nkarafo
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Inspired by the Saturn thread, i wanted to make one for the N64.
The console is very often criticized for it's low fps (unfairly IMO) so i will try not to present games that suffer from that too much. So no Turok 2 or Perfect Dark examples (at least not from me). These games can look amazing but it's "cheating" since the N64 clearly can't handle them.
I will try to post the best examples of the best graphics the console can offer, by cherry picking the best scenes i can capture and explain what good graphical features each game has. All captures are made using emulation but with a pixel-accurate plugin and (in some cases) a CRT filter so they will look as close as possible to the real thing. No ultra-high res, clean pictures here (not from me). But remember, these games could look different on a real CRT.
I will try to keep it one game per post.
So here is the first game. Banjo - Kazooie. I don't think it's the best game the N64 can offer but it's the most balanced. It offers stable frame rate, big, detailed levels, good geometry, infinite draw distances and some of the best textures you can see on the console:
(Edit: I replaced the Banjo images with some cleaner ones without scanilnes. The OG ones i uploaded were too much)
I think these pictures show the texture quality (which was a bottleneck for the N64 in general), geometry and level detail. These are not just some basic, empty levels. There's a lot to explore and the frame rate is great.
More games to follow. Feel free to post your examples.
The console is very often criticized for it's low fps (unfairly IMO) so i will try not to present games that suffer from that too much. So no Turok 2 or Perfect Dark examples (at least not from me). These games can look amazing but it's "cheating" since the N64 clearly can't handle them.
I will try to post the best examples of the best graphics the console can offer, by cherry picking the best scenes i can capture and explain what good graphical features each game has. All captures are made using emulation but with a pixel-accurate plugin and (in some cases) a CRT filter so they will look as close as possible to the real thing. No ultra-high res, clean pictures here (not from me). But remember, these games could look different on a real CRT.
I will try to keep it one game per post.
So here is the first game. Banjo - Kazooie. I don't think it's the best game the N64 can offer but it's the most balanced. It offers stable frame rate, big, detailed levels, good geometry, infinite draw distances and some of the best textures you can see on the console:
(Edit: I replaced the Banjo images with some cleaner ones without scanilnes. The OG ones i uploaded were too much)
I think these pictures show the texture quality (which was a bottleneck for the N64 in general), geometry and level detail. These are not just some basic, empty levels. There's a lot to explore and the frame rate is great.
More games to follow. Feel free to post your examples.
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