Why the Nintendo 64's Graphics Were So Blurry

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Publicado 2024-06-30

While the Nintendo 64 was a groundbreaking system in many regards, it certainly didn't lack for critics. Both players and professional reviewers alike complained about the lack of games, the poor quality of those games, and the under-representation of certain genres, such as RPGs and fighting games.

But one criticism has always stuck out in my mind: why were the N64's graphics so damned blurry?

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@Clodd1 hace 3 días

Why do PS1 games look so 'alive'? The images just pop. Most N64 games seem to have dimmer images.
@catlunatic2122 hace 2 días

I found 3 major mistakes in this video. 1. Not enough views, 2. Not enough likes, and 3 the creator doesn't have enough subs.
@GhabulousGhoti ayer

The first three PlayStation consoles are really good. PS4 underwhelmed me but the PS2 and PS3 especially have amazing libraries, definitely something you should check out. That said, as someone not into RPGs at all, I prefer N64 to PS1, especially visually. Those Nearest Neighbor textures that wobbled around as you moved always looked gross to me, even as a kid.
@cookeris hace 10 días

only 91 views? :( you need more!
@rajramnarine123 hace 9 días

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@travisbplank hace 9 días

Hidden gem alert!
@ArneChristianRosenfeldt ayer

For edge antialiasing you would have to smear over the edge, only for RGB, not for Z . So when you draw the game objects, a lot of overdraw will happen. Also the second polygon sense the close z values of the first polygon and not smear. Edge antialiasing hence does not work for flat shaded game objects. You gotta UV map and our Gouraud shade. Also I don’t like this heuristic with the delta z. So when I move close to a wall, edge antialiasing stops? When I look at a steep angle on a game object surface, smearing starts?
@TheSuperLumberjack ayer

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@thedudely1 hace 11 horas

11:40 that's gotta hurt
@ArneChristianRosenfeldt ayer

8:30 okay, TMEM is like the smallest part on that chip. Edge antialiasing is probably bigger. Is this really needed for speed? Pipeline and more banks! What is even 2 cycle mode for mipmap? Is it a limit of the blender? Would 2 cycle RAM be fast enough.. so more Rows?
@dgg4isaclone hace 8 días

Paper mario 64 is an rpg game
@nothingsacred8684 hace 5 días

Nice video bro!
@the_rolling_creeper hace 3 días

Is it just me or is the mario 64 footage zoomed in a bit? I thought there was more space between the hud and the edge of the screen.
@FullaEels hace 3 días

turned off, it actually looks like the DS, neat!
@xbox360gaming ayer

cool video
@alpha_th0t hace 3 días

Here's your 64th like for a quality n64 video essay
@XDevonBueno hace 2 días

fuck yeah im your 69th subscriber😎
@redfoxbennaton ayer

Back then you either had extremely blurry graphics or you either had pixelated graphics. Which way western man?