# Starwing 3DS: a Nintendo 3DS adaptation of Star Fox

> Starwing 3DS ports the reconstructed Star Fox / Starwing engine to Nintendo 3DS with dual-screen presentation, console input, SPC audio and local processing of a user-supplied SNES ROM. It builds on Starfox Enhanced and related reconstruction work; the author describes the release as experimental.

- 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/EstebanPdN/starwing-3ds>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/EstebanPdN/starwing-3ds/blob/76b55fb8d75f13eb393cf262976b7a6aa84b5480/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/starwing-3ds-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/starwing-3ds-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/starwing-3ds-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A compatible, clean .sfc or .smc ROM supplied by the user is required.
- **Prerequisites:** The full build requires devkitPro and locally prepared inputs.
- **Limits:** The release is experimental; HOME may freeze the console, and extensive playtesting remains pending.
- **License:** Component-specific licenses apply; there is no blanket license for the whole project.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/EstebanPdN/starwing-3ds/blob/76b55fb8d75f13eb393cf262976b7a6aa84b5480/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/EstebanPdN/starwing-3ds/blob/76b55fb8d75f13eb393cf262976b7a6aa84b5480/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md>

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