Most reliable N64 emulator?

[Tonberry]

I haven't emulated the N64 in a billion years, and back then I always used Project64.
However, I've heard that it's generally a bad idea to use that emulator (malware claims or something?), so I was wondering which N64 emulator is the way to go in Current Year?

I'm not interested in RetroArch.

 

[fake-kun]

Ares.

 

[Tonberry]

Ares.

Thanks!
I'd rather have a single-system emulator, though. Do you know if there are any others that are of similar quality to this?
If not I'll probably get it anyway, I just prefer single-system emulators since I like having a dedicated .exe for a particular system. Makes it easier for me to organize for some reason.

 

[fake-kun]

Thanks!
I'd rather have a single-system emulator, though. Do you know if there are any others that are of similar quality to this?
If not I'll probably get it anyway, I just prefer single-system emulators since I like having a dedicated .exe for a particular system. Makes it easier for me to organize for some reason.

There's also RMG, but it's just a GUI for Mupen64Plus.

 

[Jeanfranc]

There's also RMG, but it's just a GUI for Mupen64Plus.

That's what I use, is Ares really better than Mupen64plus or is it just preference?

 

[fake-kun]

That's what I use, is Ares really better than Mupen64plus or is it just preference?

Yes. It's more accurate.

 

[Tonberry]

There's also RMG, but it's just a GUI for Mupen64Plus.

I really like how this one looks. It's pretty uniform with PCSX2 and Duckstation too, and has a grid view with box art. Thanks alot fake!

Post automatically merged: Mar 26, 2025

Works great so far!

 

[Kremiso]

i have changed Project64 with RMG from an year now, no problems encountered so far;
it is the one that also grants better image quality imo

 

[thecrow2313]

GitHub - Rosalie241/RMG: Rosalie's Mupen GUI

Rosalie's Mupen GUI. Contribute to Rosalie241/RMG development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

GitHub - pj64team/Project64-Legacy: Finishing what we started.

Finishing what we started. Contribute to pj64team/Project64-Legacy development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

I use this one since rmg doesnt support Windows 8.1

 

[Bakuma1997]

I second everyone that declared RMG, its new UI makes it look like they learned about what we love about Duck/PCSX2, no longer required to download BIOS and best acurracy, also i heard some Project64 new version has a serious malware, so you may to make the swap with either RMG or Ares ASAP

 

[thecrow2313]

GitHub - pj64team/Project64-Legacy: Finishing what we started.

Finishing what we started. Contribute to pj64team/Project64-Legacy development by creating an account on GitHub.

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I use this one since rmg doesnt support Windows 8.1

Have you considered using a modified OS for example Ghost Spectre

GHOST SPECTRE

nom nom nom nom nom...... the sound Cookie Monster makes when he eats.

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If you don't mind me asking, why are you using Win8.1?

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

If you don't mind me asking, why are you using Win8.1?

It's my pc's builtin OS and I don't wanna change it since i'm afraid of being scolded since it's the only PC we have

 

[thecrow2313]

It's my pc's builtin OS and I don't wanna change it since i'm afraid of being scolded since it's the only PC we have

Understood. I could swear I mentioned this emulator as well but not sure if it works for earlier OS's

GitHub - gopher64/gopher64: N64 emulator written in Rust

N64 emulator written in Rust. Contribute to gopher64/gopher64 development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Understood. I could swear I mentioned this emulator as well but not sure if it works for earlier OS's

GitHub - gopher64/gopher64: N64 emulator written in Rust

N64 emulator written in Rust. Contribute to gopher64/gopher64 development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Oh yeah you mentioned it although I havent tried it yet

 

[thecrow2313]

Oh yeah you mentioned it although I havent tried it yet

Before I was using this https://github.com/Rosalie241/BetterMajorasMaskInstaller
and switched to RMG

 

[ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

I personally use RMG because ares sadly doesn't support cheats for N64 games.