Case study

Super Mario Sunshine: a PAL native PC port with Aurora rendering

Super Mario Sunshine PAL PC port compiles the GMSP01 decompilation for native Windows and replaces GameCube platform services with host implementations. Its Aurora bridge renders GX through WebGPU on Direct3D or Vulkan, and the project adds widescreen, 60 fps, configurable controls and optional mod support.

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: 21
Last commit: 2026-11-05
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 personal Super Mario Sunshine PAL disc image is required.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 x64 and a Direct3D 12 or Vulkan capable GPU are listed for play.
Prerequisites: Source builds use Visual Studio 2022 or newer with CMake and Ninja for the bridge, and MSYS2 MINGW64 for the game.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{super-mario-sunshine-pal-aurora-port-case,
  title = {{Super Mario Sunshine: a PAL native PC port with Aurora rendering}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/zeranemesis/sms-port}},
  url = {https://github.com/zeranemesis/sms-port},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-sunshine-pal-aurora-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Super Mario Sunshine: a PAL native PC port with Aurora rendering. https://github.com/zeranemesis/sms-port (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-sunshine-pal-aurora-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · zeranemesis/sms-port · Revision 8fa76e5
aurora-bridge/README.md GitHub · zeranemesis/sms-port · Revision 8fa76e5