Now here is something that came out of nowhere. A team of indie developers has released a native version of Super Mario 64 on the PC. This PC version uses the DirectX 12 API and you can download it right now.
Now for obvious reasons we can’t share the link of this project. Obviously, we’ll also delete comments linking to this fan-made game. After all, this unauthorized PC version falls into the piracy category. However, I’m pretty sure that most of you will be able to find it online. For what it’s worth, Super Mario 64 PC is still available for download.
This PC version of Super Mario 64 allows you to use different controllers in order to play it. Imagine that, playing a Super Mario game on the PC via an Xbox controller. And people said this day would never come.
Moreover, PC gamers can also use Reshade in order to further improve the game’s visuals. Therefore, it will be interesting to see whether Reshade Ray Tracing can improve the game’s graphics in any way.
Below you can find a video, showing Super Mario 64 running on the PC.
Enjoy!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
Contact: Email
It should be noted that an OpenGL version for Win7 is also available at this point.
It’s the entire game, running perfectly no matter the resolution.
Surprisingly I could even let it run a 120 Star TAS no problem.
can someone point me in the right direction to get this?
I wouldn’t say 4chan unless I knew how to find it, which I don’t.
Googling “4chan /v/” without quote and the first result will take you straight to the site, on which there is a visible SM64 thread that contains what you want.
4chan /v/ is where you should look for it.
bit[dot]ly/3caDJcA
no hd texture pack?
It’s one executable file of 24MB in size. No config/ini file or any folders.
Who have the link please
Will be available for 30 min from now.
This was posted by @DigoSorrowReborn on a brazilian forum.
Well why not?
bit[dot]ly/3caDJcA
Nice! Plays like a charm. Just remember to cap it to 30fps.
if it runs natively on pc now and it’s open sourced. Then I am waiting for the definitely gonna happen ai texture pack with actual grass mods and the whole shebang make over. It will most likely happen. I am so betting on it!!! come onnn!!
link for download pplease
I got one for you:
bit[dot]ly/3caDJcA
Until it gets raytracing (not even sure I want/need this), what is the point?
Emulation is perfect.
Built in controller support, I guess?
Dunno how it works on emulators, though.
I’m not sure, I haven’t played that one since ages.
But well, I never had any trouble getting controllers recognized in Mupen 64 Plus.
Good for someone who never played this before.
I wouldn’t waste 10 min of my time even to downlo… Wait, you said widescreen resolution support?
Hmmm but wait, I think that widescreen is also possible now on certain emulators.
It’s actually one of the most exciting features of the past few years.
For example, it works almost perfectly for Gamecube with Dolphin Emulator.
For Super Nintendo, there’s Bsnes HD which also offer widescreen support, which is incredible and actually works perfectly for some games. (it’s still in progress)
Good to know, I’m not into emulators cause I play too much to waste my time with old games, but it’s indeed a great piece of information you’ve provided there. Thank you.
Phew, finally! My CPU was bottlenecking the hell out of me when playing this.