The OpenGL seems cap itself to 30 FPS properly even on high refresh rate monitors, but it doesn't seem to support fullscreen, unlike the DX12 version. Also, the OpenGL version has a custom intro text saying "Super Mario 64 PC" which leads me to believe it's newer code.
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A PC port of Mario 64 has appeared out of nowhere
- Thread starter RoboitoAM
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Well I beat Mario 64 on PC. 55 stars and for the first time in my life got the rapid backwards long jump on the infinite stairway to work.
This thing's a monumental achievement. I love it.
This thing's a monumental achievement. I love it.
Pretty high.So what are the chances somebody takes this and implements full pathtracing to give us RTX Metal Mario?
I wonder how the music is handled in this port. It sounds pretty similar to the original but the original version used the custom N64 sound chip for playback. I'm sure they didn't go with streaming audio because the exe file is too small. Perhaps this aspect is being emulated or maybe it was also meticulously reversed engineered?
Oh yeah, I didn't see if they fixed it
Glad someone got the reference ;)
Havent had a chance to check it out myself yet, but I'm legit curious lol.
Playing this on an ultrawide with an Xbox controller is surreal. 60+ FPS and an unlocked camera is certainly on the way, right?
yup, we know
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A PC port of Mario 64 has appeared out of nowhere
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-full-mario-64-pc-port-has-been-released/ Unknown if this is related to recent hacks but I also wouldn't be shocked. Port runs in DirectX 12 and supports native 4k and widescreen
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I searched "super mario 64" :(yup, we know
A PC port of Mario 64 has appeared out of nowhere
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-full-mario-64-pc-port-has-been-released/ Unknown if this is related to recent hacks but I also wouldn't be shocked. Port runs in DirectX 12 and supports native 4k and widescreen
they won't and they can't, explanation is in the other thread. The port includes no assets, you have to provide your own Mario 64 ROM.
So if I'm understanding correctly, it's technically not Mario 64 but a "knockoff" for lack of a better word? Like Bario 62 or some shit.
It's more like a patch that makes Mario 64 run natively on PC. It doesn't contain an actual game, you supply that yourself.
It is instruction set on how to take apart the ROM you supply and make into into a native PC App. No different in legality than an emulator.
Why do people insist on posting their *wrong* hot takes that clutter up the thread?
It's Era, every thread remotely associated with tech and/or PC's is bound to attract people that spout stuff they clearly have no clue about.
I'm obviously a complete idiot, because after downloading the "sm64pc_src" and "sm64pc-sdl" and seeing on here that the Readme.md inside these are out of date, regardless of trying to compile a DirectX12 or OpenGL version, there's no apparent other instructions to follow anywhere.
Not a coder, I need step-by-step stuff a child could follow.
Not a coder, I need step-by-step stuff a child could follow.
The N64 doesn't have a sound chip, it relies on software to create sound.
Also, the whole rom was meticulously reverse engineered. That's how this PC port is possible
I read that on console because of the input lag you could press the button before you touch the ground, while on this port you can't. Try to press the buton a bit *after* you touch the ground, instead of a bit before.
It's just cause the console has input lag that it lets you do it easier but the pc port doesn't.
For anyone curious about the smoke :p
Looks like it's the original, non-fixed version
As far as I could tell that section seemed to stay at a stable 30fps!
Honestly, in general don't think I've really noticed any fps drops. Although I did encounter a slight hitch entering the secret slide area, that may have been from me trying 8k downsampling
Another performance related improvement; Mario no longer seems to turn into his terrifying low poly version when the camera's far away (ie the one on the right below)
Looks like it's the original, non-fixed version
As far as I could tell that section seemed to stay at a stable 30fps!
Honestly, in general don't think I've really noticed any fps drops. Although I did encounter a slight hitch entering the secret slide area, that may have been from me trying 8k downsampling
Another performance related improvement; Mario no longer seems to turn into his terrifying low poly version when the camera's far away (ie the one on the right below)
the entire game runs at a completely locked 30 FPS, no exceptions. I doubt you can make it drop below 30 FPS unless you, like, only enable 1 CPU core and underclock it to like 200 MHz, but at that point you can't even run windows lol
The game uses 2% of my CPU and 3% of my GPU. And tbh it's probably Windows what is actually using the majority of that %.
A fan made port is not a port to me
A officially licensed release by Nintendo is a port to PC
This is something that will just be taken down.
A officially licensed release by Nintendo is a port to PC
This is something that will just be taken down.
It's by definition a port, just not an official one. Nintendo doesn't have grounds to take it down, and it's not illegal for people to download and use it, as no copyright code is being distributed. You need to provide your own ROM to play it.
What's really sad is after all these years it took fans to create a smooth, modern port of Mario 64. Not counting that awful DS version.
Okay this is getting insane, can a mod add a warning to the OP about not allowing implying that this port is illegal when it isn't?
Btw, if this is gonna be taken down, then Wine, a Windows reimplementation, would have been taken down decades ago ;)
That doesn't seem right, it's just an .exe, you don't have to provide anything to play it.
Unless I'm missing something, or i mistakenly didn't download the right thing.