Mupen64 is a free, open-source N64 emulator. It features decent compatibility, the basic emulator features, and more. This is the one that all the others use as a base. Classic Boy is the best emulator for Android-based devices. This tool supports SNK Neo-Geo, NES and some other Game Boy systems. N64 Emulators for Mac. If you use Mac OS, choose your N64 Emulator Mac. This is probably the most widely used solution for Mac-based devices. It is a multi-featured emulator with a wide array of superb features.
>>DE | DeutschJul 13, 2020 Commodore 64 is a premium emulator which costs you around $3.99. It is one of the coolest and most stable emulators available in the market. The Commodore 64 emulator supports a massive library of file formats, multi-disc, and more. Overall, this n64 emulator supports NTSC/PAL and lets you save the game.
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We use special emulators that support tools such as savestates and frame advance, and generate movie files from them. These movie files are nothing more than a recording of input. They do not contain images or video. All movie format specifications can be found here.
Disclaimer: The majority of rerecording emulators are third-party modifications of existing open-source emulators. In most cases, only these rerecording emulators can play and make TASes, and not the official emulator.
We do not by any means claim that using any of these emulators will guarantee 'correct' results. There may be bugs in these emulators which have gone unnoticed due to lack of testing.
You should read DesyncHelpTAS before making any serious projects. All movies are highly dependent on timing and the slightest difference may cause a desync. We cannot help you if you lose work due to desync problems. You must also read the Movie Rules if you plan to submit your work to this site.
For a comprehensive list of supported platforms and their emulators, see the Platforms page.
Emulator overview
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Apple II | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Arcade/Neo Geo | MAME-RR | MAR |
| Arcade/Neo Geo | FinalBurnAlpha-RR | FBM |
| Atari 2600/7800 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Atari Lynx | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ColecoVision | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ColecoVision | openMSX | OMR |
| Commodore 64 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| DOOM demo | (various) | LMP |
| DOS | JPC-RR | JRSR |
| Game Boy Advance | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy | lsnes | LSMV |
| IntelliVision | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Linux | libTAS[3] | LTM |
| MSX | openMSX | OMR[2] |
| Neo Geo Pocket/Color | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo | FCEUX | FM2/FM3 |
| Nintendo 64 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | DSM |
| Nintendo GameCube/Wii | Dolphin[8] | DTM |
| PCE/PCE-CD (TG-16)/SGX | BizHawk | BK2 |
| PlayStation | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega 32X | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Genesis/Sega CD | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear/SG-1000 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Saturn | BizHawk[9] | BK2 |
| SpectraVideo SVI 3x8 | openMSX | OMR |
| Super Nintendo/Super Game Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Super Nintendo/Super Game Boy | lsnes | LSMV |
| Uzebox | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Virtual Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color | BizHawk | BK2 |
| General Computer Vectrex | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ZX Spectrum | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Odyssey 2 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | VisualBoyAdvance | VBM |
| Sega Genesis/Sega CD/Sega 32X | Gens | GMV |
| Windows | Hourglass[3] | WTF |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color | Visual Boy Advance | VBM |
| Nintendo GameCube/Wii | Dolphin[8] | DTM |
| Super Nintendo | Snes9x[4] | SMV |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo | Famtasia | FMV |
| Nintendo | FCE Ultra | FCM |
| Nintendo | VirtuaNES | VMV |
| Nintendo 64 | Mupen64-rr | M64 |
| PlayStation | PCSX | PXM |
| PlayStation | PSXjin | PJM |
| Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear | Dega (altered versions) | MMV |
| Sega Saturn | Yabause | YMV |
| Super Game Boy | Visual Boy Advance | VBM |
| Super Nintendo | ZSNES | ZMV |
| TG-16 | Pcejin | MC2 |
| Virtual Boy | VBjin | MC2 |
| (Multi)[1] | Mednafen-rr | MC2 |
See also: Other Emulators.
Supported Operating Systems
Tell us if one of the entries is wrong or if you can resolve one of the 'Unknown' ones to a 'Yes' or 'No'. If in doubt, just test it yourself.| Emulator | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|---|
| BizHawk | Yes | Yes (with Mono)[5] | Yes (1.x; with Mono)[10] |
| Dega (altered versions) | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| DeSmuME | Yes | Yes (with Wine)[7] | Unknown[7] |
| Dolphin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FCE Ultra | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| FCEUX | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FinalBurnAlpha | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| Gens | Yes | Yes (with Wine)[6] | Unknown |
| Hourglass[3] | Yes | No | No |
| libTAS[3] | No | Yes | No |
| lsnes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mednafen-rr | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Mupen64-rr | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| openMSX | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pcejin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| PCSX | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| PSXjin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Snes9x[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VisualBoyAdvance | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| VBjin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Yabause | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Explanation:
- 'Yes': The emulator compiles and runs. Limitations are given via annotations (e.g. 'Yes (with Wine)') or footnotes.
- 'No': The emulator does not compile or run at all (even with Wine or Mono).
- 'Unknown': It is neither known whether the emulator compiles nor whether it runs at all.
Using Emulators
N64 Emulators For Windows
- Using: Instructions on how to perform common tasks on different emulators. For more specifications, see each emulator's Source Code Repository.
- Platforms - List of all rerecordable platforms and links to emulators and movies
- Platform Resources: Contains knowledge and notes for TASing various platforms using BizHawk cores.
- Platform Framerates - A list of framerates used for each platform to determine movie timing.
- Encoding Guide: Instructions on how to encode movies into high quality multimedia files suitable for easy viewing. (You do not need this for submitting movies.)
Development
- Recent emulator updates: Recent changes to the rerecording emulators.
- Recent emulator bug reports: Recent bug reports for the rerecording emulators.
- Desired features: Lists emulator features wished by users and compares the features of different emulators.
- Development: List information about source code projects, how to compile, and how to contribute to emulator development.
- Potential emulators: List of ideas for developers. Lists non-approved open source emulators with links and status of their development.
- TASVideos Requirements: Lists emulator features required by this site.
- Laws Of TAS: Tips on TAS tools implementation.
Accuracy tests
- Playstation emulator accuracy tests (Archived mirror, relevant Reddit post)
Subpages
>>Emulator Resources / Bug Reports
>>Emulator Resources / Desmume
>>Emulator Resources / Desmume / DSM
>>Emulator Resources / Development
>>Emulator Resources / DTM
>>Emulator Resources / Famtasia
>>Emulator Resources / Famtasia / FMV
>>Emulator Resources / Fba
>>Emulator Resources / Fba / FR Format
>>Emulator Resources / Fbarr
>>Emulator Resources / Fbarr / FBM
>>Emulator Resources / Fbash
>>Emulator Resources / Fbash / FRS
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / Compiling
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / FCM
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / Sync History
>>Emulator Resources / FCEUX
>>Emulator Resources / Features
>>Emulator Resources / GB Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / Gens
>>Emulator Resources / Gens / GMV
>>Emulator Resources / Gens / Grrl
>>Emulator Resources / Hourglass
>>Emulator Resources / Hourglass / WTF
>>Emulator Resources / JPC
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / CPU Dividers
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / JRSR Format
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Key Numbers
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping R10
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping R11
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / PC Settings
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / FAQ
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Game Compatibility
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / LTM Format
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / MAME
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Menu Options
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Usage
>>Emulator Resources / Mamerr
>>Emulator Resources / Mamerr / MAR
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen / MC2
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen / MCM
>>Emulator Resources / MMV
>>Emulator Resources / Mupen
>>Emulator Resources / Mupen / M64
>>Emulator Resources / NES Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / NES Accuracy Tests / Test Criteria
>>Emulator Resources / Open Msx / OMR
>>Emulator Resources / Pcejin
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem / DOS
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem / Linux
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX / PXM
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX / Resync
>>Emulator Resources / Potential Emulators
>>Emulator Resources / PS Xjin
>>Emulator Resources / PS Xjin / PJM
>>Emulator Resources / Ram Search
>>Emulator Resources / Ram Watch
>>Emulator Resources / Requirements
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x / Lua Functions
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x / SMV
>>Emulator Resources / SNES Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / TAS Editor
>>Emulator Resources / Tastools
>>Emulator Resources / Updates
>>Emulator Resources / Using
>>Emulator Resources / VBA
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / Lua Scripting Functions
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / Sync History
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / V21 Change Log
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / V22 Change Log
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / VBM
>>Emulator Resources / V Bjin
>>Emulator Resources / Yabause
>>Emulator Resources / Yabause / YMV
[1]: Mednafen-rr supports all flavors of TurboGrafx/PC-Engine, including CD-ROM, as well as Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket/Color, and WonderSwan/Color. It also supports PC-FX, but only for the Linux version.
[2] The older .gz extension is no longer supported.
[3] Technically speaking, Hourglass and libTAS are not emulators. They are API translation layers between the game and the operating system.
[4] Movies using Snes9x v1.43 are not accepted unless a continuance is granted. Movies using Snes9x v1.51 or newer are accepted but the emulator is deprecated.
[5] Most features and cores work, notable omissions being Lua support, Mupen64Plus (N64), and Octoshock (PSX). See BizHawk issue #1430 for details.
[6] AVI capture may be dysfunctional.
[7] Some tools may not work or look garbled (e.g. Memory viewer) and various (minor or major) bugs may occur. There are native versions, but those don't seem to have rerecording. Alternatively, a Windows virtual machine may be used (though it runs rather slow).
[8] Dolphin versions prior to 4.0-3595 are deprecated and will not be accepted in the future.
[9] Sega Saturn movies in BizHawk must use 2.0 or a higher version of the emulator. Older versions are not accepted.
[10] See macOS section of BizHawk's readme for details.
EmulatorResources last edited by adelikat on 2021-01-17 18:13:36