A Link to the past in 3D?

[ChronoCrossfangirl2002]

It would be awesome, but it's possible to scratch a better perfomance using the GBA version instead?

tbf there is really no benefit to using that version as any extra content would be locked due to not being able to link with others, the only thing that would be "available" is the palace of four sword only via glitching

 

[Kwyjor]

tbf there is really no benefit to using that version

The idea is that the GBA native code might run more smoothly on the 3DS than the rewritten code from "decompiled" version.

But that's probably wishful thinking.

 

[Coderman64]

The idea is that the GBA native code might run more smoothly on the 3DS than the rewritten code from "decompiled" version.

But that's probably wishful thinking.

That only holds if the 3DS is in GBA mode (which won't work for obvious reasons).

The biggest slowdown on the 3DS right now is the section that emulates the SNES's PPU (basically the equivalent to the modern PC's GPU). Switching to the GBA port means we'd have to do the same for the GBA PPU, which is not really an improvement.

 

[MikaDubbz]

The idea is that the GBA native code might run more smoothly on the 3DS than the rewritten code from "decompiled" version.

But that's probably wishful thinking.

Maybe if the GBA version was also decompiled, but I don't believe it is. Anyway, I'm sure the decomp we have could be optimized in the right hands to play at full speed and then enhanced for stereoscopic 3D, I mean the Mario 64 decomp plays great on the 3DS, surely the ALTTP decomp shouldn't be an issue in the right hands.

 

[ChronoCrossfangirl2002]

Maybe if the GBA version was also decompiled, but I don't believe it is. Anyway, I'm sure the decomp we have could be optimized in the right hands to play at full speed and then enhanced for stereoscopic 3D, I mean the Mario 64 decomp plays great on the 3DS, surely the ALTTP decomp shouldn't be an issue in the right hands.

there overall aren't that many decomps of GBA games, to my knowledge it primarly consists of Pokemon in it's entirety, Sonic Advance 1 and 2, and Zelda Minish Cap

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I wish someone would just port the textures from ALBW to LTTP.

That be cool!

do you mean the other way around?

 

[Lostbhoy]

there overall aren't that many decomps of GBA games, to my knowledge it primarly consists of Pokemon in it's entirety, Sonic Advance 1 and 2, and Zelda Minish Cap

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do you mean the other way around?

No i want link to the past to look like a link between worlds. Same world