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Emulators are programs with the purpose of simulating certain consoles on a PC and exist for nearly every console on the market. | {{stub}} | ||
'''Emulators''' are programs with the purpose of simulating certain consoles on a PC and exist for nearly every console on the market. | |||
The most common [[Nintendo 64]] emulators are Project64 and Mupen64Plus, with Mupen64Plus being used as a core in the popular Retroarch multi-system emulator. | The most common [[Nintendo 64]] emulators are Project64 and Mupen64Plus, with Mupen64Plus being used as a core in the popular Retroarch multi-system emulator. | ||
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* Bizhawk is a multi-emulator program started in 2012 that can emulate most consoles, including the N64. Bizhawk is also used for making TASes, but it has inaccurate emulation. However, it is preferred over Mupen64 on [[TASVideos]] because it standardizes loading times. Mupen64 TAS movies can be converted into Bizhawk TASes. Bizhawk's N64 emulation is based on [[Mupen64#Mupen64plus|Mupen64plus]], a fork of Mupen64. | * Bizhawk is a multi-emulator program started in 2012 that can emulate most consoles, including the N64. Bizhawk is also used for making TASes, but it has inaccurate emulation. However, it is preferred over Mupen64 on [[TASVideos]] because it standardizes loading times. Mupen64 TAS movies can be converted into Bizhawk TASes. Bizhawk's N64 emulation is based on [[Mupen64#Mupen64plus|Mupen64plus]], a fork of Mupen64. | ||
* Project64 is used to play most N64 games and [[ROM Hacks|Super Mario 64 ROM hacks]], but has no TASing capability. Project64 | * Project64 is used to play most N64 games and [[ROM Hacks|Super Mario 64 ROM hacks]], but has no TASing capability. Project64 versions v1.6 and v1.6.1 are the only versions of the emulator allowed in Super Mario 64 [[RTA|speedrunning]] communities, while versions v2.x are usually banned. | ||
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