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, simple64 and Ares Emulator.

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Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator for Linux which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are four...

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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...

    21 Project64 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Project64 Features

    1.  Portable

    Project64 VS Mupen64Plus

     
    • Project64 is the most popular Windows alternative to Mupen64Plus.

    • Project64 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mupen64Plus.

    • Project64 is Free and Open SourceMupen64Plus is also Free and Open Source
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    Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) VS Mupen64Plus

     
    • Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Mupen64Plus.

    • Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) is Free and Open SourceMupen64Plus is also Free and Open Source
  3. gopher64 icon
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    gopher64 is an N64 emulator written in Rust.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows

    gopher64 VS Mupen64Plus

     
  4. 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

    simple64 VS Mupen64Plus

     
  5. 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.

    33 Ares Emulator alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares Emulator Features

    1.  Emulation

    Ares Emulator VS Mupen64Plus

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    last update: August 17, 2012

    1964 VS Mupen64Plus

     
  7. 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

    MESS VS Mupen64Plus

     
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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 Mupen64Plus

     
    Comments about Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) as an Alternative to Mupen64Plus
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    Is an easy to use GUI program for Mupen64Plus.

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    • Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) is Free and Open SourceMupen64Plus is also Free and Open Source
  9. 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).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android

    N64oid VS Mupen64Plus

     
    • N64oid is the most popular Android alternative to Mupen64Plus.

    • N64oid is Free and Open SourceMupen64Plus is also Free and Open Source
  10. 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

    Corn VS Mupen64Plus

     
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    Apollo is a N64 emulator for Windows by Azimer. Also has a version of the HLE Audio plugin but no progress has been published in several years. In this year of idle activity in the N64 scene Azimer promises soon "something out the door".

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    This emulator hasn't been updated since 2002. See dev log at http://www.apollo64.com/

    Apollo Emulator Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Emulation

    Apollo Emulator VS Mupen64Plus

     
  12. Sixtyforce icon
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    Sixtyforce is an emulator that runs Nintendo 64 games. It does this by dynamically translating the code that a Nintendo 64 uses into something your Mac understands. Nearly every part of a Nintendo 64 has been painstakingly recreated entirely out of software to pull off such an...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Sixtyforce Features

    1.  Emulation

    Sixtyforce VS Mupen64Plus

     
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