Mupen64Plus AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like Mupen64Plus

Mupen64Plus is described as '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)' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mupen64Plus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Mupen64Plus alternative is Project64, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mupen64Plus are Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES), gopher64, Ares Emulator and Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG).

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  1. 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...

    26 Project64 alternatives

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

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    • Windows
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    • Flathub
     
  3. Ares Emulator icon
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    ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.

    37 Ares Emulator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. 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.

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    • Windows
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    • Flathub
     
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    Is an easy to use GUI program for Mupen64Plus.

    • Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) is Free and Open SourceMupen64Plus is also Free and Open Source
  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!

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. An open source launcher for the ParallelN64 emulator featuring very easy controller configuration, automatic loading of ROMs from given folders, and automatic setup of optimal settings.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
  7. This is a fork of Project64 3.0.1 that I made to have a Linux compatible alternative to 2.4 (Yes, it works on Windows too). It is not focused on accuracy or compatibility, but rather on functionality that improves the general gameplay experience on a select set of games.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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.

    96 MESS alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 1964 icon
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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 and most popular N64 emulators, supporting many commercial N64 games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  10. 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).

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
     
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