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Star Fox 64 on PC

Nintendo 64 Star Fox 64 running on PC through native. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

On-rails shooting in the Arwing, with routes that branch on how well each stage goes. It was the first game to shake the controller, through the Rumble Pak.

Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Tiro
Original game
27 Apr 1997

How this port works

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

SF64 PC Port

How to install

  1. 01You need your own US ROM of Star Fox 64, version 1.0 or 1.1 (Rev A). The SHA-1 of each is in the project’s README.
  2. 02The Japanese and European versions cannot generate the game data. They can be used afterwards, together with the US one, only to swap the voices (one language at a time).
  3. 03The ROM must be .z64; convert it first if yours is .n64.
  4. 04Download the release, extract everything into a folder and open starship.exe. Choose the ROM: it generates the sf64.o2r data file. There are Linux (AppImage) and macOS builds too.
  5. 05F1 shows the menu bar, F11 toggles fullscreen and Tab switches alternate assets.

These projects ship no game data. Supply your own copy.

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play Star Fox 64 on PC?

Yes. The project distributes no game data — you supply your own copy or dump. Every project in this scene works this way, and it is what lets them stay publicly hosted on GitHub.

What does "native" mean?

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Will Star Fox 64 run on a low-end PC?

Native ports and recompilations skip CPU emulation entirely, so they are usually far lighter than an emulator for the same console. With no published measurement for this project, though, any estimate would be guesswork — test it on your own machine.

When was Star Fox 64 released?

The original game shipped in 1997, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. This PC port is from 2025.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v2.0.0) ships builds for Windows, Linux. The game originally shipped on Nintendo 64.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by HarbourMasters, and contains nothing from the commercial game. Responsibility for the game copy you use is yours — which is why the developers require you to supply your own.

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