Mupen64Plus comparisons
Mupen64Plus is compared head-to-head with Mupen64Plus-Next, Project64 and ParaLLEl-N64 and more: 7 head-to-heads in Nintendo 64 Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Mupen64Plus head-to-head
- Mupen64Plus vs Mupen64Plus-Next
- Mupen64Plus vs Project64
- Mupen64Plus vs ParaLLEl-N64
- Mupen64Plus vs RustyN64
- Mupen64Plus vs M64Plus FZ Emulator
- Mupen64Plus vs N64Wasm
- Mupen64Plus vs Luna's Project64
Mupen64Plus vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Online netplay | High-resolution rendering | Graphics renderer APIs | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mupen64Plus | Yes | Free | Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Windows | Yes | OpenGL | 8.9 | |
| 1 | Mupen64Plus-Next | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, web | No | Yes | OpenGL, OpenGL ES | 9.3 |
| 2 | Project64 | Yes | Free | 9.1 | ||||
| 4 | ParaLLEl-N64 | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | No | Yes | OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan | 8.7 |
| 5 | RustyN64 | Yes | Free | Linux x64, macOS ARM64, Windows x64, WebAssembly browser demo | No | Yes | Vulkan, Metal, DX12 | 8.6 |
| 6 | M64Plus FZ Emulator | Yes | Android | No | Yes | OpenGL ES | 8.4 | |
| 7 | N64Wasm | Yes | Free | Web browsers; Windows; iPhone 13 and Xbox Series X browsers | WebGL | 8.2 | ||
| 8 | Luna's Project64 | Yes | Free | Windows, Linux | Yes | Direct3D 8, Vulkan, OpenGL 3.3 | 8.0 |
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