Case study

StarshipPad: bringing the Star Fox 64 source port to iOS

StarshipPad adapts the decompilation-based Star Fox 64 source port Starship into an iPhone and iPad application. Its maintained patches and build scripts add Metal rendering, touch flight controls, controller handling and local ROM import through Files.

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: 20
Last commit: 2026-10-24
Language: Shell
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: iOS or iPadOS 16 or newer and a supported personal Star Fox 64 ROM are required.
Prerequisites: Local builds require a Mac with Xcode and the listed build libraries.
Limits: Phone controls and sustained device performance remain under validation.
License: MIT.

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BibTeX

@misc{starshippad-case,
  title = {{StarshipPad: bringing the Star Fox 64 source port to iOS}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/chrissotraidis/starshippad}},
  url = {https://github.com/chrissotraidis/starshippad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/starshippad-case/}}
}

Plain text

StarshipPad: bringing the Star Fox 64 source port to iOS. https://github.com/chrissotraidis/starshippad (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/starshippad-case/

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/starshippad · Revision a578b8f