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Super Mario All-Stars: a ROM-based Windows and Android port

Super Mario All-Stars runs from the user's SNES ROM in a Windows and Android port with its own SNES runtime and game-specific extensions. The repository documents reverse-engineering findings for the included Mario games, including RAM fields, code banks and checks made with traces, memory watches and save states.

Targets
Game
Category
Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship
Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed
Evidence class
C2 code & docs, no demo or download
Stars
323
Last commit
2026-11-06
Language
C++

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

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

  • Prerequisites: Requires a user-supplied Super Mario All-Stars ROM; the USA ROM with CRC32 925637C7 is the tuned target.
  • Prerequisites: Windows builds require Windows 10/11, Visual Studio 2022 with C++ and CMake 3.20 or newer.
  • Prerequisites: Android builds require the Android SDK, NDK 28.2, CMake 3.31.6, JDK 17 or newer and SDL2 2.32.10 source.
  • License: MIT License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{super-mario-all-stars-pc-port-case,
  title = {{Super Mario All-Stars: a ROM-based Windows and Android port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Darhkfox/SuperMarioAllStars}},
  url = {https://github.com/Darhkfox/SuperMarioAllStars},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-all-stars-pc-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Super Mario All-Stars: a ROM-based Windows and Android port. https://github.com/Darhkfox/SuperMarioAllStars (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-all-stars-pc-port-case/

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Primary sources

  1. docs/re/smb2.md GitHub · Darhkfox/SuperMarioAllStars · Revision 0c49e5e
  2. README.md GitHub · Darhkfox/SuperMarioAllStars · Revision 0c49e5e

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