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gopher64/gopher64

Highly compatible N64 emulator observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/gopher64/gopher64 · homepage · Rust · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

90/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 76
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 5
  • age_days: 1071
  • days_rel: 12
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 66

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1241 stars · 44 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Gopher64 is a highly compatible, cross-platform Nintendo 64 emulator written in Rust. It supports netplay, homebrew ROMs, upscaling, CRT shaders, CPU overclocking emulation, cheats, savestates, and RetroAchievements.

Use cases

  • play n64 games on pc
  • emulate n64 roms on android
  • play n64 games online with friends
  • run n64 homebrew games
  • play n64 romhacks with high compatibility
  • apply crt shaders and upscaling to n64 games
  • use retroachievements with n64 games

When to choose

  • you want a highly compatible N64 emulator across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
  • you need netplay for online N64 multiplayer
  • you want to run homebrew or romhacks that other emulators struggle with
  • you want an actively maintained open-source emulator with RetroAchievements support

When to avoid

  • you need to emulate other consoles besides the N64
  • you need a plugin-based emulator architecture like older mupen64plus frontends
  • you require iOS support

Facets

application · maturity active

game simulation gui gaming-tools cross-platform entertainment windows rust cross-platform n64 emulator retro-gaming netplay sdl3 homebrew retroachievements savestates cheats macos linux android

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
gopher64/gopher64main90

For agents

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