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Best Performance. Glide64 Final Azimer's HLE Audio Zilmar's RSP Make sure you configure the graphics plugin to show texture enhancement options. Then you'll have an extra tab to change more options. Goto the texture enhancement tab and click on the button that gives best performance and it should improve framerate once you saved the settings. N64: Mupen64 (performance. (found under the Settings icon on the Retroarch homescreen) and the core-specific settings you change under the Quick Menu. And it’s worth fiddling around with. Hey everyone, I am using Mupen64 Plus+FZ with legacy rom 1.8ghz.It runs most of the N64 games without any problems. I am having some trouble with Mario Tennis, Killer Instinct Gold, Hydro Thunder, and Gauntlet Legends.

by Raizuto

RetroArch is the only cross-platform emulator supported by the Ocarina of Time Item Randomizer staff, and the number 1 recommended emulator regardless of platform. It is also possible to use it to play a vast number of platforms other than N64 as well. This might just make it your emulator of choice once you get used to using it.

1Installing RetroArch
- 1.2Mac Specific Installation
5Controller Configuration
- 5.1Remap Your Controls
- 5.2GameCube Controller Setup
6ParaLLEl Graphics Configuration (Console-Accurate Graphics)
9Common Issues

Installing RetroArch

RetroArch Downloads Page and Download Stable button

Go to the RetroArch downloads page and click the button labeled Download Stable. Run the installer file it downloads.

Windows Specific Installation

On Windows you may get a popup when trying to run the installer that warns you if you do not have DirectX 9.0c installed¹. Press OK to continue. Click Next > until it asks you where you would like to install RetroArch². The default path should be C:Users<yourusername>AppDataRoamingRetroArch. If it does not display this location it is recommended to copy and paste the following text into the box: %AppData%RetroArch and then continue clicking Next >. Soon you will see the Choose Components screen³. Make sure you click the checkbox next to DirectX 9.0c Runtime before clicking Next >. Keep clicking Next > until the Install button appears. Once you click Install RetroArch will begin installing.

Before RetroArch finishes installing it should pop up the DirectX installer. Click Next > until you get to the screen offering to install the Bing Bar⁴. You should uncheck Install the Bing Bar before clicking Next >. Once you finish the DirectX installation the RetroArch installation will finish as well.

1. The DirectX not installed warning.
2. The location you install to should be similar to the one displayed here. Copy the value displayed above if it doesn't.
3. Make sure DirectX 9.0c Runtime is checked.
4. Make sure you uncheck this so you don't end up with software you don't need on your computer.

Mac Specific Installation

Downloading and Installing

Go to the RetroArch downloads page and download the Apple macOS / OSX Intel build. This will work with High Sierra and above (including Mojave and Catalina). Don't download the Apple macOS High Sierra (and later) with Metal2 build as the ParaLLeL Core will not work. This may change in the future.

When downloading, ensure that the downloaded application is copied to the desktop as shown in the official installation video provided on the download website. DO NOT open from the disk image. If you opened RetroArch from the disk image, copying it from the Desktop should resolve the issue immediately. If it does not, you'll need to delete your retroarch.cfg file.

1. This is what you want to download.
2. DO NOT open from the disk image.
3. If you open from the disk image, the file paths will be mixed up.

Installing the Core

Currently, the only N64 core compatible with Mac is not in the RetroArch library. A mirror is available for download in #setup-support in our Discord. See the pin by shiroaeli.

After downloading the ParaLLeL Core, you'll need to access the cores folder which is located in the application data. Right-click the image where RetroArch was copied to (assumption is desktop) and choose Show Package Contents. Navigate to the cores folder to drop the .dylib core.

1. Right-click the RetroArch icon on the desktop and then select Show Package Contents.
2. Place the .dylib core here.

Install a RetroArch Core

You should now be at the Main Menu of RetroArch¹. You can switch between the different menus on the left side of the screen when you are on the top-most sub-menu of a menu. If you can't see the left sidebar with the different menus listed and you need to switch which menu you are in, you can press Backspace, X, or the Right Mouse Button until you see it again. To open a menu, submenu, or option you can press Enter or Z while it is highlighted, or Left Mouse Button while hovering over it. Keep in mind that these are the default controls in RetroArch. If you change these keyboard bindings in the Settings menu, you'll have to use the buttons you bound to A or Start to select, and the buttons you bound to B or Back to go back to the previous menu. Using the mouse controls should always work properly, so we will assume you are using them throughout the rest of the guide.

On the Main Menu click on the Load Core option. In the Load Core submenu, you will normally see your installed cores. Since you just installed RetroArch you won't see any. Click the Download a Core option². In the Core Updater menu that appears, scroll down to the Nintendo - Nintendo 64 options. It is recommended that you choose the Nintendo - Nintendo 64 (ParaLLEl N64) core option³. You can also choose the Nintendo - Nintendo 64 (Mupen64Plus-Next) core option if you want, but be aware that the it can have the following issues: Mupen64Plus Next Freezes and Mupen64Plus Next Epona Carrots. Windows Users: the Nintendo - Nintendo 64 (Mupen64Plus-Next GLES3) option should not be chosen. This is a special build of the Mupen64Plus-Next core intended to run on XBox One devices. It will not run on Windows PCs.

1. The Main Menu of RetroArch. You'll want to return here often.
2. You'll need to download a core before you can play any ROMs.
3. ParaLLEl N64 is known to be the most stable core for the Ocarina of Time Randomizer.

Mupen64 Controller Setup

Configure RetroArch

From the top menu level of the Main Menu click on the Settings menu below the Main Menu in the sidebar on the left. Scroll down to Saving and change SaveRAM Autosave Interval¹ to 10 seconds by clicking it, and the scrolling down to 10 seconds.

Next, go back to the top level menu of Settings. Scroll down and select the option Directory². In the menu this opens scroll down and select the option called File Browser³. You will be presented with an overview of your system partitions. Navigate through your computer files to the folder you keep your ROMs in. They will not show up yet. Choose Use this directory⁴ anyway. Most browsers will save your randomizer ROM to your Downloads folder by default⁵. However,

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