Nintendo 64 Emulation

[JSoup]

I didn't realize that the Virtual Console had N64 games, but I see that now. How playable are they though, without a real N64 controller? If they work with the classic controller, do they play well that way?

They play well, the Classic Controller is a great all around controller.

If you happen to have a modded Wii, there are a few downloadable (beta) N64 emulators that basically run the ROM through the Wii's internal emulator. I haven't played with it myself, but I've read that it's near perfect.

[rkotm]

It's odd i think that N64 emulation kinda got the short shrift. I was playing Zelda OOT on an emu, and it crashed after completing the beginning part, post sword. I really wanted to play it, too. And meanwhile the Saturn and PSX are perfectly emulated (plus some, have you seen the shaders and plugins for PSX??). I dont really see N64 emulation resuming until it's (GULP) 20th year anniversary in 2016, when nostalgia will probably prompt some programmers into reviving the emulation of it.

[JSoup]

Saturn emulation has gotten better? Last I looked into it, there was only one Saturn emulator and it ran like a mud clogged engine.

[BlastProcessing402]

Kinda sad how N64 emulation has fallen through the cracks. Even Wii seems to have a better emulator (Dolphin) than what's out there for N64.

[sheath]

I have played Mario 64 , Zelda 64 and Mario Kart 64 with a Saturn pad (gen 2) without any trouble in Ultra 64 or whatever. I couldn't figure out how to configure the same for GoldenEye, but that was about it. FPSs are better with analog sticks to be sure. Everything else on the N64 is fine with a digital controller.

[jb143]

I have played Mario 64 , Zelda 64 and Mario Kart 64 with a Saturn pad (gen 2) without any trouble in Ultra 64 or whatever. I couldn't figure out how to configure the same for GoldenEye, but that was about it. FPSs are better with analog sticks to be sure. Everything else on the N64 is fine with a digital controller.

I seem to remember reading 10 years ago or so(or whenever it was that N64 emulation was at it's peak) that most emulators were pretty much programmed to play Mario 64 and Zelda 64...so any other game working would more than likely just have been a serendipitous perk.

[kedawa]

I seem to remember reading 10 years ago or so(or whenever it was that N64 emulation was at it's peak) that most emulators were pretty much programmed to play Mario 64 and Zelda 64...so any other game working would more than likely just have been a serendipitous perk.

All I know is that Ocarina of Time ran beautifully on my friends PC less than a year after the game was released for N64, and yet most other games run like garbage 13 years later.

[Rickstilwell1]

Saturn emulation has gotten better? Last I looked into it, there was only one Saturn emulator and it ran like a mud clogged engine.

You have to have a high end PC with lots of ram for it to run at the correct speed. Otherwise yeah it is very slow. My Toshiba Satellite A505 with i3 core is enough to run it, but I am experiencing a second of freeze up here and there no matter what emulator I use. I wish I could figure out what is wrong with my computer because it didn't act like that on day 1.