Why the Nintendo 64's Graphics Were So Blurry

While the Nintendo 64 was a groundbreaking system in many regards, it certainly didn't lack for critics. Both players and professional reviewers alike complained about the lack of games, the poor quality of those games, and the under-representation of certain genres, such as RPGs and fighting games.
But one criticism has always stuck out in my mind: why were the N64's graphics so damned blurry?

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[@Clodd1]

Why do PS1 games look so 'alive'? The images just pop. Most N64 games seem to have dimmer images.

[@XDevonBueno]

I do think ps1 games have a feel to them that makes them feel alive. I think a lot of n64 games just dont look good through composite. you would be surprised how much viewing them through s video or RGB/component makes a difference. it gives them a lot more color and brightness. I think n64 graphics were just too complicated to look good through composite, while the ps1s graphics actually benefited from looking more blurry. a lot more ps1 games leveraged dithering to improve how they would look on crts through composite( by far how most people would play them) while n64 games look better using higher quality signals and monitors.

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[@the_rolling_creeper]

Is it just me or is the mario 64 footage zoomed in a bit? I thought there was more space between the hud and the edge of the screen.

[@nonessentialfungus]

It likely depends on how much of the overscan area would have been cutoff by CRT televisions:
twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1350540942508494856

[@the_rolling_creeper]

@@nonessentialfungus So you cut off the footage slightly to match what would have been shown on a CRT. Interesting.

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[@FullaEels]

turned off, it actually looks like the DS, neat!

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Paper mario 64 is an rpg game

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Yeah but nobody likes it, not even you.

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