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Poking fun at "feature parity" with pj64. (to be completely honest I wish logang would just let me pay him to continue development of the gliden64 build, as in my opinion the weakness of its 2d element handling could be fixed with a font pack) - <3 Xii
::As for the difference between the two cores, ParaLLEl-N64 is actually the older of the two, as it is based off of the old Mupen64Plus-libretro core, having been renamed to ParaLLEl-N64 upon its initial integration of the ParaLLEl-RDP and RSP plugins. In addition to the ParaLLEl plugins, it also retains the older HLE plugins (glN64, Rice, and Glide64), as well as Angrylion Plus. Meanwhile, Mupen64Plus-Next is a new rebase off of bleeding-edge mainline, and as such is the more compatible of the two. It does away with the legacy plugins and replaces them with GLideN64 as a better HLE solution (though of course, the ParaLLEl plugins and Angrylion Plus stay), it considerably cleans up the Core Options menu for easier configuration, and it adds Transfer Pack support. Add to this the fact that going forward, all further improvements and new features will be to the Mupen64Plus-Next core, and Mupen64Plus-Next is now the more recommended of the two, thus ParaLLEl-N64 should now only be considered for performance reasons or perhaps for older ROM hacks that don't play well with the newer, more accurate plugins.
:;[[m64p]]:Probably the easiest "out of the box" solution for Nintendo 64 emulation. In keeping with its theme of simplicity for the end user, it uses ParaLLEl-RDP and ParaLLEl-RSP for its video and RSP plugins, as well as its own custom GUI and input plugin, and unlike other emulators, it does not allow you to use anything else. If GLideN64 is desired instead, there is an older build that retains it- unfortunately lacking the texture enhancement suite required for use of texture packs and upscaling.
:;[[RMG]]:Rosalie's Mupen GUI is a project aiming to close the gap between Project64 and Mupen64Plus in terms of user experience. Its interface is about on par with m64p's in terms of cleanliness and ease of use, but unlike m64p, it allows you to use other plugins. The latest version comes bundled with GLideN64 and ParaLLEl-RDP for video plugins, and mupen64plus-hle-rsp and ParaLLEl-RSP for RSP plugins. However, for some reason it currently does not allow you access to ParaLLEl-RDP's options within its GUI, so if you wish to make use of features such as upscaling or downsampling, you must do so by editing the mupen64plus.cfg file, whereas m64p does expose these options in its GUI. However, if you prefer GLideN64, this is a superior alternative, as it does have access to its settings GUI, and the last version of m64p that uses GLideN64 is becoming increasingly outdated.
