Sixtyforce

Infobox_Software
name = Sixtyforce
developer = Gerrit Goossen
latest_release_version = 0.9.2
latest_release_date = December 21, 2007
latest_preview_version = 0.9.5p1
operating_system = Mac OS X
genre = Emulator
license = Proprietary, older versions open-source
website = [http://www.sixtyforce.com/ www.sixtyforce.com]

Sixtyforce is a shareware Nintendo 64 emulator created exclusively for Mac OS X. It natively supports both Intel and PowerPC based machines.

While sixtyforce doesn't support as wide a range of games as Mupen64 (the only other Nintendo 64 emulator that supports Mac operating systems, aside from the obsolete TrueReality emulator), it runs significantly faster. Most games that work run at playable speeds on late-generation G4 and all G5 processors.

Sixtyforce can run on Mac OS X. It displays the standard Mac titlebar above the game's video, with "FPS: 5.7" overlaid over the upper left corner of the video.

Sixtyforce, like Mupen64, uses a plugin-based system to allow for a wider range of game support.

Sixtyforce is offered both as a free or paid version. The free version lacks save states and displays the "Gerrit" logo on the bottom of the screen during play. The paid version, which costs $16, allows saving states and displays no logo.

As of version 0.9.2, the source code for Sixtyforce has not been released. Thus, unlike most console emulators, Sixtyforce is proprietary software.

External links

* [http://www.sixtyforce.com/ sixtyforce's Home Page]
* [http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/4908 MacUpdate Page for sixtyforce]