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*The Game Boy Tower mode of the Pokémon Stadium games don't work and makes the emulator crash or hang.
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The '''Nintendo 64''' is a 64-bit fifth-generation console released by Nintendo on September 29, 1996 and had for {{inflation|USD|199.99|1996}}. It has a NEC VR4300 CPU clocked at 93.75 MHz with , 4MB of RAM and with (a separate add-on was later released called the "Expansion Pack Pak" that added an additional 4MB of RAM, making a total of 8MB of RAM. It has a ), and an SGI RCP GPU.
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="11"|PC/ x86
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|[[Mupen64Plus]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core/ releases {{Mupen64PlusVer}}]|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Project64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/project64/project64 /releases {{Project64Ver}}]|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Project64 Netplay]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://pj64netplay-emu.ml/download.html {{Project64NetplayVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
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|[[CEN64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/tj90241/cen64 Git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗~}}
|-
|[[1964]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://www.emulation64.com/files/getdownloadgetfile/936/ 1.1] (officialOfficial)<br />[httpshttp://codefiles.googleemulation64.comfr/p/emu-1964Emulateurs/ EMU_1964_146.zip 1.2 r146] (Unofficial SVN)
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160828165435/http://forums.daedalusx64.com/ Daedalus]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[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]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
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|[[Sixtyforce]]
|align=left|{{Icon|macOS}}|[http://sixtyforce.com/download/ 1.0.34]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[UltraHLE]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312015944/http://www.emuunlim.com/UltraHLE/ultrahle.zip 1.0.0]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Ryu64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/Ryu64Emulator/Ryu64 Git]
|{{✓✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|R64Emu
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/rasky/r64emu Git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|Larper64|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://thirdworld.dev/files/Larper64-02.7z 0.2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-!colspan="11"|Mobile/ ARM
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|[[Mupen64Plus]] FZ
|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mupen64plusae.v3.fzurita 3.0.208 (beta)]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Mupen64Plus]]-pandora
|align=left|{{Icon|Pandora}}
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/mupen64plus-2-2.72661/ Build 20] (v2.2)
|{{✓}}
|-
|MegaN64<br/><small>(Mupen64+ based)</small>
|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aspieapps.free.emulator 7.0]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Virtual Console]]
|[[Wii emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Wii]], [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]WiiU}}
|N/A
|{{✓}}
|-
|Not64
|[[Wii emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|GCN|Wii]], [[GameCube_emulators|GameCube]]}}|[https://github.com/Extrems/Not64/releases/latest 2017100920190410]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[https://code.google.com/p/mupen64gc/ Wii64]
|[[Wii emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|GCN|Wii]], [[GameCube_emulators|GameCube]]}}
|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/mupen64gc/downloads 1.1 beta]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://webgithub.archive.orgcom/web/20160828165435DaedalusX64/http:daedalus//forums.daedalusx64.comreleases/ Daedalus]|[[PlayStation Portable emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|PlayStation Portable]]PSP}}|[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 an open-source, multi-platform, plugin-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.
:* 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 whenever possible.
* [[Project64]] is a mostly 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 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].
* [[CEN64]] is an up-and-coming emulator that aims for cycle accuracy while, at the same time, aiming to eventually be usable on modern PC hardware. It currently lacks many features and has spotty compatibility, but it's gradually improving. It can already emulate some well-known edge cases such as the picture recognition in Pokemon Snap.
* [[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 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 unplayableplayable, 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)some minor sound issues.
* [[Sixtyforce]] is macOS-only, closed-source, and asks you to pay for full access to its features. It was once one of the only choices for Mac users, particularly those with older Macs, since it's the only emulator with a <abbr title="Power PC">PPC</abbr> [[Dynamic recompilation|dynarec]]), but, with the switch to x86 and Mupen64Plus being ported to macOS, it has now become irrelevant.
A few games use the Transfer Pak such as ''Mario Golf'', ''Mario Tennis'', ''Mario Artist: Paint Studio'', and the ''Pokémon Stadium'' games. Mostly, this can be done with N-Gage's input plugin, but a couple of things aren't emulated:
*Taking pictures with the Japanese ''Game Boy Camera'' (called ''Pocket Camera'') while in Transfer Pak mode playing ''Mario Artist: Paint Studio'' displays static.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|N64 Mouse
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="7"|PC / x86
|-
|[[Project64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/project64/project64 2.3.2]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[CEN64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/tj90241/cen64 Git]
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}}
