Case study

sm-3ds: a Nintendo 3DS port of Super Metroid

sm-3ds ports a Super Metroid PC reconstruction to Nintendo 3DS using native source, devkitARM, and SDL2. It builds against a user-supplied sm.smc ROM; the author reports about 50 FPS on hardware and unresolved hardware save support.

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: 14
Last commit: 2026-01-14
Language: Makefile
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal Super Metroid sm.smc ROM and Nintendo 3DS build environment.
Prerequisites: devkitARM, SDL2, bannertool, and makerom for the documented build.
Limits: The author reports hardware saves are not working and about 50 FPS on hardware.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{sm-3ds-port-case,
  title = {{sm-3ds: a Nintendo 3DS port of Super Metroid}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/CharlesAverill/sm-3ds}},
  url = {https://github.com/CharlesAverill/sm-3ds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm-3ds-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

sm-3ds: a Nintendo 3DS port of Super Metroid. https://github.com/CharlesAverill/sm-3ds (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm-3ds-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · CharlesAverill/sm-3ds · Revision 7359262