Gaming Loser... I'm such a loser...

[Char!]

I've been wondering: Just what DOES the 64 in N64 mean? It's been out for God knows how long and I JUST realized I didn't know...

[Kuja]

[SIZE=3][FONT=century gothic][COLOR=crimson]64 bit processor lol[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

[Fall]

Haven't you noticed the difference in the graphics between the N64 and other systems? The graphics a better apart from the GameCube, and PS2.... It means 64-bit...

[Sephiroth]

64 bit processor, like how the ps1 is 32 bit, ps2 128 bit, etc, n64 is 64 bit....

[tronix]

And the Gameboy has 8-bit, and the Gameboy Advance has 32-bit.:whoops:

[Break]

[SIZE=1]Well...

Sega Master System- 8bit
Nintendo Entertainment System- 8bit
Sega Mega Drive- 16bit
Nintendo Gameboy- 8bit
Sega Saturn- 32bit
Sony Playstation- 32bit
Nintendo Gameboy Pocket- 8bit
Nintendo 64- 64bit
Nintendo Gameboy Colour- 8bit
Sega Dreamcast- 128bit (I'm not sure, I think).
Playstation 2- 128bit
Nintendo Gameboy Advance- 32bit
Microsoft Xbox- 32bit
Nintendo Gamecube- 64bit

The bit stands for "bitrate".
And did you know that the PS2 was the only 128bit console out? I find it funny that the Xbox is 32bit (controls laughter).[/SIZE]

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]Bitrate is bacically how fast it can process information at the most basic level...I think that X-box is considered 128 because it runs on 4 32-bit processors. But PS2 runs on a single 128 (emotion engine). Processes data much faster and more effciently when data is run through the processor...which means 300Mhz at 128 is a lot faster than say 700MHz at 32-bits.[/COLOR]

[Kristoff119]

I'm pretty sure that the gcn is has a 128bit processor unless it has two 64s.

To SG: the dreamcast does have a 128bit processor so your comment is incorrect.

[Guest Shift]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kristoff119 [/i]
[B]I'm pretty sure that the gcn is has a 128bit processor unless it has two 64s.

To SG: the dreamcast does have a 128bit processor so your comment is incorrect. [/B][/QUOTE]

No the processor in the Dremcast is 64 bit so there...it says so on the box...:lecture: :lecture:

[Desbreko]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Herman Nation [/i]
[B]

No the processor in the Dremcast is 64 bit so there...it says so on the box...:lecture: :lecture: [/B][/QUOTE]
[color=indigo]I says on [URL=http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/hardware.jhtml]Sega's website[/URL] that it has a 128 bit processor. Take a look.[/color]

[Fall]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jcgoudy [/i]
[B]
[color=indigo]I says on [URL=http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/hardware.jhtml]Sega's website[/URL] that it has a 128 bit processor. Take a look.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]Well there's something to think about.... on the box, it says 64-bit, on the site, it says 128-bit... Hmmm....

And I'm pretty sure the Gamecube is 64-bit. :)