Settings

7.1 Display Mode

ODM Selection

OptionDescription
Display Mode

[BVM] / CRT / PVM / Scanlines / Clean

Use Analogue Original Display Modes (ODMs) to recreate the look and feel of various CRT displays. For the best experience, please use a 4K-compatible display.

ODM Settings

BVM
Horizontal Beam ConvergenceConsumer / [Professional] / Off
Vertical Beam ConvergenceConsumer / [Professional] / Off
Edge Overshoot[On]
Edge Hardness[Soft] / Hard
Image Size[Fill] / Integer / Integer+
Image Fit[Original] / Stretch / Cinema Zoom
PVM
Horizontal Beam ConvergenceConsumer / [Professional] / Off
Vertical Beam ConvergenceConsumer / [Professional] / Off
Edge Overshoot[On]
Edge Hardness[Soft] / Hard
Image Size[Fill] / Integer / Integer+
Image Fit[Original] / Stretch / Cinema Zoom
CRT
Horizontal Beam Convergence[Consumer] / Professional / Off
Vertical Beam Convergence[Consumer] / Professional / Off
Edge Overshoot[On]
Edge Hardness[Soft] / Hard
Image Size[Fill] / Integer / Integer+
Image Fit[Original] / Stretch / Cinema Zoom
Scanlines
Horizontal Beam ConvergenceConsumer / Professional / [Off]
Vertical Beam ConvergenceConsumer / Professional / [Off]
Edge Overshoot[Off]
Edge Hardness[Soft] / Hard
Image Size[Fill] / Integer / Integer+
Image Fit[Original] / Stretch / Cinema Zoom
Clean
Interpolation Algorithm[BC-Spline] / Bilinear / Blackman-Harris / Lanczos2
Gamma Transfer Function[Tube] / Modern
SharpnessVery Soft / Soft / [Medium] / Sharp / Very Sharp
Image Size[Fill] / Integer / Integer+
Image Fit[Original] / Stretch / Cinema Zoom

[Bold] = default

7.2 Hardware

General

Virtual Expansion Pak

Enable or disable the built-in Expansion Pak. For games that require the Expansion Pak, this option cannot be changed.

Region
[Auto] / NTSC / PAL

Use Auto to automatically select the appropriate region for running games, or force a different region setting. Setting the HDMI Mode to a 50Hz mode is recommended if using the PAL setting.

Advanced Video Processing

De-blur
[On] / Off

On original hardware, a blur filter was applied by the video interface to smooth out dithering or aliasing artifacts during output scaling. This process reduced the visible noise, but resulted in a softer, more blurred image. Enabling De-blur removes this filtering for perfect pixel clarity and sharpness that is particularly fitting for 2D style games and the Clean ODM.

32-bit Color
[On] / Off

On original hardware, the internal rendering process handled 32-bit color via the RGBA pipeline, but because of hardware constraints and latency issues, the actual video output was only 16-bit color. Enabling this setting forwards this hidden full color expression all the way to the display. This can greatly improve image clarity, color gradients, and remove dithering patterns revealing details never seen on original hardware.

Disable Texture Filtering
On / [Off]

Texture filtering blends texture pixels achieving the original smooth classic appearance. Disable this original filtering for sharp, blocky, pixelated textures without smoothing - eliminating blur, but exposing the low-resolution, jagged nature of N64 assets

Disable Antialiasing
On / [Off]

Antialiasing smooths jagged edges and helps fill gaps between polygons by computing a 3-bit coverage mask for each original pixel. Disable this setting for a sharper, but more jagged boundary along the edges of objects.

Advanced Hardware (Experimental)

Force Original Hardware
On / [Off]

On original hardware, a blur filter was applied by the video interface to smooth out dithering or aliasing artifacts during output scaling. This process reduced the visible noise, but resulted in a softer, more blurred image. Enabling De-blur removes this filtering for perfect pixel clarity and sharpness that is particularly fitting for 2D style games and the Clean ODM.

Overclock
[Auto] / Enhanced / Enhanced+ / Unleashed

Overclocks certain hardware elements, which can substantially improve frame rates in supported games.

Auto
Automatically adjusts this setting based on game compatibility.

Enhanced
Enhances RAM.

Enhanced+
Enhances RAM and overclocks video.

Unleashed
Enhances RAM, overclocks video, and overclocks the CPU.

Manually adjusting overclock settings may lead to undesirable effects in certain games, such as increased game speed or instability.