The N64 was Nintendo's breakthrough technology into the world of 3D-rendered gaming. While its predecessor, the SNES, featured pseudo-3D rendered graphics, the N64 was the first true 3D Nintendo gaming system, as well as the first successful 64-bit gaming system on the market. While Nintendo saw its marketshare plummet with the N64 – as a direct result of over-hyping fans, faltering with accurate release dates prior to the console's release, and the company's decision to continue to use cartridges rather than CD-ROMs – it proved to be truly revolutionary console.
Being the first video game console to natively feature support for 4-player multiplayer gaming, it was home to some of the most popular video games of all time, such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 64, and GoldenEye 007. Because of these games, and the technology brought to the table by Nintendo, it is a highly revered and nostalgic console for many gamers. So for those who wish to play N64 multiplayer games against others over the internet, it is necessary to acquire an emulator that supports Netplay.
Project64k 1.4
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Setting Up NetPlay
This is the trickier part of setup, but still proves to be fairly basic and straightforward. After testing the ROM, go to File, then End Emulation to end the emulation. Then, go to File and select Choose Rom Directory... so the emulator knows where to find your games.
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(For those who already know how to use emulators and ROMs, you can skip this portion and go directly to the Setting Up Netplay section after acquiring the proper emulator for it.)
In the download section (to the right), there are two download buttons for Project64k 1.4, which has support for online multiplayer. The download options include an installer file, which will run a setup wizard and "install" the emulator to the computer, and the second link is a .ZIP file, which a user will need to extract. Both are portable, making them able to be put on a flash drive to take your emulators/games with you, as neither make any registry changes (the installer does utilize a desktop shortcut, so technically it does alter the registry to add the shortcut, but requires no altered registry files to run).
After downloading the emulator, either install or extract the .ZIP file in the desired location. Before you can use the emulator, however, you will need to acquire ROMs of the games you wish to play. Since Net Play requires that both players have the same version of the ROM, it is recommended that you download all desired ROMs at the following website:
DopeROMs has one of the largest selections of ROMs on the Web, all of them are guaranteed virus-free, and the site even introduces gamers that are new to emulation with some useful information.
Upon completing this, run the emulator, go to File then Open ROM, and choose the ROM, to ensure it works.
This is the Kaillera client, using the Anti3D and Kaillera Master Servers. This makes it easy to connect to other players, as many different servers for hosting and joining games are available.
To start, select the Master Servers List and choose a server. If you are playing with friends, you'll want to make sure you are all on the same server.
When choosing a server, it is wise to choose one with a lower ping. Ping is the time, measured in milliseconds, that it takes for the connection to reach the server. A low ping equals a faster connection to the game server, and essentially means the lower the number, the better. A poor connection could mean the game may lag, and increases the probability of an unexpected disconnection.
You can choose to add particular servers to your Local List by selecting the server and clicking the Add to local list button. This makes it easy for those who frequent a particular server or servers, and saves on time that is needed to open the Master Servers List and wait for all of them to load up.
When connecting to others via a server, there are two options for connecting with others in multiplayer. You can choose either Create, in which you host a game, and a list of your ROMs is detected and shown in a list to choose from, or Join an existing game.
Once all desired players are in the room and everyone is ready, the host should choose to Start, and the multiplayer match can begin!
It should be noted, however, that all players must have the same Connection type, as well as the same versions of the ROM for the game that is being played. The host can choose Max users and limit the room to a maximum set amount of players, as well as to Kick (kick out) other players, to Start the game, Record game, and other Options.
Now, if you're just looking to enjoy some N64 gaming by yourself, or via local multiplayer, this is the end of the road. Simply configure the controller (Options->Configure Controller Plugin...) and any other options you find necessary, and go play your games! However, those who may be looking to play multiplayer over the Internet, or via a LAN connection, please continue reading, as the following content will walk you through setting up and getting started with Netplay.
After downloading the ROM(s), open the Project64k emulator folder, extract the ROM(s), and place it/them into the ROMs folder .
Afterward, go to File again and choose Start Netplay, which will launch the Kaillera client.
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