Here's my goal: Set up a 4 player N64 LAN for a local game center with good performance for a good price. The outcome of this is providing players with individual screens to play multiplayer games like Goldeneye, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Mario Kart, etc...
I've been doing some research and it looks like there are two big questions I need to answer.
1. What specs will each system have? Considering that these systems would be dedicated to only running N64 emulators, how can I get the best bang for my buck hardware-wise?
2. Which emulator will these systems run? Netplay is a necessity, but finding a solution that works on linux is almost as important (wouldn't want to waste money putting windows on all the machines). It sounds like Mupen would be great, but it doesn't support netplay yet, does it? Maybe PJ64 or 1964 with WINE? Would there be too much inefficiency with WINE? I want to keep frame rates high.
I'd really appreciate any input from those of you who have experience setting up N64 LANs. Thanks.
I've been doing some research and it looks like there are two big questions I need to answer.
1. What specs will each system have? Considering that these systems would be dedicated to only running N64 emulators, how can I get the best bang for my buck hardware-wise?
2. Which emulator will these systems run? Netplay is a necessity, but finding a solution that works on linux is almost as important (wouldn't want to waste money putting windows on all the machines). It sounds like Mupen would be great, but it doesn't support netplay yet, does it? Maybe PJ64 or 1964 with WINE? Would there be too much inefficiency with WINE? I want to keep frame rates high.
I'd really appreciate any input from those of you who have experience setting up N64 LANs. Thanks.
