The Super Mario Bros. franchise recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, which was accompanied by a series of game announcements to a new Game & Watch console. While Super Mario 64 was announced for the Switch as part of the celebration, how about playing the game on your Android device? And no, not on an emulator with performance and scalability but natively?

This is now possible thanks to the work of XDA Member VDavid003. With the effort done on rewriting the source code in the programming language C, Super Mario 64 has been ported to Android (and also as a WIP on Dreamcast). VDavid003 has created a GitHub repo that you can use to compile an APK version of the game on your PC or directly on your Android device. For it to work, you must provide your own copy of Super Mario 64. You can follow handy how-to guide from XDA developers in the source link or in the spoiler below:

Spoiler: How-to guide

1. Get Termux app from Google Play Store.
2. Install required dependencies inside Termux:
   

   pkg install git wget make python getconf zip apksigner clang

3. Clone appropriate repository with git:
   

   git clone https://github.com/VDavid003/sm64-port-android
   cd sm64-port-android

4. Copy the game's baserom with Termux. You must provide your own copy of the game.
   

   termux-setup-storage
   cp /sdcard/path/to/your/baserom.z64 ./baserom.us.z64

5. Get SDL includes:
   

   ./getSDL.sh

6. Start the build:
   

   make --jobs 4

   You can increase the value of the “jobs” parameter depending on how many CPU cores you can devote to the building process.
7. If things go well, the resulting Super Mario 64 APK should be found inside the “build” folder:
   

   ls -al build/us_pc/sm64.us.f3dex2e.apk

SOURCE
GitHub Repo

 

[Silent_Gunner]

Watch Super Mario 64 get ported to ATMs, printers, and old calculators like Doom has! XD

 

[godreborn]

speaking of which, loving 3d all stars. I currently have 17 stars in mario 64, 16 in sunshine (got stuck in a stage not knowing what to do), and like 30-something in galaxy.

 

[armaldodo]

Is this the Mario 64 PC port for android?

 

[godreborn]

Is this the Mario 64 PC port for android?

most likely. the source code was leaked I believe, which is why it's popping up everywhere.

 

[raxadian]

I am disappointed the Dreamcast port lacks sound.

most likely. the source code was leaked I believe, which is why it's popping up everywhere.

The source code wasn't leaked it was fully decoded after a lot of work.

 

[Silent_Gunner]

I am disappointed the Dreamcast port lacks sound.

Then again is quite possible to run the PS1 port on a Dreamcast using a PS1 emulator.

Wait...someone ported Super Mario 64 to the Sony PlayStation 1? As in, like, Nintendo's direct competitor that generation!?

 

[armaldodo]

I am disappointed the Dreamcast port lacks sound.

Then again is quite possible to run the PS1 port on a Dreamcast using a PS1 emulator.



The source code wasn't leaked it was fully decoded after a lot of work.

This means that you can play a particular 3DS game on the Wii u if is also decoded?

 

[raxadian]

Wait...someone ported Super Mario 64 to the Sony PlayStation 1? As in, like, Nintendo's direct competitor that generation!?

Nope, my mistake, it was ported for the PS2.

 

[armaldodo]

But I wish to play Mario 64 star road natively on the Wii u, can it be release it with this code also?

 

[raxadian]

This means that you can play a particular 3DS game on the Wii u if is also decoded?

While the Wii U is technically powerful enough to run 3DS games, if they were fully ported to the system instead of emulated, that would need a lot more work since the 3DS use two screens, a stylus and sometimes the 3DS microphone. Not to mention 3DS games are much much much much bigger than Nintendo 64 games so decompiling then would take way longer.

Super Mario 64 meanwhile is one of the earliest 3D CGI games that was made in the past century. Even so it took years to fully decompile.

But I wish to play Mario 64 star road natively on the Wii u, can it be release it with this code also?

That's not gonna happen because the Wii U is more than powerful enough to emulate N64 games decently and the whole code of that hack would have to be decoded and then ported to the Wii U.

 

[godreborn]

playing right now, look how many lives I have in new super mario bros wii. I'm trying to break 80 by the end of the next world (world 6). I don't go to every stage, just the ones that lead me quickest to the bosses. most lives are from getting to the top of the flagpole.

 

[MohammedQ8]

It can only convert mario 64 to android app or any n64 rom?

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Would to see every main Pokemon game run on ios and android. These games should live forever.

 

[AnimeIsDead]

It can only convert mario 64 to android app or any n64 rom?

Just Mario 64.

 

[raxadian]

It can only convert mario 64 to android app or any n64 rom?

Just Super Mario 64 since is the only N64 rom to be fully decompiled... so far.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is being decompiled, so next year we will have a lot of ports of that game... or maybe in 2022 since the game is much bigger than the Mario one.

 

[godreborn]

love ocarina of time. I beat the 3ds version and I don't beat a lot of games I pirate. I did buy the game, but once a hack was out I sold all of my 3ds collection. I'm currently selling my switch games (have around 20), since health reasons made me buy the digital counterpart. is Hyrule Warriors out of print? cuz my game (used obviously) is now going for more than a new copy.

 

[fvig2001]

Anyone already compile it on Termux? I don't want to end up trying it and it not working. I hope this can be played purely on a keyboard.

 

[BaamAlex]

I'm just wondering how long this will be online...

 

[godreborn]

I'm just wondering how long this will be online...

since you have to compile it yourself by supplying your own rom, probably forever.

 

[Bladexdsl]

countdown to DMCA!