Case study

BananaPad: bringing Donkey Kong 64 Recompiled to Apple devices

BananaPad adapts the Donkey Kong 64 static-recompilation port for Apple Silicon macOS, iPhone and iPad. Its scripts generate game and RSP code from a user-supplied ROM, then combine that code with a native Apple shell, Metal rendering, touch controls and game-specific patches. The author reports playable macOS and Simulator builds and a physical iPad build that renders the game.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 13
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: Shell
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An unmodified, user-owned Donkey Kong 64 US/NTSC-U 1.0 ROM.
Limits: The project is a developer preview; broader physical-device and controller acceptance remains open.
License: GPL-3.0 License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{bananapad-case,
  title = {{BananaPad: bringing Donkey Kong 64 Recompiled to Apple devices}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bananapad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bananapad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/bananapad-case/}}
}

Plain text

BananaPad: bringing Donkey Kong 64 Recompiled to Apple devices. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bananapad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/bananapad-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/bananapad · Revision 3b2d82d