SNES & N64 Running super Slow

gokumanz

Hey all, this is my first Retro Pie attempt so bear with me.
I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with a SanDisk microSDXC 64 GB Class 10 (SDSQUNC-064G-GN6MA) card.

I installed Super Mario All Stars & Mario Kart 64 to run but it slows down (with audio distortion) with too much information on screen.

Any thoughts/ideas how I can improve the performance?

BuZz

Please read https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first as agreed when registering on the forum and provide more details. eg retropie version - which emulators you are using and so on.

Also did you check https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Nintendo-64

drake999

As BuZz the adminstrator mentioned, I think we need more information, but first and foremost the best way to get a performance boost on RetroPie is to overclock, particularly the GPU and RAM for N64 games. Contrary to popular belief, you don't really get much benefit from overclocking the CPU on a Pi3 for most emulators (except maybe some of the experimental ones), and it generates additional heat to boot. I honestly have no idea why SNES is running slow. RetroPie on a Pi3 generally handles SNES very well. There are all kinds of overclocking tutorials out there which some quick googling can reveal. You will also find lots of overclocking advice right here on this forum.

A Former User

Hi, I have the same issue.

Model:
Raspberry Pi Carte Mère 3 Model B Quad Core CPU 1.2 GHz 1 Go RAM
Power:
Aukru Micro USB 5v 3000mA Chargeur Adaptateur Alimentation Pour Raspberry Pi 3, Pi 2 modele b et Modele B+ (B Plus) ,Banana p
SD Card:
Carte Mémoire MicroSDHC SanDisk Extreme 32 Go. Vitesse de Lecture Allant jusqu'à 90 Mo/s, Classe 10, U3
Retropie Version:
4.1.14
Built From:
Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
USB Devices connected:
Thrustmaster Joystick
Emulator:
/opt/retropie/configs/snes
default = "lr-snes9x2010"