mupen64plus(6)
NAME
mupen64plus --- console frontend for the Mupen64Plus N64 emulator
SYNOPSIS
mupen64plus [parameters] romfile
DESCRIPTION
mupen64plus is a pluginbased N64 emulator for Linux/Unix, OSX, and
Windows which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are
four MIPS R4300 CPU emulators, with dynamic recompilers for 32bit x86
and 64bit amd64 systems, and necessary plugins for audio, graphical
rendering (RDP), signal coprocessor (RSP), and input. There are several
OpenGL video plugins available:
* Rice, included with the distribution
* Glide64Mk2, included with the distribution
* Arachnoid:
https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-video-arachnoid
* Glide64:
https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-video-glide64
(old)
* Z64:
https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-video-z64
(must be used with the rsp-z64 plugin)
The most current documentation can be found at the project's homepage:
https://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/.
The options are as follows:
-h, --help
Print help message.
--noosd
Disable onscreen display.
--osd
Enable onscreen display.
--fullscreen
Run emulator in fullscreen display mode.
--windowed
Run emulator in windowed display mode.
--resolution res
Display resolution (640480, 800600, 1024768, etc)
--nospeedlimit
Disable core speed limiter. This should be used with the dummy audio
plugin.
--cheats cheatspec
Enable or list cheat codes for the given rom file.
--corelib filepath
Specifies a filename (optionally with a preceding directory path) to
load a specific mupen64plus core library.
--configdir directory
Specifies a directory to look for the mupen64plus.cfg file. Default
is ~/.config/mupen64plus/.
--datadir directory
Specifies a directory to search for shared data files (fonts, cheat
codes, .ini files). Default is ${PREFIX}/share/mupen64plus/.
--plugindir directory
Specifies a directory to search for plugin files. Default is
${PREFIX}/lib/mupen64plus/.
--sshotdir directory
Specifies a directory to save screenshots captured during gameplay.
Default is ~/.local/share/mupen64plus/screenshot/.
--gfx pluginspec
Specifies a pluginspec to select a graphics plugin for use during
emulation.
--audio pluginspec
Specifies a pluginspec to select an audio plugin for use during
emulation.
--input pluginspec
Specifies a pluginspec to select an input plugin for use during
emulation.
--rsp pluginspec
Specifies a pluginspec to select an RSP plugin for use during
emulation.
--emumode mode
Specifies which mode the emulator core should run in. mode should be
set to one of the following numbers:
0 Pure Interpreter
1 Cached Interpreter
2 Dynamic Recompiler (DynaRec)
--testshots list
Take screenshots at frames given in the commaseparated list, then
quit.
--core-compare-send
Use the core comparison debugging feature, in data sending mode. If
the core was not compiled with support for the Core Comparison
feature, then the emulator will exit with an error.
--core-compare-recv
Use the core comparison debugging feature, in data receiving mode. If
the core was not compiled with support for the Core Comparison
feature, then the emulator will exit with an error.
--set paramspec
Set the value of a mupen64plus configuration parameter. This option
may be used multiple times. The format of paramspec is
SectionName[ParamName]=Value
--nosaveoptions
Do not save the given commandline options into the mupen64plus
configuration file to use as defaults in the future.
--verbose
Print lots of information. Useful for debugging but unnecessary for
normal use.
pluginspec
(pluginname)
Filename (without path) of plugin to use. Application will search
through several directories to look for a matching plugin name.
(pluginpath)
Full directory path and filename of plugin.
'dummy'
Use the dummy plugin.
cheatspec
'list'
Show all of the available cheat codes.
'all'
Enable all of the available cheat codes.
(codelist)
A comma separated list of cheat code numbers to enable.
KEY COMMANDS
The following shortcut keys can be used during emulation. These are the
default key values; nearly all of them may be set to different keys by
editing the mupen64plus configuration file.
Escape Quit the emulator.
0--9 Select virtual 'slot' for save/load state.
F5 Save emulator state to current slot.
F7 Load emulator state from current slot.
F9 Reset emulator.
F10 Slow down emulator speed by 5 percent.
F11 Speed up emulator speed by 5 percent.
F12 Take screenshot.
AltEnter Toggle fullscreen mode. This is not supported on Windows.
p or P Pause/continue emulation.
m or M Mute/unmute sound.
f or F Fast Forward (playback at 250% normal speed as long as key is
pressed).
g or G Press GameShark button (if cheats are enabled).
/ or ? Advance one frame if paused.
[ Decrease volume.
] Increase volume.
FILES
The default location for the mupen64plus configuration file is
~/.config/mupen64plus/. The default location of the saved screenshots is
~/.local/share/mupen64plus/screenshot/. The default location of the save
states is ~/.local/share/mupen64plus/save/.
AUTHORS
mupen64plus was originally started by Richard42 and nmn, and is based on
Mupen64 (originally written by Hacktarux).
This man page was written by ebenblues, and updated by Richard42 and
Anthony J. Bentley.
COPYRIGHT
Mupen64plus is 2008--2013 The Mupen64plus Team
License GPLv2+, GNU:
https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL version 2 or later
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There
is no warranty, to the extent permitted by law.
BUGS
To report bugs or make feature requests, use the issue tracker:
https://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/issues/list
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