Do you think there was anything in particular that biased the N64 emulator scene to be more drama-filled than some of the others? I never followed it that close

Do you think there was anything in particular that biased the N64 emulator scene to be more drama-filled than some of the others? I never followed it that closely; I just remember that Project64 seemed to go for a really long time without official updates, IIRC. OT but this does take me back - who remembers the drama with Sparcade?