A few days ago, m4xw, who is a Switch developer, told us about recent progress on the dynamic recompiler being ported for N64 emulation on the Switch. A short while later, he shared an NRO file of the BETA Mupen64Plus RetroArch core the dynarec is implemented in so that you could try out the dynarec on your own device.
Obviously, the dynarec translates into great performance improvements due to more efficient CPU emulation. Furthermore, it could let you run games at a higher resolution while still maintaining good speeds so even if the games you want to play run well, the dynarec still has something to offer. Among the games that Reddit users have reported to be working pretty well we find:
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario 64
Super Smash Bros
Yoshi’s Story
Some ROM hacks like Banjo Dreamie
It’s important to note that some titles don’t work with the dynamic recompiler as it’s still in development so crashes/issues are to be expected!
The dynarec will soon be part of Mupen64Plus nightlies created by the libretro buildbot so you should also stay tuned for those!