# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad/blob/13b32a89ef443ce0ffc89672d48b94e90ec76c59/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad/blob/13b32a89ef443ce0ffc89672d48b94e90ec76c59/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad/blob/13b32a89ef443ce0ffc89672d48b94e90ec76c59/LICENSE>

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