Alternatives to gopher64

Play Nintendo 64 software with a cross-platform emulator. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as gopher64.

  • Project64

    A Nintendo 64 and 64DD emulator for Windows with a mature plugin system and debugging tools.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Project64 is a Windows-only Nintendo 64 and 64DD emulator with a video plugin system and debugging tools, dropping macOS, Linux and Android support and listed network play.

  • Mupen64Plus

    A cross-platform, plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator with a command-line front end.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator with dynamic recompilers for x86, amd64 and ARM, but it has only a command-line front end and no Android build listed.

  • Rosalie's Mupen GUI

    A simple graphical Nintendo 64 emulator front end built on the Mupen64Plus core.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Rosalie's Mupen GUI puts a simple graphical interface over the Mupen64Plus core with netplay support, but it lists Windows and Linux only, with no macOS or Android build.

  • Parallel Launcher

    A launcher for the ParallelN64 Nintendo 64 emulator with easy controller setup and romhack support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Parallel Launcher runs the ParallelN64 emulator with simple controller setup and optional romhacking.com integration, on Windows, macOS and Linux but not Android.

  • RetroArch

    One front end for dozens of emulators, with unified settings, shaders and a controller setup you only do once.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    RetroArch runs N64 cores inside a single front end that also covers many other systems, with shared settings and shaders on desktop, Android and iOS.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.