N64 roms stuttering

stumbows

Hey guys,

Purchased my first Pi the other week (RPi3) and installed 3.6 about a week ago and updated to 3.7 last night. So far I have been having a pretty smooth run with it all but the one thing I can't seem to figure out is how to get my N64 roms to run smoothly. I read in the wiki that you should set the resolution of the emulator to something lower so that it doesn't try upscaling. I have tried doing this through the advanced menu and through the config when you first start the game but neither are giving me the results I am looking for. Specifically the ROM that is struggling the most is Goldeneye. Has anyone got suggestions on where and what settings to use for the best performance?

Thanks

Twitch0815

@stumbows

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Optimization-for-Nintendo-64

Making changes everyday so keep up to date with it,

Goldeneye is best at 640X480 with Glide pLlugin

BuZz

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/140/how-to-use-overclock-and-mupen-core-options-to-significantly-increase-64-game-playability-quality-and-stability

stumbows

@Twitch0815 Ah well that would make sense as I was using the rice plug as I think that is the default right? How do I change it to the glide plugin? Do I do it through the advanced menu > install individual emulators?

herb_fargus

@stumbows

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

Twitch0815

@stumbows
Press x when you launch the game it will give you the runcommand menu
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand
Read that throughly then you will understand

Reference
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sn3Ks3Xv8cIx3-LGCozVFF7wGLagpVG0csWybnwFHXk/edit
when deciding which setting is the best.

Then once you have mastered that read
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Optimization for Nintendo 64
And make sure to keep up with it so that you can be appraised of improvments for N64.

stumbows

@Twitch0815 said in N64 roms stuttering:

@stumbows
Press x when you launch the game it will give you the runcommand menu
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand
Read that throughly then you will understand

Reference
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sn3Ks3Xv8cIx3-LGCozVFF7wGLagpVG0csWybnwFHXk/edit
when deciding which setting is the best.

Then once you have mastered that read
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Optimization for Nintendo 64
And make sure to keep up with it so that you can be appraised of improvments for N64.

Thanks for the useful info, I have a proper handle on it now. Seems like I really need to be looking at overclocking for it to work properly. I may have to give up on playing Goldeneye as I really don't want to overlclock my Pi.