Why this obscure audio codec is a perfect fit for the N64

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 06 Nov, 20:59 UTC

The N64 had poor options for recorded audio. Cartridge space was tight, the CPU ran at 93 MHz, and Nintendo kept third parties away from the RSP vector co-processor for years. Most games built music from short samples like a tracker. Libdragon, the open source alternative to Nintendo’s library, has…

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• T1Why this obscure audio codec is a perfect fit for the N64Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit06 Nov, 20:59