Thread by @LuigiBlood

My opinion on N64 Switch Online is this:
- I don't necessarily expect the most accurate emulation, because N64 emulation is genuinely hard to do.
- However I expect an attempt that respects the original game so the fog and other graphical issues are frankly unacceptable.

- Ocarina of Time seems to be an outlier overall in terms of emulation compared to the rest, but it's still unacceptable for such a game.
- Controller Pak emulation is a thing and they didn't use it. Save states are supposed to be an alternative, not the way to save for Winback.

- Still no functioning 64DD emulation. So I'm not giving much hopes about F-Zero X Expansion Kit.
- This version of the emulator has a lot to make the job seemingly easier to support games (Lua script for game hacks, RPT files for Texture Replacements, etc).

- I really want to support this but they need to improve this asap, and give more games. Right now it just feels like a cashgrab. (And I already disliked VC in literally all systems for being so.)

- I will not talk about input lag, I'll just wait for proper thorough analysis from people I trust, because I have already seen how crazy people are about this and I don't feel like adding shit.

This entire thread is only me speaking about what I saw and datamined, because I have not bought the Expansion Pack and I certainly feel better about not doing it at the moment.

If you find the emulation serviceable for what you play, more power to you, but please request Nintendo to add more effort to it. Complain the shit out of it.

I have also had some counter arguments (not on Twitter) that Nintendo doesn't want to put too much effort to past games because it makes them look like they prefer to do rehashes over making new games but I'm like...

...seriously, the emulation effort is done by teams (iQue and NERD) dedicated to it, both teams don't make games, they do the grunt work of engineering because it's their job.

Also the emulation effort, when it's done great, it usually pays off and makes emulation of more games for a single system easier. And then I consider that dealing with past games needs to be done with care.

I consider that focusing on doing proper emulation isn't going to affect development of new games (...and remasters and remakes) because there are dedicated teams for each of those.

And if it makes you think that Nintendo would care too much about old games IF they put the effort and perhaps advertise their old games more... I don't know what to tell you, I think it's just a not very rational thought with no basis.

What is the saddest thing is that we're a minority about this. Most people will not care. This world fucking sucks.