Mupen64Plus is an open source plugin-based N64 emulator 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), signal co-processor (RSP), and input.
There are 3 OpenGL video plugins included: glN64, RiceVideoLinux, and Glide64.
Features include:
- Dynamic recompilers for Intel (x86 and amd64) and ARM CPUs.
- Two OpenGL video plugins, with Hi-resolution texture support.
- LIRC Infrared remote control support.
- Rumble Pak support.
- Cheat system with gameshark code support.
- Speed adjustment with smooth sound output.
- Shared library interface for integration into other systems (front-ends).
- Rice Video plugin allows you to replace all of the original textures used for 3D rendering in a game with high-resolution replacement textures drawn by graphic artists.
- Command-line Front-end application.
- Uses its own plugin specification.
- Installation support for multi-user systems.
- Cross-platform supports – runs under Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems.
Website: mupen64plus.org
Support: GitHub
Developer: bsmiles32, Francisco Zurita, Milan Nikolic, Gilles Siberlin, littleguy77, Logan, Dorian Fevrier, Richard Goedeken
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Mupen64Plus is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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