# Snowboard Kids 2: Recompiled — a native N64 static recompilation

> Snowboard Kids 2: Recompiled ports the Nintendo 64 game to native systems through N64: Recompiled, using RT64 for rendering. It loads assets from the user's North American ROM and includes game-specific patches, display options, and mod support. Build instructions describe ROM decompression, code generation, and compilation.

- 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/cdlewis/snowboardkids2-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/cdlewis/snowboardkids2-recomp/blob/59d16215526554b9fc51b18cd3612d6ef68bb2a8/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/snowboard-kids-2-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/snowboard-kids-2-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/snowboard-kids-2-recompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A user-supplied North American Snowboard Kids 2 N64 ROM is required; building calls for the decompressed US version 1.1 ROM.
- **Prerequisites:** Running requires a GPU supporting Direct3D 12.0 with Shader Model 6, Vulkan 1.2, or Metal Argument Buffers Tier 2; x86-64 PCs also need SSE4.1.
- **Limits:** Split-screen multiplayer and ray tracing are listed as planned features.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/cdlewis/snowboardkids2-recomp/blob/59d16215526554b9fc51b18cd3612d6ef68bb2a8/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/cdlewis/snowboardkids2-recomp/blob/59d16215526554b9fc51b18cd3612d6ef68bb2a8/BUILDING.md>

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