Case study

Cinnamon: porting a GameMaker: Studio runner reconstruction to Nintendo consoles

Cinnamon ports the Butterscotch reimplementation of the GameMaker: Studio bytecode runner to Nintendo 3DS, Wii and Wii U. It supports bytecode versions 16 and 17 and includes a 3DS preprocessor that converts a user's data.win textures and audio for the console.

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

Stars: 427
Last commit: 2026-09-14
Language: C
License (GitHub): MPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Code, documentation, download and demo observed; a full-reconstruction candidate for manual Class 0 review.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires a compatible GameMaker: Studio game data.win file.
Prerequisites: Nintendo 3DS and Wii U builds require their respective devkitPro toolchains.
Limits: Only bytecode versions 16 and 17 are supported; YYC and GMRT native-code games are excluded.
License: MPL-2.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{cinnamon-gamemaker-runner-case,
  title = {{Cinnamon: porting a GameMaker: Studio runner reconstruction to Nintendo consoles}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Project-Sunshine-Native/cinnamon}},
  url = {https://github.com/Project-Sunshine-Native/cinnamon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/cinnamon-gamemaker-runner-case/}}
}

Plain text

Cinnamon: porting a GameMaker: Studio runner reconstruction to Nintendo consoles. https://github.com/Project-Sunshine-Native/cinnamon (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/cinnamon-gamemaker-runner-case/

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README.md GitHub · Project-Sunshine-Native/cinnamon · Revision dd8a9d1