Hey, I'm just starting to speed run on my old N64 (Pokemon stadium for now) but comparing my gameplay side by side with the top guys like werster and revven etc I lose so much time in what looks like N64 performance alone... for example after selecting our team at the same time werster and co will be selecting their first move when my opponents pokemon is still half way through doing its cry, so I just lost 3-5 seconds there alone.

Im using a old CRT TV, 99 EU grey N64 (connected with the standard EU scart cable) with the Memory pak upgrade.

Is my N64 just slow due to it being so old now or is there a massive difference between the EU / NA versions of the game? or are the later versions of the N64 better? Do you guys all upgrade/mod your N64's for better performance?

Any feedback would be much appreciated, going mad here :)