v2026.04.02/emulators/mupen64plus_next.yml

emulator: "Mupen64Plus-Next"
type: libretro
core_classification: enhanced_fork
source: "https://github.com/libretro/mupen64plus-libretro-nx"
upstream: "https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core"
profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
core_version: "2.6.0"
display_name: "Nintendo - Nintendo 64 (Mupen64Plus-Next)"
systems: [nintendo-64, nintendo-64dd]
cores: [mupen64plus_next, mupen64plus_next_develop, mupen64plus_next_gles3, mupen64plus_next_gles2, mupen64plus, mupen64plus-next]

files:
  - name: "IPL.n64"
    path: "Mupen64plus/IPL.n64"
    standalone_path: "64DD_IPL.bin"
    aliases: ["64DD_IPL.bin"]
    size: 4194304
    required: false
    description: "64DD IPL ROM"
    source_ref: "mupen64plus-core/src/main/main.c:940-1024"

  - name: "font.ttf"
    path: "Mupen64plus/font.ttf"
    required: false
    description: "TrueType font for on-screen display text"
    note: "Fallback font for OSD text rendering (FPS counter, messages). System fonts tried first. No impact on emulation."
    source_ref: "GLideN64/src/TextDrawer.cpp:165-170"

notes:
  hle_available: true
  hle_note: >
    PIF boot ROM is fully HLE'd (bootrom_hle.c). CIC challenge/response
    handled in software (n64_cic_nus_6105.c). No BIOS files needed for
    standard cartridge games.
  dd_note: >
    64DD IPL ROM loaded from system/Mupen64plus/IPL.n64 when a .ndd disk
    is present. Accepts Z64, N64, and V64 byte-swap formats.
  transferpak_note: >
    Transfer Pak support (GB/GBC games on N64) handled via subsystem API.
    No additional firmware files needed.
  embedded_data: >
    mupen64plus.ini (ROM database) and GLideN64.custom.ini (per-game GPU
    settings) are embedded as compiled headers and auto-generated at init.