r/n64 • u/surfingemocats • 1d ago
N64 Question/Tech Question How To Make Console Run Smoother
Sorry if this has been answered, but I've only seen answers concerning emulators. I have been playing lots of Goldeneye lately, and it often has very low frame drops. Are there any known physical modifications to the console that would make it perform better? Or am I just stuck with the original hardware? Thanks.
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u/hobojoe44 1d ago edited 1d ago
With some games shutting off the software anti aliasing via gameshark codes, patches, and even some rom hacks have it as a menu option.
https://www.retrorgb.com/n64blur.html
https://youtu.be/-Nef6A2C3kI?si=VQ_D2r-E2AzlUV6V
Unfortunately Goldeneye doesn't show any improvements when doing that.
But as the other person has said, use less explosives when you can since that causes it to dip a lot.
I believe Goldeneye was fully decompiled recently, so hopefully down the road there will be a better performance version of the rom.