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Old July 19th, 2002   #2 (permalink)
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Re: n64???????

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Originally posted by emuguy!!
is there an emu available that lets u play n64 roms on the dreamcast? if so where can i get it and if not. WHY? Maybe someone cud start to work on one ife there isnt already one
First of all, the Dreamcast isn't fast enough to emulate the N64.

And secondly, the DC has 16MB RAM into which you'd have to fit: the emulator, 4MB RAM of the N64, the ROM, where the smallest commercial game has 8MB I think, and you'll also need a lot of RAM for the translated code when you use a dynamic recompiler, and you'll need one to get more than just a slow-motion emulation.

Add that up: and you'll only have 4MB RAM for the emulator and the translation cache, which isn't much, not to mention that you can rule out all games with a ROM size of over 8MB.

It just isn't worth it.
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