Nintendo Switch Online just got a whole lot better at emulating N64 games
The latest Nintendo Switch update has brought improvements to N64 emulation on Nintendo Switch Online – meaning that classics like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are now running a whole lot better.
When N64 emulation launched with Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack tier, Ocarina of Time in particular suffered from graphical issues and noticeable input lag.
As reported by VGC, the latest update to the platform not only adds Banjo-Kazooie to the roster of N64 games, but also makes some improvements to the quality of emulation overall.
Switch dataminer OatmealDome took to Twitter to share their own findings with the Nintendo Switch Online update, and noted that a texture glitch in Ocarina of Time – one that removed the water's transparency in the room where you fight Dark Link – has now been fixed.
[NSO — Nintendo 64]It seems the water in the now-infamous Water Temple room has been fixed in the latest update? I think the fog is still missing, though.Haven’t checked the rest of the game to see if any of the other issues have changed, but this is promising. pic.twitter.com/wcoG3hIxu2January 21, 2022
Another dataminer, LuigiBlood, added that the N64 ROMs themselves haven't been altered in any way, owing the fixes to actual improvements to the emulator. If true, it would mean that Nintendo has started to make good on its promise of improving Nintendo Switch Online's N64 emulation.
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