# DinoPad: bringing Dinosaur Planet Recompiled to Apple devices

> DinoPad adapts Dinosaur Planet: Recompiled into native macOS, iPhone and iPad applications. Its Apple layer adds ROM import, touch controls, Metal and mobile runtime changes, save handling and lifecycle support around the existing static recompilation; the public base edition includes Prototype Mode.

- 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/dinopad>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/dinopad/blob/9b6bb4e0900104495f213985021ede64cae4dcab/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dinopad-dinosaur-planet-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dinopad-dinosaur-planet-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dinopad-dinosaur-planet-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply the supported Dinosaur Planet prototype ROM.
- **Prerequisites:** Targets macOS 11+ and iOS/iPadOS 15+.
- **Limits:** The public base edition includes Prototype Mode only.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 licensed.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/dinopad/blob/9b6bb4e0900104495f213985021ede64cae4dcab/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/chrissotraidis/dinopad/blob/9b6bb4e0900104495f213985021ede64cae4dcab/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md>

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