Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 (ニンテンドウ64 Nintendō Rokujūyon), often referred to as N64 (stylized as NINTENDO⁶⁴, formerly known as the Nintendo Ultra 64, and codenamed Project Reality) is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit central processing unit, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil. It is Nintendo's last home console to use ROM cartridges to store games (Nintendo switched to a MiniDVD-based format for the successor GameCube); handhelds in the Game Boy line, however, continued to use Game Paks. As part of the fifth generation of gaming, it primarily competed with the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. Succeeded by Nintendo's GameCube in November 2001, N64 consoles continued to be produced until its discontinuation in Japan on April 30, 2002, Europe on May 16, 2003, North America on November 30, 2003, and Australia in 2002.nintendo/nintendo-64/
The N64 was released with two launch games, Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64, and a third in Japan, Saikyō Habu Shōgi. The N64's suggested retail price was US $199.99 at its launch and it was later marketed with the slogan "Get N, or get Out!". The console was released in at least eight variants with different colours and sizes. An assortment of limited edition controllers were sold or used as contest prizes during the N64's lifespan. The N64 sold 32.93 million units worldwide, and in 2009, it was named the 9th greatest video game console by IGN, out of a field of 25.
specs:
93.75MHz NEC VR4300 Processor - 4MB RAM (Expandable to 8MB) - SGI RCP 62.5MHz GPU
Ofcourse today there are many great Nintendo 64 emulators available to all platforms, just take a look below:
TOP 6
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Project64 v2.1 / 4.4mb / Rated: 10.0/10 / DOWNLOAD: WIN
Project64 is the best Nintendo 64 emulator available for Windows, It emulates the nintendo 64 to near perfection, around 97% of games work.
1964 v1.1.0.0 / 000kb / Rated: 8.5/10 / DOWNLOAD: WIN
A really good N64 emulator with a wide range of compatibility, although it may not have the compatibility Project64 has, It is known to run some games even better than Project64 (Scooby Doo for instance)
DaedalusX64 v1.1 / 507kb / Rated: 8.5/10 / DOWNLOAD: WIN
A new emulator currently in development by the DaedalusX64 Team, this is a new update of StrmnNrmn's old emulator for windows ( which can be found below ), and good news for Linux and MAC users as its comming to you soon!
sixtyforce v0.9.7 / 911kb / Rated: 8.0/10 / DOWNLOAD: MAC
Only available exclusively for MAC, this is the best N64 emulator out there for mac, and the best choice for MAC users.
Mupen v0.5.1 / 000kb / Rated: 8.0/10 / DOWNLOAD: WIN / LIN / MAC
The best N64 emu for Linux, and is largely similar to sixtyforce, Its open source meaning you can add new plugins to improve compatibility.
Daedalus v0.07b / 000kb / Rated: 8.0/10 / DOWNLOAD: WIN
An old emu that hasnt had an update in ages, but a very good one, and one that still surprises.