SDL VS project64

Compare SDL vs project64 and see what are their differences.

SDL

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SDL project64
9 63
394 2,372
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4.8 9.3
about 3 years ago 8 days ago
C C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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SDL

Posts with mentions or reviews of SDL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-27.
  • Ask HN: What is the SDL.h file in SuperTux?
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Feb 2024
    I don't know for sure, but could it be this?

    https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL

  • How to choose a front end / control kit pairing for multi cabinet?
    1 project | /r/cade | 1 Apr 2023
    The kit has been fun. My daughter loved helping me wire it up to a dummy box, and we decided its worth moving forward with a desktop cabinet build. I don't have a raspberry pi and can't find one, so we're using a 2012 mac mini. OpenEmu has been fun, but I'd like to be able to control the whole UI with the joystick, so we looked at EmulationStation-DE (retropie for desktop as its been explained to me). The control kit worked with OpenEmu but not EmulationStation, and the folks over in that sub said its not supported by SDL https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL
  • Do i have enpugh knowledge to learn new libraries?
    2 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 8 Sep 2022
    There is also SDL, which is a bit of a behemoth library, but gives you a lot of firepower if you want to get down to the nuts and bolts of building something from scratch with media. It provides a framework for working with graphics, sound, input hardware, etc., and is cross-platform. I haven't personally used SDL but it's a pretty well-utilized library. It's written in C so the same caveats apply as before, but works just fine with C++.
  • Fixing Stutters in Papers Please on Linux
    2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 2 Jan 2022
    This has already been fixed in the latest SDL version, but it's likely that the game comes bundled with it's own version.
  • I'm giving out microgrants to open source projects for the third year in a row! Brag about your projects here so I can see them, big or small!
    103 projects | /r/programming | 28 Dec 2021
    I got tired of writing C# bindings code by hand to interop with native C/C++ libraries, so I automated the process. Example for SDL: https://github.com/bottlenoselabs/SDL-cs. The repository is automated daily using Dependabot to run C2CS, generate the P/Invoke code, and push a Git commit with the code automatically when there is a change to https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL.
  • Updated MacOS documentation
    1 project | /r/MacOS | 9 Nov 2021
    The source code for it can be found at https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL , this may be helpful if your looking for an example of how a 'platform layer' like this it can be implemented.
  • The Very First Post
    11 projects | dev.to | 10 Sep 2021
    Simple Directmedia Layer: a library that offers low-level access to resources like audio, video graphics, joystick, keyboard, mouse. It is mainly used for the development of video games (Stepmania and Valve's games such as Counter Strike: Source, as some examples).
  • AM2R @ Raspberry Pi - Take 3
    2 projects | /r/AM2R | 2 Sep 2021
    Now, we'll need to source the latest SDL source tarball. You can find it [here](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL), but you can source the latest as of this writing with the command below. Run cd, and then run:
  • Good Open Source Projects?
    3 projects | /r/C_Programming | 30 May 2021
    Game library: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL

project64

Posts with mentions or reviews of project64. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-03.
  • Replay old video games
    8 projects | /r/nonutnovember | 3 Nov 2023
    Nintendo 64: Project 64 is the best N64 emulator in my opinion: Download Project 64
  • Not Detecting Controller Inputs?
    1 project | /r/project64 | 26 May 2023
  • Super Mario 64 for Project64 not loading
    1 project | /r/n64 | 18 May 2023
    Are you running 3.0.1 downloaded from their site? And is the game a clean dump, or some kind of romhack?
  • Should I get into This Series?
    1 project | /r/starfox | 16 May 2023
  • Why is N64 still behind in terms of emulator ?
    4 projects | /r/emulators | 21 Apr 2023
    Suggested for cheaters and poorly designed ROM hacks: Project64
  • They should have locked the expansion mechanic behind more.
    1 project | /r/YookaLaylee | 13 Mar 2023
  • Retro games
    2 projects | /r/barrie | 4 Mar 2023
    I use Snes9x for SNES (https://www.snes9x.com/) and Project64 for N64 (https://www.pj64-emu.com/) — there's a ton of other ones too.
  • Son has the most wholesome reaction to his dad getting him a PS5
    1 project | /r/MadeMeSmile | 21 Feb 2023
  • is Super Mario 64 for 40$ good?
    1 project | /r/AskGames | 16 Feb 2023
    Sorry it took so long, but here we go. 1. You wanna go to www.pj64-emu.com there's a huge "download here" that will download the setup which you then need to run to install the emulator (I also choose to have an icon on the desktop). 2. You go to https://wowroms.com/de/roms/nintendo-64/super-mario-64-usa/24979.html to download the super mario 64 rom for the emulator, here I have pre-chosen the USA version for you, there's a European version too, they're all basically the same tho, you just get different language options sometimes. Click the green "download rom" button and it will download the rom in a zip file for you. Open the zip file and extract it (don't forget where you put it tho) 3. When you run the Project64 emulator for the first time you get to choose if you want to run it on a modern PC or an older one, I chose modern, but if your PC or laptop is old then you might want that. You can test out the options and if it doesn't work you can reinstall it and try again with the next option. 4. When you click on finish a blank window will pop up for you, there you go to "File" in the top left corner and choose "Open ROM" and browse your PC for the Super Mario 64 file we had downloaded and extracted earlier. Choose the file, click on open and your game should run. 5. Then if you like you can configure your buttons, so if you play with mouse and keyboard you can assign the keys from your keyboard to perform a certain action that would usually be done with the button on the controller and if you have a controller you can plug into the computer you can also assign the buttons to your controller the same way. For that go to options and then choose "Input settings". Try it out a little bit and see what's most comfortable for you or you can leave it as it is and play with the preassigned options. Hope that helps and if you have any questions lmk! You can also look for other ROMs and download other games, there's a ton of them.
  • everdrive 64: can anybody tell me where to find “cheat” packs?
    1 project | /r/everdrive | 18 Jan 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing SDL and project64 you can also consider the following projects:

SFML - Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

simple64 - Accurate N64 Emulator [Moved to: https://github.com//simple64]

ssr-proxy-js - A Server-Side Rendering Proxy focused on customization and flexibility!

GLideN64 - A new generation, open-source graphics plugin for N64 emulators.

GStreamer - GStreamer open-source multimedia framework

citra - A Nintendo 3DS Emulator

mpv - 🎥 Command line video player

simple64-gui - mupen64plus GUI written in Qt6

libVLC

yuzu - Nintendo Switch emulator

QtAv - A cross-platform multimedia framework based on Qt and FFmpeg. 基于Qt和FFmpeg的跨平台高性能音视频播放框架. Recommand to use new sdk https://github.com/wang-bin/mdk-sdk

m64p - [Moved to: https://github.com/m64p/m64p]