N64 Rom Size

nickclone · September 15th, 2002

I'm knew to this so I have no idea what I'm doing but...

How big should a N64 rom be? Pokemon stadium is only like 50mb, is that right?

**cooliscool** · September 15th, 2002

50mb!? LOL! no, Pokemon Stadium is a 256mbit rom which would equal out to 32MB

nickclone · September 15th, 2002

So when I put this on my HD it should only come out to 32mb? Isn't that kinda small?

Allnatural · September 15th, 2002

N64 roms range in size from 8 to 64 MB.

Ninjaa · September 16th, 2002

512/8... equals.... 64*8.... equals.... Damn I hate mental arithmetic, and this PC doesn't have a calculator, or a C++ compiler.

At any rate, the biggest N64 game was Resident Evil 2, weighing in at 512Mb. That's (512/8)MB. You do the math.

SomeUserGuy · September 16th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Ninja
512/8... equals.... 64*8.... equals.... Damn I hate mental arithmetic, and this PC doesn't have a calculator, or a C++ compiler.

At any rate, the biggest N64 game was Resident Evil 2, weighing in at 512Mb. That's (512/8)MB. You do the math.

64 MB.

**Kane** · September 16th, 2002

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Originally posted by Ninja
512/8... equals.... 64*8.... equals.... Damn I hate mental arithmetic, and this PC doesn't have a calculator, or a C++ compiler.

At any rate, the biggest N64 game was Resident Evil 2, weighing in at 512Mb. That's (512/8)MB. You do the math.

It doesn't even have calc? I thought that was a standard bit of software?

mhaqsb1 · October 15th, 2002

Yup! you're right there are variuos version sof every game like the Pokemon stadium 2 (!) is 46.2MB, (U) is 34 MB, i think you got the PAL version it was about 50MB when i last saw it's contents on GOOD N64....

Gamer1 · October 15th, 2002

i hate it how there is such a thing as a bit and a byte. whoever thought of bytes needs to get shot or something.

8 bits = 1 byte

reminds me of how i hate farenhiet, and the US system of measurement. i prefer metric and celsius, its easier, and makes alot more sense

Badaro · October 15th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Ninja
512/8... equals.... 64*8.... equals.... Damn I hate mental arithmetic, and this PC doesn't have a calculator, or a C++ compiler.

At any rate, the biggest N64 game was Resident Evil 2, weighing in at 512Mb. That's (512/8)MB. You do the math.

512 = 2^9
8 = 2^3

512/8 = (2^9)/(2^3) = 2^6 = 64MB.

[]s Badaro

Sir Key · October 16th, 2002

looks like someone's trying to show off

j/k

Badaro · October 16th, 2002

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Originally posted by hybrid23
looks like someone's trying to show off j/k

Believe it or not, that's the first way that came to my mind to do calculate this.

[]s Badaro

mhaqsb1 · October 19th, 2002

Why are you all telling about the rom sizes it's just a calculation that doesn't have anything to do with general emulation information.... there's nothing great in calculating there sizes....:o

**cooliscool** · October 19th, 2002

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Originally posted by mhaqsb1
Why are you all telling about the rom sizes it's just a calculation that doesn't have anything to do with general emulation information.... there's nothing great in calculating there sizes....:o

i agree..

chillypacman · October 29th, 2002

I have been doing surveys on these things the average zipped file you find online is 8 mb the average non zipped is running at 18 mb.

chillypacman · October 29th, 2002

The largest game (in mbits) is 512 from the mario party series

**cooliscool** · October 29th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by chillypacman
I have been doing surveys on these things the average zipped file you find online is 8 mb the average non zipped is running at 18 mb.

:stupid:

**cooliscool** · October 29th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by chillypacman
The largest game (in mbits) is 512 from the mario party series

Mario party is not 512mbit. It's 256mbit like the two zelda games. Only 512mbit games are CBFD, and RE2.

God, people on this board are getting lamer, and lamer, and lamer.

SomeUserGuy · October 31st, 2002

i think there might be more that are 512 mbit. can't think of any right now.

chillypacman · November 4th, 2002

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Originally posted by cooliscool

Mario party is not 512mbit. It's 256mbit like the two zelda games. Only 512mbit games are CBFD, and RE2.

God, people on this board are getting lamer, and lamer, and lamer.

You calling me lame? me lame? well not me all of us newbies (I judge my self as one bcoz most people have the posts in the 800's

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September 15th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,180	50mb!? LOL! no, Pokemon Stadium is a 256mbit rom which would equal out to 32MB

September 15th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
nickclone Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 65	So when I put this on my HD it should only come out to 32mb? Isn't that kinda small?

September 16th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	512/8... equals.... 64*8.... equals.... Damn I hate mental arithmetic, and this PC doesn't have a calculator, or a C++ compiler. At any rate, the biggest N64 game was Resident Evil 2, weighing in at 512Mb. That's (512/8)MB. You do the math.

October 15th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
mhaqsb1 Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pakistan Posts: 132	Yup! you're right there are variuos version sof every game like the Pokemon stadium 2 (!) is 46.2MB, (U) is 34 MB, i think you got the PAL version it was about 50MB when i last saw it's contents on GOOD N64....

October 16th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Sir Key Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 1,945	looks like someone's trying to show off j/k

October 19th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
mhaqsb1 Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pakistan Posts: 132	Why are you all telling about the rom sizes it's just a calculation that doesn't have anything to do with general emulation information.... there's nothing great in calculating there sizes....:o

October 29th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	I have been doing surveys on these things the average zipped file you find online is 8 mb the average non zipped is running at 18 mb.

October 29th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	The largest game (in mbits) is 512 from the mario party series