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24 alternatives to Super Mario 64 HD

The classic N64 game, revamped in HD for Mac, PC and Linux

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Super Mario 64 HD launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The golden age of 16-bit gaming returns

    2017 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →

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    The classic platformer reimagined in first person

    2015 · gamejolt.com · its alternatives →

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    Unscramble glitched-out images from NES titles

    2015 · ohsqueezy.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    LEGO NES▲159

    Build an NES out of LEGO

    2020 · lego.com · its alternatives →

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    The return of 3 classic Mario games on Switch

    2020 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →

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    Everyone's fave first computer, rebooted at 50% scale.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The Sega Mega Drive is back with 80 built-in games

    2016 · smythstoys.com · its alternatives →

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    Nintendo brings back their original handheld system

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Turn your screen in to Super Mario Bros

    2015 · aaronrandall.com · its alternatives →

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    The 1989 NES classic, updated for your phone

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The NES is back... but it's mini!

    2016 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →

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    Reskinned, retextured and remastered for modern screens

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Play Super Mario 64 in fullscreen

    2024 · supermario64.net · its alternatives →

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    Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A fan-made mashup of Mario and No Man's Sky

    2016 · asmb.itch.io · its alternatives →

  16. 16IM

    Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)

    2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →

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    WePlayDOS▲205

    Play classic DOS games in browser

    2024 · weplaydos.games · its alternatives →

  18. 18GB

    Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…

    2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →

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    c64js▲100

    A commodore 64 emulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    SUPERHOT▲158

    Where time moves only when you move

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Advanced 16-bit video game console

    2014 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

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    The very best game... about games

    2015 · stanleyparable.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenEmu▲185

    🎮Retro video game emulation for OS X

    2015 · openemu.org · its alternatives →

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