Case study

BellPad: an Apple platform port of Animal Crossing

BellPad ports the original US GameCube Animal Crossing to Apple Silicon macOS, iPhone and iPad using a decompiled game core. It adds Apple platform integration, Metal-backed rendering, local disc import, input handling and save support through tracked compatibility patches.

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

Stars: 40
Last commit: 2026-10-30
Language: Objective-C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Local builds require an Apple Silicon Mac with Xcode and the listed build tools; the documented hosted build option produces an iPhone or iPad app.
Prerequisites: Users must supply their own supported Animal Crossing USA revision 0 game data: an uncompressed ISO/GCM image or BellPad's verified trimmed form.
Limits: The project reports a playable macOS baseline; mobile gameplay and device checks remain in progress.
License: Mixed repository licensing; original BellPad material has no general outbound licence grant.

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BibTeX

@misc{bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case,
  title = {{BellPad: an Apple platform port of Animal Crossing}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

BellPad: an Apple platform port of Animal Crossing. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/bellpad · Revision 13b32a8
LICENSE GitHub · chrissotraidis/bellpad · Revision 13b32a8