Optimizing Super Mario 64 for N64 Hardware
Kaze Emanuar · Explainer · YouTube title: FIXING the ENTIRE SM64 Source Code (INSANE N64 performance)
Why it's here
HN loves the deep, hands-on look at N64 hardware quirks such as bus contention and the surprisingly large wins from low-hanging optimizations.
What it covers
Kaze Emanuar explains how he rewrote and optimized the Super Mario 64 source code so it runs far faster on real N64 hardware. He covers performance bottlenecks and fixes in detail for his ROM hacks.