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[http://www.pj64-emu.com/downloads/project64/binaries/ Project64 1.6] - The older but more stable version. The interface is slightly clunkier, and switching between RSP plugins is a pain (the desired RSP plugin must be named rsp.dll for the emulator to see it and use it). It is still a good emulator for general use, as it is faster than 2.x, and has good compatibility with most of the popular games.
[http://1964js.com/ 1964] - An open source emulator and long-time competitor to Project64. Some of its iterations (such as 1964 Ultrafast) have the ability to overclock the N64's CPU, which results in smoother framerate on games that have a lot of slowdown, such as Perfect Dark and Conker's Bad Fur Day. The last stable version released by the original team was 1.1, who then went on to remake it as a web emulator written in JavaScript, though some community members kept it going up to version [https://code.google.com/p/emu-1964/ 1.2 r146], with mixed results. It is generally recommended to stick to version 1.1 except on certain special cases. Overall, it is the least compatible of the big three emulators, only being useful for a handful of gamesor if using very weak hardware.
[http://mupen64.emulation64.com/ Mupen64] - An open source, multiplatform N64 emulator. Even though its last update by its original author was in 2005, it is possibly even more compatible than Project64 1.6, particularly with more obscure or less discussed titles, though it has incompatibilities of its own. Its modern, currently active successor is [[Mupen64Plus]], which improves upon the original's compatibility, but chose to depart from Zilmar's plugin spec, rendering it incompatible with the plugins discussed in this page. It is also less accessible than its forebearer, owing to its lack of a native GUI.
