Case study

Mario Kart 64 3DS: porting Mario Kart 64 to Nintendo 3DS

Mario Kart 64 3DS is a native Nintendo 3DS port of Mario Kart 64, based on SpaghettiKart. It adds a dual-screen interface, touch menus, and customizable controls and display options.

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

Stars: 257
Last commit: 2026-11-05
Language: C++

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

A legally obtained USA Mario Kart 64 ROM in .z64 byte order is required. Place it at sd:/3ds/MK64/mk64.z64.
Install the CIA with FBI, or use the 3DSX with the Homebrew Launcher. The first launch validates the ROM and creates mk64.o2r.
Licenses are component-specific. The updater is GNU GPL v3.0, and the README says no blanket license applies to the whole repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{mario-kart-64-3ds-case,
  title = {{Mario Kart 64 3DS: porting Mario Kart 64 to Nintendo 3DS}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/EstebanPdN/mario-kart-64-3ds}},
  url = {https://github.com/EstebanPdN/mario-kart-64-3ds},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mario-kart-64-3ds-case/}}
}

Plain text

Mario Kart 64 3DS: porting Mario Kart 64 to Nintendo 3DS. https://github.com/EstebanPdN/mario-kart-64-3ds (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mario-kart-64-3ds-case/

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README.md GitHub · EstebanPdN/mario-kart-64-3ds · Revision 7c7df01