the best emulation to play Nintendo 64

[Deleted member 307907]

Any recommendation to play Nintendo 64 emulation?

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Retroarch
Mupen64
Delta (iOS exclusive)

 

[Azazelivae]

If you're asking about a Good Emulator to use for N64 try ares.

Honestly in regards to N64 Emulation specifically, if you're planning to mostly plays Nintendo-releases in N64 like Mario or something even Mupen is enough.

 

[Pontiff Sullyvahn]

Project64 or Mupen64plus

 

[ciro64]

• RMG if you want to play with enhancements and a interface familiar to Project 64 but with a modern mupen core and without nagware
• Ares for cycle-accurate emulation (more heavy on resources)
• Simple64 if you want a middle ground between those two. The developer seems to have started to work on a new emulator called Gopher, but I haven't tested it for myself yet.

Those are modern options, if you're targeting super low end or old computers then you'll have to resort to old emulators as well

 

[Moloch]

Does anyone know how to enable the rumble in Ares?

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM - CDRomance

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM Languages: English Patched, Japanese. For the N64.

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[Evaccaneer Doom]

In my experience (Mac owner) it’s either Retroarch or OpenEmu (and I think both use Mupen)

 

[fake-chan]

Does anyone know how to enable the rumble in Ares?

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM - CDRomance

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM Languages: English Patched, Japanese. For the N64.

retrogametalk.com

Just assign the Rumble button on your gamepad and it should work.

 

[Moloch]

Just assign the Rumble button on your gamepad and it should work.

I have tried to do that and it didn't work, at least with my gamepad (Retrofighters). Does it work for you? What gamepad do you have?

 

[fake-chan]

I have tried to do that and it didn't work, at least with my gamepad (Retrofighters). Does it work for you? What gamepad do you have?

Did you check to use the Rumble Pak?

 

[Moloch]

Did you check to use the Rumble Pak?

If you are asking if I have changed the default settings on the emulator? I didn't.
Where do you do that?

 

[fake-chan]

If you are asking if I have changed the default settings on the emulator? I didn't.
Where do you do that?

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Unfortunately, I can't say right off the top of my head since I'm away from my PC, but there should be an option to enable the Rumble Pak within the Controller menu or something along those lines.

 

[ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

Any recommendation to play Nintendo 64 emulation?

Rosalie's Mupen GUI

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'm surprised that even in 2025 N64 emulation is still more or less messy.

I've still enjoyed games but it has that janky feeling...

PS: Never use Project64 ever again, it's not good....

 

[ThirteeTooBeets]

• RMG if you want to play with enhancements and a interface familiar to Project 64 but with a modern mupen core and without nagware
• Ares for cycle-accurate emulation (more heavy on resources)
• Simple64 if you want a middle ground between those two. The developer seems to have started to work on a new emulator called Gopher, but I haven't tested it for myself yet.

Those are modern options, if you're targeting super low end or old computers then you'll have to resort to old emulators as well

Does RMG recognize joystick imput well? I've been using Project64 all my life but for some reason it doesn't recognize my joystick and I think it's time for me to try another emulator

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I'm surprised that even in 2025 N64 emulation is still more or less messy.

I've still enjoyed games but it has that janky feeling...

PS: Never use Project64 ever again, it's not good....

True, idk what is it about the N64 being so tricky, it's either the performance or the textures, there's always something

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

True, idk what is it about the N64 being so tricky, it's either the performance or the textures, there's always something

Maybe the way 3D is being processed by the hardware.

 

[ThirteeTooBeets]

Maybe the way 3D is being processed by the hardware.

Yeah probably, I've had that shit laptop for six years and I'm in dire need of a replacement

 

[ciro64]

Does RMG recognize joystick imput well?

Yes

 

[Action_Hank]

It really depends on what you want to play, but anything with the Glide64 plugin is a safe bet.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

Does anyone know how to enable the rumble in Ares?

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM - CDRomance

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Rumble Version) (English Patched) N64 ROM Languages: English Patched, Japanese. For the N64.

retrogametalk.com

I'm using an Xbox One Controller, Rumble Pak or in this case vibration works. I assigned LB button as Rumble.

 

[Esidemoken]

Retroarch with mupen64 core, and if your PC is powerfull enough use parallel.

 

[Moloch]

I'm using an Xbox One Controller, Rumble Pak or in this case vibration works. I assigned LB button as Rumble.

That's a different game - GoldenEye 007, isn't it? Do you also have rumble in Wave Race?
I don't have any Xbox controller but, beside the retrofighters, I have a PS5 one.
Goldeneye works and Wave race doesn't. I definetely assined a button as rumble in all occasions. In fact, I even assigned the rumble to different buttons. It didn't work.

 

[Esidemoken]

That's a different game - GoldenEye 007, isn't it? Do you also have rumble in Wave Race?
I don't have any Xbox controller but, beside the retrofighters, I have a PS5 one.
Goldeneye works and Wave race doesn't. I definetely assined a button as rumble in all occasions. In fact, I even assigned the rumble to different buttons. It didn't work.

As far as I know the Shindou version of Wave race does have vibration.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

As far as I know the Shindou version of Wave race does have vibration.

Yes, it does. I was using GoldenEye 007 for an example.

 

[Moloch]

As far as I know the Shindou version of Wave race does have vibration.

It does. But does it have working rumble on that emulator?

Yes, it does. I was using GoldenEye 007 for an example.

Goldeneye rumble works on that emulator for everyone, for me too. Great!
The question though, is if the rumble of that specific rom: Wave Race Shindou with the English translation - works for you, on that specific emulator: Ares? Could you test it?