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Super Mario 64 for the PS1

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300 points LaserDiscMan | 2 comments | 10 Dec 25 18:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.227s | source
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mywittyname ◴[10 Dec 25 20:42 UTC] No.46223513[source]▶
Obligatory mention of Kaze, who has spent the past several years optimizing Mario64 using a variety of interesting methods. Worth a watch if your interests are at the intersection of vintage gaming and programming.

https://www.youtube.com/@KazeN64

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1. extraduder_ire ◴[11 Dec 25 12:06 UTC] No.46230377[source]▶
I was just about to post his video from August explaining how much excess ram mario 64 uses and where, which was the first serious mention I saw of a ps1 port being possible. He uses the ps1's smaller ram size as a kind of benchmark.

I did not expect it to happen so soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZcbgNdWL7w - Mario 64 wastes SO MUCH MEMORY

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2. malucart ◴[11 Dec 25 12:27 UTC] No.46230549[source]▶
I've been working on it since mid 2024, so that video was a funny coincidence :)