jdsony
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I don't know if this is correct but how I see it is this:
Most N64 games run at 30fps max. On the N64 a large number of games push the system too hard (not sure the cause) and end up dropping frames. So on the N64 you get some games running at 26/30fps yet on the PC the emulation of the N64 is not 100% exact so a steady 30fps (60 fields a second) is possible. Many N64 games didn't seem slow (except in parts where they dropped to 5fps) but playing them now compared to modern games you can really see the slow framerate. I'm not sure about Quake 2 running at 60fps but I do know they used a lot of coloured lighting in that game so maybe Quake 2 rarely hit the 30fps mark on the real system. I've never played Quake 2 on the N64 so I'm not sure. I do know that Perfect Dark runs very smooth for me and amazingly more smooth than on the N64. Banjo Tooie is like this as well.
If I had to guess I would say that the games you have tried are either games that are already full speed on an N64 or your computer isn't fast enough to run the demanding games at faster than N64 frame rates.
There is one point of slow down I have noticed that is on both the emulator and the real system and that is the Banjo Kazooie intro where Gruntilda is flying her broom. Not sure what causes it.
Most N64 games run at 30fps max. On the N64 a large number of games push the system too hard (not sure the cause) and end up dropping frames. So on the N64 you get some games running at 26/30fps yet on the PC the emulation of the N64 is not 100% exact so a steady 30fps (60 fields a second) is possible. Many N64 games didn't seem slow (except in parts where they dropped to 5fps) but playing them now compared to modern games you can really see the slow framerate. I'm not sure about Quake 2 running at 60fps but I do know they used a lot of coloured lighting in that game so maybe Quake 2 rarely hit the 30fps mark on the real system. I've never played Quake 2 on the N64 so I'm not sure. I do know that Perfect Dark runs very smooth for me and amazingly more smooth than on the N64. Banjo Tooie is like this as well.
If I had to guess I would say that the games you have tried are either games that are already full speed on an N64 or your computer isn't fast enough to run the demanding games at faster than N64 frame rates.
There is one point of slow down I have noticed that is on both the emulator and the real system and that is the Banjo Kazooie intro where Gruntilda is flying her broom. Not sure what causes it.