Case study

BearBirdPad: a Banjo-Kazooie recompilation port for iPhone and iPad

BearBirdPad ports the BanjoRecomp version of Banjo-Kazooie to iPhone and iPad. Its iOS integration adds Metal rendering, movable touch controls, controller handling, local ROM import and save storage. Build scripts generate the game module from a player's supported NTSC-U 1.0 ROM.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 18
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: Objective-C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal Banjo-Kazooie NTSC-U 1.0 ROM is required.
Prerequisites: The documented Mac build requires Apple Silicon, Xcode, CMake, Ninja, Rust and an Apple development team for device signing.
Testing evidence: The Windows module-build route is experimental and has not been reported as played on a device.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later applies to BearBirdPad-owned software.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{bearbirdpad-banjo-kazooie-ios-case,
  title = {{BearBirdPad: a Banjo-Kazooie recompilation port for iPhone and iPad}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bearbirdpad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bearbirdpad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/bearbirdpad-banjo-kazooie-ios-case/}}
}

Plain text

BearBirdPad: a Banjo-Kazooie recompilation port for iPhone and iPad. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bearbirdpad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/bearbirdpad-banjo-kazooie-ios-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/bearbirdpad · Revision 91da304