Case study

Snowboard Kids Recompiled: a native N64 recompilation for PC

Snowboard Kids Recompiled runs the USA Nintendo 64 game as a native Linux or Windows application using N64Recomp, RT64 and a separate game module. It validates a player-supplied ROM and adds desktop input, Controller Pak persistence, savestates and rendering settings around the recompiled game logic.

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: 3
Last commit: 2026-10-04
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-supplied Snowboard Kids (USA) ROM matching the documented normalized hash; .z64, .v64 and .n64 inputs are accepted.
Prerequisites: Linux or Windows x86_64 for the public beta.
Limits: Broader full-game quality assurance remains in progress.
License: GPL-3.0 license for project-authored source; the README notes unresolved licensing for a pinned frontend dependency.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{snowboard-kids-recompiled-case,
  title = {{Snowboard Kids Recompiled: a native N64 recompilation for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/HikariLucy/SnowboardKids-Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/HikariLucy/SnowboardKids-Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/snowboard-kids-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Snowboard Kids Recompiled: a native N64 recompilation for PC. https://github.com/HikariLucy/SnowboardKids-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/snowboard-kids-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · HikariLucy/SnowboardKids-Recomp · Revision 4a7f961
docs/STATUS.md GitHub · HikariLucy/SnowboardKids-Recomp · Revision 4a7f961