Need some help!

[qetuoQaz]

Hi! I hav'nt used an N64 emulator in MANY years. I remember when I UltraHLE came out, and I used it. Now I don't own a 3DFX card, so I need some help with which emulator I should use. Which one is the best and do I need to install any plugins or something else? This is my hardware:

Athlon XP 2600+ 1,9GHz Barton, DDR 768MB, GeForce4 MX 440 64MB

Thanks!

 

[Powerlord]

If you're using Windows, you might want to try 1964 or Project64.

As for plugins, which ones you want really depend on which game you're playing.

For video:

• Rice Video (5.6.0), available for download in the Plugins download area. This works well with GeForce and Radeon cards.
• Jabo's Direct3D6 (1.5.1), available as part of the Project64 download. If you get an error about creating the drawing surface, switch the desktop to 16-bit color before starting the emulator.
• Glide64 (0.7 ME SP6), available for download in the Plugins download area... although, since you aren't using a 3Dfx card, you'll also need to use a 3Dfx emulator.
• Direct64 (0.5 alpha) is an excellent plugin, but I seem to recall that GeForce MX cards can't use it, because they lack Pixel Shader support.

Sound plugins are a different story. Generally, different sound plugins sound good with different emulators. For instance:

• Jabo's DirectSound is pretty good for use with Project64 (comes with Project 64), but the sync option for it doesn't work in 1964.
• schibo's is good to use with 1964 (comes with 1964), but doesn't work with all games.
• Azimer's sound plugins sound good or excellent depending on which you use... but have a high CPU cost. Also, finding Azimer's latest version is a chore... I don't remember where it's located at the moment, and it's not on the Sound Plugins board.

nRage's Direct-Input8 V2 (1.82) is the de facto input plugin. Unless you're using an Adaptoid, that is.

 

[Powerlord]

You may wish to consult the Multiple Game Configuration List - Radeon and GeForce Users, too.