# SMW: a PS4 port of Super Mario Bros. Wonder

> SMW brings BelmanteGu's static recompilation of Super Mario Bros. Wonder to jailbroken PS4 consoles. The game's ARM code was translated to C++ ahead of time and compiled for the PS4 CPU, and its NVN graphics run on Vulkan through Mesa's RADV driver.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/iHaiDeeZ/SMW>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/iHaiDeeZ/SMW/blob/2e8c2adfac0675a960192336ca26249019eca489/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smw-ps4-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smw-ps4-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/smw-ps4-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- A jailbroken PS4. The player supplies their own copy of the game.
- The build installs as a home-screen app and supports up to four DualShock 4 controllers. L3 and R3 together open the quick menu.
- License: MIT, shown on the README badge that links to LICENSE.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/iHaiDeeZ/SMW/blob/2e8c2adfac0675a960192336ca26249019eca489/README.md>

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