Case study

sm64-gba: Super Mario 64 movement and collision on GBA

sm64-gba ports Super Mario 64 movement and collision code to Game Boy Advance and adds a software-rendered playable demo. Its harness compares Mario's state frame by frame with an unmodified decompilation; the author reports bit-for-bit matches in emulator tests.

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: 18
Last commit: 2026-10-18
Language: C

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 GBA build toolchain; the documented quick start supplies one through Docker.
Prerequisites: The optional original Mario model and level meshes require the user's own Super Mario 64 ROM.
Testing evidence: Real GBA hardware has not yet been tested; reported parity and performance results come from emulators.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{sm64-gba-physics-port-case,
  title = {{sm64-gba: Super Mario 64 movement and collision on GBA}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Kodoque1/sm64-gba}},
  url = {https://github.com/Kodoque1/sm64-gba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm64-gba-physics-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

sm64-gba: Super Mario 64 movement and collision on GBA. https://github.com/Kodoque1/sm64-gba (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm64-gba-physics-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · Kodoque1/sm64-gba · Revision e45fdfa