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<p>The Nintendo 64 console was the childhood companion of many across households in the 90s as the endearing console gave us the first taste of raw 3D technology intertwined with simple games that were just as enthralling as they were witty. If you look back on those days with nostalgia and are wondering if there is a way to play those old endearing games on your computer, then you’ve come to the right place for answers. What follows is a detailed guide on how to play n64 Rom games on PC so read on to find out just how you can relive the good old days.</p>
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<h2>Step 1: Download the emulator </h2>
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<p>An emulator is a piece of software whose
underlying technology is made to mimic that of a specific console allowing you
to play a compatible game on your PC as if you were using the said console
itself. So first, you’ll need to <a href="https://romsmode.com/emulators/nintendo-64">download
n64 emulator</a> which you can find at this website right here:
(https://romsmode.com/emulators ). This link will take you directly to the emulator
list and you can scroll down and click on the title “Nintendo64” then to the
subcategory “Project64” which is the emulator will be using for this example.</p>
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<p>Click on the “Download Now” button which will
prompt a simple 4 digit verification which, upon completion, will directly
begin the download of the file. It’s just about 2 MB in size so this should
take a second or two.</p>
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<h2>Step 2: Installation</h2>
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<p>Go to your download location or directly click
on the program titled “Project641.6.exe” from your browser to run the setup
which will prompt a directory query with the default location being
“C:\programfiles (x86)\Project64 1.6\”. You can change this directory to
wherever you please, however, to keep things organized, it would be prudent to
create a separate folder on the desktop that you can name say “Nintendo64”
where you can keep a shortcut of the executable application after installation.
{NB: the executable file after installation is called “Project 64” if you run
into problems finding the .exe app.) In the same folder, you should also create
another subfolder and call it “ROM”. The purpose of this folder will be
explained shortly. </p>
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<h2>Step 3: Installing an extractor</h2>
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<p>If you don’t have an extracting program such
as WinRAR or 7-zip then head on over here (https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?&amp;L=0)
to download the former which is actually the more popular of the pair.</p>
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<h2>Step 4: Downloading ROMs</h2>
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<p>A Rom is an image that contains a game file and in simple terms, it is the software version of the physical cartridges we had back in the day that you plugged into your console. These files will be those of the games you’d like to play and you can choose whichever ones you'd like from RomsMode.com which avails a <a href="https://romsmode.com/roms/nintendo-64">big collection of n64 <g class="gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="14" data-gr-id="14">roms</g></a> from recognized titles like "Legend of Zelda" to the Super Mario series among many others. You are sure to find whatever tickles your fancy from the wide collection and in this example, we’ll use the“Super Mario 64” game which we downloaded from the same website.</p>
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<h2>Step 5: Configuring your emulator
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<p>Locate the downloaded rom from your download
or browser directory and the file should be a compressed file bearing the name
of the rom downloaded in step 4 above which in this case is “Super Mario 64”.
Copy this file into the “Nintendo64” folder we talked about in step 2 then
extract this file therein. A sheet-like copy of the rom will appear and you can
place it in the file named "ROM" discussed in step 2. Now click on
the executable file for the emulator (i.e. Project 64 application) which will
conjure a white blank screen with 4 buttons below the topmost bar indicating
the title of the console. In this section, click on “File” then “Open ROM” and
input the game you’d like to play from the location where the game file is
located which, in this case, you’ll go to “Desktop” then “Nintendo64” then
“ROM”. You’ll find the game in the latter folder.</p>
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<h2>Step 6: Play!</h2>
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<p>After step 5, your game should be up and
running and there’s nothing left to do but play. To familiarize with the
controls, click on the “Options” tab then “Configure Controller Plugin…” to see
how the emulator has mapped the keys onto your keyboard. If you’d like to map
the controllers to a PC controller, you can also do the same via the
aforementioned settings. </p>
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<p>Happy gaming!</p>
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