No Joke, There's Now A Way To Play Super Mario 64 On Xbox

Lol that's so cool. Going to try this later.

How has Nintendo not taken this down yet?

Haha that's pretty cool, I've got a few variations of this on PC including ray tracing. I do find it funny that Nintendo have basically ported by far the worst version of this game in the last year or so

@Spaceman-Spiff because it's been completely decompiled and reprogrammed from the ground up and also includes enhancements. No code is original so it exists in a legal grey area where they can't do anything.

@Spaceman-Spiff I was exactly asking the same question to myself

@norwichred Interesting! I would have thought just making a game using Mario's likeness would have been enough to get the lawyers excited, then again I really can't pretend to understand how the law works in these situations.

Being a beta-insider gonna try this one on the chromium version tonight, see how it runs.

I’m sure Uncle Nintendo will have this shut down by the end of the day.

@spaceman-spiff @The_New_Butler @Tharsman

It's been up since earlier this year so far with no problems.

It's interesting because the browser version has spun off from the decomp version (which I have) in which the game is modded with extra game modes, runs at 4K in widescreen, and several other tweaks.

I definitely did read something about why the decomp version was allowed to exist although I can't find it now and everything I google about this browser version suggests surprise that it hasn't been taken down yet......

I can't pretend to be an expert in these matters - and I was surprised. But I definitely read somewhere that there was a legit reason why the decomp version was allowed to exist (this is spun off from that version, and is not the same)

@norwichred this is how it happens, as soon as it hits mass game media coverage and Nintendo notices, they unleash their lawyers on things.

@norwichred

Here's one I found...
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/beyond-emulation-the-massive-effort-to-reverse-engineer-n64-source-code/

Yeah, there's a lot of focus on the source code copyright but that ignores entirely unauthorized use of trademarks. They're providing Mario products for free without a Mario license or permission.

Disney used to go after small diners for selling Mickey Mouse shaped waffles (no joke.)

Nintendo ninjas incoming..

If this interests, you, it's fairly easy to get RetroArch running on an Xbox, even without changing over to Dev Mode.

https://gamr13.github.io/

Go there, click Whitelist at the top of the page, and fill out that form. Then click the Discord link, join that, and wait for the next Whitelist announcement (usually a couple of times a day).

Then, you can go to that same link- gamr13.github.io - on your Xbox in the Edge web browser, and follow the links to install RetroArch (and a few other things, besides. AM2R port, anyone?).

Granted, N64 emulation is kinda screwy no matter where you do it, but I've played PSX, PS2, GameCube and Wii games with no noticeable issues. It adds a lot of value to my Xbox.

It's far and away, the most backwards-compatible console I've ever owned lol

(All of this is perfectly legal and on the Microsoft Store, by the way. No ROMs or BIOS files are provided, and the community on the Discord server is super helpful and responsive if you run into any issues.)

Just gave this a try on my iPad with an Xbox controller and it works really well. There doesn’t seem to be any sound and the picture was a bit squashed (I assume it’s been framed for 16:9) but it ran at full speed and even after a refresh my save had been kept. Definitely worth bookmarking if you’re ever in need of a quick game of Mario 64.

It will be interesting to see how it runs on the new Edge. It's still a better port than the official one on Switch. I wonder how to use the N64 start button because the menu button changes controls and the view button toggles full screen on and off.

@Shoeblazer Thank you! I submitted the form, how do I know when there is a new "whitelist announcement"?

@BlueOcean You can join their Discord and watch the #gamr13s-announcements channel. They don't notify individual users, but you'll be in the next wave, presumably this evening. Otherwise just wait and try it tomorrow

@Shoeblazer I downloaded the apps. Is there a guide or something to set them up? How to connect Durango FTP to PC? Thank you 😁.

EDIT: I think I got it, more or less.

@BlueOcean Sorry, I was at work. Glad you got it working! I've found a USB stick full o' ROMs to be a good, easy, solution if the FTP stuff is too bothersome.

Definitely make sure to go into the online updater within RetroArch and update everything there once.

I hope you enjoy!

@Shoeblazer FTP was easy to use, I am having a few issues with Retroarch, though, e.g. save states and a few games not detecting the controller. Thank you!