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CompatibilityAlthough many Nintendo 64 emulators have been made and many games can be run between them, complete compatibility and/or accuracy still leaves much to be desired. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103161616/http://bmgcl.atspace.cc/n64mgcl/N64ConfigList.htm This link] has optimal emulator settings based on the game you want to play. Note that it is rather outdated.
* Wii64 and Not64 are both based on Mupen64, with Not64 being a fork of Wii64. Not64 claims to be better optimized, as well as having higher compatibility and more frequent updates. N64 emulation on Wii is not very good, and it is recommended to stick with the Virtual Console N64 releases. * [[CEN64Sixtyforce]] is an upMac-only, closed-source, and-coming simulator that aims asks you to pay for cycle accuracy, while at the same time aiming full access to eventually be usable on modern PC hardwareits features. It currently lacks sound and a whole host of other features, and its compatibility is still very spotty but it is improving at a rapid pace; it already plays many was once one of the most popular games only choices for Mac users (albeit slowly). * 1964, along particularly those with its various versions and forks, was once a decent, speedy alternative to Project64 and Mupen64older Macs, though since it usually lagged behind 's the two in compatibility. Nowadaysonly emulator with a PPC dynarec), it has completely fallen off but with the radar, switch to x86 and there is little reason to use it outside of some of Mupen64Plus improving beyond its forks' overclocking function, which allows for smoother framerates. Even this feature, howeverpeers, it has been supplanted by both Project64 2.1 and RetroArch's VI Refresh Rate setting, which effectively does the same thingnow become irrelevant.
→Comparisons: Updates for better flow. People seem to be in agreement that PJ64 is now either equal to or greater than Mupen64Plus in terms of compatibility.
==Comparisons==
* [[Mupen64Plus]], based on Hacktarux's Mupen64, is currently the most reliable N64 emulation is emulator. It lacks a complete messnative GUI, instead being run by dragging and dropping ROMs and editing the config with Notepad++. There are many good reasons third-party GUIs made for thisit, but they'd take too long these often suffer from their own issues. Mupen64Plus is actively developed and has been ported to statea number of different platforms. Every The [[RetroArch]] core of this emulator has its own unique compatibility is heavily modified and may experience discrepancies or issuesthat wouldn't occur using the standalone version of it. The compatibility varies significantlycore is constantly being worked on and has features not present in mainline alongside RetroArch's general features, even within one emulator if using different pluginsincluding Project64-style overclocking for faster framerates and 3-point texture filtering. Refer to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103161616/http://bmgcl.atspace.cc/n64mgcl/N64ConfigList.htm this link[BizHawk]] for optimal emulator settings based on the game you want to playalso uses a port of Mupen64Plus.
* [[Mupen64PlusProject64]], based on Hacktarux's Mupen64, is currently the best overall N64 emulator, but you still need PJ64 a decent choice for certain emulating many of the popular games, seeing various work done on it in recent years. It lacks is capable of using a wide variety of plugins, and has a native GUIrelatively user-friendly interface. However, it remains confined to Windows. Version 2.2 has various fixes over version 1.6.1 and instead is ran by dragging and dropping roms and editing the config with Notepad++overall more accurate, even outclassing Mupen64Plus in some instances. There are third-party GUIs made for itHowever, but many are problematic audio playback is worse due to lag and glitchycrackling. It is actively developedmay be handy to keep a copy of version 1.6.1 alongside it for this reason. Whatever you do, and has been ported '''DO NOT USE THE OFFICIAL INSTALLER FOR THE LATEST VERSION OF PROJECT64.''' Doing so will prompt you to a number install various programs, some of different platformswhich could potentially be malware.
* [[Project64CEN64]] is still a decent choice an up-and-coming emulator that aims for emulating most of cycle accuracy, while at the popular games, though it has been supplanted by Mupen64Plus in terms of general compatibilitysame time aiming to eventually be usable on modern PC hardware. It is capable of using currently lacks sound and has a wide variety whole host of pluginsother features, and has a relatively user-friendly interfaceits compatibility is still very spotty but it is gradually improving. HoweverDespite this, it has not seen an update in some time, and remains confined is able to Windows. Version 2.1 fixed some play many of the system's popular games, but introduced some regressions as well, so it may be handy to keep version 1.6 alongside italbeit slowly.
* [[RetroArch]] has incorporated a heavily modified fork of Mupen64Plus as 1964, along with its N64 corevarious versions and forks, it is still was a WIP and may have issues but should be fine for most games now. It is constantly being worked ondecent, and has features not present in mainline, such as speedy alternative to Project64-style overclocking for faster framerates and 3-point texture filteringMupen64, as well as those features that RetroArch itself bringsthough it usually lagged behind the two in compatibility. * [[BizHawk]] Nowadays, it has a port of Mupen64Plus, which seems to work well enoughcompletely fallen off the radar. Bizhawk lacks portability however, and There is only for Windows and OSXlittle reason to use it nowadays outside of historical purposes.
* Daedalus is an N64 emulator for the PSP, which has been ported to Windows, but 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 [http://forums.daedalusx64.com/compat.php small amount of them that work really well] with the right settings (Quest 64, for example).
* [[Sixtyforce]] is Mac-only, closed-source, Wii64 and asks you to pay for it to use all its features. It was once one of the only choices for Mac users (particularly those with older MacsNot64 are both based on Mupen64, since it's the only emulator with Not64 being a PPC dynarec), but with the switch fork of Wii64. Not64 claims to x86be better optimized, as well as having higher compatibility and Mupen64Plus improving beyond its peersmore frequent updates. N64 emulation on Wii is not very good, and it has now become utterly irrelevantis recommended to stick with the Virtual Console N64 releases whenever possible.
==Emulation issues==
