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  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad/blob/13b32a89ef443ce0ffc89672d48b94e90ec76c59/LICENSE"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "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.",
  "description_zh": "BellPad 基于反编译的游戏核心，将美版 GameCube《Animal Crossing》移植到 Apple Silicon macOS、iPhone 和 iPad。项目通过兼容补丁加入 Apple 平台适配、Metal 渲染、本地光盘导入、输入处理和存档功能。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad/blob/13b32a89ef443ce0ffc89672d48b94e90ec76c59/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bellpad-animal-crossing-port-case/index.md",
  "name": "BellPad: an Apple platform port of Animal Crossing",
  "name_zh": "BellPad：面向 Apple 平台的《动物森友会》移植",
  "preview_kind": "demo",
  "reconstruction_method": "port",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "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.",
    "Users must supply their own supported Animal Crossing USA revision 0 game data: an uncompressed ISO/GCM image or BellPad's verified trimmed form.",
    "The project reports a playable macOS baseline; mobile gameplay and device checks remain in progress.",
    "Mixed repository licensing; original BellPad material has no general outbound licence grant."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "本机构建需要 Apple Silicon Mac、Xcode 和文档列出的构建工具；文档中的托管构建方式可生成 iPhone 或 iPad 应用。",
    "用户需自行提供受支持的《Animal Crossing》美版修订版 0 游戏数据：未压缩的 ISO/GCM 镜像或 BellPad 已验证的裁剪格式。",
    "项目方称 macOS 基础版本可玩；移动端游戏体验和设备验证仍在进行。",
    "仓库采用混合许可；BellPad 原创材料没有统一的对外许可授权。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/chrissotraidis/bellpad",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}