Rareware games on the N64: NTSC Vs PAL

[craptest]

I'm well aware of NTSC superiority when it comes to N64 games. Wave Race 64, Lylat Wars, Excitebike 64.... all suffered from bad PAL conversions. Letterboxed visuals, fluctuating framerates & noticeably slower.

However the exception to the rule seemed to be Rareware titles. Full screen and well optimised.

So my question is this - Are NTSC Rareware games superior in any way to their PAL counterparts?

Do the NTSC versions of Goldeneye, DKR & Perfect Dark suffer from less slowdown?

Or are PAL Rare games the definative versions?

Thanks

[thebuddahman]

I can definately say that the PAL Goldeneye actually plays better than the NTSC one. Rare did everything right making sure everything was as smooth as possible for us PALers.

[charlesr]

Didn't Mario Kart 64 get optimised as well? When I switched to the ntsc rareware versions (so I don't have to have 2 consoles hanging around), I flogged the pal stuff, so I can't do a comparison.

However, if they were optimised for 50Hz, wouldn't they run at 25fps instead of 30fps? Thus making the ntsc versions better (as long as they could keep a solid 30fps).

[craptest]

However, if they were optimised for 50Hz, wouldn't they run at 25fps instead of 30fps? Thus making the ntsc versions better (as long as they could keep a solid 30fps).

Does the NTSC version keep a steady 30fps though?

Playing PAL Goldeneye multiplayer with the radar switched off - I'd always know when someone entered one of the larger rooms in the Basement level (ie the ones with all the columns). Cause things on screen would slow down just a touch.

I assume the NTSC version has slowdown as well. However if its no worse and the game runs slightly faster - then yay.