Guyver said: I would class the DS graphics as a bit above N64 graphics, getting a PSP would give you more variety in game choice and you would have a portable media centre.

Robtot said: Keep in mind part of the limitations on the N64 was the available cartridge memory, lots of textures were stretched or lowered to fit them on. The DS has a lot more space per cartridge to provide richer textures. So in a way it is a superior graphical experience, but you still have a lot of limitations on poly counts and so on

abuu91 said: It depends on what games you are playing. LCS? Yes that was a terrible game and requires long sessions. Ridge Racer? Pick it up, play a race, then put it away again.

SnoTBalL said: In hardware Terms the DS is more powerfull than an N64, and the PSP is a bit better than a PS2

Random forum guy somewhere said:

Nintendo DS:

Main CPU: ARM 9, 67 MHz
Secondary CPU: ARM 7, 33 MHz

Memory: 4 MB main RAM, 656 kB VRAM

Sound: ARM 7, 33 MHz
16 simultaneous channels
stereo sound

Graphical prestations/effects:
ARM 9
dual 256x192 screen resolution
solid 60fps
120,000 polygons per second with all hardware effects @ 60 fps (expect game benchmarks to be a little less.)
262,144 colors
4 million vertices/second
30 million pixels/second fillrate
Cel-shading
Hardware fog
no bilinear filtering This really sucks...

Random forum guy somewhere said:

Nintendo 64:

Main CPU: R4000, 93.75 MHz
Secondary CPU: <unknown name>, 62.5 MHz

RAM: 36 Mb (4.5MB) main RAM, 8.5MB with expansion pak

Sound: <the unknown CPU>, 62.5 MHz
16-24 channels OR
max. 100 simultaneous channels, though take 1% of the CPU each (developer's choice)
Dolby Pro Logic (1, not 2) Surround sound

Graphical prestations/effects:
<the CPU w/o name>
256x224 or 640x480 screen resolution
lots of graphical sacrifice needed for a solid 60fps (like F-Zero X)
32,000 colors on-screen
150,000 polygons with all effects @ 60 fps (Nintendo says)
100,000 " " " " " " (benchmark says)
unknown vertices and fillrate
hardware fog, bi- and trilinear filtering

PS: Because the screen on the DS is small the Ds can get away with more. Basically the small screen will let them do less and it appear as more.

That person who I just accidentally deletedsaid:Mario Kart 64 looked like everything was paper cut outs (or something to that effect)

Wii-Fan said: There Is no Way!!! A PS2 Is Equivalent To A PSP.
A PSP Is Equivalent To A Bit More Than A PS1

Robtot said: Crap, I just accidentally deleted someones post when going to quote them, sorry to whoever was making the comparison between mario kart 64 and ds.

They basically were, pretty much everything in that game that wasn't track or a huge falling boulder was a sprite, a 2D object cycling between different picture angles depending on where you were in relation to it. If you stopped the cycling it would , mario in his kart would literally be a 2D flat object.

gdmatt said:

LCS is a great game, its just not very 'portable'