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The '''Nintendo 64''' is a 64-bit fifth-generation console released by Nintendo in on September 29, 1996for {{inflation|USD|199.99|1996}}. It has a NEC VR4300 CPU clocked at 93.75 MHz, 4MB of RAM (a separate add-on was later released called the "Expansion Pak" that added an additional 4MB of RAM, making a total of 8MB of RAM), and an SGI RCP GPU.

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|[http://1964js.com [1964]]

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|[http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/threads/599734-Daedalusx64-for-Windows-OSX-Linux-Updated-v1-1?p=2148637718 1.1] - [https://github.com/DaedalusX64/daedalus Git]

|[http://sixtyforce.com/download/ 1.0.14]

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312015944/http://www.emuunlim.com/UltraHLE/ultrahle.zip 1.0.0]

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mupen64plusae.v3.fzurita 3.0.181208 (beta)]

|[https://webgithub.archive.org/webcom/20160828165435DaedalusX64/http:daedalus//forums.daedalusx64.comreleases/ Daedalus]

|[httphttps://www.emucrgithub.com/searchDaedalusX64/labeldaedalus/DaedalusX64 SVNreleases 1.1.7]

===Comparisons===Although many Nintendo 64 emulators have been made and many games can be run between them, complete compatibility and/or accuracy still leaves a bit to be desired. For half a decade, Mupen64Plus and Project64 have vied for the most playable emulator, and which has been more compatible has depended on when and in what configuration each emulator has been tested. Both emulators default to lackluster plugins, but, as of August 2017, both emulators have roughly equal graphical accuracy when running with GLideN64. Mupen64Plus arguably has the edge in audio accuracy over Project64 + Azimer's audio plugin.

* [[Mupen64Plus]] is a crossan open-source, multi-platform open, plugin-source based emulator based on Hacktarux's Mupen64. As of [https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core/pull/336 July 2017], the codebase has reached compatibility parity with Project64, when both emulators are run with GLideN64. Mupen64Plus lacks a native GUI, instead of 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 may be the most solid. The end-user experience has improved in 2017 with [https://m64p.github.io/ m64p], which combines new versions of Mupen64Plus with GLideN64 and a new Qt5 GUI. This is as compatible as N64 emulation gets as of August 2017, and the package can be played out-of-the-box without having to mess around with plugins. Mupen64Plus has also been ported to a number of different platforms. [[BizHawk]] and [[OpenEmu]] use shallow forks of Mupen64Plus and its plugins for their N64 emulation.

:* [[Project64]] is Wii64 and Not64 are both based on Mupen64, with Not64 being a mostly open-source emulator for Windowsfork of Wii64. Its official release builds are more up-Not64 claims to-date than Mupen64Plus', and the current version, 2.3.2, is roughly be better optimized as accurate well as the development versions of Mupen64Plus when both are played with recommended plugins. It has a more user-friendly interface than the Mupen64Plus attempts having higher compatibility and supports more features such as overclocking and Transfer Pak frequent updates. N64 emulation. Howeveron Wii is not very good, and it doesn't come with GLideN64 out-of-the-box, and the default video and audio plugins aren't even the best in the box. It presently remains confined to Windows, though work is underway recommended to port it to Android and Linux. For stick with the most part, it works well in WINE, but, if you're on a different platform, use Mupen64Plus insteadVirtual Console N64 releases whenever possible.

* [[Project64]] is an open-source emulator for Windows. Its official release builds are more up-to-date than Mupen64Plus', and the current version, 2.3.2, is roughly as accurate as the development versions of Mupen64Plus when both are played with recommended plugins. It has a more user-friendly interface than the Mupen64Plus attempts and supports more features such as overclocking and Transfer Pak emulation. However, it doesn't come with GLideN64 out-of-the-box, and the default video and audio plugins aren't even the best in the box. It presently remains confined to Windows, though work is underway to port it to Android and Linux. For the most part, it works well in [[Wine]], but, if you're on a different platform, use Mupen64Plus instead. * [[RetroArch]]'s N64 Nintendo 64 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 some cases. Its developers have expressed intentions to eventually rewrite the core and brand it as its own emulator, called paraLLEl. That new paraLLEl core has a special "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzR93F9gPdc Super VI Mode]" option which, if used, can make the visuals of N64 games look less blurry with fairly mitigated jaggies even at their native resolutions. Although, it may need a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_D_D419S0 powerful GPU].

* [[1964]], along with its various versions and forks, was once a decent, speedy open-source alternative to Project64 and Mupen64, though it usually lagged behind the two compatibilities wise. Nowadays it has completely fallen off the radar, as development has stopped, is Windows-only, and there is no longer a central code repo to speak of. There is little reason to use it nowadays outside of historical purposes, very specific edge cases, or if your device is too slow to run Mupen64Plus or Project64.

* Daedalus is an N64 Nintendo 64 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://daedalusx64.wikia.com/wiki/DaedalusX64_Compatibility_List small amount of them that work really well] with the right settings (Quest 64, for example).

* Wii64 and Not64 are both based [[UltraHLE]] marked a milestone in Nintendo 64 emulation, in that it was the first to play some popular N64 titles at full speed on Mupen64hardware made at the time of its release through [[High/Low level emulation|high-level emulation]]; it isn't without its drawbacks though - pressure from users, combined with Not64 being a fork of Wii64. Not64 claims legal threats from Nintendo, forced them to be better optimized as well as having higher compatibility and more frequent updatesdiscontinue development. N64 emulation on Wii is Besides being for historical value, there's not very good, and it is recommended much to expect from this emulator anyway due to stick with the Virtual Console N64 releases whenever possiblecompatibility issues.

* [[UltraHLERyu64]] marked is a milestone in Nintendo 64 emulation, emulator made in C#. The 'Ryu' word is named after the "RyuJIT" used in that both Visual Basic & C#. But it was might have been inspired by the first to play some popular N64 titles lead author's sole (so far) [https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/commits?author=Dudejoe870 commit] at full speed on hardware made at the time of its release through Switch emulator, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level emulationRyujinx]]; it isn't without its drawbacks though - pressure from userss Git repository and his depreciated [https://github.com/Dudejoe870/RyujinxAutoUpdate Ryujinx Auto Updater] tool. "86RYU", combined with legal threats from Nintendoa x86 JIT compiler, forced them to discontinue development. Besides is being for historical value, there's not much to expect from developed alongside this emulator anyway due to compatibility issuestoo.

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Nintendo collaborated with SETA to release an arcade system based on their Nintendo 64 system (kind of like their PlaychoicePlayChoice-10 for the NES, Super System arcade hardware for SNES, and later Triforce for GCN and Wii U). The Nintendo 64-variant with more RAM, the Aleck 64, failed to catch on and bombed. It was never released outside Japan, even though one N64 port made it.

* Hi Pai Paradise* Magical Tetris Challenge* Mayjinsen 3 / Meijin-Sen2