How to Setup Nintendo 64 in Batocera

[@ElasticGiraffe]

Thank you for all the testing you do to make sure Batocerans have the best possible experience. :)

[@BatoceraNation]

"Batocerans" That's new to me and I like it. It makes us sound like superior alien beings from a galaxy far, far away!

[@BramJam]

Thank you for the video! 14:30 for Parallel settings

[@classicvwbugs]

Good vid! I was hoping to see controller setup for N64 in batocera, it seems to be a bit of a wacky controller to me. Just a thought. =)

[@no-no-noku]

10:00 To quote the wiki page: "3point is accurate to the unique 3-point bilinear filtering the N64 employs as a cost-saving measure, however this introduces some distortion to the resulting textures. standard uses a traditional 4-point bilinear filter for more accurate textures. Negligible performance cost." So if you want the best looking textures, you should use standard. For 15:14, you would choose bilinear.

[@BatoceraNation]

Thank you for this. In my experiments, for some reason 3 point gave me better results. But I should have read that and pointed that out. Thanks again!

[@CompWin7Helper]

I been attempting to tune my game for hours and u just explained everything i was doing wrong thank you !

[@grahamllewellyn3650]

None of my N64 roms work, I only have 2 emulators to choose from. How do I add more emulators? I can't find any information about it. Pi3B+, batocera 35.

[@fonzitheman]

Any emulator options you have for N64 is all you can use, you dont add more. Obviously your choices are more limited on that OS. For x86 64 Batocera there are more options. But hey, also make sure your N64 roms are unzipped.

[@classicvwbugs]

Still looking for an xbox type controller setup guide to work with N64 Games in batocera. Any ideas?

[@foxhoundra64fr]

Hello hope all is going well. How do I set controls specifically for 64? I cant figure it out :( But they controls work for snes and stuff

[@Lenkarius]

I dont have the "Controller Pak 1" option at 10:38. Moved in Batocera 37? Trying to enable rumble pack on a Retro-Bit Tribute

[@ElasticGiraffe]

So many outstanding, best-in-class games. It's incredible what developers were able to create given the console's hardware limitations. PlayStation had all the RPGs of the generation and some really good platformers, but for me it couldn't touch the consistently high-quality library of the N64. I still consider GoldenEye's spiritual successor Perfect Dark the greatest FPS ever released, and LoZ Majora's Mask is probably my favorite game of all time.

[@BatoceraNation]

It was a wonderful console! I was blown away by the Star Wars Shadows of the Empire. I loved that game along with Mario Kart 64 and Super Mario 64.

[@fasspot]

Great video, and Psytrance in intro !! 👌

[@richarddukard8989]

Any idea how to set up N64 DD? None of the games run on any of the emulators

[@marcelzocker947]

One importend point you didnt show: how to setup the controller mapping for N64?!

[@DarkdaemonEU]

My goto emulators are: 1 libretto/mupen_next this one i use with widescreen and resolution 1920x1080. Then for the second emulator I use parallel to be as close as original with 4:3 aspect. The rest I dont use.. mupen has to Many rendering issues when it comes to 4 player games.

[@BatoceraNation]

I didn't think about the 4 players games. But that's a good point.

[@DarkdaemonEU]

It may work for others tho :) but these are my goto emulators for n64

[@der-Troet]

thank you, my Batocera is running on a m.2 SSD perfectly.

[@BatoceraNation]

Great to hear! Enjoy Batocera!

[@jasonfleigel6807]

Great tutorial, I haven't jumped into Batocera yet but it is on my project list and I will definitely refer to this video at that time. Have you had a go at getting Star Wars Rogue Squadron to work well?

[@BatoceraNation]

It does work. I can't remember which emulator I used to get it to work. I would try one of the top 3 emulators that I mentioned in the video. Next should work.

[@jasonfleigel6807]

@@BatoceraNation cool, thanks!

[@farouqiamin7894]

This is off topic but is there an easy way to remove duplicate files, any suggestions?

[@DarkdaemonEU]

Yeah That intro!!, Nice timing also ;)

[@BatoceraNation]

Do you realize how many hours that I had to play to get that right? All for research! Lol! Just kidding!

[@michaelwhaley4638]

I loved the intro, lots of playing time to just get it right.

[@fonzitheman]

To quote Twenty One Pilots: "Wish we could turn back time… to the good old days" 😁👍 Great video as usual mate. I havent gone into detailed settings with my N64 emulation but I do like to have them set as 4x3 aspect with bezels, and for advanced system setting Ive set the default core to Mupen64Plus-Next. I havent checked every single game and set diff cores for each that may need them.. Yet. So for 4x3 res setting Im using 960x720. I can go higher but cause I like to use the zfast shader if I raise the resolution more the scanline effect looks worse and thickens the bars. Rest settings Ive just left on auto for the moment, as I said its one system I havent experimented with other settings yet.

[@BatoceraNation]

The good old days indeed! Still remember my reaction when I first saw Super Mario 64. So blown away by it.

[@retroworksarcade323]

Awesome and very informative. Question. If I am using Batocera in an arcade machine is it possible to setup N64 to play with digital instead of analogs? If so how would I do this?

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

Thanks I will be trying this out today

[@DefianceFinance]

seems like you definitely know your stuff. Thanks for the explanation! Cant wait to set it all up and drift to nostalgia lands :D

[@erichlf]

What bezel was that in the very beginning?

[@LaurentAgier]

Hi, Following the last BATOCERA update, my save in the game: Zelda ocarina of Time, disappeared. Impossible for me to find an article to help me find this backup. Could you help me ? Thank you in advance and thank you for your work.

[@B5152g]

Anything I can change to fix n64? I have flashing textures in Mario 64, usually Mario's shadow, rug in front of castle entrance, and the sun spot inside castle.

[@Nguyentrungthanh-op5fv]

how do you play n64 if you dont have n64 controller? i cant see you remap controller in video?

[@Wileo]

Thanks for the Video mr mkay! :)

[@BatoceraNation]

Lol!

[@thepatbino]

Could you do a video on how to set up the controller for N64? I cannot figure that out

[@Sirlarrythecat]

The Mupen64 / Glide64MK doesn't like zipped roms I had to unzip all mine but wow this runs great as my PC is just running on the intel 530 built in graphics so can't turn up the enhancements as much as you can on your system but all the games look fantastic and run between 98%-100% thank you for pointing out this emulator.

[@BatoceraNation]

Thanks for the info!

[@HyperBulletX]

Is there a way for me to livestream batocera gameplay to twitch or youtube I dont see anyone talking about that 🤷‍♂️

[@andymuzzo8568]

Is it possible for you to do a video using the Retro-Bit Wireless Tribute 64 controller on Batocera?

[@LumbyMcGumby]

Anyone know how to get controller pak (memory cards) working I can't save games like snowboard kids and I can't find any option to enable controller pak

[@MuhammadKhan31312]

Which one is best for rg35xx

[@ElDiablo981]

Hi everyone, is it possible to install alternative cores on retroarch inside Batocera on Raspberry Pi 4? I am unable to start a specific Nintendo 64 game which instead runs smoothly on retroarch for Android.

[@BatoceraNation]

No. You can't install a core in Batocera. At least not at the moment.

[@ElDiablo981]

@@BatoceraNation Ok thanks

[@d.ule_]

how did you get that game libary for nintendo 64 on menu screen?

[@BatoceraNation]

Once you copy your N64 games or any console into your roms folder, the console will appear upon updating your gamelist.

[@estevaobenevides]

Galera, tou com um PC Dual Core 2.7GHz, 2GB de RAM e HD SATA 80GB, mas nao ta rodando o N64 e GameCube no batocera. Qual é a configuração mínima pra rodar o N64 e GameCube?

[@numan6693]

i dont get it, where can i download the roms ?

[@radadyproductions2414]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful. I have one issue with n64 games, I have an IPAC2 joystick/button controls. The buttons work but the joystick is going to the dpad. Versus the analog stick making the games unplayable (ex. Mario kart I can give it gas to go forward "A" but cannot steer) any advice? Or thoughts on including this in a video?

[@BatoceraNation]

I don’t owe one. I had to look it up. Your best bet is to ask at the official Batocera.org forums or Discord for advice. Someone there probably owns one and could give you the right answers.

[@johnhanes3450]

How do I get the dang z button to map for N64 games?

[@wizardray2089]

How do you set up a usb N64 controller to work correctly with batocera?

[@VahnRibeiro]

Eu testei o world driver championship e funcionou somente no muppen64 plus next e mesmo assim imperfeito.

[@radadyproductions2414]

Thanks for another great video. I am using a laptop that is about 10 years old. Some of the n64 games don't run well (laggy game play, graphics look distorted when certain screens are loading, audio is off from the picture, etc.) Any tips on changing the setting to lower the graphics quality in exchange for better performance? Or maybe my laptop is just too old to play these games

[@fonzitheman]

If you are using Mupen64PlusNext or Parellel N64 core try the lower the redering res for a start, obviously try the lowest 320x240. If that runs good try the next one at 640x480 and so on. All the other graphic settings like texture filtering and those below it are prob to auto so should be good but you can always turn them off to test and see if that makes a difference So a trial and error I guess for those. Also try using no shader as this will also use cpu power, if you dont mind an image with no shader at all that is. For the video mode settings my recommendation is set that to whatever your display is, so if its 1080P try 1080 max. After that if you rendering res ended up being 640x480 or lower, try setting the video mode to 640x480 max so matched the rendering res. However the image will appear bloated cause you are pushing less pixels, at least from my understanding.

[@Courtneydooley34]

What do I need to type in

[@feroseifert100]

How do I use keyboard?

[@anastasioskougkalis7840]

hello and thanks for the nice and helpfull videos. So today I etched Batocera at a 128GB Sandisk USB drive and it came out with 8GB after the etching containing a working Batocera.... and 108GB of unallocated space.... is there a way to redo the process and be able to use the whole USB capacity? I have something like 300gb of ROMS that I need to use games from in this USB drive

[@BatoceraNation]

No. Batocera creates 2 partitions. One for Boot software and the the other for your games. Everything gets used up and nothing is wasted in terms of space.

[@anastasioskougkalis7840]

@@BatoceraNation so I can format it to exFAT and copy all my games there and use it? or can I use it as NTFS?

[@BatoceraNation]

@@anastasioskougkalis7840 NTFS works the best.

[@anastasioskougkalis7840]

@@BatoceraNation ok thanks. done it and linked all games.... they work fine eexcept for a small problem... ALL emulators are running at 2x or maybe 3x faster than normal and I couldn't find a way to fix it in your wiki page so I had to ask here... is there a way to fix it?

[@0kti]

Batocera have fat32 partition for roms?

[@BatoceraNation]

Yes.

[@BatoceraNation]

But don't attempt to copy your games from Windows unless via your network.

[@fonzitheman]

Update: Batocera Nation hits 5000 subs. Giveaways in next video…. Lol Just kidding ofcourse. Well done and heres to the next milestone of 10,000 🍻

[@BatoceraNation]

Thanks Fonzi! It was nice to see that earlier today. It's been a crazy ride these last 6 months. Can’t wait to see what the future holds!

[@michaelwhaley4638]

Awesome video!!!!!!

[@doomey5]

I would recommend useing mupen next and parallel mostly due to the fact that vulken support is available on them for lower end devices. and the others like rice and such are standalone emulators and do not support it.

[@BatoceraNation]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@nemeshrasane3584]

Why does it show error during flashing batocera on my pendrive?? And what is the fix?? Please tell

[@BatoceraNation]

What error does it show? Try reformatting your pendrive in NTFS and try again. If that doesn't work, try another pendrive or hard drive.

[@nemeshrasane3584]

@@BatoceraNation It shows Flash Failed. And I tried it a couple of times but it does not work. Please help me.

[@nemeshrasane3584]

@@BatoceraNation and I also have tried formatting pendrive in NFTS also.

[@BatoceraNation]

When it fails repeatedly it means there's something wrong with your pendrive. Try another one or hard drive.

[@fonzitheman]

Are you using a no name generic drive perhaps? A large drive bought very cheap online? If so its highly likely a fake capacity drive. Or, are you using a brand name flash drive like Sandisk for eg?

[@michaelwhaley4638]

I just got my ayaneo today!!!!

[@BatoceraNation]

Nice!!!! Lucky you!! Give me your mini review. I'm curious.

[@BatoceraNation]

What number were you again?

[@michaelwhaley4638]

@@BatoceraNation 2689, no docking station yet!

[@michaelwhaley4638]

Shipping in October

[@michaelwhaley4638]

@@BatoceraNation I will send you a pic on discord

[@goodgriefchief]

I can’t even get the in game menu to open up

[@RoseQuartz692]

The Batocera site is wrong Nintendo 64 was released 23 June 1996 not 29 September 1996

[@ElasticGiraffe]

It had a June release in Japan and a September release in North America. Its PAL release was March 1997.

[@BatoceraNation]

I believe that you are correct. That's what I read yesterday.

[@RoseQuartz692]

I Like the Gameboy just laying there

[@BatoceraNation]

Yeah, it's cool looking decoration!

[@intrepido7221]

4those who got a generic N64 controller of 12.99 like me, :'V, I got a configuration but the c down button is missing.

[@intrepido7221]

When u got into configuring the controller use dis. A. Press c right button B. Press a button X. Press c up button Y. Press B button Start. Press Star Select press c down button Next is the pad up, down, left, right L1. Press Z button R1 press R button Left analog up Left analog left Right analog up. Press a button and keep it press until the not defined appears. Right analog left. Press c left button L2,R2,L3,R3, have to be in not defined 4the hotkey press the L button Then press ok.

[@CompWin7Helper]

Genius !

[@NaestyNaes]

Need support for this new PC compatable N64 controller Nntendo's about to put out😏

[@BatoceraNation]

I have not heard about it. I need to check it out.

[@raymondarias2034]

I just put batocera on my Alienware Alpha i7

[@BatoceraNation]

Nice. How does it run?

[@raymondarias2034]

@@BatoceraNation so far its been good

[@BatoceraNation]

Awesome! Enjoy it!