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Super Mario 64 decompilation

A full C reconstruction of Super Mario 64 that rebuilds byte-identical ROMs for every regional release, including the iQue version. It is the base most later Mario 64 PC ports and mods grew from.

Matching decomp Human-led complete
Stars8.9k
Commits, 30 days0
Latest releaseirix2Aug 25, 2019
Last pushFeb 4, 2024

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Platform
Nintendo 64
Method
Matching decomp
Provenance
Human-led · Started 2019 by a known volunteer team, predating AI coding agents (repository history) what this means
Status
complete
Licence
CC0-1.0
Team
n64decomp
Started
2019-06
Runs on
Nintendo 64
Needs the original
Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Super Mario 64 you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was decompiled by n64decomp. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.

Lineage

Timeline

  1. Nintendo targets the Super Mario 64 PC port
  2. Ars Technica explains the N64 decomp scene
  3. Super Mario 64 decompilation goes public

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