Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A technical deep dive into one of revolutionary features of the Nintendo 64. Split screen of up to 4 players was a first for video game consoles. And the N64 was powerful enough to run 4 separate viewports at good speeds. In this episode we take a look at the split screen feature in the games and fire up a C compiler and show you how it's done with a working code demonstration. Please enjoy!

N64 Split Screen Demo - github.com/lantus/N64-Splitscreen
Perfect Dark Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=3Hj-S98y-uM
Next Generation Magazine #14 - archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-014/page/n47/mode/2up
N64 High Res Texture Demo - youtube.com/watch?v=rNEo0aQkGnU

Timestamps :

00:00 - Introduction
03:07 - Building a 4P Split Screen Demo in C
08:15 - How it works
09:57 - The Games/Legacy
13:07 - Outro