<s>
Project64	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
emulator	B-Application
written	O
in	O
the	O
programming	O
languages	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
uses	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
system	O
allowing	O
third-party	O
groups	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
plug-ins	B-Application
to	O
implement	O
specific	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project64	B-Language
can	O
play	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
reading	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
,	O
either	O
dumped	B-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
or	O
created	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
as	O
homebrew	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project64	B-Language
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
performing	O
emulators	B-Application
used	O
today	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
version	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project64	B-Language
is	O
considered	O
a	O
highly	O
compatible	O
emulator	B-Application
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Basic	B-Operating_System
Input/Output	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
(	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulator	B-Application
has	O
basic	O
features	O
,	O
supports	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
alternating	O
the	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
without	O
cropping	O
or	O
quality	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Project64	B-Language
began	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
consisting	O
of	O
Zilmar	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
Zilmar	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Jabo	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
developing	O
an	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Emulator	B-Application
of	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
Jabo	O
was	O
invited	O
to	O
join	O
Zilmar	O
on	O
a	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
for	O
Project64	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jabo	O
initially	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
on	O
being	O
the	O
RDP/Graphics	O
developer	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
greater	O
interest	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
the	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
but	O
found	O
himself	O
often	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project64k	B-Language
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Project64	B-Language
1.4	O
which	O
provides	O
multiplayer	O
netplay	O
abilities	O
via	O
integrating	O
the	O
Kaillera	O
networking	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
join	O
servers	O
where	O
multiple	O
games	O
may	O
be	O
hosted	O
with	O
other	O
features	O
remaining	O
consistent	O
with	O
Project64	B-Language
1.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Jabo	O
decided	O
to	O
stop	O
developing	O
Project64	B-Language
and	O
released	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
1.6	O
with	O
some	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Zilmar	O
released	O
both	O
Project64	B-Language
2.0	O
and	O
an	O
official	O
repository	O
of	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
that	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Project64	B-Language
website	O
making	O
the	O
software	O
fully	O
open-source	B-Application
and	O
accessible	O
to	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Project64	B-Language
2.1	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Project64	B-Language
2.2	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
in	O
a	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
May	O
2015	O
onwards	O
Project64	B-Language
2.2	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
64DD	B-Device
disk	O
roms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Project64	B-Language
version	O
2.3	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
eventually	O
being	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
2.3.2	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Project64	B-Language
version	O
3.0.0	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
celebrate	O
its	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
emulator	B-Application
for	O
offering	O
more	O
"	O
advanced	O
settings	O
"	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
official	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
emulation	B-Application
available	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
emulation	B-Application
for	O
being	O
imperfect	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
2.2	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
major	O
safety	O
concerns	O
of	O
installing	O
Project64	B-Language
through	O
its	O
official	O
installer	O
after	O
numerous	O
reports	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
websites	O
of	O
the	O
installers	O
containing	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Project64	B-Language
2.3	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
harmless	O
yet	O
irritating	O
nagware	B-License
screen	O
began	O
to	O
occur	O
after	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
which	O
grew	O
more	O
persistent	O
with	O
successive	O
launches	O
as	O
a	O
forced	O
waiting	O
period	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulation	B-Application
community	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
around	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
