alt Hacker NewsIf you are interested in Mario 64 have a look at Kaze Emanuar's YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/channel/UCuvSqzfO_LV_QzHdmEj84SQ
From Wikipedia:
> Starting from 2022, Emanuar would begin uploading videos discussing Nintendo 64 technical details and optimization techniques,[15] along with outlining Super Mario 64's bugs, technical shortcomings and poorly optimized features, fixing them in the process.[16][17][18][19] He would heavily rework the game's source code in 2024 and use it as a base for his collaborative ROM hack Return to Yoshi's Island, which resulted in increased frame rate and improved graphical fidelity compared to the original game, even when running on the original Nintendo 64.
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I came in here to suggest this channel, it's an absolute blast hearing him talk about the N64 hardware with such passion and interest in optimization.
This guy has been at it for a while. Was first person I thought of while reading this article.
I was wondering how he has adapted to using LLMs. If they might have significantly advanced his work.
Did he release those optimizations anywhere?
Played RtYI this summer! Really stunning work and incredible optimizations from Kaze.