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Mario 64 Working Full Speed on PSP

Posted by Hemos on from the full-speed-ahead-captain dept.

YokimaSun writes "Homebrew coders push the boundaries on the PSP again, StrmnNrmn has released a new version of his Nintendo 64 emulator for the PSP that has been confirmed to play Mario 64 at Full Speed on Sony's Handheld. A full Compatibility listing is available with games such as Starfox64 playble too."

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  1. Funny by MemoryDragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The main reason to buy a sony handheld is to play old Nintendo games...

  2. NDS??! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or I could buy a DS and play the new version on a decent handheld...

  3. Re:Controls by Runefox · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not really, so did the N64. Both consoles have only one analog stick, and Mario 64 was a relatively simple game, control-wise.

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  4. Full speed?? by Aladrin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It isn't 'full speed' if you have to turn on frameskip to get it that way. That's like saying 'if you don't mind missing 2/3 of everything, it's all there.'

    From TF... I hate to call it an article. From the forum posting: "mario 64 is really good arounf the castle with audio on frameskip 3" 3! That means it's at 1/4 detail for the audio.

    "a steady 20fps and sometimes alot higher in mario 64" Yeah, full speed indeed.

    No, Mario 64 is now -playable- on the PSP. Not full speed.

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    1. Re:Full speed?? by kalirion · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Heh, I remember, back in the day, playing Duke Nukem 3d on my P100 at an average of about 17fps (640x480) and not seeing anything wrong. How spoiled we've gotten...

    2. Re:Full speed?? by Aladrin · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I can actually still play games as low as 15-20fps without it interrupting my immersion. I count myself lucky that I can't tell the difference between anything 30fps and up. For those than can tell the difference up to 120fps, it must be really annoying to play at the lower fps.

      I agree we've gotten spoiled, but it's also true that most newer games rely on the sense of immersion to make a good game, instead of other things like strategy or comedy. Since that's what sells, we're to blame for that. ;)

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  5. Update: Mario 64 Working Full Speed and Prettier.. by GweeDo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    on the Nintendo DS. Seriously, congrats PSP, you can run a worse looking version of a game that runs on the DS.

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