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Pyrite64 is a complete development environment and engine for creating 3D games targeted at real Nintendo 64 hardware. It leverages the Libdragon library and tiny3d to provide a modern development experience without proprietary SDKs. The toolkit includes an automatic toolchain installer, a visual scene editor, and a node-graph system for scripting logic. It supports advanced features like HDR rendering and direct GLTF model imports from Blender.

Retro game developers and hobbyists interested in creating homebrew software for the Nintendo 64. Requires a Windows PC for the editor and an N64 emulator for testing.

• Real Hardware Focus: Compiles games that run directly on accurate N64 emulators or original console hardware.
• Visual Editor: Provides a desktop GUI for scene management, rendering, and collision setup.
• Node-Graph Scripting: Allows developers to script control flow visually without writing C++ code.
• Modern Asset Pipeline: Supports importing standard GLTF models with fast64 material compatibility.
• Open Source Stack: Built entirely on open-source libraries, avoiding all proprietary Nintendo SDKs.

Getting started: Clone the repository and run the automatic toolchain installation script on Windows.

1. v0.8.0v0.8.0Jul 28, 2026226 downloads

   ## What's Changed ### Node-Graph * Node Graph Rewrite + User defined nodes by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/256 * Node Docs: https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/manual/script/nodeGraph.html * Custom Node Docs: https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/manual/script/nodeGraphCustom.html ### Features & Engine changes * Prefab support for nested objects / other prefabs by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/268 * Docs: https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/manual/editor/prefabs.html ### Physics System * Physics API: Add swept-sphere function by @Aaronmac64 in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/276 * improved collision system heap traffic, introduced better bookkeeping… by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/288 * big collision optimizations by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/293 * Auto fit colliders by @MoisesMlg in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/295 * Change VEC3_FORWARD direction in math.h by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/300 * fix: let rigidbodies adopt changes fr

2. v0.7.0v0.7.0Jun 16, 2026902 downloads

   # v0.7.0 - Changelog > [!CAUTION] > This release contains breaking changes: [Migration Docs](https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/version/breakingChanges.html#v0-7-0) > Most notably, the physics system has been replaced and colliders / C++ code needs manual migration! ## What's Changed ### Material System * New Material System / Placeholder and dynamic textures by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/179 * Additive-Light option in Draw-Layer / Fix point lights by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/226 Docs: https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/manual/editor/materials.html ### Physics System * New Physics-System + Rigid-Body simulation by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/207 * Make applyForceAtPoint actually accumulate force by @andmatand in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/225 * Decouple physics scale from visual scale by @andmatand in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/228 * Add an applyLinearForce method by @andmatand in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/231 * Don't change velocity on hit during swept subst

3. v0.6.0v0.6.0Mar 30, 20262.6K downloads

   # v0.6.0 - Changelog * Editor zoom (by default: Ctrl + Scroll) by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/159 * Editor: Add anti-alias option by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/161 * Editor: Add VSync option and custom FPS Limit by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/162 * Rotation can be edited as euler angles, scaling can be proportionally edited * Fixes value jumps when editing rotation as euler angles by @Q-Bert-Reynolds in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/171 * Replaces uniform scale with proportional scale by @Q-Bert-Reynolds in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/174 * mingw: Add useful toolchain location log by @thekovic in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/173 * defer the object initialization that might use a later object reference (fixes #177) by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/178 * Create global-scripts and node-graphs from the asset-browser by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/180 * Fix scene name not updating in the scene browser by @MessyComposer in https://github.com/H

4. v0.5.0v0.5.0Mar 6, 20261.2K downloads

   # v0.5.0 Changelog > [!CAUTION] > This release contains a small breaking change: [Migration Docs](https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/version/breakingChanges.html#v0-5-0) * Migrated documentation to sphinx, added new docs * Available online here https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/index.html * fix: keymap was only getting applied if it failed to load from file by @Q-Bert-Reynolds in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/126 * Better handling of unsaved assets and settings, ask before closing node-graph by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/111 * Trackpad pan and orbit by @Q-Bert-Reynolds in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/124 * fix: handle dragging objects into/near the root node in the scene-graph by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/131 * Collision mesh now generated on demand, remove "Collision" asset setting by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/139 * editor: Lose focus from InputText when using 3D viewport by @thekovic in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/137 * Transforming Object now trans. attached camera + new option to togg

5. v0.4.0v0.4.0Feb 26, 2026566 downloads

   # v0.4.0 - Changelog - MacOS / Metal support (by [rasky](https://github.com/rasky), #106) - Runtime-Engine - Fix rendering issue where the camera region / scissor is not set for all draw-layers - Editor - General - Fix clean-build under windows - Automatically force a clean-build if engine code changed - Configurable keybindings and editor preferences (by [@Q-Bert-Reynolds](https://www.github.com/Q-Bert-Reynolds), #95) - Fix issue where snapping during scaling would collapse objects to zero size - Improved performance of the asset browser - Toolchain manager: - Existing installations can now be updated too (by [@thekovic](https://www.github.com/thekovic), #11) - CLI - New command to clean a project (`--cmd clean`) Checkout the main repositories Readme for more information. > [!WARNING] > This project is still in early development, features are going to be missing. > Documentation is also still work in progress, and breaking API changes are to be expected.

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