Case study

HarkinianPad: an iOS port of Ocarina of Time via Ship of Harkinian

HarkinianPad adapts the Ship of Harkinian Ocarina of Time source port for iPhone and iPad. It adds Metal rendering, touch controls, controller support and local ROM import; the app creates its game archive from the user's ROM.

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: 413
Last commit: 2026-11-02
Language: Python

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 supported, legally acquired Ocarina of Time ROM.
Prerequisites: A Mac with Xcode, Homebrew, CMake and Python 3.9+ for the documented source build; an Apple development team is needed for device signing.
Testing evidence: The author reports that Preview 6 mod-pack changes have Simulator startup validation, while physical-device gameplay for that release remains unchecked.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{harkinianpad-case,
  title = {{HarkinianPad: an iOS port of Ocarina of Time via Ship of Harkinian}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/harkinianpad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/harkinianpad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/harkinianpad-case/}}
}

Plain text

HarkinianPad: an iOS port of Ocarina of Time via Ship of Harkinian. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/harkinianpad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/harkinianpad-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/harkinianpad · Revision 96889fd