Awesome, unofficial PC ports

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📚 Table of Contents

• 🎮 Nintendo
• 🕹️ PlayStation
• ❎ Xbox
• 🌀 SEGA
• 🌟 Indie
• ☕ J2ME
• 🔧 Utilities

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📌 Criteria

• Only console games that have been unofficially ported to PC using Decompilation/Recompilation
• Only games that have an easy installation method for the end-user (e.g., a launcher, or simply drag-and-drop)

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📖 Glossary

⭐ = The most user-friendly version; this is probably the one you're looking for

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🎮 Nintendo

<details> <summary><strong>Super Mario 64</strong></summary>

⭐ sm64pcbuilder2

GUI app for compiling ports, applying mods, texture packs, and more.
📺 YouTube Tutorial

⭐ sm64plus

Installer with GUI + quality-of-life features like 60 FPS and better camera.
Also buildable with sm64pcbuilder2

⭐ Ghostship

Harbour Masters source port. Extract the release, launch Ghostship.exe, and select a supported US or JP ROM. Includes mods, modern graphics backends, and additional platform support.

Project(s)

• n64decomp: sm64

Ports

• sm64 – Port for modern systems
• sm64ex – Easier modding
• sm64rt – Ray tracing

Multiplayer

• Coop Deluxe
• sm64js (Browser MMO)

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</strong></summary>

⭐ Ship of Harkinian

GUI installer. Easily install mods.
📺 YouTube Tutorial

Project(s)

• oot

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</strong></summary>

⭐ Zelda 64: Recompiled

GUI installer.
📺 YouTube Tutorial

⭐ 2 Ship 2 Harkinian

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap</strong></summary>

⭐ auto-tmc

Automated launcher/installer

Project(s)

• tmc

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD</strong></summary>

⭐ ZeldaWWHDRecomp

Native static recompilation of the Wii U version for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. Portable releases prepare the game from your own dump on first launch and include a built-in mod manager.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker</strong></summary>

⭐ BlueWake

Native GameCube static recompilation. The Windows build is ready-made: launch it and select your own USA revision 0 disc image. Also supports iOS/macOS builds, controller support, and mods.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</strong></summary>

⭐ dusk

PC port

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Star Fox 64</strong></summary>

⭐ Starship

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Super Smash Bros.</strong></summary>

⭐ BattleShip

GUI installer

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Perfect Dark</strong></summary>

⭐ Perfect Dark port

Easy install/play

Project(s)

• Perfect Dark Decompilation

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Banjo-Kazooie</strong></summary>

⭐ Lighthouse

Native PC port with Anchor multiplayer, romhack/multi-language support, and a built-in randomizer. Extract the release, launch it, and select your compatible ROM.

⭐ BanjoRecomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Banjo-Tooie</strong></summary>

⭐ Banjo-Tooie: Recompiled

Native N64 static recompilation. Ready-made Windows/Linux releases; select your US ROM on first launch. Playable end-to-end with widescreen and high-refresh-rate support.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>BattleTanx: Global Assault</strong></summary>

⭐ BattleTanx: Global Assault PC Port

Native Windows and Linux recompilation with a portable Windows release. Supply your own USA Rev 0 ROM; includes modern rendering and keyboard/controller support.

Project(s)

• BattleTanx: Global Assault matching decompilation

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Bomberman 64</strong></summary>

⭐ BM64Recomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Bomberman Hero</strong></summary>

⭐ BMHeroRecomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Quest 64</strong></summary>

⭐ Quest64-Recomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Mega Man 64</strong></summary>

⭐ MegaMan64Recompiled

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Space Station Silicon Valley</strong></summary>

⭐ SSSV_Recomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon</strong></summary>

⭐ Goemon64Recomp

GUI installer

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Dinosaur Planet</strong></summary>

⭐ Dinosaur Planet: Recompiled

GUI installer

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Mario Kart 64</strong></summary>

⭐ SpaghettiKart

GUI installer + Track editor

⭐ MarioKart64Recomp

GUI installer + mod support

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Duke Nukem: Zero Hour</strong></summary>

⭐ Duke Nukem Zero Hour: Recompiled

GUI installer + mod support (Gyro aiming, 60+ FPS)

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Chameleon Twist</strong></summary>

⭐ Chameleon Twist: Recompiled

GUI installer

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Dr. Mario 64</strong></summary>

⭐ Dr. Mario 64 Recomp Plus

GUI installer + improvements (4-player controller support, 60+ FPS interpolation)

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Pokémon Snap</strong></summary>

⭐ Snap64Recomp

Native N64 static recompilation. Unzip and supply your own ROM on first launch.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Snowboard Kids 2</strong></summary>

⭐ snowboardkids2-recomp

Native N64 static recompilation + enhancements and mod support.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Mario Strikers Charged</strong></summary>

⭐ strikers

Native PC port/recompilation project for Mario Strikers Charged.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Automobili Lamborghini</strong></summary>

⭐ automobililamborghini-recomp

Native N64 static recompilation with ready-to-use releases.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>WCW vs. nWo: World Tour</strong></summary>

⭐ WCWvsNWOWorldTourRecomp

Native N64 recompilation with an easy end-user setup.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>WCW/nWo Revenge</strong></summary>

⭐ WCWnWoRevengeRecomp

Native N64 recompilation with an easy end-user setup.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>WWF WrestleMania 2000</strong></summary>

⭐ WWFWrestleMania2000Recomp

Native N64 recompilation with an easy end-user setup.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Virtual Pro Wrestling 64</strong></summary>

⭐ VPW64Recomp

Native N64 recompilation with an easy end-user setup.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>WWF No Mercy</strong></summary>

⭐ WWFNoMercyRecomp

Native N64 recompilation with an easy end-user setup.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Extreme-G</strong></summary>

⭐ Extreme-G: Recompiled

Native N64 static recompilation with ready-to-use releases, modern display options, and mod support.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Paper Mario</strong></summary>

⭐ PaperBoat

Harbour Masters source port based on the Paper Mario decompilation. Download a release, provide a supported ROM, and launch.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Donkey Kong 64</strong></summary>

⭐ Donkey Kong 64: Recompiled

Native N64 static recompilation with plug-and-play releases, high-framerate support, modern menus, and Linux/Steam Deck support.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Rocket: Robot on Wheels</strong></summary>

⭐ Rocket-R

Native N64 static recompilation for Windows, Linux, Steam Deck, and Android. Launch it and select or drag in your supported US ROM.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Star Fox Adventures</strong></summary>

⭐ FoxHollow

Native PC port built from the completed Star Fox Adventures decompilation, with Windows, Linux, macOS, modern display support, and mods.

Project(s)

• foxhollow

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Golden Sun</strong></summary>

⭐ GSRecomp

Native Game Boy Advance static recompilation for Windows and Linux. Download the release, launch GoldenSunLauncher, select your own ROM, and the bundled compiler prepares the game automatically. Currently a public-testing pre-release, but playable through the ending credits.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Animal Crossing (GameCube)</strong></summary>

⭐ ACGC-PC-Port

PC port

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past</strong></summary>

⭐ Zelda 3 Launcher

GUI installer + mod/texture support
📺 YouTube Tutorial

Project(s)

• zelda3

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Super Metroid</strong></summary>

⭐ Super Metroid Launcher

GUI installer + mod/texture support
📺 YouTube Tutorial

Project(s)

• sm
• sm_rewrite

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Super Mario World + All-Stars</strong></summary>

⭐ Super Mario All-Stars Launcher for SMW

GUI installer

Project(s)

• smw

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🕹️ PlayStation

<details> <summary><strong>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</strong></summary>

⭐ SymphonyRecomp

Native PlayStation recompilation with downloadable releases for modern PCs. Open beta: game-breaking bugs may still occur; see the repository for runtime requirements and setup instructions.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Crash Team Racing</strong></summary>

⭐ Crash Team Racing: Turbocharged

PC-focused source port with a native 3D renderer, true widescreen, high-resolution rendering, up to 240 FPS, and additional quality-of-life options.

Also see:

• Crash Team Racing: High Octane – Advanced source port for PC, PS Vita, and web with widescreen, 60 FPS, and gameplay enhancements.
• CTR Native – Native PC port based on the CTR decompilation.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Wipeout</strong></summary>

⭐ WipeOut Phantom Edition

Drop BIN+CUE into diskimages and launch

Also see:

• wipeout-rewrite

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Jak and Daxter 1-3</strong></summary>

⭐ OpenGoal

GUI installer + mods
📺 YouTube Tutorial

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Driver 2</strong></summary>

⭐ REDRIVER2

GUI installer + mods
📺 YouTube Tutorial

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Vandal Hearts</strong></summary>

⭐ VandalHearts-PcPort

Native PC port based on a byte-exact matching decompilation. Put your supported .bin disc image in the game folder and launch. Windows and Linux releases are available.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Legend of Dragoon</strong></summary>

⭐ Severed Chains

Reverse-engineered native recreation with mod support. Drop your disc images into the isos folder.
📖 Setup Guide

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Silent Hill</strong></summary>

⭐ Silent Hill Native PC Port

Native PC port based on the PlayStation decompilation. Extract the release, add your disc image to gamedata, and launch.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role</strong></summary>

⭐ KnowYourRoleRecomp

GUI setup from your own CUE/BIN disc image; the game is checked, built, and launched automatically.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Bloody Roar II</strong></summary>

⭐ BloodyRoar2Recomp

Native PlayStation recompilation with ready-to-use Windows/Linux releases.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>King's Field</strong></summary>

⭐ kf1-enhanced

Enhanced native PC port based on reverse engineering of the original PlayStation game.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories</strong></summary>

⭐ Yu-Gi-Oh-Forbidden-Memories-Recompiled

Native PlayStation recompilation with an end-user-friendly setup.

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❎ Xbox

<details> <summary><strong>Forza Horizon</strong></summary>

⭐ Pinyon Shift

Native recompilation of the Xbox 360 version with a Windows launcher. Select your own supported disc ISO; the launcher verifies it and automatically builds the playable preview. Preview/WIP: the initial setup requires Windows build tools, about 25 GB of free space, and can take 20–60 minutes.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball</strong></summary>

⭐ doaxvb-re

Native original-Xbox static recompilation. Drag your ISO onto BuildGame.cmd, then launch through Launcher.cmd.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Darkness</strong></summary>

⭐ The-Darkness-Recomp

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation. Extract the release, copy your own game dump into the included Darkness folder, and launch.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Silent Hill: Downpour</strong></summary>

⭐ DownpourRecomp

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation with a launcher and first-run ISO installer.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Deadly Premonition</strong></summary>

⭐ DPRecomp

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation with a built-in ISO installer and launcher.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Tony Hawk's Project 8</strong></summary>

⭐ Project8Recomp

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation. The launcher reads your own disc image and sets up the game.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Spider-Man: Edge of Time</strong></summary>

⭐ Project-2099

Native Xbox 360 recompilation with a GUI installer, launcher, keyboard/mouse controls, and mod support.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>3 on 3 NHL Arcade</strong></summary>

⭐ 3on3NHL-recomp

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation. Put your XBLA package next to the release and use the launcher to set up and play.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Dead Rising 2: Case Zero</strong></summary>

⭐ Dead_Rising_2_Case_Zero_Xenon_Recomp

Native Xbox 360 recompilation of the standalone Case Zero release.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Dead Rising 2: Case West</strong></summary>

⭐ Dead_Rising_2_Case_West_Xenon_Recomp

Native Xbox 360 recompilation of the standalone Case West release.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>The Simpsons Game</strong></summary>

⭐ TheSimpsonsGameRecomp

Native Xbox 360 recompilation with an installer/launcher for end users.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Blue Dragon</strong></summary>

⭐ re:Blue

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation. The setup wizard asks for your three retail disc images, validates them, extracts the required files, and installs the port. Includes modern resolutions, unlocked frame rates, keyboard/mouse support, and mods.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Earthworm Jim HD</strong></summary>

⭐ Earthworm Jim HD: Recompiled

Native Xbox Live Arcade static recompilation for Windows. Download the release, launch it, select or drag in your own XBLA package, and press Play. Includes automatic updates, modern graphics settings, high frame-rate support, remappable controls, and achievements.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Peter Jackson's King Kong</strong></summary>

⭐ King Kong: Recompiled

Native Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows. The launcher installs the game directly from your own disc image and adds modern resolutions, high frame-rate options, keyboard/mouse support, remappable controls, achievements, and automatic updates.

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🌀 SEGA

<details> <summary><strong>Sonic the Hedgehog 1</strong></summary>

⭐ Sonic the Hedgehog Forever

Drag-and-drop setup
📺 Tutorial

Project(s)

• Sonic 1/2 Decompilation

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Sonic the Hedgehog 2</strong></summary>

⭐ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Absolute

Drag-and-drop setup
📺 Tutorial

Project(s)

• Sonic 1/2 Decompilation

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Sonic 3 & Knuckles</strong></summary>

⭐ Sonic 3 AIR

Launcher with mod support
📄 Manual

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Sonic Unleashed</strong></summary>

⭐ UnleashedRecomp

Launcher with mod support
📖 Install Guide

</details> <details> <summary><strong>OutRun</strong></summary>

⭐ Cannonball - OutRun Engine

Drag-and-drop install
📖 Setup Guide

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🌟 Indie

<details> <summary><strong>Cave Story+</strong></summary>

⭐ doukutsu-rs

Just drop the EXE into the Cave Story folder and run

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☕ J2ME

<details> <summary><strong>Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home</strong></summary>

A lost 2006 J2ME game that never officially released and was considered missing for years until a preserved build surfaced.

⭐ PC Port

• CloneHome PC Port – https://codeberg.org/bordplate/CloneHome

📥 Original Game Dump

• Recovered J2ME build – https://archive.org/details/ratchet-and-clank-clone-home

📰 Background Info

• Engadget article – https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-long-lost-ratchet-and-clank-mobile-game-has-been-found-123008739.html

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🔧 Utilities

<details> <summary><strong>N64 Recomp Launcher</strong></summary>

⭐ N64RecompLauncher

Automatically installs and updates N64 recompilations in one place. A must-have if you play multiple N64 recomps.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>AKI Launcher</strong></summary>

⭐ AkiLauncher

Launcher for installing and managing the AKI N64 wrestling recompilations in one place.

</details> <details> <summary><strong>Decomp Buddy</strong></summary>

Decomp Buddy

Free, open-source installer for unofficial PC ports across every console, on Windows, macOS, Linux and Steam Deck. Checks your own game file, scans downloads for malware, and keeps games and saves up to date.

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