New release out today, version v1.0.1, a Linux package is available.
As a long time Linux user, with new project I am used to it to download sources, compiled them, obtain compilation errors, report issues on Github etc...
But this time I just downloaded Zelda 64: Recompiled today's release, extracted it, launched it and provided it a rom, no tweaks, it was so easy.
The result is very impressive, like the game was developed natively for Linux.
My PS3 dualshock controller was recognized out the box and vibrated when I launched game.
Rendering: I didn't know N64 games could be so beautiful, it will be hard to come back to N64 emulation after that.
For the moment this project accept only USA rom, I hope I can use a rom with my native language with a future release.
Other feature that will be a must: textures packs support, imagine this project with "Henriko Magnifico" textures packs...That will be the perfect Zelda Ocarina and Majora's Mask gaming experience. But will Nintendo let do that without intervention?

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If this work could help N64 emulator developers progress. Because today, N64 emulation is less accomplished than other console emulators.

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Quoting: MohandevirJust got the upgrade, on my PC... After the update, I was left with an empty desktop. All the apps had been removed. I had to reinstall the desktop with "pacman -Qqn | pacman -S -" to get them back.

Hu... rray! :huh:

Just updated Manjaro Gnome and...everything work, no issue for the moment. A far better experience than upgrading Ubuntu to a new version...when you have to finish manually in command line with apt-get install -f and apt-get clean...

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That's exactly what I lived with Debian and Debian-like distributions, until I migrated to Arch/Manjaro.

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How do you install Gamescope on Ubuntu 24.04? Package is available throw official Ubuntu depots?

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Quoting: tuubiI suppose one might want to play around with gamescope and Wayland etc, and you'll get the new bells and whistles quicker on some other distro, but no game actually requires that stuff as far as I know. I think Mint is a perfectly fine distro for most gamers.

A lot of old games (and perhaps even newer) crash when they loose focus "Alt+Tab". Or their resolution is limited and they can not run in fullscreen. Gamescope is necessary for this games and it is a solution we needed for a long time for Wine.
I remember I opened an issue on WIneHQ several years ago for this feature:
https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39768 [External Link]

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What distribution you will advice for gaming?
From my experience, a good Linux distribution for gaming will be a distribution that will provide all packages needed for gaming:
- Proprietary and open source graphic drivers
- recent kernel
- wifi/bluetooth drivers
- wine/wine-staging
- 32 and 64 bits libraries
- Steam
- all emulators
- flatpak
- Lutris, Heroic...
- Gamescope, Mangohud
which manages dependencies efficiently: for example, if I install Lutris, also install wine, the 32 and 64 bit libraries, install the sdl libraries etc... So that the user subsequently does not have any messages error linked to a missing library when launching his games. And packages should be updated regularly.

At the moment I have successfully tested the following distributions for the game:
- Manjaro (ARCH)
- openSUSE Tumbleweed

This two distributions are rolling release so you always use recent and stable packages.

As an Ubuntu user for many years, I would not recommend this Linux distribution for gaming, I have experienced a lot of problems with unsatisfied dependencies, app packages not available, issues unresolved and its management of PPAs is complicated and degrades its stability.
Then I often encountered difficulties when updating from one version to another.

What about Fedora? I would be interested in your feedback.

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Wine/Proton/DXVK are such performant today's on Linux, unlike native Linux games which age poorly: library dependency problems or are not up to date because the developers do not maintain them.
At the same time I put myself in the developers' shoes, it's much more economical and less complicated to maintain a single version of the game, the one for Windows, and to make it Wine/Proton/DXVK compatible.

This is also a perverse effect of the effectiveness of WIne/Proton/DXVK, is that it does not encourage the development of native Linux games. But the main thing is that Linux gamers can simply play their games, without worrying if it's a Windows version or not and without having to tinker too much like we did only a few years ago.

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Quoting: tpauIf you still have games that are only available on physical media or isos, you should ask gog or the publisher for a digital edition.
Cdrom and DVD are deteriorating and falling apart over time.

Another advantage is that GOG has already improved the game for you:
- game updated with latest patches
- compatibility with modern OS/Hardware configuration
You will save time, fewer adjustments, they have already done the work for you.
And don't forget that you'll find plenty of script installers on Lutris for older games that also make your Linux gamer's life easier.

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Quoting: kantanSome active fork for Citra ?

Happily for us, this Emulator is quite mature, it is stable and has a good compatibility.
But we need a team to maintain the code.

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