# Birdman64: a native Pilotwings 64 port

> Birdman64 ports Pilotwings 64 to native PC play by compiling decompiled game source against a user-supplied US ROM during first-time setup. Its runtime adds widescreen rendering, modern controls and two-player split-screen; the project also describes experimental Android support and iOS test builds.

- 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/NoahVl/Birdman64>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/NoahVl/Birdman64/blob/18c64ac3c85c77500751a1a9080f73b666fd9bb3/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/birdman64-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/birdman64-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/birdman64-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A user-provided US Pilotwings 64 ROM is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 or 11 64-bit or a recent 64-bit Linux distribution is required for the main PC releases; first-time setup needs internet access.
- **Limits:** Android support is experimental; iOS test builds must be built by the user.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/NoahVl/Birdman64/blob/18c64ac3c85c77500751a1a9080f73b666fd9bb3/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/NoahVl/Birdman64/blob/18c64ac3c85c77500751a1a9080f73b666fd9bb3/packaging/linux/README.md>

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