Harbor Masters, the team responsible for the excellent PC ports of N64 classics such as Ocarina of time And Majora’s maskhave returned with an awesome adaptation of Star Fox 64. While the classic arcade flight sim game has been playable outside of its original hardware for a while, the new port, called Starship, brings a number of improvements to the original, including support for ultra-wide resolutions , unlocked frame rates, and even rumble support for modern Bluetooth controllers.
Nintendo has developed a reputation for being a bit touchy when it comes to emulating the hardware or using original code from the ROMs, but Harbor Masters has developed a solution by converting original ROMs into executable PC code, which is technically does not use any proprietary Nintendo software. assets.
In addition to making the game easier to digest for PCs and allowing for better performance, porting the original code also opens up the possibility of modding, which opens up a world of potential for new community resources and creations.
If you want to try getting this harbor up and running yourself, luckily the crew at Harbor Masters has made the process relatively simple.
First you need to download and extract the Starship emulator Github. Next, you must LEGALLY purchase a copy of the ROM for Starfox 64, specifically version 1.1 (Rev A), which must use the z64 file format. If your ROM uses the .n64 format, you can convert it using this online tool. Once you have the correct ROM, you can place it in the same folder as the Starship emulator and run the Genere_otr application, which will extract the necessary files. Once that’s done, you can run the Starship application and press F1 to configure your controller and graphics settings. If the application crashes, try it latest C++ redistributable and start again.