If you want the rainbow road experience on your PlayStation 3, your best bet is to embrace the homebrew scene. Install RetroArch, grab your N64 library, and enjoy the history of gaming—just be prepared for a few graphical hiccups along the way.
A: Technically yes, but performance suffers drastically. The PS3 struggles to render four viewports of an N64 game. Stick to 1-2 players for a smooth experience.
To get Mario Kart 64 running on Sony hardware, you generally need two things: , and an N64 Emulator core .
Example A — Emulator-only .pkg for homebrew PS3: