Case study

EarthBound Companion: native EarthBound build

EarthBound Companion is a native EarthBound build. Windows x64 release 1.0.18 is the supported package. Linux, macOS, and Android builds are community previews. It includes a pinned MaternalBound Redux adaptation, widescreen scenery, 1080p to 4K output, MSU music, and Story Shuffle. The game code is compiled C with SDL2.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 47
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The player supplies a clean 3 MiB USA ROM, with or without a 512-byte copier header. Other revisions are rejected. Linux needs glibc 2.38 or newer, macOS 12 or newer, and Android 8.0 or newer.
The README names no license.

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BibTeX

@misc{earthbound-companion,
  title = {{EarthBound Companion: native EarthBound build}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/rages4calm/earthbound-companion}},
  url = {https://github.com/rages4calm/earthbound-companion},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/earthbound-companion/}}
}

Plain text

EarthBound Companion: native EarthBound build. https://github.com/rages4calm/earthbound-companion (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/earthbound-companion/

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README.md GitHub · rages4calm/earthbound-companion · Revision eb08e3b