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N64 emulation possible on Nintendo hardware? Are you SUUUUUUURE???

According to GBATemp:

Wii:
CPU: Single-core PPC, 729MHz
GPU: 243 MHz single-core
RAM: 88MB
Possible? Yes (always full-speed)

New 3DS:
CPUs: 2, Quad-core ARM11 (804MHz), Single-core ARM9 (134MHz)
GPU: 268MHz single-core
RAM: 256MB
Possible? No

Switch:
CPU: Octa-core (2x Quad-core ARMv8 equivalent), 1.02GHz
GPU: 307.2MHz-768MHz (max. 384MHz when undocked)
RAM: 4GB
Possible? Barely (5FPS or less constant, only half the instruction set possible to implement)

this all makes total fucking sense

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this makes no sense

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  • 1
    5y
    GBATemp has literally told me "quit bitching, just buy a Switch."
    1. You've said it'll never be playable on a Switch.
    2. YOU GONNA FUCKING BUY ME ONE YOU PIECES OF SHIT???
  • 2
    5y
    I don't see how that makes no sense. Do you think just because the specs are higher it's possible to emulate?
  • 0
    5y
    @nitnip if a port of an emulator, without any additional optimization, can do 60FPS on bad hardware, yes, it should be at least comparable on better hardware. That's what logic would dictate, anyway.
  • 2
    5y
    old consoles used to make games that would use the hardware to the best of its capabilities. There was a lot of machine language mixed in with low level programming languages in the games.

    High specs don't mean shit if the assembly used for N64 doesn't work as expected. Also, I **think** Dolphin 'emulates' the N64 by using the Wii's Virtual Console.
  • 0
    5y
    @nitnip i'm talking about the port of Mupen64 (called Wii64). Running on an actual hacked Wii in my living room.

    Dolphin's understandable, as it's hard to emulate the Wii since it's newer.

    And, yes, I'm aware of the hardware opcode mismatch issue. The N64 is a MIPS instruction set, the Wii is PPC, and the 3DS is ARM. If it can be done on PPC and x86/x64, why not ARM? (In a "this issue can be handled like it's handled for the others" way, not a "why can't we just swap the opcodes" kind of way.)
  • 1
    5y
    Honestly, because I don't think there's anyone interested in making that kind of effort.
  • 0
    5y
    @oreru they both have the same shit that needs emulated (everything)
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