Best Nintendo Decisions

[Redifer]

I noticed quite a nice jump from composite to s-video on my N64.

There's definitely more of a jump from composite to s-video than from S-video to RGB, but not as much as, say, composite to s-video on the SNES or Genesis. On the N64 the s-video mostly helps the text.

[Thierry Henry]

Seriously, there's next to no difference between RGB and s-video on the N64.....

I'm with you on that one.
I have an RGB modded N64 and I can honestly say there is negligible difference between that and s-video.
In fact at first I thought there was something amiss with the RGB mod itself or with the cable I was using, or the TV itself.
I've ruled all those out by trying it with different cables, several different CRT's, and even with another RGB modded N64 console. Same story on all.

[Breetai]

Keeping my Sega Genesis and not buying into all that SNES hype when I was a kid

Yeah!

[AppleQueso]

I noticed quite a nice jump from composite to s-video on my N64.

There's definitely more of a jump from composite to s-video than from S-video to RGB, but not as much as, say, composite to s-video on the SNES or Genesis. On the N64 the s-video mostly helps the text.

Eh, I certainly wouldn't go back to composite.

I kinda get what you're saying, but it probably doesn't help that the few 2D games on the N64 seem to be plagued by rather... ugly art direction. (Mischief Makers, I'm looking at you.) The 3D games that support the expansion pak look pretty good in s-video though, at least as good as low poly models and blurry textures can look.

As for RGB, I had an RGB modded N64 once, and it was used on a TV that didn't have s-video inputs anyway.

[gtmtnbiker]

One more that I thought of:

Getting my kids DS Lite plus Pokemon Heart Gold/Silver, Black/White, Dragon Quest IX. Months of entertainment for them.

[dogman91]

Seriously, there's next to no difference between RGB and s-video on the N64.....

I'm with you on that one.
I have an RGB modded N64 and I can honestly say there is negligible difference between that and s-video.
In fact at first I thought there was something amiss with the RGB mod itself or with the cable I was using, or the TV itself.
I've ruled all those out by trying it with different cables, several different CRT's, and even with another RGB modded N64 console. Same story on all.

I was confused as well when I first hooked up my RGB N64 with Ocarina of Time in the cartridge slot... I thought for sure something was wrong. But nope, the N64 seems to have some kind of filter blurring everything unlike say the Playstation or Saturn. It's especially noticeable in Hyrule Field when it's transitioning from dusk to night. Other scenes in games though actually look somewhat sharp and nice compared to that, though still seem slightly blurry compared to games on the PS1/Saturn. 2D sprites I notice do have defined sharp edges (such as inventory icons), but they still have blurred textures. Goldeneye is also a noteworthy blurfest all-around. Colors seem to be perfectly fine in games that have them. I'd definitely say at least S-video is worthwhile for your N64 if you have the choice though and that it does make a considerable enough difference to upgrade.

[scarper]

Getting an Everdrive 64. I highly recommend trying to get a hold of one of these.