N64 PC Ports
N64 PC ports run Nintendo 64 games as native Windows, Linux and macOS programs, with no emulator. They add things the original hardware couldn’t do, such as widescreen, high frame rates, higher resolutions and mods.
There are two ways they are made. Decompilation projects rewrite the game’s code by hand as C until it compiles back to the exact original game, which takes years but gives code that is easy to change. Ship of Harkinian and Ghostship are built this way. Recompilation projects use N64: Recompiled, a tool that translates the game’s machine code into C automatically, which is much faster but harder to modify. Zelda 64: Recompiled is the best-known example.
None of these downloads include the game itself. Each one asks for a ROM dumped from your own copy of the game.
Mario Kart 64: Recompiled is a native PC port of Mario Kart 64 made with N64: Recompiled, with widescreen, high frame rates and RT64 rendering.
Mega Man 64: Recompiled is a native port of Mega Man 64 made with N64Recomp, for Windows, Linux and macOS, with high frame rates and widescreen.
Ogre Battle 64 Recomp is a native port of Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber made with N64Recomp, for Windows, Linux and Apple Silicon Macs.
PaperBoat is Harbour Masters' native PC port of Paper Mario, built from the game's decompilation, with widescreen, high frame rates and mod support.
The Perfect Dark port is a native PC version of Rare's Perfect Dark built from the game's decompilation, with mouse aim, widescreen and high frame rates.
Dab's Mod is a fork of the Perfect Dark PC port that adds jumping, a combat roll, melee combos, third person, 80 simulants and a spectator camera.
Pilotwings 64: Recompiled is a native PC port of Pilotwings 64 made with N64Recomp, with widescreen, high frame rates and no overscan border.
Quest 64: Recompiled is a native Windows port of Quest 64 made with N64Recomp, with widescreen, high frame rates and mod support.
RaceWave46 is a Windows port of Wave Race 64 made with N64: Recompiled, with widescreen, higher frame rates, ray-traced water and expanded local multiplayer.
Road Rash 64 Recompiled is an unofficial PC port of Road Rash 64 made with N64: Recompiled, with 60 FPS, widescreen, longer draw distance and custom music.
Rocket-R is a native port of Rocket: Robot on Wheels for Windows, Linux and Android, with higher resolutions, smoother frame rates and remappable controls.
Shadows of the Empire: Recompiled is a native Windows port of the N64 Star Wars game made with N64Recomp, with widescreen, anti-aliasing and modern controls.
