Case study

BrawlerPad: an Apple-platform port of Super Smash Bros. 64

BrawlerPad adapts the BattleShip Super Smash Bros. 64 source port for Apple Silicon macOS, iPhone and iPad. Its patches add Metal app integration, user-ROM resource extraction, touch controls and controller lifecycle handling while compiling the decompiled game code ahead of time.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 19
Last commit: 2026-10-24
Language: Shell

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained supported US Super Smash Bros. 64 ROM is required.
Prerequisites: An Apple Silicon Mac, Xcode and the build-guide dependencies are required for local builds.
Limits: Long-match audio, multitouch, reset, rotation and controller acceptance checks remain open.
License: The repository's rights and licensing terms are documented in RIGHTS_AND_LICENSES.md.

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BibTeX

@misc{brawlerpad-smash-64-apple-port-case,
  title = {{BrawlerPad: an Apple-platform port of Super Smash Bros. 64}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/brawlerpad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/brawlerpad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/brawlerpad-smash-64-apple-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

BrawlerPad: an Apple-platform port of Super Smash Bros. 64. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/brawlerpad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/brawlerpad-smash-64-apple-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/brawlerpad · Revision 66c3f95
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/brawlerpad · Revision 66c3f95