Nintendo 64 emulators

The Nintendo 64 is a 64-bit, 5th generation console released by Nintendo in 1996.

Emulators

Name	Operating System(s)	Latest Version	Active	Recommended
Project64	Windows	SVN	✓	✓
Mupen64Plus	Multi-platform	SVN	✓	✓
Not64	Wii, Gamecube	20130408	?	✓
1964	Windows	1.2 r146	✗	✗
Daedalus	Windows, PlayStation Portable	1.1 (Windows), SVN (PSP)	✓	✗
Wii64	Wii, Gamecube	1.1 beta	✗	✗

Comparisons

N64 emulation is a complete mess. No emulator has a high degree of compatibility with N64 games, and it varies significantly even within one emulator if using different plugins.

For Daedalus, results are even more hit-and-miss than on other emulators due to being made for PSP first and foremost. On PSP, most games are unplayable, but there's a small amount of them that work really well with the right settings (Quest 64, for example). It's the only option for N64 emulation on PSP.

Wii64 and Not64 are both based on Mupen64, with Not64 being a fork of Wii64. Not64 claims to be better optimised, as well as having higher compatibility and more frequent updates.

Emulation

The N64 was a very overly complex machine that was difficult to program for. For this reason, creating an emulator is quite difficult.