Case study

SuperMarioRPGSNESRecomp: an early 65816 static recompilation

SuperMarioRPGSNESRecomp applies snesrecomp to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, compiling qualified 65816 code paths to C while other paths run through an interpreter. The shared snesrecomp runner emulates the game's SA-1 coprocessor, and coverage tools collect dispatch misses to guide later regeneration. The author reports a working attract loop and early-game replay, with two qualified ahead-of-time variants.

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: 2026-11-06
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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A matching personal US Super Mario RPG ROM is required.
Prerequisites: Windows builds use MSYS2/MinGW, CMake, SDL3 and Python 3.9+; Linux builds use CMake, a C toolchain, SDL3 and OpenGL development files.
Limits: Only two ahead-of-time variants qualify in the described build; most code runs through the interpreter.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{super-mario-rpg-snes-recomp-case,
  title = {{SuperMarioRPGSNESRecomp: an early 65816 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mstan/SuperMarioRPGRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mstan/SuperMarioRPGRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-rpg-snes-recomp-case/}}
}

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SuperMarioRPGSNESRecomp: an early 65816 static recompilation. https://github.com/mstan/SuperMarioRPGRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-rpg-snes-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · mstan/SuperMarioRPGRecomp · Revision 1f48aca
RELEASE_NOTES_v0.0.3.md GitHub · mstan/SuperMarioRPGRecomp · Revision 1f48aca