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

 

[superfox]

After i compile the apk then try to run it i just get an error message "app not installed".
Can anyone help? Im on an S10 and compiled it using termux.

 

[Smoker1]

After i compile the apk then try to run it i just get an error message "app not installed".
Can anyone help? Im on an S10 and compiled it using termux.

What Device are you using?

 

[AmandaRose]

What Device are you using?

They clearly posted in the post you replied to that they have a S10

 

[Smoker1]

They clearly posted in the post you replied to that they have a S10

LMAO. Thought that said $10. My Vision sucks at times.

In that case, it should be working, as the S10 is x64, it should work. So it was probably Compiled wrong.

 

[AboodXD]

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

No.

most of these come from Leaked Mario 64 Source Code, they branch from Mario 64 EX

so +1 for the Hack Community on Using Nintendo's own Source Code to make a Better Mario 64 Experience then the one Packed in 3D All-Stars

.... no, they don't come from there.

 

[Deleted User]

.... no, they don't come from there.

yes they came from leaked source code, EX version has nothing to do with the reverse

you want proof?

 

[AboodXD]

yes they came from leaked source code, EX version has nothing to do with the reverse

you want proof?

Sure, show me your nonexistent proof.

 

[Deleted User]

Sure, show me your nonexistent proof.

learn to write like an adult first, thenill give you proof
starting with your stolen nintendo code on your wii u port

 

[Chary]

Beat that, Nintendo Switch!

 

[AboodXD]

learn to write like an adult first, ill give you proof

Maybe you just can't show your "proof".

 

[Deleted User]

Maybe you just can't show your "proof".

maybe ill just block you to save myself from argument with an idiot

 

[AboodXD]

maybe ill just block you to save myself from argument with an idiot

Ok.

BTW, developer of the Wii U port here and I can tell you that you are the idiot for thinking the EX fork has anything to do with the Gigaleak.

Have fun ignoring others just to not come out clean and admit fault, only to show off yourself as a moron.

 

[Vague Rant]

maybe ill just block you to save myself from argument with an idiot

Whether or not you block Abood, please don't leave the rest of us in suspense. We all want to see this proof now. What code in the ports comes from the leak?

 

[MikaDubbz]

maybe ill just block you to save myself from argument with an idiot

Dude, you clearly dont' know who AboodXD is. If he's telling you something about this kind of stuff, chances are he knows what he's talking about.

 

[Smoker1]

There is now a PS3 Build. LOL

 

[UltraSUPRA]

I own a copy of mario 64. Can someone please PM me a copy of their working APK to cough* test cough*

That's illegal regardless.

 

[raxadian]

There is now a PS3 Build. LOL

Hopefully it doesn't have the lag issues the PS2 version has.

Then again is the PS3, so who knows?

 

[Smoker1]

Hopefully it doesn't have the lag issues the PS2 version has.

Then again is the PS3, so who knows?

Well, I do not recommend running it in RPCS3. LOL. Will try my PS3 Tomorrow.

 

[Crazynoob458]

yes time to play mario 64 on my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 (2011), samsung galaxy s iii and my samsung galaxy s8 (my daily driver)

 

[MK73DS]

After i compile the apk then try to run it i just get an error message "app not installed".
Can anyone help? Im on an S10 and compiled it using termux.

Be sure to install the signed apk, not the unsigned one