« on: February 18, 2016, 01:29:07 AM »
Of course! I agree with your points too Zach.
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you got my hopes up in that you got Christian Whitehead in for an interview since he's now helping with engine optimization for an announced Wii U title.
N64 games can look great if given an upscale and or polish. The Banjo games on 360 are largely untouched graphically, aside from a few textures, widescreen and framerate and look really good.
Wii U N64 VC isn't great, but for a casual audience of the system perfectly playable, Wii VC does look nicer though. The main reason to possibly look into going the real hardware route for N64 is simply because many of the games will likely never be re-released, especially on Nintendo platforms.
Not a cheap option though.
I use the actual system still. The games look great on crt TV and s cable and the n64 has a big library that is still not available anywhere else. Sure Nintendo and rare games are covered but that system had a ton of other great games
Silicon Valley how I love thee.
I love the N64 so i'm going to have to defend it a little bit here.
The N64 connected to a HD TV will look rough unless these things come into play.
The N64 outputs a progressive signal through SCART which we do not have here in the US unless is some very specific monitors. So already the N64 is at a disadvantage on HD LCD screens.
Games that support high rez mode with an expansion pack look much better on a HD TV because the higher resolution. So for instance Perfect Dark in 480p with a SCART cable actually looks good running on the old N64. Doesn't run very smooth lol. But you get the idea.
Also the Wii U virtual console for N64 games is horrible. Terrible. It's even blurrier and much to dark. Go play the Wii N64 game and compare it to the Wii U one and right away you will see a difference in color, brightness and clarity guys.
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this episode! Yes, please include more segments like this; I'll look forward to it! Are you planning to stick to retro games, or are you planning to cover more contemporary games as well?
All of the good N64 games that had PC emulator issues are now legally playable via Wii, Wii U, or Xbox One (thank you, Rare!). This makes the lack of a decent N64 analog stick more bearable. On a separate note: how come nobody ever talks about Command and Conquer 64? That was the best looking version of the game, and it was fun to play too!