One guy optimized Mario 64 to run at 60FPS:
Mario 64 on the N64 was build without -O2 flags. Maybe with -O0 or even -g.
After a simple compiler switch, the speed skyrocketed.
And from what I understand, it’s not due to incompetence; rather, it’s due to not yet having confidence that those optimizers wouldn’t introduce bugs. The SDK and toolchain were very new; SM64’s development itself parallels that of the dev toolchain.
So, better safe than sorry, especially with a pack-in launch title.
Re:Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii
by ThatPlayer on Monday July 22, 2024 @10:32PM
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Kaze, who did that 60FPS optimization, has commented on other videos about how the CPU isn't fully utilized anyways, so -O2 doesn't make too much a difference in most scenarios.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gdOKSTaxM&lc=UgyhTG4Ol46Rr...
His comment, not the video.
Ah, TIL, thanks.
But in the 90s, when you got home with your very first device capable of rendering "real time" 3D graphics for $200, you didn't really care that "real time" meant 12fps at times. We used to have pretty low standards for framerate.