Nintendo Ds

[fred devliegher]

Just for reference : The Nintendo 64 specs anno 1996

CPU: 64-bit R4300i RISC (93.75MHz) / 64-bit data paths, registers with 5-stage pipelining
Co-processor: 64-bit RISC (62.5MHz)
RAM: 4MB (36Mb) upgradeable (-> 8MB max)
Graphics: Pixel Drawing Processor (RDP) built into co-processor
Colors: 16.7 million (32,000 on screen)
Polygons: 150,000 per second
Resolution: 640x480 pixels
Sound: 16 to 24-channel 16-bit stereo (up to 100 PCM channels possible)

Now I wonder if they'll just trump the CPU or make it more powerfull in every field.


True polygon games on a handheld ? Playable ones, even ?

[Manny Roscoe]

PSP will own this.

[Amarjit]

I ancticipate that Nintendo will use something in similarity to Compact Flash - so we can resume the trend in downloading free GameBoy games.

[Peerzy]

Originally posted by fred devliegher@11 May 2004 - 18:04
Just for reference : The Nintendo 64 specs anno 1996

CPU: 64-bit R4300i RISC (93.75MHz) / 64-bit data paths, registers with 5-stage pipelining
Co-processor: 64-bit RISC (62.5MHz)
RAM: 4MB (36Mb) upgradeable (-> 8MB max)
Graphics: Pixel Drawing Processor (RDP) built into co-processor
Colors: 16.7 million (32,000 on screen)
Polygons: 150,000 per second
Resolution: 640x480 pixels
Sound: 16 to 24-channel 16-bit stereo (up to 100 PCM channels possible)

Now I wonder if they'll just trump the CPU or make it more powerfull in every field.


True polygon games on a handheld ? Playable ones, even ?

wow n64 used a 64 bit CPU like the AMD new ones

[fred devliegher]

wow n64 used a 64 bit CPU like the AMD new ones

A little respect for the elderly, please - they started designing that thing when 2D games were still "cutting edge"

[Nightwolf]

I predict the touch screen won't work for shit after about six months of playing. Have you ever tried to use the ones they have in public places? They suck.

[BigBoo]

thas cos little vandels smack em and sstuff. well ooked after ones work for ages

[Busyman]

Originally posted by Nightwolf@11 May 2004 - 19:15
I predict the touch screen won't work for shit after about six months of playing. Have you ever tried to use the ones they have in public places? They suck.

Ahhh...yet the one on my old ass Palm m100 works just fine.

The DS will work with a stylus.

[Keikan]

You can upgrade the ram on a nintendo 64?

[fred devliegher]

Originally posted by Keikan@12 May 2004 - 04:25
You can upgrade the ram on a nintendo 64?

The plastic cover above the power light - the one you're not supposed to touch ? Take it off and you'll see a placeholder covering the second RAM slot; you needed to buy an expansion pack, use the plastic spoon-thingy that came with it to remove the placeholder, insert the pack and voilà - instant RAM upgrade for hi-res mode. Plus you needed it to play PD, Majora's Mask and Donkey Kong 64.