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-'''Project 64k''' is a modified version of the [[Nintendo 64]] emulator, Project64 (version 1.4). It is currently developed by [[Smasher:Smasherx74|Smasherx74]]. Project 64k is compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems. The main purpose of Project 64k is its "netplay" (online multiplayer gaming) capabilities, due mainly to the integration of the [[Kaillera]] networking client which enables online multiplayer gaming. Players are able to join game servers where multiple games may be hosted. This ability is not possible with Project64 at this point in time, due to the lack of online gaming capabilities. However, Project 64k, shares many underlying similarities with Project64, such as with system requirements and emulator core compatibility with games, as well as cheating facilities, via GameShark code emulation.
+'''Project64k''' is a modified version of the [[Nintendo 64]] emulator, {{s|wikipedia|Project64}} 1.6. It was originally created by Hotquik and is currently developed by {{Sm|Smasherx74}}. As a Nintendo 64 emulator, the program has the ability to run ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', as well as a majority of the Nintendo 64's library. Project64k's name is a pun on the term [[wikipedia:modem|56k]].
-==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
+Compared to many other emulators of its type, including its base project of Project64, {{s|wikipedia|Mupen64Plus}}, [[wikipedia:1964 (emulator)|1964]], and other projects, Project64k remains one of the most commonly used emulators in the ''Smash'' community due to its built-in ability to [[netplay|play games with others via the Internet]] with {{s|wikipedia|Kaillera}}. As a result of this, a majority of online tournaments for ''Super Smash Bros.'' are held with the emulator, often either via servers such as Atlantis Smash, or, more frequently, via peer-to-peer connections. Although a number of Nintendo 64 emulators have started to support online play, such as [http://mupen64k.blogspot.com/ Mupen64k], Project64k is still the most widely used emulator for ''Smash 64'' netplay, owing to the greater familiarity of the emulator; that said, a number of hacks for emulators can allow for crossplay between Project64k and Mupen64Plus.
-Project 64k is commonly used in the ''SSB'' community as a means to play online. The most popular server is the Galaxy 64 server in Chicago. Due to being the only practical means of long-distance play, it is often used to host online tournaments, similar to online tournaments in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Because of the impracticality of executing professional techniques using a keyboard, many players resort to controller plugins to give an experience similar to actual play. Note that through an emulator, access to hidden elements of the game such as the [[debug menu]] are easier.
-==Issues==
+Project64k has notably seen use at [[tournament]]s for ''Smash 64'', and the use of the emulator is actually preferred by some players, who may use unusual [[controller]]s for the game outside of the standard [[Nintendo 64 controller]], such as [[keyboard]]s.
-Project 64k has a number of unresolved issues and drawbacks. The most prominent of these include:
-*'''Plugins'''; in some cases the emulator requires specific plugins for operation. In addition, interoperability with input plugins can cause issues (as well as issues with Rumble Pak, and Controller Pak emulation can be present).
-*'''Internet speed requirements'''; the emulator has high internet connection speed requirements when using the net play feature.
-*'''Computer crashes'''; there are some unresolved issues which can cause the emulator to cause a crash, requiring a restart for continued operation. Most of the time, this is a side-effect for using too many GameShark codes at once. In addition, issues with the Kaillera client software can also create crashes.
-*'''Unreliable server communication'''; occasionally, when using the net play feature, the server can de-synchronise or disconnect. This can also often manifest with game desynchronisation too, with hosted multiplayer games desynchronising.
-*'''[[Wifi Lag]]'''; most people without perfect connection will lag the game. Many people play online with their lag and this can annoy others. This is one of the reasons why p2p is getting more popular. The other reason is due to button lag during/not in online play.
+Outside of these facilities for netplay, the emulator has also been popular for its use in [[tool-assisted superplay]]s, due to its extensive hacking capabilities that feature compatibility with [[GameShark]] and [[Action Replay]], and other features, such as frame-by-frame play.
+Despite popular belief, Project64k software in isolation is not inherently illegal to own and operate. In the United States, several lawsuits have ruled in favor of emulators falling under fair use, such as {{iw|wikipedia|Sega v. Accolade}} in 1992 and Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment America v. Bleem in 2000, as well as the {{iw|wikipedia|Digital Millennium Copyright Act}} declaring emulators as exempt from standard copyright protections. However, most methods to obtain games in a format that can actually be played on an emulator are considered piracy, which is illegal, so players are often warned to use emulation at their own discretion.
+==See also==
+*[[Dolphin]]
+==External links==
+*[http://pj64k.blogspot.com/ Project64k's official site]
+*[http://pj64k.emulation64.com/ Project64k download site]
+*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QxfE1XhHleXubWEyOuEd2aPLpAMqsUDiyr3eBv3DmGo/edit# A guide to Projec64k netplay] from [[Anther's Ladder]]
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+[[Category:Emulators]]