Project64 Alternatives for Mac

Project64 is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Project64 and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Project64 are Mupen64Plus, Ares Emulator, Sixtyforce and Nostlan.

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  1. RetroArch icon

    RetroArch

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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.

    158 RetroArch alternatives

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    Comments about RetroArch as an Alternative to Project64
    Notunderscore
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    At least I don't have to wait 30 seconds each time I start it

    RapidPhantom
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    Better than Project64 in every way possible, and supports a large variety of game consoles.

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    • Almost everyone thinks RetroArch is a great Project64 alternative.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Project64.

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

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceProject64 is also Free and Open Source
  2. Mupen64Plus icon

    Mupen64Plus

     29 likes

    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)...

    15 Mupen64Plus alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MapleMeeps
    Positive
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    Whilst it's plugin-only as of writing, it is not nagware and has multi-platform support unlike Project64.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Mupen64Plus is a great Project64 alternative.

    • Mupen64Plus is Free and Open SourceProject64 is also Free and Open Source
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    Ares Emulator

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    Sixtyforce

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. Nostlan icon

    Nostlan

     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Dolphin (Wii, Gamecube, Virtual Console) [Linux, macOS, & Windows]
     
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    MESS

     14 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Spectral

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    Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

    47 Spectral alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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