[Project Idea] Super Mario Galaxy Demake for Nintendo 3DS

MrGaming · 2026-07-06T13:55:04+0100

Hello everyone!

I'd like to share another homebrew project idea: a Super Mario Galaxy demake for the Nintendo 3DS.

I know that a full port of the original game isn't realistic, but I think it would be interesting to create a new version designed specifically for the 3DS.

The idea would be to:

- Recreate the Galaxy-style gameplay with simplified graphics
- Design smaller planets and levels
- Keep mechanics such as gravity, Star Bits, and Power Stars where possible
- Optimize everything for the 3DS hardware

The goal wouldn't be to perfectly recreate the Wii game, but to capture the spirit of Super Mario Galaxy in a way that works well on the 3DS.

I'm not a programmer, but I'd be happy to contribute with ideas, testing, and feedback.

Would anyone be interested in a project like this? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for reading!

Kwyjor · 2026-07-06T16:46:36+0100

MrGaming said:
I'm not a programmer

Oh, you don't say?

The same thing I posted in your other thread applies here. Please stop making threads like this.

Thread '[Project Idea] Splatoon Demake for Nintendo 3DS'

Yesterday at 1:49 PM

Hello everyone!

I'd like to share an idea for a Nintendo 3DS homebrew project: a Splatoon demake.

I'm not talking about a full port of the original game, as I know that's far beyond what the 3DS can handle. Instead, I was thinking about a version designed specifically for the 3DS, with:

- Simplified graphics
- Smaller maps
- Ink mechanics for movement and turf control
- Adapted weapons and gameplay
- Single-player, with local or online multiplayer if possible

The goal would be to capture the feel of Splatoon while staying within the 3DS's hardware limitations.

I'm not a programmer...

... The difference is that someone actually has made decent progress in making an actual version of Mario Galaxy for the original DS. Googling for details is left as an exercise.

The Real Jdbye · 2026-07-06T17:35:01+0100

MrGaming said:
Hello everyone!

I'd like to share another homebrew project idea: a Super Mario Galaxy demake for the Nintendo 3DS.

I know that a full port of the original game isn't realistic, but I think it would be interesting to create a new version designed specifically for the 3DS.

The idea would be to:

- Recreate the Galaxy-style gameplay with simplified graphics
- Design smaller planets and levels
- Keep mechanics such as gravity, Star Bits, and Power Stars where possible
- Optimize everything for the 3DS hardware

The goal wouldn't be to perfectly recreate the Wii game, but to capture the spirit of Super Mario Galaxy in a way that works well on the 3DS.

I'm not a programmer, but I'd be happy to contribute with ideas, testing, and feedback.

Would anyone be interested in a project like this? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for reading!

A full port is 99% going to happen. This game is so popular and nostalgic and there is already a WIP decomp. This will get ported to every platform possible after PC, once the decomp is complete. It will just take time, as the decomp still has a long way to go.

FYI, there is a demake on DS that you may be interested in:

Thread ''Super Mario Galaxy DS' demake gets new progress update'

Jun 1, 2021

Demakes are not uncommon among homebrewers and late last year we saw a Game Boy fan demake of Disco Elysium. The latest such project is intended for the Nintendo DS and involves a rather popular title: Super Mario Galaxy. This project has been going on for several years; at least since 2017 according to the first video shared by the homebrew developers on their YouTube channel, 'Jesse'. In 2018, they even released a playable demo and yesterday, a new progress update video was shared on the channel, mentioning that the developers are...

DuoForce · 2026-07-06T17:35:22+0100

Much more realistic to wait for a future decomp and then make an original port for New3DS

EPgrouch · 2026-07-07T14:06:50+0100

The Real Jdbye said:
A full port is 99% going to happen. This game is so popular and nostalgic and there is already a WIP decomp. This will get ported to every platform possible after PC, once the decomp is complete. It will just take time, as the decomp still has a long way to go.

FYI, there is a demake on DS that you may be interested in:

Thread ''Super Mario Galaxy DS' demake gets new progress update'

Jun 1, 2021

Demakes are not uncommon among homebrewers and late last year we saw a Game Boy fan demake of Disco Elysium. The latest such project is intended for the Nintendo DS and involves a rather popular title: Super Mario Galaxy. This project has been going on for several years; at least since 2017 according to the first video shared by the homebrew developers on their YouTube channel, 'Jesse'. In 2018, they even released a playable demo and yesterday, a new progress update video was shared on the channel, mentioning that the developers are...

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I was thinking about this not too long ago and wondered what happened with it after looking at that thread it looks like nothing has happened in 2 years sad.
not to derail too much but does anybody know what happened with the super mario sunshine ds hack/port from years ago?
back on topic I've seen a number of topics like this maybe it's time for a sticky with info for people that don't know what's involved with porting games to 3ds and other older consoles/handhelds in general. these projects take a lot of work and time which is why you see so many that never get finished.

ciro64 · 2026-07-07T14:24:34+0100

I mean this with respect, but if you want this project to happen, you have to either learn programming and how 3DS homebrew works, or some other area you could potentially contribute to this like 3D modeling. Or alternatively pay someone to work on it. These things take time, passion and dedication, nobody is gonna work on it just because someone gave an idea.

Kwyjor · 2026-07-07T19:29:50+0100

EPgrouch said:
maybe it's time for a sticky with info

People who make threads like this probably aren't interested in reading sticky threads either.

ChibiMofo · 2026-07-07T20:03:07+0100

They should be instabanned since they are a complete waste of time and lead to nothing ever being developed.

Or should I go ahead and pre-announce my demake of Red Dead Redemption 2 for Gameboy Advance?

ciro64 · 2026-07-07T20:04:32+0100

ChibiMofo said:
They should be instabanned

whoa calm down

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