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'''m64p''' is an open-source [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64 emulator]].
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'''m64p''' is an open-source, plugin-based [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64 emulator]] maintained by loganmc10. The project bundles [[Mupen64Plus]] with GLideN64, as well as its own frontend, input plugin, and netplay support.
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
m64p is an easy to use and highly compatible Nintendo 64 emulator. Its primarily developed by [[Mupen64Plus]] contributor loganmc10.
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In the project's own words:
 
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<blockquote>''"This is likely the most compatible N64 emulator you’re going to come across. It can play games like Resident Evil 2, Rogue Squadron, Pokemon Snap, and World Driver Championship “out-of-the-box” (without the need to fiddle with settings, plugins, or anything of the sort)."''</blockquote>
The emulation core is handled by Mupen64Plus and the graphics are provided by [[Recommended_N64_plugins#Video|GLideN64]]. The emulator has it's own [[Frontends|GUI/frontend]] and input plugin. It also supports [[netplay]], which you can read more about on the [https://github.com/loganmc10/m64p/wiki/Netplay-Guide netplay wiki]. All features comes pre-packaged, you don't need to worry about finding the right plugins or settings.
 
 
   
 
   
The user interface is called ''mupen64plus-gui'', it's a mupen64plus frontend written in Qt5 specifically for this emulator. It supports all of the things you’d expect from a frontend, like: savestate management, pausing, screenshots, etc. It comes bundled with GLideN64 for the graphics plugin, this should give the best out-of-the-box experience available for N64 gaming. It has in later versions included netplay. No need to worry about hosting a server. The server is hosted in the cloud. Netplay is free to use and is included in the latest builds of m64p.
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The user interface, mupen64plus-gui, was written specifically for m64p using Qt5. The supported features:
  
This is likely the most compatible N64 emulator out of the box. It can play games like Resident Evil 2, Rogue Squadron, Pokemon Snap, and World Driver Championship (without the need to fiddle with settings, plugins, or anything of the sort). There is no installer, just unzip and play.
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* Netplay (with voice chat) - A central netplay server is hosted in the cloud for others to find sessions.
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* An auto-updater
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* Discord Rich Presence
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* Standard frontend features like pausing, screenshots, etc.
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* Save states
  
==Features==
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==Netplay==
* Netplay
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Follow [https://github.com/loganmc10/m64p/wiki/Netplay-Guide this guide on the GitHub wiki] to set up netplay.
* Auto updater
 
* Discord rich presence and netplay voice chat
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [https://github.com/loganmc10/m64p/wiki/Netplay-Guide Netplay Guide]
 
 
* [https://discord.gg/B5svWhR Discord netplay channel]
 
* [https://discord.gg/B5svWhR Discord netplay channel]
  

Revision as of 12:28, 1 November 2020

m64p
M64p-screenshot.png
The Qt5 frontend on Windows 10.
Developer(s) loganmc10
Latest version Template:M64pVer
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows, Linux, macOS
Architecture(s) x86
Emulates Nintendo 64
Compatibility High
Website m64p.github.io
Support ($) Patreon
Programmed in C, C++
License GNU GPLv3
Source code GitHub

m64p is an open-source, plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator maintained by loganmc10. The project bundles Mupen64Plus with GLideN64, as well as its own frontend, input plugin, and netplay support.

Download

Windows Linux macOS Official releases

Windows Linux macOS mupen64plus-gui
The frontend that can also be used separately with Mupen64Plus.

Overview

In the project's own words:

"This is likely the most compatible N64 emulator you’re going to come across. It can play games like Resident Evil 2, Rogue Squadron, Pokemon Snap, and World Driver Championship “out-of-the-box” (without the need to fiddle with settings, plugins, or anything of the sort)."

The user interface, mupen64plus-gui, was written specifically for m64p using Qt5. The supported features:

  • Netplay (with voice chat) - A central netplay server is hosted in the cloud for others to find sessions.
  • An auto-updater
  • Discord Rich Presence
  • Standard frontend features like pausing, screenshots, etc.
  • Save states

Netplay

Follow this guide on the GitHub wiki to set up netplay.

External links