N64 Expansion Pak slows down Smash?

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

It's my understanding that the N64 Memory Expansion Pak slows down Smash gameplay?

I've been playing on a jumper pak (normal) N64 for the last couple of years, and then I went back home this week and pulled out my own N64 and popped in Smash and it was noticeably slower, but just by a little. I took out my expansion pak and put in the normal (jumper) pak and it was back to the speed I always play at.

Can anyone else confirm this? And what do people normally play on? Jumper pak to me is much better (even though the speed increase is only by a hair or two).

(I tried searching for this topic... didn't get anywhere.)

 

[(blondekid)]

Its the exact opposite dude. ROFLMYCOPTER

 

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

...

go try it and see what I mean.

edit: and I'm not talking about the N64 being able to handle more stuff on the screen at once and not suffering from slow-down, I'm talking about normal, unrestrained gameplay (1v1, no items).

 

[Sensei]

I notice it being smoother as well with the expansion pack. Maybe there is something wrong with your expansion pack.

 

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

Well, that's the thing - it appears smoother, and during times of slowdown maintains a better framerate than without, but initially it seems a hair quicker. Maybe my eyes/brain deceive me.

Either way, I'd like to do a video comparison... I'll get on it later when I can borrow some things.

(But it seems that if it were true, with one it might be a hair easier to do jc shines and double laser, maybe)

 

[kit]

run some tests

get someone to randomly change the paks and have you guess which is in do it one hundred times and if 90%+ you're right then it can be confirmed that you aren't just crazy and that maybe there is something wrong with your exp pak... maybe try getting a new one as well? haha idk feels good man

 

[kit]

although there was this one time i was playing on a 64 with the better pak in and i was foxing a friend up in the hyrule box and i hit them off the tent and up aired them and the whole game lagged (this was on console) and it was like a slo-mo kill and i was like WHAT is going on

it seriously just felt like i was comboing him so much off the tent then when i ended it it was so delayed... but that was only a one time thing so maybe the system just had a hiccup

 

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

Not a bad idea, having someone switch the cartridges... heh. I was going to hook up two 64s and have them running side-by-side and looking for a visual difference. But going by feel will work for now.

And there's nothing wrong with my expansion pak... it works as it's supposed to. But thanks for the idea.

 

[kit]

yeah that would be cool too to try and mimic two different 64s to see if there was a difference... would be cool if you could hook up one controller to both

 

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

alright, blind swap failed... best I could "do" was 60%. it'd have to be 80% or higher for me to consider it a reality.

maybe I'm wrong about this whole thing.

I'll still try a video test just to be able to kill my own rumor, but...*sigh*