1964 AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like 1964

1964 is described as 'Nintendo 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows, written in C and released as free software. It is one of the oldest and most popular N64 emulators, supporting many commercial N64 games' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 1964 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Android apps. The best 1964 alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 1964 are Project64, Mupen64Plus, gopher64 and simple64.

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1964 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows, written in C and released as free software. It is one of the oldest...

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1964 alternatives page was last updated Jan 8, 2025
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  1. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    136 RetroArch alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    RetroArch Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Gameboy emulation
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Variety
    9.  Rewind button
    10.  Portable

    RetroArch VS 1964

     
    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to 1964.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 1964.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open Source1964 is also Free and Open Source
  2. Project64 icon
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    Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform. It employs a plugin system that allows 3rd party developers to implement their own software. It is an emulator, meaning that the user has the option to run ROM files that can be extracted from a Nintendo 64 game...

    21 Project64 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Project64 Features

    1.  Portable

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  3. Mupen64Plus icon
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    Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator for Linux which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are four MIPS R4300 CPU emulators, with dynamic recompilers for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit amd64 systems, and necessary plugins for audio, graphical rendering (RDP)...

    13 Mupen64Plus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mupen64Plus Features

    1.  Portable

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  4. gopher64 icon
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    gopher64 is an N64 emulator written in Rust.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows

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  5. simple64 icon
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    simple64 is an emulator based on a heavily modified version of mupen64plus-core, and ParaLLEl RSP/RDP. It includes a GUI, netplay, automatic updater, controller configuration, and much more!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in February 2025.

    simple64 Features

    1.  Ad-free

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  6. RetroX icon
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    RetroX is an Android application that will help you organize and play your own Retro Games with the less possible effort. Put your collection in your device and RetroX will take care of the rest.

    96 RetroX alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

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  7. RetriX icon
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    RetriX is an emulator front end for UWP, on all the hardware platforms it supports: it serves the same purpose as RetroArch but is built from the ground up to integrate as well as possible with Windows.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    RetriX Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Multi System Emulator

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  8. Nostlan icon
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    A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.

    108 Nostlan alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nostlan Features

    1.  Controller Support
    2.  Game Launcher
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Xbox

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  9. MESS icon
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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RS flagSerbia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MESS Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  Multi System Emulator

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    RMG (Rosalie's Mupen GUI) is an open-source, plugin-based Mupen64Plus Nintendo 64 emulator front-end maintained by Rosalie241 which focused on simplistic sleek GUI design and paid homage to the look and feel of Project64.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    2.  Portable Linux

    Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) VS 1964

     
  11. N64oid icon
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    N64oid is the very famous N64 emulator optimized for Android. It is a port of Mupen64plus, along with Ari64's ARM dynarec (and gles2N64 as an option).

    8 N64oid alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android

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  12. Corn icon
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    Corn, an emulator for Nintendo - 64 running on the Windows OS. Corn is a very fast Nintendo 64 emulator. Unfortunately it isn't very accurate and it can only run a few games.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Corn Features

    1.  Emulation

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