# SM35 Recomp: static recompilation of Super Mario Bros. 35

> SM35 Recomp statically recompiles the player's Super Mario Bros. 35 v1.0.2 code into C and runs it with a native runtime and Metal or Vulkan graphics. Its game-specific layer handles setup, patches and Nextendo online services; the author reports Course Practice and two-player battle testing.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/sm35recomp/sm35recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/sm35recomp/sm35recomp/blob/b000777bb293675aadc5e18dcb6659d10a030301/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm35-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm35-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sm35-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A personally dumped base game, v1.0.2 update, console prod.keys and firmware.
- **Prerequisites:** A Nextendo account is required for the game's online service, including Course Practice.
- **Limits:** Windows and Linux have not been tested on real hardware by the authors; long multiplayer matches remain for testers.
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/sm35recomp/sm35recomp/blob/b000777bb293675aadc5e18dcb6659d10a030301/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/sm35recomp/sm35recomp/blob/b000777bb293675aadc5e18dcb6659d10a030301/DECISIONS.md>

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