Case study

HotelMarioRecomp: an early Philips CD-i static recompilation

HotelMarioRecomp builds a native Hotel Mario program on the cdirecomp static-recompilation engine using a locally supplied CD-i BIOS and game disc image. Its game-specific build configuration generates modules and sets runtime checks; the author reports clearing the first three Hotel 1 stages, while full campaigns remain unverified.

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

Stars: 6
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: PowerShell

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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

Prerequisites: Provide a legally dumped 512 KiB cdi490a.rom BIOS and Hotel Mario USA Mode-2 CUE/BIN image.
Prerequisites: Use the sibling cdirecomp checkout, CMake, a C11 compiler and SDL2.
Limits: Full campaigns, bosses, ending and correct save restoration remain unverified.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{hotel-mario-cdi-recomp-case,
  title = {{HotelMarioRecomp: an early Philips CD-i static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mstan/HotelMarioRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mstan/HotelMarioRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/hotel-mario-cdi-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

HotelMarioRecomp: an early Philips CD-i static recompilation. https://github.com/mstan/HotelMarioRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/hotel-mario-cdi-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · mstan/HotelMarioRecomp · Revision 7a3683a
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · mstan/HotelMarioRecomp · Revision 7a3683a