HailToDodongo/pyrite64Public

What is pyrite64?

A visual 3D game engine and node-graph editor for creating native Nintendo 64 homebrew games legally.

What does pyrite64 do?

Pyrite64 is a comprehensive game development environment engineered to create custom 3D games that run natively on real Nintendo 64 hardware or highly accurate emulators. It consists of a sophisticated visual editor and a dedicated runtime engine that leverages the modern, open-source Libdragon SDK and tiny3d library, entirely avoiding proprietary Nintendo SDKs. The project radically simplifies the historically difficult process of N64 homebrew development by providing modern toolchains and automated memory management. It uniquely introduces advanced features like HDR+Bloom rendering, massive-texture support, and a node-graph editor for visual scripting, bringing modern creative workflows directly to late-90s hardware constraints.

Who is pyrite64 for?

Retro game developers, homebrew enthusiasts, and 3D artists who want to create software for the Nintendo 64 using modern visual tools and legal toolchains.

How do I get started with pyrite64?

Read the documentation at https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/ for toolchain setup instructions.

How popular is pyrite64 on GitHub?

HailToDodongo/pyrite64 has 3,265 stars and 148 forks on GitHub, and gained 7 stars in the last 7 days.

What license does pyrite64 use?

HailToDodongo/pyrite64 is released under the MIT license.

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Pyrite64 is a comprehensive game development environment engineered to create custom 3D games that run natively on real Nintendo 64 hardware or highly accurate emulators. It consists of a sophisticated visual editor and a dedicated runtime engine that leverages the modern, open-source Libdragon SDK and tiny3d library, entirely avoiding proprietary Nintendo SDKs. The project radically simplifies the historically difficult process of N64 homebrew development by providing modern toolchains and automated memory management. It uniquely introduces advanced features like HDR+Bloom rendering, massive-texture support, and a node-graph editor for visual scripting, bringing modern creative workflows directly to late-90s hardware constraints.

Retro game developers, homebrew enthusiasts, and 3D artists who want to create software for the Nintendo 64 using modern visual tools and legal toolchains.

• Visual level editor: Provides a robust, modern graphical interface for seamlessly constructing 3D environments and placing game entities.
• Native hardware runtime: Accurately compiles games that run directly on original N64 hardware without ever relying on proprietary or illegal SDKs.
• Libdragon integration: Built firmly on the modern, open-source Libdragon toolchain to guarantee legal, accessible, and fast homebrew development.
• Direct Blender workflow: Directly supports importing standard GLTF 3D models from Blender using the widely adopted fast64 plugin architecture.
• Node-graph editor: Allows developers and artists to visually script basic control flow logic without constantly writing low-level C code.

Getting started: Read the documentation at https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/ for toolchain setup instructions.

1. v0.9.0v0.9.0Sep 28, 2026101 downloads

   # v0.9.0 - Changelog > [!CAUTION] > This release contains breaking changes: [Migration Docs](https://hailtododongo.github.io/pyrite64/docs/version/breakingChanges.html#v0-9-0) > Most notably, the unit-scaling has been unified and C++ code may need manual migration! ## What's Changed ### Materials & Rendering * Material setting for t3d Z-offset (decal alternative) by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/305 * Add Visibility Layers to define what cameras render by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/312 * Added "Surface" component by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/311 * Allow Cameras to target offscreen surfaces by @HailToDodongo in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/313 ### Features & Engine changes * [FIX] Camera Component now responds to object enable/disable state correctly by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/308 * Use Meters for Objects and components, decouple rendering scale + auto model import scaling by @Byterset in https://github.com/HailToDodongo/pyrite64/pull/315 ### Physics System * Small physics memory optimizations by

2. v0.8.0v0.8.0Jul 28, 20261.3K 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

3. v0.7.0v0.7.0Jun 16, 2026918 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

4. 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

5. 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

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