# SMG-3DS: an unfinished Super Mario Galaxy port to New 3DS

> SMG-3DS ports Super Mario Galaxy to New 3DS by compiling Petari's decompiled game code and implementing the Wii interfaces it calls. The port translates GX graphics to PICA200 and runs the Wii audio DSP in software. The author reports playable but slow hardware performance, and the project is archived.

- 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/cmyksoda/SMG-3DS>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/cmyksoda/SMG-3DS/blob/0842a2f0d521c58fc44dc98f74d0494648e7d0f5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smg-new-3ds-native-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smg-new-3ds-native-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/smg-new-3ds-native-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Use a New 3DS or New 2DS and provide a USA RMGE01 disc image on the SD card.
- **Prerequisites:** Build with the documented devkitARM toolchain and Petari submodule.
- **Limits:** The project is archived and unfinished; hardware graphics and performance issues remain.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/cmyksoda/SMG-3DS/blob/0842a2f0d521c58fc44dc98f74d0494648e7d0f5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/cmyksoda/SMG-3DS/blob/0842a2f0d521c58fc44dc98f74d0494648e7d0f5/docs/HANDOFF.md>

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