Project64 - Nintendo 64 Emulator

Project64 is a free and open-source emulator for the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo 64 Disk Drive written in C++ currently for Windows (planned support for other platforms in the future).

System Requirements

• Operating System
  • Windows XP and later
• CPU
  • Intel or AMD processor with at least SSE2 support
• RAM
  • 512MB or more
• Graphics card
  • DirectX 8 capable (Jabo's Direct3D8)
  • OpenGL 2.0 capable (3.0+ recommended) (Project64 Video)
  • OpenGL 3.3 capable (GLideN64)

_{Intel Integrated Graphics can have issues that are not present with Nvidia and AMD GPU's even when the requirements are met.}

Stable Builds

Installer for the latest stable release: https://www.pj64-emu.com/windows-downloads

Follow the instructions in the setup window to complete the installation.

If you would like to see the changelog: Changelog here

Download nightly builds here: https://www.pj64-emu.com/nightly-builds

AppVeyor (Windows x86/x64):

_{Note: x64 builds are NOT recommended for regular use. They are incomplete and very experimental. Due to this, x64 builds are currently slower than 32-bit builds.}

Support

Join the official Project64 Discord server to seek help from Project64 developers, contributors, and the community! Please ask questions here first and see if you should open an issue.

Compiling

Visual Studio Community 2015 or later

Load .sln project file and compile.

See the BUILDING.md file for details.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before contributing, opening issues or pull requests, or for other contributions.

Versioning

We use semantic versioning for Project64. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Author / Contributors

• Zilmar - Current maintainer - Zilmar
• Jabo - Previous contributor - Jabo
• Smiff - Previous contributor - Smiff
• Gent - Previous contributor - Gent

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv2 License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.