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* [[Project64]] is one of the most compatible N64 emulators, and is a decent choice for emulating many games, both popular and lesser known. It is currently very actively developed, is capable of using a wide variety of plugins, and has a relatively user-friendly interface. It presently remains confined to Windows, though work is underway to port it to Android and Linux. It works well in WINE for the most part, but if you're on a different platform, use Mupen64Plus instead. Version 2.3 has various fixes over version 1.6.1 and is overall more accurate, even outclassing Mupen64Plus in some instances.
* [[Mupen64Plus]] is a cross-platform, open source emulator based on Hacktarux's Mupen64. With GlideN64 GLideN64 plugin, it is more or less as compatible as Project64. It lacks a native GUI, instead being run either from the command line, or by dragging and dropping ROMs onto the executable and editing the config with a text editor such as Notepad++. There are several third-party GUIs made for it, of which M64Py appears to be the most solid. [https://m64p.github.io/ m64p] is a new 2017 effort to combine new versions of Mupen64Plus, with GLideN64 and a new Qt5 GUI. It's arguably the most accurate package using default plugins, and is complete out-of-the-box. Mupen64Plus has been ported to a number of different platforms. [[BizHawk]] and [[OpenEmu]] use shallow forks of Mupen64Plus and its plugins for their N64 emulation.
* [[RetroArch]]'s N64 libretro core is based on Mupen64Plus and its plugins, but with heavy modifications. It introduces many features and optimizations not present in mainline alongside RetroArch's general features, including Project64-style overclocking for faster framerates, 3-point texture filtering, superior A/V sync and latency, and even an exclusive LLE Vulkan renderer based on Angrylion's pixel-perfect plugin, making it a better alternative to the standalone version in most cases. Its developers have expressed intentions to eventually rewrite the core and brand it as its own emulator called ParaLLEl.
