Nintendo 64

Nintendo

Game Console - Lifespan: 1996 - 2002

Nintendo 64Wikipedia

Information

Emulators	libretro: mupen64plus next libretro: parallel mupen64 (RMG) simple64 ares bizhawk: Ares64 bizhawk: Mupen64Plus project64
Games Location	📁 roms \ 📂 n64
File extensions	.v64 .z64 .n64 .wad .zip .7z

System Features

Retroachievements	Netplay	Controller autoconfig
lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES RMG: NO Simple64: NO Ares: NO BizHawk: YES Project64: NO	lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES RMG: NO Simple64: NO Ares: NO BizHawk: NO Project64: NO	lr-mupen64: YES lr-parallel: YES RMG: YES Simple64: YES Ares: YES BizHawk: YES Project64: NO

Features

Retroachievements	Netplay
YES	NO

BIOS

There is no BIOS files needed to run games.

Controls

Libretro (Mupen64plus_next and parallel)

Mupen64 (RMG), Simple64, Ares and Bizhawk

Standalone emulators (Mupen64 RMG & Simple64) have 5 different layouts available that can be switched through this option:

Ares and Bizhawk have 3 layout options:

Details of the 5 layouts:

Option	Layout
Default C-BUTTONS=RIGHT-STICK Z=LEFT-TRIGGER Ares/Bizhawk Z=LEFT-TRIGGER
C-BUTTONS=FACE Z=LEFT-TRIGGER
C-BUTTONS=RIGHT-STICK Z=RIGHT-TRIGGER Ares/Bizhawk Z=RIGHT-TRIGGER
C-BUTTONS=FACE Z=RIGHT-TRIGGER
XBOX

Using a N64 controller

RetroBat will automatically detect and configure the following N64 controllers:

• Original N64 pad with Raphnet adapter

• Original N64 pad with Mayflash adapter

• Nintendo Switch Online N64 Gamepad (only on standalone emulators, not with RetroArch)

Additionaly, RMG Mupen64 and Simple64 can leverage the Raphnet direct access feature with a dedicated plugin, this can be enabled in RetroBat features:

When using Mayflash adapter, controllers must be plugged in reverse order, meaning player 1 will be assigned to the last port of the adapter.

The mapping for N64 controllers can be found in the file "n64Controllers.json" that is located in the \system\resources\inputmapping folder of the RetroBat installation, it is possible to add your own controller mapping within this file.

Specific System Information

Custom textures

mupen64plus next core allows the use of custom textures.

The texture pack must be placed in the bios\Mupen64Plus\cache\ folder if the pack comes as a .hts or .htc file.

If it comes as a uncompressed pack (folder with .png files), it must be placed in the bios\Mupen64Plus\hires_texture\ folder.

For htc or hts files, the file name must be GAMEID"__HIRESTEXTURES.hts or .htc (for example : MARIOKART64_HIRESTEXTURES.htc).

For uncompressed folder, the folder name must be similar to the gameID (for example MARIOKART64).

Once the texture pack in the right folder, enable CUSTOM TEXTURES in Retrobat.

Advanced System Options (can also be done per game)

Visual Rendering

Select RICE if the texture pack is compressed (htc or hts).

Select CACHE if the texture pack is uncompressed (folder).

At first launch of a game with an uncompressed texture pack, Mupen64Plus-next will generate a .hts file in CACHE folder, upon next launch of the game, it is possible to use RICE instead of CACHE.